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... that the
uncial letters of the Codex Nanianus represent the last stage before the introduction of compressed uncials?
... that
LNERCMENigel Gresley was so concerned about unsafe railway practices shown in the 1929 film The Flying Scotsman that he made the film producers include a disclaimer at the beginning?
... that there is a tradition that the
Middleton miners gave either a week's wages or a week's work towards the cost of building the church of St Mary the Virgin, Middleton in 1846?
... that when the
Italiansparkling wineProsecco received
DOCG status, the name of its
grape changed from Prosecco to Glera so others could not make wine with the grape and call it Prosecco?
... that
African-American composer Wendell Logan described
jazz as "our classical music", saying it "belongs here just as much as Americans belong on this soil"?
... that according to
neuroeconomistGregory Berns, the challenges and novel experiences we undergo while we strive to achieve an aim bring us more fulfillment than the achievement itself?
... that character actor Vince O'Brien cherished his role on television and print advertisements as the Shell Answer Man, a job he felt was "like hitting the state lottery"?
... that New Caledonia, an island fragment of the sunken continent
Zealandia since the
Cretaceous, and
home to the
Kagu(pictured), has been likened to a "Jurassic Park"?
... that
rock band Cave In released an album through
RCA Records, but was subsequently dropped from the record label, which refused to fund the recording of an album with a
heavier style?
... that in 1565 "commissioners for removing superstitious ornaments" took various idolatrous items from the first chapel on the site of Holy Trinity Church, Horwich, in
Greater Manchester?
... that, when asked why he opened his studio in
Tropico rather than nearby
Los Angeles, photographer Edward Weston replied, "I'm going to make my name so famous that it won't matter where I live"?
... that according to Andreas Grünschloß, members of
UFO religions derive an enhanced sense of self-worth from their membership, believing they are part of those chosen to prepare a
new age?
27 June 2010
18:00, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
... that historian Ernst Sars(pictured) was a co-editor of the magazine Nyt Tidsskrift from 1882 to 1887?
... that the highly influential jurist Sir Matthew Hale once said that lawyers were "a barbarous set of people unfit for anything but their own trade"?
... that Fr. John Willms once stood in the way of a
locomotive in order to allow his congregation to hear a
sermon in silence?
... that the Utina were one of the most powerful
Timucua tribes during the early days of
European settlement in
Florida, but appear to have fragmented into at least three
chiefdoms by the 17th century?
... that the GreenWheel is an electric-powered assist module designed by the
MIT Media Lab than can be added in the rear hub of any existing bicycle, providing added power for hills and acceleration?
... that the $2.4 million spent by both candidates in the 2003
New Jersey Senate race between
Stephen M. Sweeney and Raymond Zane set a record for the most expensive legislative race in state history?
... that 11 Dyke Road,
Brighton—latterly a nightclub with names such as Sloopy's, Fozzies, The Shrine and New Hero—was built in 1867 in an "inventive"
Gothic style as a school for poor girls?
... that Thomas S. Buechner became one of the youngest museum directors in the United States when he was named to head the
Brooklyn Museum at age 33?
... that This is a magazine is an experimental art publication founded in 2002?
... that while he was
manager of the
Milwaukee Brewers, Rip Egan once served
alcohol to the opposing
pitcher late into the night to keep him from playing at his full potential the next day?
... that, after the rape and murder of an 11-year-old boy selling candy for a fundraiser,
New Jersey AssemblymanJohn A. Rocco introduced a bill to ban door-to-door sales by public school students?
... that Moonsault Scramble(pictured) was the third-tallest
shuttleroller coaster ever constructed, and the first roller coaster to stand over 200 feet (61 m) in height?
... that the town of Carancahua on Carancahua Bay in
Texas avoided growth because of the site's propensity for flooding and
malaria?
... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island(pictured) in the
Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?
... that a 1946 trial against the newspaper Morgenposten also had implications for the treatment of other Norwegian newspapers which had cooperated with the Nazi authorities during
World War II?
... that the "Grandfather of Eastern Wilderness", Ernie Dickerman, was instrumental in promoting the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act, which designated 16 new
wilderness areas in the eastern United States?
... that Robert B. Radnitz produced the 1972 film Sounder, which became his best known work, despite advice that the movie would never find an audience?
... that Tav HaYosher is a
certification mark offered to
kosher dining establishments that attests that the business meets legal and ethical standards for all of its employees?
... that Jihad satire, comedy that makes terrorists look silly, is thought to be an effective way of undermining support for terrorist organizations like
Al Qaeda?
... that the
MIT Media Lab's RoboScooter is a foldable electric scooter, designed to be one-third the weight and have 10% of the parts of traditional gasoline-powered scooters?
... that according to James A. Beckford, the refusal of many French prisons to provide
halal meat and religious services to
Muslims leads to increased
radicalisation in the Muslim community?
... that the
enamelledRoyal Gold Cup(pictured) has a documented history since 1391, in the course of which it has been given away three times,
pawned twice, and sold three times?
... that
Assembly memberGerald H. Zecker justified higher car insurance rates for drivers in
New Jersey's largest cities because "cars in
Newark are stolen and wrecked in far greater numbers"?
... that the Arabat Spit is 112 km long and only a few kilometers wide?
... that Eurythmic was a versatile
Australian-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse who won over distances ranging from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 2 miles (3,200 metres)?
... that the guard on the train involved in a derailment at
Falls of Cruachan in 2010 was also the guard on a train derailed at the same location in 1997?
... that former
New Jersey Assembly memberGerald Luongo wrote Surviving Federal Prison Camp: An Informative and Helpful Guide for Prospective Inmates after spending almost a year in prison?
... that Pabuji Ki Phad, a religious painting of folk deities, is the only surviving ancient traditional folk art form in the world of the epic of
Pabuji, the
Rajput of
Rajasthan in India?
... that construction of Holter Dam ceased in 1910 for six years after the 1908
collapse(pictured) of Hauser Dam almost drove the company constructing Holter into bankruptcy?
... that the name "regular Fronthall" was used to refer to brave soldiers in honor of the courage of Max Fronthall of the 16th
RegimentMississippi Volunteers?
... that Donald Russell from 1964 to 1970 accumulated the highest winning percentage (.661) of any
Wesleyanfootball coach with more than two years as head coach?
... that the Brinje Tunnel was declared to be the safest tunnel in Europe by an
FIA and
ADAC EuroTAP survey?
... that Richelieu Foods produces over 50 million frozen pizzas and more than 20 million crusts annually—for other companies to market under their own
private labels?
... that playwright
Alan Bennett's definition of a classic book is "a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have read themselves"?
... that political strategist Rod Shealy sought to increase the turnout of white voters in
South Carolina by paying an unemployed black fisherman to run for
Congress in 1990?
... that despite his aristocratic background, Claude Poullart des Places requested to be buried in a pauper's grave?
... that legislation proposed by Barbara Wright would impose jail terms up to 10 years and fines of as much as
US$100,000 for filing false car- or health-insurance claims in
New Jersey?
... that populations of Actinoporus elegans were thought to be restricted to the western Atlantic until they were collected at the east Atlantic islands of
São Tomé and Príncipe in 2004?
... that despite being panned for exceptionally poor acting and special effects, the 2010 film Dinoshark was also considered likely to become a classic of the "awesomely awful" movie genre?
20 June 2010
18:00, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
... that Susan L. Taylor(pictured), the former editor-in-chief of Essence, was the first African-American woman to receive the Magazine Publishers of America's prestigious Henry Johnson Fisher Award?
... that the first of
Denmark’s Galathea expeditions had a budget of nearly half a million
Rixdollars, equivalent to 3% of the state’s annual revenues at the time?
... that artist Orovida Camille Pissarro preferred to be known simply as Orovida to distinguish herself from the many other artists in her family, including her renowned grandfather
Camille Pissarro?
... that
football coach Jake High has both the highest winning percentage (.778) in the history of
Wesleyan football and the lowest percentage (.000) in the history of
NYU football?
... that costume designer Peter J. Hall dressed
David Bowie and
Mick Jagger on tour, calling Bowie "serious, intellectual, wonderful to work with" while Jagger was "exactly the opposite"?
... that whilst the Mexican People's Party was unable to obtain national registration as a political party, it was recognized in
Baja California Sur and won a seat in the state legislature?
... that Rock Band 3, a "disruptive title" to revitalize the
rhythm video game genre, includes a Pro mode for near-accurate playing of real guitars, drum and keyboard instruments?
... that the death of seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff, who tried to become the youngest to fly an aircraft across the US, led to a law prohibiting record-seeking children from touching the
flight controls?
... that according to Ramayana adaptations, Mandodari – the wife of the ten-headed demon
Ravana – was the mother of
Sita, whose kidnapping by Ravana would lead to his doom?
... that
footballerStephen Brackstone had an operation to remove his appendix after being taken to hospital following his substitution in a game for
York City in December 2002?
... that Guy Talarico sponsored a bill that would require
involuntary commitment for those with mental health issues if it is determined that it is likely that they will commit future crimes?
... that the single known population of the
Ecuadorian rodent Lagidium ahuacaense may contain only a few dozen individuals?
... that in
England and Wales, legal aid, a court of criminal appeal, county courts and limits on the use of the death penalty were proposed as early as 1652 by the Hale Commission?
... that the last remaining mail delivery boat in the United States delivers with mail jumpers?
... that in 1899 the Russian battleship Tri Sviatitelia became the first ship in the world to be fitted with a
radio – an installation designed by
A. S. Popov that had a range of about 3 miles (4.8 km)?
... that while the 19th-century writer
Samuel Lewis described the
Welsh church of St Mary, Tal-y-llyn(pictured) as "a small edifice of no interest", it is now one of the most highly rated
listed buildings in the country?
... that in Operation Maritime Guard, warships from Turkey, the U.K., the U.S., and four other countries blockaded the former Yugoslavia?
... that the cloth fibers in the casing of most bicycle tires are oriented diagonally, forming a bias ply?
... that "
locked-in syndrome", in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate due to complete paralysis of most muscles except for the eyes, was coined by
neurologist Dr. Fred Plum?
... that bored by a game of
Scrabble, 76-year-old Abraham Nathanson said "we need an anagrams game so fast, it'll drive you bananas" and created the game
Bananagrams?
18 June 2010
18:00, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
... that during the construction of Fairfield Bridge(pictured) a burial cave was found with the heads of several dead
Māori people?
... that in Operation Sharp Guard, warships from 14 countries blockaded the former Yugoslavia, challenged 73,000 ships, and boarded and inspected almost 6,000 of them?
... that although Paul Legrand's physique was considered unsuited for
pantomime, he had a distinguished 48 year career as a performer around the world?
... that Lillian Heath, the first woman doctor in
Wyoming, was given the sawed-off skull cap of lynched outlaw
Big Nose George, which she used as a doorstop?
... that Louis Romano, a four-term member of the
New Jersey General Assembly, lost to
Albio Sires in the 1999 Democratic primary, making him the only one of 80 incumbents to lose a primary bid that year?
... that the German submarine U-376 only sank two merchant ships in eight patrols before it went missing on 13 April 1943?
... that Juan José Carbó was an award-winning
cartoonist who drew for both adult entertainment and children's magazines while working as a
civil servant?
06:00, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the Harpy Tomb(pictured) from ancient
Xanthos was originally mounted on a stone pedestal seventeen feet above the ground?
... that Kerry-Ann Booth, the girlfriend of
footballerGreg Young(pictured), did not see him on the losing side of a game for
Halifax Town for the first four years of their relationship?
... that the German submarine U-371 made a total of 19 war patrols in her career?
... that Arena was the first
web browser to support background images, tables, text flow around images, and inline mathematical expressions?
... that the back-illuminated sensor improves on conventional
digital camera sensors by moving wiring so it does not interfere with light entering the front of the detector?
... that author Debbie Renner claimed to have once competed in professional wrestling as the "Tasmanian Devil" prior to becoming a full-time writer?
00:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the Pithole Stone Arch Bridge(pictured) is unusual for being surprisingly well built for only a
ruralbackroad, but was initially thought to be of inferior quality and was not expected to last?
... that C/2009 R1, one of more than fifty comets known as "
Comet McNaught", has been noted for its "impressive green
coma and long
iontail", lending it the appearance of an "apple on a stick"?
... that the British steam-powered
submarineHMS Swordfish's performance underwater was so unsatisfactory that she was converted to an anti-submarine
patrol boat in 1917–18?
... that Dean Lyons, a homeless heroin addict, confessed to the Grangegorman killings and spent eight months in jail, though he did not commit the crime?
06:00, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
... that Thimphu(pictured) is the capital city of
Bhutan?
... that the Tolson Museum in
Huddersfield(pictured) displays two of Britain's rarest makes of automobile, the three wheel LSD and the
Valveless which had an engine with only six moving parts?
... that the low-budget horror film Raging Sharks has been described as a poor man’s combination of early
Steven Spielberg films?
... that the Tanganyikan Spiny Eel was one of the species that was photographed as part of a
FishBase mission which had the primary objective to document and photograph the rich fish diversity of
Lake Tanganyika?
... that in the
Mexican state of Hidalgo there is a community that claims to be descended from
Sephardi Jews who migrated to
New Spain in the 16th century?
... that the decisive factor for the
Greek victory at Bizani (1913) was not numerical superiority, but the solid operational planning that did not allow the
Ottoman forces to react?
... that Don Cohan, the oldest sailor to win an
Olympic bronze medal (at age 42), won a U.S. sailing championship at age 72?
... that the pilot of the Aichi F1A sat in an open
cockpit, while the observer's position was enclosed?
... that since the superstructure of
Johnstown's Cathedral of St. John Gualbert was laid using nearly 590,000 pounds (270,000 kg) of
steel, the roof was able to be completed before the foundation walls?
... that in September 1942
No. 62 Commando carried out a raid on what was later to become known as
Omaha Beach in France, where American forces would land on
D-Day in 1944?
... that under the Vandalism Act of
Singapore, a person convicted for the first time of
vandalism by defacing property using an indelible substance such as paint must be
sentenced to
caning?
... that looters at the
Maya archaeological site of Holtun in
Guatemala uncovered a series of large
stucco masks flanking the main stairway of the principal
pyramid?
... that during World War II, English biochemist Samuel Victor Perry failed to escape as a
prisoner of war on three occasions, and was captured by the same German guard twice?
13 June 2010
18:00, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the crypt of St. Paulinskirche(pictured) in
Trier allegedly contains the remains of approximately one dozen of the martyred soldiers of the legendary
Theban Legion?
... that The Brahmin and the Mongoose, an Indian folktale about the rash killing of a loyal animal, travelled the world and inspired shrines to the dogs
Saint Guinefort in France and
Gelert in Wales?
12:00, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
... that The Jack Pine(pictured), painted c. 1916–17 by
Tom Thomson, is considered an iconic image of the Canadian landscape?
... that Paralympic athlete Kortney Clemons lost his leg because a
roadside bomb exploded when he was helping fellow US soldiers in Iraq?
... that
Franz Liszt's piano playing inspired an outpouring of emotion in his fans called Lisztomania, which caused some fans to save his disposed cigar butts and coffee dregs as mementos?
... that the first
dog to be named the best at Crufts was Ch. Wishaw Leader (pictured) in 1906?
... that as recently as 500 years ago, the island of
Madagascar was inhabited by giant
lemurs, referred to as subfossil lemurs, that weighed between 10 and 200 kg (22 and 441 lb)?
... that despite a
magnitude of only 5.8, the 1992 Cairo earthquake was the most destructive to affect
Cairo since 1847, killing 545 people, injuring another 6,512, and making 50,000 homeless?
... that the
AlbanianVajtim (dirge or lament of the dead) in the 17th century would make the city of
Gjirokastër extremely noisy on Sundays?
... that when Alfred Eriksen was elected to the
Parliament of Norway in 1903, he was among the first group in the Parliament representing the Labour movement?
... that Dorsey Dixon's song "Babies in the Mill" is about the Southern United States textile industry's exploitation of
child labor in the early 20th century?
... that the increasing overall
divorce rate is primarily in elderly, long-married couples, a phenomenon dubbed "grey divorce"?
... that the royal sites of Ireland served as centres for ceremonies including an inauguration ritual where a shoe was thrown over the future king's head (pictured)?
... that although the
Welsh church of St Pabo, Llanbabo has a 14th-century monument to
Pabo Post Prydain, its supposed 5th-century founder, there is no strong evidence that he founded the church?
... that despite their plan to settle farther west, Timothy and Rachel Sheldon were so impressed with their camping spot on the
Chicago Road that they bought land nearby and built the Sheldon Inn?
... that a children's book about a toy owl, written by Finn Havrevold in 1957, was made into a film by
Ivo Caprino?
... that LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. proposed a ban on the sale of
box cutters to teenagers in
New Jersey, saying that they had become "the weapon of choice" for gang members?
... that St Michael's Church in
Guiting Power,
Gloucestershire, (pictured) was formerly in the middle of the village but, due to demolition of buildings, it now stands at its southern end?
... that the
carcinologistRobert Gurney was not connected to a university, and carried out his scientific work at home?
... that after colonizing
Antarctica, the Lobodontine seals rapidly diversified to include the only
seal that feeds primarily on
krilland the only
seal that feeds primarily on the krill-eating seals?
... that Downfall, the upcoming American television game show series, features contestants who must answer trivia questions correctly before their cash and prizes fall from the top of a 10-story building?
... that Irwin Rosten's 1975 documentary Man: The Incredible Machine, which included some of the first pictures taken inside the human body to be presented on film, became the most-watched program in
PBS history?
... that Arline Friscia sponsored a bill making
New Jersey the first
U.S. state to require businesses with 50+ employees to rehire a worker at the same or comparable position after taking a
family leave?
... that The New York Times called the closing of the Bordentown School "an example of
desegregation in reverse" under the headline "Jersey to Close All-Negro School Because It Can't Get White Pupils"?
... that Percy Christopherson, his father Derman Christopherson, and nine brothers played a
cricket match against
Blackheath on a team named 'The Christophersons'?
... that
Edward Lampert became the first
hedge fund manager to earn more than US$1 billion in a single year, when the investments owned by his firm, ESL Investments, rose in value by 69% in 2004?
... that among
New Jersey's state symbols, the slogan "Come See For Yourself" was chosen in 2006 after an earlier proposal "We'll Win You Over" was deemed to be too negative?
... that
actor and
mime artistJack Birkett, who was often billed as "The Incredible Orlando", continued to perform on stage and in films after becoming totally
blind?
... that Jack Sinagra sponsored a bill passed by the
New Jersey Senate to ban the practice of double dipping, in which elected officials served in more than one elected position simultaneously?
... that the decision of the
Court of Appeal of England and Wales in Hunter v Moss has been called either "sensible" and "fair", or something that could become "stigmatised", "spurious" and doctrinally wrong?
12:00, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the Mahabaleshwar Temple(pictured) in
Gokarna is one of the seven sacred Muktikshetras (places of salvation) in
India and is said to bestow immense blessings upon devotees who even glimpse it?
... that the Clock Tower in
Brighton city centre has been variously described as "delightful", "worthless", "a giant salt-cellar", "charmingly ugly" and "supremely confident"?
... that the
valediction"
have a nice day", typically spoken by service employees, is considered a trite phrase that has been castrated by excessive usage and pretense?
... that in 1921,
Spanish surgeon Fidel Pagés discovered
epidural anesthesia, which is used in millions of childbirths and surgical operations every year worldwide?
... that as executive director of the
Kerner Commission, David Ginsburg warned in its 1967 report that the U.S. was "moving toward two societies—one black, one white, separate and unequal."?
... that the
comedy filmHouse!, called an "
Ealing-style light comedy", tells the story of how an aged
bingo hall deals with the encroachment of an international conglomerate?
... that the various state monuments to William Smeathers, a pioneer settler of
Kentucky and
Texas, use three different versions of his name (Smeathers, Smithers and Smothers)?
... that flautist Marina Piccinini recorded Flute Sonatas of J.S. Bach, in collaboration with the Brasil Guitar Duo, who won a scholarship at the
Concert Artists Guild, twenty years after Piccinini did so?
... that eight candidates have died fighting British general elections since 1918?
... that at the time of its discovery in 2003, GRB 031203 was the faintest
gamma-ray burst ever recorded?
... that Chris Haney and
Scott Abbott developed Trivial Pursuit in about an hour one night in 1979, a game which went on to sell 100 million copies worldwide?
... that although David Campbell received multiple wounds leading a charge against German cavalry in 1914, he told the doctor "I've just had the best quarter of an hour I've ever had in my life!"?
... that Vern Partlow'ssatiricalsong "Old Man Atom" was a hit record in the U.S. in July 1950, but a month later it was removed from store shelves for allegedly containing pro-
communistpropaganda?
... that in
English law, trusts for the construction of tombs are invalid if the tombs are "capricious and wasteful"?
... that the railroads controlled by Alfred Holland Smith in 1918 carried one half of United States freight?
... that in the town of the Chau Doc massacre, anti-government forces spread the superstition that one can fly by killing 20 people, and become an
angel by killing 100?
06:00, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
... that in his depiction of the Denial of Peter episode (pictured),
Rembrandt portrayed
Jesus in the distance, his hands bound behind him, turning to look at
Peter who faced away from him?
... that Gerald Roush had details of the original specifications, later modifications and ownership history of nearly every one of the 130,000
Ferraris ever manufactured?
... that U-64 was sunk on the eighth day of her first patrol?
... that Gabriel Vargas became a chief
draftsman by age 16 and went on to win the
Mexican "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (National Sciences and Arts Prize)"?
... that on 25 April 1916,
Royal Flying Corps ace David Tidmarsh was awarded an aerial victory without firing a shot from his
Airco DH.2(pictured), or getting within a quarter mile of his enemy?
... that Breandán Ó Buachalla was considered "the leading authority on
Gaelic poetry and writing in early modern Ireland" and "one of the most prominent
Irish language academics of his generation"?
... that reliable water flow from the Sun Kosi, in mountainous
Nepal, is proposed to be diverted through a 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) tunnel to the
Kamala River for irrigation and other purposes?
... that although the hemline of the traje de flamenca(pictured) rose as far as the knees in the 1960s and '70s, it has now returned to the traditional ankle length?
... that it has been difficult to establish when the Oliver Barrett House near
Millerton, New York, was built since there are no records of it until 14 years after its likely construction date?
... that the oldest running wood-burning locomotive in Hawaii, now at Grove Farm Museum, one of two heritage railways in Kauai, was almost sold for $500 to the Disney Company in the 1970s?
... that ten
New Zealand soldiers lost their lives in 1917 in the Bere Ferrers rail accident due to being unaccustomed to the British railway system?
... that poet and author Kostas Krystallis escaped to
Greece after being denounced by the
Ottoman authorities for writing a patriotic collection of poetry?
... that when he transferred his house(pictured) near
Millerton, New York, to his sons, Thomas N. Wheeler required that they allow their older sister to live there for the rest of her life?
... that although the giant fossa, formerly one of the top
carnivores of
Madagascar, is thought to be extinct, there is some anecdotal evidence of very large living
fossas?
... that the Australian Institute of Family Studies (est. 1980) conducts research in family wellbeing, as used in the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales?
... that the journalist and columnist Per Egil Hegge has been called a "housegod" of those dissatisfied with the development of the
Norwegian language?
... that in the early 1930s, mathematician Gerhard Kowalewski persuaded more women at German universities than anyone else to become
doctors in mathematics?
06:00, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
... that, according to a UN independent investigation headed by
Paul Volcker(pictured), during the AWB Oil-for-Wheat Scandal,
AWB paid more than $221.7 million in illicit transfers to the regime of Saddam Hussein?
... that in
Serbian tradition, a zmajevit was a man whose spirit could leave his body while he was asleep, and fly skywards to fight against the demon
ala that led
hail clouds over fields to destroy crops?
2 June 2010
18:00, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the Peacock flounder can
camouflage itself by matching its colors to its surroundings (process pictured)?
... that
World War IIU.S. Army veteran David Rubitsky claims to have singlehandedly killed 500 to 600 Japanese soldiers during a 21-hour battle and that he was denied the
Medal of Honor because he is Jewish?