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... that New Jersey Assemblywoman-elect Maria Rodriguez-Gregg plays for a local roller derby team?
... that Puerto Rico's diverse musical heritage influenced Ivy Queen's Christmas composition of "Vamos a Celebrar", which includes the traditional sound of the plena?
... that the Mission olive was brought to California in the 18th century by Spanish missionaries?
... that the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (pictured) is housed in a former stables, built in a dramatic architectural style named for a British Queen, in a park honoring a famous German?

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