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26 unusual facts about the world


2012 Sivakasi factory explosion

Sivakasi, in Tamil Nadu in southern India, is considered the "fireworks capital" of India.

Action Hobson

In the October 2004 election, Action Hobson were successful in electing two Councillors, Christine Caughey and Richard Simpson and a majority on the local Hobson Community Board.

American Folklore Theatre

Packer Fans from Outer Space (premiered 2002) is inspired by UFO sightings in Door County, Wisconsin in the spring of 1952 and the 1953 tie game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears (two American football teams).

Bioland

The association, at first, used the trademark "Dr. Müller Bio Gemüse" with products sold in a number of Reformhaus food stores.

Busan Transportation Corporation FC

They are owned and operated by Busan Transportation Corporation and play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium, the spiritual home of football in the city and one of the venues for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Colton Greene

At Ditch Bayou Greene attempted unsuccessfully to delay Union forces that were approaching Lake Village, and then he withdrew to nearby Parker's Landing.

Constance of Béarn

When Constance was in her early teenage years, she travelled to Aragon and married at Calatayud on March 23, 1260 to Infante Alfonso, son and heir of James I of Aragon.

DHL Wroclaw Open

It was held in 2008 and 2009, at the Toya Golf & Country Club in Wrocław.

Donna Ludlow

Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) take pity and allow her to stay with them, but after Donna tries to come between them, they throw her out.

Hallands regemente

The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Västergötland and Dalsland, but it was later garrisoned in Halland.

History of French-era Tunisia

Zitouna education continued to expand, running four-year secondary schools at Tunis, Sfax, and Gabes, and also a program at the university level, while remaining a traditional Islamic institution.

Independent Labour Group

John Joseph Brennan stood under the party banner in Belfast West in the 1959 UK general election, where he received 37.6% of the votes cast, then stood in Belfast Falls in the Northern Ireland general election, 1962.

J. Baldwin

During the Jerry Brown administration, Baldwin worked in the California Office of Appropriate Technology.

Jimmy Fagg

As well as the films produced as part of the Comic Strip Presents... series, he also appeared in a number of feature films; Walter (1982), Eat the Rich (1987) and The Imitators (1996).

Jomon T. John

Jomon's second film Beautiful (2011) was very well acclaimed as well.In 2012 he handled cinematography of the film "Thattathin Marayathu" directed by "Vineeth Sreenivasan".

Konstantin Bogdanov

Konstantin Bogdanov continued his post-doctoral work with the Russian Academy of Sciences, producing a dissertation on: “Russian Folklore; Semiotics of Reality”.

Latin American wars of independence

Evolving from the wars Revolutionary France fought with the rest of Europe, the Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving Britain, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Russia and Austria at different times, from 1799 to 1815.

Michael Fowler Centre

It is named after the primary instigator of its construction, Sir Michael Fowler, at the time the mayor of Wellington.

Mika Kanai

Kanai was married to fellow voice actor Shinji Miyazaki from 1994 to 2006, though their divorce wasn't made public until 2007.

Millenary

The winning time of 3:02.58 was the fastest for the race at Doncaster since Bahram's win in 1935, which reflected the "unremitting gallop" at which the race had been run.

Rob Chidley

The book received significant endorsements from Danny Smith (Jubilee), Lord David Steel and Baroness Cox.

Robert Byron

Robert died aged 35 in 1941 after his ship, the SS Jonathan Holt, was torpedoed by U-97 a Type VIIC submarine in the North Atlantic.

Savage GT

The Savage GT was a two-door compact/midsize car built by the company AutoCraft in either Fond du Lac or Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1968 through 1969 by heavily modifying a Plymouth Barracuda of the same years.

Shoshana

It is the name of at least two women in the Bible, and via Σουσάννα (Sousanna), it developed into such European names as Susanna, Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Suzie and Sanna.

UWB

Bangor University (formerly University of Wales, Bangor), United Kingdom

We Love TV

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