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{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'', founded in 1914, is the oldest ] in ]?
{{*mp}}... that in 2005, 20-year-old ''']''' became the youngest person to reach the finals in the ] championships?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' of 300,000 infected computers is responsible for sending 60&nbsp;billion ] per day?
{{*mp}}... that seven-term member of the ] ''']''' later served as ] on four non-consecutive occasions between 1855 and 1863?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is a term used in ] both in a theoretical literature, and in a practical design of computer ]s?
{{*mp}}... that the pharmacy of former ] ] player ''']''' was saved from rioters during the ] because of his past services to his country?
{{*mp}}... that ] is placing ''']''' throughout the county?

*'''''16:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that a ] found in ''']''' ''(])'', a ] ] in ], may be one of the earliest examples of ] in ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' has photographed ] ] for the ] and ] since 1949, yet also published two books on ]?
{{*mp}}... that a memorial to "Unknown Confederate Dead" at the ] also commemorates ''']''' and ''']''', even though neither ] general was unknown?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''''']''''' sculpture was erected and dedicated to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first self-sustaining controlled ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] lost the role of '']'' character ] to ], but later appeared as a maid in the ''30 Rock'' episode ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' may have been the first ] publicly referred to as a "]"?

*'''''10:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the sinking of the ''']''' ''(])'' was the first ] loss of the ]?
{{*mp}}... that in his 2005 book ''''']''''', the ] ] claimed the spread of ] is partly due to a succession of disastrous economic policies promoted by ]?
{{*mp}}... that Prince ] accepted 33 of 35 demands made by the leaders of the ''']''', and when the leaders stood firm proceeded to crush the revolution?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ] was turned into the short-lived ''']''' in 1976, but so few tourists used it that it closed two years later?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' light rail stop in ], includes a piece of art based on an arrangement created by a ] at the ]?

*'''''03:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that areas around ''']''' ''(])'', ], have recently been terrorised by ]s?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s book ''Memoranda of Cherhill'' was first published 95 years after the author's death?
{{*mp}}... that attacks by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, led by ]n rebel ''']''', are believed to indirectly raise the ]?
{{*mp}}... that British actor ]'s brother ''']''', a ] ] therapist, co-managed and produced ] band ] from 1964 to 1975?
{{*mp}}... that after a painted garage door was destroyed, the ''']''' ]ists salvaged it and merged it into a new one, said to be one of their most beautiful in ]?
{{*mp}}... that a picture of ] ] ''']''' rowing a boat inside ] ran nationwide after ] in ]'s history?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' bequeathed a fund to ], ] that provided for seventeen of the city's most prominent sculptures?

*'''''21:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that an ] at ''']''' ''(])'' was built in the 1740s for "the safety of such as might use to sail out of the Port of ] or any others who might be driven on the coast"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' coaches ] in the ] of ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' states that "if you write anything criticizing ] or ], there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written"?
{{*mp}}... that ] was allegedly killed by a spear through the ] at the ''']''' in 1322?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' hosts the only 24-hour ] operator building in ], ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] poet ''']''' was sentenced in 1928 by Czech authorities for 13 months in prison for alleged transport of illegal literature to ] and conspiring against the ]?
{{*mp}}... that in ], ] has only lost four ] at ''']''' stadium in over one hundred years?
{{*mp}}... that the ], enforced by the enactment of ''']''' to help maintain ], was not rescinded until ], ]?

*'''''14:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] built its ] campus from the 1907 ''']''' ''(])'', a concrete structure with 120 ] stretching as long as the ] is tall?
{{*mp}}... that 90&nbsp;percent of the ]'s ] and ] production is sold under the Red Tractor ''']''' mark?
{{*mp}}... that when the ] village of Bogoro was ''']''' in 2003, survivors were imprisoned in a room filled with corpses, and women and girls were ]?
{{*mp}}... that, despite its name, the ] ''']''', first sold in 1914, did not contain any ] and used deceptive ] to promote the product?
{{*mp}}... that ] ] ''']''' was the first President of the Dental Association of the Province of ] when it was founded in 1869?
{{*mp}}... that the 7.9 ] ''']''' on ], ] was the strongest shock ever recorded in the interior of ]?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s letter ''''']''''' was cited in a ] ] opinion by justice ]?

*'''''09:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'' was the centre of a controversial movement in the early 1900s by a ] ] to care for the poor and downtrodden?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first ] ] of the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ], host of '']'', was the guest announcer for a "family feud" match at the ]'s ''']''' event?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was a personal architect to ] from 1933–1941?
{{*mp}}... that ] made her screen debut in ''''']''''', an ]-nominated short comedy that parodied the films of Swedish director ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is a name given to the authors of several medieval devotional books once wrongly attributed to Saint ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ]'s entry in the ], ''''']''''', earned ] from any of the voting countries?
{{*mp}}... that ] distinguish between general ] and specific ''']s'''?

*'''''01:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(] with ] for size comparison)'' looks like a dead ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ] of ''']''', contains many furnishings of a destroyed chapel of ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first American-born and trained professional ] ] to play in the ]?
{{*mp}}... that 209 people were killed and 41,000 houses were damaged or totally destroyed in the ''']''', with over a million arable acres inundated, and more than 100,000 animals drowned?
{{*mp}}... that ] actor ''']''' was once sought out as a healer and ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is the second largest employer in ]?
{{*mp}}... that in 1999, the ] expelled ''']''', India's current ], when he voted against the Government headed by ] defying the ]?

*'''''19:54, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] ] mascot ''']''' ''(])'' is a living ] whose name derives from a 1962 dog called "Lil-Nan's Royal Jacket?"
{{*mp}}... that nearly 60 years after surviving a ] attempt, and being convicted as an accessory to murder, ''']''' founded ]?
{{*mp}}... that the residents of ] in 1860 built ''']''' right next to a preexisting cemetery?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the winner of six ]s and was the Director of ] studios?
{{*mp}}... that ] poet ] ''']''' but may have been imprisoned out of revenge or actions resulting from drinking too much?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a native of ], established the first ] team in the ] in ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' collected medieval ]s and ]s, ] ]s, ]s, and ] tablets?


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*'''''11:20, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' ''(])'' is another name for the Institute of ] in ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the last ] to ever hold the ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''''']''''' was refitted with a ] to enable her to operate ] during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is the birthplace of ] ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] ] in the ] ''']''', taking control of most of the island of ] in the present-day ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was, at its height, the largest ] in ]?
{{*mp}}... that according to legend, ''']''' of ] made ], knew ], and defeated the ] by ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ] game between ''']''' and the ] on ] ] lasted for over three hours?
{{*mp}} ... that ''']''' is the first ever ] ] elected in ], where the last three elected sheriffs had been sent to jail?
*'''''04:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', an ] ] ''(])'', once had a glittering glass eye made of bottles?
{{*mp}}... that ''']'''’s ] music is influenced by the twenty nationalities of the ]s?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' on ] doubles as an ] in winter?
{{*mp}}... that '']'', a comprehensive ] collection containing pictures of all known wild plants native to ], was initiated by ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', the largest plain of ] located at the central-southwestern region of the island, has three harvests of ] crops annually?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', who was recently signed by the ], is slated to become the first ] player in ]'s ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' featured on the ] 0.10] ] was a ] building proposed in 1947 that was never built?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''']''' ] ended with ] burying ] in cement?
*'''''21:29, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}} ... that aircraft from ''']''' ''(])'' carried out attacks against several ] ]s during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' increased the ] of ]s in the ] by a factor of eight?
{{*mp}}... that ] can be made from ''']''', including ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and his organizations ] about half of all ] books printed in ] during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that a 73-] ] during the ''']''' by Frank Aschenbrenner of the ] was the longest run from ] in ] history?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''', who won several battles as ] of the papal army, was known as the "angel of peace"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' in ] was featured in the film '']''?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ] ''']''' claimed to own the remains of the ] from the ]?


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{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''']''' ''(])'' has been a location in over 50 film productions, including '']'' headquarters and scenes from '']'' and '']''?
===4 January 2025===
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first amateur ] player to break the 1,000 points barrier when he scored a break of 1,149 in 1978?
*'''''00:00, 4 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the first ] force, the ], was approved at the ''']''' with 57 supports, 0 opposes, and 19 abstains?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Milkybar-Split.jpg|caption=White chocolate}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that according to legend, a ] came up on all three spots where the severed head of ] ] ''']''' bounced after his martyrdom in ]?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' has been used as a coating for vitamin products?
{{*mp}}... that the ] at ''']''', ], in the 1970s revealed the largest floor of ] tiles to be found in any modern excavation?
* ... that baritone ''']''' twice "sang himself out of his pants" during a performance at the ], according to '']''{{-?}}
{{*mp}}... that petitions called for the firing of ] athletic director ''']''' when he hired little-known football coach ] in 1951 instead of ]?
* ... that the members of ''']''' to restore the ] were said to have asked the ] for assistance in eliminating ]?
*'''''07:44, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
* ... that the Lithuanian duke ''']''' was elected as the second rector of ] after its restoration in 1400?
{{*mp}}... that cycles of the ''']''' in ] ''(])'' usually show relatively few of ]?
* ... that a Talmudic passage, "''']'''", has been used in Jewish medical ethics to justify patient autonomy?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was taunted and called a "]" by fans and teammates because he was one of the first to wear ]s to protect his hands?
* ... that ''']''' was the first ] to finish among the top two in ] voting?
{{*mp}}... that at the ''']''', ]'s senior commander did not arrive until two hours after the fighting had started?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is codified in a ] that is nearly 120 years old? * ... that ''''']''''' depicted Charlie Chaplin in China fourteen years before it happened?
* ... that ''']''' switched from studying medicine to art after becoming partially deaf?
{{*mp}}... that ] quit his ] job on the ] ] ''''']''''' after fighting with ], the film’s star?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was considered to be the worst on the island since 1817? * ... that the Japanese band ''']''' describes themselves as having a "tofu mentality"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', who coached ] to 14 ] football championships, was also the school's ] coach and on the coaching staff at the ]?


===3 January 2025===
*'''''02:35, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''12:00, 3 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' built the ]'s ] ''(])'' in 1862 and its ] in 1902?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Saint Amalberga.jpg|caption=Saint Amalberga of Temse}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ] ] had ] ''']''' executed to appease various ]?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' is the patron saint of upper-limb injuries, because of the legend that ] broke her arm while trying to force her to marry him?
{{*mp}}... that the Irish ] regulator ''']''' includes ] on its list of banned substances?
* ... that critics argued that involving actresses in ''']''' would promote obscenity?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and ''']''', early members of the ], visited ] ] to promote their cause?
* ... that five percent of Barbados's population turned out to protest the ''']''' in Cape Town police custody?
{{*mp}}... that archaeological evidence suggest that the ''']''' began with the ], long before the ] and ] settled the area?
* ... that about 200,000 ''']''' and related formations during World War&nbsp;II?
{{*mp}}... that while working on ''''']''''', a ] ] about women's ], ] found out ] in the film was her great-aunt?
* ... that ''']''' recovered from ] to set an ] single-season ] record?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a ] of ], led the papal army in a 1309 war against ]?
* ... that ''']''' still has loopholes from use as a military outpost in the 19th century?
* ... that ] recorded the first track for ''''']''''' at the age of 17?
* ... that according to ''']''' all of the presidents and vice-presidents of the ], and four-fifths of its government officials, were ]?
* ... that a ''''']''''' is difficult to capture with photography?


*'''''17:17, 20 July 2008 (UTC)''''' *'''''00:00, 3 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
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{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'' is a very common subject in ] from the ] to the ]?
* ... that ''']''' ''(diagram pictured)'' include planets between Venus and Earth, planets on the inside of a ], and a planet "behind the Earth"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was ]'s first ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the home of ] who explored ] in the mid–] in search of the source of the ]? * ... that ''']''' developed the idea of ], which translate words being sung on stage in opera?
* ... that multiple scenes in ''''']''''' feature ] flowers, even though it was not scripted and the falling cotton simply kept drifting into the shot?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was one of the most vocal opponents of both mandatory ] and ] in early ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' in ] was encased in ice by a storm in 1928, trapping its keepers inside for two days? * ... that Canadian rapper ''']''', who has been described as "not gangster", was elected to the ] in 2024?
* ... that the ''']''' contains the earliest known sentence in a ]?
{{*mp}}... that the remote ] community of ''']''' in ] was the venue for the ] of the film '']''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is the first ] inducted into the ] ]? * ... that ''']''' were held in village halls?
* ... that ''']''' won the ] twice in three years?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s debut ] ''''']''''' includes a track written by lead singer Nathan Hudson eight years earlier?
* ... that the apartment building ''']''' caught fire in 1999, just as its renovation was being completed?
* ... that ''']''' has been called the last heir of the ] school?


===2 January 2025===
*'''''10:23, 20 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''12:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] businessman ''']''' developed the Tanguis cotton in ] and was given the ] medal ''(])''?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Grave of Ethel Preston, Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds (6957153048).jpg|caption=Memorial statue of Ethel Preston}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a result in ] and ], can be used to construct common ]s for switched systems?
* ... that the ''']''' in Leeds, England, has a life-sized statue of her ''(pictured)'' stood in front of black marble doors, left ajar?
{{*mp}}... that after ] filmed a scene from '']'' in front of the ] in ], the increase in tourism spurred the creation of the ''']'''?
* ... that meetings between Biblical and post-Biblical characters, such as when ''']''' teach and be martyred, are rare in ]ic stories?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' showed up uninvited every week at the gate of ] during ] with two jars of ] for the ] prisoners?
* ... that ''']''' served in the government of ], and was later appointed a national secretary of the French Socialist Party?
{{*mp}}... that an ''']''' can be caused by a ] overdose, use of the ] class of ]s, or a ]?
* ... that ''''']''''', an exploration of more than four decades of film in China, argues that cinema is a "modern folk tale"?
{{*mp}}... that ] wrote one of her ''']''' to demonstrate how she survived her childhood as a black in a white-dominated world?
* ... that a critic called ]'s ''''']''''' a "truncated and barely coherent page " and "a pathetic fragment"?
{{*mp}}... that 25&nbsp;percent of the population of ] is of ''']''', while another 65&nbsp;percent is of ]?
* ... that the 1980s ''']''' target drone could be launched from aircraft based on aircraft carriers?
{{*mp}}... that part of the ] ] ''''']''''' was shot on the campus of the ]?
* ... that children's author ''']''' owned ten cats and a Pomeranian dog, whose poses helped her draw illustrations for her books?
*'''''07:06, 20 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
* ... that in the ''']''', the ] won 97 percent of the votes of the soldiers at the heavy artillery workshops?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''(])'' can be a ] of ''']''', an ] related to ] in parts of the ]?
* ... that ''']''', after being afraid of giving birth to her own child, went on to teach the ] to more than 17,000 couples?
{{*mp}}... that according to ''''']''''', had ] succeeded, it would have created more persecution of ] rather than less?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', formerly known as ] Document University, is one of the largest ] training facilities in ]?
{{*mp}}... that despite being outnumbered by more than two to one, ] defeated ] in the ''']''' in 1849?
{{*mp}}... that after several ] and ] hits, ] and ''']''' collaborated on the film score for '']''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' are strengthened by the presence of 100,000 ]s in ]?
{{*mp}}... that former ] ] ''']''' and his co-presenter ] popularized "]"?


*'''''20:56, 19 July 2008 (UTC)''''' *'''''00:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Paora 2458.jpg|caption=Paora}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that the name of the ] ''''']''''' ''(])'' means "]-head" in ], referring to its spiny, or warty-looking ]?
* ... that following public backlash over the mistreatment of ''']''' ''(pictured)'', ] stated: "We have offended the nation of New Zealand"?
{{*mp}}... that the 1958 ''']''' was the first ] in ] in which residents were quartered away from their homes overnight?
* ... that lacrosse player ''']''' was undefeated in his college career?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' in ] is that of maximizing knowledge over an area by the use of a ]?
* ... that one of the major prey groups of the paddle crab, ''''']''''', is other paddle crabs?
{{*mp}}... that a number of physicians and nurses at the ''']''' founded by Dr. ] in ] in 1882 were patients themselves and served without pay?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' ruled the kingdom of ] as ] from 1886 to 1894? * ... that Arab Christian physician ''']''' served both Latin Christian and Arab Muslim rulers?
* ... that jazz dancer ''']''' used to be a sergeant in the U.S. Army?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was the first ] on the ground in ] in the ] on ], 1944?
* ... that the basic tune for "''']'''" from 2003's '']'' was written by ] in the 1970s?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and ]'s version of the ] classic, "]" has sold over 17&nbsp;million copies?
* ... that ''']''' remembers being called "female tiger" because her schoolteachers' punishments had little effect on her?
* ... that booing heard after the United Kingdom's entry at the ''']''' was reportedly either a response to past football hooliganism, claims of lip syncing, or alleged plagiarism of ]?
* ... that the ] was won by ''']''' and ''']'''?


===1 January 2025===
*'''''15:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''12:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' leading into ] ''(])'' through the ] ], goes by way of the only ] still standing after the modernization of ]?
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{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' was the first ] of the ] to be elected while still working as a ]?
* ... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' narrowly avoided hitting two warplanes equipped with nuclear warheads?
{{*mp}}... that the most common victims of ''']''', a ] evoked by a change in ], are ] and military ]?
* ... that ''']''' provided 700&nbsp;million meals of Saskatchewan-grown chickpeas, lentils and wheat to a United Nations program for Syrian refugees?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first American ]?
* ... that insurers paid out about ]171&nbsp;million in damages caused by ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that ]' ''''']''''' is due to be played at the 2008 ] to commemorate 50 years since the composer's death?
* ... that Scottish bricklayer ''']''' was unable to find work for 25 years after appearing on ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was moved twice before being permanently located near ]?
* ... that the dragonfly ''''']''''' was described from a single wing found in the state of Washington?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was made a ]&mdash;in the opposite order&mdash;by his grand uncle ]?
* ... that ''']''' was a ] soldier who defected to the ] during the ]?
* ... that bored soldiers during the ''']''' began stealing watermelons from gardens outside the enemy fortress?
* ... that ''']''' was overthrown in favor of ]?
* ... that the titular songstress in ''''']''''', a contender for China's first sound film, was overdubbed by a man?


*'''''08:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)''''' *'''''00:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Zeng Laishun, c. 1880s (cropped).jpg|caption=Zeng Laishun}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']s''' were only recently recognized as a separate species from ''']s''' ''(])'' based on ] testing?
{{*mp}}... that the ] landmark ''']''' was constructed in the ] for ]'s daughter? * ... that Qing-dynasty official ''']''' ''(pictured)'' attended the ]?
{{*mp}}... that whether ''']s''' are as effective as ]s in the teaching of ] is an unsettled aspect of ]? * ... that the male ''']''' grows a wing ornament more than twice the length of its body during breeding season?
* ... that ''']''' was ]'s leading scorer on the first of coach ]'s 12 ] teams?
{{*mp}}... that the Greenfield Lane segment of the decommissioned ''']''' is no longer part of the highway's new designation?
* ... that while Schubert wrote a melody for the song "''']'''" in 1816, ]'s 1799 version is the one that remains popular?
{{*mp}}... that the global media alliance ''']''' is dedicated to investigating the July 2004 murder of ] ]?
* ... that ] under the command of ''']''' during the ] became the first ] unit to complete 50,000 combat sorties?
{{*mp}}... that the ] will have a new direct ] to ] connection when the ''']''' intermodal rail station and ] ferry terminal is constructed?
* ... that because of the ''']''' in Mexico, ] has been described as "a Latino icon"?
* ... that ''']''' read law before beginning a music career?
* ... that the ''']''' was one of the largest land mammals ever?
* ... that seamen from the warship ] ''']''' M/V&nbsp;''Novorossiysk'' in 1959, in response to a report from ]?


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*'''''02:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the first ] to be seriously wounded during the ] was Samuel McCulloch, a freed slave who was shot during the ''']''' ''(])''?
{{*mp}}... that ] called ]'s ''''']''''', included in ''''']''''', "one of the innovative works in the history of biography"?
{{*mp}}... that when constructed in 1906, the ''']''' was the world's longest ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] ] ''']''' was one of the luminaries of ]'s ] movement during the "occult renaissance" started in the 1960s?
{{*mp}}... that for many years, ] ''']'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s store was the only place in ] that sold non-] meat?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''''']''''' features the only color footage of ] model ] in a speaking role?

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