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* ... that ''']s''' ''(example pictured)'' have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green? * ... that ''']s''' ''(example pictured)'' have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
* ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought ''']'''? * ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought ''']'''?
* ... that in his first year in the NFL, ''']''' was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return? * ... that in his first year in the ], ''']''' was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
* ... that ''']''' was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent? * ... that ''']''' was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
* ... that the Mongol princess ''']''' was rumoured to have poisoned her brother ]? * ... that the Mongol princess ''']''' was rumoured to have poisoned her brother ]?

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  • ... that dogs (example pictured) have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
  • ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought a duel against each other?
  • ... that in his first year in the NFL, Lou Rash was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
  • ... that muthkwey was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
  • ... that the Mongol princess Al-Altan was rumoured to have poisoned her brother Ögedei Khan?
  • ... that the Saybrook Colony was sold to Connecticut for an annual payment of 180 pounds of equal quantities of wheat, peas, and either rye or barley?
  • ... that future Olympic weightlifter Chiu Yuh-chuan received a job offer in marketing after media coverage about his difficulty securing employment?
  • ... that out of 148 candidates in the 1957 Manipur Territorial Council election there was only one woman?
  • ... that basketball coach Trisha Stafford-Odom left the Eagles to join the Eagles?