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 * ...that the only working, full sized, Caisson lock ever built, was on the Somerset Coal Canal at Combe Hay, Somerset in England between 1795 and 1805?
 * ...that Sten Rudholm is a member of the Swedish Academy and today the only living Swedish non-royal knight of the Order of the Seraphim?
 * ...that the French poet Georges de Brébeuf is most well-known for his verse translation of Lucan's Pharsalia which was warmly received by Pierre Corneille, but which was ridiculed by Nicolas Boileau?
 * ...that rational egoism is the idea that it is always in accordance with reason to pursue one's own interest, used by Ayn Rand as the rationale behind objectivism?
 * ...that Fred Sullivan (pictured) was the brother of Arthur Sullivan, who dedicated the hymn "The Lost Chord" to his memory? (Image:FredSullivan.jpg)
 * ...that the T-43 tank was devised as a replacement to the Soviet T-34 medium tank, but was scrapped in favour of simply improving the armament of the T-34?
 * ...that Agatha, mother of Saint Margaret of Scotland, could have been either a daughter of Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev or a daughter of the Bulgarian Tsar?
 * ...that Scouts' Day is a special day observed by members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement throughout the year when all Scouts re-affirm the Scout Promise?
 * ...that the Vitra Design Museum was American architect Frank Gehry's first European commission?
 * ...that the Stora Alvaret, a World Heritage Site on the island of Öland, Sweden, has rich biodiversity, even though the soil mantle on this 26,000 hectare limestone barren is less than two centimeters deep?
 * ...that the Common Inkcap (pictured), an edible mushroom, contains an Antabuse-like substance which renders it poisonous when consumed with alcohol? (Image:Faltentintling-1.jpg)
 * ...that according to Mongolian folklore, the escort that buried Genghis Khan committed suicide to make his grave impossible to find?
 * ...that although Saint-Porchaire ware began the French tradition of high ceramic art, only some seventy examples survive?
 * ...that the Soviet dramatist Nikolai Erdman was awarded the Stalin Prize at the period when he was not allowed to live in Moscow owing to his "criminal record"?
 * ...that "Kylie Said To Jason" was a deliberate attempt by then-cash-strapped British band The KLF to have a hit single, however it failed to enter the UK Top 100?
 * ...that Virginia politician Charles F. Mercer switched between five different political parties during his 22-year service in the United States Congress?
 * ...that the Collegio di Spagna (pictured), a college for Spanish students at the Italian University of Bologna, was founded in 1364 and counts Ignatius of Loyola and Miguel Cervantes among its alumni? (Image:Collegio-spagna3.jpg)
 * ...that the Curse of the Colonel refers to a reputed curse placed on the Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team by deceased KFC founder and mascot, Col. Harland Sanders?
 * ...that St Laurence Church, Ludlow, England has an extensive collection of medieval misericords and other wood carvings, but may be best known as poet A.E. Housman's gravesite?
 * ...that the influential French writers Jacques Rivière and Alain-Fournier both failed the entrance examination for Paris's École Normale Supérieure?
 * ...that Mykola Skrypnyk, who had promoted an independent Bolshevik Ukraine, and later led the Ukrainization program of the Ukrainian SSR, chose to shoot himself rather than recant his policies?
 * ...that Pagoda Street in Chinatown, Singapore was named after the pagoda-like gopuram of Sri Mariamman Temple?
 * ...that all buildings of the Vitra furniture factory in Germany have been designed by internationally renowned architects, including Frank O. Gehry? (Image:Vitra factory building, Frank Gehry.jpg)
 * ...that the Sarikoli language is often referred to as "Tajik", despite being only distantly related to Tajikistan's national language?
 * ...that Jyoti Prasad Agarwala is regarded as the father of Assamese cinema?
 * ...that the movement to secure the rights of Sami as an indigenous people in Norway was in large part made visible by civil disobedience?
 * ...that an early trial of the effectiveness of the Lagonda flamethrower as a deterrent to Luftwaffe dive bombing attacks on Merchant Navy vessels was utterly unsuccessful?
 * ...that when Krishna Mohan Banerjee, a member of the famous Young Bengal group in Kolkata, in British India, converted to Christianity in 1832, he lost his job in David Hare’s school?
 * ...that the Lainzer Tiergarten (pictured) is a 2,450-hectare (6,054-acre) wildlife preserve in the city of Vienna, Austria, and is home to approximately 1,000 wild boars? (Image:LainzerTiergarten1.jpg)
 * ...that the photograph Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath of a severely deformed, naked child was deliberately posed with the agreement of her mother to illustrate the terrible effects of Minamata disease, a form of mercury poisoning?
 * ...that, during the summer of four captains in 1988, Chris Cowdrey became only the second son to follow his father as captain of the English cricket team?
 * ...that Turkic-speaking Greeks of Georgia and Ukraine refer to themselves as Urums, a term which derives from the Arabic word for Roman?
 * ...that "Lopšinė Mylimai" is the least auspicious debut entry in Eurovision Song Contest history, finishing the 1994 Contest in last place without scoring a point?
 * ...that a tornado that hit Dantan in India on March 24, 1998 killed over 250 people?
 * ...that Łazienki Palace (pictured) was the site of the famous Thursday Dinners during the times of Enlightenment in Poland? (Image:4 Warszawa-Lazienki Krolewskie 144.jpg)
 * ...that Layman Pang, a wealthy merchant and Zen Buddhist in Tang Dynasty China, once put all of his possessions in a boat and sank them in a river?
 * ...that the 1985 trademark infringement case of Canfield v. Honickman, involving the makers of Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge soda, continues to be used as an example during the study of trademark product law in the U.S.?
 * ...that David Eldridge is the earliest known person of European descent to die in the Western Reserve, and the first person to be buried in the newly-created city of Cleveland?
 * ...that 19th century London song-writer Helen, Lady Dufferin was admired by Disraeli, compared with Helen of Troy in a poem by Browning, and had a village named after her?
 * ...that British Conservative MP Sir Ian Lloyd left his native South Africa in 1955 due to his opposition to apartheid, but was later called "Botha's mouthpiece" for his advocacy of closer links with South Africa to stimulate reform?
 * ...that a fountain (pictured) was built by the British colonial government to commemorate Tan Kim Seng's $13,000 contribution towards Singapore's first public waterworks? (Image:Tan Kim Seng Fountain 3, Aug 06.JPG)
 * ...that the name of the museum Na Bolom in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico is a pun playing on the Lacandón Maya word for house of the jaguar and the name of Danish mayanist Frans Blom, whose home it was?
 * ...that in one of the first tests of Hajile, an experimental British World War II retrorocket system, a gigantic block of concrete was dropped through the roof of the workshop from 2000 ft?
 * ...that sanitary sewer overflow is a common condition, mostly associated with heavy rainfall, leading to discharge of billions of gallons of raw sewage to the environment each year?
 * ...that Asif Hossain Khan, a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner at the age of just 15, was brutally beaten and seriously injured by the police of his own country?
 * ...that "Dziesma Par Laimi" is the only Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to be performed in Latvian?
 * ...that the Peachliner (pictured) people mover in Komaki, Japan was planned originally to carry 43,000 passengers daily, but only carried an average of 2670 per day during 15 years of operation? (Image:Peachliner.jpg)
 * ...that feminism in Poland is traditionally divided into seven historical periods, the first one dating to the beginning of the 19th century?
 * ...that Mauisaurus was the largest plesiosaur to roam New Zealand waters and that it gets its name from the Māori god Maui?
 * ...that Fredesvinda Garcia was a Cuban singer who recorded just one album, a year before her death?

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