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| Fernanda Nissen was one of the two first film censors in Norway. |
| After a dam created a reservoir for the Delaware and Hudson Canal during the 19th century, it was later named Silver Lake and became an attraction for guests at the summer resorts near Woodridge, New York. |
| The medieval bishop Julian of Cuenca raised money for himself and the poor by making and selling baskets. |
| In his first TV series, Crusader (CBS, 1955–1956), Brian Keith portrayed fictional journalist Matt Anders, who during the Cold War liberates oppressed people from communism. |
| Thomas Henry Barry was Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1910 to 1912. |
| The blacktip shark (pictured) can reproduce asexually. |
| Barbara McGuire invented the "Duo-Stamp," a two-sided rubber stamp that is popular with the stamping community. |
| The encyclical Demandatam was issued in 1743 to ordain the full preservation of the Byzantine Rite in the Melkite Catholic Church. |
| Derek and Alex King changed their defense twice in the course of prosecution for the murder of their father. |
| Cothelstone Manor was largely destroyed during the English Civil War and rebuilt 200 years later. |
| Ida Henrietta Hyde was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg. |
| The book Yellow Star is based on the true story of one of twelve children who survived the Lodz Ghetto. |
| Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura had his former wrestling tag team partner Stephen Cepello paint his official portraits. |
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