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Mother Solomon

... that Mother Solomon (pictured) returned to Ohio 22 years after the Indian Removal Act forced her people, the Wyandots, into Kansas?
... that there were at least seven unsuccessful attempts to redevelop New York City's Kings Theatre before it reopened in 2015?
... that newspaper columnist Ly Singko was imprisoned for "glamourising the communist system"?
... that Aquilegia gegica and Aquilegia colchica, two species of columbine native to the Caucasus, can produce fertile hybrid offspring?
... that YouTuber Tyler Oliveira apologized after trying to drain a pool with paper towels?
... that the final seconds of MLS Cup 2024 were disrupted by players and staff who mistakenly entered the field to celebrate?
... that Mary Mellor argued that the COVID-19 pandemic increased the impact of the patriarchy on women, both at home and in the wider economy?
... that Taylor Swift released a demo containing lyrics that were trimmed from the final version of her song "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"?
... that a Welsh man lost more than £500 million of bitcoin in a landfill?