35,843 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 144 of 359.
“Greyhound racing ceased at the track late last year”
“The commission wrapped up its first week of hearings on Thursday after taking testimony from 30 people”
“the land has been earmarked as an employment site”
“most of them black South Africans”
“no injuries were reported”
“Archbishop Desmond Tutu who broke down in tears during one particularly poignant story by a member of the African National Congress”
“Six fire engines from Truro, St Austell, St Dennis, Perranporth and St Mawes were called out to tackle the blaze in Probus, near Truro.”
“negotiations are underway with leftist rebels who are holding as many as 490 captives”
“The fire broke out in a single-storey barn measuring 100m (328ft) by 20m (66ft) at about 1800 BST.”
“which has allowed more than 300,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S. since a deadly earthquake struck the island in 2010.”
“Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said that crews were still at the scene at 2130 BST.”
“Art Pepper, who died in 1982 and was considered to be the greatest alto saxophonist of the post‑Charlie Parker generation.”
“The Isle of Man Bay Festival will be held in Noble's Park in Douglas from 18 to 21 June.”
“The numbers of bluefin tuna have been reduced by ninety percent since the 1970's”
“A giant tent, which will host the concerts, has arrived on the island on five trailers”
“As many as 100 homes and an estimated 7,000 acres have burned in this fire which is believed to have started on Sunday.”
“200 workers will be needed to put it up over the next week.”
“More than 300 firefighters, supported by firefighting aircraft, are now working to contain the blaze which is being fueled by forty mile-per-hour winds.”
“Mr Irving's father, Jonathan, organised the Peel Bay Festival in 2007, which attracted 25,000 people.”
“in the late '70s”
“The ban on alcohol will operate 24 hours a day from Saturday 12 June until 31 October.”
“this spring”
“Somali pirates have released 25 mainly east European sailors and their ship more than six months after they were seized.”
“The plan is to provide one months of food rations for those refugees”
“Zodiac said on its website that all crew members were reported to be "unharmed and well".”
“between 80-thousand and 100-thousand refugee homes are currently occupied by squaters”
“Ten Ukrainians, eight Bulgarians, five Indians and two Romanians make up the crew of the Asian Glory, which is managed by Zodiac Maritime Agency.”
“played in Charlie Parker's quintet.”
“The 45,000-tonne ship was hijacked 1,000km (620m) off the Somali coast on 1 January.”
“free-jazz movement of the late 1960's”
“An all-out strike at the Combine pits was called for 1 November.”
“This series premieres tonight.”
“it is known that just one person was recorded to have died in the events, Samuel Rhys, who suffered head injuries.”
“the plane and the 109 people on board”
“It was reported at the time that up to 10,000 men paraded from the valleys for the court case”
“over 30 years”
“it was not until the following August 1911 that the strike that sparked the violence finally came to an end.”
“late 60s”
“The stewards said they were being paid only 190 rand (£17; $25) a day, although they had been promised more.”
“winner of Newsday's George Oppenheimer Award for Best New American Playwright in 1988.”
“nobody has claimed either of the two jackpots - one worth £1,524,177 and the other £81,698”
“ESKELIN only knew his father for the first eighteen months of his life.”
“The £1.5m winning ticket was bought on South Tyneside, the other in Newcastle.”
“1966 biography”
“If no-one comes forward the prize money will go to charity. It will go to the Good Causes charity”
“But in the early 70s, Clinton put together a second group, 'Funkadelic,' that became enormously influential on the pop music scene.”
“which has raised £24bn through sales of lottery tickets since The National Lottery started in November 1994”
“Their 1970 album, 'Osmium,' set the tone for Clinton's wickedly ecclectic style;”
“Winning numbers for the £1.5m jackpot for the 27 March 2010 draw, were 6, 11, 15, 32, 38 and 42, bonus ball 24”
“(REBROADCAST from August 8, 1989.”
“Winning numbers for the £81,698 prize for the 13 February draw, were 16, 22, 24, 30, 39, 44 and the bonus ball was 9”
“"Listening to Quartetto Gelato's repertoire is a lot like channel-surfing through two centuries of classical and popular music," says the Canadian newsweekly Maclean's.”
“The ticket-holder has until 1730 BST on 23 September to come forward. [...] The ticket-holder has until 1730 BST on 23 September to claim the prize”
“Blanche White, a 40-year old housekeeper with big thighs, a wry sense of humor, and a jaundiced view of the rich.”
“Jersey Tourism said April had been a poor month because of the volcanic ash which disrupted numerous flights.”
“Blanche is 'on the lam' from a 30-day jail sentence for a bad check when she accidentally falls into a position of housekeeper with a wealthy white family.”
“Two men were on the Skyjet bike when it crashed at Winchester Road in Sandy early on Saturday.”
“never-before-released recording of two performances featuring cellist Jacqueline du Pre”
“Damon Kitchener, 19, from Sandy was taken to Bedford South Wing hospital but pronounced dead an hour later.”
“"Don Quixote" by Richard Strauss, recorded in 1968 with Adrian Boult and the New Philharmonia Orchestra”
“An 18-year-old from Great Camborne in Cambridgeshire dislocated his shoulder.”
“Edouard Lalo's Cello Concerto in D minor, recorded in 1973 with conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Cleveland Orchestra”
“The 20-year-old fell from the third floor of the Abbey Hotel”
“He reviews his ten favorite new albums:”
“fell from the third floor of the Abbey Hotel”
“His runners-up include Sheryl Crow's 'Tuesday Night Music Club', Richard Thompson's 'Mirror Blue', and Mark Chesnutt's, 'What a Way to Live'.”
“died on Monday afternoon”
“Ten years after the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger”
“He made 18 League Two appearances for the Ravens in 2025-2026, scoring twice”
“January 28th, 1986”
“The 29-year-old”
“about 900 miles off the coast of Japan.”
“arrived last summer following his departure from Notts County”
“a 700 year old Spanish masterpiece”
“John Quaggin, 25, is serving with the 1 Lancashire Battle Group in Afghanistan.”
“10 million dollars”
“Parcels under 2kg (4.4lbs) will be sent for free by the post office.”
“Bionic is Aguilera's first studio album since 2006's Back to Basics”
“Bionic, which is released on 8 June”
“Not My Tonight, the first single from Bionic, reached number 23 in the US last month”
“Aguilera, 29, shot to fame with 1999 global chart-topper Genie In A Bottle”
“He died when his Honda Accord left the A691 road near Lanchester and hit a tree at 0645 BST on Tuesday.”
“His brother, James, described him as a loving father who doted on his two children, Max, aged nine, and Leah, aged six.”
“Six fire engines were called out to the barn fire at Probus”
“at about 1800 BST on Monday”
“at 2200 BST”
“Ricky Martin will return to Broadway in 2010 to star in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, producers have announced.”
“has sold more than 60 million albums”
“went to number one in more than 20 countries”
“1999 single”
“the earliest known record of the church building had been 1035 AD.”
“A second man was taken to hospital, where he is in a serious condition.”
“Darryl Thomas Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.”
“The man was transferred to a RNLI lifeboat, about six miles off the coast of Kent, before being winched onto the coastguard helicopter.”
“Two valuable rings were taken.”
“An 86-year-old woman was slapped in the face by a burglar who entered her home in east Belfast's Loopland area at about 0500 BST on Wednesday.”
“In Comber on Tuesday, a bogus Housing Executive caller entered the home of a 78-year-old woman.”
“Boston United have added Buxton defender George Ward to their squad on an initial two-year deal.”
“Ward made 39 National League North appearances and scored six goals last season, helping Buxton to reach the play-offs, where they lost to South Shields.”
“The 24-year-old, who started out with Leicestershire club Barwell, previously played at the same level for Leamington.”
