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==Did you know...==
==Did you know...==
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*...that '''[[James W. Patterson]]''', a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]], was a professor of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], and [[meteorology]]?
*...that '''[[James W. Patterson]]''', a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]], was a professor of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], and [[meteorology]]?
*...that '''''[[Battlefield Baseball]]''''', a [[Japan]]ese film, features elements of the [[sports film|sports]], [[martial arts film|martial arts]] and [[horror film|horror]] genres, as well as including three [[musical film|musical]] numbers?
*...that '''''[[Battlefield Baseball]]''''', a [[Japan]]ese film, features elements of the [[sports film|sports]], [[martial arts film|martial arts]] and [[horror film|horror]] genres, as well as including three [[musical film|musical]] numbers?
*...that '''[[Typhoon Chanchu (2006)|Super Typhoon Chanchu]]''' of [[2006]] ''(pictured)'' was only the second [[Tropical cyclone scales|super typhoon]] recorded in the [[South China Sea]]? [[Image:02WCHANCHU06.jpg|Super Typhoon Chanchu at peak intensity|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Typhoon Chanchu (2006)|Super Typhoon Chanchu]]''' of [[2006]] ''(pictured)'' was only the second [[Tropical cyclone scales|super typhoon]] recorded in the [[South China Sea]]? [[Image:Chanchu 2006-05-17 0315Z (cropped).jpg|Super Typhoon Chanchu at peak intensity|left|100px]]
*...that [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politician '''[[Mykola Tomenko]]''' is also an [[Soviet_invasion_of_Afghanistan|Afghan war]] veteran and a noted [[political history|historian]]?
*...that [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politician '''[[Mykola Tomenko]]''' is also an [[Soviet_invasion_of_Afghanistan|Afghan war]] veteran and a noted [[political history|historian]]?
*...that '''[[Domenico Gabrielli]]''', one of the first composers to write solo music for the [[violoncello]], was himself a virtuoso cello player and earned himself the Italian dialect nickname ''Minghino dal viulunzeel'' among his contemporaries?
*...that '''[[Domenico Gabrielli]]''', one of the first composers to write solo music for the [[violoncello]], was himself a virtuoso cello player and earned himself the Italian dialect nickname ''Minghino dal viulunzeel'' among his contemporaries?
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*...that in the '''[[Kasabach-Merritt syndrome]]''', tumours of blood vessels can cause life-threatening bleeding complications in infants?
*...that in the '''[[Kasabach-Merritt syndrome]]''', tumours of blood vessels can cause life-threatening bleeding complications in infants?
*...that the '''[[Agony of Doha]]''' is a term used by fans of the [[Japan national football team|Japanese national football team]] to refer to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] [[Football World Cup 1994 (qualification AFC)|qualification]] match where Japan lost its World Cup place to [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]?
*...that the '''[[Agony of Doha]]''' is a term used by fans of the [[Japan national football team|Japanese national football team]] to refer to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] [[Football World Cup 1994 (qualification AFC)|qualification]] match where Japan lost its World Cup place to [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]?
*...that '''[[Merritt-Chapman & Scott]]''', a marine salvage and construction firm, investigated the [[USS Maine (ACR-1)|USS ''Maine'']] sinking in 1898, sank the [[USS Moody|USS ''Moody'']] in 1933, and raised the ''[[Normandie]]'' in 1943? ''(pictured: MC&S Salvage Tug)'' [[Image:MerrittChapman SalvageTug Relief 1907.jpg|Salvage tug ''Relief''|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Merritt-Chapman & Scott]]''', a marine salvage and construction firm, investigated the [[USS Maine (ACR-1)|USS ''Maine'']] sinking in 1898, sank the [[USS Moody|USS ''Moody'']] in 1933, and raised the ''[[SS Normandie|Normandie]]'' in 1943? ''(pictured: MC&S Salvage Tug)'' [[Image:MerrittChapman SalvageTug Relief 1907.jpg|Salvage tug ''Relief''|left|100px]]
*...that, once completed, the '''[[Stateline Wind Project]]''' on the [[Oregon]]-[[Washington]] border in the [[United States]] will be the largest [[wind farm]] in the world?
*...that, once completed, the '''[[Stateline Wind Project]]''' on the [[Oregon]]-[[Washington]] border in the [[United States]] will be the largest [[wind farm]] in the world?
*...that in the '''[[Polish legislative election, 1947]]''', the [[communist]]-controlled [[Politics of Poland|Polish government]], advised by specialists from [[Soviet]] [[Ministry for State Security (USSR)|Ministry for State Security]], ensured its victory by [[vote rigging]]?
*...that in the '''[[Polish legislative election, 1947]]''', the [[communist]]-controlled [[Politics of Poland|Polish government]], advised by specialists from [[Soviet]] [[Ministry for State Security (USSR)|Ministry for State Security]], ensured its victory by [[vote rigging]]?
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*... that the [[Arabic poetry|Arabic poet]] '''[[Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz]]''' ruled as [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid|Abbasid dynasty]] for only a single day before he was [[Strangling|strangled]] to death?
*... that the [[Arabic poetry|Arabic poet]] '''[[Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz]]''' ruled as [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid|Abbasid dynasty]] for only a single day before he was [[Strangling|strangled]] to death?
*...that the '''[[San Francisco garter snake]]''' is an [[endangered species]] capable of [[Digestion|digesting]] toxic [[newt]]s but is not found in [[San Francisco]]?
*...that the '''[[San Francisco garter snake]]''' is an [[endangered species]] capable of [[Digestion|digesting]] toxic [[newt]]s but is not found in [[San Francisco]]?
*...that '''''[[chaki]]''''' ''(pictured)'', tea caddies for [[Japanese tea ceremony|Japanese tea ceremonies]], are traditionally made from [[wood]], [[bamboo]], or [[ceramic]], and are classified by material, shape and the type of [[Matcha|tea]] they are designed to hold? [[Image:Natsume.jpg|A red lacquered chaki|left|100px]]
*...that '''''[[chaki]]''''' ''(pictured)'', tea caddies for [[Japanese tea ceremony|Japanese tea ceremonies]], are traditionally made from [[wood]], [[bamboo]], or [[ceramic]], and are classified by material, shape and the type of [[Matcha|tea]] they are designed to hold? [[Image:Natsume tea caddy for Japanese Tea Ceremony.jpg|A red lacquered chaki|left|100px]]
*...that '''[[Ernst Reuter]]''', after having not been approved by the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]s as the elected mayor of post-war [[Berlin]], became the first mayor of the non-Soviet controlled part of the city, [[West Berlin]]?
*...that '''[[Ernst Reuter]]''', after having not been approved by the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]s as the elected mayor of post-war [[Berlin]], became the first mayor of the non-Soviet controlled part of the city, [[West Berlin]]?
*...that '''[[Makhir of Narbonne]]''' was a [[History of the Jews in Iraq|Babylonian-Jewish]] scholar who settled in [[Narbonne]], [[France]] at the end of the [[8th century]], and his descendants were leaders of the local [[History of the Jews in France|Jewish community]] who bore the title of "[[nasi]]" (prince)?
*...that '''[[Makhir of Narbonne]]''' was a [[History of the Jews in Iraq|Babylonian-Jewish]] scholar who settled in [[Narbonne]], [[France]] at the end of the [[8th century]], and his descendants were leaders of the local [[History of the Jews in France|Jewish community]] who bore the title of "[[nasi]]" (prince)?
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*...that, as a result of the '''[[Treaty of Yazhelbitsy]]''', the medieval state of [[Muscovy]] doubled in size?
*...that, as a result of the '''[[Treaty of Yazhelbitsy]]''', the medieval state of [[Muscovy]] doubled in size?
*...that '''[[Hulk Hogan's Pastamania]]''' was a [[restaurant]] located in the [[Mall of America]] and created by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE's]] [[Hulk Hogan]], and that it failed spectacularly?
*...that '''[[Hulk Hogan's Pastamania]]''' was a [[restaurant]] located in the [[Mall of America]] and created by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE's]] [[Hulk Hogan]], and that it failed spectacularly?
*...that, during the two-month '''[[Battle of Smolensk (1943)|Second Battle of Smolensk]]''', the [[Red Army]] broke through the [[Germany|German]] defense setup, recaptured [[Smolensk]], and started to liberate occupied [[Belarus]]? [[Image:Smolensk streets after liberation.jpg|Smolensk streets after liberation|left|100px]]
*...that, during the two-month '''[[Battle of Smolensk (1943)|Second Battle of Smolensk]]''', the [[Red Army]] broke through the [[Germany|German]] defense setup, recaptured [[Smolensk]], and started to liberate occupied [[Belarus]]?
*...that the [[movie]] '''''[[The Iron Ladies (film)|The Iron Ladies]]''''' is based on a real-life team of [[transsexualism|transsexual]]s and [[homosexuality|homosexual]]s that won the [[Thailand|Thai]] national [[volleyball]] tournament?
*...that the [[movie]] '''''[[The Iron Ladies (film)|The Iron Ladies]]''''' is based on a real-life team of [[transsexualism|transsexual]]s and [[homosexuality|homosexual]]s that won the [[Thailand|Thai]] national [[volleyball]] tournament?
*...that the [[United States]] has a '''[[United States Numbered Bicycle Routes|numerical system]]''' of [[bicycle]] routes (similar to the [[United States Numbered Highways|system]] for roads and highways), which hasn't been expanded since its creation in [[1982]]?
*...that the [[United States]] has a '''[[United States Numbered Bicycle Routes|numerical system]]''' of [[bicycle]] routes (similar to the [[United States Numbered Highways|system]] for roads and highways), which hasn't been expanded since its creation in [[1982]]?
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*...that the '''[[Carnac stones]]''', with over 3000 neolithic [[menhir]]s, contain the largest [[stone row]]s of its kind in the world?
*...that the '''[[Carnac stones]]''', with over 3000 neolithic [[menhir]]s, contain the largest [[stone row]]s of its kind in the world?
*...that the [[17th century]] '''[[Field Cathedral of the Polish Army]]''' was one of many buildings destroyed by the [[Luftwaffe]] during the [[Warsaw Uprising]], and was restored to its former glory between 1946 and 1960?
*...that the [[17th century]] '''[[Field Cathedral of the Polish Army]]''' was one of many buildings destroyed by the [[Luftwaffe]] during the [[Warsaw Uprising]], and was restored to its former glory between 1946 and 1960?
*...that '''[[DJ Gruff]]''', pioneer of [[Italian hip hop]], was forced to retract a song violently attacking [[Articolo 31]], another Italian hip hop band?
*...that '''[[DJ Gruff]]''', pioneer of [[Italian hip hop]], was forced to retract a song violently attacking [[Articolo 31]], another Italian hip hop band?
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...that Jim Roper was credited with NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now NEXTEL Cup) win after apparent winner Glenn Dunnaway was found to have illegally modified springs?
...that Duke Kahanamoku won the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Olympics after the eventual silver medallist Cecil Healy lobbied against Duke's semifinal disqualification for turning up late?
...that the unanimous decision Holmes v. South Carolina (reversing the conviction of a man who was barred from arguing that another man committed the crime) was the first decision written by Samuel Alito as a Supreme CourtJustice?
...that Domenico Gabrielli, one of the first composers to write solo music for the violoncello, was himself a virtuoso cello player and earned himself the Italian dialect nickname Minghino dal viulunzeel among his contemporaries?
...that Dominicanbaseball player Tetelo Vargas led the Dominican Republic's winter baseball league in 1952, hitting for an average of .350 at the age of 46?
...that Merritt-Chapman & Scott, a marine salvage and construction firm, investigated the USS Maine sinking in 1898, sank the USS Moody in 1933, and raised the Normandie in 1943? (pictured: MC&S Salvage Tug)Salvage tug Relief
...that in the 1848 Moray Firth fishing disaster on the east coast of Scotland, 124 boats sank and 100 fishermen perished, leading to a major redesign of fishing boats in the following years?
...that chaki(pictured), tea caddies for Japanese tea ceremonies, are traditionally made from wood, bamboo, or ceramic, and are classified by material, shape and the type of tea they are designed to hold? A red lacquered chaki
...that Ernst Reuter, after having not been approved by the Soviets as the elected mayor of post-war Berlin, became the first mayor of the non-Soviet controlled part of the city, West Berlin?
...that ship tracks(pictured) are clouds that form around the exhaust released by ships and appear as long strings over the ocean? Ship tracks over the western Atlantic Ocean
...that although the director of Bollywood comedy Malamaal Weekly has offered money to anyone who can show that it is not an original work, several reviewers have labelled it a remake of Waking Ned?
...that the 44 hour and 54 minute transit time of the 1905 Scott Special between Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, wasn't beaten in regular railway operations until the 1937 launch of the Super Chief? Santa Fe promotional publication for the Scott Special
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