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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Nathan Quinones]]''' felt so relieved after leaving his position as [[New York City School Chancellor]], that he said he "felt like a little bird", singing to himself as he walked down the street?
{{*mp}}... that '''[[Nathan Quinones]]''' felt so relieved after leaving his position as [[New York City School Chancellor]], that he said he "felt like a little bird", singing to himself as he walked down the street?
{{*mp}}... that in 2009, the '''[[Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration]]''' began planning for a Chinese-built [[icebreaker]] due to its expanding [[polar exploration]] activities?
{{*mp}}... that in 2009, the '''[[Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration]]''' began planning for a Chinese-built [[icebreaker]] due to its expanding [[polar exploration]] activities?
{{*mp}}... that "'''[[Club Can't Handle Me]]'''" by [[Flo Rida]] is the lead single of the ''[[Step Up 3D]]'' [[Step Up 3D (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]?
{{*mp}}... that [[Theodore Sturgeon]]'s short story "'''[[Slow Sculpture]]'''" compares the handling of a relationship with the tending of a [[bonsai]]?
{{*mp}}... that the [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]] series '''''[[Tabloid (TV series)|Tabloid]]''''' (1953–1960) regularly featured weatherman [[Percy Saltzman]]'s flipping of a [[Chalkboard|chalk]]?
{{*mp}}... that the [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]] series '''''[[Tabloid (TV series)|Tabloid]]''''' (1953–1960) regularly featured weatherman [[Percy Saltzman]]'s flipping of a [[Chalkboard|chalk]]?
{{*mp}}... that the [[Hovis]] [[advertising|advertisement]] '''''[[Go On Lad]]''''' compresses 122 years of [[History of the United Kingdom|British history]] into 122 seconds?
{{*mp}}... that the [[Hovis]] [[advertising|advertisement]] '''''[[Go On Lad]]''''' compresses 122 years of [[History of the United Kingdom|British history]] into 122 seconds?

Revision as of 23:25, 7 August 2010


NOTE: Since on average about 50% of hooks on the suggestions page are U.S. related, it is usually appropriate to have roughly half the hooks in any given update on U.S. topics. Thanks.

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Ore sample from the Silver King Mine

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