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• The French word "tapenade" comes from the Provençal term for caper buds, "tapeno," which historically were preserved in olive oil and transformed into a pungent mush for use in the dip.
• Edgar Lungu won the presidency of Zambia by the narrowest margin in the country's electoral history, defeating Hakainde Hichilema by just 27,000 votes.
• The Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park drains an area of approximately 41,070 square miles.
• The Grand National, held annually since 1839, features a challenging course that is four and one-half miles long with 16 bush fences, of which 14 are jumped twice.
• Edward Elgar was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924, a prestigious position held by notable composers.
• The Kraken, according to Scandinavian mythology, is a giant sea creature said to be 1 mile long that attacks ships and is so huge that its body could be mistaken for an island.
• In 1901, Tottenham Hotspur became the only non-League club to win the FA Cup since the formation of the Football League in 1888.
• Bitter orange has been linked to serious health risks, including strokes and heart attacks, and has been used as a substitute for the banned stimulant ephedra in weight-loss products.
• The Method of Loci is one of the oldest mnemonic devices, dating back to Ancient Greek times.
• The Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) was a monopolistic trust that controlled film distribution, production, and exhibition, limiting films to one or two reels and charging exhibitors fees to use its equipment.

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• Henry VIII was named "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope before he declared himself head of the Church of England to facilitate his divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
• Leprechauns are traditionally depicted in Irish folklore as cobblers and shoemakers, known for their craftsmanship and accumulating wealth, which they are said to bury in pots of gold at the end of a rainbow.
• The island of Menorca celebrates its most important "Fiesta," San Juan, on June 23 and 24, which has remained almost unchanged for 600 years and features a spectacular performance called "Jaleo" with horses and medieval costumes.
• In 1015, Cnut invaded England with an army of approximately 10,000 Vikings in 200 ships, gathering forces from all Scandinavian countries.
• Yttrium is the only stable isotope found in the Earth's crust, with the atomic number 39 and symbol Y.
• More than 50,000 people used an official night shelter for at least one night in November and December 2014 in Italy.
• Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of Britain, serving as MP for Finchley from 1959 to 1992.
• The San Andreas Fault trace is depicted on maps as a thin line, despite the actual fault location being approximate and generally accurate within about one hundred feet.
• "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was re-titled in 1982 when George Lucas realized where he could take his success."
• On May 15, 1930, Boeing Air Transport inaugurated the first airline stewardess service, with Ellen E. Church being the first female crew member aboard a commercial airliner.

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• At the age of 14, Mozart flawlessly transcribed Allegri’s Miserere from memory after hearing it just once, a piece that was famously guarded and rarely shared outside the Sistine Chapel.
• Rafael Nadal won all 21 sets on his way to his fifth French Open championship in 2010.
• Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Formula One World Championship, marking his fourth consecutive title.
• The famous orchestral Intermezzo in Mascagni's opera "Cavalleria rusticana" marks the passage of time during the Easter service, which is never visually depicted but is heard through the music.
• Oliver Kahn made a crucial mistake during the 2002 FIFA World Cup final, which led to Brazil's first goal and ultimately resulted in Germany's 2-0 defeat, despite having been a standout performer throughout the tournament.
• The character Mike Ferris is revealed to have been confined in an isolation room for 484 hours and 36 minutes as part of a training simulation to test his sanity during a future trip to the Moon.
• The Aphrodite of Melos, also known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue from around 200 B.C. that is famous for its beauty and is currently housed in the Louvre, Paris.
• Late Night Woman's Hour will become a permanent monthly fixture on Radio 4, featuring discussions on various topics and complemented by an online video series called The Green Room.
• James II of England was the first Catholic monarch to reign over England since Mary I died in 1558 and over Scotland since the deposition of Mary I of Scotland in 1567.
• Sri Lankan troops captured the Tamil Tigers' rebel capital, Kilinochchi, for the first time in a decade, marking a significant blow to the separatist movement.

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• Dachshund literally means "badger dog," as they were originally developed in Germany to hunt and exterminate badgers.
• Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a bomb during an election campaign stop, which resulted in at least a dozen other fatalities and led to widespread violence and the postponement of the national parliamentary elections in India.
• Christopher Isherwood's book "Christopher and His Kind" made him a hero of gay liberation and a national celebrity by openly sharing the story of his life as a homosexual in 1930s Berlin.
• The female pelvis has evolved to be larger and broader than the male pelvis to create more space for childbirth.
• Copper was used by Native Americans as early as 2000 B.C.
• Mika Häkkinen scored points in the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in 1996, at his fifth attempt, despite being involved in a collision five laps from the finish.
• Red maple is commonly found in eastern Canada and tolerates a wide range of temperature and precipitation, thriving most often in moist soils.
• Thou Shell of Death, published in 1936, is notable for introducing Inspector Blount of Scotland Yard, as well as for being one of the best stories by Nicholas Blake, a pseudonym for Cecil Day-Lewis, the poet laureate from 1968 to his death in 1972.
• "Kurt Weill, a German Jew, left Berlin in 1933 when the Nazis came to power and insisted he was not a 'German composer' but an American citizen."
• The pink triangle was originally used to denote homosexual men as a Nazi concentration camp badge, highlighting the persecution of an estimated 5–15,000 gay men and lesbian women during the Holocaust.

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• "Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode' was a US Top Ten hit in 1958 and became a defining moment in early rock and roll."
• The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal are noted as the most expensive Games ever organized to date, leaving the city in debt long after the event concluded.
• The 1934 "More Dick and Jane Stories" is the only Second Pre-Primer ever created for the Dick and Jane series in the 1930s and was never reprinted.
• Tom Stoppard has won an Oscar for Original Screenplay for his work on "Shakespeare In Love."
• Time magazine named "Ebola Fighters" as its Person of the Year in 2014 for their courage and efforts during the Ebola outbreak, which claimed more than 6,000 lives.
• The Bosporus Strait serves as a primary highway for the transport of energy to Europe from Russia and western Asia, with over 55,000 ships, including almost 6,000 oil tankers, passing through it in 2005.
• In Buddhism, the practice of generosity, known as dāna, is considered one of the perfections (pāramitā) and is characterized by unattached and unconditional giving.
• Abraham Maslow developed his Hierarchy of Needs model in the 1940-50s, which remains relevant today for understanding human motivation and personal development.
• Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1980, and is known for the "Miracle on Ice" game where the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union.
• Frida Kahlo painted nearly 200 works during her lifetime, despite enduring chronic pain from a near-fatal accident and undergoing 32 surgeries over 26 years.

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• The tragic plane crash on February 3, 1959, resulted in the deaths of three rock 'n' roll stars: Buddy Holly, J P ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, and Ritchie Valens, marking the day as “The Day the Music Died.”
• Natural Law maintains that certain moral laws transcend time, culture, and government, forming universal standards applicable to all mankind.
• The uveal layer of the eye is the most common place for eye cancers to start.
• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple admits over 500 student members every year.
• Quentin Crisp came out as a gay man in 1931, during a time when any sign of homosexuality shocked public sensibilities.
• The first humans to reach the Geographic South Pole were Norwegian Roald Amundsen and his party on December 14, 1911.
• Rabindranath Tagore's song "Amar Sonar Bangla," which means "my golden Bengal," was chosen as the national anthem of Bangladesh, highlighting his deep cultural significance even among the country's predominantly Muslim population.
• Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, produced "The Departed," which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2007.
• Caroline of Ansbach was the queen consort of George II of England and had significant political influence over him until her death in 1737.
• Brian Close is the youngest player to have won a Test cap for England, making his debut at the age of 18 in 1949.

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• Christine Lagarde has been accused of "negligence by a person in a position of public authority" over a €400 million payout to a controversial tycoon while she was France's finance minister.
• Bradford had a population of 13,064 in the early 1820s.
• Portugal enjoys an average of more than 300 sunny days a year, making its winter season feel more like spring.
• Developers are planning to build ultra-luxury condo towers along the Miami River, with units priced from $850,000 to $12 million, as part of a significant transformation of the area from a polluted industrial backwater to a sought-after waterfront destination.
• James Herbert sold more than 50 million horror novels, making him one of the best-selling authors in the genre, second only to his friend Stephen King.
• Matt Lucas and Kevin McGee are the first celebrity gay couple to separate following a civil partnership, potentially setting a precedent for gay "divorces."
• Magwitch's identity evolves throughout Great Expectations as he transitions from a hardened criminal to a repentant sinner, illustrating the complex relationship between name and self-awareness.
• Huey Lewis scored a perfect 800 on his math SATs.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks
• In 1633, Galileo Galilei was found vehemently suspected of heresy by the Holy Office for advocating the heliocentric model, which stated that the Earth moves and the Sun does not, contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church at the time.

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• Germany's highest mountain is the Zugspitze, which reaches an elevation of 9,718 feet (2,962 meters).
• The Guianas represent the most intact rainforest on the planet, encompassing one of the highest biodiversity regions in the world.
• The world famous Glasgow Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904.
• Today, Gaborone is a continually-growing city that is home to over 400,000 people, compared to being a dusty one-horse town fifty years ago.
• Three Men in a Boat, published in 1889, remains popular for its humor, showcasing the enduring appeal of British wit nearly 130 years later.
• Scrooge's transformation occurs after he is visited by three ghosts, leading him to change from a mean, greedy man to someone who embraces the spirit of Christmas.
• Taylor Milne, a two-time Olympian, is competing in the 3,000-metre steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics after previously participating in the 1,500-metre event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
• Charles I was executed on 30 January 1649 after being found guilty of treason, marking the first time a reigning monarch was tried and executed by his own government.
• The overall size of a High School Basketball court is typically 84 feet long and 50 feet wide.
• The GEICO gecko, created in 1999, was developed due to a Screen Actors Guild strike that prevented the use of live actors in commercials.

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• Hydrocodone-acetaminophen may cause very serious side effects, including slow or shallow breathing, and is not recommended for children younger than 6 years.
• There are only five living monotreme species: the duck-billed platypus and four species of echidna, all of which are found only in Australia and New Guinea.
• A catalyst is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
• Shakespeare explores three distinct father-child relationships in The Merchant of Venice, illustrating varying degrees of loyalty and conflict, with Portia being obedient to her controlling father's wishes while Jessica betrays her father Shylock by eloping and stealing from him.
• On New Year's Day 1946, Emperor Hirohito renounced the belief in his divine status, stating that the ties between him and the Japanese people were based on mutual trust rather than legends and myths.
• The Gordian knot was an intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which Alexander the Great cut with his sword after hearing an oracle's prophecy that the one who could undo it would become the next ruler of Asia.
• Anna Sewell wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty" in her fifties and sold it for GBP20, but she did not live to see its success.
• In December 1952, a double-decker bus made a split-second decision to accelerate and clear a 3 ft gap as Tower Bridge began to rise, resulting in no serious injuries.
• Alan Shearer holds the record for the most goals in the Barclays Premier League, with a total of 260 goals, which is 73 goals more than the second-highest scorer, Andy Cole.
• The world's only two airworthy WWII Lancaster bombers flew together over Britain for the first time in 50 years.

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• James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon," published in 1933, introduces the mythical paradise of Shangri-La, which may have roots in ancient Buddhist traditions that describe a hidden utopia called Chang Shambhala, believed to be a source of ancient wisdom.
• The name "23 Stories" comes from the number of floors Conde Nast occupies in its new headquarters at One World Trade Center.
• Ben Whishaw will play Q in the upcoming Bond film "Skyfall," marking the character's return after being absent in Daniel Craig's first two films.
• The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, announcing that the 13 former British colonies were now free from the rule of King George III.
• Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) was the greatest commercial success in the careers of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, leading to "Threepenny fever" across Germany shortly after its premiere in 1928.
• The number of black students admitted to Harvard increased over 100 percent from 1968 to 1969, with 100 of the 1,250 freshmen enrolled in 1969 being black.
• "Crash is a character from the show 'Crash & Bernstein' and also a titular character in the popular video game series 'Crash Bandicoot'."
• The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer attracted an estimated global TV audience of 750 million, making it the most popular programme ever broadcast.
• Bel Paese, meaning "beautiful country," is a popular semisoft Italian cheese originally made near Milan but is now also produced in the United States.
• The 'Hoff crab', now named Kiwa tyleri, lives in communities around hydrothermal vents at a depth of 2,000 meters in the Southern Ocean, where it "farms" bacteria on its hairy setae for sustenance.

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