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Fast facts:
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Punk band MxPx will be rockin' the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., this evening with special guests Mest. Tickets are $15 in advance, and the show starts at 8 p.m. For more information about this event, call 798-3333.
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In Puerto Rico, wiggling one's nose means roughly "What's going on?"
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In Thailand and India, couples overwhelmingly responded in a survey that if they could choose the gender of their unborn child, they would prefer a boy.
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Napoleon suffered from ailurophobia, the fear of cats.
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Hindu tradition says that gold is the noblest of metals, and when a father sees his newborn child, he should touch it with gold.
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On this date: Wednesday August 29th, 2001
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In 1599, William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" was performed for the first time by the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States' first daily paper, The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, was published in 1784.
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In 1956, Pittsburgh city officials barred singer Elvis Presley from Syria Mosque, except for one previously scheduled show, because of the damage done to the auditorium by the teenage audiences.
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In 1961, Antonio Abertondo swam the English Channel - both ways. He did it nonstop in 24 hours and 25 minutes.
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Sandra Day O'Connor was confirmed in 1981 by the U.S. Senate in a 99-0 vote, and she became the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Quotable...
"The sooner he leaves and is brought to justice, the better off I think the world will be."
- Secretary of State Colin Powell in support of capturing and prosecuting Osama bin Laden.
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