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TIL that in 1914, a wrong turn by Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s driver led them directly to his assassin, Gavrilo Princip, resulting in the Archduke’s death and the start of World War I.

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gM078 TIL the thousands of monkeys in the Lopburi province of Thailand are split in two gangs: temple and city monkeys. The monkeys rely on tourists for food but due to the lack of tourism, the monkeys are starving and have taken to waging large scale 'gang wars' over as little as a single banana.
pY6E4 TIL Thousands of Pigeons Pooped on Spectators at 1936 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony after up to 30,000 pigeons were released and then the organisers began firing canons. The story was relayed and recorded by US Olympian Louis Zamperini, a long distance runner.
k8l1 TIL An American made bank vault saved the contents from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, after reconstruction of the bank the new manager sent a congratulatory letter to the vault manufacturer.
0lkR TIL that there designs for a rocket even larger than the Saturn V that could boost 1.2 million pounds into orbit. It was so large it had to be launched partially submerged and was call the Sea Dragon.
bNl7 TIL due to a lack of family and friends in attendance at his funeral, the pallbearer’s of Lee Harvey Oswald’s casket were reporters.