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...that Mark Kellogg (pictured) became the first Associated Press correspondent to die in the line of duty when he was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
...that Colony Collapse Disorder is a syndrome describing the increasing die-off of honey bees in the United States?
...that the first of the Joe McDoakes series of one-reel short subjects began as a project to teach students at the University of Southern California movie making before being bought by Warner Bros. for $2500 in 1942?
...that the Polish Second Army was the second major formation of the Peoples' Army of Poland fighting alongside the Soviet Union in the Second World War?
...that RNA-binding piwi proteins are required for the formation of sperm in many animals, including mammals?
...that Uzbekistani artist Nikolai Shin spent more than two decades working on his 44-metre-long painting Requiem, which depicts the 1937 deportation of the Koryo-saram to Central Asia?
...that French geologist Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois (pictured) was the first to arrange the chemical elements by atomic weight, but his design was ignored by many chemists?
...that a road in Charlcombe, Somerset, England is closed for two months every spring to allow frogs and toads to cross safely?
...that Colin McDonald and George Thoms were Australian cricketers who, uniquely, opened the batting for their club, state and national teams in the same season?
...that the 101 female Members of Parliament elected in the United Kingdom in Labour's landslide general election victory in 1997 were popularly known as Blair Babes?
...that plant cells go through an additional stage in their cell cycle, the preprophase, which does not occur during mitosis in animal cells?
...that the five themes of geography is an educational framework for geography adopted in 1984 by the Association of American Geographers?
...that Sausenburg Castle (pictured) in Germany was destroyed in 1678 by the army of French Marshall Creque during the Franco-Dutch War?
...that the House of Lords declined to hear an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Aerotel v Telco and Macrossan's application, concerning the patentability of computer programs in the United Kingdom?
...that Little Mikey was the name of a character who appeared in a television advertisement for Quaker Oats' Life cereal which was aired in the United States for over 12 years?
...that the The Bull Ring is a henge which was built in the late Neolithic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire?
...that the causes and extent of Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures are still being debated long after they were first raised at a conference in Tuxtla Gutiérrez in 1942?
...that the Seal Slough tidal channel in California hosts a thriving marshland habitat despite encroachment by a sewage treatment plant and two schools?
...that grid fins (pictured) are used on the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) so it can fit inside a C-130 aircraft?
...that Ann Ebsworth was the first female High Court judge to be assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, the previous five having all been assigned to the Family Division?
...that Iñaki de Juana Chaos began a hunger strike in November 2006 to protest what he feels to be unlawful imprisonment by the Spanish government?
...that because the horse does not have a gall bladder, they can only have up to 20% fat as part of their equine nutrition?
...that Able Seaman Just Nuisance is the only dog to have been officially enlisted in the Royal Navy?
...that the Dutch barn was the first non-native barn model ever built in the United States?
...that, as well as being used to clear snow, winter service vehicles (pictured) can be used to repair roads which have melted in hot weather?
...that Indian Test cricketer Murali Kartik was expelled from the first intake of the National Cricket Academy due to indiscipline?
...that 16th century Genevan reformer John Calvin held Bible studies in the Calvin Auditory?
...that the Brunswick Manifesto, issued during the French Revolution to intimidate Paris, backfired and spurred further revolutionary action?
...that archaeologist Francis Turville-Petre, discoverer of Neanderthal remains in Israel, was portrayed in works by authors W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood?
...that 17th century philosopher Cesare Cremonini refused to look at the Moon's mountains through Galileo's telescope, because Aristotle had proved the Moon was a perfect sphere?
...that the relics of St. Florian kept in St. Florian's Church (pictured) were brought to Kraków from Rome for political reasons?
...that a recent oil discovery in Bojonegoro is the biggest in Indonesia for three decades and one of the biggest reserves in Indonesia?
...that the Minute Women of the U.S.A. was a militantly anti-communist organization for American housewives in the 1950s?
...that General Stanislav Poplavsky was one of thousands of Soviet officers who served as commanders, advisors and officials in the People's Republic of Poland during the Stalinization period?
...that Philip Blaiberg survived for more than nineteen months after receiving the second heart transplant ever?
...that the four corners of the main crossroads in the historic town of Ross in Tasmania are known as Temptation, Recreation, Salvation and Damnation?
...that the Empire State Building in New York City was illuminated with blue lights on April 5, 2005 to mark the 10th anniversary of National Poetry Month which is celebrated every April in the United States?
...that Squad Five-O grew from an indie band and eventually signed to the general market label Capitol Records before disbanding in 2006?
...that Charles Calhoun (pictured), the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, served in the United States Navy during World War II before enlisting in the Coast Guard?
...that the representatives at the Vilnius Conference in 1917 elected a 20-member Council of Lithuania to negotiate with the Germans for the independence of Lithuania?
...that the statue of the Virgin and Child in the porch of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford was cited as evidence in Archbishop Laud's execution trial, and has bullet holes made by Oliver Cromwell's troops?
...that Polish Navy admiral Włodzimierz Steyer commanded the Polish Army in the Battle of Hel, the longest battle of the Polish September Campaign?
...that John Oliver Wheeler and his grandfather Arthur Oliver Wheeler mapped the Selkirk Mountains?
...that George Washington's threshing barn was an early example of an American round barn?
...that balloonist Sophie Blanchard (pictured) was Napoleon's Chief Air Minister of Ballooning, and was named "Official Aeronaut of the Restoration" by Louis XVIII of France?
...that Jablunkov is the easternmost town of the Czech Republic?
...that Daniel Friedmann, Israel's Minister of Justice, is a seventh-generation sabra, a rarity in a country where mass Jewish immigration did not begin until the late 19th century?
...that 49 of Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Quddous's novels have had film adaptations?
...that Caffè Florian, established in 1720, was the first coffeehouse in Venice to admit women?
...that the 7th century King Cynegils, the first West Saxon ruler known to have been baptised as a Christian, is called the son of at least three different fathers in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
...that the Anstruther Fish Bar (pictured) in Fife has won the accolade "best fish and chip shop" in Scotland, on three occasions?
...that Bryan Pearce overcame learning disabilities from congenital phenylketonuria to be recognised as one of the UK's leading naïve artists?
...that the deadly mushroom Clitocybe dealbata is known as the "sweating mushroom" because this is a striking side effect of consuming it?
...that laminopathies are a diverse group of genetic diseases caused by mutations in nuclear envelope filaments?
...that a strike in the Hipolit Cegielski Industries in Poznań, June 1956, led to the first major Polish protest against communism?
...that Charles R. Stelck proved that ancient coral reefs had once existed in the Arctic and that oil could be found there?
...that despite being illiterate, Duncan Bàn MacIntyre became one of the most famous Scottish Gaelic poets?
...that, worldwide, only 9 cases of the genetic disorder atransferrinemia have ever been reported?
...that Gerhard Schröder sponsored a star for Dieter Hildebrandt on the Walk of Fame of Cabaret (pictured) during his time as Chancellor of Germany?
...that the advertising campaign "Love in the Afternoon" only became successful for ABC when advertisements chronicling the troubled union of Luke and Laura were aired, bringing General Hospital to the top of the U.S. soap opera ratings?
...that Polish general Jan Rządkowski was dismissed from his post as the commander of the armed forces of Central Lithuania when it was discovered that he did not have citizenship in that state?
...that aojiru, a vegetable drink made from kale, tastes so bad that it is commonly used as a punishment on Japanese TV game shows?
...that even though Denis Potvin retired in 1988, fans of the New York Rangers still practice a tradition aimed at insulting him?
...that the United States Africa Command, the newest U.S. military Unified Combatant Command, will cover all of Africa, except for Egypt?
...that lead shot for the Napoleonic Wars was made at Chester Shot Tower (pictured), probably the oldest surviving shot tower in the world?
...that J.M. Legard's 2006 novel Giraffe is based on the real-life mass killing of giraffes at the zoo in the Czechoslovakian town of Dvůr Králové nad Labem on the night of 30 April 1975?
...that Private Passions, a weekly classical music programme on BBC Radio 3, has occasionally featured interviews with hoax characters played by comedian John Sessions?
...that Robin Wilson was not only a science fiction author and editor, but President of California State University, Chico?
...that the Newgate novels of the 19th century were attacked by the press for glamorizing the criminals portrayed in their stories?
...that of the world's largest wooden ships, almost all those longer than 300 feet leaked or were not seaworthy?
...that the Palanok Castle (pictured) in Mukacheve, Ukraine, was used as an all-European political prison after the fall of the French Bastille, and as a shelter for the Crown of St. Stephen, protecting it from Napoleon I's troops?
...that Corona Schröter, an 18th century German singer, composed musical settings for several works by Friedrich Schiller, as well as two dramas, hundreds of arias and duets, and an autobiography given to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, but that all of these works are now lost?
...that Australian-born American actor Marc McDermott joined an acting troupe to support his mother and sister after his father's death?
...that current Journal of Food Science scientific editor Daryl B. Lund was a college roommate of future Governor of Wisconsin and Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson?
...that Charlotte Stuart (pictured) was the illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the secret mistress of the Archbishop of Bordeaux?
...that Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame member Allan Pickard built and managed amateur ice hockey organizations which produced future NHL stars and became a model for modern organized amateur hockey?
...that the history of science and technology in China was made known in the West largely through the work of the Jesuits and later through Joseph Needham?
...that Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University publishes the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India?
...that a major source for Greek mythology, the first Vatican Mythographer, survives in a single text in the Vatican Library?
...that five of the nine Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County, Illinois (pictured) have been destroyed since their inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980?
...that the first foreigner decorated in World War Two with the highest Soviet medal, Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Czechoslovak soldier, Otakar Jaroš after the Battle of Sokolovo in 1943?
...that Radishchev Museum in Saratov founded by Russian painter Alexey Bogolyubov was the first museum in the country opened to the general public?
...that the Ganesha Purana is a religious text in Hinduism dedicated to the elephant-headed deity Ganesha and was produced by the Hindu sect Ganapatya?
...that an odd-eyed cat (pictured) is a cat with one blue eye and one green, orange or yellow eye, a feline form of heterochromia?
...that British Labour politician Fiona Jones was disqualified from the House of Commons when she was convicted for submitting fraudulent election expense returns, but was later reinstated?
...that John T. Ford was the only American theatre manager to pay Gilbert and Sullivan royalties for H.M.S. Pinafore during its initial U.S. run?
...that Władysław Wejtko joined the Polish Army and constructed fortifications in the decisive Battle of Warsaw?
...that the Iowa horticultural professor Griffith Buck created over 80 named cultivars of the rose?
...that in 1263 Fürstenfeld Abbey was founded by Ludwig the Severe of Bavaria as a penance for killing his wife?
...that the painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter known as the The Floating Feather (pictured) gained its name from a tiny detail he added to the pool?
...that on February 1, the National Weather Service began using the Enhanced Fujita Scale to assess tornado damage, replacing the Fujita scale?
...that Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine is supported by both the Congressional Black Caucus and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez?
...that in 1965 Marguerite Legot became the first female Belgian federal government minister?
...that link-boys were paid to carry a torch to guide pedestrians at night before street lighting became commonplace?
...that the Tomlin order, a court order in England and Wales under which a court action is stayed on terms which have been agreed in advance between the parties, is named from a 1927 ruling of the High Court judge, Mr Justice Tomlin?
...that the Freedom Monument (pictured) in Riga, Latvia, features a woman lifting three stars, the emblem of a united Latvia?
...that French Champagne merchant Charles Heidsieck was imprisoned for espionage during the American Civil War, sparking an international incident?
...that Calabazas Creek in Sonoma Valley cuts through a volcanic watershed with nearby relict hot springs?
...that Torbjörn Nilsson is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish footballers of all time, despite only having played 28 matches for the national team?
...that the levée of Louis XIV, the privilege of removing the king's nightshirt, was a great honour only accorded to a high noble?
...that hundreds of young North Korean women serve in state-run groups called Gippeumjo, providing high-ranking party officials with song, dance, massage, and sexual favours?
...that Osu Castle (pictured) is the seat of government in Ghana?
...that the Krazy Kat cartoons printed in the San Francisco Examiner prompted a serious physical assault on author Agnes Newton Keith?
...that Norwegian politician Harald T. Nesvik claimed to have nominated George W. Bush and Tony Blair for the Nobel Peace prize?
...that Lublin Castle was the place where the Union of Lublin, creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was signed?
...that Salmson 2, along with the Breguet 14, was the main reconnaissance aircraft of the French army in the First World War?
...that "Vrede" was the first Eurovision entry to feature DJ scratching?
...that the construction of Basilica Cathedral St. Peter and St. Patern, Vannes (pictured) took seven centuries and featured styles from Romanesque to Neo Gothic?
...that U-256 was one of seven German World War II submarines converted into anti-aircraft submarines, and the last German submarine to leave Brest, France?
...that Gordon Macklin was the first president and CEO of NASDAQ, and later a board member of WorldCom up to its bankruptcy in 2002?
...that Carnival in Flanders, which was performed only six times, is the least performed play to be recognized with a Tony Award?
...that Ludwig Preiss collected the first specimen of the Western Swamp Tortoise in 1839, but no further collections occurred until 1953?
...that Kesatuan Melayu Muda was the first Malayan political body to request Malayan independence?
...that the Passeio Público (pictured) of Rio de Janeiro, built between 1779 and 1783, is one of the oldest public parks in the Americas?
...that Fossil Cycad National Monument, established in South Dakota in 1922, was withdrawn as a national monument in 1956 because all of the visible fossils had been stolen?
...that English seaman John Vincent lost part of his upper lip when it froze to a metal cup during the voyage of the James Caird?
...that the first class Kaunas Fortress was captured by German forces in 1915 after eleven days of fighting?
...that Hurricane Flossy was the first tropical cyclone to significantly impact oil refining in the Gulf of Mexico?
...that Southern stingrays, originally drawn to an area in Hol Chan Marine Reserve in Belize by food from fishermen cleaning their nets, are now a tourist attraction being fed by local tour guides?
...that the Roman bronze bust Pseudo-Seneca (pictured), known not to be Seneca since 1813, is probably an imaginary portrait of Hesiod?
...that Třinec Iron and Steel Works produces more than a third of the steel in the Czech Republic?
...that Aeroplanes Voisin, a major French aircraft manufacturer during World War I, was dissolved after the war when its cofounder Gabriel Voisin became more interested in designing automobiles than planes?
...that television executive Barry Crane was such an avid contract bridge player his record number of masterpoints was not matched until six years after his death?
...that on Malaita in the Solomon Islands, the mean daily temperature in the warmest month is only 3.4°F warmer than that of the coolest?
...that the lyrics of the debut song of Indian rock musician Rabbi Shergill were written by the 18th century Punjabi poet Bulleh Shah?
...that the Lumber Exchange Building (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1885) is the oldest remaining building in the United States outside of New York City with 12 or more floors?
...that the Monkey River feeds the second largest barrier-reef complex in the world?
...that the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro was the setting for the coronation of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil in 1822 and several other important historical events?
...that the Arado Ar 197 plane was designed by Germany before World War II for a never completed aircraft carrier?
...that modern dye tracing techniques are capable of detecting concentrations of dye as low as one part per trillion?
...that U-106, was one of Germany's most successful submarines sinking 22 Allied ships in World War II?
...that highwayman Henry Simms invented a plot against the King to try to gain a pardon?
...that Château de Clermont (pictured) belonged to the French actor Louis de Funès?
...that the bulbs of Utah's state flower, the Sego Lily, were an important food source for Native Americans and the Mormon pioneers?
...that Robert King High was mayor of Miami for ten years and unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Florida as a Democrat in 1966?
...that the Ramban Synagogue, founded by Nahmanides in 1267, is the oldest active synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem?
...that zookeeper Ram Brahma Sanyal's pioneering works on the scientific treatment of captive breeding led to his zoo's hosting the first live birth in captivity of a Sumatran Rhinoceros, a feat not replicated for 112 years?
...that the Palace in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was inhabited by one King of Portugal and the two Brazilian Emperors?