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25 unusual facts about the world


Action démocratique du Québec candidates, 2008 Quebec provincial election

Pentefountas also represented the man who ultimately pled guilty to murdering actress Denise Morelle.

Aller Retour New York

Aller Retour New York is a novel by American writer Henry Miller, published in 1935 by Obelisk Press in Paris, France.

Casino Royale Goa

Casino Royale Goa as a gaming destination offers a variety of gaming options ranging from American Roulette, Baccarat, Black Jack, Money wheel, poker, pontoon, craps and slot machines besides a VVIP gaming room.

CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory

In October 1968, Johnson told veteran newsman Howard K. Smith of ABC that "Kennedy was trying to get to Castro, but Castro got to him first."

Dean Alston

In September 1997 The West Australian published an Alston cartoon entitled Alas Poor Yagan, which criticised the fact that the return of Yagan's head had become a source of conflict among the Indigenous Australians of Western Australia, instead of fostering unity.

Gregory of Tours

Goffart, Walter, The Narrators of Barbarian History (A.D. 550–800) (Princeton, 1988)

Harperley

A local stream called the Kyo Burn flows through the grounds, which lower down its course is known as Beamish Burn and later the River Team before it flows into the River Tyne.

Hero Killers

Hero Killers is an Eagle Award winning comic book written by Andy Winter and illustrated by Declan Shalvey.

Isabel Sarli

After his death in 1981, Sarli retired from the cinema industry altogether but came back in the mid-90s for Jorge Polaco's picaresque film, La Dama Regresa (1996).

Jeff Kenna

On 1 August 2011, Kenna joined the coaching staff at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

José Moreira

In a one-and-half-month period in the summer of 2004, Moreira represented Portugal at the European Under-21 Championship in Germany and acted as backup at Euro 2004, before a trip to Athens for the Summer Olympics, where he started.

Leonotis

The type for the genus is the specimen of Leonotis ocymifolia that was originally described as Leonotis leonitis.

Matthew Denver

He declined candidacy for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.

McCook Park Beach

With the construction of the Shore Line Railway that connected New Haven to New London in 1852 by the New Haven and New York Railroad the village of Niantic began to grow as it opened up the shoreline to summer tourist.

MV Discovery

The Island Princess operated as part of the Princess fleet until 1999, when she was sold on to Hyundai Merchant Marine of South Korea.

Philipp Posch

Philipp Posch (born 9 January 1994) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker.

Rentschler House

Succeeding generations of his family followed in his manufacturing footsteps and further embellished the lustre of the name of Rentschler, and it was ultimately home to Rentschler's children and members of succeeding generations.

Seabrook Farms, New Jersey

Seabrook Farms is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located within Upper Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

Sirte

In 2007 he also hosted talks in Sirte to broker a peace agreement between the government of Sudan and warring factions in Darfur.

Stephen Norrington

The most recent film he directed was League of Extraordinary Gentlemen during which he had such a hard time with the film's star that he announced he would never direct another film again.

The UB40 File

The UB40 File is a compilation album of all of UB40's 1980 Graduate recordings.

Tonalá, Jalisco

During the Salitre War in 1510, the Purépechas invaded the area, which at that time was a dominion, however, this effort was defeated.

Víctor Espínola

Espínola is a featured concert instrumentalist with Yanni, touring during the 2003 and 2004 Ethnicity world tours, the 2005 Yanni Live! The Concert Event tour, and the 2009 Yanni Voices tour.

WHUZ

WUZZ, a radio station (94.3 FM) licensed to serve Saegertown, Pennsylvania, United States

Willet M. Hays

Hays had a Liberty ship, the U.S. Willet M. Hays, hull number 2763, named after him.