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	* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' ~~achieved~~ ~~the~~ ~~first~~ ~~aeroplane~~ ~~flight,~~ ~~and~~ ~~was~~ ~~the~~ ~~first~~ ~~aeroplane-related~~ ~~death~~, in ~~China~~?		* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', despite losing her ability to move or speak due to illness, refused to accept ] by scowling at the priest?
			* ... that ''']''', a sweet pie made with ], is traditionally eaten in ] on Christmas Eve?
	* ... that the creator of ''''']''''' drew inspiration for the show from his time as a CIA officer and ]?
			* ... that ]'s friend ''']''' built ]?
	* ... that ''']''' was surprised to find heaps of giant clam shells around hot springs on his first dive to the Pacific ocean floor?
			* ... that ''''']''''' states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
	* ... that art historians believe that ''']''' may have been drawn in a ]-like state?
			* ... that ''']''' was the last surviving female ]?
	* ... that ''']''', university administrator and ] captain, opened the ] to female enrollment in 1863?
			* ... that the ''']''' traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
	* ... that during World War I the ''']''' denounced the trade unions of the ] as "separatists"?
			* ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor ''']''' survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
	* ... that the Mingxing Film Company ''']''' in 16 years, but most are now lost?
			* ... 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 ''']''' was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?
			* ... that energy executive ''']''' once drank ] to prove that it was not dangerous?
	* ... that ''']''' once had her students at Harvard University slaughter a chicken and turn its bones into a sculpture?
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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?