Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi (Persian: شاپرک خرسندی) is an Iranian-born, UK-raised comedian.
She was born in Tehran, but fled to London from post-revolutionary Iran at the age of three and a half with her family, after her father Hadi Khorsandi published a satirical poem perceived as being critical of the revolutionary regime.
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2014-06-14
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Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer and vaudevillian.
Renowned for her contralto voice, she attained international stardom through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage.
Here she sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz:
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2014-06-14
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Susan notes: To volunteer with one of Kiran Bedi's NGOs, please visit the links that are on the bottom of the story. This is not her page, and it is not linked to her organizations. If you leave a message here for her she will not get it.
Kiran Bedi, one of the most admired and widely known police officers who ever served the Indian Police Force, was born on 9th June 1949.
2014-06-14
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2014-06-05
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Rosa Chacel (b. June 3, 1898 in Valladolid; d. August 7, 1994, Madrid) was a famous and sometimes controversial writer from Spain. She was a native of Valladolid.
Chacel was the daughter of a teacher who sent her to live with her grandmother in Madrid.
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2014-06-02
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