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25 unusual facts about the world


American Center for International Labor Solidarity

When textile manufacturer Grupo M, the Dominican Republic’s largest employer, applied to the International Finance Corporation (the World Bank’s private sector lending arm) for a $20 million loan to open a factory on the Haiti-Dominican border, the Solidarity Center, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the Dominican Federation of Free Trade Zone Workers (FEDOTRAZONAS) worked together to condition the loan on respect for worker rights.

Angela and Luciana Giussani

The comic book also inspired a movie, a radio show, and a TV series, not to mention countless parodies and pastiches.

Bawean deer

The Bawean deer, Hyelaphus kuhlii, also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer found only in the island of Bawean (Gresik Regency) in Indonesia.

Canada's Worst Driver 8

Cam Woolley returning for his seventh year, is the traffic expert on CP24 in Toronto, and has 25 years as a traffic sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police.

Chepstow Railway Bridge

The adjoining site, now occupied by the engineering firm Mabey Bridge (formerly Fairfield Mabey), is still (as of 2012) engaged in prefabricated bridge construction, and in 1987 was responsible for building the A48 road bridge which now runs alongside the railway bridge.

Cynthia Whittaker

From 1999–2000 she was a visiting fellow at the Slavic Research Center of Hokkaido University in Japan.

Fadi Chehadé

Fadi Chehadé (Arabic: فادي شحاتة) (born 1962) is an information technology executive, founder of RosettaNet and current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICANN.

Freedom House

In several studies of the methodology used by Raymond D. Gastil and others to create Freedom in the World report, Kenneth A. Bollen found that "no criticisms ... have demonstrated a systematic bias in all the ratings. Most of the evidence consists of anecdotal evidence of relatively few cases. Whether there is a systematic or sporadic slant in Gastil's ratings is an open question".

Group of temples at the Amba Vilas Palace, Mysore

According to another account, Dewan Purniah (from 1799-1813), the first Dewan of Mysore, built this temple as per the wishes of King Krishnaraja Wodeyar, using materials from a ruined Hoysala temple in Shimoga.

Henry Hele

At a meeting on 24 September 1766, he was nominated as one of the first two physicians of the new hospital that became the Salisbury General Infirmary.

James Claypoole

He married Rebecca White (ca 1721-1749) on May 24, 1742 at Christ Church, Philadelphia.

Kaveri Kachari

Rajkhowa's elder brother Ajay Rajkonwar reportedly told that he wants to take custody of his brother's family so that their 97-year-old mother could meet them.

Kiunga Rural LLG

The Kiunga Rural LLG is a local level government area situated in the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

Lypiatt Park

On 1 January 1645, the house was captured and burnt by Royalist troops evicting a Parliamentary garrison, but it was later repaired and reoccupied.

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, Mrs Palfrey (Joan Plowright) strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer, Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend).

Nils Trædal

Together with farmer and author Hans Seland and farmer union leader Hans Haga he was among the main agrarian party leaders to prevent the party from joining the fascist movement Nasjonal Samling, led by Vidkun Quisling.

Roman sculpture

the sculptures known as the Dying Gaul and the Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife, marble copies of parts a famous Hellenistic group in bronze commissioned for Pergamon in about 228 BC.

Roy Clauss

Dr. Clauss and his second wife, Pamela Heavey Clauss, a surgical and heart pump nurse, along with Greek surgeon, Dr. George Sanoudos, established the first open heart surgery facility in Athens, Greece in the mid-1970s.

Sidney Godolphin

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (c. 1640–1712), leading British politician, MP for Helston in Cornwall 1665–Feb 1679, Sept 1679–1685

Southadka

The temple also serves food to all the devotees in the form of prasadam.Temple is 6 km from Patrame on the banks of Netravati River.

Strandby

The hoard consists of 365 items, including a silver Mjölnir pendant, and about 200 coins, including 60 Danish coins, dated to the period of Harald Bluetooth (including the rare korsmønter) and German coins, dated to the period of Otto I and Otto III, placing the hoard to the very end of the 10th or the very beginning of the 11th century.

The Woman of Ahhs: A Self-Portrait by Victoria Fleming

Premiering at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma where it was nominated for the Grand Prix Focus, The Woman of Ahhs was an official selection at numerous film festivals around the world, including Cinefest, the Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria, the European Independent Film Festival in Paris, France, where it was presented at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Mexico International Film Festival where Paquette received the Bronze Palm Award.

Veregin, Saskatchewan

The site of the future village of Veregin - which also happened to be the closest point where the new rail line came to the village of Otradnoye (some 10 km north of Veregin) where the residence and headquarters of the Doukhobor leader, Peter Verigin was at the time - was chosen as the place for the railway station to serve the Doukhobor reserve.

William Dauntesey

A merchant of the Staple at Calais he was the son of John Dauntesey of West Lavington in Wiltshire.

William Yolland

The interest in Yolland’s work in Ireland survives to this day: as a young man he appears as a leading character in Translations, a modern play set in nineteenth century Co Donegal.