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Daily Facts (28 Oct 2026)

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Henry VII was crowned King of England in October 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, marking the beginning of the Tudor dynasty.

The first Children’s Laureate was the illustrator, Quentin Blake, who held the role between 1999 and 2001.

The Italian Job features a character who, upon being released from prison, immediately finds himself in a stolen car belonging to the Pakistani ambassador.

The names of the planets in our solar system—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto—are all derived from Roman gods.

Alkanes are represented by the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms, and they constitute a homologous series of saturated acyclic hydrocarbons.

On July 19, 1979, the Nicaraguan people, led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), overthrew the US-backed dictator Anastasio Somoza, marking a significant moment in Nicaragua's history.

Marty Robbins was not only a successful country singer but also a pioneer in blending various musical styles, including rock, blues, and calypso, throughout his career, which spanned more than 30 years.

Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, which is a tiny fluid-filled sac that functions to reduce friction between tissues in the body.

Primal Scream's album Screamadelica won the first Mercury Music Prize, beating Gillespie's former band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.