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59 unusual facts about i*


Ahmad Khan Chaudhry

He was awarded with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Military at 14 August 2010, This Star of Excellence is awarded for his excellent service for Pakistan Armed Forces in situation of war and peace.

Ansar al-Islam

On May 4, 2010 Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i, Ansar al-Islam's leader since Mullah Krekar left for Norway in 2003, was captured by US forces in Baghdad.

Ansar al-Islam was formed in September 2001 from a merger of Jund al-Islam (Soldiers of Islam), led by Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i, and a splinter group from the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan led by Mullah Krekar.

Bahá'í calendar

The names of the months were taken by the Báb from the Du'ay-i-Sahar, a Ramadan dawn prayer by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of Twelver Shi'ah Islam.

Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps

"This is Fake D.I.Y." is an attack on the then popular practice of major labels using subsidiaries such as Indolent and Food to promote artists as independent or alternative.

Derek Leckenby

Leckenby played on all the band's US and UK Number One hits and provided the solo on "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am".

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Unfortunately for the villains, Frank turns out to be a first-class bumbler in the Inspector Clouseau mold.

I Can't Stay Mad at You

It was Davis' first entry into the top-ten since "The End of the World" earlier in the year after her previous single ("I'm Saving My Love") only reached number forty-one.

I cell

Inclusion cells, seen in I-cell disease when lysosomal proteins are incorrectly targeted and build up as inclusion bodies

I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind

Two additional religious songs were included on the album: Billy Graham's "Sunshine Blue" and Eddy Raven's "You'll See Jesus," as Smith was beginning to incorporate more Gospel music into her studio albums.

I spy

I-Spy, series of children's "spotter books" taking their name from the game

I with diaeresis

I with diaeresis (Latin) (Ï, ï) - a Latin letter used in French, Catalan and several other languages

I with grave

I with grave (Latin) (Ì, ì) - a variant of i used in Italian, Scottish Gaelic and Vietnamese language

I-5 Corridor

Interstate 5, a major north-south highway on the west coast of the United States

I. aemula

Idia aemula, the common idia, powdered snout or waved tabby, a moth species found from Canada south to Florida and Texas and in most of Eurasia

I. alba

Ipomoea alba, the moonflower or moon vine, a flowering plant species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from northern Argentina to Mexico and Florida.

I. australis

Indigofera australis, the Australian indigo, a leguminous shrub species

I. brasiliensis

Ilex brasiliensis, the Brazilian holly, a plant species native from Brazil

I. japonica

Inioteuthis japonica, a bobtail squid species native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically the waters off China, Taiwan and southern Japan

I. M. Singer

Isaac Singer (1811–1875), inventor of the Singer sewing machine

I. sinensis

Inimicus sinensis, the spotted ghoul, Chinese stinger, spotted stingerfish or spotted stonefish, a venomous fish species

I. spicata

Ipomopsis spicata, the spiked ipomopsis, a flowering plant species in the genus Ipomopsis

I. tricolor

Inocybe tricolor, a mushroom species widely distributed in temperate forests

Ipomoea tricolor, a morning glory species native to the New World tropics

I. triloba

Ipomoea triloba, the littlebell or Aiea morning glory, a flowering plant species native to the tropical Americas

I.O.B. Spezialauftrag

It had been produced by the same company, Claus Wilcke was again the star and there were also guest stars such as Iris Berben, but FBI agents weren't any longer as popular in Germany as they had been at the time of the first wave of Jerry Cotton films with George Nader.

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.

I'd Wait for Life

It was their first single to miss the top ten since 1992's "I Found Heaven", and ended the band's streak of 6 consecutive number ones.

I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song

The song was written by Croce and was originally found on his album I Got a Name.

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

It stars Oliver Reed as disillusioned London advertising executive Andrew Quint, who revolts against his boss, Jonathan Lute (Orson Welles), and escapes into Swinging London.

I'll Take Her

"I'll Take Her" was the second single released from Ill Al Skratch's debut album, Creep wit' Me.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You

This song was sent to Atlantic Records with "I Laugh in Your Face", therefore it would be reasonable to assume that the latter was the intended B-side.

"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" was recorded with "I Laugh in Your Face" (released on Odessa in 1969) on July 12, 1968.

This track was not recorded during the Idea sessions, the last recording session was June 25, 1968 when they recorded "I Started a Joke".

Ibrahim Ibrahim

I. M. Ibrahim, head coach of the Clemson University men's soccer team

Ibrahim Muti'i

In 1935, at the age of fifteen, Ibrahim Muti’I received a scholarship for a two-year course of study in law at the Central Asia University in Tashkent, Russia.

IDEAS

I-DEAS (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis Software)

Ima Boss

On November 9, 2011 the official remix was released featuring DJ Khaled, T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman and Swizz Beatz.

In Europe '82

The EP consists of four of Meat Loaf's thus far hit singles; "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth", "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" and "Dead Ringer for Love".

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders is a 1988 made-for-television crime film starring David Soul.

Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of F.B.I. agents led by Benjamin Grogan (Ronny Cox), is designated to carry out the investigation.

Istar

Istari, the "wizards" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world

ISTAR, a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather

Ištar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex

i*, a type of diagram used in requirements engineering

Istar (Dragonlance), a fictional city set in the fantasy world of Krynn in the Dragonlance setting of the Dungeons & Dragons game

Iwai

I'wai, the culture hero of the Koko Y'ao in Australian Aboriginal mythology

Jao Tsung-I

For instance, he is the first scholar to render the Babylonian epic Enûma Elish into Chinese, after learning the Akkadian language from Jean Bottéro while he was a visiting scholar in Paris (see his work Jindong kaipi shishi 近東開闢史詩 "Creation Epic of the Near East"), and the first one to make a comparative study of the oracle bone script and the Indus script (see his essay Tan Yindu Hegu tuxing wenzi 談印度河谷圖形文字 "On the Indus Valley Pictorial Characters").

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Since the questioner is a Muslim, Bahá'u'lláh uses verses from the Bible to show how a Christian could interpret his own sacred texts in allegorical terms to come to believe in the next dispensation.

By extension the same method of interpretation can be used for a Muslim to see the validity of the claims of the Báb.

M.I.U. Album

Produced by Al Jardine and songwriter Ron Altbach, the album's title stems from Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, where the majority of the album was recorded.

The idea, by staunch Transcendental Meditation follower Mike Love, was to record another new album—initially intended as a Christmas release—at the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, (hence the M.I.U. title).

Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial, St. Louis

It is bound by I-70 to the north, North Kingshighway to the east, Natural Bridge Road to the south, and the city limit to the west.

Mr. Bubble

In the Family Guy episode "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'", the Griffin family is being cursed with the plagues.

Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vaha'i

Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi of Tonga (born September 1971), styled simply the Hon. Vaha'i in most references, is the Lord Vaha'i of Fo'ui, as well as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Nobles in Tonga, holding one of three such seats for the Nobles of Tongatapu.

S.P.I.D.E.R.

Narrowly escaping an ambush by S.P.I.D.E.R. agents, Selina arranges for her contact to leak the base's location to Interpol.

Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

One of the quotes from this Tablet, "The source of all learning is the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory" was chosen by Shoghi Effendi to adorn one of the doors on the House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

The Man in the Maze

I'itoi or Man in the Maze, a mischievous creator god in the tradition of the O'odham people

Vaha'i of Fo'ui

It is held by Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vaha'i, who is one of the Members of the Tongan Legislative Assembly for the Nobles.


Al-Fakhri Abdullah

Al-Fakhrī ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Husain is the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Ismaili Sulaymanis.

B-stage

Beyoncé used a B-Stage on her I Am... Tour, during the middle of her show she appears from under the stage wrapped in a harness and taken up and over the audience where she performs "Baby Boy", She is then lowered to the B-Stage where she finishes "Baby Boy".

Caleb Quaye

Quaye played guitar, bass and percussion on "Forever's No Time At All", which opened I Am, a 1972 album dedicated to Meher Baba also featuring Pete Townshend.

Cambot

In episode #507, I Accuse My Parents, Gypsy presented a drawing that depicted the Satellite of Love's crew as her "ideal family"; in the drawing, Cambot's torso was shown as a long and snakelike tube, not unlike Gypsy's.

CJ CGV

30 April 2012: Showcase for film I AM. - SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden, released on 10 May, by SM Town artists at CGV Yeongdeungpo-gu.

Da'i al-Mutlaq

Among the Dawoodi Bohra branch of Musta'lī Ismā'īlī, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq and vicegerent of the occulted Fatimid 21st Imam At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim.

Freedom and Accord Party

The party was suppressed after the Bab-i Ali coup of January 1913, in which the Committee of Union and Progress's leadership, the Three Pashas, grabbed de facto control of the Empire.

Homey Don't Play

Released in 1991, the EP marks the debut of "Homey the Clown", a persona Smith would later revive for his 2009 EP I Ain't Cha Homey.

Hotter than July

The country-tinged "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" (U.S. #11; R&B #2), the ballad "Lately" (U.S. #64) and the upbeat "Happy Birthday" were other notable successes from the album.

I 40 Paradise

I 40 Paradise was set in a truckstop/restaurant/tavern on Interstate 40 between Knoxville and Nashville in a small town, Crab Orchard, Tennessee.

I Accuse

It is based on the case of Dr. John Schneeberger, a Canadian doctor convicted of using drugs to rape two patients.

I Accuse!

The story had been told before in the Oscar winning 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola.

I Aim at the Stars

Dell published a comic book adaptation of the film with art by Jack Sparling as Four Color #1148 (Oct. 1960).

I Ain't a Judas

Rick and Glenn, however, argue that the group should stay, but they don't have enough ammunition to clear out the walkers.

In this episode, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group debate their next course of action as they find themselves running out of ammunition and food, while The Governor (David Morrissey) prepares Woodbury for battle.

I Ain't Been Shot Mum!

This initiative system is designed to simulate the "friction" of war noted by Carl von Clausewitz, plus units use a dice system for movement, observation, and fire that means you never know exactly how they will perform.

I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore

"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" is a song written by Pam Sawyer and Laurie Burton, originally recorded by The Young Rascals.

In late 1992, Australian rock duo Divinyls covered the song for the soundtrack to the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

It was released as their first single in November 1965 and featured on their eponymous debut album the following year.

I Ain't Gonna Stand for It

"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" is the second single from Stevie Wonder's 1980 album, Hotter Than July.

I Ain't Living Long Like This

"I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.

I Ain't Marching Anymore

Dispensing with second guitarist Danny Kalb, Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes' "The Highwayman" set to music (much as Poe's "The Bells" had been set to music on the previous album) and a cover of Ewan MacColl's "The Ballad of the Carpenter".

I Ain't New Ta This

"I Ain't New Ta This" is a 1993 single from rapper Ice-T's album, Home Invasion.

I Ain't No Bad Gal

I Ain't No Bad Gal is a compilation album by Blues singer Memphis Minnie produced for reissue in 1988 by Bob Thiele.

I Ain't Thru

"I Ain't Thru" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole.

I Always Knew

The track was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2012 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Come of Age (2012).

I Am – Somebody

The phrase has become so much of a calling card for Jackson that he yells it in a cameo in the movie Undercover Brother.

I Am a Barbarian

I Am a Barbarian is a historical novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs written in 1941 but was not published until after the author's death, first appearing in hardback on September 1, 1967 as published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc..

It was the first book the firm had published since Llana of Gathol, in 1948.

Ian Dench

He was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2010, one as co-producer of two tracks on Beyoncé's album I Am... Sasha Fierce, which was nominated as Album of the Year and the other for "Once in a Lifetime", which he co-wrote with Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, The Rural and Beyoncé.

Jennifer Abbott

Abbott became involved with the documentary I Am (2011) after director Tom Shadyac saw The Corporation (2003) and invited Abbott to work as the editor on the film.

Little Red Rooster

"The Red Rooster" was one in a string of Willie Dixon-penned songs that Howlin' Wolf recorded in the early 1960s that were later popularized by rock artists ("Back Door Man" – The Doors, "Spoonful" – Cream, "Little Red Rooster" – The Rolling Stones, and "I Ain't Superstitious" – The Jeff Beck Group).

Maggie Rose

When Siman expanded RPM to include a mainstream country label, he launched the album with her as the flagship artist with the first single being "I Ain't Your Mama".

Marion Harris

In 1916, she began recording for Victor Records, singing a variety of songs, such as "Everybody's Crazy 'bout the Doggone Blues, But I'm Happy", "After You've Gone", "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (later recorded by Bessie Smith), "When I Hear that Jazz Band Play" and her biggest success, "I Ain't Got Nobody".

Michalis Rakintzis

Music composition titles for comic ERT2 TV series, "I Alepou Kai O Mpoufos/The fox and the fool" (with George Constantine, Giovanna Fragouli, Dina Consta, Carmen Ruggeri, Dimitra Papadopoulou, Tasos Kostis, etc.) (1987 ) – (1988) the series aired in 1989 in Australia by SBS entitled "The fox and the fool"

Moryń

He is best known for his books Mr Norris changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin, which are the background for the play I Am a Camera and the film Cabaret

Reel Life Productions

Following the event, a friend of Esham's handed Joseph Bruce a copy of Esham's album I Ain't Cha Homey, which depicted a clown committing suicide with a gun on the front cover.

Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle!

# "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)" (Roger Graham, Dave Peyton, Spencer Williams) – 2:54

Sesame Street: Old School

Among the most notable extra segments is one of James Earl Jones counting to 10 (which was actually created before production of the series officially began (it was a test film shown to children to gauge effectiveness of the format), and Jesse Jackson leading a group of children in reciting his poem, "I Am - Somebody".

Sings for Broadside

Nine songs that appeared on his second, third and fourth albums are supplemented by three tracks that had up to that point never appeared on any Ochs album, two of them, "United Fruit" and "On Her Hand A Golden Ring" only available on this compilation (the third, "What Are You Fighting For", later appeared on the 2000 compilation The Early Years.

Soane Patita Maituku

King Soane Patita Maituku (1947?-) was the Tu'i Agaifo of the Kingdom of Alo from November 2002 until February 19, 2008, when he was deposed as the result of a unanimous decision taken by the kingdom's four chiefly clans.

Strike the Match

It was co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and Deborah "SoShy" Epstein, involving additional co-production by Snowflakers and Jiant, and released as the lead single of off the group's upcoming third studio album I Am (2008) on 6 June 2008 (see 2008 in music) in German-speaking Europe.

Syedna Burhanuddin

Syedna is a title (somewhat analogous to the title of Pope) for the leader of the Dawoodi Bohras, the Da'i al-Mutlaq.

The Seeker

(I Am) The Seeker, a song by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from the musical group ABBA

Three Ringz

The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album for the 52nd Grammy Awards, but lost to Beyoncé's I Am... Sasha Fierce.

Tracy Wormworth

She is credited as a bass player on the Lena Horne album We'll Be Together Again (1994), I Ain't Movin' (1994) by singer-songwriter Des'ree, and Head over Heels (1995) by Paula Abdul.

Who Came First

Townshend had already participated with other artists on two previous albums in tribute to his Avatar Meher Baba, Happy Birthday and I Am.