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- ... that the bagel and cream cheese (example pictured) was very popular dish in the United States in the early 1950s, having permeated American culture?
- ... that radioactive nanoparticles are being investigated as a treatment for cancer?
- ... that Daniel Tilton, one of the first three judges of the Mississippi Territory, lacked any legal experience prior to his appointment?
- ... that the stag beetle Geodorcus servandus is unable to fly, and is known to occur only on a single mountaintop in New Zealand?
- ... that Seattle's International District/Chinatown station is located under a large concrete lid that supports several office towers and a public plaza?
- ... that Angelo De Donatis is the first non-cardinal to be appointed Vicar General of Rome since the sixteenth century?
- ... that the 2008 film Dostana inspired several fashion trends in India, with Priyanka Chopra's silver sari, worn in the song "Desi Girl", becoming very popular?
- ... that the various versions of Titian's Venus and Musician include organists, lute-players, Cupids, and dogs, but always a nude Venus?