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...that Kathleen Parlow (pictured) was the first foreigner admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory?
...that 3 Doors Down's discography includes five singles that topped the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart?
...that The Squirrels, Seattle-based practitioners of the "Frankenstein method of song arrangement", recorded a "Stars on 45"-style medley of songs from The Wizard of Oz, which was among the 142 7-inch records that British DJ John Peel set aside in a box to grab if his house ever caught fire?
...that after eight years singing in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Thomas Lawlor went on to perform more than 60 roles for other opera companies?

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