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Van Sickle in 2026

... that before she became one of Delaware's top golfers, Lori Van Sickle (pictured) had to choose between golfing and her job at a newspaper?
... that one of the first naval engagements of World War I took place in Africa?
... that a lawsuit over one block in New York City cost a museum millions of dollars in legal fees?
... that Aaron Titus proposed to his future wife by having her solve questions whose answers spelled out "Will you mar²y me"?
... that the Battle of Mons Lactarius marked the end of the Ostrogothic kingdom with the death of their last king, Teia?
... that the English Heritage charity stores a third of its architectural salvage at Wrest Park , including items made to impress Elizabeth I?
... that Vietnamese cattle herder Sô Y Tiết won a Latin Grammy Award?
... that only five words are known from the extinct Tabancale language of Peru and Ecuador?
... that when Chris Williams showed Elizabeth II his church's narwhal tusk, she reportedly said that she had a longer one?

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