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-[[File:O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEG|100x100px|O.J. Simpson]]
+[[File:Franz Anton Bustelli Liebesgruppe 1756-1.jpg |100x100px|Porcelain model by Bustelli]]
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+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Franz Anton Bustelli]]''', who worked at [[Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory|Nymphenburg]] near [[Munich]], is widely regarded as the finest modeller of [[porcelain]] in the [[Rococo]] style ''(example pictured)''?
-{{*mp}}... that as CEO of [[The Hertz Corporation]], '''[[Robert L. Stone]]''' chose [[O. J. Simpson]] ''(pictured)'' for a series of [[car rental]] ads that featured O.J. running through [[airport]]s?
-{{*mp}}... that the '''[[cobalt crust fungus]]''' was selected as the [[German Mycological Society]]'s [[fungus]] of the year in 2009?
+{{*mp}}... that between 1903 and 1924 '''[[Rover (motorcycles)|Rover]]''' produced more than 10,000 [[motorcycle]]s?
+{{*mp}}... that prominent [[Benin]]ese merchant and politician '''[[Paul Darboux]]''' went missing from 1963 to 1970?
-{{*mp}}... that [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[long jump]]er and [[triple jump]]er '''[[Gyula Pálóczi]]''' has been called "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced" by the [[European Athletic Association]]?
-{{*mp}}... that '''[[Boss Weeks]]''' was quarterback of [[Fielding H. Yost]]'s "Point-a-Minute" [[University of Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines football|football]] teams in 1901–1902 that outscored opponents 1,211 to 12?
+{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Visna virus]]''', a [[retrovirus]] that causes [[encephalitis]] and chronic [[pneumonitis]] in [[sheep]], is used as a [[model system]] for [[HIV]] infection?
-{{*mp}}... that [[Tamil language|Tamil]] devotional song "'''[[Kurai Onrum Illai]]'''" was composed by [[India]]n [[statesman]] and [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]], [[C. Rajagopalachari]]?
+{{*mp}}... that [[Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo]] of the [[Korea]]n [[Joseon Dynasty]] was said to have been born of a [[concubine]] from the '''[[musuri]]''' slave class?
+{{*mp}}... that '''[[Michael Homer]]''' created [[Netscape]]'s [[business plan]] and developed [[marketing campaign]]s for its [[web browser]] at a time when few had heard of the [[Internet]]?
-{{*mp}}... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Steve Carlton]] '''[[List of Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starting pitchers|started]]''' 14 [[Opening Day]] games for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]?
+{{*mp}}... that as of 2007, [[Romania]] has an installed '''[[List of wind farms in Romania|wind power capacity]]''' of only seven [[Watt#Megawatt|megawatts]]?
-{{*mp}}... that [[United Kingdom|British]] singer [[Adele (singer)|Adele]] was '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Adele|nominated for]]''' four 2009 [[Grammy Award]]s for "[[Chasing Pavements]]", winning in the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] categories?
+{{*mp}}... that comedian [[Freddie Roman]] eulogized '''[[Milton Parker]]''', who bought the famed [[New York City]] [[delicatessen|deli]] with '''[[Leo Steiner]]''', saying that "[[Carnegie Deli]] caused more [[heartburn]] to the [[Jew]]ish world than anything I've ever heard of"?
-{{*mp}}... that inmates at the '''[[Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution]]''' in [[Pendleton, Oregon]], manufacture ''Prison Blues'' brand [[jeans]] and other [[denim]] garments that are sold throughout the [[United States]]?
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