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20 unusual facts about the world


Brad Edelman

His current occupation is photographer, and he currently resides in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Cage bed

"We can either use cage beds, or increase people's medication, strap them down, or put them in solitary confinement," says Jan Slezak, director of Social Care Home in Raby, eastern Bohemia.

CIMA Festival

It was established in 2002 by the English couple Carolyn and Christopher Poll, together with French pianist Marie-Françoise Bucquet and the Portuguese operatic baritone Jorge Chaminé who is the festival’s artistic director.

Elías Rodríguez

From 1998 to 2002 he worked as an external legal advisor to the Trujillo provincial municipality.

Francis Raymond Fosberg

He returned to the United States and began doing vegetation work for the Pacific Science Board under the National Research Council with his new assistant, Marie-Hélène Sachet.

Grand Traverse Light

The first version of this light, which no longer exists, was ordered built by President Millard Fillmore in July 1850.

Henry Minett

While Minett was acting as governor, the territory was visited by German Samoa Governor Wilhelm Heinrich Solf, perhaps the first such visit from a governor's eastern counterpart.

Ian Stannard

Stannard put in an impressive performance in freezing conditions at the 2013 Milan – San Remo, initially riding on the front of the race in support of Geraint Thomas, then attacking with Sylvain Chavanel after Thomas crashed.

Indrek Visnapuu

In late December 2008 Visnapuu was named the head coach of Tartu Rock after Üllar Kerde resigned.

Jacob K. Shafer

Shafer was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871), but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.

Jeffrey Harris

Jeffrey K. Harris (born 1953), American director of the National Reconnaissance Office

JORDY

It is commonly believed the name is inspired by the Star Trek character, Geordi La Forge.

Les Feuillants Abbey

From 1577 the ascetic reforms introduced by the commendatory abbot Jean de la Barrière were practised here, and were so widely taken up in other monasteries that in 1589 the abbey became the head of the Feuillants as an independent order, which separated from the Cistercian Order.

Lycée Konan

--2 years from 2012--> the foundation decided to close the school and entered negotiations with the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire on what to do with the land.

Michael Peca

On October 11, 2008, Peca received an indefinite suspension (later reduced to a five game suspension) after grabbing referee Greg Kimmerly's arm in Columbus' first game of the 2008 season.

Mimoides protodamas

The common name is False Polysticto, with reference to the similarity of this species with Battus polystictus.

Neil Aspin

Aspin also left the club at the end of the season, with 348 league appearances to his name, and even enjoyed a testimonial featuring Vale supporter Robbie Williams.

Sainte-Chapelle

As the status of Saint Louis grew among Europe's aristocracy, the influence of his famous chapel also extended beyond France, with important copies at Karlštejn Castle near Prague (c.1360), the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna (consecrated 1449) and Exeter College, Oxford (1860).

The Man of Adamant

It later appeared in Hawthorne's final collection of short stories The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, published in 1852 by Ticknor, Reed & Fields.

Visual 1050

Chipset: In addition to the Z80 and 6502, the system also included Intel 8255A PIO, Intel 8251A USART, Intel 8214 Programmable Interrupt Controller, Motorola 6845 CRT controller, Western Digital 1793 floppy disk controller, and OKI MSM5832 real time clock.