Jan Morris — gnostek

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01Morris's Everest dispatch reached London on June 2, 1953 — timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's coronation morning.
02She underwent surgery in Casablanca in 1972, at a time when the procedure was unavailable in Britain.
03'Conundrum,' published in 1974, is still in print and regarded as a landmark work of autobiographical literature.

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01Buckner played on severely damaged ankles, wearing high-top cleats for support that may have slowed his glove.
02Manager John McNamara later admitted he meant to pull Buckner for defense but forgot in the excitement.
03The Red Sox led 5–3 in the 10th inning with two outs and two strikes on the batter before the error.

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01Hetty Green's fortune of roughly $100 million in 1916 equals over $2.5 billion today — all self-managed.
02Her son Ned's leg was amputated after she allegedly delayed treatment to avoid medical fees.
03She lived in cheap boarding houses and ate cold oatmeal, despite being America's wealthiest woman.

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01Holt's body was never found despite one of Australia's largest naval search operations covering 10 square miles of coastline.
02A 1983 biography floated the theory that a Chinese submarine extracted Holt, who was allegedly a spy — taken seriously enough to be officially denied.
03Australia named a swimming center the Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre in his honor.

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01Tupac named Faith Evans directly, implicating a living woman in a public adultery claim.
02The track also threatened the entire Bad Boy roster by name, including Puffy and Mobb Deep.
03Released on 'All Eyez on Me,' one of rap's best-selling albums, giving the insult maximum reach.

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01Greek fire was first deployed in 672 AD, repelling the Arab siege of Constantinople by sea.
02The weapon burned on water — witnesses described ships continuing to burn as they sank.
03The recipe was a state secret; even modern analysis cannot pin down all its components.

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Red Bird – watercolour on paper

01Giuliani threatened to cut $7 million in city funding to the Brooklyn Museum over the painting.
02Ofili, a Catholic, said the dung was a reverent material — he used it in nearly every painting.
03A man entered the museum and smeared white paint over the canvas; he was arrested on-site.

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01Wind speeds on Ventoux's summit regularly exceed 90 km/h; the exposed limestone reflects heat like a furnace.
02Tom Simpson collapsed and died 1.3 km from the Ventoux summit on July 13, 1967.
03In 2016, Chris Froome ran 1 km uphill in cycling shoes, bike under his arm, after a crash with a motorcycle.

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Illustrative woodcut from the Latin edition of Columbus's letter printed in Basel in 1494.

01Columbus wrote the letter during his return voyage, before even setting foot back on European soil.
02The letter was published in at least nine cities across Europe within a single year — 1493.
03It described inhabitants and islands in terms designed to appeal to Spanish royal investors, not explorers.

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