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...that it is not possible to configure two mutually inscribed quadrilaterals in the Euclidean plane, but the Möbius–Kantor graph (pictured) describes a solution in the complex projective plane?

...that the first public toilets in England were invented by George Jennings for the Great Exhibition of 1851?

...that Prof. Fuller Albright (1900-1969) made numerous discoveries in endocrinology (hormonal medicine), including the link between menopause and osteoporosis?

...that the Sun Ning Railway Company, South China's first significant railway, was dismantled in December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War to deny its use by the Japanese military?

...that the planned South Beach complex in Singapore will incorporate four conservation buildings, where the first National Service enlistment was held in 1967?

...that when Nebraska completed construction of its stretch of Interstate 80 in 1974, it became the first state in the U.S. to complete its mainline interstate system?

...that the German children's series Bibi Blocksberg has been criticised because it can give a negative view of politics to children?

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+[[Image:Möbius–Kantor unit distance.svg|100x100px|The Möbius–Kantor graph, embedded in the plane as a unit distance graph. ]]
-[[image:C W Peale - The Artist in His Museum.jpg|100x100px|The Artist in His Museum by [Charles Willson Peale]]
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-{{*mp}}...that [[Charles Willson Peale]]'s 1822 [[self-portrait]] '''''[[The Artist in His Museum]]''''' ''(pictured)'' summarizes his career as a [[painter]], [[taxidermist]], and [[naturalist]]?
+{{*mp}}...that it is not possible to [[Projective configuration|configure]] two mutually [[inscribe]]d [[quadrilateral]]s in the [[Euclidean plane]], but the '''[[Möbius–Kantor graph]]''' (''pictured'') describes a solution in the [[complex projective plane]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the first public toilets in [[England]] were invented by '''[[George Jennings]]''' for the [[Great Exhibition]] of 1851?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Tanjong Katong Primary School]]''' has the most diverse student population among all government-operated schools in [[Singapore]], as its students come from 39 countries?
-{{*mp}}...that the winnings from the 1975 '''[[Yellow Sam betting coup]]''' were paid out in the form of over a hundred sacks of [[Irish pound|IR£]]1&nbsp;[[banknote|notes]]?
+{{*mp}}...that Prof. '''[[Fuller Albright]]''' (1900-1969) made numerous discoveries in [[endocrinology]] (hormonal medicine), including the link between [[menopause]] and [[osteoporosis]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Sun Ning Railway Company]]''', South [[China]]'s first significant railway, was dismantled in December 1938 during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] to deny its use by the [[Japan]]ese military?
-{{*mp}}...that although '''[[Ronald Bird]]''' was on the staff of [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]] in 1934, his first-class debut came twelve years later for their rivals [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the planned '''[[South Beach, Singapore|South Beach]]''' complex in [[Singapore]] will incorporate four [[Architectural conservation|conservation]] buildings, where the first [[National Service in Singapore|National Service]] [[enlistment]] was held in 1967?
-{{*mp}}...that the earliest bones of the '''[[Golden guernsey|rare Golden Guernsey]] [[goat]]''', dating from 2000 BC, were found in [[dolmen]]s in  [[Guernsey]] on the [[Channel Islands]] off the coast of [[Normandy]]?
+{{*mp}}...that when [[Nebraska]] completed construction of '''[[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|its stretch]]''' of [[Interstate 80]] in [[1974]], it became the first state in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] to complete its mainline [[Interstate Highway System|interstate system]]?
-{{*mp}}...that the sale of the [[Libya]]n '''[[Arabian Cement Co.]]''' was the country's first [[initial public offering]] of shares and the biggest sale of a Libyan state-owned business?
+{{*mp}}...that the German children's series '''''[[Bibi Blocksberg]]''''' has been criticised because it can give a negative view of politics to children?
-{{*mp}}...that nearby town officials caused an uproar when they moved highway markers from the '''[[Lincoln Highway (Omaha)|Lincoln Highway in Omaha, Nebraska]]''' to their local roadway after [[Lincoln Highway|the highway]] was rerouted there in 1930?
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