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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?