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30 unusual facts about the world


10th World Science Fiction Convention

The phrases "Tenth Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention" (TAWSFiC) and "Tenth Anniversary Science Fiction Convention" (TASFiC, likely a simple linotype error, as "World" is missing) were each used in some of this Worldcon's pre-convention materials; but the phrase's acronyms "TAWSFiC" and "TASFiC" were never used officially in print or otherwise by Chicago at that time.

1973 Cincinnati Open

The 1973 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix.

51st Infantry Division Siena

2,670 men drowned when they were transported to the mainland as PoWs on the SS Petrella, which was torpedoed by the HMS Sportsman.

Alger Chapman

In 1958, Chapman became chairman and chief executive officer of Beech-Nut Life Savers Inc., which merged with E. R. Squibb and Sons Inc., later becoming the Squibb Corporation.

Antonio Borja Won Pat

On January 1989 the Guam International Air Terminal was officially named as Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in his honor.

Baron Selsdon

His son, the second Baron, was a successful racing driver, winning the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first Ferrari (although his codriver, Luigi Chinetti, actually drove for all but one half hour).

Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex is also well known for being prime Grizzly bear habitat, and the population density of this species is higher there than anywhere else in the lower 48 states.

Château du Saussay

At the start of the 20th century, the château passed to the Bourbon Busset family, and the park was redesigned by the great landscape artist Achille Duchêne, joining the charm of parks in the English style with classical harmony of gardens in the French style.

David Rubinson

The film won the award for Best Documentary at the 2000 Hollywood Film Festival and the 2001 Pare Lorentz Award, sponsored by the International Documentary Association.

Eschenheimer Turm

Apart from a central boulevard (die Zeil), the site of the cattle market and the Roßmarkt, the new town was primarily devoted to gardens and agriculture, rather than residential or commercial buildings.

Frederick William Borden

CFB Borden was named in his honour when the air base was founded in 1916.

Guinn Williams

He was reelected to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933).

Hercules Crosse Jarvis

He came to have a presence in many of the Cape's institutions, including directorship in Mutual Life (1846), the Union Bank (1847), the Harbour Board and even the South African College (1860).

HMS Lance

The first HMS Lance was a destroyer launched at Thornycroft in 1914, and fired the first British shot of World War I on 5 August 1914 when she intercepted the German Konigin Luise.

Hugh Claye

Their most notable success was sharing in the shooting down and wounding of Jasta 11's Lothar von Richthofen on 13 March, force-landing his Fokker Dr.I triplane.

Johann Krieger

In 1677 Johann Philipp was employed as court organist at Halle, and Johann soon became chamber musician at Zeitz, a city some 30 miles away.

John Le Couteur

After the war, in 1816, Le Couteur was appointed Aide-de-camp to his father, Lieutenant-General John Le Couteur, in Curaçao before returning to Canada the following year.

Leyland Panther Cub

D-registration Panther Cubs also went to BET-group fleet Thomas Brothers of Port Talbot, South Wales who took three (HTG180-2D) with similar Strachan bus bodies but with single door and 47 seats, to Stockton and to Middlesbrough Corporation who took the only two with Northern Counties B45F bodies.

Luke McAlister

Following the announcement of his inclusion in the All Blacks squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, it was announced on 23 July 2007 that McAlister would be joining Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks after the World Cup on a two-year deal.

Madonie Regional Natural Park

As well as being a nature reserve, the park is an inhabited area with dozens of little villages and small towns many of which trace their origins to medieval times.

North herts premier pool league

The league gained notoriety with several celebrities playing including Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl, J Edgar, Children of Men), Stephen Dorff (Blade, Space Truckers) and Milo Ventimiglia (Rocky Balbo) in preparation for his part in the Celebrity Pool TV series.

Numerical partial differential equations

In dual methods, such as FETI, the continuity of the solution across the subdomain interface is enforced by Lagrange multipliers.

Plastician

Starting out as a UK Garage DJ at the age of 18 under the moniker of Darkstar (not to be confused with Darkstar of Hyperdub recordings), Reed began to take interest in the darker side of the sound, specialising in sets featuring tracks from the likes of Wookie, Zed Bias, El-B, Groove Chronicles, Steve Gurley and working alongside MC's Tricks & Spellz as part of the "Fearless Crew".

Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg

She was the daughter of Albert of Mecklenburg, King of Sweden and Duke of Mecklenburg, and Richardis of Schwerin.

Sibyl Vane

Sibyl Vane is a main character in Vladimir Nabokov's short story, The Vane Sisters She is a student at an all-female college who commits suicide after her lover, a professor at the school, ends their relationship.

Sollstedt

On 1 January 2009, it incorporated the former municipality Rehungen.

Stockport to Stalybridge Line

Grand Union, a new open access train operating company, had proposed using the line for passenger services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop.

The Yellow Cake Revue

The work was premiered at the Stromness Hotel as part of the 1980 St Magnus Festival with Eleanor Bron as the reciter, accompanied by the composer.

United States presidential election in Illinois, 2000

Gore's key to victory was Cook County, home of Chicago, by far the most populous county in the state and one of the most populated counties in the nation.

V. R. Prabodhachandran Nair

He started his career as a lecturer in the University of Kerala and retired from there as the Head of the Department of Linguistics.He is currently working as a Professor in Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kaladi, Kerala