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• Laszlo Toth , the guy who (in)famously vandalized Pieta inspired Don Novello to adopt the pen name Laszlo Toth
• Omar Sharif and Tarek Sharif , the only father – son combo to have played the same role in the same movie ( Dr . Zhivago )
• Salvador Dali’s version of the painting ‘The Tempation of St.Anthony’ features ‘Space Elephants’ which are distorted offsprings of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculpture ‘Elephant and Obelisk’ . A sculpture by the same name by Dali can be found at South Bank in London .
• This is the Eagle freehold Pub in London which is mentioned in t he nursery rhyme “Pop Goes The Weasel” . The rhyme has been edited out .
• This is the controversial statue of Peter the Great in Moscow . Legend has it that the statue was initially of Christopher Columbus and was made for the US govt . But , it was rejected by the US Government, its head was replaced, and it was sold to the Russian government as a nautical statue of Peter the Great.
• Because of WW II , the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles lost many players to military service and merged to form THE STEAGLES , a promotional poster of which is shown here .
• Nuclear Submarine Classes of the Indian Navy .
• Akula Class ( meaning ‘Shark’ in Russian )
• Arihant Class ( Lord Shiva’s synonym , means destroyer of enemies )
• The Cross Spikes Club , an improvised bar and hangout created by servicemen on Bikini Island and was the only source of entertainment for them .