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- ... that the Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture (pictured) is nicknamed "The Queer with the Leer" and "The Fag on the Crag"?
- ... that William R. Rowley was one of nine American Civil War generals who came from Galena, Illinois?
- ... that in 1621, it was suggested that the election of future popes should take place in the presence of the previous pope's corpse?
- ... that Kingsley, Iowa, was once named Quorn after the Quorn Hunt in England?
- ... that Wolf W. Zuelzer, who demonstrated that children could be cured of leukemia, died from the disease in old age?
- ... that the video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard resolved to focus on survival horror as opposed to its predecessors' action-oriented gameplay?
- ... that Seattle's University Street station was designed in a "high-tech" style to match nearby high-rise office buildings?
- ... that rugby union player Fionn McLoughlin represented both Ireland and Wales in youth internationals?