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D. George, Book of Anecdotes
British officials in the Indian Raj were frequently tempted by the many opportunities for corruption. During...
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E. T. Bell, Men of Mathematics
Leonhard Euler was once invited by Frederick the Great to join his Academy in Berlin. Euler accepted and promptly left...
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backwards bicycle world record
Christian Dithmarschen was once challenged by the renowned showman Kurt Felix to attempt a new world record by playing J. S. Bach on his violin while cycling a distance of several km -- pedaling backwards. With his music stand in the seat post, Dithmarschen covered a distance of 60.45 km. Among the surprises? Dithmarschen was astonished by the quality of the sound produced inside motorway tunnels along the route.
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John Lennon - Good Friday
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Karnataka Quiz Association
On Good Friday in 1962, John Lennon hung a life-sized image of Jesus Christ on the cross from the balcony of his Hamburg...
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In the first round of the 2002 World Cup, Tunisia faced off against Japan. Thanks to Tunisia's Khaled Badra, it was a match which Japan's Shinji Ono would not soon forget... [Japan won 2-0]
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Fun with Photoshop: George W. Bush & Harriet Miers
Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers is said to be one of Bush's closest personal friends, and appears given to effusive praise for the President. According to former Bush speechwriter David Frum, Miers has called Bush the most brilliant man she had ever met and says he was the "best Governor ever." She also stated that "serving President Bush and Mrs. Bush is an impossible-to-describe privilege" and noted that Bush's personal qualities "make a brighter future for our nation and people all around the world possible."
[President George W. Bush nominated her on October 3, 2005 for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The nomination was met with opposition from conservative groups and others unhappy with her credentials, and on October 27, President Bush withdrew her nomination, saying Miers had asked him to do so. On January 4, 2007, she submitted her resignation from the position of White House Counsel, effective January 31.]
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