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- ... that American abolitionists co-opted the concept of Southern chivalry (caricature pictured) as an insult against pro-slavery white Southerners?
- ... that Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj's remarks at an academic conference led to a communist purge and contributed to the Sino-Soviet split?
- ... that Pujol and Quintonil are the highest-rated restaurants in Mexico's first Michelin guide, with two Michelin stars each?
- ... that football player Peter Bowden only started long snapping to help his cousin, a punter, produce film in high school, and both are now in the National Football League?
- ... that the adjacent Jennings and Sloane Houses comprise New York City's largest single-family residence?
- ... that Arthur Fulton was a sniper in the First World War and described as "the most famous rifle shot the world has ever known"?
- ... that the Asyikin–Brugman Treaty was revoked 11 days after being signed?
- ... that Shirley Warde not only starred in theater and movie productions, but also wrote playscripts and short stories for magazines?
- ... that in Thailand and Cambodia, cats are used in a procession to ask for rain?