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State Publishing House of Ukraine symbol

... that 1920s belles-lettres books published by the State Publishing House of Ukraine (symbol pictured) sold out more rapidly than similar books published elsewhere in the Soviet Union, despite the higher average price?
... that Juan de Casas, the Spanish military governor of Venezuela, cried after the French demanded that he accept a Frenchman as king?
... that the Empire of Japan created a girl group as propaganda?
... that a bust of former Peruvian president Justiniano Borgoño was stolen from its pedestal by thieves?
... that the Republic Drug Store was formed from the consolidation of an estate and its competition?
... that a coconut tree meme drove sales of piña coladas in the Washington, D.C., area?
... that Nicole Chang-Leng has been described as a "daughter" of the Seychelles?
... that a former teacher in the Philippines became a Robin Hood–like outlaw?
... that the author of Sugar Dog Life ended up buying and raising a cactus after drawing one in the manga?