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-[[File:Homeless man, Tokyo, 2008.jpg|100x100px|Homeless man in Tokyo, Japan]]
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-{{*mp}}... that because of the specific [[social structure]] of [[Japan]]ese [[society]] there are many more '''[[Homelessness in Japan|homeless]]''' men ''(pictured)'' than homeless women in [[Japan]]?
+{{*mp}}... that although classified as a [[stingray]], the '''[[porcupine ray]]''' ''(pictured)'' does not have a stinging spine on its tail?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Gotjawal Forest]]''', a naturally formed [[forest]] on [[Jeju-do|Jeju Island]] in [[South Korea]], consists of a rocky area of [[Aa_lava#Volcanic_morphologies|aa lava]]?
-{{*mp}}... that the [[antebellum]] '''[[Stoney Creek Independent Presbyterian Chapel of Prince William Parish |Stoney Creek Presbyterian Chapel]]''' in [[McPhersonville, South Carolina]], was built by [[South Carolina Lowcountry|lowcountry]] rice planters as a summer chapel?
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[jolly boat]]s''' were carried on practically all types of warships of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[age of sail]], from [[ship of the line|ships of the line]] down to [[brigs]]?
+{{*mp}}... that following the '''[[Grue Church fire]]''' on [[Pentecost]] 1822 in [[Solør]], [[Norway]], in which at least 113 people perished, a law was passed prescribing that all doors of public buildings must swing outwards?"
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[Alysa Stanton]]''' is the first [[African American]] female [[rabbi]]?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Holden Bowler]]''', the namesake of [[J.D. Salinger|J.D. Salinger's]] character [[Holden Caulfield]], was also the [[Godparent|godfather]] of singer [[Judy Collins]]?
-{{*mp}}... that Scottish actor '''[[J. Grant Anderson]]''' served in both [[World War]]s, founded a theatre in [[India]], and played a clown in a [[Burma|Burmese]] circus?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[seed swap]]s''', [[potluck]]-style events where gardeners exchange seeds, help maintain [[biodiversity]] and preserve cultural and regional traditions?
+{{*mp}}... that the early [[homophile]] organization '''[[North American Conference of Homophile Organizations|NACHO]]''' adopted the slogan "Gay is Good", modeled on the [[African American]] slogan [[Black is beautiful|"Black is Beautiful"]]?
-{{*mp}}... that [[The Heartbreak Express]]' first and second [[Full Impact Pro|FIP]] '''[[List of FIP Tag Team Champions|Tag Team Championship]]''' reigns hold the record for most, and fewest title defences respectively?
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