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| The Silesian Duke Henry V the Fat spent some of his youth at the court of Ottokar II of Bohemia in Prague. |
| CP1600 microprocessors saw little use in their intended role, but millions were produced for use in the Intellivision video game console (pictured). |
| Dick's Last Resort, an American bar and restaurant chain, encourages the staff to act obnoxiously towards their customers. |
| M. C. Rajah was the first member of the Dalit community to be elected to the Madras Legislative Council in India. |
| Operation Winter Storm was an attempt by German Army Group Don to relieve the trapped Sixth Army in Stalingrad, during World War II. |
| Ismo Alanko Säätiö's accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen has been dubbed the "Jimi Hendrix of the accordion" by the Finnish music press. |
| WLVV, the oldest radio station in Mobile, Alabama, was once known as WMML (for "M-M-Mel") as a play on then-owner Mel Tillis' famous stutter. |
| Bugle Rock in Bangalore, India, is a peninsular gneiss formation from which warning bugle calls were made to alert citizens of intruders. |
| African American actor Lorenzo Tucker, the star of the 1932 race film Veiled Aristocrats, was dubbed the "black Valentino" because of his striking good looks. |
| The airship Patrie (pictured) broke free from its moorings at Souhesmes, France, blew across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and was eventually lost in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| World Wrestling Federation referee Danny Davis also competed as "Mr. X" while wearing a mask?. |
| Lesser Whistling Ducks are the most prominent species among the migratory birds that visit the lake in the Santragachhi area of Howrah, India, during winter. |
| Tang Dynasty official Gao Ying, in his youth, offered to die in his father's stead when his father was captured by rebel Yan forces, causing Yan officers to release them both. |
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