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Mandarake store in Fukuoka, Japan

... that an original illustration from the manga series Ai to Makoto, believed lost in 1974, was discovered after being listed in an online auction by the Japanese retailer Mandarake (store pictured) in 2018?
... that the granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the Chicago City Council?
... that Hans Herbert Jöris conducted the world premiere of Giselher Klebe's one-act opera Das Rendezvous, composed for the 125th anniversary of the Staatsoper Hannover?
... that Jean Arp designed the wavy form of the Berger des Nuages sculpture to simulate nature and express opposition to the machines that caused wars?
... that investigative journalist Jessica Lussenhop has written articles on corruption in the standardized-testing industry, and the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women?
... that the first earth-return telegraph was set up along the Nuremberg–Fürth railway line in 1838?
... that MLS Cup 1997 finalists Colorado Rapids had finished the regular season with a losing record?
... that musical theatre actress Kitty Loftus was praised as "a tricky sprite and a fantastic elf"?

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Iranian frigate Jamaran

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