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- ... that opera singer Charles Holland (pictured) spent much of his career in Europe as opportunities in classical music for African Americans were limited?
- ... that Thorpe's secluded hills provided refuge from Scottish raiders and English Civil War troops?
- ... that until the release of the documentary Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop, sexual abuse claims involving record producer Johnny Kitagawa went widely unreported in Japanese media?
- ... that the damselfly relative Okanagrion is suggested to have eight species due to both alpha and beta diversity drivers?
- ... that even though a village said that it did not want a church, Indonesian politician Thoriqul Haq allocated land and money to build one along with a musalla?
- ... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Yugoslavia, was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the Balkans or in a socialist state?
- ... that librarian Amanda Jones won an award from the American Library Association for not backing down after receiving death threats for speaking out against book censorship?
- ... that a committee of Chinese compatriots of all circles from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon struggled against what they viewed as persecution by the British authorities in Hong Kong?