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...that Desiderius Erasmus nicknamed his academic opponent Jacobus Latomus (pictured) "Hephestion," a reference to Latomus's distinct limp?
...that the Free Belgian Forces fought in several theaters during World War II, including Great Britain, East Africa, the Mediterranean, and northwestern Europe?
...that the three drunken Wierix brothers of Antwerp influenced Ethiopian iconography?

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Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/February#25 February 2008, archive of Main Page appearance.
Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/April#19 April 2007, archive of Main Page appearance.
Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/March#20 March 2009, archive of Main Page appearance.

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