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  • ... that the DNA Holliday junction (schematic pictured) was originally studied for its role in genetics, and was later used as a basic structural element in DNA nanotechnology?
  • ... that it is believed that all prints of the 1940 Argentine film Canto de amor, starring Nelly Omar, were destroyed?
  • ... that Die Freundschaft (Friendship), founded in 1919, was the world's first gay publication to be sold openly at newsstands?
  • ... that rubber farming is a primary source of income and livelihood for the majority of the residents in Muara Bungo, a city in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia?
  • ... that Paddy McGuinness struggled with the two-a-day recording format of Benchmark and found himself phoning Bradley Walsh to ask how it was possible?
  • ... that the fossil scorpion fly Holcorpa was described in 1878 but the family Holcorpidae not until 1989?
  • ... that fashion illustrator Joe Eula once walked out of an Yves Saint Laurent couture show, shouting that it had been terrible?
  • ... that the first 36 holes of the Southend Tournament were played in May but the final 36 holes were played in September?
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