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| Anchor Church in Derbyshire had its caves extended to be a summerhouse for Sir Francis Burdett. |
| Paul Bunker died in a Japanese POW camp in 1943 but kept hidden a remnant of the U.S. flag from Corregidor now displayed at the West Point Museum. |
| The location for the Hauz-i-Shamsi tank, revealed to Sultan Iltutmish in a dream by the Prophet Muhammad, has Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) built on its eastern edge. |
| Insadong is a district of Seoul consisting of galleries and antique shops, known for "culture of the past and the present". |
| The Phineas and Ferb episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" was nominated for an Emmy award for the song "I Ain't Got Rhythm". |
| Canadian researchers led by Michael Bigg discovered that many killer whales (pictured) travel primarily with their mothers throughout their lives. |
| According to different versions of his legend, Hindu cattle-god Bir Kuar was killed by either a tigress, seven witches, Mughal soldiers, or his own sister. |
| The yellow passionflower is the only known pollen host for the passionflower bee, but this bee species is not known to pollinate this flower. |
| Aubrey Epps of the Pittsburgh Pirates had three hits in four at bats in the final game of the 1935 season, but never played another major league game, ending his career with a .750 batting average. |
| The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, which is tasked with drafting the bills of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, is staffed by 61 lawyers. |
| The 1930 film Tom Sawyer was the third screen adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, following silent versions in 1907 and 1917. |
| Johann Friedrich, Duke of Pomerania was host and chief mediator at the peace conference ending the Northern Seven Years' War. |
| The electric flash-lamp (pictured), a photographer's light source, was used as an underwater mine detonator fuse. |
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