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{{*mp}}...that [[Germany|German]] poet and playwright '''[[Klabund]]''' was charged with [[treason]] for calling for the abdication of [[William II, German Emperor|William II]] in an open letter? |
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{{*mp}}...that [[Indonesia]]n [[Indonesian National Revolution|freedom fighter]] '''[[Ernest Douwes Dekker]]''' is related to the famous [[Dutch]] writer, [[Multatuli|Eduard Douwes Dekker]], and that during his youth he volunteered on the [[Boer]]s' side during the [[Second Boer War]] in [[South Africa]]? |
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{{*mp}}...that [[Air Chief Marshal]] '''[[Lewis Hodges|Sir Lewis Hodges]]''' was awarded two [[Distinguished Service Order|DSOs]] and a Bar to his [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] for flying secret missions for [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] in Europe and the Far East in the [[Second World War]]? |
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{{*mp}}...that over the years, two officers have quit their jobs over purported [[paranormal]] activity at the '''[[George Stickney House]]''', home to the [[Bull Valley, Illinois]] Police Department? |
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{{*mp}}...that '''[[Stephen Maylad]]''' secured his position as [[Rulers of Transylvania|Voivode]] of [[Transylvania]] with the help of [[Petru Rareş]], who later doomed him to a wretched death in the [[Walls of Constantinople|Yedikule]] dungeons? |
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{{*mp}}...that American [[papermaking]] authority '''[[Dard Hunter]]''' published a volume created entirely by himself—including its [[paper]], [[typography|type]] design, [[typesetting]], and [[printing]]? |
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* ... that the '''[[Radcliffe Telescope]]''' was the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere when it was completed in 1948? |
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* ... that author [[Ron Chernow]] was reluctant to write '''[[Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.|a biography of John D. Rockefeller]]''' until being shown a 1,700-page transcript of three years' worth of private interviews with him? |
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* ... that on February 3, 1986, [[African Independence Party (Burkina Faso)|African Independence Party]] leaders [[Adama Touré (SONABEL trade unionist)|Adama Touré]] and '''[[Adama Touré (PAI general secretary)|Adama Touré]]''' were released from detention? |
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Toe used in the Sourtoe Cocktail
- ... that a human toe used for cocktails (pictured) is one of many body parts that are tourist attractions?
- ... that a novel about Madagascar's colonization, which the author was aware was impossible to publish under colonial rule, was finally published decades after his suicide?
- ... that working broadcast journalists were used as extras for the portions of the Doctor Who episode "73 Yards" that were filmed at the BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House?
- ... that plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the 1989 Japanese film Beijing Watermelon on location were cancelled after the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre occurred mid-production?
- ... that the Radcliffe Telescope was the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere when it was completed in 1948?
- ... that the marine fungal species Parengyodontium album only breaks down polyethylene plastics that have been exposed to ultraviolet light?
- ... that author Ron Chernow was reluctant to write a biography of John D. Rockefeller until being shown a 1,700-page transcript of three years' worth of private interviews with him?
- ... that the Green Bay Packers once defeated a team of all-stars chosen from the rest of the league?
- ... that on February 3, 1986, African Independence Party leaders Adama Touré and Adama Touré were released from detention?