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Blinking Sam

... that Samuel Johnson did not want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam" (pictured)?
... that Olympic breakdancer Sun Chen is nicknamed "Quake" as he was born on the day of a deadly earthquake?
... that The Eternaut 1969 is a reboot of the original comic, with an anti-imperialist tone?
... that storm chaser Reed Timmer feared thunder and lightning at a young age?
... that the Durrës Expedition in 1376 saw Louis of Évreux successfully recapture Durrës from Karl Thopia, only for Thopia to reclaim the city in 1383?
... that Robert Turner remained in post for around 30 years after being described as "the oldest soldier in the Royal Artillery"?
... that you can search Misplaced Pages or a database of more than 37 billion compounds by substructure?
... that Luxembourgian myrmecologist Robert Stumper also played as a goalkeeper for his nation's football team?
... that mamas sang on "Mama"?