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... that sprinter Milkha Singh refused to accept the Arjuna Award, one of India's top sporting honours, citing undeserving awardees?

... that after the Indian team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, their manager PR Man Singh ensured that Wisden Cricket Monthly editor David Frith would "eat his words"?

... that the social network Koo increased in popularity after the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest caused a standoff between Twitter and the government of India?

... that in 1957, a bus ride from Calcutta to London cost £65?

... that British Army officer Sir Augustus FitzGeorge served as equerry to his father, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, and accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on his visit to India?

... that the Lac La Croix Indian Pony was recreated from a breeding population of four mares by crossing them with a Spanish Mustang?

... that radio station WWBC in Cocoa, Florida, was forced to remove its transmitter tower from the Indian River when the site was sold to condominium developers?

... that the Friends of the Soviet Union was founded in 1941 with poet Rabindranath Tagore as its patron?

... that five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and India's first woman Everest climber Bachendri Pal received the Arjuna Award in the 1980s, then India's highest sporting honour?

... that Colonel Hugh Pettigrew observed that troops who thought that the Scottish Highlands resembled Waziristan on India's North-West Frontier were "of little use to anyone"?

... that Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi sought plant species from Indian forest conservationist S. G. Neginhal to be planted at the memorial of his mother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi?

... that the northern plains gray langur monkey is killed in India for food and to prevent crop-raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus?

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-* ... that [[Michael Bloomberg]] spent over [[USD]] $500 million on his '''2020 presidential campaign''' ''(campaign logo pictured)'', making it the most expensive campaign in American history?
+* ... that sprinter [[Milkha Singh]] '''[[List of Arjuna Award recipients (2000–2009)|refused to accept]]''' the [[Arjuna Award]], one of India's top sporting honours, citing undeserving awardees?
-:{{*mp}}... that at first, '''[[bulldog|bulldogs]]''' were [[breed|bred]] to fight [[bulls]] during the 1600s?
+:{{*mp}}... that after the [[India national cricket team|Indian team]] won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]], their manager '''[[PR Man Singh]]''' ensured that [[Wisden Cricket Monthly]] editor [[David Frith]] would "eat his words"?
-:{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Republic of Cyprus]]''' is the only country other than [[England]] to host an [[English people|English]] [[royal]] [[wedding]]?
+:{{*mp}}... that the social network '''[[Koo (social network)|Koo]]''' increased in popularity after the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest caused a standoff between Twitter and the government of India?
-:{{*mp}}... that '''[[Lori Lightfoot]]''' is the first female [[African-American]] mayor of [[Chicago]] and the first [[lesbian]] mayor of Chicago?
+:{{*mp}}... that in 1957, a '''[[United Kingdom–India bus routes|bus ride from Calcutta to London]]''' cost £65?
-:{{*mp}}... that [[Fashion design|fashion designer]] '''[[Karl Lagerfeld]]''' left money in his [[Will (law)|will]] to his [[cat]] Choupette?
+:{{*mp}}... that [[British Army]] officer '''[[Augustus FitzGeorge|Sir Augustus FitzGeorge]]''' served as equerry to his father, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, and accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on his visit to India?
+:{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Lac La Croix Indian Pony]]''' was recreated from a breeding population of four [[mare]]s by crossing them with a [[Spanish Mustang]]?
+:{{*mp}}... that radio station '''[[WWBC]]''' in Cocoa, Florida, was forced to remove its transmitter tower from the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]] when the site was sold to condominium developers?
+:{{*mp}}... that the '''[[Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship|Friends of the Soviet Union]]''' was founded in 1941 with poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]] as its patron?
+:{{*mp}}... that five-time world chess champion [[Viswanathan Anand]] and India's first woman Everest climber [[Bachendri Pal]] '''[[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1980–1989)|received the Arjuna Award in the 1980s]]''', then India's highest sporting honour?
+:{{*mp}}... that Colonel '''[[H. R. C. Pettigrew|Hugh Pettigrew]]''' observed that troops who thought that the Scottish Highlands resembled [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)|Waziristan]] on India's North-West Frontier were "of little use to anyone"?
+:{{*mp}}... that Indian prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] sought plant species from Indian forest conservationist '''[[S. G. Neginhal]]''' to be planted at the memorial of his mother, former prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]?
+:{{*mp}}... that the '''[[northern plains gray langur]]''' monkey is killed in India for food and to prevent crop-raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus?
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