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| Benito Mussolini emigrated to Switzerland in 1902, only to be deported after becoming involved in the socialist movement. |
| In 1992, the Naval Reserve of Canada created a reenactment group of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine, a colonial military force of New France. |
| gambling on papal elections has been documented since the 16th century, despite being punishable by excommunication. |
| The Royal Mail consumes nearly 1 billion rubber bands per annum at a cost of almost £1,000,000. |
| After recording two sacks against Winnipeg during the 2008 CFL season, Jonathan Brown passed Harold Hallman for most sacks in Toronto Argonauts team history. |
| Ham Hill, a nature reserve managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, is one of only two confirmed sites in the county where Musk Orchid grows. |
| In the shuffle ensuing from the 1983 resignation of Yves Bérubé and two other Quebec ministers, four unelected people became ministers, the highest number since 1936. |
| While robbing the countryside east of Toronto, members of the Markham Gang found a way to sell the same stolen horses over and over. |
| Markus Howell (pictured), broke the 1,500 career yard mark in both kickoff and punt returns in 2008. |
| Even after Germany lost its colonies during WWI, colonial postage stamps continued to be sold by the German post office?. |
| Canadian professional wrestler Billy Red Lyons won a tag team championship with his real-life brother-in-law, Dick Beyer. |
| The extreme metal band Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky took their name from the 1989 text "Apocalypse" by William S. Burroughs. |
| The Edmonton Eskimos were reportedly looking to draft either Dimitri Tsoumpas, Samuel Giguère or Keith Shologan with the second pick in the 2008 CFL Draft, but after Shologan and Giguère signed with the NFL, the team traded the pick. |
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