The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
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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!
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
Starbucks first opened its doors in Seattle, Washington, USA.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
