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Hooks

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?