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Did you know...
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...that a forage harvester is used to create silage feed for livestock?
...that Norman architecture is a form of the Romanesque?
...that 18th century French salons were often led by those who were creating the Encyclopédie?
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...that there are several different kinds of baseball gloves, including catcher's mitts, pitcher's gloves, first basemen's gloves and infield and outfield gloves?
...that the Elton John-Bernie Taupin song "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the bestselling single of all time?
...that some Trotskyists described the Soviet system under Josef Stalin as one of bureaucratic collectivism?
...that the 1903 Tour de France often required riders to cycle through the night?
...that scientist Arvid Carlsson won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work leading to the treatment of Parkinson's Disease?
...that the 1984 Summit tunnel fire in England may have been the biggest underground fire in transportation history?
...that within Superman's Fortress of Solitude there is an apartment set aside for Supergirl?
...that the Germanenorden had an early influence on mysticism in Nazi Germany?
...that items which were "Banned in Boston" (i.e. censored) came to be seen as more sexy and attractive elsewhere?
...that there are at least four methods of plastic welding?
...that sex determination in sports is no longer practiced at the Olympic Games?
Image:Pakistan flag large.png ...that the Supreme Court of Pakistan meets in Islamabad?
...that the Venetian polychoral style arose because of the unique architectural and acoustical characteristics of San Marco di Venezia, aka St. Mark's Cathedral, in Venice, Italy?
...that Thomas Macaulay referred to Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times as "sullen Socialism"?
...that holidays celebrated in Greece include Το Όχι, literally Day of the "No,", which honors Greece's refusal to surrender to the Axis Powers in 1940?
...that Louis Mountbatten invented Mountbatten pink, a camouflage paint used during World War II?
...that a Greek hero cult usually focused on a great man of history (e.g. Oedipus) or the founder of a city (e.g. Battus of Cyrene)?
...that The Sun Sessions album included all of the Elvis Presley tracks recorded by Sam Phillips?
...that Chicago Tunnel Company was abandoned in 1959 and the tunnels flooded catastrophically in 1992?
...that the people of Thailand use the Thai six-hour clock in addition to the usual 24-hour clock?
Image:LongAshtonResearchStation-20001025.jpg ...that Long Ashton Research Station closed in 2003 having served agriculture and horticulture for exactly 100 years?
...that actress Hunter Tylo sued producer Aaron Spelling and won after she was fired from Melrose Place?
...that the village name Ynysybwl, in South Wales, UK, is pronounced "Un-is-u-bull"?
...that the supercontinent Pannotia only lasted about sixty million years before disintegrating into four continents?
...that when Lauri Lehtinen narrowly won his gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics, he was booed?
...that nine Irishmen died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike?
Image:Cococrb2.jpg ...that the Coconut Crab is the world's largest terrestrial arthropod?
...that every film which actor John Cazale starred in received an Academy Award nomination for best picture?
...that Lion Beer was Asia's first brand of beer?
...that Joseph Guillemot, winner of the 5000 m at the 1920 Olympics, was a pack-a-day smoker?
...that the phantom island of Brazil supposedly emerged from the mists only once every seven years?
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...that the State Historical Museum in Moscow, Russia has 1.7 million coins in its collection?
...that the case Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company established the precedents for UK contract law?
...that Cockaigne was a legendary peasant utopia of medieval Europe?
...that the execution of Flor Contemplacion strained relations between Singapore and the Philippines?
...that a madrigale spirituale is a madrigal with a spiritual rather than secular topic?
...that a Baja Bug is a Volkswagen Beetle that has been modified to operate on sand dunes?
...that there are fewer than 2000 Indian Rhinoceroses left in the wild?
...that podestà was a powerful position in medieval north Italian cities?
...that Mike Woodin was the Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales for six years and a city councillor for Oxford for 10 years?
...that the bulb of the Wavy-leafed Soap Plant can be used to wash your hair, to stun fish, to cure rheumatism and to make brushes?
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg ...that the Mexican War of Independence (1820–1821) resulted in an unlikely alliance between liberales and conservadores?
...that Primary Care Trusts are statutory bodies responsible for delivering improvements to their local area in the United Kingdom National Health Service?
...that the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly has been resumed more times than any other?
...that bone age is usually determined by examining x-rays of the long bones?
Image:Tornado GR1 test firing Brimstone.JPG ...that the Brimstone missile, an anti-tank guided missile, is carried by three Royal Air Force aeroplane types?
...that Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2004 will feature U-23 (under 23-year-old) national teams?
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