This day in history: Did you know...

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that Russian-American singer Willi Tokarev's (pictured)parents named him Vilen in honor of Vladimir I. Lenin?
... that La tragedia del silencio was the first Colombian silent film to have a score?
... that according to one source, John Komnenos was offered the crown of the Byzantine Empire after the abdication of his brother,Isaac I Komnenos, but refused?
... that the plots for the upcoming adventure series Pig Goat Banana Cricket are interwoven?
... that a cafe in Manor Park, Sutton, is London's first energy-efficient building to use straw-bale construction?
... that The Rapture's dance-punk song "House of Jealous Lovers" was an influence on Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"?
... that Mill Creek is named after a mill?

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