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* ... that the '''[[Prostheceraeus vittatus|candy striped flatworm]]''' ''(pictured)'' appears to glide across the seabed, being moved by [[Cilium|cilia]] on its underside? |
* ... that the '''[[Prostheceraeus vittatus|candy striped flatworm]]''' ''(pictured)'' appears to glide across the seabed, being moved by [[Cilium|cilia]] on its underside? |
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* ... that '''[[Leonard Owen]]''' oversaw the building of [[Sellafield#Calder Hall nuclear power station|Calder Hall]], the world's first nuclear power station to produce electricity on a commercial scale? |
* ... that '''[[Leonard Owen]]''' oversaw the building of [[Sellafield#Calder Hall nuclear power station|Calder Hall]], the world's first nuclear power station to produce electricity on a commercial scale? |
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* ... that [[John F. Kennedy]] suggested the [[Washington (state)|State of Washington]] replace its motto "''[[List of U.S. state and territory mottos#State and territory mottos| |
* ... that [[John F. Kennedy]] suggested the [[Washington (state)|State of Washington]] replace its unofficial motto "''[[List of U.S. state and territory mottos#State and territory mottos|Al-ki]]''{{Space+double}} with "For You and Me, a Destiny", a lyric from "'''[[Washington, My Home]]'''", the state song? |
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* ... that while working for the predecessor of NASA, Chinese physicist '''[[Wu Zhonghua]]''' pioneered the [[Lift (force)#Three-dimensional flow|three-dimensional flow]] theory, which has been used to design many aircraft engines? |
* ... that while working for the predecessor of NASA, Chinese physicist '''[[Wu Zhonghua]]''' pioneered the [[Lift (force)#Three-dimensional flow|three-dimensional flow]] theory, which has been used to design many aircraft engines? |
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* ... that '''[[Brugada syndrome]]''' is known in the [[Philippines]] as ''Bangungut'', or "a scream followed by sudden death during sleep"? |
* ... that '''[[Brugada syndrome]]''' is known in the [[Philippines]] as ''Bangungut'', or "a scream followed by sudden death during sleep"? |
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Candy striped flatworm
- ... that the candy striped flatworm (pictured) appears to glide across the seabed, being moved by cilia on its underside?
- ... that Leonard Owen oversaw the building of Calder Hall, the world's first nuclear power station to produce electricity on a commercial scale?
- ... that John F. Kennedy suggested the State of Washington replace its unofficial motto "Al-ki" with "For You and Me, a Destiny", a lyric from "Washington, My Home", the state song?
- ... that while working for the predecessor of NASA, Chinese physicist Wu Zhonghua pioneered the three-dimensional flow theory, which has been used to design many aircraft engines?
- ... that Brugada syndrome is known in the Philippines as Bangungut, or "a scream followed by sudden death during sleep"?
- ... that American rapper Gizzle worked as a ghostwriter for other hip hop artists before releasing her debut mixtape in 2017?
- ... that the killer whale Tahlequah carried her dead calf for over two weeks in an apparent showing of grief?