Wednesday 30 May 2012
Did you know
.. that the Požega Valley is home to the oldest continuously operating wine cellar in Croatia, built by Cistercians in Kutjevo (pictured) in 1232?
... that actress Lisa George was told by a singing teacher at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama that she was "too big" to be successful in musical theatre?
... that in 1983, in the Russian military town Serpukhov-15, the system controlling the Soviet Union's Oko satellites received warning of American ICBMs being launched?
... that the American film All the Vermeers in New York was created as a tribute to the director's father?
... that the ringback tone for the Indonesian music duo Ratu's song about friends with benefits was downloaded more than a million times?
... that the Annaberg hill (Góra Świętej Anny) in Silesia has a pilgrimage church that remained popular despite Nazi efforts to draw attention away with an open-air theatre and a heroes' mausoleum?
... that Duke Zhuang II of Qi ascended the throne with the help of minister Cui Zhu, but was later killed by Cui for having an affair with his wife?
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