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Engraving of the Great Pyramid of Giza

... that the 1572 Eight Wonders of the World (engraving pictured) is the source of the modern list of classical Seven Wonders of the World?
... that Hedwig Tam gained 20 pounds to play a postpartum mother in Montages of a Modern Motherhood?
... that the Alfonsine Ordinances punished Jews and Muslims with enslavement if they disguised their identity with the intention of "sinning with Christian women"?
... that even though he had never seen a field hockey game, Willy Miranda became a high school coach and went on to win over 450 games across a 42-year tenure?
... that a false viral rumour claimed 42 people committed suicide after their homoerotic fan art was included in the film Crazy About One Direction?
... that an Arizona TV station put a satellite dish in a vacant swimming pool?
... that 42 years after Jilly Cooper's How to Stay Married was first published, she described it as "terribly politically incorrect"?
... that wrestler Kurt Howell won all 108 of his matches in high school?
... that the second-place candidate in the 2018 Taipei mayoral election lost by just 0.23%, demanded a recount, and ended up losing by even more?