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Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

... that a painting (pictured) by the artist Bichitr shows an Indian emperor preferring a Sufi saint over the king of England and the Ottoman sultan?
... that a study of people who reported experiences of alien abduction found that many exhibited characteristics consistent with fantasy-prone personality?
... that the My Chemical Romance song "Cancer" was written in eight minutes?
... that Ambo Sooloh pledged allegiance to the British government on behalf of all Malays in Singapore?
... that a pavilion next to New York City's Ted Weiss Federal Building was canceled due to the discovery of human remains?
... that Pocatello mayor Les Purce was the first African-American political officeholder in Idaho?
... that the Chapline columbine is generally considered a distinct species, except in Texas, where it is considered a variety of the golden columbine?
... that a Portsmouth building was Grade II-listed because Eric Rimmington painted a mural inside it?
... that the Glucoboy was advertised as the "first medical device to interface with a Nintendo Game Boy"?