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{{*mp}}... that in 1814 [[Mary Shelley]] ''(pictured)'' eloped with [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], later publishing her first work, '''''[[History of a Six Weeks' Tour]]''''', about their walking tour of [[Europe]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Paul Thomson (botanist)|Paul Thomson]]''', co-founder of the [[California Rare Fruit Growers Association]], grew the first successful [[mammee apple]] [[Crop (agriculture)|crop]] in the state's history? |
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{{*mp}}... that the pink [[mushroom]] '''''[[Gomphidius roseus]]''''' appears to be [[parasitic]] on the related ''[[Suillus bovinus]]''? |
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{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Sakuradamon Incident]]''' of 1932 was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against [[Emperor Hirohito]] of [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] by a [[Korea]]n [[nationalism|nationalist]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that six of the seven candidates in the '''[[Algerian presidential election, 1999|1999 Algerian presidential election]]''' withdrew less than 24 hours before the election? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[scapular fracture]]''' can be caused by forceful [[muscle contraction]]s due to a [[seizure]] or [[electrical shock]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that the town of [[Kent, New York]], dealt with an excess [[Canada goose]] population around '''[[Lake Carmel (New York)|Lake Carmel]]''' by rounding them up while they were [[molting]] and distributing the [[poultry|meat]] to the poor? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[The Corporate Center]]''' in [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[Connecticut]] is an innovative structure built on 5,000 pillars, some up to forty feet tall, to accommodate the hilly terrain? |
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{{*mp}}... that [[Swedish people|Swedish]] musician '''[[Hans Wärmling]]''', co-writer of "[[Strange Little Girl]]", left [[The Stranglers]] while en route to a gig in [[North London]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''''[[So Amazin']]''''', the third [[studio album]] by singer [[Christina Milian]], was [[music production|produced]] mainly by [[hip hop]] producers [[Cool & Dre]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that despite the company's claims, '''[[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam 1992]]''' has the largest verified attendance of any [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] event? |
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{{*mp}}.. that although male '''[[Kashmir Gray Langur]]s''' are usually protective of infants, they sometimes engage in [[infanticide]]? |
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