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26 unusual facts about the world


Ahmad Dhani

In August 2013, Dhani said that Saafeya is his daughter with Mulan Jameela.

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz visited Pakistan in November 2005 for three days and examined the extent of destruction caused by the Kashmir earthquake from an airplane.

Bearded Mountaineer

The ornithologist John Gould described the species in 1869, from a specimen collected by H. Whitely at Tinta District, and placed it in its own genus Oreonympha.

Cedar Sigo

It was there that he studied and interacted with well-known poets, such as Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger.

Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz

She and the leader of the expedition, Mme Claude Kogan, and two Sherpa porters perished in an avalanche.

Diego Valeri

He made his debut for Lanús under the direction of Miguel Ángel Brindisi on September 27, 2003 in a 1-1 draw with Vélez Sársfield.

Georges Limbour

Before his association with André Breton and the Surrealists, Limbour co-edited, along with Roger Vitrac and René Crevel, the avant-garde review Aventure (1921-22).

Georgia Great Southern Railroad

The Georgia Great Southern served as a vital link between the RailTex subsidiaries in the area and Gulf & Ohio subsidiary Atlantic & Gulf at Albany.

Gévaudan

The western part of Gévaudan constituted the Viscounty of Grèzes.

Hengyang-Liuzhou Intercity Railway

It departs from the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway at Hengyang East Railway Station, it then travels west through the major cities of Yongzhou, Guilin and arriving at Liuzhou

Hugh MacLeod

Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (born 1973), British filmmaker and 30th Chief of Clan MacLeod

Ludvik Mrzel

Mrzel's translations include Russian and Ukrainian fairy tales and writings by Knut Hamsun, Alexis Steiner, Theodor Plievier, Franz Werfel, Antonius Roothaert, Vasily Chuikov, Andrey Yeryomenko, Günther Anders, Jean Rousselot, John Knittel, Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev, and Karl May.

Marie Marchand-Arvier

She finished fifth in the combined, and sixth in the downhill.

Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

The 1923 game, only the fifth time these teams met, marked the first game played in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nelson Mandela Forum

Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena that is located in Florence, Italy.

Netherthong

In 1772, John Wesley himself preached there, despite his well-known feelings on the people of the Huddersfield area.

Radical 212

Radical 212, 龍, 龙, or 竜 meaning "dragon", is one of only two of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 16 strokes.

Revival Centres International

In the past, the Revival Centres considered Bible Numerics, as pioneered by Ivan Panin, as one of the proofs for the divine authorship of the Bible, although it had never formed part of their statement of beliefs.

Rhodesian Armoured Corps

These were introduced by Darryl Winkler in an effort to engender an esprit de corps within his squadron – and echoed the all black look of the British Royal Tank Regiment (although the appearance of Frank Sinatra in the 1965 film Von Ryan's Express readily springs to mind).

Ricci Crisostomo

Crisostomo has worked in the television industry for more than 10 years, both and making appearances in front of the camera, including his eye was featured in the show Darna and Majika, and he has made appearances on shows such as Boys Nxt Door, SRO Cinemaserye and more.

Sagami Trough

Earthquakes associated with the Sagami Trough are a threat to Tokyo and the Kanto Region because of the proximity to a population center (with over 36 million living in Tokyo's metro area, with a total of 43 million living in the Kanto Region) and the magnitude the Sagami Trough can create.

Southport, North Carolina

Southport has been a popular filming location for television and movies, including film adaptations of the works of novelist Nicholas Sparks.

Steve Strong

Steve DiSalvo, American wrestler who competed for the World Wrestling Council and had short stints in WCW and the WWF

Too Darn Hot

The first was the Porter biopic De-Lovely, and the second was the movie Kinsey, which used the tune because Porter mentioned the Kinsey report on American sexual attitudes in the song's bridge.

William Edgar Cohen

William Edgar Cohen (born November 2, 1941) is the president of CNS Productions, Inc. and co-author of Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, a textbook on the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of psychoactive drugs.

You and Your Heart

"You and Your Heart" is a song by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson and is the lead single from his fifth studio album, To the Sea.