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29 unusual facts about the world


1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

2012 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira

It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour.

Australasian Anti-Transportation League

It was the intention to resume transportation under new arrangements but that decision was conveyed to the local colonial administrator, William Denison in the following terms: "it is not the intention that transportation should be resumed at the expiration of the two years"; the words "under the present system" were omitted.

Christiania Dampkjøkken

Among the guests who later became famous cultural personalities were Knut Hamsun, Henrik Ibsen, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Hans Jæger, Arne Garborg and Christian Skredsvig.

Derek Doyle

Doyle also scored in their next Europa League qualifier against FC Shakhter Karagandy.

Detecon

Detecon International emerged in July 2002 from the merger of the two consulting firms Diebold (founded in 1954) and DETECON (founded in 1977).

Ekonomikum

The Ekonomikum serves the Uppsala University a multidisciplinary centre specialized in economics and financial studies, information science, and human geography.

Emmy Wehlen

She was later brought to London as a possible successor to Lily Elsie.

Empire of Dirt

Fonarow was given a vinyl edition of the Cash album American IV by Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records while writing the manuscript.

Greg Norton

Greg Norton (born Gregory James Norton, 13 March 1959 in Rock Island, Illinois) is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü.

James Nyoraku Schlefer

In turn, Schlefer has taught and licenced several students, including Brian Tairaku Ritchie.

Jane O'Donoghue

She was also given a wild card into Wimbledon and was beaten in round one by Marlene Weingärtner, 4–6 2–6.

John Latenser, Sr.

Born in Nendeln, Liechtenstein to a family of people in the construction business, Latenser studied architecture at the Polytechnic College in Stuttgart, Germany, which is now the University of Stuttgart.

Johnstone's Paint

Johnstone's Paint is a British manufacturer of paint and current sponsors of the Football League Trophy.

King of Kensington

The show never fully recovered its stride or chemistry as Larry pursued other relationships, most notably with Gwen Twining (Jayne Eastwood) in the final season.

Leonard Gershe

He wrote the lyrics for the "Born in a Trunk" sequence from the Judy Garland/James Mason musical A Star Is Born.

Lindsay Hartwig

After leaving Parliament he became involved with the Liberal Party of Australia for a time and contested the 1988 South-Coast by-election for the fringe right-wing Citizens Electoral Council.

Mafia!

During the ceremony, with the help of Vincenzo's mother (Dukakis), several henchmen, and an Eskimo, he settles the family's accounts in an orgy of slaughter (filmed similarly to the end of The Godfather), even arranging the harpooning of Barney the purple dinosaur as a bonus.

Martin I. Townsend

Townsend was elected as a Republican to the 44th and 45th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879.

Marvo the Wonder Chicken

Marvo the Wonder Chicken is a character in the UK comic, The Dandy.

Myrna Lorrie

She briefly had her own show on CBC in 1974 called Country Sunshine With Myrna Lorrie.

Oreste Ramos

Ramos was first elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 1976 elections.

Paul Gore

Paul Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth (1909–1984), British banker, diplomat and life peer

Thomas Tipping

Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet (1653–1718), English baronet and Member of Parliament

Tremadoc

The Tremadocian, the first internationally-recognized stage of the Ordovician Period of the Paleozoic Era.

Wakefield Express

The campaign was backed by Tony Blair and Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding, and organised a Wakefield Book Day in March 2007 and provided reading material for primary school leavers worth £10,000.

Way Cool Jr.

Rumours spread that it was written about Elvis Presley due to the mentioning of things like "steel guitar across his back" and "heard he came from Memphis, somewhere down south, started hangin' with the blues crowd, that's how he got that crazy sound".

Wayne L. Berman

Berman was a close friend of Senator John McCain and a supporter of his during his 2008 presidential campaign.

Xanthate

Cellulose reacts with carbon disulfide (CS2) in presence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produces sodium cellulose xanthate, which upon neutralization with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) gives viscose rayon or cellophane paper (Sellotape or Scotch Tape).