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{{*mp}}... that the ], hosting the ] in ''']''', set the ] single-game attendance record?
{{*mp}}... that in 1946 the ''']''' initiated a guerrilla insurgency against ] rule in ]?
{{*mp}}... that Italian priest ''']''' remained a respected member of the ] between his imprisonment in the 1970s and indictment in 2010?
{{*mp}}... that the work of American artist ''']''' has been characterized by meditation and improvisation?
{{*mp}}... that the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Armide}}''' served as the ] of the French Levant Squadron in 1874–75?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' in ], ], was built as a thanksgiving for the ] being relatively undamaged in the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' co-edited the first ] music encyclopedia in 1949? {{*mp}}... that ''']''' recorded "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" for ] in 1902?
{{*mp}}... that by the early 19th century, ''']''', an allowance of 4 pounds per 104 of commodities imported to Great Britain for dust, sand, and other waste, had fallen into disuse?
{{*mp}}... that in 1958, ] coach ''']''' fielded 33&nbsp;different players against ] to prevent ], but his team still won 21&ndash;2?
{{*mp}}... that the newly spreading practice in ] of ''']''', injecting oneself with blood of another ] user to get high, has been called "the most effective way of infecting yourself with ]"?
{{*mp}}... that on 3 July 1877 the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Thétis}}''' rammed her ] {{ship|French ironclad|Reine Blanche||2}}, which had to be run ashore to prevent her from sinking?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' explained his failed attempt at establishing a new sport at ] by saying, "Either I'm a lousy teacher or kids in Indiana just didn't like ]"?
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