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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

... that Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (pictured) was born in Canada's capital, but outside the country's legal jurisdiction?
... that William van Praagh pioneered the lip-reading method for the education of the deaf in England?
... that players of the simulation video game Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up need to manage everything from the construction of train stations to dumping trash cans?
... that Jennifer Reid at first could not find a Canadian publisher for her book on Canadian identity?
... that the 1975 French jazz-funk album Troupeau Bleu has been sampled by hip-hop artists at least 142 times since the 1990s?
... that a viral image called for global attention to the humanitarian crisis following the Tel al-Sultan attack?
... that Patrick Pillay negotiated Seychelles' re-entry into the Southern African Development Community with a reduced membership fee?
... that Susan Twist portrayed seven different roles in the eight episodes of Doctor Who's fourteenth series?
... that Allen DeGraffenreid, who played in the NFL in the 1990s, is not to be confused with Allen DeGraffenreid, who played in the NFL in the 1990s?