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	* ... that the ''']''' in 1376 saw ] successfully recapture Durrës from ], only for Thopia to reclaim the city in 1383?
			* ... that journalist ''']''' reported that ] told him that "his own people would kill him" before ]?
	* ... that ''']''' remained in post for around 30 years after being described as "the oldest soldier in the Royal Artillery"?
			* ... that ''']''', the smallest island of the ], was formed by ocean waves shaped by the surrounding archipelago?
	* ... that you can search Misplaced Pages or ] of more than 37 billion ] ''']'''?
			* ... that ] led to a boom in ] TV sales so viewers could see the game on ''']'''?
	* ... that Luxembourgian ] ''']''' also played as a goalkeeper for his nation's football team?
			* ... that ] never intended to release ''''']''''' and only did so because he accidentally left an MP3 player on a plane?
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A Perugia's limia male approaching a female

... that dominant males of Perugia's limia (species pictured) may be so preoccupied with fighting each other that the females end up mating with the subordinate males?
... that Sophie Kropotkin and her husband returned to France despite the risk of being arrested, as they thought that detention in a French prison would be preferable to living in England?
... that following the filming of the music video for "Guess", Charli XCX and Billie Eilish donated 10,000 pairs of underwear to charity?
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