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- ... that a stone relief (pictured), now accepted as an extinct Marquesan Dog, was claimed by Thor Heyerdahl to depict a llama to bolster his theory that Polynesia was settled from South America?
- ... that Belgian mezzo-soprano Jeanne Deroubaix was a soloist in the premiere of Stravinsky's Threni, and performed with Boulez in his Le marteau sans maître at The Proms?
- ... that the name of the Wipeout series of video games was inspired by the instrumental song "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris?
- ... that Thomas North Whitehead suggested that England give America one of the four surviving copies of the Magna Carta to win support for Lend-Lease?
- ... that two major landmarks of Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul are the statues of King Sejong and of Admiral Yi Sun-sin?
- ... that Associated Press war correspondent George E. Bria, known for his brevity as an editor, insisted that "the D-Day landings could be reported in 400 words"?
- ... that the 40 rays on the flag of Kyrgyzstan represent the number of tribes united by national folk hero Manas to fight against the Mongols?
- ... that The New Republic suspected the 1958 attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade was a hoax set up to help his chances in the 1960 United States presidential election?