Monletsgolia are one of 340 teams taking part in the deliberately eccentric Mongol Rally.

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The film depicts Rodriguez as an eccentric fellow whose early career was marred in part by performances where he played with his back to the audience.

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The city of Odense was the childhood home of Hans Christian Andersen and it still looks the part, with cobbled streets, gothic spires and eccentric statues dedicated to its famous son.

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The sand-box that has become part of Wilson folklore was one of a series of eccentric events which characterised the recording of Smile.

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