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The 125th Napier's Rifles of the Indian Army were named after General Napier, who had commanded them at the Battle of Miani in 1843. 
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| The Fodder Scam involved the alleged embezzlement of about Rs. 950 crore (US$ 199 million) from the treasury of the Indian state of Bihar. |
| Nemattanew, a renegade Powhatan captain dubbed "Jack-of-the-Feather" in 1611 for his extravagant regalia, believed he was invincible to English bullets. |
| Amasa Holcomb was the first in the United States to manufacture telescopes. |
| Art historian Albert Boime theorized that Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night (pictured) was based on positions of celestial objects at 4 a.m. on June 19, 1889. |
| country music singer Jeremy McComb was once a tour manager for comedian Larry the Cable Guy. |
| Milan Bandić was elected in 2005 as the mayor of Zagreb, Croatia, with the support of only a seventh of eligible voters. |
| The meaning of "Der Pleier", the pseudonym of the 13th-century author of the romance Garel, is unknown, though it might refer metaphorically to glassblowing. |
| Kentucky's Paducah Freight House was bigger than required because it was originally intended to service a larger rail network. |
| Zhang Yanshang, his father, son, and father-in-law were all Tang Dynasty Chinese chancellors. |
| Ford Road in Dearborn, Michigan, was named for William Ford, father of Henry. |
| Rear-Admiral Charles Austen′s family included Admiral of the Fleet Francis Austen, and the novelist Jane Austen. |
| William Shockley, co-inventor of the transistor, also helped calculate the solar cell's Shockley-Queisser limit. |
| When Australian cricketer Jack Massie fought at Gallipoli, he wore a scarlet rag on his right arm to distract snipers from his bowling arm. |
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