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{{*mp}}... that from 1996 to 2001, [[auto racing|racers]] driving the '''[[Riley & Scott Mk III]]''' ''(pictured)'' [[sports prototype]] won a total of eight Drivers Championships in four different [[sports car racing]] series? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Edmund Nelson (clergyman)|Reverend Edmund Nelson]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s most famous son, [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson]] ''(pictured)'', was born 250 years ago today? |
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{{*mp}}... that the cause of the '''[[Svenskehuset Tragedy|''Svenskehuset'' Tragedy]]''', where 17 men died on [[Svalbard]] in the winter of 1872–73, was until recently a mystery? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Richard Wesley]]''' first won critical acclaim for his 1971 play ''Black Terror'' and financial success for his screenplays for the [[Bill Cosby|Cosby]]/[[Sidney Poitier|Poitier]] vehicles ''[[Uptown Saturday Night]]'' and ''[[Let's Do It Again (1975 film)|Let's Do It Again]]''? |
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{{*mp}}... that after filing to run for a seat on the [[Oregon Supreme Court]], judge '''[[Jason Lee (Oregon judge)|Jason Lee]]''' had two cases decided against his interests in the same court before withdrawing? |
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{{*mp}}... that a '''[[jobawi]]''' is a [[Korea]]n traditional winter [[cap]] with ear-flaps which was worn by women during the late [[Joseon Dynasty]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that during the [[2008 in television|2008]]–[[2009 in television|2009 television season]], the actress [[Shenae Grimes]] has starring roles in both the '''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 8)|eighth season]]''' of ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', and the first season of ''[[90210_(TV_series)|90210]]''? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[George Odgers]]''' was the last living member of the 14 historians who wrote the [[Military history of Australia in World War II|official history of Australia's involvement]] in [[World War II]], ''[[Australia in the War of 1939–1945]]''? |
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{{*mp}}... that [[Cameroon]]ian politician '''[[Louis-Paul Aujoulat]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thesis was named best in his [[faculty (university)|faculty]] at the [[Catholic University]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that the '''[[C. Burton Hotel]]''' may be the only [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] building in [[Sullivan County, New York]], with a recessed [[porch]] and [[columns]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that in the [[Toronto Blue Jays seasons]], they have had seven different pitchers '''[[List of Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers|start twice or more on Opening Day]]'''? |
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{{*mp}}... that during the [[Siege of Paris]], [[France|French]] [[inventor]] and [[photographer]] '''[[René Dagron]]''' used [[carrier pigeon]]s carrying [[microfilm]]s to send messages across German lines? |
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{{*mp}}... that "'''[[Where do you want to go today?]]'''", launched in November 1994, was the title of [[Microsoft]]'s first global image [[advertising campaign]]? |
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