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- ...that the influential Armenian merchants Petik and Sanos expanded the Armenian Church of the Forty Martyrs in Aleppo, in spite of Ottoman laws that banned new construction and expansion of churches?
- ... that Keivonn Woodard's nomination for The Last of Us made him the second-youngest actor and first black deaf actor to be nominated at the Emmys?
- ... that an unnamed abuse survivor risks her life to become a spy in "one of the bravest actions in all of the Book of Mormon"?
- ... that Scytalopus krabbei is named after Niels Krabbe, who discovered seven other species in its genus?
- ... that Canadian surgeon Robin McLeod advocated for post-operative patients to get back on their feet and move around immediately, against the prevailing guidance that they should stay in bed?
- ... that the Sydney asbestos crisis started when a child brought home handfuls of mulch from a playground?
- ... that Velma Whitman had "one of the largest and most elaborate wardrobes" for a vaudeville performer thanks to her collection of designer-made English and French gowns?
- ... that Institutiones rei herbariae, published in 1700, sought to give a unique name to every plant based on their "essence"?