... that the Eastside Historic Cemetery District


pictured) in Detroit, Michigan, contains the graves of 29 Detroit mayors, at least 6 governors, 11 senators, and a dozen cabinet members?
... that
White Tights are mysterious blonde female snipers from the Baltic states who have supposedly fought against the Russian Army in various conflicts?
... that the
later political works of John Milton (born 400 years ago today), including Tenure of Kings, Eikonoklastes, Defensio Secunda, Civil Power, and Ready and Easy Way, were controversial but still sold well?
... that
Kunz von Kaufungen kidnapped Frederick II, Elector of Saxony's two sons, Ernest and Albert, just four years after he commanded Frederick II's forces during the Saxon Fratricidal War?
... that while working on
The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon, painter Edward Burne-Jones identified so strongly with King Arthur that he even assumed Arthur's pose when he slept?
... that the "noble polypore" (mushroom species
Bridgeoporus nobilissimus) was the first fungus to be listed as endangered by any private or public agency in the United States?
... that two of the three character designers of the
Japanese visual novel Flyable Heart have illustrated the Shakugan no Shana light novels and manga series, respectively?
... that
Scott Smith is the first person since 1966 to be elected Mayor of Mesa, Arizona without having first served on its City Council?

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