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Most searched for sportsman on the internet

19 July 2014 by admin
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Randy Moss, wide receiver for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans (both USA), was the most searched-for male sportsman on the internet in 2010, according to Google. Search traffic peaked in early November when Moss – who had been traded from the New England Patriots to the Minnesota Vikings (both USA) in October – was sensationally waived after less than a month and acquired by the Titans.

Most ships scuttled

19 July 2014 by admin
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On 27 November 1942, during the Second World War, the French fleet in Toulon, Southern France, was scuttled on the orders of the French Admiralty, to avoid capture by the German forces. Of some 73 ships sunk, fifty-seven were major vessels including two battleships, two battle cruisers, four heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, an aircraft transport, thirty destroyers and sixteen submarines. Many support vessels such as tugs, cranes, and small ships were also scuttled.

Most sets of twins – same mother

19 July 2014 by admin
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The first wife (died ante 1770), of Feodor Vassilyev (b. 1707–c.1782), a peasant from Shuya, Russia, gave birth to 16 sets of twins. Barbara Zulu of Barberton, South Africa bore 3 sets of girls and 3 mixed sets in seven years (1967–73). Anna Steynvaait of Johannesburg, South Africa produced 2 sets within 10 months in 1960.