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...that Arthur Rimbaud evoked the iconic image of Venus Anadyomene in a sardonic poem that introduced cellulite to high literature? (pictured: Venus Anadyomene by Titian)
Venus Anadyomene by Titian, ca. 1525
...that Yucca Mountain Johnny is a cartoon character created to explain nuclear waste disposal to children, and has attracted controversy, being compared to Joe Camel?
...that Pallister-Killian syndrome is a rare congenital genetic disorder that cannot be detected through prenatal blood tests because it occurs only in the chromosomes of skin cells?
...that the Magdeburg Centuries is a 1300-year history of the Catholic Church, written particularly as a criticism of the papacy?
...that the Anichkov Bridge in Saint Petersburg features one of the city's notable landmarks, The Horse Tamer, a group of four neoclassical bronze sculptures by Baron Peter Klodt?
...that a catoptric theatre (pictured) was an ancient optical illusion in which a single elaborate scene appeared to be larger than the box that contained it?
Catoptric Theatre box
...that the Antikythera wreck, discovered by Greek sponge divers in 1900, contained one of the first forms of a mechanised clock?
...that bay mud is a significant estuarine ecological resource, but went unstudied until humans began building high-rise structures near bays?
...that an unknown manuscript of opera libretto by writer Mikhail Bulgakov was found in Isaak Dunayevsky's archive after his death in 1955?
...that missionary Roger Youderian almost returned to the United States one month before he was killed in Operation Auca?
...that the music video for the Fiona Apple song "Not about Love" (2006) features comedian Zach Galifianakis, and was filmed in and around his neighborhood?
...that Russian Hussar Alexander Bulatovich (pictured) was a military aide to Ethiopian ruler Menelek II, a hieromonk in Greece, and leader of a banned religious movement?
Alexander Bulatovich
...that racecar driver Stan Fox barely survived a crash in the 1995 Indy 500, but later died in a head-on collision on New Zealand's North Island?
...that KATRIN is an experiment to determine the mass of the neutrino by measuring the energies of electrons given off from the beta decay of tritium?
...that the film BloodSpell, licensed under Creative Commons, is the first feature-length production made using the computer game Neverwinter Nights?
...that Gestrinone, a medication for endometriosis that is banned by the IOC for its anabolic effects, has also been studied as a postcoital contraceptive?
...that Eton College owns its own rowboat manufacturer, Eton Racing Boats?
Warming up in an Eton Racing Boat
...that the catastrophe was the final resolution of Ancient Greek tragedies, in which one or more main characters usually died?
...that the popular German snack Strammer Max takes its name from a slang expression for an erection?
...that Ukrainian Patriarch Mstyslav was enthroned at the age of 92?
...that Johannes Rietstap was the founder of modern heraldic theory in The Netherlands?
...that although he was king of the Isubus of Cameroon, Young King William lacked the authority to stop the execution of a man accused of witchcraft?
...that Cividade de Terroso (map pictured) was one of the main fortified cities of the Castro culture, a stone civilization in Iberia, eventually destroyed by the Romans?
The first map of Cividade, 1906
...that General Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski was one of the architects of the Miracle at Vistula, the decisive battle of the Polish-Soviet War in 1920?
...that casting is the regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops?
...that Chechen military commander Said-Magomed Kakiev has been declared a Hero of the Russian Federation four times, making him one of the most decorated Russian citizens?
...that Jane Colden was the first female botanist to describe flora in the United States?
...that the fog which filled the stadium during the 2006 Super 14 Final forced some spectators to leave the match and watch it elsewhere, just to see the players?
...that the Black-necked Stilt (pictured) appears to be dressed in a tuxedo, and the chicks can swim competently two hours after hatching?
Black-necked Stilt
...that the rostral columns in front of the St. Petersburg Bourse were intended to serve as beacons and are still lit on ceremonial occasions?
...that the GayFest of 2005 was the first LGBT pride parade in Romania?
...that in the Bezdany train robbery of 1908, led by the future Polish dictator, Józef Piłsudski, the revolutionaries stole over 200,000 rubles?
...that the Caroline Books were a harsh argument against the Second Council of Nicaea in 787, commissioned by Charlemagne and sent to Pope Adrian I?
... that coccolithovirus, a giant double-stranded DNA virus, has 472 protein-coding genes, and is the largest known marine virus by genome?
... that Russian opera in the 18th century was dominated by Italian composers and singers?
... that HMS Prince Albert was the first Royal Navy warship to have her main armament mounted in turrets?
... that a carmen was a spell or incantation among the Ancient Romans, of which the oldest surviving examples are the Carmen Arvale and the Carmen Saliare?
... that Gabriel Fauré declared that his Requiem was "composed for nothing...for fun, if I may be permitted to say so"?
...that the energy policy of the United Kingdom adheres to carbon dioxide emissions reduction of the Kyoto Protocol, but accepts transition in 2006 to a net energy importer?
...that Super Robot Wars: Original Generation, a strategy game featuring characters from major mecha anime, was originally never planned to be released in the United States due to licensing complications?
...that children sometimes stopped the Parenzana train by greasing rails with figs?
...that principles governing the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) date back to the diet of Ancient Greece?
...that the second subtitle of title III of the USA PATRIOT Act largely modifies the Bank Secrecy Act in an effort to make it harder for money launderers to operate, and to make it easier for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to police money laundering operations?
...that in 1766, the collapse of the cupola of St. Andrew's Cathedral, St. Petersburg (pictured) led to the arrest of the cathedral's architect?
...that a carcass was a kind of artillery shell fired from a mortar or cannon to burn down enemy defences?
...that Major General Dan Harel was the Israeli commander in charge of the Gaza pull-out during the summer of 2005?
...that starting in 1893, Krupp armour quickly replaced Harvey armor as the primary form of protection used on capital ships?
...that the true identity and current whereabouts of Philip Staufen, also known as "Mr. Nobody", who wandered into a Toronto hospital in 1999 and was diagnosed with amnesia, are still unknown despite an international search?
...that the Crusade cycle is an Old French cycle of chansons de geste concerning the First Crusade and its aftermath?
...that, in the 1940s, the female fans of the Soviet tenor Sergei Lemeshev (pictured), often quarrelled with the fans of his rival, Ivan Kozlovsky?
...that the highest distinction among the Caloyers, a Greek monastic order, involves spending one's entire life alone, confined in a cave on top of a mountain?