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- ... that letters written by Abigail Franks (pictured) to her son in England are peppered with family gossip, local politics, and observations on the state of Judaism in 18th-century colonial New York?
- ... that arson in royal dockyards was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
- ... that in 2016 Pascal Rophé conducted works by Henri Dutilleux to celebrate the composer's centenary, including Tout un monde lointain... and Le temps l'horloge?
- ... that in the Southern Hemisphere, all willow sawflies are female, while in the Northern Hemisphere both males and females occur?
- ... that Deepak Kumar was one of the first Indian condensed matter physicists to predict the experimental consequences of spin clusters near the percolation threshold?
- ... that the Beach Boys' experimental album Smiley Smile (1967) was used by some rehab centers to help ease patients off drugs?
- ... that walnut soup is a part of the cuisines of China, Italy, and Mexico?
- ... that Jimmy Florian won the Ford Motor Company's first NASCAR Grand National Series race while driving a car that was formerly owned by the Detroit chief of police?