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30 unusual facts about the world


Alcyone

The Belted Kingfisher's Latin species name (Megaceryle alcyon) also references her name.

All My Tomorrows

The album is a collection of classic standards including Jo Stafford's "You Belong to Me" and the ballad "Cry Me a River".

Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford (22 November 1920, Haifa - 17 October 1956, London), born Imelda Crawford, was a British film actress.

Bronx Goodwin

In 2008 he played for the New Zealand Māori side in the curtain raiser to the 2008 World Cup.

Cesare Siepi

In 1953, Siepi debuted at the Salzburg Festival with a legendary production of Don Giovanni conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, staged by Herbert Graf, and designed by Clemens Holzmeister.

CryptoGraf

The Crypto Contacts list is based on a trust model similar to the Web of trust known from PGP.

Desmond Mueller

Following a gunnery staff course at the School of Artillery in the United Kingdom, he held various appointments as Instructor-in-Gunnery, Adjutant, Battery Commander and Commanding Officer of the School of Artillery.

Dinabandhu Mitra

Another one of his noted contributions was the hilarious - "Jamalay-e Jiyonto Manush" (An Alive man in the abode of Yama), the basic story line will later be adopted into an iconic film starring Bhanu Bandopadhyay.

Ellis Cousens

Previously Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Bookspan, a Bertelsmann AG and Time Warner Inc. joint venture, from March 2000; Vice President, Finance and Strategic Planning, of Bertelsmann AG from March 1999; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of BOL.com, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, from August 1998).

Gilberto Grácio

Amongst the famous performers and musicians who have bought and played his instruments are Carlos Paredes, António Chainho, Fernando Alvim, and Jimmy Page.

Gursimran Khamba

Gursimran Khamba (also known only as Khamba) is a stand-up comic, political satirist, and a writer from Delhi, India.

Herman Tønnessen

In 1957 he became a professor of philosophy at the University of California, USA, a position he held until 1961, when he relocated to the University of Alberta, Canada.

Instant Death

In August 2002, Instant Death released their debut record New Evil Vibe produced by Andrew Weiss.

International America's Cup Class

Immediately after the conclusion of the 2007 America's Cup, Brad Butterworth officially announced on behalf of Alinghi and America's Cup Management that a new design of boat would be sailed in the next edition of the America's Cup.

Jamy Ian Swiss

He also worked as a comedy writer and chief magic consultant for Penn & Teller on their television program, Sin City Spectacular.

Kliment Voroshilov

The KV series of tanks, used in World War II, was named after Voroshilov.

L. indicus

Lethocerus indicus, a giant water bug species native to Southeast Asia

Laura Weightman

She is coached by Steve Cram, former world 1500m record holder and Olympic Silver medalist.

Oregon Trail II

Also, the player has no option to prospect for gold before 1848 because nobody knew that California had gold until James Marshall discovered it in the American River in Coloma.

Out There

Stephen Fry: Out There, Stephen Fry's documentary about homosexuality and the lives of gay people

Raymond Marcellin

In 1973, the trotskyite Ligue Communiste and right-wing Ordre Nouveau were banned on the same day after a violent confrontation between the two groups.

Rematch

While Bill Church was clearly the long-time bassist in Sammy's band, it is unclear whether or not John Galt refers to the Atlas Shrugged character.

Schönau im Mühlkreis

St James Parish Church was first mentioned in the written record in 1230, originally as a subsidiary church of the parish in nearby Naarn.

Switch statement

George Boolos, John Burgess, and Richard Jeffrey, 2002, Computability and Logic: Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, ISBN 0-521-00758-5 paperback.

The Mark of Kri

With an art team consisting mostly of former 2D animators, The Mark of Kri offered a juxtaposition of cartoonish character designs and graphic violence while employing a unique visual style influenced by various Polynesian cultures and art.

The Museum Greenwood, SC

The Museum was established in 1967 by James West Durst with the help of Bill Pittendreigh and Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn, and other community volunteers.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

It is discovered that Constance and her younger brother William Saville-Kent (Charlie Hiett) hate their stepmother Mary (Emma Fielding), their former nanny, and with whom their father had had an affair while their mother was still alive.

This Is the Girl

The song samples lyrics from Jay-Z's song "Big Pimpin'", which Jay-Z says, "Under the canopy, my stamina be enough for Pamela Anderson Lee", which Kano says instead, "Under the canopy, my stamina be enough for Angelina Jolie".

Wiag

Wiąg, a villate in Świecie County, in north-central Poland

William A. Wilson

Wilson met his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson, at Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1936 and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1937 before marrying in 1938.