• On this day in 1890, journalist Nellie Bly returned from flying around the world… in just 72 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly *(Nice PD image for that one on her article)*
• A mission in Brazil was established on Jan. 25, 1554. It's now São Paulo, the 9th-most populous city on Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo
• "Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie!" Happy birthday, Rabbie Burns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns
*(That last one is my favourite. :)*
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This one is not time sensitive:
• Bulgarian actor Ideal Petrov was so popular his name is now used to mean "great quality" by his compatriots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_Petrov