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Engraving of the columns, c. 1716
Engraving of the columns, c. 1716
  • ... that the top of the Julier Pass, 2,284 metres (7,493 ft) above sea level, is flanked by two ancient Roman columns (pictured)?
  • ... that executive John Spytek helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign Tom Brady, more than 20 years after Spytek played with him?
  • ... that a Florida TV station's decision to fire one of its main newscasters led to picketing?
  • ... that the wuxia star Wu Suxin passed as a man in several of her films?
  • ... that the pilot episode for a BBC series on a suicide prevention charity made some critics laugh?
  • ... that Syrian vlogger Hayla Ghazal used online humour to explore the limitations placed on women in the Arab world?
  • ... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics?
  • ... that the bugia, a ceremonial candlestick used by Latin Catholic bishops, is named after the Algerian city of Béjaïa, which was a source of candle wax?
  • ... that Brooklyn's Roll-A-Palace has been called "the front-runner of the roller-disco craze"?