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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Take some time to look up Roger de Flor. A Knight Templar, they later denounced him for embezzling from them; so he became a mercenary, married the Byzantine Emperor's niece, and in December 1304 (8,647 monthts ago), camped his private army in Gallipoli and extorted the emperor for more money.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Did you know that Tadej Pogačar won stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France, finishing on the same mountain runway that opens the James Bond film Skyfall? He extended his lead to 4 minutes 7 seconds, and went on to win the Tour de France. He crossed the finish line that day exactly 8,647 hours ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Did you know that comet 3I/Atlas was confirmed in the Minor Planet Electronic Circular on July 2, 2025, which was 8,647 hours ago? It was only the 3rd interstellar object ever detected.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

At around 5:30pm on July 17th, 2025, Stephen Colbert started taping a show that would go out that night, as he had for the previous 10 years. At that taping, he announced he'd been cancelled by CBS. Well, not exactly cancelled, but... yeah, we all know why. That was 8,647 hours ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Have you heard of Syed Jaun Asghar? His pen name was Juan Elia, and was one of the greatest Urdu poets of the 20th century. He wrote (translated): History has taught only one lesson to the people Begging for one’s rights is an insult, it is better to seize them He died 8,647 days ago in 2002.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Did you know in July 2002, Britain announced they'd held secret talks with Spain to share control over Gibraltar? The Gibraltar government didn't like that, so held a referendum on Nov 7, 2002 (8,647 days ago). 99% voted against shared sovereignty. Neither Britain nor Spain liked that.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Have you heard of Sid Sackson? He was a hall-of-fame board game designer, and was the first American to win the Spiel de Jahres with Focus in 1981. He wrote articles and books on games, and at the time of his death 8,647 days ago, his game collection was estimated to be around 18,000 titles.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Have you heard of Billy Guy? He was the lead signer for the Coasters, produced records through the 60s and 70s, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He passed 8,647 days ago, on November 5, 2002.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There have been shorter political careers, and probably some that have lasted longer than we would have wished. But one of the shortest was Musalia Mudavadi, who was the shortest-tenured VP in Kenyan history. He was appointed on November 4, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago, and only served 61 days.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On July 12, 2025, Iga Świątek won the Wimbledon women's final 6–0, 6–0, becoming the first person from Poland to ever to win the title, at 5:33pm BST -- exactly 8,647 hours ago. Congrats!

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Have you heard of Charles Sheffield? He was NASA consultant, Hugo & Nebula Award-winning sci-fi author, and president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the American Astronautical Society. Charles died on 11/2/2002, exactly 8,647 days ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Did you know that the movie "28 Days Later" starred a young Cillian Murphy, who wakes up from a coma to find the UK destroyed by a pandemic? Director Danny Boyle said it wasn't a zombie film, but many credit it for reinvigorating the genre. It came out on November 1, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Have you heard of Raf Vallone? He started as a pro soccer player in Italy and won the Coppa Italia in 1936, then turned to acting. He starred alongside Sophia Loren when she won her Oscar in "Two Women," and played Cardinal Lamberto in "The Godfather Part III". He died 8,647 days ago, in 2002.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Did you know that Elmer Sperry invented multiple gyrocompasses and stabilizers, used by the US Navy in both World Wars, amongst his 400+ patents? He was one of the founders of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, along with Tesla and Edison. He was born 8,647 weeks ago, on October 12, 1860.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Did you know that Lightning McQueen was named after Glenn McQueen? He was an animator and supervising animator at Pixar for multiple films, before sadly passing due to complications from melanoma on October 29, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago. Get your annual skin check!

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Twofer today: both Erling Persson (the founder of H&M: "sell much, sell cheap, sell fast") and Margaret Booth (Oscar-winning film editor who, among other things, edited 1982's "Annie") died on October 28th, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Did you know that while Tom Dowd was famously a recording engineer & producer for hits like Derek and the Dominos' "Layla" and artists like Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, and Diana Ross, he worked as a physicist at the Manhattan Project back in 1945? Sadly, he died 8,647 days ago, in 2002.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Did you know about French General Jacques Massu? He was complicated: he helped liberate both Paris and Saigon in WWII, but in the Battle of Algiers in 1957, he condoned the use of torture to gain information. He later admitted it, and regretted his part in it. He died 8,647 days ago in 2002.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Did you know around 8,647 years ago, the Earth was experiencing abrupt climate change (near the start of the Holocene Climatic Optimum), ending the British Isles' connection to Europe, and driving Neolithic cultures to settle new lands, like Çatalhöyük in modern Türkiye and Jiahu in China?

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Did you know that Winton "Red" Blount was the last postmaster general when it was still a cabinet position? His donation of $21.5M to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is still the largest private donation to a theater in the US. Sadly, he passed on October 24, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago today.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did you know that Adolph Green and Betty Comden wrote Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, and Wonderful Town? They were one of the longest-running writing duos on Broadway. Sadly, Adolph died on October 23, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Did you know that Sidney Paget (the illustrator who gave Sherlock Holmes his iconic deerstalker hat) was born on October 4, 1860, exactly 8,647 weeks ago today? Some think he only got the job because the commission letter, sent to his brother Walter, was incorrectly delivered to Sidney instead!

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Did you know that Annie Horniman was born on October 3, 1860, exactly 8,647 weeks ago today? She founded Dublin's Abbey Theatre and pioneered the British repertory movement, and George Bernard Shaw called her "the woman who really started the modern theatre movement."

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Did you know that Dora Bakoyannis made history when she was elected Mayor of Athens on October 20, 2002, becoming the first woman to lead the city in its 3,500-year history, exactly 8,647 days ago? She won with the largest margin in the city's history, and went on to oversee the 2004 Olympic Games.

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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funhistoryfacts.bsky.social @funhistoryfacts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Welcome to Fun History Facts! Did you know that Michael Organ made history when he won a by-election and was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the first member of the Australian Greens on October 19, 2002, exactly 8,647 days ago?

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