This day in history: Did you know...

Friday, 31 October 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that the Neuquén-Cipolletti railway bridge (pictured) was the first construction project in Argentina to use compressed air?
... that Swiss feminist Meta von Salis was horrified when someone suggested she marry her friend Friedrich Nietzsche?
... that Operation All Clear was the first operation conducted by the Royal Bhutan Army?
... that a law professor and a journalist are among those arrested in the 2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet?
... that baseball player Tony Boeckel was overcome by heat during his Major League debut, and struck in the head with a ball two days later?
... that tiella refers to several dishes in Italian cuisine, including one prepared with potato, rice, onion, and mussels?
... that Japanese politician Sahashi Shigeru is the hero of three contemporary novels?

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