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			* ... that in the 18th century the ''']''' tribe ''(pictured)'' was driven from the ] to the regions of ] and ], where their descendants live today?
	* ... that a ] ''(pictured)'' designed by ''']''' accompanied a ]?
			* ... that a reviewer described ''']''', who entered the ] earlier this month with "''']'''", as "proudly waving the sexual liberation flag"?
	* ... that although no people died in the ''']''', about 12,000 sheep perished?
			* ... that ''']''' was named "tocopherol" as it was identified as essential for live births in rats?
	* ... that while conducting research for ''''']''''', author ] visited archives across multiple countries and continents?
			* ... that in the 1950s ''']''' opened one of the first veterinary practices in Paris?
	* ... that ''']''' was, according to the archbishop of Tyre, "reasonably well educated but bereft of intelligence and virtually useless"?
			* ... that the sexual ] ''''']''''' was censored in English releases of '']'' until '']''{{-?}}
	* ... that according to '']'', the 1913 Polish novel ''''']''''' is "perhaps the first example" of the genre of ] in Polish literature?
			* ... that newspaper publisher ''']''' built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by ]?
	* ... that the director for ]'s ''']''' choreographed the ]?
			* ... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building ''']''', unaware of the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day?
	* ... that the ''']''' toy line first debuted in a pop-up store in the shape of an overturned tanker truck carrying toxic waste?
			* ... that war correspondent ''']''' was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?
	* ... that ''']''', a watercourse in Staffordshire, lasted more than 100 years longer than the mill it was excavated to power?
			* ... that ''']''', a ]–themed roller coaster, was first tested with a train full of plush turkeys?
	* ... that no actual voting took place in the ''']'''?
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Mawali tribal sheikhs, 1880s

... that in the 18th century the Mawali tribe (pictured) was driven from the Syrian steppe to the regions of Hama and Idlib, where their descendants live today?
... that a reviewer described Ceechynaa, who entered the UK singles chart earlier this month with "Peggy", as "proudly waving the sexual liberation flag"?
... that vitamin E was named "tocopherol" as it was identified as essential for live births in rats?
... that in the 1950s Michel Klein opened one of the first veterinary practices in Paris?
... that the sexual onomatopoeia puff-puff was censored in English releases of Dragon Quest until Dragon Quest XI?
... that newspaper publisher Jacob Frolich built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by Radical Republicans?
... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building Chernobyl Reactors 5 and 6, unaware of the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day?
... that war correspondent Bernard Gray was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?
... that Good Gravy!, a Thanksgiving dinner–themed roller coaster, was first tested with a train full of plush turkeys?