The syndrome name derives from Baron Münchhausen ( Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, 1720 – 1797 ), a German nobleman, who purportedly told many fantastic and impossible stories about himself, which Rudolf Raspe later published as The Surprising Adventures of Baron Münchhausen.

Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in A & E's 2004 made-for-TV movie Ike: Countdown to D-Day.

Surprising many pundits, Graham was successful in taking a solid lead during delegate selection meetings in February and March 2002, and, as a result, Duffie dropped out of the race.

Surprising many, they managed to get 22 parliamentary seats, which they used to form a minority government with Democratic Party of Serbia ( DSS ) and G17 Plus party.

Surprising to many, the Buffalo Bills picked McGahee in the first round as the 23rd overall choice in the draft.

He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims.

Surprising political experts, he finished ahead of various established politicians, such as the then-governor of Rio de Janeiro ( Leonel Brizola ), the former governor of São Paulo ( Orestes Quércia ), and the then-governor of Santa Catarina ( Esperidião Amin ), with more than 1. 5 million votes.

It was intended to be the last part of his stories, according to the original title-page of its first edition but a third part, Serious Reflections During the Life & Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, With His Vision of the Angelic World, was added later ; it is a mostly forgotten series of moral essays with Crusoe's name attached to give interest.

Three new specials were announced to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary with the first special ' Surprising guests ' airing on 25 December 2011.

On October 14, 2008, Dr. G released her first book, How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner.

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People ( copyright registered 17 June 1896 ) is the first full-length children's fantasy book by L. Frank Baum.

The term is often attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe's story The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, where the main character pulls himself out of a swamp by his hair ( specifically, his pigtail ), but the Baron does not, in fact, pull himself out by his bootstraps.

* Robert Mack ( 2008 ) The Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd: The Life and Times of an Urban Legend.

See The Surprising Virtues of Treating Trade Secrets as IP Rights, 61 Stan.

See The Surprising Virtues of Treating Trade Secrets as IP Rights, 61 Stan.

Surprising was " the granite permanence " of the shows at the top of the ratings.

* Rudolf Erich Raspe ( 1736 – 1794 ), a University of Kassel librarian who fled to England after embezzling significant funds from Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and wrote ( or compiled ) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen.

Surprising his doctors, White lived five years longer than predicted but died in April 1990, one month prior to his high school graduation.

* The Surprising History of Egypt ( USA, 2002 ) a. k. a. The Hidden History of Egypt ( UK, 2003 ) – directed by Phil Grabsky

* The Surprising History of Rome ( USA, 2002 ) a. k. a. The Hidden History of Rome ( UK, 2003 ) – directed by Phil Grabsky

Surprising to some historians, the immigration went smoothly since no powerful confederacy of any tribes was established.

Surprising the Shu forces, he quickly captured Chengdu and re-annexed that area back into Jin.

:“ Reviewers found it ‘ Surprising in its simplicity ’... the acting seemed nine days ’ wonder-no one talked of anything but Lillian ’ s smile, Lillian turned like a tormented animal in a trap, of Barthelmess ’ convincing restraint.

The allegation was nevertheless used in a Diet Mountain Dew ad from 2008 as part of the drink's " Surprising Facts " ad campaign.

* We're Sorry This Is Late ... We Really Meant To Post It Sooner: Research Into Procrastination Shows Surprising Findings ; Gregory Harris ; ScienceDaily. com ; Jan. 10, 2007 ( their source )

And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of the Globe.

* The Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World by Karl Fogel of QuestionCopyright. org.

but all too many observers have been misled by this fact into minimizing the degree of change which took place in the early first millennium.

The choice of The Marriage of Figaro was considered improper for a new bride by many observers, and the couple left the opera theater early without seeing the entire work performed.

128 bits is currently thought, by many observers, to be sufficient for the foreseeable future for symmetric algorithms of AES's quality.

Although the system established by the Sitges agreement was phased out by 1974, the 1886 Colombian constitution — in effect until 1991 — required that the losing political party be given adequate and equitable participation in the government which, according to many observers and later analysis, eventually resulted in some increase in corruption and legal relaxation.

For many observers this blurring is beneficial ; others do not find ClearType beneficial.

As many observers have pointed out, the Drake equation is a very simple model that does not include potentially relevant parameters.

* 1946 – Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.

Early Western travelers, whether to Persia, Turkey or China frequently remark on the absence of changes in fashion there, and observers from these other cultures comment on the unseemly pace of Western fashion, which many felt suggested an instability and lack of order in Western culture.

Though this has never been proven, many observers in the press and academia believe that the US has not provided convincing answers to several of the more suspicious details surrounding the coup, such as the circumstances under which the US obtained Aristide's purported letter of " resignation " ( as presented by the US ) which, translated from Kreyol, does not actually read as a resignation.

The advent of a coalition containing the JSP and LDP shocked many observers because of their previously fierce rivalry.

Mozambique held elections in 1994, which were accepted by most parties as free and fair while still contested by many nationals and observers alike.

Even more than earlier Moscow show trials, Bukharin's trial horrified many previously sympathetic observers as they watched allegations become more absurd than ever and the purge expand to include almost every living Old Bolshevik leader except Stalin.

Measurement consists of using observation to compare the thing being measured to a standard ; an artifact, process or definition which can be duplicated or shared by all observers, and counting how many of the standard units are comparable to the object.

* Relativity: In relativistic physics which deals with velocities close to the speed of light, it is found that different observers may observe different values for the length, time rates, mass, and many other properties of an object, depending on the observer's velocity relative to the object.

For many applications it is necessary to have some promotional materials to encourage casual observers to spend more time learning about the product.

Mbeki has sometimes been characterised as remote and academic, although in his second campaign for Presidency in 2004, many observers described him as finally relaxing into a more traditional campaign mode, sometimes dancing at events and even kissing babies.

Even though Heidegger is considered by many observers to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th century in continental philosophy, aspects of his work have been criticised by those who nevertheless acknowledge this influence, such as Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida.

In many reality TV programs, camera shooting and footage editing give the viewer the impression that they are passive observers following people going about their daily personal and professional activities ; this style of filming is often referred to as fly on the wall or factual television.

Although many observers from the 1880s onward predicted that Yankee politicians would be no match for new generations of ethnic politicians, the presence of Yankees at the top tier of modern American politics was typified by Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, and by Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean ( as well, to some observers, by 2004 Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Forbes Kerry, descendant through his mother, of the Scottish Forbes family, which emigrated to Massachusetts the 1750s ).

While this error is often not obvious to casual observers, under the ISU Judging System, cheated jumps are heavily penalized, in many cases as much as or more than a fall on a fully rotated jump.

The strength of McKinley, nominally a favorite-son candidate, surprised many observers.

Dewey's handicap was that many Republicans disliked him ; he often struck observers as cold, stiff and calculating.

Coincident with this success, the perception became established among many observers that he sometimes used the raw exercise of power to settle scores or tweak noses.

The quick German victory over the French stunned neutral observers, many of whom had expected a French victory and most of whom had expected, at the very least, a prolonged conflict.