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...that William Stewart Simkins (pictured), later professor emeritus at the University of Texas School of Law, may have fired the first shot of the US Civil War?

...that the day Wu Zetian, China's only female Emperor, was overthrown in 705 CE, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were killed and their heads were hung at an entrance to the capital?

...that the 5th-century baptistery of the Cathedral of Saint-Léonce, one of France's oldest Christian structures, was concealed after reconstructions in the 13th century and re-discovered in 1925?

...that the Hurricane Creek mine disaster, which killed 38 men in 1970, occurred exactly a year after passage of the first federal legislation regulating mine safety?

...that blackfin scad is a popular food fish in Cambodia and Thailand, where it is served fried, steamed or baked?

...that besides Bartter syndrome, endocrinologist Frederic Bartter also identified the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone?

...that Azizul Huque gave up his Knighthood after the Calcutta Riots in 1946?

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-{{*mp}}...that [[Surveyor General]] [[William Light]] ''(pictured)'' initially planned to build the city of [[Adelaide]] on the banks of the '''[[Sturt River, Adelaide|Sturt River]]''' before establishing it near the [[River Torrens]] instead?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[William Stewart Simkins]]''' ''([[:Image:Cadet William S. Simpkins.JPG|pictured]])'', later [[professor emeritus]] at the [[University of Texas School of Law]], may have fired the [[first shot]] of the [[American Civil War|US Civil War]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the day [[Wu Zetian]], [[history of China|China's]] only female [[Emperor of China|Emperor]], was overthrown in 705 CE, '''[[Zhang Yizhi]]''' and '''[[Zhang Changzong]]''' were killed and their heads were hung at an entrance to the [[Luoyang|capital]]?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[New Mexico State Road 4]]''' forms the core of Jemez Mountain Trail [[National Scenic Byway]], with [[trail]]s to [[Puebloan]] ruins, a 10,199-foot [[mountain]], and a 70-foot [[waterfall]] from roadside turnouts?
+{{*mp}}...that the 5th-century [[baptistery]] of the '''[[Fréjus Cathedral|Cathedral of Saint-Léonce]]''', one of [[France]]'s oldest [[Christian architecture|Christian structure]]s, was concealed after reconstructions in the 13th century and re-discovered in 1925?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[articulation (architecture)|articulation]]''' begins with the junction produced by creating a [[Joint (building)|joint]] and is defined by the degree joints are seen as a "distinct break" from each other, in contrast to joints that seem fluid and continuous with the whole?
+{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Hurricane Creek mine disaster]]''', which killed 38 men in 1970, occurred exactly a year after passage of the first [[Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969|federal legislation]] regulating mine safety?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Namibia Commercial Aviation]]''' has used the former presidential aircraft of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and [[Zambia]] for passenger flights?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Al Javery]]''', deferred from serving in [[World War II]] due to [[varicose veins]], led all [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]s in 1943 with 303 [[innings pitched]]?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[blackfin scad]]''' is a popular [[Seafood|food fish]] in [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]], where it is served [[Frying|fried]], [[Steaming|steamed]] or [[Baking|baked]]?
+{{*mp}}...that besides [[Bartter syndrome]], [[endocrinologist]] '''[[Frederic Bartter]]''' also identified the [[syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone]]?
-{{*mp}}...that [[Wu Zetian|Empress Dowager Wu]] of [[Tang Dynasty|Tang China]] was so fond of '''[[Huaiyi|Feng Xiaobao]]''', she had him undertake [[tonsure]] to become a [[Buddhist monk]] in order to facilitate his entering and exiting her palace?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[Azizul Huque]]''' gave up his [[British honours system#Knighthood|Knighthood]] after the [[Direct Action Day#Riots in Calcutta|Calcutta Riots]] in [[1946]]?
-{{*mp}}...that [[ingestion|consuming]] excess [[carotenoid]]s may lead to their deposition in the [[stratum corneum]] and a yellow to yellow-orange discoloration of the [[skin]] in a medical condition known as '''[[carotenoderma]]'''?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[Laurent de Premierfait]]''' was the first French translator of [[Giovanni Boccaccio]]'s material, which was done only for personal financial gain?
+{{*mp}}...that '''[[Pratapsingh of Thanjavur|Pratap Singh]]''' was the last ruler of [[Thanjavur]] to be officially referred to by the [[Honourable East India Company|English East India Company]] as "[[Majesty|His Majesty]]"?
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