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Did you know...

 * ...that a forage harvester is used to create silage feed for livestock?
 * ...that Norman architecture is a form of the Romanesque?
 * ...that the writers of the Encyclopédie were among the philosophes often in attendance at 18th-century French salons?
 * ...that there are several different kinds of baseball gloves, including catcher's mitts, pitcher's gloves, first basemen's gloves, and infielder and outfielder gloves?
 * ...that the Elton John-Bernie Taupin song "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the best-selling single of all time?
 * ...that some Trotskyists describe the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin as one of bureaucratic collectivism?
 * ...that the 1903 Tour de France often required riders to cycle through the night?
 * ...that scientist Arvid Carlsson won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work leading to the treatment of Parkinson's disease?
 * ...that the 1984 Summit Tunnel fire in England may have been the biggest underground fire in transportation history?
 * ...that within Superman's Fortress of Solitude there is an apartment set aside for Supergirl?
 * ...that the Germanenorden had an early influence on Nazi mysticism ?
 * ...that items which were "Banned in Boston" (censored) came to be seen as more sexy and attractive elsewhere?
 * ...that there are at least four methods of plastic welding?
 * ...that gender verification in sports is no longer practiced at the Olympic Games?
 * ...that the Supreme Court of Pakistan meets in Islamabad?
 * ...that the Venetian polychoral style arose because of the unique architectural and acoustical characteristics of St Mark's Basilica in Venice?
 * ...that Thomas Macaulay referred to Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times as "sullen Socialism"?
 * ...that public holidays in Greece include &#932;&#959; &#908;&#967;&#953;, the "Day of the 'No,'" which honors Greece's refusal to surrender to the Axis Powers in 1940?
 * ...that Louis Mountbatten invented Mountbatten pink, a camouflage paint used during World War II?
 * ...that a Greek hero cult usually focused on a great man of history (e.g. Oedipus) or the founder of a city (e.g. Battus of Cyrene)?
 * ...that The Sun Sessions album included all of the Elvis Presley tracks recorded by Sam Phillips?
 * ...that Chicago Tunnel Company was abandoned in 1959 and the tunnels flooded catastrophically in 1992?
 * ...that the people of Thailand use the Thai six-hour clock in addition to the usual 24-hour clock?
 * ...that Long Ashton Research Station closed in 2003 after having served agriculture and horticulture for exactly 100 years?
 * ...that actress Hunter Tylo sued producer Aaron Spelling and won after she was fired from Melrose Place?
 * ...that the name of the village Ynysybwl in south Wales is pronounced Un-is-u-bull?
 * ...that the supercontinent Pannotia lasted about 60 million years before dividing into four separate continents?
 * ...that when Lauri Lehtinen narrowly won his gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics, he was booed?
 * ...that nine Irishmen died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike?
 * ...that the coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the world's largest terrestrial arthropod?
 * ...that every film which actor John Cazale starred in received an Academy Award nomination for best picture?
 * ...that Lion Beer was Asia's first brand of beer?
 * ...that Joseph Guillemot, winner of the 5000 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was a pack-a-day smoker?
 * ...that the phantom island of Brazil of Irish mythology supposedly emerged from the mists only once every seven years?
 * ...that the State Historical Museum in Moscow, Russia has 1.7 million coins in its collection?
 * ...that the case Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company established the precedents for UK contract law?
 * ...that Cockaigne was a legendary peasant utopia of medieval Europe?
 * ...that the execution of Flor Contemplacion strained relations between Singapore and the Philippines?
 * ...that a madrigale spirituale is a madrigal with a spiritual rather than secular topic?
 * ...that a Baja Bug is a Volkswagen Beetle that has been modified to operate on sand dunes?
 * ...that there are fewer than 2000 Indian Rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros unicornis) left in the wild?
 * ...that podestà was a powerful position in medieval cities in northern Italy?
 * ...that Mike Woodin was the Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales for six years and a city councillor for Oxford for 10 years?
 * ...that the bulb of the Chlorogalum pomeridianum (wavy-leafed soap plant) reportedly can be used to stun fish and to treat rheumatism?
 * ...that the Mexican War of Independence resulted in an unlikely alliance between liberales and conservadores?
 * ...that NHS Primary Care Trust are statutory bodies responsible for delivering improvements to their local area in the UK National Health Service?
 * ...that the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been resumed more times than any other?
 * ...that bone age is usually determined by examining X-rays of the long bones?
 * ...that the Brimstone anti-tank guided missile, is carried by three Royal Air Force aircraft types?
 * ...that the men's tournament of football at the 2004 Summer Olympics was played by "U-23" (under 23-years-old) player) teams, with up to three over-age players allowed per team?