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- ... that Amy Sawyer (pictured) was the only woman to contribute to the more than a thousand illustrations created for H. Rider Haggard's works during his lifetime?
- ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, despite a term limit of three elections?
- ... that Chinese archaeologist Zou Heng was forced to work as a poultry farmer during the Cultural Revolution?
- ... that the American Pigeon Museum & Library keeps a flock of hundreds of pigeons for public viewing?
- ... that Major General Jarrett Robertson earned the nickname "Desert Fox" by having similar skills in battle to German field marshal Erwin Rommel, who held the same nickname?
- ... that despite being New Zealand's biggest earthquake in 78 years, the 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake caused only minor damage?
- ... that college football player Reggie Brown tore three knee ligaments but still made it to the NFL?
- ... that the Linda Lindas wrote No Obligation, their second album, during breaks from school and touring?
- ... that the Historia Divae Monacellae, a medieval hagiography, tells of wild hares performing miracles?