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Did you know? has been updated with the following facts from articles I've created or substantially expanded:

... that the Yūshūkan, a Japanese military and war museum owned and operated by Yasukuni Shrine, has been at the center of an international controversy? —June 13, 2008
... that video sculpture is a medium that offers performing artists a chance to have a more permanent artistic forum? —August 12, 2008
... that the 430-foot-tall (131 m) Kyoto Tower (pictured) is the tallest man-made structure in the city of Kyoto, Japan? —August 23, 2008
... that, at 248.1 metres (814 ft), Midtown Tower (pictured) is the tallest building in Tokyo, Japan? —September 30, 2008
... that after being completed in October 2008, Tokyo's Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (pictured) is the second-tallest educational building in the world, at 204 metres (670 ft)? —February 5, 2009
... that after long-standing racketeering allegations, the FBI raided Chicago's Pui Tak Center, then known as the On Leong Merchants Association Building, in 1988? —February 20, 2009
... that former NPB catcher Katsunori Nomura was managed by his father, Katsuya Nomura, on three different teams: the Yakult Swallows, the Hanshin Tigers and the Rakuten Golden Eagles? —April 13, 2009
... that while developing Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo, Factor 5 put together a playable demo for Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader in 19 days to show at Nintendo's 2001 Space World? —August 2, 2009
... that Frank Chance is the only Chicago Cubs manager to lead the team to a World Series victory? —August 14, 2009
... that a six-year-old boy was killed in 2004 after his head was crushed in a revolving door at the entrance of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (pictured) in Tokyo? —September 15, 2009
... that Nippon Professional Baseball's Climax Series, implemented in 2007, is the first and only postseason playoff system used by both the Central and Pacific Leagues?—November 22, 2009