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...that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally oversaw the design of the post office (pictured) in Poughkeepsie, New York?

...that though legend says the mid-way bend in Pittsburgh's Armstrong Tunnel was a mistake and that the engineer responsible killed himself in shame, the chief engineer, Vernon R. Covell, did not commit suicide?

...that the antibody class IgE was discovered by the Japanese scientist Kimishige Ishizaka?

...that after the death of Ukrainian novelist Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, a museum was built in his hometown of Vinnytsia, films were made and his son was executed for having counter-revolutionary contacts?

...that Major Carl Mothander, the leader of Swedish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, later wrote books on Estonian politics that were banned in Finland?

...that world champion bridge player Paul Soloway earned the most masterpoints in history?

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+{{*mp}} ...that [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] personally oversaw the design of the '''[[U.S. Post Office (Poughkeepsie, New York)|post office]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie]], [[New York]]?
-{{*mp}}...that ''[[New York Journal American|New York Journal]]'' [[cartoonist]] and [[illustrator]] '''[[Nell Brinkley]]''' created the "Brinkley Girl" (''pictured''), an iconic representation of independent working women popular in the early [[20th century]]?
+{{*mp}}...that though legend says the mid-way bend in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]'s '''[[Armstrong Tunnel]]''' was a mistake and that the engineer responsible [[suicide|killed himself]] in shame, the chief engineer, Vernon R. Covell, did not commit suicide?
-{{*mp}}...that [[South Vietnam]]ese '''[[Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces|Special Forces]]''' under [[Ngo Dinh Diem]], which were used mainly for repressing dissidents, also [[Xa Loi Pagoda raids|attacked pagodas]] during the [[Buddhist crisis]] and killed a giant [[carp]] that had attracted pilgrims?
+{{*mp}}...that the [[antibody]] class [[IgE]] was discovered by the [[Japan]]ese scientist '''[[Kimishige Ishizaka]]'''?
-{{*mp}}...that [[United States|U.S.]] professor of [[Orientalism|oriental studies]] '''[[Earl H. Pritchard]]''' was the first ever recipient of the [[Distinguished Civilian Service Medal]], in recognition of his work on [[military intelligence]] in [[World War II]]?
+{{*mp}}...that after the death of [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] novelist '''[[Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky]]''', a museum was built in his hometown of [[Vinnytsia]], films were made and his son was executed for having [[counter-revolutionary]] contacts?
-{{*mp}}...that [[actuarial science|actuaries]] can use the '''[[Schuette–Nesbitt formula]]''' to calculate the [[net premium valuation|net single premium]] for [[life annuity|life annuities]] and [[life insurance]]s?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[Carl Axel Mothander|Major Carl Mothander]]''', the leader of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] volunteers in the [[Estonian War of Independence]], later wrote books on Estonian politics that were banned in [[Finland]]?
-{{*mp}}...that the main cargo of the '''''[[Peggy Stewart]]''''', burned in the 1774 [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] Tea Party, was not [[tea]] but 53 [[indentured servant]]s?
-{{*mp}}...that former [[Swansea]] mayor '''[[Percy Morris]]''' called for [[Swansea Castle]] to be demolished and redeveloped because it was a "shambles"?
+{{*mp}}...that world champion [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player '''[[Paul Soloway]]''' earned the most [[masterpoints]] in history?
+{{*mp}}...that before becoming [[British monarchy|King of the United Kingdom]], [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] was a frequent visitor to the luxurious ''[[Belle Époque]]'' [[brothel]] '''''[[Le Chabanais]]''''' in [[Paris]] and had himself built a special "love seat" there?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[ANDRILL]]''' is a scientific drilling project in [[Antarctica]] to gather information about [[global warming]] over the last 65 million years?
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