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 | #ThrowbackToday: The Oxford don who couldn't help but jumble words, giving us the term spoonerismIn today's #TBT, we introduce you to Rev William Archibald Spooner, a warden at New College, Oxford University who used to mix up words and oh, how hilarious it was for others and for even us now | |
 | #ThrowBackToday: When ragging was declared a human rights abuse in essence by the Supreme CourtIn today's #TBT, we take you back to the day when a stringent ruling against ragging was made by the Supreme Court of India in 2009. Also, today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! | |
 | What happened on January 1: "The Beatles have no future in show business!" exclaimed this manOh no, this is not some urban myth. This actually happened and this is how the events played out involving the most popular band ever... | |
 | #ThrowBackToday: Commonwealth Games 2010, a colossal disaster for IndiaIn today's #TBT, we recall a rather embarrassing series of events for India that transpired during the Commonwealth Games held in India and how heads began to roll due to the corruption scandal | |
 | #ThrowBackToday: The match after which boxer Muhammad Ali proclaimed, "I shook up the world”In today's #TBT, we take you back to the edge-of-the-seat, all-eyes-in-front match that changed boxer Muhammad Ali forever. After playing this match, he famously screamed, "I shook up the world” | |
 | What happened on April 18: When Simon and Schuster criss-crossed words and BBC went newslessWhen the first crossword puzzle book was published and a day to not remember for news seekers in the United Kingdom. Let's see how the day unfolded throughout the years | |
 | What happened on April 7: The first 'friction match' was invented, the sitar maestro was bornLet us learn about the story of the friction match and the legendary musician who composed the scores for songs like Dharti Ke Lal and Neecha Nagar | |
 | What happened on April 4: When we lost the man who had a dream and let's recollect the Kangra earthquakeA lot has happened on April 4 over the years, including the birth of Microsoft. Let's look at a few other notable events from the day in today's #ThrowbackToday
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 | What Happened on April 2: The day of the dollar begins and a happy, book-ish coincidenceThe US Dollar comes into being, a famous author gets married resulting in a surprising coincidence later in history and around the world, people celebrate the chic DIY culture | |
 | What happened on March 28: The greatest propaganda film ever made releases, largest dinosaur footprint is foundHere's how Nazi propaganda film, Triumph des Willens, used all the right techniques to advance its propaganda and more about Australia's own Jurassic Park | |
 | What happened on March 26: First and last time English band The Police came to India, remembering BeethovenYes, The Police performed in Mumbai in the year 1980 and this is how a few Parsi women made it happen, all for a good cause
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 | What happened on March 25: The all-women spacewalk that almost was, another great who dropped out of OxfordWe say almost was because it never came to be and for the most absurd reason ever! Also, here's an interesting anecdote from the life of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley | |
 | What happened on March 24: Beginning of lockdown in India, when the Father of Science Fiction passed onThe date March 24, 2020 has been seared into the memory of most Indians because after March 24, 2020, life, as we know it, changed forever | |
 | What happened on March 19: Mississippi passes strictest abortion law in the US, the last male white rhino diesThe day marks the death of the last known male white rhino, which has effectively brought upon the extinction of this gentle species | |
 | What happened on March 18: Japanese internment of WWII and the world's biggest art heistA shameful period in US history, the Japanese internment camps were a relic of racism and war hysteria during the 1940s |
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