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- ... that white reformist Northern women founded the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls (pictured) in Montgomery, Alabama, to educate black girls, who included Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr?
- ... that Indian politician Akhtarul Iman withdrew his candidacy for the 2014 Indian general election ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?
- ... that Martin Luther wrote the song of praise "Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein" ("The best time of the year is mine") as part of a poem, not as a hymn?
- ... that Chris Young was deposed in 1924 by the Governor of American Samoa after he took the Samoan royal title Tui Manu'a, because the idea was incompatible with the US Constitution?
- ... that Tropical Depression Six of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season caused the Florida Panhandle to have its rainiest July since 1923?
- ... that the 34th chapter of the Quran was named after Sheba, but does not talk about the Queen of Sheba?
- ... that Dutch politician Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello was the first person to introduce protection of lesbian rights and anti-discrimination measures at an official UN conference?
- ... that the first-round draw for the English 2017–18 EFL Cup was held in Thailand?