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Francis of Delirium

... that Francis of Delirium (pictured) overcame Luxembourg's relatively quiet alternative music scene to become a prominent artist?
... that the Cistern of Pulcheria is one of the best-conserved Byzantine reservoirs in Istanbul?
... that Saint Tarbula of Persia was martyred by being cut in half by a saw after being accused of witchcraft?
... that It Sticks Out Half a Mile is a radio sequel series to Dad's Army that follows three of the main characters in their attempts to renovate a seaside pier in post-war Britain?
... that Uwe Boll has described his 2024 crime drama film First Shift as the least violent in his body of work?
... that All Nations Baptist Church in New York City is primarily associated with ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union?
... that home repair and maintenance educator Mercury Stardust and her friend Jory Vizcaino have raised more than $4 million for transgender healthcare through their TikTok-A-Thon for Trans Healthcare?
... that the promotion and hype around obtaining Mew in the the original Pokémon games resulted in the games' sales increasing more than threefold?
... that zombie-like obedience has been attributed to Jesuits, the military, and followers of totalitarian regimes?

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+* ... that '''[[Francis of Delirium]]''' ''(pictured)'' overcame Luxembourg's relatively quiet alternative music scene to become a prominent artist?
-* ... that '''[[N661US]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the prototype [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing {{nowrap|747-400}}]] and was involved in the [[Northwest Airlines Flight&nbsp;85]] incident, in which the aircraft suddenly banked hard to the left in flight?
+* ... that the '''[[Cistern of Pulcheria]]''' is one of the best-conserved Byzantine reservoirs in [[Istanbul]]?
-* ... that '''[[Typhoon Wutip (2019)|Typhoon Wutip]]''' in 2019 was the first recorded [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 5|Category 5]]–equivalent [[tropical cyclone]] to occur in February in the Northern Hemisphere?
-* ... that '''[[Yudas Sabaggalet]]''', an Indonesian politician, worked in a [[Coca-Cola]] factory while studying at university?
+* ... that '''[[Tarbula|Saint Tarbula of Persia]]''' was [[martyr]]ed by being cut in half by a saw after being accused of [[witchcraft]]?
-* ... that '''''[[Destinies of the Soul]]''''' was the only book that contained human skin in the collection of [[Harvard University]]?
+* ... that  '''''[[It Sticks Out Half a Mile]]''''' is a radio sequel series to ''[[Dad's Army]]'' that follows three of the main characters in their attempts to renovate a seaside pier in post-war Britain?
-* ... that [[Clams Casino (musician)|Clams Casino]] almost lost his EP '''''[[Rainforest (EP)|Rainforest]]''''' because his computer stopped working?
+* ... that [[Uwe Boll]] has described his 2024 crime drama film '''''[[First Shift (film)|First Shift]]''''' as the least violent in his body of work?
+* ... that '''[[All Nations Baptist Church]]''' in [[New York City]] is primarily associated with [[Koryo-saram|ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union]]?
-* ... that '''[[William O. Raymond]]'''{{`s}} 1905 ''Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St.&nbsp;John'' probably recorded the first known Black man in future [[New Brunswick]]?
+* ... that home repair and maintenance educator Mercury Stardust and her friend Jory Vizcaino have raised more than $4&nbsp;million for transgender healthcare through their '''[[TikTok-A-Thon for Trans Healthcare]]'''?
-* ... that [[Blackpink]]'s "'''[[Forever Young (Blackpink song)|Forever Young]]'''" was heard being played from the group's agency's headquarters three years before it was released?
-* ... that the residents of '''[[Ukraina, North Dakota|Ukraina]]''' and '''[[Gorham, North Dakota|Gorham]]''', North Dakota, were involved in a feud that started with [[Easter basket]]s?
+* ... that the promotion and hype around obtaining '''[[Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]]''' in the the [[Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow|original ''Pokémon'' games]] resulted in the games' sales increasing more than threefold?
+* ... that '''[[Corpse-like obedience|zombie-like obedience]]''' has been attributed to Jesuits, the military, and followers of totalitarian regimes?
-* ... that an activist protested the use of Chinese characters for Taiwanese Indigenous names by changing her legal name to "'''[[Savungaz Valincinan|Lee I want to exclusively list my tribal name, my Bunun tribal name is Savungaz Valincinan]]'''"?
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