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TIL that Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony was originally named ‘Bonaparte’ and dedicated to him. But when he learned that Napoleon crowned himself Emperor, he was so angered that he scratched the name off the title page with such vehemence it tore a hole.

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6E1m7 TIL that on 17th May 1972, 10,000 London school kids went on strike to march against caning, detention, uniforms and ‘headmaster dictatorships’. Abandoning lessons to march on County Hall, the government thought it so serious MI5 and the Special Branch were involved to spy on 'school activists.
a84aA TIL about Andy Bowen a lightweight boxer who in 1893 fought in the longest boxing match against Jack Burke. The fight lasted 110 rounds which is around 7 hours and 19 minutes and it was reported that spectators fell asleep in their seats during the bout. The fight ended in a 'no contest'.
BgQoe TIL that the epistemological views of last head of Plato’s Academy Philo of Larissa are remarkably close to modern epistemology. He believed that even the most perfectly rational evidence and facts are compatible with massive errors and beliefs should be based on the available facts and evidence.
wLEVM TIL In oder to set a precedent for the future of the office, George Washington chose to be called "Mr. President" instead of the senate proposed titles of "His Excellency" or "His Highness the President"
XEn18 TIL that poppies aren't always red, they can also be white, pink, yellow, orange and purple