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Charles Hucker, a leading historian on Imperial China, was awarded the Bronze Star in World War II and wrote plays. 
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| Baton Rouge attorney Dan Claitor was elected in 2009 to the Louisiana State Senate despite his fellow Republican, Governor Bobby Jindal endorsing his opponent. |
| The Welbike was the smallest motorcycle ever used by the British Armed Forces. |
| The tiny commune of La Porta, with only 196 inhabitants (1999 census), has the most famous Baroque church and belltower (pictured) in Corsica. |
| Ohave Shalom Synagogue was founded when the members of the existing synagogue in Woodridge, New York, had a dispute over who would be the community's ritual slaughterer of animals. |
| The butterflyfish species Forcipiger longirostris has the longest Hawaiian name for any fish: lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi. |
| Architect Georg Andreas Bull designed about sixty railway stations, including the Krøderen Station from 1872. |
| The Federal Works Agency funded and supervised the construction of housing, public health facilities, and schools for communities impacted by fast-growing defense industries during World War II. |
| Obadiah Rich was a diplomat and bibliographer specializing in Latin American works whose younger brother William Rich was a botanist with the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–42. |
| Festival Republic has replaced Aiken Promotions as co-organiser of Stradbally Hall's boutique Electric Picnic arts-and-music festival in 2009. |
| Kevin Walton and Richard Butson were the first to climb several Antarctic peaks, with both of them going on to receive the Albert Medal for heroism and the Polar Medal. |
| The history of the underwire bra (patent pictured) dates back to 1893 when Marie Tucek patented a "breast supporter" that used a metal or cardboard support under the breasts. |
| The Kröd Mändoon episode "Our Bounties Ourselves" included an almost verbatim parody of George W. Bush's famous "Fool me once" speech gaffe. |
| A 1.5 million dollar land concession project in Sameakki Mean Chey District, Cambodia, will provide land to 732 of the poorest farming families. |
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