German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
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A police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with his regular waitress at a pizzeria in Yonkers, NY. She ended up with a $3 million tip!
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
Riots broke out in Iceland when the Icelandic parliament decided to join NATO.
The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
The Heinkel He 100 fighter set a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
