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| * ... that medieval ''']''' ''(example pictured)'' often show her dropping ] to ] as she rises? | * ... that medieval ''']''' ''(example pictured)'' often show her dropping ] to ] as she rises? | ||
| * ... that ''']''' was the first American to win the ] championship and the first Oklahoman to win the ] title? | * ... that ''']''' was the first American to win the ] championship and the first Oklahoman to win the ] title? | ||
| * ... that ''']''' in ], was developed from the 1930s by a painter fascinated with ], and a landscape architect from ]? | * ... that ''']''' in ], was developed from the 1930s by a painter fascinated with ], and a landscape architect from ]? | ||
| * ... that the earliest book in English of ''']''' is the memoir of ], who was born in 1826 and sold as a slave, but published his autobiography in "faultless idiomatic English"? | * ... that the earliest book in English of ''']''' is the memoir of ], who was born in 1826 and sold as a slave, but published his autobiography in "faultless idiomatic English"? | ||
| * ... that British historian and South-Asian history expert ''']''' called the UK ] out on its misrepresentation of slavery and British colonization? | * ... that British historian and South-Asian history expert ''']''' called the UK ] out on its misrepresentation of slavery and British colonization? | ||
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Thomas catching Mary's belt
- ... that medieval depictions of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (example pictured) often show her dropping her belt to Thomas the Apostle as she rises?
- ... that Daryn Pittman was the first American to win the World Series Sprintcars championship and the first Oklahoman to win the World of Outlaws title?
- ... that Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, New York, was developed from the 1930s by a painter fascinated with an 8th-century Chinese artist, and a landscape architect from Harvard?
- ... that the earliest book in English of Sudanese literature is the memoir of Selim Aga, who was born in 1826 and sold as a slave, but published his autobiography in "faultless idiomatic English"?
- ... that British historian and South-Asian history expert David Washbrook called the UK Home Office out on its misrepresentation of slavery and British colonization?
- ... that despite boasting it was the most powerful television station in the Midwest, Missouri's KACY left the air because it could not secure the right to carry network programs?
- ... that the original version of the First World War Garland grenade was made from a food tin packed with barbed wire and spent bullets?
- ... that if a student at Kemptville Agricultural School had a problem to solve, the standard advice was to ask Mr. George?