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Stuttgart small kitchen

... that the Munich kitchen was developed because the Stuttgart kitchen (example pictured) did not allow a housewife to look after her children?
... that football manager Juan Álvarez was nicknamed the "king without a crown" after his team lost a championship due to the away goals rule?
... that an estimated three-quarters of New Zealand's population saw Elizabeth II during her 1953–1954 tour of the country?
... that Thomas Lincoln Tally, considered the pioneer movie-theater exhibitor of Los Angeles in 1916, is credited with coining the term "moving picture"?
... that a line delivered by Pelé in the 1980 movie Os Trombadinhas went viral as a meme in Brazil?
... that a Roman historian reported that Perdiccas, Alexander the Great's regent after his death, was nominated as king with great support, but hesitated to accept the role?
... that Magical Girl Witch Trials received full voice acting after crowdfunding raised more than 30 times the original goal?
... that when Edgewood was built in Stanleytown, Virginia, its Greek Revival style was unknown to most people in the area?
... that toy designer Shunsaku Tamiya was placed under government surveillance for speaking to Soviets about their tanks?