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24 unusual facts about the world


Augustine Francis Hewit

He then became a teacher in a collegiate institute founded by Bishop England at Charleston, and assisted Bishop Reynolds in the compilation of Bishop England's works for publication.

Denny Moyer

He continued to box in the best company for two years, and then won the vacant light-middleweight title by gaining a points win over Joey Giambra.

Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist

It is eventually revealed that Zap was created to be a powerful weapon by an evil scientist who used his own DNA to create Zap's human side.

Friday of Sorrows

Countries that observe the Friday of Sorrows are most notable in Spain, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Guatemala and the Philippines, or in many regions where a strong Santero culture is observed and perpetuated by its faithful believers.

George Kariotis

He became the nominee when the two candidates who finished ahead of him Royall H. Switzler and Greg Hyatt both withdrew from the race due to personal scandals.

GM Gamma platform

The first version of the platform was issued in autumn 2000 with the introduction of Opel Corsa C and was a development of the earlier GM4200 platform used in previous Corsa models, developed by Opel in Germany.

Grazia

It features a photospread of actors Lee Byung-hun, Bae Soo-bin and Kim Do-hyun for the play based on the 2012 film Masquerade.

Haryana Technical Institute

It is located Behind New Bus Stand, On New Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium Road, Vishal Nagar, Rohtak.

Ingleburn, New South Wales

Ingleburn is the home of television playout centre MediaHub with the WIN Television and ABC Television.

Jane Lomax-Smith

On 18 August 2011 Premier Mike Rann announced that Dr Lomax-Smith had been appointed as the new chair of the South Australian Museum board.

Jørlunde church

Jørlunde church (Danish: Jørlunde kirke) is a late Viking age / early medieval church situated in Jørlunde, Denmark.

Kayea ferruginea

The distribution of this species has been recorded (Ridley, 1922) in Eastern Johore, Sungei Endau southwards, Pahang, Ayer Etam, Kelantan, Temangan and far ranging Andamans.

Leonardo Leo

A fine and characteristic example of his sacred music is the Dixit Dominus in C, edited by CV Stanford and published by Novello.

Madam Secretary

It covers both her life and the eight years she spent in the Clinton administration, first as United States Ambassador to the United Nations and then as head of the State Department.

National Pan-Hellenic Council

In his book on BGLOs, Lawrence Ross coined the phrase "The Divine Nine" when referring to the coalition.

Ogbourne Maizey

The hamlet on the banks of the River Og is dominated by commuter housing and race horse stables on the narrow road that leads over the downs to Rockley.

Pierre-Adrien Pâris

Pâris was born at Besançon, the son of an architect and official surveyor at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Basel.

Porterdale, Georgia

Robert C. Blankenship(1921–1970) was decorated with the Dutch Military Order of William (the Dutch equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor) for his bravery in Operation Market Garden; born in Porterdale.

Sayvette

In the summer of 1975, Sayvette closed its three Metropolitan Toronto stores (North York, East York and Scarborough), and its stores in Barrie (Bayfield Mall became Towers) and Malton (Westwood Mall).

Six o'clock swill

Caddie, the Story of a Barmaid, an autobiography of a depression era barmaid, describes the six o'clock swill, at a time (1952) when it was presumed that the reader would be familiar with the concept.

Sounds Like Chicken

Sounds Like Chicken shared stages and toured with such bands, including Reel Big Fish, Mad Caddies, Crowned King, Hilltop Hoods, Kisschasy, Area-7, Gyroscope, Bodyjar, 28 Days, Killing Heidi, The O.C. Supertones, and Antiskeptic.

Steel Valley

Stocksbridge, the valley that Stocksbridge is situated in is known as "The Steel Valley" due to its long history of Steel Production

Toi Hutchinson

She attended Infant Jesus of Prague elementary school in Flossmoor, and Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields.

William Lowth

Early work brought him to the notice of Peter Mew, bishop of Winchester, who made him his chaplain, gave him a prebendal stall at Winchester on 8 October 1696, and presented him to the benefice of Buriton with Petersfield, Hampshire, in 1699, which he held until his death.