X-Nico

29 unusual facts about the world


Air-Conditioned Life

The album's title is a reference to The Air-Conditioned Nightmare by Henry Miller.

Ángel Arroyo

In stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España, while leading the race, Arroyo was tested positive for Methylphenidate, and got a 10 minutes time penalty.

Augustus Wollaston Franks

One of his best known donations was the ninth-century ivory Franks Casket from Northumbria, with its runic inscriptions.

Battle of the Göhrde

A reconstruction of the battle occurs every two years at Dahlenburg.

Brackenfell

Currently, Brackenfell (together with Kraaifontein) uses the prefix "CFR-" in their registered motor vehicles (since approximately 2000 the prefix "CF-" which was formerly been allocated to Grahamstown has also been allocated to these suburbs)

Brooke Angus

Brooke Elizabeth Angus (born February 14, 1982) is a beauty queen from Essex, Vermont who has competed in the Miss USA 2002 and Miss World 2006 pageants.

Canada in the American Civil War

Rising concerns over the security of railways in Canada while the Civil War raged in the United States led to the 1862 creation of the Grand Trunk Railway Brigade.

Chama, Zambia

There are no roads west from Chama across the Luangwa Valley, but a little-used dirt track follows the Malawi border further north and crosses into Isoka District of Northern Province west of the Nyika Plateau.

Countries blocking access to The Pirate Bay

The deputy public prosecutor pursued the complaint in the Bergamo Court for Preliminary Investigations, which on 1 August 2008 decreed to block access from Italian ISPs to all Pirate Bay addresses.

Don't Tell Me Now

Don't Tell Me Now (1996) is the second studio album by the American indie rock group The Halo Benders.

Elizabeth Futral

Later that year, she sang the role of Catherine in Meyerbeer's L'étoile du nord at the Wexford Festival.

Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979

Accompanying Cohen was the jazz band Passenger from Austin, Texas, consisting of members Steve Meador on drums, Roscoe Beck on bass, Mitch Watkins on guitar, Bill Ginn on keyboards and Paul Ostermayer on sax and flute.

Gail Matthius

Vicki, a Valley girl who, along with her friend, Debbie (played by Denny Dillon) annoyed people with their persistent questions and shallow statements.

Harry Bliss

His first book for children, A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech was a New York Times bestseller, as was Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider and Diary of a Fly all by Doreen Cronin.

High Bridge, Lincoln

It was built about 1160 A.D. and a chapel built in 1235 dedicated to Thomas Becket was removed in 1762 with the current row of shops dating from 1550.

Iona Banks

Iona Banks (20 Dec 1920; 20 May 2008) was a Welsh actress from Trelogan, Sir y Fflint.

Louisa County, Virginia

Prior to colonial settlement, the area comprising Louisa County was occupied by several indigenous peoples including the Tutelo, the Monacan, and the Manahoac peoples, who eventually fled to join the Cayuga Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) people in New York state under pressure from English settlers.

Niko Etxart

The musician showed a rocker outlook, even releasing a hit, "Euskal Rock'n Roll", that made it to the 17th position in the Spanish charts (Los 40 Principales).

Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen

He conducted the negotiations leading to the incorporation of Courland, Semigalia, and other Biron possessions into the Russian Empire.

PSA PF3 platform

PSA PF3 is a global mid-size platform used by various models produced by Citroën and Peugeot.

Ralph Barton Perry

A pupil of William James, whose Essays in Radical Empiricism he edited (1912), Perry became one of the leaders of the New Realism movement.

Regina Ongsiako Reyes

She decided to pursue her profession further by becoming a member of State Bar of California and been a member of Federal Communications Bar Association.

Sandy Hackett

Sandy Hackett is the son of the famous actor/comedian Buddy Hackett.

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Bill and Camille Cosby are well known residents of the area, though they keep a relatively low profile.

Sulpicius Alexander

It was perhaps a continuation of the Res gestae by Ammianus Marcellinus (which ended in 378 AD) and dealt with events at least until the death of Valentinian II (392 AD).

Teuta Kurti

She rose to fame after taking part in Ethet, the Albanian version of Idols together with well-known singers Rona Nishliu and Vesa Luma.

The Testament

Stuart Blumberg has announced that he will direct the adaption into film with John Heard playing the elderly billionaire.

Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans

In 2005, the studio suffered major damage from the levee failure disaster flood during Hurricane Katrina, and has not been back in operation since.

Xenastrapotherium

aequatorialis (Johnson & Madden, 1997): Based on a piece of right lower jaw, found in the river Burgaya in the province of Cañar, Ecuador, in the Biblián Formation (Middle Miocene, 19 million years ago).