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| | <li>...that Zambia is home to <b>Victoria Falls</b>, one of the largest and most famous waterfalls in the world?</li> |
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| | <li>...that <b>Edward Festus Mukuka Nkoloso</b> once led a Zambian space program in the 1960s?</li> |
| '''Did you know''' mentions and links to ''new'' articles or articles expanded by a factor of five within the last seven days. To propose a new fact for this template, '''make a suggestion''' on the [[Template talk:Did you know|talk page]].
| | <li>...that the <b>Barotse Floodplain</b> is one of the largest wetlands in Africa?</li> |
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| * ... that the ancient Jewish tomb ''(pictured)'' of '''[[Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva]]''', was "rediscovered" in 1993 in a disused Muslim cemetery in [[Tiberias]]?
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| * ... that the Sydney suburb of [[Daceyville]] was named after '''[[John Dacey]]''', who in the early 1900s envisioned Australia's first public housing estate?
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| * ... that [[The Bangles]]' studio album, '''''[[Sweetheart of the Sun]]''''', was released 30 years after the band's formation?
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| * ... that after joining the club in 1947, '''[[Tommy Best]]''' became the first black player to represent [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the [[Football League]] in a match against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]?
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| * ... that the isolated '''[[Kimsachata (Canchis)|Kimsachata]]''' volcano is the northernmost active volcano in Peru, its Oroscocha dome having erupted around 4450 [[BCE]]?
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| * ... that [[architect]] '''[[Howard Backen]]''' worked on projects with [[Sundance Institute]], [[Skywalker Ranch]], and the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Disney Burbank Sound Studios]]?
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| * ... that a [[Single room occupancy|cubicle room]] at the '''[[Sunshine Hotel]]''' cost $10 a night in 1998, measured {{convert|4 x 6 x 7|ft|m}}, and featured a bed, locker, light bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
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