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- ... that the extinct lace bug Gyaclavator (pictured) is named for its enlarged antennae?
- ... that Claire Giannini Hoffman was the first woman to serve on the boards of Bank of America and Sears, Roebuck & Company?
- ... that Theeb is Jordan's first nomination ever to the Academy Awards?
- ... that women's rights activist Shirin Fozdar was instrumental in the establishment of Singapore's Syariah Court and in the passage of the Women's Charter?
- ... that the U.S. Government spent $8.9 million preparing for the possible presidential transition of Mitt Romney in 2012?
- ... that the 12th century English nobleman Philip of Oldcoates was called one of King John of England's "evil counsellors" by the chronicler Roger of Wendover?
- ... that Hancock Bridge in Mumbai, built in 1879 and rebuilt in 1923, was demolished in 2016 to be rebuilt again?
- ... that Plato was once thought to have plagiarized a book by Timaeus of Locri?