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- ... that Samuel Johnson did not want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam" (pictured)?
- ... that Olympic breakdancer Sun Chen is nicknamed "Quake" as he was born on the day of a deadly earthquake?
- ... that The Eternaut 1969 is a reboot of the original comic, with an anti-imperialist tone?
- ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer feared thunder and lightning at a young age?
- ... that the Durrës Expedition in 1376 saw Louis of Évreux successfully recapture Durrës from Karl Thopia, only for Thopia to reclaim the city in 1383?
- ... that Robert Turner remained in post for around 30 years after being described as "the oldest soldier in the Royal Artillery"?
- ... that you can search Wikipedia or a database of more than 37 billion compounds by substructure?
- ... that Luxembourgian myrmecologist Robert Stumper also played as a goalkeeper for his nation's football team?
- ... that mamas sang on "Mama"?