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30 unusual facts about the world


Adam Virgo

Forty-Eight Hours after his release, Virgo joined Paul Buckle's New Look Bristol Rovers in League Two, on a two-year contract.

Banyuwangi Regency

Ijen Crater Nature Tourist Park, we can see tosca lake crater and traditional sulphur mining which the sulphur bunch mobilization still use human to hike and down to the crater.

Bindeez

The toy was supposed to contain the non-toxic chemical 1,5-pentanediol (a viscous oily liquid used as plasticiser), but instead contained 1,4-butanediol, which is metabolised into the drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB, an anaesthetic used as a recreational and date rape drug).

Carl Kurlander

Kurlander is best known for his extensive work on American teen sitcoms and has served as producer with Peter Engel on a number of programmes including Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Hang Time, USA High and Malibu, CA and as a screenwriter who co-wrote the semi-autobiographical hit St. Elmo's Fire.

Cathedral City, California

In the state legislature Cathedral City is located in the 40th Senate District, represented by Democrat Denise Moreno Ducheny, and in the 80th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Manuel Perez.

Chinese Chongqing Dog

The Chinese Chongqing Dog is a rare breed of dog native to the Chongqing city of China, somewhat like a bulldog-Thai ridgeback mix (not, however, descended from either of these) but with a distinct tail, color, and coat.

Eleanor Bone

She claimed to have been initiated in 1941 by a couple of hereditary witches in Cumbria.

Florence–Rome railway

While the journey included many curves through beautiful landscape and the ancient towns of Narni, Terni, Spoleto, Assisi and Perugia, in 1871 it meant that a train leaving Florence at 8.05 arrived in Rome at 17.40, that is it took 9 hours 35 minutes to cover 372 km.

Gstrein

Josl Gstrein (born 1917), Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier

Jeete Hain Shaan Se

The famous song in the film, "Julie Julie Johnny ka dil tujh pe aiya julie", is sung by notable Music Director Anu Malik and singer Kavita Krishnamurthy.

Jeff Gilberthorpe

A reaction to being stuck for hours behind a semi-trailer carrying a house up Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, this tale of a traditional "Queenslander" style house lifted out of the way of a deadly flood by its owner's judicious use of hot-air balloons led to a sequence of pictures detailing the flying house's journey over notable Australian landmarks, both natural and manmade, and illustrate the book Icon Collection.

John Yates Beall

He was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, now West Virginia, on his father's farm, Walnut Grove.

Kapiti

Kapiti Coast, the stretch of coast that runs adjacent to the island.

Keesha Sharp

From 20052006, Sharp was signed to 9 episodes on Chris Rock's autobiographical sitcom, Everybody Hates Chris as Shiela Ridenhour, a sexy neighbor next door.

KSTV

KSTV-LP, a low-power television station (channel 32) licensed to Sacramento, California, United States

Kull Warrior

Almost every Kull Warrior in the series is played by Dan Payne.

L. P. Ladouceur

He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints after 2005 NFL Draft, but was released just before the season started.

Lord William Paget

They had several children, including William Henry Paget, a Major-General in the Indian Army.

Mark Forster

Marc Forster (born 1969), German-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter

Mark Weigle

His album of 2003, Different and the Same, included adaptations of others' songs, such as "867-5309/Jenny".

North One Television

Notable programmes produced include the majority of Formula 1 coverage for ITV Sport, Football Italia, ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen, The Gadget Show and Fifth Gear.

Ofelia M. Samar-Sy

Ofelia Manibog Samar-Sy, M.D., FPCP is a Filipino physician in Internal medicine and Cardiology, medical educator, researcher, businesswoman, and socio-civic leader, who is also deeply involved in humanitarian enterprises.

Orthodoxy in Norway

The Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe has a total of three priests and one hierodeacon in Norway, two of the priests residing in the Oslo area and one at Greipstad in Songdalen near Kristiansand.

Ride Lonesome

This Eastmancolor film is one of Boetticher's so-called "Ranown cycle" of westerns, made with Randolph Scott, executive producer Harry Joe Brown and screenwriter Burt Kennedy, beginning with Seven Men from Now.

San Gabriel Timberland Reserve

The General Land Office was the federal agency in charge of administering publiic lands from 1812 to 1934.

Schieder commission

This was intended as only a first step towards establishing the so-called A-A line from Arkhangelsk to Astrakhan (both located in Russia) as Germany's new eastern border.

Stringer Bell

Far from any expectations of a drug kingpin, his bookshelf includes a copy of The Wealth of Nations.

The Curiosity of Chance

The Curiosity of Chance is a 2006 comedy film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink.

White Bluff

White Bluff Power Plant, a coal-fired power station at Pine Bluff, Arkansas

WJIB

One duo which appeared at the club and on the show was Buckingham Nicks - that is, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who would shortly join Fleetwood Mac.