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Phoenician arrowheads with inscriptions (12th–11th century BC)

... that the earliest-known Phoenician inscriptions (examples pictured) were found near Bethlehem?
... that women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony spoke twice at the now defunct Academy of Music in Sioux City, Iowa, during the 1870s?
... that upon his rescue, Alexander Armstrong retrieved his journal against his captain's orders, and its publication contradicted the captain's claims about their chances of survival?
... that Jesse Fuller's first release of his song "You're No Good" was more than a year after Bob Dylan had included it on his debut album?
... that when reggae musician Bob Marley was arrested in London for cannabis possession, he falsely told the police he lived in Collingham Gardens?
... that in 1948, Thomas Yarborough became the first African American to be elected as a city council member in California?
... that U.S. sanctions against Iran have adversely impacted Iranian children with epidermolysis bullosa, among other patients?
... that Lillian Chase became interested in diabetes after meeting the first patient to receive insulin, and went on to become an expert in the disease?