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- ... that the Gutenberg Bible held by the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin (pictured) survived World War II in Canada, kept in a vault at the Bank of Montreal until 1959?
- ... that the severed head of Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, was sewn back on?
- ... that Cascade Valley Hospital was the last independent hospital in Snohomish County, Washington, until it was acquired in 2016?
- ... that cricketer Georgia Redmayne's 87-year-old grandfather vaulted the boundary fence and embraced her after she had become the first player to hit a WNCL century for Tasmanian Roar?
- ... that the theme song for the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is actually called "Yo Home to Bel-Air"?
- ... that New York Mets fans once booed the Home Run Apple for over two minutes because it was not raised for a Mets home run?
- ... that mezzo-soprano Claudia Mahnke appeared as Dido in Les Troyens by Berlioz, and according to a reviewer, in the final 25 minutes convincingly ranged from hurt vulnerability to furious despair?
- ... that termites developed agriculture some 31 million years ago?