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{{*mp}}... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] professor of [[bacteriology]] '''[[Sverre Dick Henriksen]]''' was an honorary member of the [[Chamber of Physicians and Dentists|Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists]], despite having never worked in [[Poland]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Robin Hoare]]''' received the [[Albert Medal (lifesaving)|Albert Medal]] for removing [[depth charges]] from a ship while it was on fire? |
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{{*mp}}... that Severe Tropical '''[[Cyclone Keli]]''' was the first recorded [[tropical cyclone]] to form within the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific Ocean]] in June? |
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{{*mp}}... that critics praised ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' episode "'''[[Natural Selection (The Spectacular Spider-Man)|Natural Selection]]'''" for its action and fight sequences? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Henry Dorling]]''', step-father of cookery writer [[Mrs Beeton]], was the first Clerk of the Course of [[Epsom Downs Racecourse|Epsom Racecourse]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that the farmland at '''[[Ramstad]]''', [[Norway]], was affected by the 19th-century construction of both the [[Drammen Line]] and the [[European route E18]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that one of the largest [[Fish farming|fish culture]] stations in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], is in '''[[Lac-des-Écorces, Quebec|Lac-des-Écorces]]'''? |
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{{*mp}}... that in 1974, '''[[Louis-Gaston Mayila|Louis Gaston Mayila]]''' became Deputy Personal Adviser to the then [[President of Gabon]], [[Omar Bongo]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''''[[Triangle (The Beau Brummels album)|Triangle]]''''', the 1967 album by [[The Beau Brummels]], was partially inspired by the [[California Palace of the Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that the treadmill '''[[Treadmill with Vibration Isolation System|COLBERT]]''' (Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill) aboard the [[International Space Station]] was named after political satirist [[Stephen Colbert (character)|Stephen Colbert]]? |
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Martin Demaine]]''' founded the first one-man [[art glass]] [[art studio|studio]] in Canada and [[homeschooling|home-schooled]] his son [[Erik Demaine|Erik]] to become [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]{{'}}s youngest ever professor despite not having a college degree himself? |
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