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Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered

The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia

The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup

Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction

The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market

The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina

Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1990, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal

Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine

Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition

Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.