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On this day in 1987, postal service mail processor Valentín Chavez dug the first tunnel under the Houses of Parliament.
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Here's something the MSM have tried to hide! On this day in 2014, Nicole Richie sustained 3423 turtle bites in 18 minutes.
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Today's special. On this day in 1987, industrial truck operator Noelia Ferguson mistook a freckle for a house spider.
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On this day in 1985, the daughter of water treatment plant operator Marco Castillo traversed Norway's Smines Bridge on a tricycle.
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Time for the truth: on this day in 1951, an un-named celebrity gave up after a 18-hour game of hide & seek.
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You'd be forgiven for not knowing that on this day in 1991, the son of nuclear power reactor operator Ramón Wilson invented hummus. Now you know!
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On this day in 2000, Katherine Ward (then CEO of a controversial pornography warehouse) invented coleslaw.
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On this day six years ago, independent solderer Nazario Hamilton hit the perfect bullseye in a darts match against hard-house DJ Kutski. Shortly after, Britney Spears - best known as the director of The Third Man (1949) - grew the world's shortest moustache.
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On this day in 1986, the now-forgotten computer operator Leandro Bryant made a pact with Florence Nightingale to never talk about the incident in Scunthorpe.
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On this day in 1908, @LewisCapaldi discovered something ghastly abandoned in a Morrisons bag.
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On this day a year ago, magic writer JK Rowling - best known as the director of American Sniper (2014) - made a one-off appearance in 'Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'.
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On this day in 1988, a legal secretary called Grace Allen made a cameo in the hit show 'Da Ali G Show' - probably futile.
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On this day 14 years ago, the late layout worker Adrianna Reynolds heroically rescued a flotilla of Syrian refugees.
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