Trivia Of The Day June 23

Gamal Abdel Nasser became President of Egypt on June 23, 1956. He was elected by 99.9 per cent of the electorate, helped by the fact that he was the only candidate. Nasser held the post until his death in 1970.

The combination of strawberries and cream was first created by Thomas Wolsey in the court of King Henry VIII.

A similar game to basketball was played by the Olmecs in Mexico in 1000BC.

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