... that the original Cruz de Clavos (replica pictured), which included 260 nails representing women killed in Chihuahua, was later stolen despite being anchored to the ground?
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... that People in Trouble was based on Sarah Schulman's experiences of the AIDS crisis, Donald Trump, and having an affair with a married woman?
... that medieval sources disagree on exactly how Count Henry II of Champagne died in a fall, variously blaming a broken window bar, a carpet, or even a falling dwarf?
... that one archaeologist suggested that the shape of the Baptistery of Bekalta facilitated multiple baptisms at the same time?
... that Jessie Catherine Couvreur became so famous for her public lectures about Australia that she was invited to a private meeting with King Leopold II of Belgium?
... that the first Sokoban video game featured text-based graphics and only five levels, until a salesman saw it and suggested that it had commercial potential?
... that Sophie Tea once paid for accommodation by painting a cow?
... that Docip provided a computer room for indigenous peoples' representatives in international negotiations?
... that Indonesian diplomat Triyono Wibowo attempted to bring Komodo dragons and orangutans to Slovenia?
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