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Jonathan Stoklosa
(left)
with Joe Biden
... that the 2024 inductees to the
Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
include a
man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg)
(pictured)
, an
"average gymnast" turned Olympics judge
, a
"preeminent sportswriter"
, the state's
"greatest high hurdler"
, the
"inventor" of the modern sports mascot
, a
record-setting 10-year-old
, a
champion gymnast
, an
Olympic field hockey player
, and a
pro baseball player in five countries
?
... that
an ancient Chinese village
likely had its own local
pyromancer
?
... that
Napoleon
awarded a medal to English inventor
James White
?
... that the Japanese vegetable
nozawana
got its name from skiers visiting
Nozawaonsen
who were impressed by the area's pickled
turnip
?
... that
Plato
and
Aristotle
both
opposed the idea of extraterrestrial life
?
... that by 2022
Levi Marhabi
had become the last known
Jew in Yemen
?
... that the inclusion of the Canadian song "
How Long
" in a bootleg Russian DVD resulted in a sixteen-year search for the track's creator?
... that
a species of Brazilian cichlid
is named after both
Satan
and
Lilith
?
... that the Beatles secretly called the host of
their radio show
"Pee Litres"?