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  • ... that Usmar Ismail's (pictured) Darah dan Doa has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films?
  • ... that in 1961, Zarzaitine was considered to be the largest oil field of the eastern Sahara, with primary reserves of 80 million tons?
  • ... that Barrie Edgar produced the first television broadcast from a submarine?
  • ... that before the Ba'ath Party took power in Syria, Tell Touqan was a feudal village where most residents worked as laborers for land owned by seven families?
  • ... that Toby Love called his song "Tengo Un Amor" the "door-opener" for all of his future success?
  • ... that the Singaporean film Taxi! Taxi! marks local YouTube star Dr Jia Jia's film debut?
  • ... that the French racehorse Caracalla was rated the best horse in the world in 1946?


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