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{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Spring Street Financial District]]''', known as the "Wall Street of the West", contains [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]'s first [[skyscraper]] ''(pictured)'' and more than 20 historic financial buildings erected from 1902–1931? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Mysore mallige]]''' ''(pictured)'', a variety of [[Jasmine]] flower endemic to [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]], is [[patent]]ed for its unique quality, attribution and reputation? |
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{{*mp}}... that the screenplay for the upcoming [[English language|English-language]] film ''Maya'', starring [[Tamil]] actress [[Namitha]], was written by the famous Indian film historian '''[[Randor Guy]]'''? |
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{{*mp}}... that [[Royal Marine]] '''[[Matthew Croucher]]''' was awarded the [[George Cross]] for diving on a live [[hand grenade]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that pioneer aviator '''[[Bill Lancaster (aviator)|Bill Lancaster]]''' died in the [[Sahara desert]] exactly one year after the death of the man he was accused of murdering? |
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{{*mp}}... that two games after returning from injury in {{by|2000}}, '''[[Reggie Taylor]]''' became the second-ever [[Scranton]] [[baseball]] player to collect five [[hit (baseball)|hit]]s in a game? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[cerebral vasculitis]]''', an [[inflammation|inflammatory]] condition of the [[blood vessel]]s in the brain, is so [[rare disease|rare]] that there are disagreements on how it should be [[diagnosis|diagnosed]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''''[[Sphodromantis viridis]]''''', the Giant African Mantis, is kept worldwide as a [[pet]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that [[Polish minority in Czechoslovakia|Polish]] writer '''[[Gustaw Przeczek]]''' was a member of the Cultural Committee of the National Assembly of [[Czechoslovakia]] in the 1950s? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Bryson Apartment Hotel|The Bryson]]''', featured in [[Raymond Chandler]]'s ''[[The Lady in the Lake]]'' and the [[neo-noir]] film ''[[The Grifters (film)|The Grifters]]'', has become a symbol of [[Los Angeles, California|LA]]'s [[film noir]] past? |
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{{*mp}}... that [[Seattle, Washington]]'s {{convert|3.7|mi|km|adj=on}} '''[[Queen Anne Boulevard]]''' is designated as a [[List of Landmarks in Seattle|city landmark]], but no street sign carries that name? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Noel Moore]]''' was the [[Her Majesty's Civil Service|civil servant]] responsible for managing the [[Decimal Day|decimalisation]] of the [[United Kingdom]]'s currency? |
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{{*mp}}... that "'''[[Fart Proudly]]'''" is an [[essay]] about [[flatulence]] written by [[Benjamin Franklin]]? |
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<div style="text-align: right;" class="noprint">'''[[Wikipedia:Recent additions|Archive]]''' – '''[[Wikipedia:Your first article|Start a new article...]]'''</div><noinclude> |
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