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Hooks

Frances Vorne in a parachute swimsuit

... that a photograph of Frances "the Shape" Vorne wearing a swimsuit made from remnants of a captured Nazi parachute (pictured) was one of the most sought-after pin-ups of World War II?
... that the play-by-email game Blood Pit was so complex that even its programmer had trouble winning?
... that José Cobo Cano compared officiating same-sex marriages to celebrating the Eucharist with Coca-Cola?
... that Eternal Blue, a metalcore album, was inspired in part by 1980s pop music?
... that Loud LDN co-founder Maisi came joint last in the 2022 Maldon mud race, behind a naked runner who had been forced to start after everyone else?
... that the perpetrator of the 1976 Spring Hill shooting allegedly committed the attack in a rage after being denied membership to a model plane club?
... that CBS News and Stations president Wendy McMahon helped bring local evening news back to the network's Detroit station after 20 years?
... that the dwarf merry widow is not very brave?