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 * ... that the figure of Abbé Morio in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace was modeled on Scipione Piattoli, one of the drafters of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791?
 * ... that the Buryat people (pictured) use the alcoholic beverage tarasun in their religious ceremonies?
 * ... that Jambo OpenOffice was the first office suite in Swahili, a language spoken by about a hundred million people?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2012/January, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2012/January, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2012/January, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.