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	* ... that the sexual ] ''''']''''' was censored in English releases of '']'' until '']''{{-?}}		* ... that the sexual ] ''''']''''' was censored in English releases of '']'' until '']''{{-?}}
	* ... that newspaper publisher ''']''' built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by ]?		* ... that newspaper publisher ''']''' built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by ]?
	* ... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building ''']''', ~~unaware of~~ the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day?		* ... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building ''']''', despite the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day?
	* ... that war correspondent ''']''' was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?		* ... that war correspondent ''']''' was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?
	* ... that ''']''', a ]–themed roller coaster, was first tested with a train full of plush turkeys?		* ... that ''']''', a ]–themed roller coaster, was first tested with a train full of plush turkeys?

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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, despite 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?