English-born Australian actor and musician Guy Pearce starred as Leonard Shelby in the 2000 American neo-noir mystery-psychological thriller movie Memento (poster pictured) written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
Begun in the 12th century, the church of All Saints Church, Ulcombe in England and within the churchyard are several ancient Yew trees, one of which is claimed to be over 2,000 years old.
The story of David and Goliath is found in the Old Testament Biblical book of Samuel.
The Latin phrase alma mater from Latin alma "nourishing/ kind", mater "mother" means Fostering/Nourishing Mother and is often used to refer to any educational institution at which one has studied and usually from which one has received a bachelor's degree.
American soldier and politician William Trousdale served as Governor of Tennessee and also fought under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War, the War of 1812 and the Second Seminole War, and commanded the U.S. Fourteenth Infantry in the Mexican-American War earning him the nickname, "War Horse of Sumner County."
The second O in the usual logo of the search engine Google is yellow.
Australian professional darts player, Simon Whitlock, who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches with his walk-on music being Down Under by Men At Work.
First airing in Australia in 2006, the TV show Good Chef Bad Chef features Adrian Richardson and Zoe Bingley-Pullin where Adrian presents indulgent recipes while Zoe presents health conscious recipes.
Taylor Hanson, of the group Hanson, wears a necklace with The Star of David, a Cross, and a Soccer Ball and plays Keyboard, piano and tambourine.
Established in 1187 Oignies Abbey, originally Priory of St Nicolas d'Oignies, is a former Augustinian monastery in Belgium which in circa 1230, was presented with a manuscript and silver book covers, the book cover depicting Hugo, a jeweller and metalworker, and the monastery's patron saint St. Nicolas later to become popularised as Santa Claus.
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