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29 unusual facts about the world


Aida Imanguliyeva

In 1966, after defence of dissertation, Aida Imanguliyeva began to work at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan-junior researcher (1966), senior researcher (1973), head of Arabic philology department (1976), deputy director for research works (1988).

Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais

Colbert joined the army as a private, but soon became aide-de-camp to Emmanuel Grouchy, then to Joachim Murat and served in the Army of Italy.

Boogie Shoes

The song is part of the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, and is featured in numerous other films, including No Escape (1994), Mallrats (1995), Boogie Nights (1997), Detroit Rock City (1999), The Wedding Date (2005) as well as television series, Sports Night, Desperate Housewives (both, coincidentally, with star Felicity Huffman dancing to it), and Flash Forward.

Boulder darter

Flooding of lower reaches of Shoal Creek by Wilson Dam and industrial pollution in upper reaches of the stream probably led to the loss of the population formerly present in Shoal Creek.

Douglas Darby

By 1970, as the New South Wales President of the Captive Nations Council, Darby was authorised by the Polish-Hungarian World Federation (Australian Branch) to be their Honorary Representative at the World Anti-Communist League (WACL) Conference in Tokyo and by 1973 he helped found the Australia-Free China Society, subsidised by both the Taiwanese Travel Service and the Taiwanese government.

Duchy of Cantabria

Bishop Braulio of Zaragoza (631-651) wrote in his Life of St. Emilianus how the saint prophesied the destruction of Cantabria because of their alleged sins.

Economy of Bács-Kiskun

During the privatisation, the Danube Knitting Mill in Baja was acquired by an American financial investment group

Emanuel Feldman

During his nearly 40 years as a congregational rabbi, Feldman spoke out on controversial issues facing the community, including the opening of the Atlanta Jewish Community Center on Shabbat, kashrut, adoption, divorce, autopsy, and circumcision.

Euromycter

It was collected by D. Sigogneau-Russell and D. Russell in the 1970s from the base of the M1 Member, Grès Rouge Group, near the town of Valady (département of Aveyron), Rodez Basin.

Galaxy of the Lost

Also, "Waiting Game" features additional vocals by Derek Pressnal from Tilly and the Wall, and guitars from Mike Mogis.

Great Race of Yith

Dreams of Yith can be found in August Derleth's anthology Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre.

Joe Lovero

They landed three time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch to play Jack Torrance in the musical short film produced during the summer of 2013.

John Guillermin

Novelist James Dickey, who worked with him on the unfilmed Alnilam project in 1989, wrote that Guillermin was "one of those megalomaniacal directors who have to be given the gates of Heaven before they consider doing a project".

Knowledge-based engineering

KBE can have a wide scope that covers the full range of activities related to Product Lifecycle Management and Multidisciplinary design optimization.

Legends car racing

In 2012, Legends national championship has started in Georgia at newly rebuilt Rustavi International Motorpark in 10 km from the country capital Tbilisi.

Live at the Bedford

Band members Julia Johnson, Mark Maclaine and Álvaro López play alongside guest musicians: DJ Shylock (turntables) and Mike Ausden (guitar/trumpet) and the live performance was directed by Susan Luciani (also Director of Dolls for which the band provided music).

London Screenwriters' Festival

John August - August is an American screenwriter, writing films such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish and The Corpse Bride.

Morning Runner

Since their split, Morning Runner's music has continued to be used in other media, notably "Gone Up In Flames" as the theme tune for the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners and also used on Setanta Sports coverage of the IPL, and "Burning Benches" as part of the Adidas 'Impossible is Nothing' advertising campaign.

Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri

The investigators wondered why Nadiya didn't choose to travel to her academy at Palakkad which is just 40 mins from Coimbatore station, rather waiting for train to reach Palakkad after 2 hours.

Order of Bernardo O'Higgins

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Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest

Upon his death, Lord Haden-Guest was succeeded by his son Christopher, an actor who is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

Peter P. Walsh

In 1928 a grand jury indicted Chief Walsh and some of his command staff for conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act.

Red Clay Ramblers

The first decade of the Ramblers also produced album-collaborations with other musicians, including Debby McClatchy in 1976 and Si Kahn in 1981.

Ruslan Mamilow

Ruslan Izrailovich Mamilov buried 25 February 1993 in the village of Ezmi Dzheyrakhsky District Ingushetia at the family cemetery Ingush teip Mamilov`s.

Sowy River

During 2009 and 2010 work was undertaken to upgrade sluice gates, watercourses and culverts to enable seasonal flooding of Southlake Moor during the winter diverting water from the Sowy River onto the moor.

St. Anselm's School

St. Anselm's Pink City Sr. Sec. School, Jaipur, a Catholic school with church in Rajasthan, India

T-38 tank

The T-38 was rarely seen in direct combat after 1941 and mostly relegated to other roles such as artillery tractor, although it was reported to have been used in the Dnieper River crossing of 1943.

The Sound of Hush

The duo decided to go to a showcase in London in 2002 playing for the English music industry, where Tina Dico set them up with her English manager Jonathan Morley.

Waingawa Railway Station

It was a private siding that had for a long time been known as Donald’s Siding, and was used by the Wellington Meat Export Company to load livestock for transport to their abattoir at Ngahauranga.