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...that theAlexander Column(pictured)onPalace SquareinSaint Petersburg,despite its weight of 600 tons, is set so nicely that no attachment to the base is required?
The Alexander Column in the Palace Square
...that former movie actressVera Ralstonpersonally insultedAdolf Hitlerin the1936 Winter Olympics,and won a silver medal?
...that acircumferentorwas an important tool tosurveyorsformappingtheNorth American frontier?
...that the works ofPolish poetJerzy Ficowskiwere banned for several years in thePeople's Republic of Poland,following hiscriticism of the government?
...that only one percent of theKey West National Wildlife Refugeis abovesea level?
...thatChristopher and Cosmaswere two Japanese men who travelled the world's oceans with the English explorerThomas Cavendishbetween1587and1592?
...thatReverend William Mitchellwas anAnglican missionary,and the first ordained person to provideChristianreligious services in theSwan Valleyarea of theSwan River Colonyin Australia?
Rev. William Mitchell
...thatPopeye Village,where the 1980 filmPopeyewas filmed, is now one ofMalta's most popular tourist attractions?
...that a commission as anAdmiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraskagives authority over "allofficers,seamen,tadpolesandgoldfish"under one's command?
... that theChartered Society of Designersis the world's largest and oldest chartered body of professionaldesigners,and is unique in having designers of all disciplines?
...that theTemple Sanitariumhired the first femaleanesthesiologistto work in theU.S.,Dr. Claudia Potter, in1906?
...that theAhmedabad Stock Exchangeis the second oldest stock exchange inIndia,and first functioned under abanyan tree?
...that in theFinnishwilderness, abackpackercan spend the night in a rent-freewilderness hut?
The Oahujoki wilderness hut in Lemmenjoki National Park, Finland
...that thechrysargyrontax forced someByzantinefamilies to sell their children intoslaveryandprostitution?
...thatAustralianOlympic medal-winning swimmerGary Chapmandied in a fishing accident, after retiring from swimming to pursue this very hobby?
...thatspoons,eyeglasses,andtoothbrusheshave been removed fromstomachsusingendoscopic foreign body retrievaltechniques with specialized cameras?
...that in the1930 Polish election,due to governmentcensorship,opposition papers were reduced to using images ofNietzsche,because he resembled dictatorJózef Piłsudski?
...that 19th-century GermanWilhelm Hasencleverdid not live to see the political party he co-founded get its present name, theSocial Democratic Party of Germany?
...thatHenryk Zieliński(pictured),a modernPolishhistorian whostudied in the underground universityin his youth, died in mysterious circumstances?
Henryk Zielińsk
...that theByzantineKomnenian armywas deployed in places as far-ranging asItaly,Hungary,andEgypt,and was instrumental in theKomnenian restorationof the empire?
...that the filmAutism Every Day,though praised by many parents of autistics, has been heavily criticized by people withautism?
...thatNASCARdriverStephen Leicht,who started racing at age 7, was unable to participate ingo-kartingfor 6 months after rupturing hisspleenin an accident at age 11?
...thatHeraldo Muñoz,former National Supervisor of the People's Stores underAllende,is nowChile'sPermanent Ambassador to theUnited Nations?
...that the technique ofdouble-balloon enteroscopyallows any position along thegastrointestinal tractto be visualized in real-time? (pictured: polyp in small intestine)
A polyp in the small bowel
...thatPando,anaspen colony,is theoldest known living beingat 80,000 years, and the heaviest at six million kilograms (6,000 tonnes)?
...that the deployment ofPanjandrum,an experimentalBritishweapon devised duringWorld War II,invariably resulted in the random firing of dozens ofcorditerockets into the air?
...thatJohn Rolle, 1st Baron Rolleinspired one of the pioneering works ofBritish satire,and half a century later, fell down the stairs at thecoronationofQueen Victoria?
...that if one of thedamsofUkraine'sDnieper River reservoirsis destroyed, it may causeradioactive contaminationof the wholeBlack Seaarea?
...thatHumphrey the whalemay be the most publicizedHumpback whalein history, having twice wandered off his migration course intoSan Francisco Bay?
A Humpback whale
...that of the 27U.S. MarinesinWorld War IIwho threw themselves onto explodinggrenadesto save others,Richard K. Sorensonwas one of only 3 to survive?
...that azayatis a combination rest-house and religious school funded and run byBurmese Theravada Buddhists,as an act ofdaná(meritorious charity)?
...that the remains ofHenri Huetand three other notedwar photographers,shot down in their helicopter over theHo Chi Minh trailin 1971, have never been found?
...that theEUlegal doctrine ofstate liabilitywas first introduced following theItaliangovernment's failure to properly compensatelaid offworkers?
...thatNicholas II of Russiaand his family preferred the cosy apartments of theAnichkov Palaceto their official residence,Winter Palace?(Anichkov Palace in Saint Petersburg)
...that the GrandChartophylaxwas considered the right arm of thePatriarch of Constantinople?
...that the scandalous tales ofAristides of Miletusare still being discussed after over two millennia, although not one word of them has survived?
...that theendangeredcui-uisucker fishwas a staple of theNative American Paiutetribe for over a millennium?
... thatWilliam LeewasU.S. President George Washington's personal servant, and the only one of hisslavesfreed by Washington in his will?
...thatbread and saltis a traditionalgreetingceremony(pictured)symbolizinghospitalityinSlaviccountries?
Bread and salt presented to Stefan Batory during the Siege of Pskov
...thatStanisław Warszycki,a wealthy 17th-centuryPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate,gave rise to manylegendsabout his cruelty, and several places inPolandclaim sightings of his ghost?
...that in thePenguins' Rebellion,over 800,000Chileanhigh school students demanded education reforms from the government ofMichelle Bachelet?
...that the victory ofAlexios I Komnenosover thePechenegsatLevounionmarked a resurgence of Byzantine military power after half a century of turmoil?
...thatTropical Storm Larrycaused five deaths and US$53.6 million in damage when it struck theTabascostate ofMexico,the first landfall in the state since1973?
...that theAll Saints Church, Henley Brook,the oldest church inWestern Australia,held its first service almost eight years before it was consecrated?
All Saints Church, Western Australia
...that acatholiconwas a purporteduniversal remedytakenorallyorrectally?
...that acentois apoeticwork composed entirely ofversestaken from other authors?
...that British architect Ron Herron proposed building massive roboticwalking citiesin 1964?
...that the poemThe Absent-Minded Beggarwas written to raise money for servicemen's families during theSouth African War?