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...that during the Boonah crisis in October 1918, 31 people died of the Spanish flu aboard the Australian troopship the HMAT Boonah (pictured)?

...that the modern Croatian intelligence community emerged as an integral force in Croatia's war for independence, spying on rival Yugoslav republics?

...that before becoming the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Thomas Leigh Gatch was awarded two Navy Crosses?

...that most of Manchester's Grade I listed buildings are Victorian, because of Manchester's growth during the Industrial Revolution?

...that the Rowan County War resulted in 20 deaths, talk of dissolving Rowan County, Kentucky, and the founding of what would become Morehead State University?

...that the Italian winery Vini Lunardelli produced a controversial "historical line" of wine bottles featuring images of Che Guevara, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin on their labels?

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-[[Image:Carlo Orelli WWI.jpg|100x100px|Carlo Orelli WWI]]
+[[Image:HMAT Boonah.jpg|100x100px|HMAT ''Boonah'']]
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-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Carlo Orelli]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the last surviving [[Italy|Italian]] [[veteran]] to see service on Italy's entry into [[World War I]]?
+{{*mp}}...that during the '''[[Boonah crisis]]''' in October [[1918]], 31 people died of the [[Spanish flu]]  aboard the [[Australia]]n troopship the HMAT ''Boonah'' ''(pictured)''?
+{{*mp}}...that the modern '''[[Croatian intelligence community]]''' emerged as an integral force in [[Croatia]]'s [[Croatian war of independence|war for independence]], spying on rival [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] republics?
-{{*mp}}...that when '''[[St Hilary's Church, Wallasey|St Hilary's Church]]''' in [[Wallasey]], [[England]] burnt down in 1857, a new church was built separately, leaving the [[tower]] of the old medieval church as a free-standing edifice?
-{{*mp}}...that in the '''[[cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies]]''', [[coffee]] became the alternative to [[tea]] after the enactment of the [[Tea Act]] of [[1773]]?
+{{*mp}}...that before becoming the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|Judge Advocate General]] of the [[United States Navy]], '''[[Thomas Leigh Gatch]]''' was awarded two [[Navy Cross]]es?
+{{*mp}}...that most of [[Manchester]]'s '''[[Grade I listed buildings in Manchester|Grade I listed buildings]]''' are Victorian, because of Manchester's growth during the Industrial Revolution?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Netball in New Zealand|netball in New Zealand]]''' is the most popular [[women's sport]] in the country, led by its high-profile national team, the [[Silver Ferns]]?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[VMA-233|Marine Attack Squadron 233]]''' was the only squadron of the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] to have three commanders killed during the course of [[World War II]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Rowan County War]]''' resulted in 20 deaths, talk of dissolving [[Rowan County, Kentucky]], and the founding of what would become [[Morehead State University]]?
+{{*mp}}...that the [[Italian wine|Italian]] winery '''[[Vini Lunardelli]]''' produced a controversial "historical line" of [[wine]] bottles featuring images of [[Che Guevara]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Josef Stalin]] on their [[wine label|label]]s?
-{{*mp}}...that '''[[Svinøy fyrstasjon|Svinøy]]''' island of [[Norway]] is so exposed to the wind and high seas that supply boats to the island's [[lighthouse]] could not dock but had to be lifted up by a [[Crane (machine)|crane]]?
-{{*mp}}...that [[England|English]] [[botany|botanist]] '''[[John Ralfs]]''' amassed a collection 3,137 [[microscopic slide]]s, which he left in his [[will (law)|will]] to the [[British Museum]]?
-{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Battle of Chudniv]]''' in 1660 was the largest [[Poles|Polish]] victory over the [[Russians]] until the [[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw in 1920]]?
-{{*mp}}...that many [[church]]goers in the 1920s believed that [[Ronald Reagan]]'s mother, '''[[Nelle Wilson Reagan]]''', had the gift to heal due to her strong belief in the [[prayer|power of prayer]]?
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