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Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote 67 words to Lord Rothschild in 1917, promising a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Those 67 words are still quoted in international courts more than a century later.

Worth $100 million in 1900, Hetty Green wore the same black dress until it rotted and allegedly refused a surgeon's fee for her son Ned's infected leg — he lost the limb. She ate cold oatmeal to avoid heating it.

Galba reigned 7 months; soldiers dragged him from his litter in the Forum, hacked off his head, and a soldier named Terentius Rufus paraded it on a pole before selling it to his enemies for 100 gold pieces.

Mithridates VI ingested measured poisons daily for decades to build immunity, then waged 46 years of war against Rome. When he finally tried to poison himself at defeat, the doses failed. He had to beg a soldier to run him through.

NSA's stolen EternalBlue exploit encrypted 80,000 NHS devices in May 2017, forcing British hospitals to turn away ambulances. The kill switch was found by a 22-year-old researcher who registered a $10.69 domain.

At Entebbe, hijackers sorted 248 passengers by passport — Jews to one side, non-Jews released. The remaining hostages were held in a terminal as ransom for 53 prisoners held across four countries. Israeli commandos flew 2,500 miles to answer.

'Put me back on my bike' — Simpson's last request on Mont Ventoux, 1967. Amphetamines and brandy were found in his jersey pocket. The Tour rode past his corpse to finish.

A black Mercedes rolled onto Entebbe's tarmac impersonating Idi Amin's motorcade — it was two inches too long and the Ugandan soldiers didn't flinch. 102 hostages were freed in 90 minutes.

Saladin personally beheaded Raynald of Châtillon after the battle, then offered water to the captured King of Jerusalem — and withdrew it. The True Cross was captured and never returned. Crusader Palestine died here.