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- ... that Bob Foster named a small cactus species (pictured) after his best friend, Charlie Glass, with whom he undertook more than a dozen plant-hunting expeditions to Mexico?
- ... that Autechre used something called "the system" during the composition of Sign?
- ... that a Roman Catholic archbishop was the first person to translate William Shakespeare's works into Polish?
- ... that there was once a stalagmite heist from the longest cave in Arkansas?
- ... that the Korean royal palace Deoksugung mixes Korean and Western architectural styles?
- ... that May You Stay Forever Young is the first Hong Kong film to be banned following the amendment of the Film Censorship Ordinance?
- ... that Reine Abbas chose the name Wixel Studios, a blend of "Weird Pixel", in recognition of being one of the only gaming studios in Lebanon?
- ... that the Ibn Shillif brothers, evading the Ottoman authorities' pursuit after leading a local rebellion, found safe haven in the Alawite villages of Ayn al-Kurum and Annab?
- ... that Tina Leung dressed as her comic book alter ego when accepting an award for the House of Slay?