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- ... that Benjamin Franklin suggested to George Washington that he adopt the Flag of the East India Company (pictured) as the flag of the United States?
- ... that David Hermann staged a Mozart opera at the Salzburg Festival at age 29, and combined three Krenek operas in Frankfurt?
- ... that one of the last Quranic chapters revealed in Mecca, called "The Sundering", talks about the Day of Judgment?
- ... that NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore was a machine gunner who participated in the Normandy landings?
- ... that a "food innovation district" and farmers' market are proposed for the immediate vicinity of Rainier Beach station?
- ... that the New Zealand cricketer Richard Hadlee was twice the man of the series in the Trans-Tasman Trophy?
- ... that Irish director Neasa Hardiman won both an IFTA and a BAFTA award for her work on Happy Valley?
- ... that despite years of investigation and a manhunt, the 1939 City of San Francisco derailment remains unsolved?