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*...that '''[[Varbola Stronghold]]''' was the largest circular rampart [[fortress]] and a trading center built in [[Ancient Estonia]] that only lost its importance in the [[14th Century]]?
*...that '''[[Varbola Stronghold]]''' was the largest circular rampart [[fortress]] and a trading center built in [[Ancient Estonia]] that only lost its importance in the [[14th Century]]?
*...that '''[[José María Campo Serrano]]''' became [[President of Colombia]] after the resignation of the President and the dismissal of the Vice President by Congress?
*...that '''[[José María Campo Serrano]]''' became [[President of Colombia]] after the resignation of the President and the dismissal of the Vice President by Congress?

*...that the '''[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]]''' ''([[:Image:Basilica del Pilar ZaragozaAragon(Spain).jpg|pictured]])'' in [[Spain]] is reputed to be the first [[Marian shrine|church dedicated to Mary]] through history?
*...that the '''[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]]''' ''([[:Image:Basilica del Pilar ZaragozaAragon(Spain).jpg|pictured]])'' in [[Spain]] is reputed to be the first [[Marian shrine|church dedicated to Mary]] through history?
*...that the [[Hydrozoa|hydroid]] ''Hydractinia bayeri'' was named by [[Hirohito|Emperor Hirohito]] of [[Japan]] in honor of a fellow [[Marine biology|marine biologist]], '''[[Frederick Bayer]]'''?
*...that the [[Hydrozoa|hydroid]] ''Hydractinia bayeri'' was named by [[Hirohito|Emperor Hirohito]] of [[Japan]] in honor of a fellow [[Marine biology|marine biologist]], '''[[Frederick Bayer]]'''?
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*...that '''[[Charles Morris Woodford]]''' wrote a dispatch appointing himself the first [[List of colonial heads of the Solomon Islands|Deputy Commissioner]] of the [[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands Protectorate]], and then convinced the [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to sign it?
*...that '''[[Charles Morris Woodford]]''' wrote a dispatch appointing himself the first [[List of colonial heads of the Solomon Islands|Deputy Commissioner]] of the [[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands Protectorate]], and then convinced the [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to sign it?
*...that the [[music video]] for "<b>[[Passenger (Powderfinger song)|Passenger]]</b>" featured the members of [[Powderfinger]] being eaten by a [[whale]]-like creature, whilst packed in [[suitcase|suitcases]]?
*...that the [[music video]] for "<b>[[Passenger (Powderfinger song)|Passenger]]</b>" featured the members of [[Powderfinger]] being eaten by a [[whale]]-like creature, whilst packed in [[suitcase|suitcases]]?

*...that '''[[Culbone]]''' Church (''[[:Image:Culbonechurch.jpg|pictured]]'') is the smallest [[England|English]] [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] still holding services?
*...that '''[[Culbone]]''' Church (''[[:Image:Culbonechurch.jpg|pictured]]'') is the smallest [[England|English]] [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] still holding services?
*...that '''[[Raspberry Island (Alaska)|Raspberry Island]]''' in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] boasts some of the largest [[Roosevelt elk]] ever recorded?
*...that '''[[Raspberry Island (Alaska)|Raspberry Island]]''' in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] boasts some of the largest [[Roosevelt elk]] ever recorded?
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*...that the '''[[Winchester Model 1895]]''' is one of the few [[lever-action]] rifles equipped with a charger guide, allowing it to be reloaded by [[stripper clip|charger clips]]?
*...that the '''[[Winchester Model 1895]]''' is one of the few [[lever-action]] rifles equipped with a charger guide, allowing it to be reloaded by [[stripper clip|charger clips]]?
*...that in 2002, [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]] set up '''[[rail ale trail|a scheme]]''' where travellers on rural railways were rewarded for visiting [[public house|pubs]] along the route?
*...that in 2002, [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]] set up '''[[rail ale trail|a scheme]]''' where travellers on rural railways were rewarded for visiting [[public house|pubs]] along the route?

*...that a 120-year old [[Bodhi tree]] (''[[:Image:JLS Bodhi Tree-2.JPG|pictured]]'') in '''[[Jin Long Si Temple]]''', standing over 30&nbsp;[[metres|m]] tall with a girth of 8.5&nbsp;m, is the oldest and largest of its kind ever found in [[Singapore]]?
*...that a 120-year old [[Bodhi tree]] (''[[:Image:JLS Bodhi Tree-2.JPG|pictured]]'') in '''[[Jin Long Si Temple]]''', standing over 30&nbsp;[[metres|m]] tall with a girth of 8.5&nbsp;m, is the oldest and largest of its kind ever found in [[Singapore]]?
*...that the chief suspect in the 1919 '''[[Green Bicycle Case]]''' tried to destroy the victim's [[bicycle]] that tied him to the victim, but was nonetheless [[acquittal|acquitted]]?
*...that the chief suspect in the 1919 '''[[Green Bicycle Case]]''' tried to destroy the victim's [[bicycle]] that tied him to the victim, but was nonetheless [[acquittal|acquitted]]?
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*...that [[poet]] '''[[Violet Kazue de Cristoforo]]''' wrote [[haiku]]s while she and her family were detained in [[Japanese American internment]] camps during [[World War II]]?
*...that [[poet]] '''[[Violet Kazue de Cristoforo]]''' wrote [[haiku]]s while she and her family were detained in [[Japanese American internment]] camps during [[World War II]]?
*...that near the [[End of World War II in Europe|end of World War II]], [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|American soldiers]] conducted a raid behind [[Red Army|Soviet]] lines to rescue the [[bay (horse)|bay]] [[stallion (horse)|stallion]] '''[[Witez II]]''' from a [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakian]] [[stud farm]] at the behest of captured [[Wehrmacht|German]] officers?
*...that near the [[End of World War II in Europe|end of World War II]], [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|American soldiers]] conducted a raid behind [[Red Army|Soviet]] lines to rescue the [[bay (horse)|bay]] [[stallion (horse)|stallion]] '''[[Witez II]]''' from a [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakian]] [[stud farm]] at the behest of captured [[Wehrmacht|German]] officers?

*...that '''[[Piffles Taylor]]''' (''[[:Image:Piffles Taylor.jpg|pictured]]'') [[quarterback]]ed the [[Regina Roughriders]] to the [[Hugo Ross Trophy|Western Canada rugby championship]] in 1919 after losing an eye in [[World War I]]?
*...that '''[[Piffles Taylor]]''' (''[[:Image:Piffles Taylor.jpg|pictured]]'') [[quarterback]]ed the [[Regina Roughriders]] to the [[Hugo Ross Trophy|Western Canada rugby championship]] in 1919 after losing an eye in [[World War I]]?
*...that [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia|ethnic cleansing of Poles]] in 1943 [[Volhynia]] was resisted by the '''[[Przebraże Defence|Defence of Przebraże]]'''?
*...that [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia|ethnic cleansing of Poles]] in 1943 [[Volhynia]] was resisted by the '''[[Przebraże Defence|Defence of Przebraże]]'''?
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*...that [[Ugarit]]ic [[culture hero]] '''[[Danel]]''' may have been a model for the Biblical [[Daniel]] of [[Ezekiel]]?
*...that [[Ugarit]]ic [[culture hero]] '''[[Danel]]''' may have been a model for the Biblical [[Daniel]] of [[Ezekiel]]?
*...that [[NASCAR]] founder [[Bill France, Sr.]] examined photographs and newsreels for three days before determining that unofficial '''[[1959 Daytona 500]]''' race winner '''[[Johnny Beauchamp]]''' had actually finished second behind [[Lee Petty]]?
*...that [[NASCAR]] founder [[Bill France, Sr.]] examined photographs and newsreels for three days before determining that unofficial '''[[1959 Daytona 500]]''' race winner '''[[Johnny Beauchamp]]''' had actually finished second behind [[Lee Petty]]?

*...that the volcano [[Mount St. Helens]] is named after '''[[Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens|Alleyne FitzHerbert]]''' of [[Derby]] ''([[:Image:Alleyne FitzHerbert04738, squarecrop.jpg|pictured]])''?
*...that the volcano [[Mount St. Helens]] is named after '''[[Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens|Alleyne FitzHerbert]]''' of [[Derby]] ''([[:Image:Alleyne FitzHerbert04738, squarecrop.jpg|pictured]])''?
*...that from 1955 to 1973, the [[United States]] conducted a '''[[United States gravity control propulsion initiative|scientific initiative]]''' aimed at producing [[gravity]]-manipulation technology?
*...that from 1955 to 1973, the [[United States]] conducted a '''[[United States gravity control propulsion initiative|scientific initiative]]''' aimed at producing [[gravity]]-manipulation technology?
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*...that the first film to take advantage of the relaxation of [[communism]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] in the [[1960s]] was '''''[[The Sun in a Net]]'''''?
*...that the first film to take advantage of the relaxation of [[communism]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] in the [[1960s]] was '''''[[The Sun in a Net]]'''''?
*...that the now-[[Poland|Polish]] '''[[Gliwice Canal]]''' was known as the "[[Adolf Hitler]] Canal" during [[World War II|WWII]]?
*...that the now-[[Poland|Polish]] '''[[Gliwice Canal]]''' was known as the "[[Adolf Hitler]] Canal" during [[World War II|WWII]]?

*...that American [[sports car racing]] driver '''[[Dick Thompson]]''' ''([[:Image:DrDickThompsonTheFlyingDentistVIR2007.jpg|pictured]])'' was known as the "Flying Dentist"?
*...that American [[sports car racing]] driver '''[[Dick Thompson]]''' ''([[:Image:DrDickThompsonTheFlyingDentistVIR2007.jpg|pictured]])'' was known as the "Flying Dentist"?
*...that the [[NATO]] commander in [[Afghanistan]] labelled the '''[[Siege of Sangin]]''' against [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban insurgents]] the most intensive engagement involving [[British Armed Forces|British soldiers]] since the [[Korean War]]?
*...that the [[NATO]] commander in [[Afghanistan]] labelled the '''[[Siege of Sangin]]''' against [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban insurgents]] the most intensive engagement involving [[British Armed Forces|British soldiers]] since the [[Korean War]]?
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*...that the '''[[Louisiana Tigers]]''' [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] [[brigade]] were a key part of the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] and developed a reputation as fearless, hard fighting [[shock troops]]?
*...that the '''[[Louisiana Tigers]]''' [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] [[brigade]] were a key part of the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] and developed a reputation as fearless, hard fighting [[shock troops]]?
*...that the training exercises in '''''[[Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day|Flash Focus]]''''' were developed under the supervision of a professor at Japan's Aichi Institute of Technology?
*...that the training exercises in '''''[[Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day|Flash Focus]]''''' were developed under the supervision of a professor at Japan's Aichi Institute of Technology?

*...that in January 1859, over 30,000 people gathered on '''[[Dealul Mitropoliei]]''' in [[Bucharest]] in support of [[Alexander John Cuza]] ''([[:Image:CuzaAugustStrixner.PNG|pictured]])'' in his election to become the first [[Domnitor]] of the [[Danubian Principalities|United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia]]?
*...that in January 1859, over 30,000 people gathered on '''[[Dealul Mitropoliei]]''' in [[Bucharest]] in support of [[Alexander John Cuza]] ''([[:Image:CuzaAugustStrixner.PNG|pictured]])'' in his election to become the first [[Domnitor]] of the [[Danubian Principalities|United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia]]?
*...that the [[US Navy]] [[Bayfield class attack transport|''Bayfield'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Alpine (APA-92)|USS ''Alpine'']]''', '''[[USS Barnstable (APA-93)|USS ''Barnstable'']]''', '''[[USS Callaway (APA-35)|USS ''Callaway'']]''', '''[[USS Cecil (APA-96)|USS ''Cecil'']]''' and '''[[USS Goshen (APA-108)|USS ''Goshen'']]''' all found use as cargo vessels after World War II but were scrapped at [[Kaohsiung]] in Taiwan in the 1970s?
*...that the [[US Navy]] [[Bayfield class attack transport|''Bayfield'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Alpine (APA-92)|USS ''Alpine'']]''', '''[[USS Barnstable (APA-93)|USS ''Barnstable'']]''', '''[[USS Callaway (APA-35)|USS ''Callaway'']]''', '''[[USS Cecil (APA-96)|USS ''Cecil'']]''' and '''[[USS Goshen (APA-108)|USS ''Goshen'']]''' all found use as cargo vessels after World War II but were scrapped at [[Kaohsiung]] in Taiwan in the 1970s?
*..that '''[[Heuneburg]]''', an early [[Celts|Celtic]] settlement by the upper [[Danube]], was already [[fort]]ified with a massive ditch-and-bank enclosure by the Middle [[Bronze Age]] (15th to 12th century BC)?
*...that '''[[Heuneburg]]''', an early [[Celts|Celtic]] settlement by the upper [[Danube]], was already [[fort]]ified with a massive ditch-and-bank enclosure by the Middle [[Bronze Age]] (15th to 12th century BC)?
*...that [[Derbyshire]] [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|M.P.]] '''[[George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon|George John Venables-Vernon]]''' who enthused about [[Italian literature]] was the namesake of [[Vernon County, New South Wales|Vernon County]] in [[Australia]]?
*...that [[Derbyshire]] [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|M.P.]] '''[[George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon|George John Venables-Vernon]]''' who enthused about [[Italian literature]] was the namesake of [[Vernon County, New South Wales|Vernon County]] in [[Australia]]?
*...that '''[[Harold E. Martin]]''', a [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] and [[editor]], won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[investigative reporting]] in [[1970]] and served for twenty years on the board of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]?
*...that '''[[Harold E. Martin]]''', a [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] and [[editor]], won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[investigative reporting]] in [[1970]] and served for twenty years on the board of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]?
*...that when Sir '''[[Francis Rodes]]''' bequeathed a yearly [[pound sterling|£20]], it was enough to run a [[secondary school]] in the 16th century?
*...that when Sir '''[[Francis Rodes]]''' bequeathed a yearly [[pound sterling|£20]], it was enough to run a [[secondary school]] in the 16th century?
*...that a dispute over the [[Sudan]]ese area of '''[[Abyei]]''' may determine the fate of the 2005 [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] that ended the [[Second Sudanese Civil War|22-year civil war]]?
*...that a dispute over the [[Sudan]]ese area of '''[[Abyei]]''' may determine the fate of the 2005 [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] that ended the [[Second Sudanese Civil War|22-year civil war]]?

*...that the conditions at the [[chapel]] of '''[[St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn]]''' ''([[:Image:St Nicholas Tallinn.jpg|pictured]])'' in [[1703]] protected the unburied Duke [[Charles Eugène de Croÿ|Eugène de Croÿ]] from decaying and his body became an attraction remaining on display until [[1897]]?
*...that the conditions at the [[chapel]] of '''[[St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn]]''' ''([[:Image:St Nicholas Tallinn.jpg|pictured]])'' in [[1703]] protected the unburied Duke [[Charles Eugène de Croÿ|Eugène de Croÿ]] from decaying and his body became an attraction remaining on display until [[1897]]?
*...that the [[United States Supreme Court]] held in '''''[[Moyer v. Peabody]]''''' (1909) that the US government may imprison citizens without [[probable cause]] during an [[insurgency|insurrection]] so long as it acts in [[good faith]]?
*...that the [[United States Supreme Court]] held in '''''[[Moyer v. Peabody]]''''' (1909) that the US government may imprison citizens without [[probable cause]] during an [[insurgency|insurrection]] so long as it acts in [[good faith]]?
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*...that the '''[[Mourning of Muharram]]''', observed by [[Shi'a]] [[Islam|Muslims]], commemorates the anniversary of the death of [[Imam]] [[Husayn ibn Ali]] at the [[Battle of Karbala]] in [[680]]?
*...that the '''[[Mourning of Muharram]]''', observed by [[Shi'a]] [[Islam|Muslims]], commemorates the anniversary of the death of [[Imam]] [[Husayn ibn Ali]] at the [[Battle of Karbala]] in [[680]]?
*...that [[London]] will soon have a '''[[Walk of Fame (Dogs)|Walk of Fame for dogs]]'''?
*...that [[London]] will soon have a '''[[Walk of Fame (Dogs)|Walk of Fame for dogs]]'''?

*...that [[Anna Laetitia Barbauld]]'s (''[[:Image:BarbauldCameo.gif|pictured]]'') '''''[[Lessons for Children]]''''' (1778&ndash;79) revolutionized [[children's literature]], introducing what novelist [[Frances Burney]] called a "new walk"?
*...that [[Anna Laetitia Barbauld]]'s (''[[:Image:BarbauldCameo.gif|pictured]]'') '''''[[Lessons for Children]]''''' (1778&ndash;79) revolutionized [[children's literature]], introducing what novelist [[Frances Burney]] called a "new walk"?
*...that [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]'s musical '''''[[Primrose (musical)|Primrose]]''''' had its [[Broadway]] [[première]] more than sixty years after its 1924 London debut?
*...that [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]'s musical '''''[[Primrose (musical)|Primrose]]''''' had its [[Broadway]] [[première]] more than sixty years after its 1924 London debut?

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