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30 unusual facts about the world


Accademia italiana

The institute also offers Bachelor’s degrees accredited by prominent UK universities (BA Hons) and exchange programs with important universities in the US and throughout the world, as well as affiliated programs in Asia at Accademia Italiana Thailand in Bangkok.

Armed helicopter

The CH-47 was used most often to assist in the clearing of bunkers, using an improvised bomb made from 55-gallon drums of bulk CS powder, designated Bomb, Fuze, and Burster, CS in 55-gallon Drum, XM920.

Christopher Pike

Chris Pike (born 1961), Welsh former professional footballer

Destination Maternity

In 2010, Destination Maternity launched two maternity-wear collections from Heidi Klum.

Drubskin

Drubskin, also known as "Drub" (August 14, 1973; born in Derby, Connecticut) is a fetish artist most known for his homoerotic illustrations and comic book work in the late twentieth century to present day.

Ermin Lepić

While with OK Kakanj he won 6 Championship titles (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) and won the National Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006).

Francis Annesley

Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia (1585–1660), English statesman during the colonisation of Ireland

Friedrichsgabekoog

Friedrichsgabekoog is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Gerardo Clemente Vega

Gerardo Clemente R. Vega García (b. March 28, 1940 in Puebla, Puebla) is a Mexican General who served from 2000 to 2006 as Minister of Defense.

German submarine U-270

The submarine was returning to base after being attacked and badly damaged by a Vickers Wellington of No. 172 Squadron RAF, when she was attacked by a second Fortress, this time from 53 Squadron.

Gigi D'Amico

In 1995 he began a sound engineer course at Centro Professione Musica (CPM), while working as a sound engineer touring Sicily in support of several international artists, including Tom Harrell, Tonino Horta, Rickie Lee Jones, Gloria Gaynor, Temptation, Blonde Redhead, Warmers, and Uzeda.

Heldenberg Memorial

The Heldenberg Memorial is an open-air pantheon in the grounds of the castle at Kleinwetzdorf, Heldenberg, Lower Austria.

Henry of Bar

Henry of Bar (c. 1362 – October 1397 Treviso, Italy) was lord of Marle and the Marquis de Pont-à-Mousson.

HMAS Samuel Benbow

Samuel Benbow was in Sydney Harbour during the Attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May-1 June 1942.

Jawhar District

Considering the painful facts Chief Minister Sudhakarrao Naik agreed and approved Mukne’s demand partially and declared Jawhar Tehsil as sub-district comprising seven Tehsils i.e. Jawhar, Vikramgad, Mokhada, Talasari, Dahanu, Palghar and Vada.

Kristina Bach

Another artist that Bach discovered and promoted is Jeanette Biedermann.

KVAK

KVAK-FM, a radio station (93.3 FM) licensed to Valdez, Alaska, United States

Lián Amaris

In her capacity as a researcher and editor for Douglas Rushkoff, she worked with him on his books Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age; Life, Inc.: How the World Became A Corporation and How To Take It Back; and Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out.

Liberty Stands Still

Directed by Kari Skogland, it is a thriller about a man seeking revenge for his daughter's death.

Lotus 108

Of the fifteen, at least two are on display, one at the Lotus Factory at Hethel, and Boardman's hour record bike at the Museum of Liverpool.

Louisiana Highway 611

These highways were moved off of the route in 1928-1929 when Jefferson Highway was extended along the Orleans-Kenner interurban streetcar right-of-way from Shrewsbury Road to the Protection Levee at South Claiborne Avenue to provide a more direct entrance into New Orleans.

Martin Bočko

Martin Bočko (born 22 April 1991) is a Slovak left defender and left midfielder player who currently plays for Spartak Trnava Juniori.

National Council of the Resistance

Some of these proposed measures were applied, at least to a certain extent, after liberation, including the nationalisation of energy (Électricité de France was founded in 1946), insurance companies (AGF in 1945) and banks (Crédit Lyonnais in 1945, Société Générale in 1946), the creation of social security programs and the independence of trade unions.

Pasdeloup Orchestra

Aimed at an audience hitherto absent from evening concerts, the orchestra presented cheap Sunday concerts in the vast rotonda of the Cirque d'hiver in Paris.

Riad Asmat

Tony Fernandes and fellow shareholders Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin have confirmed that with immediate effect Riad Asmat has been promoted Group CEO of Caterham Group for Caterham F1 Team, Caterham Cars, Caterham Racing, merchandising, engineering and all related interests.

Ron Lipton

Ron Lipton Ron Lipton is a retired police officer and an internationally known boxing referee, having refereed many bouts on HBO, Pay-Per-View and world title bouts in the United States, Ireland and Italy, standing between some of the greatest boxers of his era, including Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., David Tua, Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Duran.

Shoo Rayner

These series have very different themes: the "Dark Claw" books are a spoof of Star Wars and other such science-fiction stories, starring cats and rodents; the "Rex Files" (a take-off on the television series The X-Files) feature a duo of canine sleuths named Rex and Franky who investigate various terrifying paranormal events; and the "Ginger Ninja" books are about a pawball-mad kitten named Ginger who faces typical elementary-school problems such as bullies.

The Happy Return

In June 1808, Hornblower is in command of the 36-gun frigate HMS Lydia, with orders to sail to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua (near modern Choluteca, Choluteca) and supply a local landowner, Don Julian Alvarado ("descendant" of Pedro de Alvarado by a fictional marriage to a daughter of Moctezuma), with muskets and powder.

Vijay Hazare

In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951–52 against England cricket team at Madras, winning by an innings and eight runs in a match that began on the day that King George VI died.

Wu Chuanxi

Wu Chuanxi is the current President of Hubei University in Hubei, China.