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 * ...that the dome of  St. Francis de Sales church in Philadelphia is a prime example of the Guastavino tile arch system?
 * ...that credit and royalties for the 1968 Arthur Brown song "Fire" had to be shared due to similarities to another song, "Baby, You're a Long Way Behind"?
 * ...that the Wrinkled Toadlet (pictured) is also commonly known as the Chubby Gungan? (Image:Uperoleia rugosa.JPG)
 * ...that Japanese historian and economist Taguchi Ukichi has often been referred to as the Adam Smith of Japan?
 * ...that Slimey the Worm is the smallest character on Sesame Street?
 * ...that the Leather cannon was an early 17th century attempt of making a mobile cannon that would bridge the gap between muskets and heavy stationary artillery?
 * ...that California's Rubicon Point Light, at 6300 ft above sea level, is the highest lighthouse in the United States?
 * ...that National Political Institutes of Education, elite secondary schools in Nazi Germany, only accepted students considered to be "racially flawless" and therefore did not admit pupils who needed glasses or had bad hearing?
 * ...that Halltorps Manor (pictured) on Öland island has been the site of a Viking settlement, a royal game reserve used by Swedish kings, and a medieval manor house? (Image:Olandborgholmruin.jpg)
 * ...that the failed Pakistan coup attempt of 1995 aimed to establish an Islamic caliphate in Pakistan by overthrowing prime minister Benazir Bhutto?
 * ...that Hurricane Alberto of 2000 completed the largest loop ever observed over the Atlantic Ocean?
 * ...that the Himalayan Brown Bear is considered the source of the legend of the Yeti?
 * ...that the Largo, a Socialist Classicism complex in central Sofia, Bulgaria, accommodates a number of state institutions?
 * ...that William Garwood, an American silent film actor, starred in 149 films in under 10 years&mdash;between 1909 and 1919?
 * ...that during the Ulm Campaign (pictured) in 1805, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte eliminated an entire Austrian army by capturing 60,000 troops? (Image:Ulm capitulation.jpg)
 * ...that the first American ship sunk in World War II hit a German mine off Cape Otway in the Southern Ocean?
 * ...that Hugh Talbot was roundly panned for his performance as Frederic in the premiere of The Pirates of Penzance?
 * ...that the Xiao'erjing is a system of writing Sinitic languages such as Mandarin in the Arabic script?
 * ...that a co-founder of the Slavophile movement, Ivan Kireevsky, turned for wisdom to the elders of the Optina Monastery, rather than to Western philosophers?
 * ...that Mölle (pictured), a coastal harbour town in southwest Sweden, was built from fishing wealth, but now hosts high technology conferences? (Image:Molleharbour.jpg)
 * ...that wearing the Gandhi cap became a steadfast tradition during the Indian independence movement that is continued by Indian politicians to this day?
 * ...that John de Havilland was one of only two officers at the College of Arms to have been born in the United States?
 * ...that experiments with winged tanks, meant to glide into a drop zone and provide support for airborne forces, were tried but abandoned by several military forces?
 * ...that the Sevso Treasure is a hoard of silver objects from the late Roman Empire?
 * ...that Tadeusz Hołówko became one of the first victims of the assassination campaign carried out by the members of the radical Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists despite his relatively moderate stance in the Polish-Ukrainian conflict?
 * ...that a recent fire in the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine (traditional Ukrainian church pictured) was set to cover up the theft of 18th-century cassones? (Image:Pirogiv church.jpg)
 * ...that British Admiral of the Fleet Michael Pollock, was gunnery officer on the HMS Norfolk when she fought the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst during the Battle of North Cape?
 * ...that a statue stands where Matangini Hazra was shot in 1942 during the Quit India Movement?
 * ...that BŻ-1 GIL was the first Polish experimental helicopter?
 * ...that the English nursery rhyme Bobby Shafto was an electioneering song by the 18th Century British MP, Robert Shafto?
 * ...that when Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, Confederate Brig Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga, Lincoln's White House went into mourning?
 * ...that Boletus calopus, a European mushroom, derives its scientific name from the Ancient Greek for "pretty foot," referring to its attractive stalk? (Image:Boletus calopus.jpg)
 * ... that 17th-century Mughal subahdar Shaista Khan conquered Chittagong and ousted the British East India Company from Bengal over a trade dispute?
 * ...that a subtlety was an elaborate medieval dish that was supposed to entertain and surprise diners with extravagant decorations or by imitating other types of food?
 * ...that the Paramarines was a short-lived parachute-trained unit of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, but its members were never dropped by parachute into combat?
 * ... that the website Machinima.com got its name when the founder misspelled his original portmanteau of machine and cinema and liked the new version better?
 * ...that Harriett Everard (pictured) was hit by a piece of falling scenery during rehearsals for The Pirates of Penzance, and likely never fully recovered from her injuries? (Image:HarriettEverard.jpg)
 * ...that the immortal DNA strand hypothesis was proposed in 1975 by John Cairns as a mechanism for adult stem cells to minimize mutations in their genomes?
 * ...that Bolko II of Świdnica was the last independent duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia?
 * ...that Bearcat Stadium of Northwest Missouri State University, originally opened in 1917, is the oldest stadium of any NCAA Division II school?
 * ...that Bellot Strait is a 2 km passage of water separating Somerset Island from the northernmost point on mainland North America?
 * ...that Kanken Toyama, who developed the Shudokan school of karate, was originally an elementary school teacher?
 * ...that "My Star" was the first song that Latvia entered into the Eurovision Song Contest, making them the last of the Baltic states to debut at Eurovision?
 * ...that Russian playwright Pavel Katenin (pictured) was deported from St. Petersburg in 1822 for booing a favourite actress of the city's governor, Count Miloradovich? (File:Pavel Katenin (1792-1853).jpg)
 * ...that psychedelic rock group Circus Maximus was the launching point for the career of country musician Jerry Jeff Walker?
 * ...that French Olympic shooter Léon Moreaux won his first of seven Olympic medals at the age of 38?
 * ...that, in opposition to the orthodox architectural canon, a giant undulating apse occupies the entire east façade of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Svishtov?
 * ...that Marcelo Piñeyro's second film, Wild Horses, was the second-highest-attended film in Argentina during 1995, and was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York?
 * ...that the King/Drew Medical Centre, a major public hospital in South Central Los Angeles, was founded in response to the 1965 Watts Riots?
 * ...That Adeline Countess of Cardigan and Lancastre the widow of the anti-hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade kept her coffin in the house and  would often lie in it, asking for opinions on her appearance?

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