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| Wyoming newspaper publisher Charles E. Richardson won a Sharpshooter Medal for his skill with a .38 caliber pistol while serving in the Army in the late 1950s. |
| In 2008 one of Jamaica's most wanted fugitives evaded police capture when a motorist flashed his headlights to warn of police activity ahead. |
| Jared C. Monti is only the second person to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the War in Afghanistan. |
| The 74,500 capacity Millennium Stadium (pictured), Cardiff, "an icon of the modern Wales", is wholly owned by the Welsh Rugby Union, one of the governing bodies of sports in Wales. |
| In 1987, the Elk Creek Dam's construction on Elk Creek was halted due to a court injunction issued over a lawsuit designed to protect salmon and other migratory fish from the effects of the dam on the river. |
| Han dynasty politician Zhang Tang once tried and executed a rat. |
| The country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys reached their highest ranking in 26 years on the Billboard 200 with the release of their 2009 album The Boys Are Back. |
| The comic strip character Pupung was based on the creator's nephew Jeff Young. |
| The Benner House is the sole surviving German-style vernacular home built to a one-room plan in Rhinebeck, New York. |
| Ralph Alswang designed the Westport, Connecticut, home of actor Paul Newman. |
| The many optical effects apparent in Johannes Vermeer's The Lacemaker indicate that he made use of the camera obscura; an early photographical device. |
| Wing Commander John Lerew (pictured), ordered to defend Rabaul against Japanese invasion in 1942, signalled headquarters the legendary gladiatorial phrase "We who are about to die salute you". |
| Approximately 37,500 Local and Personal Acts have been passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1539. |
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