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* ... that in 1253 Henry III of England ordered that ''']''' ''(sculpture pictured)'' be permitted to swim and hunt in the River Thames? | ||
| * ... that ''']''', ], ''']''', ''']''', and ''']''' collaborated in the early 1940s to design ]? | |||
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| * ... that the prison scenes in the film ''''']''''' were shot in an archaeology museum? | |||
| * ... that ''']''' was already known for his androgynous voice when he was cast as a cross-dressing idol in '']''{{-?}} | |||
| * ... that the ''']''' also took place at six voting stations in Montenegro for voters who were on holiday? | |||
| * ... that ''']''' was almost entirely vacant upon its completion? | |||
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* ... that ''']''' was the first woman to be the general secretary of a ] in Spain? | ||
| * ... that during the 1929 ''']''', 65 firefighters survived being surrounded by fire overnight by sheltering near a creek? | |||
| * ... that while performing "''']'''", ] suffered an "embarrassing" wardrobe malfunction? | |||
| * ... that the lyrics of "''']'''" were inspired by beheadings in medieval Europe? | |||
| * ... that architect ''']''' designed houses in Shanghai and Seattle after fleeing the ]? | |||
| * ... that from around the Seattle metropolitan area to a wetland in ''']''', up to 16,000 crows regularly commute? | |||
| * ... that a researcher called the community on the short-lived collaborative writing website ''''']''''' "astonishingly harmonious"? | |||
| * ... that ''']''' |
* ... that according to ''']''', burnt toast could save you from a car accident? | ||
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Modern sculpture of Henry III's white bear
- ... that in 1253 Henry III of England ordered that his white bear (sculpture pictured) be permitted to swim and hunt in the River Thames?
- ... that William Aitken, William J. Bain, J. Lister Holmes, John T. Jacobsen, and George W. Stoddard collaborated in the early 1940s to design America's first racially integrated public housing development?
- ... that the prison scenes in the film Plurality were shot in an archaeology museum?
- ... that the 1990 Serbian constitutional referendum also took place at six voting stations in Montenegro for voters who were on holiday?
- ... that Ana Sigüenza was the first woman to be the general secretary of a national trade union center in Spain?
- ... that during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire, 65 firefighters survived being surrounded by fire overnight by sheltering near a creek?
- ... that the lyrics of "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" were inspired by beheadings in medieval Europe?
- ... that from around the Seattle metropolitan area to a wetland in Bothell, Washington, up to 16,000 crows regularly commute?
- ... that according to a TikTok theory, burnt toast could save you from a car accident?