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... that when the Japanese visual novel Memories Off was released for the PlayStation Portable, it shared its opening theme song with the visual novel Memories Off 2nd for the same system?
... that although Gretna F.C. 2008 represents the town of Gretna, Scotland in association football, it has never played there, instead playing its home games eight miles away in Annan?
... that the namesake of the Minnie Hill Palmer House was born there in 1886 and remained in the 1970s, still tending her garden, then located adjacent to a golf course, with an antique hand plow?
... that 1994's Hurricane Gilma is the most intense Pacific hurricane to occur in July?
... that the lyrics of Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast, the royal anthem of Denmark, first appeared in an 18th-century vaudeville play by Johannes Ewald?
... that Winston Churchill lost his first election, the Oldham by-election of 1899, after promising to vote first for, then against, the Clerical Tithes Bill?
... that the Amethyst Initiative, signed by over a hundred college presidents, seeks reconsideration of alcohol drinking age laws in the United States?
... that the underground Home Army courier, Irena Adamowicz, provided communication and moral support for the Jewish ghettos of several distant cities during the occupation of Poland?
... that Nollaig Ó Gadhra's biography of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley is regarded as one of the most comprehensive biographies ever written in the Irish language?
... that The Gift, the last novel written by Vladimir Nabokov in Russian, was initially poorly received and partially rejected?
... that sang piao xiao is praying mantis egg case used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat impotence and premature ejaculation?
... that a phrase from poet Rosemonde Gérard became well-known when a jeweler engraved it on a medallion?
... that the Bulgarian village of Petrevene celebrates "Watermelon Day" every August?
... that the Mitsubishi Type 73 Light Trucks were made bulletproof for the Japanese military deployed in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq?
... that Redruth railway station was only moved to its present site when a viaduct was built 61 feet (19 m) above the streets of the town?
... that seeding trials are a marketing technique, conducted in the name of research, designed to create loyalty and advocacy towards a brand?
... that Bagheera kiplingi, named after the black panther Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, is the only spider species known to subsist on a mostly vegetarian diet?
... that the King road drag, a road grader widely used across North America for grading dirt roads in the early 20th century, was invented by D. Ward King?
... that former Major League Baseball player Kid Durbin, who was a baker at a restaurant after his career, died only one day after his 57th birthday due to coronary thrombosis?
... that Mark Twain and General Custer visited P. T. Barnum in Iranistan?
... that Ruby Bundleflower, an abundant weed in parts of Mexico, produces beans used in salsa?
... that NTR Gardens , which was built in the memory of actor-politician N. T. Rama Rao, was actually a water body until 1994?
... that the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum had to auction off the world's largest mastodon skull to pay a defamation judgement after the curator made disparaging Internet comments about former partners?
... that Joseph McGahn, an obstetrician elected to the New Jersey Senate, was eulogized by The New York Times as the "principal architect" of legislation bringing casino gambling to Atlantic City?
... that Augustasaurus' name comes from the mountain range of northwestern Nevada, where its fossilized bones were first discovered?
... that although routine annual medical examinations are popular with the public, there is limited evidence of their effectiveness and they are considered inadvisable by some health organisations?
... that INSOR is the only non-government organization headed by president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev?
... that Kay Cannon, a writer for 30 Rock, appeared in an episode of the series "Episode 209", as a Human Table?
... that early in World War I, the cargo ship SS Montanan of the then-neutral United States, was fired upon and stopped by a Japanese warship?
... that while Sulla's reforms in 82BC attempted to constitutionally strengthen the Roman Senate, it was his rule by dictatorship that ultimately became the model for Imperial Rome?
... that the Supreme Court of Christmas Island once said the islanders live in a "legal twilight" because ancient Singaporean law applies to an Australian island?
... that steel guitarist John Hughey was known for the "crying sound" of his playing, which relied heavily on the instrument's upper range?
... that Allen Bares, a former member of the Louisiana State Legislature, was awarded the Medal of Merit by France for promotion of the French language?
... that Harlan Kredit was the first teacher from the U.S. state of Washington to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame?
... that according to Hindu tradition, donation of a kamandalu in funeral rituals ensures the deceased has ample drinking water in his after-life journey?
... that mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of Niels Bohr, won a silver medal in football at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
... that the Oslo City Council bought the city's two private street tram companies in 1924, and merged them into what would become Oslo Sporveier?
... that the steam tugboat William C Daldy is credited with saving the partially constructed Auckland Harbour Bridge during a 1958 storm?
... that while Bruce Springsteen's song "One Step Up" is about a relationship breaking up, the backing vocal was sung by his future wife Patti Scialfa?
... that Phacelia sericea is a native subalpine perennial plant listed by the Federal Highway Administration for roadside landscaping in Colorado?
... that Anglo-Irish baronet Sir Thomas Chapman lived part of his life under the name of Thomas Lawrence and was the father of Lawrence of Arabia?
... that the 2000-seater laser auditorium at Hyderabad's Lumbini Park is the first of its kind in India?
... that Steve Grilli is credited as the losing pitcher in the longest professional baseball game after he gave up a run in the thirty-third inning?
... that a type of cast net was used by gladiators in Ancient Rome in a parody of fishing?
... that Uncle Tupelo's 1990 album No Depression is so associated with alternative country that its title is sometimes used as a synonym for the genre?
... that Prince Carl of Denmark landed at Vippetangen when he arrived in Norway to assume the throne in 1905?
... that film producer Shauna Robertson became an assistant to filmmaker Mike Binder after meeting him at the summer camp memorialized in his 1993 film Indian Summer?
... that the battleship Illinois , exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, was actually a full scale, detailed replica made of brick and cement?
... that Giovanni Battista Bugatti executed 516 people between 1796 and 1865 on behalf of the Papal States?
... that the Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House in New Paltz, New York, is the last 18th-century stone house in the area still owned by the same family that built it?
... that Marie Heim-Vögtlin, Switzerland's first woman physician, was required by law to have her husband's consent in order to be allowed to work?
... that 66th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan was once proposed by Donald Trump as the site of a 150-story building that would have been the world's tallest?
... that Lactarius blennius has been described by various mycologists as edible, inedible and even poisonous?
... that the North Baltimore Aquatic Club has produced seven Olympians, including Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff?
... that in the 30 Rock episode "Fireworks", series writers Kay Cannon and Dave Finkel briefly appeared as a married couple?
... that the Obelisk of Theodosius , installed in Istanbul since 390, was originally erected in Egypt by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC?
... that W. Otto Miessner founded the first public high school band in the United States in Connersville, Indiana?
... that Tsar Alexander I of Russia was so impressed with Willem Benjamin Craan’s map of the Battle of Waterloo he awarded the Dutch cartographer a precious ring?
... that in the papal election, 1198 the new pope was elected per scrutinium for the first time?
... that "Jack-Tor", an episode of 30 Rock, was the first episode of the series to air as part of NBC's "Comedy Night Done Right"?
... that after New York Mets second baseman Kelvin Chapman made his Major League Baseball debut in 1979, he had to spend more than four years in the minor leagues before returning to the majors?
... that Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei established Scandinavia's first electric tramway in 1894?
... that New Jersey State Senator Frank S. Farley was a key force behind the creation of the Garden State Parkway, derided by North Jersey legislators as "Farley's Folly"?
... that Meller's Chameleon catches insects and birds 50 cm (20 inches) away with its tongue?
... that Charlie Gardiner is the only goaltender to captain his team to a Stanley Cup victory?
... that in 1935, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus founded the International Institute of Social History in the Netherlands to avoid destruction of socialist history documents by Nazi Germany?
... that during the unusually long 15-day track of Tropical Storm Allison, the storm attained tropical or subtropical storm status on three separate occasions?
... that the tides at Kachemak Bay, Alaska have an average vertical difference of fifteen feet, and recorded extremes of twenty eight feet?
... that Kentucky Senator Archibald Dixon was primarily responsible for the repeal of the slavery restrictions of the Missouri Compromise in Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory?
... that Guy de Bourgogne was violently disrobed by members of his militia upon his election as Pope Callixtus II by the papal election of 1119?
... that the soundtracks to FlatOut and FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage include five songs by English rock music group No Connection?
... that Celebrity Bainisteoir is an Irish reality programme about managing Gaelic football clubs?
... that one of the works of Maya Angelou, Georgia, Georgia (1972), was the first film to be written and produced by an African American woman?
... that to combat illegal entry by foreign nationals, India and China are currently building security barriers at their borders with Bangladesh and North Korea respectively?
... that shrines dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya usually face east, but the one at the Kasivisvesvara Temple in Lakkundi, Karnataka faces west?
... that stencils known as Empègue were placed by youths on houses in Beauvoisin, France in August 2000?
... that the rare fallopian tube cancer is more prevalent in carriers of the BRCA1 and 2 mutations?
... that the Russian Tax Code was hastened into legislation in 1998 due to a growing financial crisis?
... that not only did the village of Wattstown suffer two mining disasters at the same colliery, but both were explosions caused by the unauthorised use of blasting materials?
... that in 1965 Rankin M. Smith, Sr. paid a then unprecedented 8.5 million dollars for the ownership of the Atlanta Falcons, a team in the NFL?
... that Jerzy Sosnowski, a top Polish spy in Weimar Germany, caused two of his two lovers, each a German noble woman, to be executed by the axe?
... that the U.S. and Canadian ships escorting the British merchant ships of Convoy ON-67 in 1942 had one working radar between them, lacked sufficient binoculars and had never operated together before?
the Photuris pennsylvanica , a species of lightning bug, is Pennsylvania's state insect?
... that newspaper writer Constance Drexel gained notoriety by falsely claiming that she was a member of Philadelphia's Drexel family?
... that the Anglo-Zanzibar War, considered the shortest war in history, lasted around forty minutes?
... that New York State Route 192 and its suffixed route, 192A, were two of only three decommissioned routes in Franklin County's section of Adirondack Park?
... that the Israeli mafia have extended their activities to foreign countries like the United States, South Africa, and the Netherlands?
... that Petticoat Hill, a nature reserve in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, is said to be named after laundry hung on a clothesline?
... that England's Tom Brittleton is the oldest footballer ever to play a competitive match for Sheffield Wednesday?
... that the 430-foot-tall (131 m) Kyoto Tower is the tallest man-made structure in the city of Kyoto, Japan?
... that Temple Beth Israel of Niagara Falls, New York was subject to repeated attacks leading to a federal investigation?
... that mazzatello—a method of execution employed in the Papal States in the 18th and 19th centuries—involved smashing a mallet into the head of the condemned?
... that Pinoy is a demonym referring to Filipino people in the United States, the Philippines and around the world?
... that the wild mushroom Lactarius piperatus, which oozes peppery milk when cut, has been used in the treatment of viral warts?
... that the Archdiocese of New York fought unsuccessfully to have the National Museum of Catholic Art and History remove the word "Catholic" from its name?
... that some lava flows at the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in British Columbia, Canada include unique, small, green nodules that come from the mantle?
... that the Joseph H. Rainey House , was the Georgetown, South Carolina home of the first black United States Congressman, a former slave?
... that the New Voices Campaign of PICO National Network is attempting to repeat at the national level the success of its California Project in giving low-income communities influence on public policy?
... that a feather attributed to the ancestor of the Antillean Piculet has been found in 25 million year old amber?
... that a show horse belonging to Rielle Hunter was killed as part of an insurance fraud scheme, and that the event was adapted as part of the novel Story of My Life?
... that the sinking of the year-old American cargo ship SS Washingtonian with her $1,000,000 cargo of raw sugar in January 1915 contributed to a 9% rise in the price of sugar in the United States?
... that Seymour Reit, co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost, claimed that Da Vinci had painted two Mona Lisas, one of which was in a bank vault in New Jersey?
... that Kristiania Sporveisselskab established the first tramway in Oslo, Norway, in 1875?
... that the 6th century Mahakuta group of temples in Karnataka, India, exhibit pan-Indian architectural forms?
... that the discovery of 189 fossils of the mid-Cambrian Odontogriphus thrust it into the centre of a heated debate about the evolution of molluscs, annelids and brachiopods?
... that Operation Strikeback had the first use of single-sideband voice communications for tactical operations by the U.S. Navy?
... that the 1298 collapse of the Gran Tavola papal depository bank devastated the economy of Siena for decades?
... that Travel + Leisure named Wasque ("way-squee") on Chappaquiddick the number one beach in New England?
... that Joseph II of the Holy Roman Empire was allowed to enter the papal conclave, 1769, in spite of restriction of the attendance to cardinals?
... that Tiptree Windmill has walls that are 4 feet (1.22 m) thick?
... that a laboratory accident by S. Donald Stookey led to the invention of CorningWare?
... that John Webb's Mill, Thaxted has walls 4 feet (1.22 m) thick at the base, and that it was used for a time as a Scout hut?
... that photorejuvenation has been successfully used to improve the appearance of rosacea and reduce the redness associated with it?
... that Ratsimilaho established the Betsimisaraka who make up 15% of Madagascar's population?
... that Pierre Trudeau was "known to paddle" the Kazabazua River in Quebec?
... that the Venetian Theatre in Hillsboro, Oregon, was renamed as the Town Theater in 1956 only to be renamed again as the Venetian in 2008?
... that the Duty to God Award gets its name from passage Alma 7:22 in the Book of Mormon?
... that fashion designer Tory Burch, who has dated numerous celebrities and socialites, has a mother who dated Steve McQueen and a father who dated Grace Kelly?
... that the 1964 film Man in the 5th Dimension was shown in the 70mm Todd-AO widescreen process exclusively at the Billy Graham Pavilion during the 1964 New York World's Fair?
... that an HM V-type tram on the Helsinki tram network was converted into a pub, renumbered to 175 and renamed Spårakoff in honour of the 175th anniversary of the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff?
... that pseudodementia is a condition in older people where a treatable psychiatric illness such as depression may mimic dementia?
... that the winners of Oxford's Gaisford Prize for Greek Verse include the fictional Duke of Dorset in Max Beerbohm's 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson?
... that in 1937, Oscar Garcia Rivera, Sr. became the first Puerto Rican to hold public office in the United States?
... that a flower robot mimics the appearance of a common flower and contains simple sensing and home appliance functionalities, thus making it a service robot?
... that Harriet Burns designed the original prototype models of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, Pirates of the Caribbean and New Orleans Square?
... that Sultan Mohammed IV drowned in the Agdal Gardens near Marrakesh in 1873 when his steam launch capsized in the Sahraj el-Hana (Tank of Health)?
... that SS Dakotan , a 1910 American cargo ship, was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease during World War II and continued sailing into the 1960s?
... that James Russell Lowell's satirical poem A Fable for Critics (1848) made fun of many poets of the day, including himself?
... that the book Passionate Minds is a novel about Voltaire and his mistress Émilie du Châtelet?
... that American physician John Ziegler pioneered anabolic steroids but later said "... healthy athletes are putting themselves in the same category as drug addicts. It's a disgrace. Who plays sports for fun anymore?"
... that Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus is being released for the 15th anniversary of the original manga, Dengeki Bunko?
... that one member of the Dughlats, Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat, conquered lands belonging to other members of the Dughlat clan?
... that Elizabeth Howe was one of nineteen people found guilty of practicing witchcraft and executed in the Salem witch trials?
... that Jimmy Jack returned to his hometown of Perth after an argument with his The Black Balloon co-writer?
... that when scholar Spencer Barrett’s tax return was challenged, he showed that to understand a text of Pindar he had to know how Mount Etna had appeared to a passing sailor?
... that in 2008, the German Federation of Internal Medicine awarded its highest honor to Hans Joachim Sewering‎, a former Nazi?
... that Willie Mitchell won the Michigan High School basketball championship in 1992 and 1993, but lost to his future Wolverines teammate Robert Traylor in 1994?
... that Irish television celebrity Bazil Ashmawy was born in Libya and is half Egyptian?
... that following Neil Dewar’s transfer from the club, a Manchester United director was forced to resign due to his daughter eloping with the player?
... that pomologist Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick devoted separate monographs to cherries, grapes, peaches, pears, and plums?
... that the Rufous Songlark is an Australian songbird that sometimes ends up as roadkill?
...that Sir William Gregory was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons in 1679 after only a year in parliament?
... that the sawmill in Aumond, Quebec, built in 1862, also provided electricity and remained in operation until 1989?
... that Tropical Storm Andrew, which caused 50 deaths, was the deadliest storm of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season?
... that Francis Coleman worked as a conductor, magazine editor and musical director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet before, at age 29, producing CBC's coverage of Elizabeth II's coronation?
... that Amherst College president Arthur Stanley Pease was an "indefatigable pedestrian" and mountaineer who studied plants in the White Mountains?
... that Kevin Smith, a fan of the Degrassi franchise, had to cancel an appearance in the Next Generation pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion"?
... that adventurer Martin Johnson died when a Western Air Express Boeing 247 crashed into Pinetos Peak, but his wife Osa continued their lecture tour in a wheelchair despite neck and back injuries?
... that ethnic Dayaks in Borneo resorted to the ancient practice of headhunting to chase away migrant Madurese during the Sampit conflict in 2001?
... that Sherman Maxwell, who is believed to be the first African American sportscaster, was rarely paid for his radio broadcasts?
... that during the 30 Rock episode "Cleveland", scenes set in Cleveland, Ohio were actually filmed in Battery Park City in Manhattan?
... that Charles T. Barney, president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, committed suicide after the collapse of his company sparked the Panic of 1907?
... that the People's Republic of China made its Olympic debut at the 1952 Summer Games, but the team arrived in Helsinki too late to compete except for one race by a single swimmer?
... that the election of Pope Urban VI, the last non-cardinal to become pope, by the papal conclave, 1378 precipitated the Western Schism?
... that E.E. Cummings was inspired to write Santa Claus: A Morality after reuniting with his daughter, Nancy?
... that Stylianos Pattakos, a principal of the 21 April 1967 coup in Greece, after his conviction at the Greek junta trials, enjoyed amenities such as a pond with 21 goldfish while imprisoned?
... that Charles Sawyer Russell commanded the 28th Regiment United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War, which suffered nearly fifty percent casualties at the Battle of the Crater?
... that Bulgarians in Romania helped construct the Black Church in Braşov, Transylvania?
... that Queen Victoria had the ancient Stewart Sapphire set into the Imperial State Crown in 1838?
... that the cape of Inamuragasaki was so named for its similarity in shape to a stack of rice at harvest time?
... that in 1895, the North Star Mine Powerhouse's Pelton wheel was the largest in the world?
... that Will Dockery, by building Dockery Plantation , home of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, was fundamental to the development of the blues?
...that Edwin Thumboo's 1979 poem Ulysses by the Merlion has influenced so many other Singaporean poets, it is joked that a true Singapore poet has to have written a "Merlion poem"?
... that, on opening night of Samuel Johnson's Irene, audiences cried "Murder!" after seeing the main character strangled on stage?
... that while in Venezuela for the Winter Leagues current Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gary Glover was robbed at gunpoint?
... that SS Pennsylvanian, an American cargo ship, was one of the first two steamships to travel eastbound through the Panama Canal after it opened in August 1914?
... that the population of Conquista, Minas Gerais decreased due to falling global demand for coffee, and the need for workers to create Brasilia?
... that New Zealand politician John Key once promised Grey Power, a lobbyist group for people over 50, that he would resign if he ever lowered the superannuation?
... that although Paul Gondjout founded the Gabonese Democratic Bloc, Léon M'ba soon overthrew him?
... that the potoos of the Neotropics have slits in their eyelids so that they can watch for danger without opening their large conspicuous eyes?
... that German biologist Hubert Markl, who received the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 1992, was President of the Max Planck Society from 1996 to 2002?
... that the disappearance of Ann Gotlib in broad daylight in 1983 helped spur the creation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children?
... that medieval art from Quedlinburg was discovered in a mineshaft, and stolen by a soldier who had taken art appreciation classes?
... that unlike other cuckoos, the Chestnut-breasted Malkoha does not lay its eggs in other birds' nests?
... that champion shooter Abhinav Bindra is the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at any Olympic Games?