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An illustration from the Melisende Psalter

Example of a holy card

Tarictic hornbill

Map of the United Kingdom

Example of sidewinding

...that the Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever attracts waterfowl by making a fool of itself?
...that the 1702 Spanish treasure fleet was destroyed in the Battle of Vigo Bay?
...that the Canis Minor Dwarf Galaxy is our nearest galactic neighbor?
...that the Melisende Psalter, produced in the 12th century, is the most notable example of Crusader art?
...that Indiana's Eel River once served as informal boundary between the lands of the Potawatomi people in the north and Miami people in the south?
...that in 1960 the American Ballet Theatre became the first American ballet company to perform in the Soviet Union?
...that the Milky Way's galactic halo contains many globular clusters?
...that the Thor, Baldur and Vidar are the best-known sons of Odin but that Snorri Sturluson names at least five others?
...that during the Great Depression confidence man Oscar Hartzell defrauded thousands of people with false promises of access to the estate of Sir Francis Drake?
...that more than 50 members of the Diet of Japan were involved in the Recruit Scandal of the 1980s?
...that holy cards are an important devotional practice for many Roman Catholics?
...that the Death's Head moth is named for the mark on its back, which resembles a human skull?
...that St. George, Bermuda was founded by sailors headed for Plymouth Colony in Virginia?
...that chalcocite, a profitable and desirable kind of copper ore, was particularly plentiful in the now-depleted copper mines of Cornwall, England and Bristol, Connecticut?
...that the Cementerio General de Santiago is the final resting place for Chilean presidents?
...that Colin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted using DNA fingerprinting?
...that the casque of the Tarictic Hornbill is hollow and made of keratin?
...that the death toll from the 1942 Sook Ching massacre is unknown, but probably lies between 25,000 and 50,000?
...that in Pac-Mania Pac-Man has the ability to jump?
...that the larvae of the horse-chestnut leaf miner moth destroy the leaves of the horse-chestnut tree?
...that Danielle Reyes finished second place on the American version of Big Brother in 2002?
...that in the United States, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and its Republican counterpart promote the election of members of their respective parties to the United States Congress?
...that the IBM 350 was the first important milestone in early IBM disk storage?
...that in the presence of risk, subjective expected utility is a valuable method used in economic decision theory?
...that Stella McCartney, the fashion designer daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney, studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design?
...that the Office of the United States Trade Representative tried to stop Singapore from hosting the first World Trade Organization ministeral meeting because of the caning of Michael P. Fay?
...that according to Buys-Ballot's law wind travels counterclockwise around low pressure zones in the Northern Hemisphere?
...that the extreme points of the United Kingdom include Out Stack as the northernmost, Rockall as the westernmost, The Lizard as the southernmost and Lowestoft Ness as the easternmost?
...that the Rosa canina was often planted in victory gardens during World War II?
...that the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was responsible for American weights and measures from 1836 until the establishment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1901?
...that Youppi of the Montreal Expos was the first mascot to be thrown out of a major league baseball game?
...that the Malmedy massacre trial is often used in extreme right-wing German propaganda?
...that enharmonic scales are the third genus of musical scales?
...that no admiral has ever served as Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces?
...that many of Ford Motor Company's car makes are based on the same automobile platform?
...that Cairine Wilson was Canada's first female senator?
...that the Fifth and Sixth Crusades were turned back by Al-Kamil, a nephew of Saladin?
...that actuarial notation uses a halo system with superscript or subscript symbols placed before or after the main letter?
...that script breakdowns are the intermediate step between script and production in theater, film, television and comic books?
...that Chidiock Tichborne wrote his only known poem on the eve of his execution for treason?
...that sidewinding is unique to caenophidian snakes like vipers?
...that seven countries have more than one capital city?
...that Kolkota, India is called the City of Palaces because of its abundance of European-style buildings?
...that in basketball technical fouls are rule violations that occur outside the play of the game?
...that Jane Avril was the inspiration for Nicole Kidman's character in the film Moulin Rouge!?
...that bond convexity is a measure of the sensitivity of bond prices to interest rate changes?
...that Chetham's Library in Manchester, England is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world?
...that Dunash ben Labrat, a medieval Jewish writer, introduced Arabic language poetic meter into Hebrew poetry?
...that blue boxes used for phreaking were also called Spiros, a reference to disgraced Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew?
...that, according to legend, one of the Holy Nails used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was incorporated into the Iron Crown of Lombardy?