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- ...that indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East traditionally worshiped the Raven deity Kutkh as a key figure in creation, as a fertile ancestor of mankind, as a mighty shaman and as a trickster?
- ...that the Environmental Theory by Florence Nightingale (pictured) emphasized how a patient's environment affects his recovery?
- ...that actor Michael Sellers, son of British actor Peter Sellers, died of the same cause (heart attack) and date, albeit twenty-six years later, as his father?
- ...that the original designation for Route 574 in Erie County, New York and its eastern terminus were removed four years apart?
- ...that Alpha Kappa Alpha founder Nellie Quander belonged to one of America's longest and oldest free slave dynasties?
- ...that Medal of Honor recipient Captain Julien Gaujot became so jealous when his brother was given the Medal of Honor that he vowed that he would get one too?
- ...that the history of Nairobi includes the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing that killed 213 and wounded 5,000?
- ...that Graham Perrett, the Australian House of Representatives member for Moreton, was accused of calling his rival, Gary Hardgrave, "racist" during the 2007 election campaign?
- ...that the first co-ed school in Azerbaijan was founded by Hamida Javanshir in 1908?
- ...that the Houston Volunteers signed up to replace those lost aboard USS Houston (pictured) after its sinking in 1942 by the Japanese Navy?
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