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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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46 |
The first actor to play James Bond in film was Sean Connery. |
People > Movie Stars |
11/17/08 |
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47 |
The fifth actor to play James Bond in film, from 1995 to 2002, was Pierce Brosnan. |
People > Movie Stars |
11/19/08 |
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48 |
The actress Emily Browning was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1988. |
People > Movie Stars |
09/23/15 |
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49 |
The 2008 Olympics are going to be held in Beijing, China. |
People > Sports Stars |
08/07/08 |
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50 |
Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ended September 1, 1980, just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. |
People |
10/10/08 |
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51 |
Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland. |
People |
10/31/08 |
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52 |
Taylor Swift sings the song "Teardrops on my Guitar". |
People > Musicians |
06/26/08 |
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53 |
Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011. |
People |
02/17/12 |
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54 |
Stephen Hawking, famous for his work in theoretical physics in spite of a severe handicap which confines him to a wheelchair, has appeared on the television show "Star Trek: The Next Generation", playing a hologram of himself. |
People > Scientists |
04/11/09 |
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55 |
Snoop Doggy Dogg was born Cordazer Calvin Broadus. |
People > Musicians |
06/15/08 |
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56 |
Sir Norman Angell was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. |
People |
04/25/09 |
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57 |
Sir Austen Chamberlain and Charles Gates Dawes were awarded equal shares of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925. |
People |
04/24/09 |
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58 |
Sir Arthur Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979. |
People |
09/29/09 |
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59 |
Simon Kuznets won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1971. |
People |
10/06/09 |
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60 |
Shania Twain was born Eileen Regina Edwards. |
People > Musicians |
07/05/08 |
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