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* There was an indie band called Repliforce. Their motto was "No one can stop us" (this and their name are references to ''[[Mega Man X]] 4''). They lasted about two or three years. The real [[Tear Jerker]] was that their final album was actually called "No One Can Stop Us".
* There have been several ships named ''HMS Invincible''. Of these, one was wrecked off the coast of Norfolk, another sank during a storm, and another blew up when exchanging fire with a German warship during [[World War I]].
** Subverted with the most recent ship to bear the name, which served 25 years as the flagship of the Royal Navy and was never even damaged prior to its retirement. It should also be pointed out that it belonged to the Invincible Class of Ships, which all made it to
* [[Napoleon]] had the following proclamation to the Belgians and the inhabitants of the (German) left bank of the Rhine printed after crossing the French border in 1815. The entire print run was captured by the pursuing allies after the battle of Waterloo (which took place on June 18 several miles ''south'' of Brussels and Laeken):
{{quote|The ephemeral successes of my enemies have detached you for a moment from my empire. In my exile on a rock in the sea I heard you pleas: the god of battles has decided the fate of your fair provinces.
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