1. Dismas and Gestas are the apocryphal names given to the two thieves crucified along with Jesus Christ. In some sources, they are also referred to as Dumachus and Titus.
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2. The first Bishop of Rome to bear the title of “Pope” was Boniface III in 607 - earlier Bishops of Rome are customarily extended the title Pope as a courtesy, except in strict historical discourse.
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3. Bock’s Car is the name of the US Army Air Forces B-29 Bomber that dropped the second atomic bomb - Fat man - on Nagasaki.
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4. Susan B. Anthony, the women’s suffrage campaigner, is the first non-fictitious woman to be portrayed on circulating US coinage.
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5. The title role of Dirty Harry, 1971, was originally intended for Frank Sinatra - who pulled out because of injury. It was subsequently refused by John Wayne and Paul Newman before being finally accepted by Clint Eastwood.
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6. Hawai’i is the only US state that grows coffee commercially.
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7. In earlier days, law dictated that all gondolas in Venice be painted black unless they belonged to a high official. The custom continues till today.
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8. Europe has no deserts.
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9. Greater Tokyo has 35 million residents - more than the entire population of Canada.
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10. The term Ouija is supposedly derived from the combination of the French and German/Dutch words for yes - ‘Oui’ and ‘Ja’ respectively.
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