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X09a6 TIL The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo formed as a human rights group in 1976 to protest the disappearance of 30,000 Argentine political prisoners that opposed military dictatorship during the Dirty War. They were actual mothers of children the government abducted.
gMA9X TIL some historians believe that Albert Camus, French existentialist philosopher and author of The Stranger, was killed by KGB agents for his criticism of Stalin's regime.
oBLvL TIL Rugby peaked in popularity in Germany shortly before WW2 with them beating France twice and with the Nazi Minister of War, Albert Speer being a big proponent of the sport. It was decimated after WW2 when a majority of the German players had died
N7vrP TIL The band Hot Chocolate became the only group, and one of just three acts, that had a hit in every year of the 1970s in the UK charts (the other two being Elvis Presley and Diana Ross). The band eventually had at least one hit, every year, between 1970 and 1984
Ooj64 TIL about the 1904 Olympics marathon. Due to poor organisation, dehydration, food poisoning, wild dogs, drugs, and dust clouds out of the 32 original contestants, only 14 completed the race. A passing postman managed to come in 4th place