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Bubble wrap jacket from The Horn of Plenty

... that The Horn of Plenty by Alexander McQueen satirized the fashion industry with clothing sewn from expensive fabric made to look like household trash (example pictured)?
... that Fen Juhua became the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" after fighting for love in a 1925 film?
... that the offices of Hamm's Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, were built on the site of the city's third cathedral?
... that Miles Rock served as chief of the commission that determined the disputed Guatemala–Mexico border?
... that the 2025 season of Inter Miami CF includes matches in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
... that Anthony F. Ciampi fought his superiors to rebuild the College of the Holy Cross after it was destroyed by fire in 1852?
... that a documentary film built around the final interview of K-pop star Sulli employs elements of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a framing device?
... that Diane Leather was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled on twenty patrols during the Second World War?