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Panhandle Gap

... that Mount Rainier cannot be seen from Panhandle Gap (pictured), despite the trail being "possibly the best day hike" in Mount Rainier National Park?
... that despite her father wanting her to become a music teacher, Marcia Moore ran away to Chicago to star in silent film, vaudeville, cabaret, and burlesque performances?
... that al-Shaykh Badr was the hometown of Salih al-Ali, who led the Alawite revolt against the French in Syria?
... that a charity founded by Henry Smith in 1628 now has assets of more than £1 billion?
... that the 2024 Talerddig train collision was the first collision between passenger trains in Wales since 1991?
... that X's rules were changed when StoneToss sought help from Elon Musk after an anti-fascist group published materials claiming to have revealed their identity?
... that New World Mall was the largest Asian shopping mall in the Northeastern United States upon its opening in 2011?
... that Mariah Carey used a sample from the New Zealand duo Adeaze in her 2005 song "Your Girl"?
... that working at a post office was how Derrick Harden became an NFL player?