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	* ... that ~~the ''~~''']''''' ''(pictured)'', ~~recently~~ ~~re-dated~~, is ~~now~~ ~~known~~ to be ~~the~~ ~~earliest of~~ ]'s ~~snow~~ ~~paintings~~?		* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', despite limited playing time, was more highly paid than a projected ] pick while in college?
			* ... that specimens of ''''']''''' were collected in 1906 and 1909, but it was first described as a new species in 2013?
	* ... that ''']''', formed by three football players from the ], have recorded Christmas music with ] and ]?
			* ... that ''']''' helped ] get medical treatment when ] would not?
	* ... that heavy spring rains caused a poor harvest of the ''']''', leading to a canned pumpkin shortage for Christmas in 2015?
			* ... that when ], following years of criticism for over-reliance on runway spectacles, presented ''''']''''', it was criticised for its lack of theatrics?
	* ... that ''''']''''' was promoted with the release of holiday ]s?
	* ... that ''']''' was ~~sunk~~ on ~~Christmas~~ ~~Day~~ ~~1914~~ ~~while~~ ~~trawling~~ ~~for~~ ~~mines~~ ~~off~~ ~~Scarborough,~~ ~~England~~?		* ... that ''']''' was one of the first recipients of ], the highest honor in Greenland?
			* ... that the principal songwriter of a song on ''''']''''' asked listeners to "love it for me, for I cannot"?
	* ... that the ''']''', despite its name, has featured gingerbread merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and even the Statue of Liberty?
			* ... that ''']''' wrote poems on the ] of a lizard and a frog in a piece of amber, the eagle in the ], and a child suffering from ]?
	* ... that '''{{lang\|de\|]\|cat=no}}''', edible figures made from prunes, were sold by children in German Christmas markets in the 19th century?
			* ... that the harsh treatment of ''']''' is well known in the West but mostly ignored or glossed over in Japan itself?
	* ... that "''']'''" led to Christmas specials becoming a staple for '']''?
			* ... that ''']''' in the UK was still broadcasting primarily in black and white as late as 1979?
	* ... that ''''']''''' has been found living in southeastern Brazil?
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Adrien Nunez

... that Adrien Nunez (pictured), despite limited playing time, was more highly paid than a projected NBA draft lottery pick while in college?
... that specimens of Aquilegia daingolica were collected in 1906 and 1909, but it was first described as a new species in 2013?
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... that the principal songwriter of a song on Always Happy to Explode asked listeners to "love it for me, for I cannot"?
... that Daniel Hermann wrote poems on the inclusion of a lizard and a frog in a piece of amber, the eagle in the coat of arms of Poland, and a child suffering from Fraser syndrome?
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... that a cable TV channel in the UK was still broadcasting primarily in black and white as late as 1979?