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... that William N. Salin was twice decorated with the Sagamore of the Wabash?
... that Indian footballer Surajit Sengupta was called Sócrates because of his beard and varied interests?
... that Jewish Indian theory, the erroneous idea that some lost tribes of Israel became ancestors to Native Americans, influenced the Book of Mormon?
... that the Madrasa Ghaziuddin Khan is one of the few surviving madrasas dating from the Mughal Empire, and the oldest continuing school in Delhi, India?
... that after becoming "convinced of the evils of slavery", James Townsend left Kentucky for Indiana?
... that the first known texts written by Brazilian indigenous people, written in 1645, were only completely translated in 2021?
... that in 1943, Bhicoo Batlivala led a group of Indian women to the House of Commons to request the release of Gandhi from prison?
... that when visiting Britain during World War II, naval officer Kalyani Sen reported that Indian women were breaking down prejudices against men and women working together by joining the military?
... that the 1938 film Road Demon contains footage of well-known accidents that occurred at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
... that before a separate party was created for Pakistan, the All India Scheduled Castes Federation simultaneously held the posts of Minister of Law in both Pakistan and India?

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