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... that in 2003 Curtis Gatewood became the first college football recruit from Memphis to sign with Vanderbilt since 1997?

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... that the Minuscule 536 is one of the manuscripts purchased by philanthropist Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906)?

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... that semi-professional footballer Dean Clark made over one hundred appearances for Northwood F.C.?

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... that The Candidate was an 2009 Afghan reality TV show that pitted youth against each other in a mock presidential election?

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... that Rev. Elias Bond (1813–1896) used proceeds from a Hawaiian sugar plantation to fund his church and a girls' seminary?

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... that it took six weeks for developer Garry Kitchen to write and complete the iPhone and Nintendo DSi video game Arcade Hoops Basketball?

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... that 2004 Olympic gold medalist Rhi Jeffrey left competitive swimming just four months before the U.S. Olympic Trials for Beijing?

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... that the infant massage of preterm babies has been shown to have many benefits, including the gaining of extra body weight?

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... that the letters "IXL" in the IXL Historical Museum in Hermansville, Michigan, are a derivative of the words "I excel"?

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... that the Royal Indian Navy auxiliary patrol vessel Jamnagar was originally built for HH The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar?

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... that because of his race, U.S. President Barack Obama has been the subject of multiple assassination threats and alleged plots?

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... that in A Letter to Lord Ellenborough, Percy Bysshe Shelley made an argument for tolerance of all published opinion, even when false?

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... that the eastern Yorkshire peninsula Holderness is thought to have taken its name from Thurbrand the Hold, killer of Uhtred the Bold?

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... that Jesse G. James' company West Coast Choppers earns 60% of its revenue from sales of T-shirts and other tie-in merchandise?

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... that the Montserrat national football team has only won two matches in their history, both victories coming against Anguilla?

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... that American professional wrestler Jigsaw was trained by Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush?

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... that Matilda of Brandenburg might have had an affair with Henry IV Probus before their marriage?

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... that Sagittaria lancifolia (pictured) is also known as "duck potato" because of the large potato-like corms that form underground?

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... that Norwegian politician Beint Bentsen was a member of four different municipal councils?

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... that Sir Denys Roberts was the first and only Colonial Secretary and Chief Secretary who was appointed Chief Justice in Hong Kong?