The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
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Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed the world record for the 200-meter butterfly swim at just 15 years old.
German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
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.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
