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King Dhatusena, who ruled Sri Lanka from 455 to 473, constructed 18 irrigation tanks, an irrigation canal, and the Avukana Buddha Statue. 
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| Folk singer Travis Edmonson was an honorary member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and helped create a dictionary for their language. |
| The 2008 Lower Saxony state election saw the Social Democratic Party have their worst performance in Lower Saxony since World War II, while the The Left party won seats for the first time. |
| Former fur trader Michel Laframboise helped found Fort Astoria and later operated a ferry across the Willamette River. |
| The song "Te Amo", performed by Panamanian singer-songwriter Makano, became his first number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building (pictured) was the largest office building in the world until the construction of the Pentagon. |
| Rick Gibson intended his human earrings sculpture to raise questions about the appropriateness and usage of such materials for art and self adornment. |
| Diplomat Sabrina De Sousa in 2009 sued the United States government to get diplomatic immunity. |
| The objective of the Nazi board game Juden Raus! (Jews Out) was to move figurines representing Jews across a map to "collection points" outside the city walls for deportation. |
| Captain Thomas Baker played a significant role in bringing about three battles during the Napoleonic Wars: Copenhagen, Trafalgar, and Cape Ortegal. |
| While most wines can benefit from being stored on their side, Champagne and other sparkling wines tend to age better if they are kept upright. |
| René Olry, the commander of the French Army of the Alps during the Battle of France (1940), was a polytechnicien. |
| Arlie Metheny, as public information officer in 1958 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, handled media inquiries relating to the induction of Elvis Presley into the Army. |
| During the 20th century, many football players at the United States Military Academy also played Army lacrosse (modern player pictured) to stay physically fit during the off-season. |
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