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De Lamar Mansion
De Lamar Mansion
  • ... that the exterior of the De Lamar Mansion (pictured) was cleaned using toothbrushes during the 2000s?
  • ... that Edward Skeletrix, to promote his album Museum Music, held an exhibition during which he sat inside a glass box?
  • ... that the fortified walls surrounding the Iron Age Tell Ruqeish in Palestine are up to 5.5 metres (18 feet) thick?
  • ... that the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House was one of fewer than half a dozen houses built in Manhattan during 1934?
  • ... that the sustainability of the Baggu reusable bag is challenged by collector culture?
  • ... that NFL player Obe Wenig was named an All-Pro even though he played only one game?
  • ... that director Isao Takahata reportedly stayed overnight at a doss-house to ensure that the Japanese animated film Jarinko Chie accurately depicts the city of Osaka?
  • ... that the least populous of Oregon's cities has three people?
  • ... that journalist Ivan Miller was once bitten by a disgruntled Santa Claus?