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Kink in a stretcher railing

... that some railings in London have kinks (example pictured), indicating their original use as stretchers?
... that Yu Xiangdou, unlike most other publishers in Ming-dynasty China, enjoyed including illustrations of himself in his works?
... that Frank Lloyd Wright paid more for a well at his Taliesin West estate than he had paid for the land itself?
... that Yuval Raphael, who is set to represent Israel at Eurovision 2025, survived the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel by hiding under dead bodies for eight hours?
... that the horses pulling the Disneyland Main Street Vehicles' streetcars include Belgians, Brabants, Clydesdales, Percherons, and Shires?
... that the delegation of the British Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics was supported by a scholarship named after their chef de mission?
... that Canadian heritage minister Pascale St-Onge was the bassist of an all-lesbian alternative rock quartet?
... that North and South Korean politicians have expressed fondness for Seoul's third-oldest restaurant?
... that scholars have discussed whether a 19th-century artwork by Sengai should be titled "○△□" or "□△○"?