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| Rani Padmini in 1433 AD and Rani Karnavati in 1537 AD led the jauhar or self-immolation ritual by over 13,000 ladies of Rajput warriors who died in battles at Chittorgarh Fort (pictured). |
| The campus of Columbia University occupies a former lunatic asylum. |
| Incoming Romanian Member of the European Parliament Norica Nicolai was the first woman to preside over a session of the Romanian Senate. |
| A lake scene in the Skins episode "Naomi" had to be shortened when one of the actors was suspected to have hypothermia. |
| Sir Albert Napier was described as the "midwife to civil legal aid". |
| In 1958, female professional wrestlers Kay Noble, Lorraine Johnson, Penny Banner, and Laura Martinez were charged with inciting a riot when they began fighting outside of the ring, but pleaded not guilty in court. |
| The Merthyr Synagogue may be the only synagogue in the world with a dragon on its gable. |
| Tommy Thevenow hit his only two home runs in a six-day span in 1926, but none in his next 12 seasons, setting a Major League record of 3,347 consecutive regular season at bats without a home run. |
| The Classic Maya archaeological site of Yaxchilan, on the Mexican border with Guatemala, is known for its preserved sculpted lintels (example pictured) detailing the dynastic history of the city. |
| England-born American composer Wallace Arthur Sabin was the first dean of the San Francisco chapter of the American Guild of Organists. |
| The Cremation of Care ceremony is performed on the first night of the Bohemian Club's annual summer encampment at the Bohemian Grove. |
| The Środa treasure, one of the most valuable archeological finds in 20th-century Europe, was originally lost during the Black Plague. |
| The 1947 Betty Grable film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim included eleven songs George and Ira Gershwin had written but never used in any productions. |
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