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-{{*mp}}... that the first recorded owner of the '''[[Spanish Inquisition Necklace]]''' ''(pictured)'' was an [[India]]n [[Maharaja]]?
+{{*mp}}... that in 2008 the [[IUCN]] revised the conservation status of the '''[[Central American Squirrel Monkey]]''' ''(pictured)'' from [[endangered species|endangered]] to the lesser risk status of [[vulnerable species|vulnerable]]?
+{{*mp}}... that the current [[Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa]], '''[[Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia]]''', is the younger brother of the late [[Governor of American Samoa|Governor]] [[Tauese Sunia]]?
-{{*mp}}... that [[Akon]] received five [[Grammy Award]] '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Akon|nominations]]''' in 2008, including [[Best Contemporary R&B Album]] for his album ''[[Konvicted]]''?
+{{*mp}}... that [[Gwen Stefani]]'s 2005 song "[[Hollaback Girl]]" received four '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Gwen Stefani|nominations]]''' from the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], and won the award for [[Best Choreography]]?
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[Henry Tsang]]''' was the first Asian-Australian to be Deputy Lord Mayor of [[Sydney]]?
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[Washington State Route 8]]''', which currently runs from [[Elma, Washington|Elma]] to [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], originally used the current route of [[U.S. Route 12 in Washington|U.S. Route 12]] from Elma to [[Grand Mound, Washington|Grand Mound]], from 1964 until 1967?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[PK Dwyer]]''' is credited with forming the first-ever street band to [[busking|busk]] at [[Pike Place Market]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]?
+{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Biblioburro]]''' is a traveling library that distributes books to patrons in the [[Caribbean Sea]] [[hinterland]]s of [[Colombia]] on the backs of two donkeys, Alfa and Beto?
-{{*mp}}... that exhibition [[drag racing|drag racer]] '''[[Wild Bill Shrewsberry]]''' drove the drag racing replica of the [[Batmobile (1966)|Batmobile]] from the popular 1966 American television series ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''?
-{{*mp}}... that there have been 28 '''[[List of New Zealand police officers killed in the line of duty|New Zealand police officers killed in the line of duty]]''' due to a criminal act?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Moshe Smoira]]''', the first President of the [[Supreme Court of Israel]], was wounded during the [[First World War]] while fighting for the [[German Empire]]?
-{{*mp}}... that the monastic [[goldsmith]] '''[[Spearhafoc]]''' became Bishop-elect of London in 1051, but absconded abroad with a large treasure after his consecration was prevented?
+{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Higginbotham's]]''', based in [[Chennai]], is [[India]]'s oldest [[bookstore]] in existence?
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[SearchFox]]''', a website that offers personalized [[RSS]] feeds, was co-founded by James Gibbons, a [[Stanford University]] professor and former dean of the university's [[Stanford University School of Engineering|School of Engineering]]?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne]]''', [[professor]] of [[law]] and [[List of rectors for the University of Oslo|rector]] of the [[University of Oslo]], was a nephew of Norwegian Prime Minister [[Frederik Stang]]?<!--HooksEnd-->
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[Bill Cunningham (photographer)|Bill Cunningham]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lucky street photograph of [[Greta Garbo]] in 1978 has led to a 30-year career with ''[[The New York Times]]''?
-{{*mp}}... that the [[Prussian state railways]] was the '''[[List of German companies by employees in 1907|largest German company by number of employees in 1907]]'''?
-{{*mp}}... that upcoming film '''''[[Afterwards]]''''' is shot entirely in [[English language|English]], despite being written and directed by Frenchman [[Gilles Bourdos]], adapted from a French novel and co-produced by a French production company?<!--HooksEnd-->
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