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[[File:Script error: No such module "String".||120x133px |Rachel's tomb in Tiberias ]]- ... that the ancient Jewish tomb (pictured) of Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva, was "rediscovered" in 1993 in a disused Muslim cemetery in Tiberias?
- ... that the Sydney suburb of Daceyville was named after John Dacey, who in the early 1900s envisioned Australia's first public housing estate?
- ... that The Bangles' studio album, Sweetheart of the Sun, was released 30 years after the band's formation?
- ... that after joining the club in 1947, Tommy Best became the first black player to represent Chester City in the Football League in a match against Oldham Athletic?
- ... that the isolated Kimsachata volcano is the northernmost active volcano in Peru, its Oroscocha dome having erupted around 4450 BCE?
- ... that architect Howard Backen worked on projects with Sundance Institute, Skywalker Ranch, and the Disney Burbank Sound Studios?
- ... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost $10 a night in 1998, measured 4 by 6 by 7 feet (1.2 m × 1.8 m × 2.1 m), and featured a bed, locker, light bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?