... that the Andrew Freedman Home(pictured) served as a retirement home for "aged and indigent persons of both sexes" who had formerly been of "good circumstances"?
... that Tricana poveira are Portuguese girls known for a characteristic style of dressing, based on folk costume, and way of walking?
... that Tunisian police officer and whistle-blower Samir Feriani became known as "the first 'Prisoner of Conscience' in post-revolutionary Tunisia"?
... that Lindsay Lohan is one of three celebrity judges appearing in the "Nationals" competition episode of Glee?
... that Romanian politician Nicolae Penescu was seriously wounded in two assassination attempts thirty-five years apart, dying as a result of injuries sustained the second time?
The Koppelpoort is a medieval gate in the Dutch town Amersfoort. Completed around 1425, it is a well-preserved example of medieval fortification. It is a combination of a land and water-gate and is part of the second city wall of Amersfoort, which was constructed between 1380 and 1450. The gate was opened and closed every day by twelve appointed raddraaiers, "wheel-turners". The wall was last restored in 1996.
