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	* ... that during World War I the ''']''' denounced the trade unions of the ] as "separatists"?
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	* ... that the Mingxing Film Company ''']''' in 16 years, but most are now lost?
			* ... that the ''']''' ] had a number of features that made ] call it "most unusual" and "difficult to understand"?
	* ... that ''']''' was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?
			* ... that ''']''' crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk?
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... that the white ring on the flag of Okinawa Prefecture (pictured) represents the "O" in "Okinawa"?
... that Emirati princess Mahra Al Maktoum invoked the triple talaq to divorce her husband, which is traditionally done only by the husband?
... that as many as 35 million soldiers became prisoners of war in World War II, according to some estimates?
... that Luigi Mangione was described as "somewhat of an online sex symbol" following his December 2024 arrest?
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... that Saint Amata of Assisi was interviewed and testified during the process of the canonization of her aunt, Saint Clare of Assisi?
... that journalism students at New Mexico State University were willing to work for free to save their newscast on the school's TV station?
... that the Rockwell PPS-8 microprocessor had a number of features that made Adam Osborne call it "most unusual" and "difficult to understand"?
... that a president of the Oregon Senate crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk?