*...that the [[neo-classical architecture|neo-classical]] '''[[Verkhovna Rada building]]''' in [[Kiev]] features a hundred-[[tonne]] glass [[dome]] over the chamber where the [[Verkhovna Rada]] of [[Ukraine]] convenes to enact [[legislation]]?
*...that the [[neo-classical architecture|neo-classical]] '''[[Verkhovna Rada building]]''' in [[Kiev]] features a hundred-[[tonne]] glass [[dome]] over the chamber where the [[Verkhovna Rada]] of [[Ukraine]] convenes to enact [[legislation]]? [[Image:Verkhovna Rada.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that parts of [[California]] were declared a [[disaster area]] when '''[[Hurricane Kathleen (1976)|Hurricane Kathleen]]''' killed several people and caused millions of [[United States dollar|dollars]] in damage due to widespread [[flood]]ing?
*...that parts of [[California]] were declared a [[disaster area]] when '''[[Hurricane Kathleen (1976)|Hurricane Kathleen]]''' killed several people and caused millions of [[United States dollar|dollars]] in damage due to widespread [[flood]]ing?
*...that '''[[Operation Safed Sagar]]''' which was launched by the [[Indian Air Force]] to aid the [[Indian Army]] during the 2 month long [[Kargil War]], was the first time air power was used on such a large scale in [[Kashmir]] since the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]?
*...that '''[[Operation Safed Sagar]]''' which was launched by the [[Indian Air Force]] to aid the [[Indian Army]] during the 2 month long [[Kargil War]], was the first time air power was used on such a large scale in [[Kashmir]] since the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]?
*...that [[Arthur Ransome]] used his own memories of a frozen [[Windermere (lake)|Windermere]] during the Great Freeze of 1895 when he wrote '''''[[Winter Holiday]]''''', his fourth ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'' book?
*...that [[Arthur Ransome]] used his own memories of a frozen [[Windermere (lake)|Windermere]] during the [[Great Freeze]] of 1895 when he wrote '''''[[Winter Holiday]]''''', his fourth ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'' book?
*...that '''[[Robin Miller]]''' was a female Australian pilot and nurse who borrowed money to buy a Cessna 182 and then began flying to remote outback areas in [[Western Australia]] to vaccinate [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] children against [[polio]] and thus became known as the "Sugarbird Lady"? [[Image:Jandokot Memorial to The Sugar Bird Lady.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Robin Miller]]''' was a female Australian pilot and nurse who borrowed money to buy a Cessna 182 and then began flying to remote outback areas in [[Western Australia]] to vaccinate [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] children against [[polio]] and thus became known as the "Sugarbird Lady"? [[Image:Jandokot Memorial to The Sugar Bird Lady.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Jan Stanisław Jankowski]]''', the [[World War II]] political leader of the [[Polish Secret State]], was kidnapped by the [[NKVD]] and killed in a Soviet prison?
*...that '''[[Jan Stanisław Jankowski]]''', the [[World War II]] political leader of the [[Polish Secret State]], was kidnapped by the [[NKVD]] and killed in a Soviet prison?
*... that '''[[commotio cordis]]''' is a sudden and unexpected [[cardiac arrest]] observed mostly in young people during participation in [[sports]], and that is the most frequent cause of accidental deaths in [[Little League]] baseball games?
*... that '''[[commotio cordis]]''' is a sudden and unexpected [[cardiac arrest]] observed mostly in young people during participation in [[sports]], and that is the most frequent cause of accidental deaths in [[Little League]] baseball games?
*...that [[Romania]]n violinist '''[[Ion Petre Stoican]]''' got his recording contract in [[Communist Romania|Communist-era Romania]] because he caught an American spy?
*...that [[Romania]]n violinist '''[[Ion Petre Stoican]]''' got his recording contract in [[Communist Romania|Communist-era Romania]] because he caught an American spy?
*...that '''[[Vladimir Shukhov]]''', often compared to [[Thomas Edison|Edison]] and [[Gustave Eiffel|Eiffel]] for his innovative work on [[metal]]lic structures, decided to abandon [[engineering]] at the age of 24 and enrolled at a [[medical school]] instead? [[Image:Shukhorodchenko.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that '''[[Vladimir Shukhov]]''', often compared to [[Thomas Edison|Edison]] and [[Gustave Eiffel|Eiffel]] for his innovative work on [[metal]]lic structures, decided to abandon [[engineering]] at the age of 24 and enrolled at a [[medical school]] instead? [[Image:Shukhorodchenko.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that '''[[Gongche notation]]''' was once popular in transcribing the [[music of China]] before the modern [[jianpu]] and [[musical notation|standard notation]]?
*...that '''[[Gongche notation]]''' was once popular in transcribing the [[music of China]] before the modern [[jianpu]] and [[musical notation|standard notation]]?
*...that during the '''[[Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829]]''' more Russian soldiers died in hospitals from [[contagious disease]]s than fighting on the battlefield?
*...that during the '''[[Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829]]''' more Russian soldiers died in hospitals from [[contagious disease]]s than fighting on the battlefield?
*...that the title of the movie '''''[[I Married a Communist (film)|I Married a Communist]]''''' was so unappealing to audiences that their response led the film to be rereleased under the title ''The Woman on Pier 13''?
*...that the title of the movie '''''[[I Married a Communist (film)|I Married a Communist]]''''' was so unappealing to audiences that their response led the film to be rereleased under the title ''The Woman on Pier 13''?
*...that the [[physician]] '''[[Marie Equi]]''' became an [[anarchism|anarchist]] after being attacked by [[police]], while she was [[picketing]] during a [[Strike action|strike]] supported by the [[Industrial Workers of the World]]? [[Image:Marie Equi.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that the [[physician]] '''[[Marie Equi]]''' became an [[anarchism|anarchist]] after being attacked by [[police]], while she was [[picketing]] during a [[Strike action|strike]] supported by the [[Industrial Workers of the World]]? [[Image:Marie Equi.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Mazhar Hussain]]''' has scored more runs in [[one-day international]] [[cricket]] then any other [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] [[batsman]]?
*...that '''[[Mazhar Hussain]]''' has scored more runs in [[one-day international]] [[cricket]] then any other [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] [[batsman]]?
*...that the '''[[Podhale rifles]]''' are the only soldiers within the [[Polish Army]] to wear uniforms based on folk attire?
*...that the '''[[Podhale rifles]]''' are the only soldiers within the [[Polish Army]] to wear uniforms based on folk attire?
*...that in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]] a '''[[tuck shop]]''' is a small food retailer found in schools?
*...that in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]] a '''[[tuck shop]]''' is a small food retailer found in schools?
*...that the [[Polish Navy]] [[Cruiser (warship)|cruiser]] '''''[[ORP Conrad]]''''' was to be named ''ORP [[Wilno]]'', but the name was changed for political reasons? [[Image:ORP Conrad.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the [[Polish Navy]] [[Cruiser (warship)|cruiser]] '''''[[ORP Conrad]]''''' was to be named ''ORP [[Wilno]]'', but the name was changed for political reasons? [[Image:ORP Conrad.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the [[Russia]]n '''[[Battle of Molodi|victory at Molodi]]''' in [[1572]] put a stop to the northward expansion of the [[Ottoman Empire]] into present-day Russia?
*...that the [[Russia]]n '''[[Battle of Molodi|victory at Molodi]]''' in [[1572]] put a stop to the northward expansion of the [[Ottoman Empire]] into present-day Russia?
*...that more than 100 '''[[list of gamelan ensembles in the United States|gamelan ensembles]]''' (a musical performance group of [[Indonesia]]n origin) have been formed in the [[United States|U.S.]] since the first was established at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] in [[1958]]?
*...that more than 100 '''[[list of gamelan ensembles in the United States|gamelan ensembles]]''' (a musical performance group of [[Indonesia]]n origin) have been formed in the [[United States|U.S.]] since the first was established at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] in [[1958]]?
*...that '''[[secret passage]]s''' have helped people to hide in or flee from a [[building]], or even to enter it without being spotted?
*...that '''[[secret passage]]s''' have helped people to hide in or flee from a [[building]], or even to enter it without being spotted?
*...that the '''[[Column of Phocas]]''', erected in 608 to flatter the Eastern Roman Emperor [[Phocas]], was the very last addition made to the [[Roman Forum]]? [[Image:RomaForoRomanoColonnaFoca2.JPG|left|100px]]
*...that the '''[[Column of Phocas]]''', erected in 608 to flatter the Eastern Roman Emperor [[Phocas]], was the very last addition made to the [[Roman Forum]]? [[Image:RomaForoRomanoColonnaFoca2.JPG|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Chuvash dragon]]s''' of [[Turkic]] myth are said to assume human form and to visit men and women at night in order to have [[sexual intercourse]] with them?
*...that '''[[Chuvash dragon]]s''' of [[Turkic]] myth are said to assume human form and to visit men and women at night in order to have [[sexual intercourse]] with them?
*...that [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[jockey]] '''[[Tod Sloan (jockey)|Tod Sloan]]''' was the "Yankee Doodle" in the [[George M. Cohan]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical "''[[Little Johnny Jones]]''" and the basis for [[Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway's]] [[short story]] "''[[Three Stories and Ten Poems|My Old Man]]''"?
*...that [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[jockey]] '''[[Tod Sloan (jockey)|Tod Sloan]]''' was the "Yankee Doodle" in the [[George M. Cohan]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical "''[[Little Johnny Jones]]''" and the basis for [[Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway's]] [[short story]] "''[[Three Stories and Ten Poems|My Old Man]]''"?
*...that the '''[[Hoba meteorite]]''' is the largest known [[meteorite]] ever found on [[earth]]?
*...that the '''[[Hoba meteorite]]''' is the largest known [[meteorite]] ever found on [[earth]]?
*...that in the Vatican's '''''[[Cortile del Belvedere]]''''' [[Donato Bramante|Bramante]] created the first monumental formal garden design of the [[Renaissance]]? [[Image:Cortile.del.belvedere.1.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that in the Vatican's '''''[[Cortile del Belvedere]]''''' [[Donato Bramante|Bramante]] created the first monumental formal garden design of the [[Renaissance]]? [[Image:Cortile.del.belvedere.1.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that '''[[Leif J. Sverdrup]]''' was an immigrant from [[Norway]] to the [[United States]] who became a [[civil engineer]] and led the project to build the 17 mile-long [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]], named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World after completion in 1964?
*...that '''[[Leif J. Sverdrup]]''' was an immigrant from [[Norway]] to the [[United States]] who became a [[civil engineer]] and led the project to build the 17 mile-long [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]], named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World after completion in 1964?
*...that '''[[Mikhail Gerasimov]]''' used exhumed skulls to reconstruct faces of more than 200 people, including [[Friedrich Schiller]], [[Ivan the Terrible]], and [[Tamerlane]]?
*...that '''[[Mikhail Gerasimov]]''' used exhumed skulls to reconstruct faces of more than 200 people, including [[Friedrich Schiller]], [[Ivan the Terrible]], and [[Tamerlane]]?
*...that the rise of [[ticket]] prices in the new [[Covent Garden Theatre]] led to the so-called '''[[Old Price Riots, 1809|Old Price Riots]]''', which lasted for more than two months in [[1809]]?
*...that the rise of [[ticket]] prices in the new [[Covent Garden Theatre]] led to the so-called '''[[Old Price Riots, 1809|Old Price Riots]]''', which lasted for more than two months in [[1809]]?
*...that '''[[Lanzón]]''', the main religious figure of the [[Chavín culture]] of the ancient [[Andes]], was kept in a dark chamber underneath the main temple of [[Chavín de Huantar]]? [[Image:Lanzon.JPG|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Lanzón]]''', the main religious figure of the [[Chavín culture]] of the ancient [[Andes]], was kept in a dark chamber underneath the main temple of [[Chavín de Huantar]]? [[Image:Lanzon.JPG|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Thomas Metcalfe]]''' served in both houses of the [[Kentucky General Assembly]], in both houses of the [[U.S. Congress]], and as [[Governor of Kentucky]]?
*...that '''[[Thomas Metcalfe]]''' served in both houses of the [[Kentucky General Assembly]], in both houses of the [[U.S. Congress]], and as [[Governor of Kentucky]]?
*...that '''[[Jacobus de Teramo]]''' wrote a dialogue, in which [[Lucifer]] takes [[Jesus Christ]] to court, for [[trespass]]ing in the [[Harrowing of Hell]], with [[Belial]] as his lawyer?
*...that '''[[Jacobus de Teramo]]''' wrote a dialogue, in which [[Lucifer]] takes [[Jesus Christ]] to court, for [[trespass]]ing in the [[Harrowing of Hell]], with [[Belial]] as his lawyer?
*...that [[amateur wrestling]] [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist '''[[Robin Reed]]''' could pin every member of the [[1924]] United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest [[Wrestling weight classes|weight class]]?
*...that [[amateur wrestling]] [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist '''[[Robin Reed]]''' could pin every member of the [[1924]] United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest [[Wrestling weight classes|weight class]]?
*...that the '''[[Alexander Aircraft Company]]''', which produced Eaglerock biplanes in [[Colorado]], was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world for a brief period between [[1928]] and [[1929]]? [[Image:5014-eaglerock-side.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the '''[[Alexander Aircraft Company]]''', which produced Eaglerock biplanes in [[Colorado]], was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world for a brief period between [[1928]] and [[1929]]? [[Image:5014-eaglerock-side.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the '''[[Tagish Lake meteorite]]''' originally came from a part of the [[asteroid belt]] which existed when our [[solarsystem]] was being formed?
*...that the '''[[Tagish Lake meteorite]]''' originally came from a part of the [[asteroid belt]] which existed when the [[Solar System]] was being formed?
*...that the [[List of Russian Field Marshals|Russian Field Marshal]] '''[[Ivan Gudovich]]''' lost his left eye fighting the Turks in [[Armenia]] in [[1807]]?
*...that the [[List of Russian Field Marshals|Russian Field Marshal]] '''[[Ivan Gudovich]]''' lost his left eye fighting the Turks in [[Armenia]] in [[1807]]?
*...that the '''[[Coraopolis Bridge]]''', designed by [[Theodore Cooper]], started life as the third Pittsburgh [[Roberto Clemente Bridge|Sixth Street Bridge]] and the 400 foot truss sections were floated 12 miles downstream to be reused rather than scrapped?
*...that the '''[[Coraopolis Bridge]]''', designed by [[Theodore Cooper]], started life as the third Pittsburgh [[Roberto Clemente Bridge|Sixth Street Bridge]] and the 400 foot truss sections were floated 12 miles downstream to be reused rather than scrapped?
*...that '''[[Alexander Buturlin]]''', who was in charge of the [[Russian army]] when it took [[Berlin]] in [[1760]], was better known for his tall stature and good looks than for military talents? [[File:Alexandr Borisovich Buturlin.gif|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Alexander Buturlin]]''', who was in charge of the [[Russian army]] when it took [[Berlin]] in [[1760]], was better known for his tall stature and good looks than for military talents? [[Image:Buturlin.gif|left|100px]]
*...that a [[bristlecone pine]] tree named '''[[Prometheus (tree)|Prometheus]]''', the oldest tree and oldest non-clonal organism ever known to exist, was cut down in 1964 by Forest Service personnel for research purposes?
*...that a [[bristlecone pine]] tree named '''[[Prometheus (tree)|Prometheus]]''', the oldest tree and oldest non-clonal organism ever known to exist, was cut down in 1964 by Forest Service personnel for research purposes?
*...that '''[[Shin Sang-ok]]''', a South Korean film director was kidnapped in 1978 under orders from future North Korean dictator [[Kim Jong-il]] and forced to direct a giant-monster film, ''[[Pulgasari]]''?
*...that '''[[Shin Sang-ok]]''', a South Korean film director was kidnapped in 1978 under orders from future North Korean dictator [[Kim Jong-il]] and forced to direct a giant-monster film, ''[[Pulgasari]]''?
*...that '''[[CHIJMES]]''', a historic building complex in [[Singapore]], began life as a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] [[convent]] in the [[1850s]] and has been [[gazette]]d as a [[National Monuments of Singapore|national monument]]?
*...that '''[[CHIJMES]]''', a historic building complex in [[Singapore]], began life as a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] [[convent]] in the [[1850s]] and has been [[gazette]]d as a [[National Monuments of Singapore|national monument]]?
*...that the '''[[Military Gallery]]''' of the [[Winter Palace]] accommodates 332 portraits of [[Russia]]n generals who took part in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]? [[Image:Galereja 1812.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the '''[[Military Gallery]]''' of the [[Winter Palace]] accommodates 332 portraits of [[Russia]]n generals who took part in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]? [[Image:Galereja 1812.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that '''[[placenta accreta]]''' can see the [[placenta]] attach itself not only to the [[muscle]] of the [[uterus]] but also to the [[urinary bladder|bladder]] or other organs?
*...that '''[[placenta accreta]]''' can see the [[placenta]] attach itself not only to the [[muscle]] of the [[uterus]] but also to the [[urinary bladder|bladder]] or other organs?
*...that '''[[Alfred Hayes (writer)|Alfred Hayes]]''', author of the poem "Joe Hill", was also a novelist and an [[Academy Award]]-nominated screenwriter whose credits ranged from [[Italian neorealism]] to the American TV series ''[[Mannix]]''?
*...that '''[[Alfred Hayes (writer)|Alfred Hayes]]''', author of the poem "Joe Hill", was also a novelist and an [[Academy Award]]-nominated screenwriter whose credits ranged from [[Italian neorealism]] to the American TV series ''[[Mannix]]''?
*...that the former '''[[Automobilwerk Eisenach]]''' in [[Thuringia]], once part of [[BMW]], was taken over by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1945, and resumed production under the BMW logo until [[1951]] when BMW regained control over its trademark and logo?
*...that the former '''[[Automobilwerk Eisenach]]''' in [[Thuringia]], once part of [[BMW]], was taken over by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1945, and resumed production under the BMW logo until [[1951]] when BMW regained control over its trademark and logo?
* ...that the '''[[Bateleur]]''' is a medium-sized [[eagle]] in the [[bird]] family [[Accipitridae]] found in Africa? [[Image:Bateleur Eagle.jpg|left|100px]]
* ...that the '''[[Bateleur]]''' is a medium-sized [[eagle]] in the [[bird]] family [[Accipitridae]] found in Africa? [[Image:Bateleur Eagle.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Fort Pocahontas]]''' in [[Virginia]] was constructed by [[African-American]] soldiers of the [[United States Colored Troops]] in 1864 and was used for on-location filming of the 2005 motion picture [[The New World (film)|''The New World'']]?
*...that '''[[Fort Pocahontas]]''' in [[Virginia]] was constructed by [[African-American]] soldiers of the [[United States Colored Troops]] in 1864 and was used for on-location filming of the 2005 motion picture [[The New World (film)|''The New World'']]?
*...that the '''[[Zograf Monastery]]''' on the [[Mount Athos|Holy Mountain]] was burnt down by a [[Catalan]] pirate raid in [[1275]]?
*...that the '''[[Zograf Monastery]]''' on the [[Mount Athos|Holy Mountain]] was burnt down by a [[Catalan]] pirate raid in [[1275]]?
*...that the '''[[Visiting Forces Agreement]]''' allows U.S. soldiers accused in Filipino crimes to stay under U.S. custody until the trial is over?
*...that the '''[[Visiting Forces Agreement]]''' allows U.S. soldiers accused in Filipino crimes to stay under U.S. custody until the trial is over?
*...that the '''[[Svinesund Bridge]]''' crosses the [[border]] between [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]]? [[Image:Svinesundbroa.jpg|right|100px]]
*...that the name of the [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Indo-European]] [[thunder]] [[god]] has been reconstructed by [[etymology|etymologists]] as '''''[[Perkwunos|*{{PIE|Perk<sup>w</sup>unos}}]]'''''?
*...that the name of the [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Indo-European]] [[thunder]] [[god]] has been reconstructed by [[etymology|etymologists]] as '''''[[Perkwunos|*{{PIE|Perk<sup>w</sup>unos}}]]'''''?
*...that the [[United States Department of Justice]] [[attorney]] '''[[James A. Baker (government attorney)|James A. Baker]]''', who has defended [[George W. Bush|Bush administration]] [[intelligence]] policy in [[Congress]]ional testimony and court cases, is not related to former [[Secretary of State]] [[James Baker|James A. Baker III]]?
*...that the [[United States Department of Justice]] [[attorney]] '''[[James A. Baker (government attorney)|James A. Baker]]''', who has defended [[George W. Bush|Bush administration]] [[intelligence]] policy in [[Congress]]ional testimony and court cases, is not related to former [[Secretary of State]] [[James Baker|James A. Baker III]]?
*...that '''[[Bridei III of the Picts|Bridei III]]''''s victory in the [[Battle of Dunnichen]] led to the expulsion of [[Northumbrians]] from southern [[Pict]]land?
*...that '''[[Bridei III of the Picts|Bridei III]]''''s victory in the [[Battle of Dunnichen]] led to the expulsion of [[Northumbrians]] from southern [[Pict]]land?
*...that [[France|Frenchman]] '''[[Jean-Marie Le Bris]]''' accomplished the world's first powered [[flight]] in [[1856]], with a [[glider]] that was pulled behind a running [[horse]]? [[Image:LeBris1868.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that [[France|Frenchman]] '''[[Jean-Marie Le Bris]]''' accomplished the world's first powered [[flight]] in [[1856]], with a [[glider]] that was pulled behind a running [[horse]]? [[Image:LeBris1868.jpg|left|100px]]
*...that the original site of the '''[[Heide Museum of Modern Art]]''' was an "[[Art colony|idyllic refuge of inspiration]]" for many [[Art of Australia|Australian artists]] during the [[1930s]] through [[1950s]]?
*...that the original site of the '''[[Heide Museum of Modern Art]]''' was an "[[Art colony|idyllic refuge of inspiration]]" for many [[Art of Australia|Australian artists]] during the [[1930s]] through [[1950s]]?
*...that the '''[[Battles of Corbridge]]''' were important in deciding the fate of the [[Viking]] [[kingdom of York]] and the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[earl of Northumbria|earldom of Northumbria]]?
*...that the '''[[Battles of Corbridge]]''' were important in deciding the fate of the [[Viking]] [[kingdom of York]] and the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[earl of Northumbria|earldom of Northumbria]]?
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...that Robin Miller was a female Australian pilot and nurse who borrowed money to buy a Cessna 182 and then began flying to remote outback areas in Western Australia to vaccinate Indigenous Australian children against polio and thus became known as the "Sugarbird Lady"?
... that commotio cordis is a sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest observed mostly in young people during participation in sports, and that is the most frequent cause of accidental deaths in Little League baseball games?
...that the title of the movie I Married a Communist was so unappealing to audiences that their response led the film to be rereleased under the title The Woman on Pier 13?
...that more than 100 gamelan ensembles (a musical performance group of Indonesian origin) have been formed in the U.S. since the first was established at UCLA in 1958?
...that secret passages have helped people to hide in or flee from a building, or even to enter it without being spotted?
...that the Column of Phocas, erected in 608 to flatter the Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas, was the very last addition made to the Roman Forum?
...that the Alexander Aircraft Company, which produced Eaglerock biplanes in Colorado, was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world for a brief period between 1928 and 1929?
...that the Coraopolis Bridge, designed by Theodore Cooper, started life as the third Pittsburgh Sixth Street Bridge and the 400 foot truss sections were floated 12 miles downstream to be reused rather than scrapped?
...that Alexander Buturlin, who was in charge of the Russian army when it took Berlin in 1760, was better known for his tall stature and good looks than for military talents?
...that a bristlecone pine tree named Prometheus, the oldest tree and oldest non-clonal organism ever known to exist, was cut down in 1964 by Forest Service personnel for research purposes?
...that Shin Sang-ok, a South Korean film director was kidnapped in 1978 under orders from future North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il and forced to direct a giant-monster film, Pulgasari?
...that the former Automobilwerk Eisenach in Thuringia, once part of BMW, was taken over by the Soviet Union in 1945, and resumed production under the BMW logo until 1951 when BMW regained control over its trademark and logo?
