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27 unusual facts about the world


Alexander N. Chumakov

In 1972 he graduated from an industry technical college in the city of Khadyzhensk of Krasnodar Krai.

Array DBMS

The relational data model, which is prevailing today, does not directly support the array paradigm to the same extent as sets and tuples.

Broken windows theory

Critics such as Robert J. Sampson and Stephen Raudenbush of Harvard University see the application of the broken windows theory in policing as a war against the poor as opposed to a war against more serious crimes.

Buchenwald Resistance

The Manifesto was signed by Heinz Baumeister (Dortmund); Gottlieb Branz (Munich) Dr. Hermann Brill (Berlin); Benedikt Kautsky, (Vienna), Karl Mantler (Vienna), Erich Schilling (Leipzig), Ernst Thape (Magdeburg), among others from Germany and other countries.

Elizabeth Ann Seton

In addition to the original community of Sisters at Emmitsburg (now part of the Vincentian order), they are based in New York City, Cincinnati, Ohio, Halifax Regional Municipality, Convent Station, New Jersey, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Eva Bonnier

She established a foundation for the beautification of Stockholm, which in its first years financed paintings and sculptures for public places and institutions, such as the Royal Library, Stockholm University, and several Stockholm schools.

Florida Panhandle

In the 2008 Presidential election, John McCain received 421,287 votes (60.1%) in the Panhandle, while Barack Obama received 279,206 votes (39.9%).

George Edward Dering

His principal interest was electricity: he had a standing order with booksellers for books on the subject and amassed a huge collection, subsequently bought by Theodore Newton Vail and presented to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Harold Poole

Harold Poole (born December 25, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.

Henry Shepherd Pearson

Robert Campbell, to act as aids-de-camp to the hon. the governor.

Internet Explorer for UNIX

Tod Nielsen, general manager of Microsoft's developer relations group, jokingly declared that he wanted to hold the launch of the browser at the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in San Francisco due to the skepticism by those who believed the project was vaporware.

Jamal Williams

In 1996, he transferred to Kemper Military School and Junior College in Boonville, Missouri, where he was a standout in the junior college ranks.

Lindsay Crocker

Lindsay Mervyn Crocker, born 16 May 1958 in Taumarunui, is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 54 first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1980s.

LMR Liepāja

As winners of the Latvian Cup LMR participated in the Soviet Cup and after a loss in Dnipropetrovsk the clubs footballers made a mess in the train and were evicted by police from the train.

Microchip Technology

Among its chief competitors are Analog Devices, Atmel, Freescale (spin-off from Motorola), Infineon, Maxim Integrated Products, NXP Semiconductors (spin-off from Philips), Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments.

Minuscule 9

It was written when "Manuel Porphyrogennetus was ruler of Constantinople, Amauri of Jerusalem, William II of Sicily".

Naomi Bennett

She attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Naomi Rankin

She is a social justice activist and sings in a social justice choir called "Notre Dame des Bananes", as well as the Richard Eaton Singers.

Pay to Cum

Trouser Press called it a "memorable ... 1:33 of free-fire guitar rage" that established Bad Brains' "mastery" of hardcore punk.

Ronald Brunmayr

He moved to SV Ried after two years and again two years later he moved to Grazer AK with whom he won a domestic cup, became footballer of the year and topped Austria's goalscoring charts.

San Salvatore Telesino

The communal territory includes the remains (walls, amphitheater) of the ancient Telesia, a Samnite city.

Sismano

In 1324, a bloody battle was fought in the vicinity, between forces of Todi and Perugia and their friends and allies from Narni, Spoleto and Florence.

The Great Gig in the Sky

In their "Official Bootlegs: Covers" series, progressive metal band, Dream Theater, performed this song, as part of their full-length cover version of the entire album, with Theresa Thomason taking over vocal duties.

The Saddest Music in the World

Also entering the contest are Chester's father Fyodor (David Fox), representing Canada, and his brother Roderick (Ross McMillan), representing Serbia as "Gavrilo the Great" (even though he is also Canadian).

Walt Flanagan's Dog

Jay and Bob then decide to go to the Eden Prairie Mall for an Orange Julius.

Yellow-bellied glider

The yellow-bellied glider's diet consists of nectar, honeydew, insects, pollen and a wide spread of tree sap including different Eucalyptus sap, Corymbia sap, some Angophora sap, and Lophostemon sap.

You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel

It also included a song, "Late, Late, Late" written and sung by Robin Casinader.