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 * ...that King Christian IV of Denmark was probably the most notable person in history to be afflicted with the hair disease known as Polish plait?
 * ...that Edgeworth's limit theorem examines the range of possible outcomes resulting from barter or free market exchange between groups of traders of various sizes?
 * ...that actress Michele Lee appeared in four episodes of Knots Landing without pay when the show suffered a budgeting problem?
 * ...that the United States' National Governors Association serves as a key interface between state governments and the federal government?
 * ...that the Smyth Report was the first official administrative history written on the development of the first atomic weapons?
 * ...that songwriter Billy Steinberg spent more than a year trying to find someone to record his song "Like a Virgin" before it was accepted by Madonna?
 * ...that in 1975 a freak typhoon caused the Banqiao Dam in China's Henan province to fail, killing over 200,000 people?
 * ...that American Lions were probably cave lions who crossed the Bering land bridge into Alaska?
 * ...that several species of cordgrass have become invasive, especially on the West Coast of the United States?
 * ...that Nicci French is the pseudonym for a pair of London journalists, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who write psychological thrillers together?
 * ...that Maximón, a saint venerated in the highlands of Guatemala, drinks whiskey, smokes cigarettes and grants prayers for revenge?
 * ...that the Weaubleau-Osceola structure is the largest exposed untectonized impact crater in the United States?
 * ...that female Wrinkled Hornbills build nests in treeholes, then plaster over the holes, trapping themselves inside for months?
 * ...that the Curse of Billy Penn is an alleged curse that may explain the failures of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania professional sports teams?
 * ...that scaly leg is a bird disease caused by mites, and can be treated with petroleum jelly?
 * ...that the Konopiště château (castle), the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, houses a large collection of antlers?
 * ...that the Ryan X-13 Vertijet aircraft landed by using a hook on its nose to hang itself on a wire?
 * ...that Ambloplites species are native to a region extending from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to the lower Mississippi River basin in the United States?
 * ...that Esteban Huertas, a general who led Panama to independence, appears in a Scrooge McDuck comic?
 * ...that the London Warehouse Theatre was threatened with closure after an Arts Council grant was withdrawn in 1984, but that closure was averted when the London Borough of Croydon and the Greater London Council agreed to replace the grant?
 * ...that Miliaria is a skin disease marked by small and itchy rashes and is commonly found in infants?
 * ...that for over a thousand years Trajan's Bridge was the longest bridge ever built?
 * ...that Lyndon B. Johnson announced his hiring of Jerri Whittington, the first African-American White House secretary, by arranging for her to appear on the TV game show What's My Line?
 * ...that the Cryolophosaurus is informally known as the Elvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resembles Elvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut?
 * ...that the Long-tailed Broadbill is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus?
 * ...that the 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery to get the 2002 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City, Utah?
 * ...that the large positive void coefficient of the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl was a major factor in causing the Chernobyl disaster?
 * ...that Luigi Fagioli had a one of auto racing's most famous rivalries with Louis Chiron in the 1930s?
 * ...that Sutton Foster was pulled from the chorus to replace the leading lady during the pre-Broadway tryout of Thoroughly Modern Millie?
 * ...that Hubie Brown resigned as coach from the Memphis Grizzlies on Thanksgiving Day 2004?
 * ...that militant Welsh nationalists planted bombs to protest against the 1969 investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales?
 * ...that Harlequin Valentine opens with a literal heart being nailed to a door in a modern retelling of the classic Commedia dell'arte?
 * ...that a security token can also store cryptographic keys and biometric data?
 * ...that a gravity hill is a location where an out-of-gear car can appear to roll up a hill?
 * ...that many of the glassware produced by Wheaton Industries are on display at the Museum of American Glassware at Wheaton Village?
 * ...that Ardre image stones were used as paving under the wooden floors of a local church in the Ardre parish of Gotland?
 * ...that some people in the BDSM community are sexually aroused by being gagged?
 * ...that Hit Parade was Spirit of the West's final release for Warner Music Canada?
 * ...that Braeriach is the third-highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui?
 * ...that the real name of drummer Mel Lewis was Melvin Sokoloff?
 * ...that France was the first nation to issue official postage due stamps in 1859?
 * ...that Kaa's Hunting is an 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling featuring Mowgli?
 * ...that the samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga led the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the Americas and Europe in 1615?
 * ...that Cloudland Canyon State Park straddles a gorge cut into the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, where the elevation differs from 1,980 to 800 feet?
 * ... that 24-hour comics have become so popular that there is now a holiday for it on April 24?
 * ...that motorcyclist Jo Siffert was killed in an end-of-season non-championship F1 race on October 24, 1971 at Brands Hatch?
 * ...that cabinets of curiosities were early centers for artifacts of natural history?
 * ...that the Mi'kmaq people used a pictorial writing scheme?
 * ...that Egg Banking plc is now the world's largest "pure" online bank, meaning it is only accessible from the Internet?
 * ...that reed valves are made of thin flexible metal or fiberglass strips?