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| Battle of the Frogs |
2024-07-01 |
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41,490 |
1,728.8 |
... that the 1754 Battle of the Frogs was commemorated on banknotes (detail pictured)?
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| Ernest J. King |
2024-07-02 |
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32,632 |
1,359.7 |
... that according to a popular myth, Admiral Ernest J. King (pictured) shaved with a blowtorch?
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| ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign |
2024-07-01 |
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17,328 |
722.0 |
... that the United States Department of Defense ran a propaganda campaign against Chinese vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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| Guardian Cap |
2024-07-03 |
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16,764 |
698.5 |
... that the NFL has required players in most positions to wear Guardian Caps (pictured) during training even though third-party research has questioned their effectiveness?
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| Bad Dürrenberg burial |
2024-07-06 |
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15,517 |
646.5 |
... that the Bad Dürrenberg shaman may have been able to block blood vessels to her brain by holding her head at certain angles?
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| Esther Tailfeathers
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2024-07-07
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7,314
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304.8
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... that the "mythical love story" of Sami politician Bjarne Store-Jakobsen and Blackfoot physician Esther Tailfeathers is a focus of the 2014 film Bihttoš?
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| Bjarne Store-Jakobsen
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7,091
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295.5
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| Total |
14,405 |
600.2
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| Command information newspaper |
2024-07-06 |
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13,542 |
564.2 |
... that according to a former military journalist, 80,000 copies of a command information newspaper were dumped into the South China Sea during the Vietnam War?
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| American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis |
2024-07-03 |
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12,124 |
505.2 |
... that American Colossus is a biography of a man who was "the most famous sportsman in the world" and "the most forgotten great athlete in American history"?
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| Lunch (song) |
2024-07-02 |
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12,089 |
503.7 |
... that Billie Eilish first served "Lunch" during a party at Coachella?
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| Fume hood |
2024-07-07 |
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11,505 |
479.4 |
... that the annual energy cost of a single fume hood in Singapore can be up to US$9,300?
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| Medieval garden |
2024-07-05 |
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11,296 |
470.6 |
... that much of what we know of medieval gardens comes from illuminated manuscripts (example pictured)?
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| Paul Parkman |
2024-07-06 |
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11,108 |
462.8 |
... that Paul Parkman (pictured), one of the developers of the rubella vaccine, did not monetize the patent so that the vaccine could be freely available?
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| George Kunkel (theatre manager) |
2024-07-04 |
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10,682 |
445.1 |
... that actor George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed in blackface the character of Uncle Tom, using it at first to promote slavery during the American Civil War but later to attack it, after his views had changed?
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| Wellesbourne, Brighton |
2024-07-01 |
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10,607 |
442.0 |
... that the Wellesbourne, Brighton's lost river, stopped flowing in 1889?
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| Meat diaper |
2024-07-06 |
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10,416 |
434.0 |
... that putting pre-moistened meat diapers in pre-packaged meat is a form of weight fraud?
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| Silence Is Loud |
2024-07-03 |
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10,234 |
426.4 |
... that Silence Is Loud uses a style that was previously considered "absolutely verboten" for its genre?
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| The Blue Angels (film) |
2024-07-04 |
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9,738 |
405.8 |
... that The Blue Angels was shot using IMAX cameras rigged to a helicopter, plus an ultra-high-speed camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second?
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| Jean-Pierre Lévy (resistance leader) |
2024-07-02 |
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9,600 |
400.0 |
... that youthful Second World War resistance leader Jean-Pierre Lévy was advised by the Free French intelligence service to dye his hair grey to appear older?
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| Sud 777 |
2024-07-02 |
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9,189 |
382.9 |
... that a critic said that the hors d'oeuvres served at Sud 777 could function as desserts and vice versa?
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| Molokans in Armenia |
2024-07-04 |
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9,127 |
380.3 |
... that sauerkraut made by members of a Russian spiritual sect in Armenia was popular in many other parts of the Soviet Union?
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| Wu shu (historical text) |
2024-07-07 |
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9,118 |
379.9 |
... that the compilation of the Wu shu was hampered by the execution of two members of the committee compiling the text?
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| Akinada Tobishima Kaido |
2024-07-07 |
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8,638 |
359.9 |
... that the Akinada Tobishima Kaido (bridge pictured), an island-hopping road, was named after its resemblance to stepping stones in a garden?
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| DarkZero Esports |
2024-07-01 |
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7,978 |
332.4 |
... that when DarkZero contracted Xynew, his teammates highlighted his "communication skills and game brain", which they deemed unusual for a controller player?
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| Han Bong-zin |
2024-07-02 |
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7,928 |
330.3 |
... that footballer Han Bong-zin trained in the military every day for four years in preparation for the FIFA World Cup?
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| Golden Girls (play) |
2024-07-04 |
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7,346 |
306.1 |
... that before reading the script for the play Golden Girls, at least nine of the cast members were under the impression that they would be taking the lead role?
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| Adnan al-Bursh |
2024-07-03 |
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7,311 |
304.6 |
... that orthopedic surgeon Adnan al-Bursh had also served as an advisor to the Palestine national football team before dying in an Israeli prison?
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| Tatto Suwarto Pamuji |
2024-07-02 |
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6,560 |
273.4 |
... that after completing his tenure as regent, Tatto Suwarto Pamuji walked 96 kilometres (60 mi) to fulfill a vow he made?
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| We want the ball and we're going to score! |
2024-07-07 |
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6,348 |
264.5 |
... that after Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck promised victory, he threw an interception that lost the game?
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| Score: A Hockey Musical |
2024-07-01 |
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5,818 |
242.4 |
... that Score: A Hockey Musical has been described as "so Canadian it hurts"?
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| Peewee Jarrett |
2024-07-01 |
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5,800 |
241.6 |
... that Peewee Jarrett went from having a two-year span with no playing time and being "set on quitting football" to signing into the National Football League?
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| List of roles and awards of Liza Soberano |
2024-07-05 |
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5,324 |
221.9 |
... that Liza Soberano's early acting roles include playing the third wheel in romance films?
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| Houdini (Eminem song) |
2024-07-05 |
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5,210[a] |
217.1 |
... that Eminem promoted "Houdini" with a video in which David Blaine eats a wine glass?
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| At the Name of Jesus |
2024-07-05 |
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4,965 |
206.9 |
... that "At the Name of Jesus" has been described as "the only completely objective theological hymn to come from the hand of a 19th-century woman writer"?
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| Gladys Stone Wright |
2024-07-05 |
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4,952 |
206.4 |
... that Gladys Stone Wright got started with a year of free piano lessons and a $5 clarinet?
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| 1964 New York World's Fair pavilions |
2024-07-06 |
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4,876 |
203.2 |
... that a New York man built a house with materials from several 1964 New York World's Fair pavilions?
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| Maryland Child Victims Act |
2024-07-05 |
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4,788 |
199.5 |
... that Maryland state delegate C. T. Wilson compared negotiating with the Catholic Church on the Maryland Child Victims Act to making "a deal with the devil"?
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| Mercantile Library Company (Philadelphia) |
2024-07-07 |
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4,427 |
184.5 |
... that after operating for 168 years and moving to three buildings, the Mercantile Library in Philadelphia was closed due to concerns about asbestos?
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| Stoppa sabbet |
2024-07-03 |
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4,387 |
182.8 |
... that between 1985 and 1988, Televerket spent 2 million kronor paying youth sports teams to monitor payphones for vandalism?
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| Melanie L. Campbell |
2024-07-04 |
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4,346 |
181.1 |
... that Melanie L. Campbell was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting proposed restrictions on voting rights?
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| Florida Hospital Oceanside |
2024-07-02 |
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4,194 |
174.8 |
... that Florida Hospital Oceanside was demolished after being damaged by Hurricane Irma?
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| MT Petar Hektorović |
2024-07-06 |
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4,174 |
173.9 |
... that when MT Petar Hektorović was temporarily reassigned, one resident of Vis wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the bay of Vis grieve for you"?
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| Joel Ross (vibraphonist) |
2024-07-07 |
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4,049 |
168.7 |
... that professional vibraphonist Joel Ross has called the vibraphone his "least favorite instrument"?
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| Margaret Carroux |
2024-07-04 |
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3,947 |
164.5 |
... that Margaret Carroux's German translation of The Lord of the Rings contains errors introduced by her editor?
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| Mark Hutton |
2024-07-05 |
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3,925 |
163.5 |
... that Mark Hutton was the first Australian to be a starting pitcher in a Major League Baseball game?
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| Ștefan Tita |
2024-07-05 |
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3,922 |
163.4 |
... that educational writer Ștefan Tita gave Romanian students impractical advice on mending damaged bark with bandages of dirt?
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| Drew Thomas |
2024-07-06 |
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3,903 |
162.6 |
... that Drew Thomas, a former car salesman, reached the finals of the NBC show Last Comic Standing?
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| Laura Veale |
2024-07-07 |
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3,832 |
159.7 |
... that Laura Veale was the first woman to practise as a doctor in the town of Harrogate?
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| Growing Up (The Linda Lindas album) |
2024-07-02 |
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3,831 |
159.6 |
... that on American band the Linda Lindas' first album, Growing Up, a cat named Lil' Dude is featured playing the piano?
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| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail |
2024-07-03 |
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3,714[b] |
154.7 |
... that Tural, the setting of the expansion pack Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, is inspired by Latin America and Southeast Asia?
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| Revolutionary Military Organization
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2024-07-03
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2,034
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84.8
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... that the Upper Voltan National Radio chief editor Watamou Lamien was the liaison between the ROC group of young radical military officers and the clandestine Voltan Revolutionary Communist Party?
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| Watamou Lamien
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1,674
|
69.7
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| Total |
3,708 |
154.5
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| Stefan Żeromski Park (Szczecin) |
2024-07-02 |
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3,616 |
150.6 |
... that Żeromski Park, the second-largest park in Szczecin, Poland, used to be a cemetery?
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| LACE (satellite) |
2024-07-04 |
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3,438 |
143.2 |
... that the LACE satellite tracked rocket plumes from space for the United States's Star Wars program?
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| Cinema of Guinea-Bissau |
2024-07-07 |
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3,384 |
141.0 |
... that to encourage the development of Bissau-Guinean cinema, one foreign filmmaker provided the country's film institute with cameras, lights, and a Steinbeck guitar?
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| Marie Kunkel Zimmerman
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2024-07-03
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1,713
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71.4
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... that husband and wife Edward M. and Marie Zimmerman co-wrote the suffragist anthem "Votes for Women: Suffrage Rallying Song"?
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| Edward M. Zimmerman
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1,422
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59.2
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| Total |
3,134 |
130.6
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| Zhang Zhenglang |
2024-07-06 |
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3,039 |
126.6 |
... that despite specializing in literature and serving as a senior editor of the Zhonghua Book Company, historian Zhang Zhenglang never published a single book of his own?
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| International Register of Electors |
2024-07-01 |
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2,956 |
123.2 |
... that as of 2019, inclusion in the International Register of Electors no longer requires residency in Canada in the preceding five years?
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| Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) |
2024-07-01 |
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2,906 |
121.1 |
... that the first public performance of the two songs of Arnold Schoenberg's Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 was met with hostile audience reactions?
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| Umbilicaria torrefacta |
2024-07-04 |
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2,736 |
114.0 |
... that historically, lichens like Umbilicaria torrefacta have been used to naturally dye traditional Scottish tartans and textiles?
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| 2018 Malang mayoral election |
2024-07-05 |
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2,624 |
109.4 |
... that two of three candidates in the 2018 mayoral race in Malang, Indonesia, were arrested for bribery before the election?
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| Jacob Green Jackson |
2024-07-03 |
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2,590 |
107.9 |
... that Jackson Demonstration State Forest was named in honor of American lumberman Jacob Green Jackson?
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| Edwin Ford Piper |
2024-07-04 |
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2,345 |
97.7 |
... that American poet Edwin Ford Piper preserved 828 folk songs, most of which were from Iowa and Nebraska?
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| Max Weil |
2024-07-01 |
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2,080 |
86.7 |
... that Max Weil, founder of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, spent his later years in real estate?
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| Way Less Sad |
2024-07-06 |
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1,764 |
73.5 |
... that AJR's "Way Less Sad" samples the final trumpet riff of Simon & Garfunkel's "My Little Town" as its primary hook?
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