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24 unusual facts about the world


145th Delaware General Assembly

This date was January 6, 2009, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Democratic Governor Jack A. Markell from New Castle County and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. Denn, also from New Castle County.

18809 Meileawertz

In Star Trek: The Original Series several red shirts were marooned here after a botched attempt at a mutiny.

2001 Emmy Awards

53rd Primetime Emmy Awards, the 2001 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored primetime programming during 2000–2001

2009 ban of Hungarian President from Slovakia

On August 20, Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia officially informed Antal Heizer, ambassador of Hungary in Bratislava that László Sólyom is not recommended to cross the border on the next day.

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

They were once kept in the main Village Hall, which is now the Goat Inn, beside the Butter Cross.

Az-Zahir Hakim

Hakim joined the Detroit Lions as a free agent in 2002 and proceeded to have a rebound season in terms of receiving yards and in the punt return game.

Carsten Ramelow

On 3 November 2004, Ramelow was involved in an incident with A.S. Roma's Francesco Totti, during a 1–1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the Champions League: the Italian Totti jumped on a sliding Ramelow, stomping on his shoulder and back, and receiving a yellow card.

Cash on the Barrelhead

Don McCalister, Jr from Austin, Texas covered the song on his 1993 album Brand New Ways.

Cold Rock a Party

The song became MC Lyte's second highest charting single in the U.S. after her previous single "Keep On, Keepin' On", peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Dennis Frank Thompson

In 1990-91, he worked closely with Robert S. Bennett, then the Special Counsel for the Senate Ethics Committee in the investigation of the so-called “Keating Five.”

Edward Bishop Dudley

After Eliza's death he married the widow of General John Cowan.

Edwin Johnson

Edwin C. Johnson (1884–1970), U.S. Senator and Governor of Colorado

Geography of Uttarakhand

Indian National Parks in Uttarakhand include the Jim Corbett National Park (the oldest national park of India) at Ramnagar in Nainital District, Valley of Flowers National Park and Nanda Devi National Park in Chamoli District, which together are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rajaji National Park in Haridwar District, and Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi District.

Iji

According to one indie game community, plans to port Iji to all known modern operating systems (which Daniel Remar himself gave permission for) have fallen through.

Karen Hampton

Karen Hampton is an American fiber artist who creates works of art intended to hang on a wall, and "wearable art" including scarves and jackets.

Onamalu

The film received CineMAA Awards for Best debut Director and Best outstanding Actor.

Paul Twomey

Paul Twomey was the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from March 2003 to June 2009.

Philip Ridder

A town in that region, Ridder, bore Philip Ridder's name from 1786 to 1941, when it was changed to Leninogorsk; however, in 2002, the name was reverted to Ridder.

Sambucus canadensis

Research on elderberries is being conducted at the University of Missouri's South West Center in Mount Vernon and at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.

Se vuol ballare

The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784).

Seuil du Poitou

The Seuil du Poitou is a geological denomination for an area in western central France where the Paris (Northeast) and Aquitaine (Southwest) sedimentary basins meet, and which also is a gap between the ancient mountain ranges Massif Armoricain (Northwest) and the Massif Central (Southeast).

Speer Morgan

Morgan attended the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1966, as well as the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he received a BA in 1968.

The Client List

A fictionalized dramatization of a 2004 prostitution scandal in Odessa, Texas, the film follows Sam Horton, a mother of three who becomes a prostitute to make ends meet.

Wiluna

Shire of Wiluna, a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia.