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5 unusual facts about Hollis


Hollis/Brookline Middle School

Until the creation of the new Hollis/Brookline High School in 1997, the middle school building served as the high school for both towns, with grades seven and eight occupying the current Hollis Upper Elementary School.

Kevin Burnham

Kevin Lobdell Burnham (born December 21, 1956 in Hollis, New York) is an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing.

Nestlé Waters North America

Poland Spring water is derived from multiple sources in the state of Maine, including Poland Spring and Garden Spring in Poland, Clear Spring in Hollis, Evergreen Spring in Fryeburg, Spruce Spring in Pierce Pond Township, and White Cedar Spring in Dallas Plantation.

Patrick Joseph McGovern

He has been divorced once, has four children, and lives in Atherton, California and Hollis, New Hampshire.

Poland Spring

Despite the name, the water does not come from the country of Poland but from derived multiple sources in the state of Maine, including Poland Spring and Garden Spring in Poland, Clear Spring in Hollis, Evergreen Spring in Fryeburg, Spruce Spring in Pierce Pond Township, and White Cedar Spring in Dallas Plantation, Bradbury Spring in Kingfield.


Adrian Hollis

His uncle Christopher Hollis was a writer and Conservative politician, and he shared a grandfather, the Anglican later bishop-suffragan of Taunton, the Right Revd George Arthur Hollis (1868–1944), with first cousin Crispian Hollis who is the Bishop of Portsmouth for the Catholic Church.

Atli Eðvaldsson

Chapman Pincher alleges that Atli is the owner of certain documents that might add further weight to the case against Roger Hollis, that Hollis was a Russian spy at the head of MI-5 in the UK.

August Martin High School

Ed Lover (born February 12, 1963 in Hollis, Queens, New York) is an African-American radio personality, and former MTV VJ.

Before Watchmen

Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl, recounts his exploits with The Minutemen while facing opposition to the publication of his tell-all autobiography, Under the Hood.

Bend, Texas

At the 1904 World's Fair, Jumbo Hollis pecans won the bronze medal for being the largest displayed.

Christopher Hollis

In 1929, Hollis married Madeleine King, daughter of the Rev. Richard King, Rector of Cholderton, and herself also a Roman Catholic convert, and they had one daughter and three sons, including Crispian Hollis, Bishop of Portsmouth.

Elizabeth Bridget Pigot

Pigot was born on 20 September 1783 in St Werbergh's parish in Derby to Dr John Hollis Pigot and his wife Margaret (born Becher).

Fattburger

The band was formed by saxophonist Hollis Gentry, keyboardist Carl Evans Jr., bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist Steve Laury in San Diego during the early 1980s.

George Hollis

It was thought likely that the medal belonged to either George Hollis or John Pearson as the other two medals were accounted for; however Pearson's VC subsequently turned up in auction at 2004, along with his other medals.

Farrier Hollis - together with a captain (Clement Walker Heneage), a sergeant (Joseph Ward) and a private (John Pearson) was in a charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars.

Great Lakes Avengers

Craig Hollis discovers he is immortal and decides to fight crime as Mr. Immortal, but after being shot in the head by a group of thieves realizes that operating alone may not be feasible.

Hasty Pudding Club

On Friday December 13, 1844 Hayward and other members staged Bombastes Furioso in Hollis 11, which began the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Herman Hollis

In a 1979 TIME Magazine article, East Liverpool, Ohio Police Captain Chester C. Smith claimed that Hollis killed Floyd under orders from FBI agent Melvin Purvis.

History of violence against LGBT people in the United States

May 29, 2008 – Eighteen-year-old Steven Parrish, a member of the 92 Family Swans subgroup of the Bloods, was murdered by Steven T. Hollis III and Juan L. Flythe on orders from gang leader Timothy Rawlings Jr., in Baltimore County, Maryland after they found "gay messages" on his cell phone.

I Am Your Leader

Production of the song was handled by Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis, with writing coming from Minaj, Hollis, Ross, and Cam'ron.

Industry Center for Trade Negotiations

Hollis recognized the ICTN could not maintain momentum and its budget commitments in such an environment and returned stateside after arranging for a freelance journalist, accredited before the Palais des Nations (United Nations) for press briefings to forward reports to ICTN subscribers.

Laigh Milton Viaduct

The engineer for the whole line was William Jessop, and the resident engineer was Thomas Hollis, and he was probably allowed considerable autonomy by Jessop.

Le Rayon U

Like the dark-haired Dale Arden, the dark-haired Sylvia Hollis is coveted by almost every male character she meets, be it man or beast!

Lloyd Lozes Goff

His works are also on display at the Federal Buildings in Cooper, Texas, and Hollis, Oklahoma, as well as the U.S. Treasury, New York City Municipal Building, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the U.S. Customs House in New York City, and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

Marianne Muellerleile

She voiced Mrs. Rudolph in W.I.T.C.H. and had a cameo role in Smokin' Aces as Margie Turlock, where she treats shooting victim Hollis Elmore (Martin Henderson) after a botched drive-by attempt by the "Tremor Brothers".

Minimum Interval Takeoff

The scene involves Colonels James Caldwell (played by Rock Hudson) and Hollis Farr (played by Rod Taylor) standing a few thousand feet down the runway, and watching B-52 Stratofortresses take off at fifteen second intervals.

Minotaurasaurus

The generic name is explained by the describers as meaning "man-bull reptile"; the specific epithet honours Vilayanur S. Ramachandran who purchased the fossil for $10,000 from the trader Hollis Butts, based in Japan, and made it available to science.

Paul Hollis

Hollis is one of the few numismatists to visit and undertake an in-depth of study of each of the United States Mints.

Ruth Reichl

She and Hollis moved to Berkeley, California, where her interest in food led to her joining the collectively owned Swallow Restaurant as a chef and co-owner from 1973 to 1977, and where she played an important role in the culinary revolution taking place at the time.

Saga 105.7 FM

These included Les Ross (who made his name locally with a long running breakfast show on BRMB), David Hamilton, Tony Brandon, Mike Wyer, Tony Lyman, John Darvall, Mick Wright, Jeff Harris, Roger Day, Andy Holmes, Mike Baker, Mike Hollis, Andy Marriott, Bev Bevan, Tom Clarke-Hill, Pete Johnson, Adrian Jackson, Chris Rolinson and Sheila Tracy.

SkyBar

It is used by William Gibson in his 2007 novel Spook Country as a meeting place between the protagonist Hollis Henry and her employer Hubertus Bigend On Wednesday March 9, 2011 WWE superstar John Morrison and WWE Diva Melina were banned from the SkyBar when they jumped in the pool.

The Spooklight

The Spooklight, also called the Hornet Spooklight, Hollis Light and Joplin Spook Light, is a mysterious visual phenomenon allegedly experienced by witnesses in a small area known locally as the "Devil's Promenade" on the border between southwestern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma west of the small town of Hornet, Missouri.

Thomas Brand Hollis

In 1748-9 he toured Europe with the political philosopher and writer Thomas Hollis who, on his death in 1774, left his estate at Corscombe and Halstock in Dorset to Brand on condition that Brand added the name of Hollis to his own name.

Why Would I Lie?

The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.

Woodswomen, Inc.

Hollis Giammatteo, writing for Ms. magazine, took a leadership course that included climbing Mount Adams in Washington state.


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