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21 unusual facts about the world


4th Pennsylvania Cavalry

It was mustered into Federal service at the Soldier's Home near Washington, D.C. By March 1 only 6 companies were fully mounted, and one partially mounted.

Afortunada

The official music video for the song "Afortunada" was premiered on MTV Latin America on 16 February 2008 with high popularity in the Chilean music channels, later was premiered for Via X and Zona Latina.

Alwar State

The princely state of Alwar was founded by Pratap Singh, a Rajput of the Kachwaha lineage, in the second half of the 18th century.

American Eagle Aircraft Corporation

Eaglet Model A-230 Eaglet: Single-place high-wing monoplane open-cockpit aircraft of conventional configuration.

Arthur Champernowne

Champernowne was the second son of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury, Devon, whose family had lived in Devon since arriving from Cambernon in Normandy in the eleventh century as part of the Norman Conquest.

Classical guitar accessories

Fustero Tuners (Spain) For decades they have been used by José Ramírez, Miguel Rodríguez, Ignacio Fleta, Manuel Contreras, Felix Manzanero, Antonio Marín Montero, Manuel Reyes, Arcangel Fernández, Marcelino Barbero, and many others.

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000

The DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (H.R. 4640, 42 U.S.C. 14135 et seq.) is a United States Act of Congress that primarily allows U.S. States to carry out DNA analyses for use in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System and to collect and analyse DNA samples.

Fairbury, Nebraska

The largest among these are Endicott Clay Products, producing brick and tile in nearby Endicott, with 200 employees; Prairie View Industries, producing stainless steel and aluminum handicap ramps and food service equipment, with 80 employees; Fairbury Food Products, with 54 employees; and Tetra Micronutrients, manufacturing micronutrients for use in fertilizer and animal feed, with 47 employees.

Flint Hills

William Least Heat-Moon wrote a tribute to the Flint Hills and the Kansans who live there in his book PrairyErth.

Hayden Nicholas

Nicholas has expanded his efforts, co-producing the debut album of Texas band Cooder Graw and serving as sole producer on the band's second attempt.

Jaguares de Chiapas Reserves

Jaguares de Tapachula or Jaguares de Chiapas Filial was the feeder team of Mexican football club Chiapas.

Judo

The first time judo was seen in the Olympic Games was in an informal demonstration hosted by Kano at the 1932 Games.

Kevin Cameron

Kevin Cameron (journalist), motorcycle journalist and technical editor for Cycle World magazine

Languages of Albania

French lycées in Korçë and Gjirokastër operated during the communist era, because long-time leader of Communist Albania, Enver Hoxha studied in the University of Montpellier in France and upon his rise to power allowed their activity.

Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard

As majors, the brothers both fought in tanks in the Guards Armoured Division in the Second World War, fighting in the breakout from Caen after D-Day: Michael commanded a squadron of the 3rd Scots Guards, while Miles was brigade major of 5th Guards Armoured Brigade.

Mezcal Head

The tracks Duel and Last Train to Satansville were featured in the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation and 3DO versions of the game Road Rash.

Royal prerogative

After this decision, the British government issued an Order in Council, a primary exercise of the royal prerogative, to achieve the same objective.

The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster

The title poem uses just four lines to draw a parallel between the 1958 Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia and the use by the author's lover of birth control pills, in that both leave life, with all of its potential, buried forever.

Thomas J. Campbell

Thomas Joseph Campbell (1871–1946), Irish politician, newspaper editor and judge

Van Gogh's family in his art

At the height of his career in Arles he made Portrait of the Artist's Mother, Memory of the Garden at Etten of his mother and sister and Novel Reader, which is thought to be of his sister, Wil.

Zip Goes a Million

Zip Goes a Million is a musical with a book and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by George Posford, based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions.