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25 unusual facts about the world


1936 Democratic National Convention

Prior to 1936, the rule for nominating candidates for President and Vice President required a two-thirds vote of the delegates.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1971.

Chanté mas

Though the traditional Chanté mas and Lapo kabrit declined in popularity due to imported calypso and steel pan music, several villages on Dominica, such as Grand Bay, has preserved the unique Dominican tradition.

David McGimpsey

His book of short stories, Certifiable, was published with Insomniac Press (2004).

Dele Adebola

He made a significant impact for Crewe in 1996–97, his 16 goals proving crucial in the club's gaining promotion to the First Division.

Erwin Bälz

On Bälz' initiative, the volcanic springs of Kusatsu (200 km away from Tokyo) were transformed into the most successful hot spring resort of Japan.

Horology

The two leading specialised horological museums in North America are the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Connecticut.

Hugo Williams

They are best known as co-authors of the play and film The Grass Is Greener.

Janet Evans

She was given the honor of carrying the Olympic torch in the opening ceremonies, and she handed the torch to the American boxing legend Muhammad Ali to light the cauldron.

Kremenets Castle

According to some Polish sources, Kremenets as a fortified town had existed by the year of 1064, when front ranks of landlord Bolesław II the Generous (1042–1081) charged it being an obstacle during his Kievan campaign.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

In January 2006, Llewelyn-Bowen and his wife Jackie were offered a place on the Valentine's Day celebrity couples edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? They appeared on the show managing to reach the £1 million question, before answering it incorrectly and dropping down to £32,000 (a loss of £468,000).

Manangatang

The first sale of township subdivision was in 1913 at prices ranging from 15 to 30 pounds.

Namantar Andolan

Troubles were largely absent from the other two districts of Beed and Osmanabad, and the spill of problems into rural areas generally was patchy.

Netcordia

In May 2010, Infoblox announced that it had acquired Netcordia in order to broaden its range of network infrastructure automation products.

New Idea

In January 2008, it revealed details that UK Prince Harry was with the British army serving in Afghanistan, in breach of an agreement with the major news organisations.

Northern Renaissance

Furthermore, the Bible became widely available in translation, a factor often attributed to the spread of the Protestant Reformation.

Peerless Group

The Peerless Insurance Company Limited was founded in Narayanganj, Bangladesh by Radhyashyam Roy in 1932, soon after he was joined by his friend K. K Chatterjee and they started Provident Fund, with an investment of Rs. 20,000.

Pope Paul II

In the Papal States, however, in 1465 he eliminated the regime of the counts of Anguillara, a house that had played a consistent anti-papal role since the plot of Stefano Porcari and the unruly insurrection of Tiburzio di Maso in 1460.

Robert Lang

Robert J. Lang (born 1961), American origami theorist and physicist

Robert O'Shaughnessy

In 1974, O'Shaughnessy overcame a divisive primary and a challenge by Republican Keith McNamara to retain the seat.

Sean O'Kane

After laying down The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie on tape at the request of Tyne Daly, in return she encouraged the young actor to learn more accents to broaden his talents.

Sidi El Mekki

Sidi El Mekki is a small town and rural commune in Settat Province of the Chaouia-Ouardigha region of Morocco.

Skafish

The sessions dragged on through the summer of 1979, eventually going wildly over the shoestring budget production style that was the I.R.S., Miles Copeland III trademark so successful for projects like early The Police and Wishbone Ash albums.

William Colby

Colby spent the next 12 years in the field, first in Stockholm, Sweden.

Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy

This was a more folky treatment than the one by Will Holt, who published an album of 10 songs entitled Pills to Purge Melancholy (Stinson SLP78).