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{{*mp}}...that the 18th-century '''[[Águas Livres Aqueduct]]''' (''pictured'') was paid for by a special sales [[tax]] on beef, olive oil, and wine? |
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{{*mp}}...that in [[Jordan]], two journalists who republished three of the twelve [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|Danish Mohammad cartoons]] were '''[[Human rights in Jordan|sentenced to two months in jail]]'''? |
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{{*mp}}...that the self-made [[dress]] that Barbara Dex wore while performing "'''[[Iemand Als Jij]]'''" at the [[1993 Eurovision Song Contest]] led to the creation of an award for the worst-dressed performer in [[Eurovision Song Contest|the contest]]? |
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{{*mp}}...that the [[List of Disney direct-to-video films|direct-to-video release]] '''''[[Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination]]''''' featured singers like [[Billy Joel]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] performing classic [[List of Disney theatrical animated features|Disney]] songs? |
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{{*mp}}...that in June [[2001]], '''[[Olga Kern]]''' became the first woman in over three [[decade]]s to win the Gold Medal at the [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]]? |
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{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Huanghuagang Uprising]]''' was the prelude to the [[Wuchang Uprising]], the uprising that resulted in the transfer of China from a feudalistic country into a [[republic]]? |
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{{*mp}}...that the native [[mammal]] '''[[fauna of Puerto Rico]]''' consists exclusively of [[bat]]s? |
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{{*mp}}...that [[Sakis Rouvas]], who performed a sexually-suggestive song '''"''[[Shake It (Sakis Rouvas song)|Shake It]]''"''' at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]], engaged in an equally sexually-suggestive conversation with [[Paul de Leeuw]] while hosting the Contest two years later? |
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{{*mp}}...that the ''macapat'' forms of '''[[Javanese poetry]]''' are classified on the basis of the patterns of [[syllable]]s and the final [[vowel]]s of each line? |
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{{*mp}}...that '''[[Resica Falls Scout Reservation]]''' contains a museum displaying 19th century tannery village relics and local [[Native American]] artifacts going back to 500 BC? |
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- ...that the 18th-century Águas Livres Aqueduct (pictured) was paid for by a special sales tax on beef, olive oil, and wine?
- ...that in Jordan, two journalists who republished three of the twelve Danish Mohammad cartoons were sentenced to two months in jail?
- ...that the direct-to-video release Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination featured singers like Billy Joel, LL Cool J, and Harry Connick, Jr. performing classic Disney songs?
- ...that the Huanghuagang Uprising was the prelude to the Wuchang Uprising, the uprising that resulted in the transfer of China from a feudalistic country into a republic?
- ...that Sakis Rouvas, who performed a sexually-suggestive song "Shake It" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, engaged in an equally sexually-suggestive conversation with Paul de Leeuw while hosting the Contest two years later?
- ...that Resica Falls Scout Reservation contains a museum displaying 19th century tannery village relics and local Native American artifacts going back to 500 BC?