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30 unusual facts about the world


Alexander Preinfalk

Alexander Preinfalk was shot down on 12 December 1944 by an American P-47 over Bruchsal, Germany and died after he bailed out.

América CV Network

The network and owned and operated stations was bought through a joint ownership between Sherjan Broadcasting, owner of WJAN-CD as the majority owner and Mediaset through its Spanish broadcasting firm Mediaset España Comunicación became the minority owner.

Benjamin Kaufman

Benjamin Kaufman (March 10, 1894-February 5, 1981) was a First Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I.

Boulevard of the Allies

Before reaching Oakland, it passes by Duquesne University and Mercy Hospital along the edge of a cliff several hundred feet above the Monongahela River with spectacular views of the city's South Side neighborhood and includes partial interchanges with Interstate 579 and Interstate 376.

Burton Road Metrolink station

In 1880 the Midland Railway opened the new Manchester South District line which ran from Heaton Mersey to Throstle Nest Junction, Old Trafford.

Charles Bally

He was active in interlinguistics, serving as a consultant to the research association that presented Interlingua in 1951.

Charleston Charlies

This club - Charleston's second Triple-A franchise - stayed only those few months and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, for the 1962 season to become the Atlanta Crackers.

Delta Network

The group was created out of pre-existing characters by Glenn Herdling and Geof Isherwood.

Diego León Montoya Sánchez

In a briefing by the Colombian Ministry of Defense during the presentation of Montoya to the public through Caracol TV, the General of the Colombian Army Mario Montoya Uribe detailed the operation dubbed as Operation Simeón which started at 0430 hrs on 10 September 2007 after a military intelligence operation between the municipalities of Zarzal and La Unión in northern Valle del Cauca Department.

Fred Willis

On October 24, 1972 Willis was traded, along with fellow running back Paul Robinson, to the Houston Oilers for wide receiver Charlie Joiner and linebacker Ron Pritchard.

Group 1

Group 1 Automotive, a publicly traded car dealership group in the United States

Jamal Zahalka

After Azmi Bishara fled the country, Zahalka became Balad's leader.

Josh Heupel

His sister, Andrea Heupel, is married to former U.S. Representative Dan Boren.

Ladislao Vajda

Ladislao Vajda (18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany.

Lindsay Shoop

In 2012, Lindsay took the job as Assistant Men's Rowing Coach at Pine Crest School, and took over the entire rowing organization in 2013.

Manakula Vinayagar Temple

Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.

Marquis Flowers

Flowers attracted interest from several colleges, notably Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, as well as both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, where he was recruited by Tim Kish.

Martino Abellana

Martino, along with his four brothers, including renowned sculptor and composer Dr. Ramon Abellana, were exposed to art early, and they helped their father with his sculptures.

Marzanna

Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov and Vladimir Toporov supposed her name was derived from the same root as the name of Roman god of war Mars, originally an agricultural deity.

Middlemarch, New Zealand

One is that Mrs Alice Humphreys, whose husband Edward Wingfield Humphreys owned and had surveyed for sale sections in this new township, was reading George Eliot's novel Middlemarch.

Nick Esasky

During his career, which spanned just over seven-and-a-half years and was spent mostly with the Cincinnati Reds (1983 to 1988), the former first-round draft pick in 1978 hit .250 with 122 home runs and 427 runs batted in.

Saints Tiburtius and Susanna

Saint Susanna, virgin and martyr, is said to have been the daughter of Saint Gabinus of Rome.

Sator Square

The Benedictine Abbey of St Peter ad Oratorium, near Capestrano, in Abruzzo, Italy, has a marble square inscription of the Sator Square.

Smokeless tobacco

Creamy snuff, a fluid tobacco mixture marketed as a dental hygiene aid, albeit used for recreation

Southampton City Centre

It includes a number of large warehouse-style stores, currently occupied by Toys "R" Us, Mothercare, Argos, Tesco and Staples among others.

Stunt Island

Additionally, there is an Airfield in the game where the player can select a plane and fly around Stunt Island to scout different locations.

The Doink Years

The Disfigurehead side features a rough bonus track titled "Kicking" and features the words "Long Live Doink" etched in the dead vinyl.

Through the Darkness

Only one track "Helpless" was taken from the record as a single; this single would also feature in the movie The Faculty.

Thrumpton

Many of the gabled brick houses in the village were built between 1700 and 1745 by John Emerton of Thrumpton Hall.

Tynemouth Castle and Priory

The priory and its attached lands were taken over by King Henry VIII who granted them to Sir Thomas Hilton.