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* ... that during the bloody ], ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was wounded by musket-ball and bayonet, but continued to give orders and was carried up the breach, only to be shot again? | * ... that during the bloody ], ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was wounded by musket-ball and bayonet, but continued to give orders and was carried up the breach, only to be shot again? | ||
* ... that ] frequently updated the lyrics for his song "''']'''" to keep them contemporary? | * ... that ] frequently updated the lyrics for his song "''']'''" to keep them contemporary? |
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William Nicholas- ... that during the bloody siege of Badajoz, William Nicholas (pictured) was wounded by musket-ball and bayonet, but continued to give orders and was carried up the breach, only to be shot again?
- ... that David Bowie frequently updated the lyrics for his song "Young Americans" to keep them contemporary?
- ... that in 1991, Juan López Mella was the first Spanish rider to achieve a podium place in the Superbike World Championship?
- ... that after complaints of A Pickle for the Knowing Ones lacking punctuation, the author published a second edition with full pages of punctuation in the appendix?
- ... that in 1998, the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR received the Guinness World Record for the most expensive production car?
- ... that the 1995 dedication ceremony for the Faces of War Memorial included missing-man flyovers?
- ... that fossils are included in Polystoechotites due to being poorly fossilized, rather than due to relation?
- ... that politician Kalervo Kummola introduced karaoke to Finland?