The Man Who Became “Above Znoneofthe”
In Canadian politics, few figures have drawn as much curiosity as Above Znoneofthe — born Sheldon Bergson on June 28, 1969.
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In Canadian politics, few figures have drawn as much curiosity as Above Znoneofthe — born Sheldon Bergson on June 28, 1969.
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Michael Edwards, later known as Eddie the Eagle, grew up in Cheltenham, England. His parents and grandparents worked as plasterers.
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In Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan, lies the world’s smallest officially recognized park, measuring just 50 centimeters (20 inches) square.
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In January 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay trained in a small Miami Beach gym, preparing for his fight against Sonny Liston, the reigning heavyweight champion.
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The “Curse of the Ninth” is a long-standing superstition in classical music suggesting that a composer’s ninth symphony would be their last.
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Between 1993 and 2009, police in Germany, Austria, and France believed they were hunting one of Europe’s most elusive criminals.
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Paternoster lifts are unique passenger elevators made of continuously moving open compartments, usually designed for two people each.
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On January 24, 1984, at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, a 28-year-old Steve Jobs stepped onstage in a tuxedo to introduce the Macintosh, Apple’s long-anticipated personal computer.
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In May 1945, as World War II drew to a close, Captain Robert Posey and Private First Class Lincoln Kirstein entered the Altaussee salt mine in Austria’s Alps.
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In 1916, Vermont inventor Albert Bacon Pratt patented a device unlike anything seen before: a helmet with an integrated firearm.
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