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Articles from Wikipedia's "Did You Know" archives about the university and people associated with it:
- ... that John Rogers, who helped to prepare a version of the Hebrew Bible, also helped to introduce the man engine (double-acting man engine pictured), an important reform in Cornish mining?
- ... that editor Hedley Donovan was responsible for redirecting TIME from a conservative magazine to one "more toward the middle"?
- ... that Guido di Tella was an Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999?
- ... that the 1673 history of Cheshire by Sir Peter Leycester questioned Amicia Mainwaring's legitimacy, leading to a "paper war" of 15 pamphlets with the Mainwaring family?
- ... that New Zealand Test cricketer Martin Donnelly also played rugby union for England?