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TIL about The Straw Hat Riot of 1922 in NYC, caused by men wearing straw hats past the socially acceptable date of September 15. It lasted eight days, leading to many arrests and injuries. Gangs of teens wielded large sticks, beating those who resisted giving up their hat.

TIL about The Straw Hat Riot of 1922 in NYC, caused by men wearing straw hats past the socially acceptable date of September 15. It lasted eight days, leading to many arrests and injuries. Gangs of teens wielded large sticks, beating those who resisted giving up their hat.
In September 1922, New York City experienced the Straw Hat Riot, a series of violent clashes over unwritten fashion rules about straw hats, lasting eight days.
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TIL about Unit 684, a South Korean black ops group. Of the 31 initial members, 7 died during their harsh training. The 24 survivors later staged a mutiny, killing their guards and hijacking a bus to Seoul before being stopped by the military. 20 members died in the shootout. The rest were executed.

TIL about Unit 684, a South Korean black ops group. Of the 31 initial members, 7 died during their harsh training. The 24 survivors later staged a mutiny, killing their guards and hijacking a bus to Seoul before being stopped by the military. 20 members died in the shootout. The rest were executed.
Details emerge about Unit 684, a covert South Korean special forces group formed in 1968, known for its brutal training and 1971 mutiny, now publicly acknowledged.
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