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| The Bergh-Stoutenburgh House, one of only two remaining Dutch Colonial stone houses in Hyde Park, New York, has been converted into a Japanese restaurant?. |
| Rai Purdy raised over C$250,000,000 for charity through his Telethon efforts. |
| dozens of sled dog races have been created since the first organized long-distance sled dog race was held in 1908. |
| Racehorse Clyde Van Dusen, winner of the 1929 Kentucky Derby, was named after his trainer. |
| The watershed of Sulphide Creek, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) stream, harbors at least three waterfalls taller than 2,000 feet (610 m). |
| Wernher von Braun's father Magnus von Braun was dismissed out of civil service for supporting the Kapp Putsch in 1920. |
| Jack Benny was so impressed with native Canadian singer Gisele MacKenzie that he was co-executive producer of her NBC variety show, The Gisele MacKenzie Show. |
| Vice Admiral Henry Burrell (pictured) initiated a Royal Australian Navy re-equipment program in the 1960s that included new helicopters, submarines, destroyers, minesweepers, and auxiliaries. |
| The Khirki Masjid mosque and the Satpula weir were both built during the time of the Tughlaq dynasty in 14th century Delhi. |
| The Dollis Brook Viaduct is the highest point on both the Northern Line and the London Underground above ground level, reaching 60 feet (18 m) in height. |
| Two-time All-American fullback "Blondy" Graydon performed a tumbling routine with the Barnum & Bailey Circus while dressed "in resplendent pink tights". |
| Faith Ireland won two national championships as a powerlifter while serving on the Washington Supreme Court. |
| Pontius of Carthage voluntarily accompanied Cyprian into exile and later wrote his biography. |
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