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24 unusual facts about the world


Avondale House

The American Room is dedicated to Admiral Charles Stewart (1778-1869), Parnell's American grandfather who commanded the USS Constitution (now moored in Boston Harbor) during the War of 1812.

Azemiopinae

The fangs have a ridge at the tip lateral to the discharge orifice, as well as a blade-like structure on the ventral surface otherwise seen only in some opistoglyphous and atractaspid snakes.

Bubble oxygenator

A bubble oxygenator is an early implementation of the oxygenator used for Cardiopulmonary bypass.

Décrypthon

Talbi (LIFL – Laboratory of Basic Computer Science in Lille, USTL, CNRS, INRIA, Villeneuve d'Ascq).

Étienne Mulsant

In 1840, he published Histoire naturelle des Coléoptères de France, (Natural History of the Coleoptera of France) with various other entomologists : Antoine Casimir Marguerite Eugène Foudras (1783–1859) and Claudius Rey (1817–1895), his former pupil.

Holy Cross Church, Gampaha

An Apostolic Blessing certificate was received from Pope John Paul II for the 75th anniversary of Holy Cross Church in 1991.

Hurrian songs

The Akkadian cuneiform music notation refers to a heptatonic diatonic scale on a nine-stringed lyre, in a tuning system described on three Akkadian tablets, two from the Late Babylonian and one from the Old Babylonian period (approximately the 18th century BC).

James Angel

Roger Angel (James Roger Prior Angel, born 1941), British-born American astronomer

Lee Boon Chim

He has also received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Malaya (1971) and the 1992 Gold Medal from the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM).

Lethbridge Dodgers

In 1976 Walt Hriniak managed the team to a last-place (30-42) finish.

Lucien Goldmann

In fact, the popularity of such trends on the Left Bank was one reason why Goldmann's own name and work were eclipsed - this despite the acclaim of thinkers as diverse as Jean Piaget and Alasdair MacIntyre, who called him "the finest and most intelligent Marxist of the age."

Military history of the North-West Frontier

Converted to a mountain battery the following year, the company was accordingly redesignated No.

Ostrogski Palace

Begun by the powerful Ostrogski family who gave their name to the building, it currently houses the Fryderyk Chopin Society and Fryderyk Chopin Museum.

Petro Kasui Kibe

In 1587, Petro Kibe was born in Kibe, Kunisaki in Bungo (at present, Kibe Kunimi-town Kunisaki-city Ōita Prefecture), Japan.

Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati (born September 12, 1952 in Figino Serenza, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player.

R. aromatica

Ravensara aromatica, the clove nutmeg, a plant species found in Madagascar

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

In 1991, the song was remixed by Julian Mendelsohn and released as Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 to promote the compilation album Memorabilia - The Singles, it reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.

Sitges

Palau Maricel built by the American Charles Deering to house his art collection in an attempt to copy the precedent set by Cau Ferrat.

Soyer

Alexis Soyer (1810–1858), French chef who became the most famous cook in Victorian London

Ted Radcliffe

His brother Alex Radcliffe also achieved renown as a ballplayer playing third base.

The System Has Failed

Behind Cheney are several other Bush Administration officials: Then National Security Advisor (and later Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Tiny Maxwell

However he instead ran head-on into a truck, that was taking a group of Boy Scouts home from a picnic.

Winnipeg Falcons

Although an official part of the Summer Olympic Games, hockey and figure skating events were held in late April and early May, while the weather was still cool enough for suitable ice conditions in the arena.

With Every Heartbeat

This version of the video is a tribute to the animation of the highly respected late German artist Oskar Fischinger specifically his work entitled Komposition in Blau.