This day in history: Did you know...

Monday, 27 October 2014

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... that a lawsuit over the construction of the Cochecton–Damascus Bridge (pictured) led to a ruling that sovereign immunity does not extend to states' joint bridge commission?
... that the Southeast Asian social wasp Parischnogaster jacobsoni has a gland that creates an ant repellent?
... that Bob Litherland was the first British MP sponsored by the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades trade union?
... that with a discharge of over 6,000 gallons per minute, the Quakake Tunnel is the largest abandoned mine discharge in the Lehigh River watershed?
... that the film The Fault in Our Stars is based on John Green's novel of the same name, inspired by the late Esther Earl's life?
... that the Puzzle Lovers Club served as a testbed for hundreds of direct marketing techniques?
... that the Wandervogel, the Hitler Youth, the Swing Kids, the bright young things, the flappers, and the Boy Scouts are all featured in the 2013 film Teenage?

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