Did you know …
- … that gymnast Marisa Dick (pictured) debuted a new balance beam gymnastics move at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which was then named after her?
- … that Korean science fiction has evolved into distinct North and South branches since the first work appeared in 1929?
- … that Sue Anderson helped to break the glass ceiling for female conductors on Broadway?
- … that flowers falling off the final dress in Alexander McQueen’s Sarabande was a serendipitous effect?
- … that Oduwa‘s reign saw cowries becoming so widespread as currency that nobles stitched them into their clothes, causing runaway inflation?
- … that the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1925, gave a solidarity concert with Ukraine soon after the Russian invasion?
- … that actress Emma Stone contributed “oddities” to “Florida!!!“?
- … that Yulius Selvanus, the governor of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, used his parents’ clan names for “personal branding”?
… that the Mansfield
Town Mill has produced flour, textiles and cannabis?