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- ... that the larvae of the starry night butterfly (pictured) accumulate toxic chemicals in their bodies, which make the adults distasteful to birds?
- ... that the footballer Howard Spencer was the first Aston Villa player to captain England?
- ... that the lyrics to "The Kentucky Volunteer", the first song copyrighted under the United States Constitution, were written by "a Lady of Philadelphia"?
- ... that Jennie Carignan helped reintroduce ballroom dancing to the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, having taken classes with her future husband when she was a cadet?
- ... that the ancient Maya ruins of San Clemente, El Petén, in Guatemala include a two-storey palace structure and two Mesoamerican ballcourts?
- ... that Amtrak service at Tacoma Dome Station was halted on its inaugural day due to a train derailment?
- ... that German microbiologist Paul Lindner named the yeast species he discovered Schizosaccharomyces pombe after the Swahili word for beer?
- ... that soprano Cristina Pasaroiu played Manon in boots, even in bed with her lover?