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29 unusual facts about the world


18 Brumaire

The commissions then drew up the "short and obscure Constitution of the Year VIII", the first of the constitutions since the Revolution without a Declaration of Rights.

Aaron Arrowsmith

He moved to Soho Square, London from Winston, County Durham when about twenty years of age, and was employed by John Cary, the engraver and William Faden.

Apache Wave

Google Wave was accepted by the Apache Software Foundation's Incubator program under the project name Apache Wave.

Auerbachs Keller

Its present name comes from the original owner, the Leipzig city councilor, professor of medicine and rector of Leipzig University Dr. Heinrich Stromer, who was familiarly called Dr. Auerbach after his birthplace, the town of Auerbach in Germany's Upper Palatinate region.

Balmedie

The current Baron of Menie is notable film and television aviation consultant Michael Woodley, best known for his role as aerial coordinator in numerous James Bond films.

Bapchild

According to a late seventh or early eighth century charter, the Synod of Baccanceld was held in Bapchild, but historians now believe that the charter is a forgery.

Basil Twist

He graduated from the École Supérieure Nationale des Arts de la Marionnette in Charleville-Mézières, France.

Bernard Osher

He spent his early years in southern Maine, owning and running a large hardware store on Main Street in Biddeford as well as a big summer amusement park called Palace Playland in nearby Old Orchard Beach.

Brian Goes Back to College

Peter and his friends parody the 1980s American drama series The A-Team.

Cabbie

Lee Mroszak, a.k.a. Crazy Cabbie, deejay and former regular guest on The Howard Stern Show

Cartoon d'or

Mark Baker, who created TV series such as The Big Knights and Peppa Pig, Michaël Dudok de Wit for his much acclaimed Father & Daughter and Joanna Quinn for Dreams and desires – Family Ties.

Charles Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton

Their third son, Charles, became one of the first Roman Catholics in the House of Commons and was a leading Roman Catholic layman in the 19th century.

Defence of Festubert

This engagement should not be confused with the Battle of Festubert which took place in the following spring for which the honour Festubert 1915 was awarded.

Denise Hamilton

Hamilton’s sixth novel, The Last Embrace, was a 1940s Hollywood noir inspired by the disappearance of Jean Spangler, a starlet linked to L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen.

Ertan

Ertan Dam, an arch dam on the Yalong River in southwest China

Gustavo Lorenzetti

His good moment was thanks to the great season of the club in the national tournament and in the Copa Sudamericana that the club won after of beat in the finals to LDU Quito after an aggregate result of 4–0 in favor of Lorenzetti's club, should be noted that he scored a goal in the second final that the club won 3–0.

Jeremy London

The third episode of that season depicted discussions involving him, Dr. Drew Pinsky and London's wife, Melissa Cunningham, who was simultaneously being treated for addiction herself at a separate wing of the Center.

Józef Padewski

He was moved to Tittmoning, Bavaria, where the future Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XVI had lived ten years previously as a small child.

Juan Almeida Bosque

The President of Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Triet, sent a message to Raúl Castro, in which he expressed his sadness, describing Almeida as a great friend of the Vietnamese people who contributed to the ties of solidarity between the two nations.

Koiak

The name of the Koiak midnight praise translates into Seven and Four, describing the outline of the praise that consists of 4 Canticles and 7 Theotokia (glorifications of Saint Mary).

Kysuce Protected Landscape Area

Attractions in the park include the Vychylovka (part of Nová Bystrica) switchback forest railway and Kysuce open-air museum.

Mehrzad

Raman Mehrzad (born 1985), Swedish medical student, author and lecturer

Operational Service Medal

:* Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo, variant established in 2005

Peter Scudamore

He now lives with, and is assistant trainer to, successful Scottish jumps trainer, Lucinda Russell at Arlary House Stables near Milnathort.

Royal Dutch Touring Club

In the 20th century, the association expanded to include motorists, hikers, equestrians, motorcyclists, as well as participants in water sports, winter sports and camping.

Sisteron Cathedral

Sisteron Cathedral, now the Church of Notre-Dame-des Pommiers (Cathédrale or Concathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Thyrse de Sisteron; Église Notre-Dame des Pommiers, or "Our Lady of the Appletrees") is a Roman Catholic church, formerly a cathedral, and national monument of France, in Sisteron, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

The Freedom Association

Other council members include Conservative MPs Christopher Chope, Philip Davies, Robert Halfon, Philip Hollobone, Gerald Howarth, John Whittingdale, and Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, UKIP MEP Roger Helmer, former Conservative MSP Brian Monteith, Lord David Stoddart, House of Lords cross-bencher Baroness Cox and former leader of UKIP Lord Pearson.

Velondriake

The Velondriake General Assembly consists of elected representatives from each of the 25 villages within the LMMA; larger villages, such as Andavadoaka, have six representatives, while smaller villages have only two or three.

West Farleigh

One of its two teachers at the time, was Miss Whittle, the daughter of Sir Frank Whittle, co-inventor of the jet engine.