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Mongush Buyan-Badyrgy

... that Mongush Buyan-Badyrgy (pictured) helped his country go "right from a feudal system to a society of democratic norms"?
... that the trope of the found manuscript, in which a fictional work refers to another fictional work of literature, dates as far back as ancient Egypt?
... that Izawa Takushi is called the "Quiz King from Tokyo University"?
... that when MV Solong struck MV Stena Immaculate in March 2025, the former ship was falsely reported to be carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide?
... that while starting in place of Aaron Rodgers, backup quarterback Matt Flynn set the Green Bay Packers team record for passing yards (480) and touchdowns (6) in a victory against the Detroit Lions?
... that the Dutch author of books for children and adults Clare Lennart finally turned to full-time writing after her husband retired and took care of the household?
... that the Ten Arches Bridge in Amman, built as part of the Ottoman Hejaz railway, was one of the main targets for destruction during a 1918 Allied attack during World War I?
... that Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell wrote A Short Church History, which was used as a textbook for pupil teachers?
... that the codename "Neo" was used when writing the return of EastEnders character Keanu Taylor, in reference to the protagonist of The Matrix?