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BrYOD TIL Mun Se-gwang , a young Japanese-born North Korean sympathizer, attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-Hee in 1974. He attempted to get closer to the President during a speech, but inadvertently fired his revolver prematurely, injuring himself
Oowv6 TIL After Ayrton Senna's death, it was discovered he secretly donated an estimated $400 million of his personal fortune to help poor children
ypXJ TIL: Jewish law prohibits the separation of stuck-together newspaper pages on the Sabbath as it constitutes “applying the finishing touch” (one of the 39 activities prohibited on this day).
m1jBE TIL of Robert Kearns who invented the Intermittent Windshield Wiper System only to have his invention stolen by the Big 3 auto manufacturers. He then sued and won.
VnDk TIL that while serving in Cyprus, a British Army Lance Corporal named Billy Windsor head-butted another solder on parade in front of dignitaries from several nations. He was charged and demoted to Fusilier, but was later reinstated, with full mess privileges. Billy Windsor is a fucking goat.