#factoftheday — Public Fediverse posts
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Pelicans have been living in London’s St James’s Park since 1664, when the Russian Ambassador gave a pair of Great White pelicans to King Charles II as a diplomatic gift.
The animals have always been manually replaced because, until June 2026, they never successfully hatched chicks.
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Pelicans have been living in London’s St James’s Park since 1664, when the Russian Ambassador gave a pair of Great White pelicans to King Charles II as a diplomatic gift.
The animals have always been manually replaced because, until June 2026, they never successfully hatched chicks.
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Pelicans have been living in London’s St James’s Park since 1664, when the Russian Ambassador gave a pair of Great White pelicans to King Charles II as a diplomatic gift.
The animals have always been manually replaced because, until June 2026, they never successfully hatched chicks.
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In 1913, Sigmund Freud, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Josip Tito, and Adolf Hitler all lived in Vienna.
Then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city attracted the ambitious from across Europe, including many that would later become historical figures.
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In 1913, Sigmund Freud, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Josip Tito, and Adolf Hitler all lived in Vienna.
Then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city attracted the ambitious from across Europe, including many that would later become historical figures.
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In 1913, Sigmund Freud, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Josip Tito, and Adolf Hitler all lived in Vienna.
Then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city attracted the ambitious from across Europe, including many that would later become historical figures.
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In 1913, Sigmund Freud, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Josip Tito, and Adolf Hitler all lived in Vienna.
Then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city attracted the ambitious from across Europe, including many that would later become historical figures.
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In 1913, Sigmund Freud, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Josip Tito, and Adolf Hitler all lived in Vienna.
Then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city attracted the ambitious from across Europe, including many that would later become historical figures.
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Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha had about 750 000 concrete bunkers built throughout the country as he feared an invasion from both Western and Eastern powers.
The bunkers are still found all over Albania, turned into sheds, cafes, or storage units.
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Russia’s 1917 ‘October Revolution’ took place in November.
The second part of the Russian Revolution happened in what we now call November because Russia didn't switch to the current ‘Gregorian’ calendar system until after the revolution.