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* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', despite losing her ability to move or speak due to illness, refused to accept ] by scowling at the priest? | |||
* ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in ''''']''''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}} | |||
* ... that ''']''', a sweet pie made with ], is traditionally eaten in ] on Christmas Eve? | |||
* ... that ] realized the structure of her novel, ''''']''''', by cutting, folding, and writing on ten cardboard cubes, each representing a year in the book? | |||
* ... that ]'s friend ''']''' built ]? | |||
* ... that ''']''' met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand? | |||
* ... that ''''']''''' states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century? | |||
* ... that due to the ''']''', gamblers may mistake a game of luck for a game of skill? | |||
* ... that ''']''' was the last surviving female ]? | |||
* ... that tacklers "bounced off" ''']''' "as if he were a brick wall"? | |||
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* ... that the ''']''' traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner? | ||
* ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor ''']''' survived three assassination attempts within three weeks? | |||
* ... that Chief Constable ''']''' flooded police courts with over 17,000 cases to prove the impracticality of leaving homeowners with the responsibility for lighting stairs? | |||
* ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to ''']''' nearby? | |||
* ... that an Indiana university argued in court that ''''']''''', a 1914 painting, was too modern for their art collection in 2024? | |||
* ... that energy executive ''']''' once drank ] to prove that it was not dangerous? | |||
* ... that ''']''' did <em>not</em> map Antarctica in the sixteenth century? | |||
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Voltairine de Cleyre- ... that Voltairine de Cleyre (pictured), despite losing her ability to move or speak due to illness, refused to accept last rites by scowling at the priest?
- ... that tourte de blettes, a sweet pie made with Swiss chard, is traditionally eaten in Nice on Christmas Eve?
- ... that Casanova's friend Edoardo Tiretta built a bazaar in India?
- ... that Christmas: A Biography states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
- ... that Oh Hee-ok was the last surviving female Korean independence activist?
- ... that the Christmas carp traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
- ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
- ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to Moe's Books nearby?
- ... that energy executive Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid to prove that it was not dangerous?