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31 July 2017

00:00, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Jamaica High School

... that Jamaica High School (pictured), once Queens' largest public high school with 4,613 students, closed in 2014 with a graduating class of only 24 students?
... that Gertrude Förstel was Sophie when Der Rosenkavalier was first performed in Vienna, and sang in the premieres of Tiefland and Mahler's Eighth Symphony?
... that a randomised decision rule satisfying the Bayes criterion always has a non-random alternative?
... that the Achaemenid palace at Susa served as a model for Persepolis?
... that for the filming of Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the filmmakers relied on regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes rather than hiring extras?
... that the 58th chapter of the Quran explains how Muhammad's original position on the legal status of divorced women was overruled?
... that in the late 1980s, the now defunct airline Nigeria Airways took delivery of the last DC-10 ever built?
... that 22 years after he walked-on at Ole Miss, Matt Luke became its head football coach?

30 July 2017

00:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Black stork

... that the black stork (pictured) population has been declining for many years in Western Europe and the bird is no longer a summer visitor to Scandinavia?
... that Robert Lee Burns, a reformed convict from Oregon, was the subject of an interstate extradition battle between Oregon and California?
... that some inhabitants of the Colca Canyon believe their ancestors came from the Hualca Hualca volcano?
... that Swedish singer Wille Crafoord launched the Hovturnén, an annual concert tour in Skåne, in which singers and performers travel by horseback between gigs?
... that at 27 weeks, the longest running number-one song on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart is "Closer" by The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey?
... that the tubeworm Eunice norvegica often grows in association with a deep water coral?
... that the increased prominence of pizza in China had the secondary effect of introducing Chinese consumers to cheese as a culinary ingredient?
... that in 1975, eight men stole $30 million from the Providence Mafia and associates in the Bonded Vault heist?

29 July 2017

00:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Launch of USS Albacore

... that the hull of USS Albacore (launch pictured) had the Lyon Shape that was originally designed for airships by a woman?
... that early coffee vending machines used instant coffee powder mixed with hot water, while some modern machines fresh-grind the coffee and dispense various espresso drinks?
... that Mithuben Petit, a woman freedom fighter during the British Raj, played a major part in the Salt March with Mahatma Gandhi?
... that the 32nd chapter of the Quran is known by the name "The Prostration", and alternatively, "The Beds"?
... that Richard Saltonstall Rogers, a political enemy of Nathaniel Hawthorne, has been suggested as the inspiration for a character in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?
... that when the Theater Münster opened in 1956, it was regarded as the first new theatre in Germany after World War II?
... that huli-huli chicken is turned on a spit, and named from the Hawaiian word huli, meaning "turn"?
... that Donald Trump urged his Twitter followers not to buy the biography Trump Revealed by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher?

28 July 2017

00:00, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Palomo volcano

... that a geologist named a secondary vent of Palomo volcano (pictured) after his son, hoping that one day he would get to know the mountain range?
... that Stanley Blankson made the smooth flow of human and vehicular traffic his major aim during his term as mayor of Accra?
... that Jordan holds an annual celebration on 1 March for the 1956 Arabization of the Jordanian Army command?
... that Carmen Cincotti ate nearly 1,000 hot dogs in two months while training for the 2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, where he ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to finish in second place?
... that when dislodged from its burrow, the onion anemone may get rolled around by the sea before finding a suitable place to dig?
... that in 1944, Northern Ireland politician William Lyle denounced as "obnoxious" the views of minister Harry Midgley, whom Lyle hoped would become "more mature"?
... that the Hainan partridge occurs in forests that have recovered from logging?
... that the 1928 one-act play The Queen's Messenger was the first television drama?

27 July 2017

12:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Nili Patera dune field

... that the Nili Patera dune field (detail pictured) was the first location on Mars where evidence was obtained of dune movement of a minimum of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)?
... that William L. Mercereau, Superintendent of Steamships for the Pere Marquette Railway, was responsible for building up what was at the time the world's largest carferry fleet?
... that the black coral barnacle sometimes grows on Plumapathes pennacea?
... that contralto Ruth Siewert appeared as Erda not only in Bayreuth, but also at La Scala, La Fenice, and La Monnaie?
... that the film Poetry in Motion was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry?
... that after working for the International Coffee Organization in London and as a consultant for the World Bank, Owusu Afriyie Akoto became Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture?
... that the 2013 book Disinformation was included in the CIA's "Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf"?
... that Grace Hutchins promoted a radical Christian pacifist movement in the United States?

00:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

The Blessed Damozel

... that when Debussy wrote his cantata La Damoiselle élue, setting a poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, he had probably not seen the poet's painting of the subject (pictured)?
... that the first county courthouse for Lake County, Oregon, was built on 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by Mark W. Bullard in 1876?
... that in animal studies of the health and safety hazards of nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes had similar inhalation exposure effects to asbestos?
... that John Ward Westcott developed a marine mail system that eventually became the only floating ZIP Code in the United States?
... that in the mid-1980s, some HIV patients pinned their hopes for survival on an experimental drug called HPA-23?
... that at over 10 km (6 mi), Pınargözü Cave is the longest cave in Turkey and has not yet been fully surveyed?
... that the upcoming movie Stronger is based on a memoir by Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman?
... that the release of Los Gatos' debut single "La balsa" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of Argentine rock?
... that according to Snopes, the belief that the soul weighs 21 grams should not be given any credence?
...that within a Monte Viso Tunnel is the most ancient tunnel of Italy throught the mountain?

26 July 2017

12:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Gorgonia mariae

... that Gorgonia mariae (pictured) is one of several species of sea fans affected by a terrestrial fungal disease in the Gulf of Mexico?
... that Alfred Ezra learnt how to keep hummingbirds in captivity using baby food?
... that the Flag of Washington must show George Washington's profile facing the same direction on both sides, making it one of the most expensive U.S. state flags to produce?
... that Oxford Bibliographies Online has been called "an anti-Google"?
... that the white-necklaced partridge's forehead is white in one subspecies and chestnut in the other?
... that Richard Scott was a doctor who in 1963 became the world's first professor in general practice?
... that the short film Le Building was created as an opener for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival as the thesis project of five students of Gobelins?
... that Martin F. Scanlon was one of the Early Birds of Aviation?

00:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Sara's Dream (1984)

... that Don Reitz incorporated his niece's drawings into a series of ceramic pieces that came to be known as the Sara Period (example pictured)?
... that the Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing in 1981 led to the death of the prime minister, Mohammad Javad Bahonar, and President Mohammad Ali Rajai?
... that Charles Moses escaped from Singapore with Major General Gordon Bennett, led a cavalry regiment at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and crossed the Rhine with the British commandos?
... that The Big Bend, which would be the world's longest building if built, was designed to circumvent zoning regulations?
... that the Indian legislator Siddiqullah Chowdhury is critical of the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh?
... that Donald Trump blamed his ghostwriter for inaccuracies in Trump 101, saying in a deposition that he had read it "very quickly" before publication?
... that the Incident at Clovelly Cottage (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"?
... that the operator of Casino Pier returned from lunch to find his new roller coaster was being built in a different location than he had intended?

25 July 2017

12:00, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Dakota transport takes off

... that Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign relied on aircraft (example pictured) and "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels"?
... that Yvonne Busch left home at age eleven, on her own initiative, to pursue music?
... that the Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar has a hybrid design that allows it to run on either battery power or via pantograph and overhead line?
... that the Guangming Daily was one of only three national newspapers published in China during the Cultural Revolution?
... that Hendrika B. Cantwell, one of the first physicians in the US to work for a child protection agency, came in contact with an estimated 30,000 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect?
... that the legality of a 2016 plan to tax the Yale University endowment was questioned, in part due to a 1745 act of the Colony of Connecticut which granted the school tax-exempt status?
... that GhanaSat-1, the first Ghanaian satellite in space, is used to monitor the country's coastline as well as broadcast Ghanaian songs?
... that international cricketer Carlisle Best would "aggravate bowlers" by commentating on himself while batting?

00:00, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

15th-century woodcut of a bishop blessing the newlyweds in bed

... that the bedding ceremony (pictured) symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' sexual intimacy, but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?
... that Alice Tangerini is the only botanical illustrator ever hired by the Smithsonian Institution?
... that the National Socialist Party's victory in the 1956 general election formed the only elected government in Jordan's history?
... that Samsun Golf Course is thought to be the first course in the world to be built on ground recovered from the sea?
... that when disturbed, the rufous-throated partridge flies to branches as thrushes do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees like babblers?
... that developer Parroty Interactive's 1997 parody video game The X-Fools was released in anticipation of the fifth season of the paranormal TV series The X-Files?
... that Robin Fontes is the highest-ranking female military officer to serve in Afghanistan since the American invasion of that country in 2001?
... that The Graybar Hotel was written by a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without parole?

24 July 2017

12:00, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Amfleet I coaches at Kingston station (Rhode Island)

... that the Amfleet (coaches pictured) was Amtrak's first new intercity passenger cars and the Budd Company's last?
... that Margaret Amoakohene, currently a member of Ghana's Council of State, is the country's former High Commissioner to Canada?
... that radio station KRGE in Weslaco, Texas, once shared time with another station that later moved 350 miles (560 km) from Brownsville to Port Arthur?
... that Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah of Kashmir was one of the founders of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference?
... that the vegetable leaf miner became a serious problem in tomato crops in Florida after insecticides had killed the wasps that had previously kept it under control?
... that tea garden worker Karimul Haque has been awarded India's fourth highest civilian award?
... that the YPG was denounced after the Battle of al-Yaarubiyah for fighting the Free Syrian Army, which was not even present during the battle?
... that Rick Langford pitched 22 consecutive complete baseball games in 1980?
... that the Tjele helmet fragment is part of one of only five known Viking Age helmets?

00:00, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Tjele helmet fragment

... that the Tjele helmet fragment is part of one of only five known Viking Age helmets?
... that Shanno Devi was the first woman speaker of a State Assembly in India?
... that U.S. admiral Mark Bristol unsuccessfully protested against the deportations of Samsun Greeks to the Turkish authorities of Mustafa Kemal?
... that Norah C. James' first book Sleeveless Errand was ruled obscene and ordered by the Bow Street Police Court to be destroyed?
... that The Gamblers' "Moon Dawg!" single is considered by some to be the first surf rock record?
... that Charles Corydon Hall is considered the father of the rock wool insulation industry in America?
... that the Shinano River is the longest river, and has the third largest drainage basin, in Japan?
... that ProRodeo Hall of Fame barrel racer Charmayne James still managed to win the round when her horse Scamper's bridle fell off?

23 July 2017

12:00, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Dr Pepper logo (1910)

... that American Civil War Confederate surgeon Charles T. Pepper was the original inspiration for the Dr Pepper soft drink (1910 logo shown)?
... that renewed volcanic activity at Antofagasta de la Sierra could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?
... that Paula Murrihy, who appeared in operatic title roles such as Dido, Carmen, Hänsel and the Rosenkavalier, sang Lieder with viola and piano for the Hessischer Rundfunk?
... that Microshaft Winblows 98 served as parody video game developer Parroty Interactive's take on Microsoft, Windows, and Bill Gates?
... that there was a campaign to deny Catherine Afeku's appointment as Ghana's Minister of Tourism because she had not done her national service?
... that in the UK, the endangered Tansy beetle can only be found on the banks of the River Ouse, near York?
... that Shekhar Naik is the first blind cricketer to be awarded the Padma Shri?
... that Trump Tower was marketed as the "debut novel" of Donald Trump?

00:10, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Pallid cuckoo

... that the pallid cuckoo (pictured) was first described as a pigeon?
... that Indian Jat legislator Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary assisted chief minister Mayawati in pacifying agitations in Jat-dominated areas?
... that during the Rhode Island banking crisis of the early 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people lost access to their money?
... that within 100 years of the Spanish conquest of Nicaragua, the native population had been all but eliminated by a combination of newly-introduced disease, the slave trade, warfare, and mistreatment?
... that Nicole Chevalier was awarded Der Faust for her performance of the four female characters in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffman at the Komische Oper Berlin?
... that Dishonored 2, a steampunk video game, had its anti-piracy software hacked by a group called SteamPunks?
... that Tropical Depression Eight in 1981 dropped up to 21 inches (530 mm) of rainfall in Texas, much of which fell in only six hours?
... that Robert Symonds, expert in old English furniture, claimed that his girlfriend thrust a pair of curling tongs in his ear?

22 July 2017

12:25, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Hannah Norsa

... that the story of Hannah Norsa (pictured) has been described as "an archetypal tale of how stage stardom might lead to social transformation"?
... that after the 1194 Battle of Fréteval, Richard I captured the French King's government archive which travelled with him, who as a result founded the French National Archives in Paris?
... that A Voz do Brasil is the longest-running radio program in the Southern Hemisphere?
... that Greek shipping tycoon Basil Goulandris and his wife Elisa died childless and left an art collection worth an estimated $3 billion that has been the subject of a family feud ever since?
... that the critically endangered shrub orange dryandra is known from an area of less than 4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) in Western Australia?
... that investment banker Peter W. Smith contacted Russian hackers in an unsuccessful attempt to locate missing emails from Hillary Clinton's computer system?
... that the Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo, published by the composer Georg Philipp Telemann in 1735, were believed lost but published again in 2016?
... that Drop the Dip, the first roller coaster to use a lap bar, was inspired by a toy in a dentist's office waiting room?

00:40, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Maurice Wilder-Neligan

... that Maurice Wilder-Neligan (pictured) was dubbed "The Eccentric Colonel" for distributing newspapers to his troops during a lull in an attack?
... that in the John Gay version of Achilles, the hero is introduced as a cross-dresser?
... that Sue Alexander tapped into her grief over her younger brother's death to write a children's book about a Bedouin girl dealing with the same issue?
... that the Indian Ocean coral Acropora rudis is "endangered" by habitat destruction and its susceptibility to coral bleaching, disease and ocean acidification?
... that Marc Soustrot conducted a staging of both Debussy's cantata La Damoiselle élue and Honegger's oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher at the Frankfurt Opera in 2017?
... that First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament was moved to an earlier time to allow more school children to see the session?
... that governor Min Linka of Pegu was executed after his failed rebellion against his brother King Binnya U of Martaban?
... that smut has been reported on Scouten Brook?

21 July 2017

12:55, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Oskar Czerwenka Landesmusikschule

... that the bass Oskar Czerwenka appeared in 1,084 performances at the Vienna State Opera, and his home was integrated into a state music school (pictured) that was named after him?
... that New York City's Citi Bike is the largest bicycle-sharing system in the United States?
... that the music video for Oh Land's "Cherry on Top" is intended to serve as the first of three short films directed by Duncan Winecoff?
... that as a teenager, association footballer Frank Dudley gave up on turning professional due to his height—and then experienced a 6-inch (15 cm) growth spurt?
... that Roebuck was the flagship of Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot at the Siege of Charleston in 1780?
... that singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce attended high school with artists Joe Ely and Butch Hancock in Lubbock, Texas?
... that the flowers of Banksia alliacea smell of onions?
... that when Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the woman card, she did and it garnered $2.4 million for her campaign?

01:10, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Ganga Dussehra celebration

... that the Hindu festival Ganga Dussehra (celebration pictured) commemorates the descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth?
... that Sebastiano DiGaetano, an early mafia boss of the Bonanno crime family, disappeared after stepping down in 1912?
... that due to violent disruptions by Hebrew-only proponents, Yiddish films screened in Mandatory Palestine had to be dubbed?
... that The New York Times said the podcast Crimetown "advances the [true crime] genre" and called it one of the "best new podcasts of 2016"?
... that Wilhelm Ehmann, founder and director of a school of church music, toured internationally conducting his choir Westfälische Kantorei?
... that in 1990, Typhoon Zola flooded 420 houses in Japan?
... that personal dust monitors required for coal miners by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are based on the tapered element oscillating microbalance?
... that Indian politician Idris Ali has compared party chief Mamata Banerjee to Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, and the goddess Saraswati?

20 July 2017

12:00, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Church of St. Augustine ruins

... that the supposed relics of Georgian saint Ketevan the Martyr were retrieved from the ruins of the Church of St. Augustine (pictured) in Goa?
... that Frank J. Canova has been described as the inventor of the smartphone?
... that Mayda Insula on Titan is the first named island beyond the Earth?
... that among the Tuareg people, men traditionally wear a veil called a litham or tagulmust, while women go unveiled?
... that the 2016 "slashomedy" Pi Day Die Day stars Friday the 13th actor Ari Lehman?
... that Jammu and Kashmir education minister Naeem Akhtar installed a helpline to his personal office to hear complaints?
... that the New York City Subway G train is the only non-shuttle service that does not run through Manhattan?
... that at a 1999 performance of Savuka's anti-apartheid song "Asimbonanga", former South African President Nelson Mandela danced on stage?

00:00, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Luceafărul in a 1923 rendition

... that in creating his Luceafărul myth about the impossible love between a deity (pictured) and a mortal, Mihai Eminescu may have been influenced by the Katha Upanishad?
... that Paul Abels, the first openly gay minister to serve in a major Christian denomination in the United States, was nearly removed from his pastorate after he came out in the 1970s?
... that the Thai heist thriller film Bad Genius is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams?
... that when Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for president in 1868, he received all 650 votes from delegates, with no other candidate being nominated?
... that "Someday" became Mariah Carey's third consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?
... that if elected to government, Independence from Europe would build a large condominium in London to house British Members of Parliament?
... that Martin Janus wrote the original lyrics of "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne", which Bach used in a cantata in a setting known as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"?
... that the second reused orbital rocket in history, Falcon 9 booster B1029, was "extra toasty" upon coming back from the edge of space on June 23, 2017, to land on a drone ship?

19 July 2017

12:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Star Jet wreckage

... that after being thrown into the Atlantic Ocean by Hurricane Sandy, the Star Jet roller coaster (wreckage pictured) was replaced—safely inland—by Hydrus?
... that Indian Member of Parliament Mohammad Asrarul Haque polled the highest number of votes in his state of Bihar in the 2014 general election?
... that Mazaalai, the first Mongolian satellite in space, is named after the endangered Gobi bear?
... that Uwe Eric Laufenberg, General Manager of the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, presented his staging of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Internationale Maifestspiele in 2017?
... that the book Midas Touch, co-authored by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, praises the economic benefits of immigration to the United States?
... that in Norwegian fjords, the sea anemone Actinostola callosa feeds heavily on the helmet jellyfish?
... that while a member of the Philadelphia City Council, Thomas McIntosh challenged the school district to ensure that school conditions were equal in both black and white neighborhoods?
... that since first being built in 1888, Main Building at St. Edward's University has been burned down, torn open by a tornado, and used as a military academy?

00:00, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Georg Philipp Telemann

... that in the opera Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, Georg Philipp Telemann (pictured) characterized the noble people by elements from the opera seria, and the peasants by Spanish folk music?
... that the SS Pere Marquette was the first steel train ferry built in the world?
... that when Elissa P. Benedek was named president of the American Psychiatric Association in 1990, she was only the second woman to fill that post since the group's founding in 1844?
... that the real-life subject of the film The Broken Cord, diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, was struck by a car and died before the film's release?
... that Byattaba, the rebel ruler of Martaban, was paid in gold by King Binnya U so that he would acknowledge the King as his overlord?
... that Tropical Storm Winona, which struck Japan in August 1990, originated from a northerly displaced monsoon trough?
... that Women Wage Peace held a 50-day hunger strike outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015?
... that 35 years ago today, Tucson, Arizona, radio station KIKX shut down after losing its FCC license over a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's DJs?

18 July 2017

12:00, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Brasheedah Elohim

... that when Brasheedah Elohim (pictured) signed with an Israeli women's basketball team in 2007, her unusual surname prompted local media to quip, "God has arrived in Israel"?
... that disclosure of White House visitor logs has been the subject of several lawsuits brought by government transparency activists?
... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan tells the coming-of-age story of a female character, a choice unusual to fantasy of the time?
... that St. Cajetan Church, part of the World Heritage Site Churches and convents of Goa, is modeled on St. Peter's Basilica?
... that Dutch-Jewish lawyer Abel Herzberg and his wife were moved by train from Bergen-Belsen in April 1945, liberated by the Soviets in May, survived typhoid, and arrived back in Amsterdam in June?
... that Coney Island's Cannon Coaster was designed to shoot its riders out of a giant cannon over a gap in the tracks?
... that Doris Frankel won an Emmy for her work on All My Children?
... that a rhyming passage from Mihai Eminescu's novel Poor Dionis proposes "that this world is merely dreamland and a cat's fantastic vision"?

00:00, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Disneyland Railroad Locomotive No. 3

... that several freight cars of the Disneyland Railroad (locomotive pictured) originally had no seats because Walt Disney wanted passengers to feel like cattle riding in a real cattle train?
... that Melanie Lewy had to sell some of her clothes to pay for her husband's funeral?
... that Typhoon Betty killed 101 people in the Philippines?
... that the book Time to Get Tough by Donald Trump was written with the assistance of editors from Breitbart News?
... that the British Government is selling off its embassy in Bangkok in what will be Thailand's priciest real estate deal ever?
... that the development team of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy purchased a lock picking set during development?
... that Marjan Šarec started his career as a comedian, but was later elected Mayor of Kamnik and recently announced his candidacy for President of Slovenia?
... that during the 1623 papal conclave, the election of Pope Urban VIII was supposedly foretold by a swarm of bees?

17 July 2017

12:00, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Lamborghini Asterion

... that Lamborghini's first hybrid vehicle was its concept car Asterion (pictured)?
... that after Catholic bishop Gaston Marie Jacquier was assassinated in Algiers, Archbishop Duval ordered priests not to wear clerical clothing or display the cross in public?
... that the book Dezinformatsia by Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson explains Communist propaganda used by the Soviet Union?
... that Pia Miller was drawn to the role of Kat Chapman in Home and Away when she realised the character was not sexualised?
... that the album Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall features a concert that celebrated Clint Eastwood's contributions to jazz?
... that the Kent RFU created the second-ever county cup competition for rugby union in Southern England?
... that heavy infestations of white pine sawfly can defoliate a tree or even kill it?
... that Ray Hill has married 12 prisoners' loved ones for them by proxy on his radio show?

00:00, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Confidencen

... that Confidencen (pictured) is the oldest Rococo theatre in Sweden?
... that Dorothy Hazard, a preacher's wife, led a group of women in the defence of Bristol during the English Civil War?
... that organic farmer Uroš Macerl won the Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a legal challenge against a cement company?
... that Jackie Chan DC Racing, owned by David Cheng, is the first team based in mainland China to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship?
... that Stephen III of Moldavia stated in 1502 that he had fought 36 battles and only lost two of them?
... that the Eitel Building was nominated for historic landmark status by nearby condominium owners to prevent the construction of a 22-story tower?
... that the upcoming video game The Artful Escape is described as "David Bowie traveling off from London on an interstellar trip to create Ziggy Stardust"?
... that Constance Wood was the first to install a cyclotron in a hospital, but was teased by one of her patients with a rat?

16 July 2017

12:00, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Muhammad I and his Castilian ally

... that Muhammad I of Granada (pictured), founder of the last Muslim state in Spain, helped Castile take Córdoba and Seville from the Muslims?
... that Publishers Weekly called Why We Want You to Be Rich authors Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki "a strangely winning combination"?
... that Canadian theoretical physicist Helen Freedhoff was doctoral advisor to Schrödinger's grandson?
... that Tallinn Central Library lends Estonian-language e-books to people in any part of the world?
... that Sam Panopoulos "invented" the Hawaiian pizza?
... that the city hall of Bellevue, Washington, was previously a Qwest telecommunications office?
... that the BBC medical drama series Casualty received criticism for a series 29 episode which featured a crash that viewers believed resembled the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash?
... that mail artist Pauline Smith created the Adolf Hitler Fan Club?

00:00, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Georgia Ann Robinson

... that Georgia Ann Robinson (pictured) was the first African-American policewoman in the Los Angeles Police Department?
... that the population of oak pinhole borer beetles in Britain greatly increased after the Great Storm of 1987 brought down large numbers of trees?
... that Science Express, a scientific exhibition for children mounted on a train, is included in the Limca Book of Records for being the largest, the longest running and the most visited mobile exhibition?
... that the book Think Big and Kick Ass, by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker, was the highest selling personal finance work on Amazon.com in 2015?
... that "Wonderous Stories" by the progressive rock band Yes remains their highest charting UK single with a peak at number 7 in 1977?
... that katemeshi was a common peasant food in Japan during the Meiji and Taishō periods?
... that the slave-owner and MP William James received £4,713, equivalent to about £6 million today, as compensation following the British Slavery Abolition Act of 1833?
... that during the final hours of operation for the Douglas County Library System, supporters held a wake?

15 July 2017

12:00, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Foxwarren Park in 1860

... that Foxwarren Park (pictured) was the inspiration for Toad Hall, a location for Robin Hood and test site for the bouncing bomb?
... that during the reign of Muhammad II, Granada survived simultaneous attacks by Castile and the Marinids, its two larger neighbors?
... that the Rolling Stones' concert in Havana was the first foreign rock concert to take place in Cuba and was attended by an estimated 500,000 people?
... that economist Peter Schmidt's 1977 work on stochastic frontier models is considered one of the most influential Journal of Econometrics papers of all time?
... that a traditional town fair in Zagreb, Croatia, has its roots in a Mongol invasion?
... that the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel is the only tunnel with stations shared between trains and buses in the United States?
... that Bencie Woll was the first person to hold a professorship in sign language in the United Kingdom?
... that the sea anemone Gonactinia prolifera can both walk and swim?

00:00, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Pimento cheese spread

... that pimento cheese (example pictured) is a type of cheese spread that has been referred to as "pâté of the south" and "Carolina caviar"?
... that after lobbying to regulate the licensing of nurses in Colorado, Louie Croft Boyd applied for and became the first licensed nurse in the state?
... that living glass anemones can be dissected in the laboratory and then put back in an aquarium, where they will heal?
... that the Islamic prophet Muhammad was reported to have said that whoever recited the Quranic chapter Al-Waqi'a every night would "never be afflicted by need"?
... that the book Insane Clown President by Matt Taibbi debuted on bestseller lists for both The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times?
... that Lioba Braun, who became known appearing as Brangäne in Bayreuth in 1994, was the first soloist to record Reger's Die Weihe der Nacht?
... that the Superliner was the last rail passenger car manufactured by Pullman-Standard?
... that Eddie Baxter was a Continental organist?

14 July 2017

12:00, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Efimov Traveling Theater in Moscow, 1919

... that Ivan and Nina Efimov, known as the Adam and Eve of Russian puppetry, lived for six years largely on earnings from their traveling puppet show (pictured)?
... that Typhoon Joe and Typhoon Kim struck the Philippines within a week of each other in July 1980?
... that the first United States vessel to enter the Black Sea was owned by Ezra Weston II, a Massachusetts shipbuilder known as "King Caesar"?
... that MINURCA was established by the UN Security Council to replace another peacekeeping force called MISAB?
... that Kate Devlin is a computer scientist working in the field of sex robots and human-computer interaction?
... that Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel Starship Troopers is a critique of US society of the 1950s, and advocates for corporal and capital punishment?
... that award-winning film director Nujoom Al-Ghanem is also a poet?
... that the Irish Fright caused thousands of English people to arm themselves against non-existent Irish marauders believed to be burning and massacring English towns?

00:00, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Sofia Richie

... that model Sofia Richie (pictured) played soccer until she broke her hip in a Segway accident?
... that the Karimata Strait, today in Indonesia, was used by the British fleet in the 1811 invasion of Java?
... that Matthias von Stegmann made German voice-overs for The Simpsons, staged Wagner's Ring Cycle for children, and directed the first production of Wagner's Rienzi at the Bayreuth Festival?
... that the documentary Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? presented by John Sweeney was featured at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy?
... that Pietro Campori was promoted as a candidate for pope in both 1621 and 1623?
... that the first ice rink in South Africa was created for the 1936 Empire Exhibition?
... that after surviving a shooting incident, Boakye Agyarko immigrated to the US as a political refugee and rose to become a vice president of the Bank of New York?
... that colonies of the black coral Leiopathes glaberrima can live for over four thousand years?

13 July 2017

12:00, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Montgomery Industrial School for Girls

... that white reformist Northern women founded the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls (pictured) in Montgomery, Alabama, to educate black girls, who included Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr?
... that Indian politician Akhtarul Iman withdrew his candidacy for the 2014 Indian general election ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?
... that Martin Luther wrote the song of praise "Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein" ("The best time of the year is mine") as part of a poem, not as a hymn?
... that Chris Young was deposed in 1924 by the Governor of American Samoa after he took the Samoan royal title Tui Manu'a, because the idea was incompatible with the US Constitution?
... that Tropical Depression Six of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season caused the Florida Panhandle to have its rainiest July since 1923?
... that the 34th chapter of the Quran was named after Sheba, but does not talk about the Queen of Sheba?
... that Dutch politician Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello was the first person to introduce protection of lesbian rights and anti-discrimination measures at an official UN conference?
... that the first-round draw for the English 2017–18 EFL Cup was held in Thailand?

00:00, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Statue of Sybil Ludington on horseback

... that the Ludington family included a teenage girl (statue pictured) whose night-long ride to alert the Continental Army of an imminent British attack has been compared to the ride of Paul Revere?
... that actress Siobhan Finneran said she wanted her Downton Abbey character "flung off the roof of the Abbey"?
... that red-headed pine sawfly larvae drag pine needles into the silken tubes in which they live?
... that theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar and Ramakrishna Ramaswamy solved the Abelian sandpile model of self-organized criticality with their "Dhar-Ramaswamy model"?
... that Seattle's passenger-only ferries, blamed for beach erosion, were forced to slow down because of a class-action lawsuit?
... that Juana Bordas says her parents were uncomfortable with the idea of her leaving home to go to college due to the "crab syndrome"?
... that the Soviet Army's 7th Guards Tank Division was part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany for 43 years during the Cold War?
... that the call letters of radio stations KFAS and KFAS-FM were adopted to honor minority owner Francis Albert Sinatra?

12 July 2017

12:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

The Centrepiece Masterpiece by Kazimierz Mrówczyński

... that Compendium ferculorum ("A Collection of Dishes"), the oldest cookbook in Polish, inspired the description of a traditional banquet (illustration pictured) in the Polish national epic?
... that Oklahoma state legislator Emily Virgin tried to derail a religious freedom bill by proposing that businesses must publicly post a notice declaring whom they would refuse services to?
... that a classically conditioned stimulus can affect operant behavior and motivation through Pavlovian-instrumental transfer?
... that a plume of gas rises from fumaroles on Putana volcano?
... that Terrorist Recognition Handbook by Malcolm Nance discusses signs of terrorist planning?
... that Hayao Miyazaki aspired to become a manga artist but found he could not draw people, instead drawing primarily planes, tanks, and battleships for several years?
... that the release of Los Gatos' debut single "La balsa" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of Argentine rock?
... that Neal McDonough's appearance in the Marvel One-Shot short Agent Carter was supposed to be filmed in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wore to portray Dum Dum Dugan?

00:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Mr. Peanut in 1917

... that Italian immigrant Mario Peruzzi was the co-founder and president of Planters Peanut company (Mr. Peanut pictured)?
... that during the Siege of Thessalonica in 1422–1430, the city changed hands from the Byzantine Empire to the Republic of Venice, and finally was captured by the Ottoman Empire?
... that Scissor Sisters and MNDR conceived the song "Swerlk" to commemorate the anniversary of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting?
... that Yuan dynasty plum-blossom painter Wang Mian lived in a house surrounded by a thousand plum trees?
... that the decline of book review sections in newspapers was the impetus for the founding of the New York Journal of Books?
... that Joan Birkland won both the Colorado state tennis and golf championships in the same summer ... twice?
... that the Government of Bihar started a bidding process to get an industry partner for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur, but no bidder emerged?
... that the 59th Ariel Awards will be held despite a 77% cut to the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' budget?

11 July 2017

12:00, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Flag of the Orange Order

... that the Flag of the Orange Order (pictured) was based on what was purportedly the personal standard of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne?
... that Frank Beermann conducted the first recording of Bruno Maderna's Requiem, and the German premiere of Péter Eötvös's opera Love and Other Demons at the Chemnitz Opera?
... that Christopher Hitchens called the book The Terrorists of Iraq by Malcolm Nance "a highly potent analysis" of jihadism?
... that Richard H. Carmichael was shot down on 20 August 1944 while leading the 462d Bombardment Group in the bombing of Yawata, the first daylight air raid on Japan since the Tokyo Raid in 1942?
... that the Penstemon digitalis cultivar "Husker Red" was named after the Nebraska Cornhuskers?
... that the 49th chapter of the Quran compares backbiting, a sin in Islam, to "eating the flesh of one's brother"?
... that Dominic Nitiwul has been involved in the fight against galamseyers?
... that the Chinese have been playing their version of Monopoly and Snakes and Ladders since the ninth century?

00:00, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Yellow-fronted woodpecker

... that the golden-naped, yellow-tufted, white-fronted, and yellow-fronted woodpecker (pictured) are included in the genus Melanerpes, which is characterised by black, white, red and yellow plumage?
... that Scottish engineer Adam Clark spent ten years of his life building the Chain Bridge in Budapest, and has appeared on Hungarian currency?
... that Donald Trump said he read the book Defeating ISIS by Malcolm Nance while a candidate for U.S. president?
... that Rhacotis, the Egyptian predecessor of Alexandria, may have been a thriving city centuries before the birth of Alexander?
... that due to several accidents, only six cars finished on the lead lap at the 2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600?
... that Dara Hobbs appeared as Wagner's Isolde at many venues, including Theater Bonn, Stadttheater Minden, and Schloss Neuschwanstein?
... that Yoshiki, star of rockumentary We Are X, must wear a neck brace while drumming and keeps oxygen tanks backstage due to asthma?
... that there was an amphibious invasion of Long Island in 1943?

10 July 2017

12:00, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil

... that Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (pictured) once belonged to the House of Bourbon?
... that Marc Kasowitz has represented Donald Trump in bankruptcies, sexual misconduct allegations, and the Russian election interference investigation?
... that when his candidacy was vetoed in the 1669–70 papal conclave, Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci became so embarrassed that it was said to be the cause of his death shortly thereafter?
... that Banksia hookeriana plants are larger when they grow on road verges?
... that Virginia Apuzzo was a nun until shortly after the Stonewall riots, when she left her convent and became a gay rights and AIDS activist?
... that The Beast is the first book written by CPJ International Press Freedom Award-winning journalist Óscar Martínez?
... that Maria Friesenhausen sang soprano solo with the NDR Chor in the 1950s and trained students of the University of Dortmund for an opera performance in 2001?
... that there are many more female than male great spruce bark beetles, and incestuous matings are normal?

00:00, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Malcolm Nance

... that the book The Plot to Hack America by Malcolm Nance (pictured) describes Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections?
... that despite his role as a medic to the Decepticons, the character of Knock Out in Transformers: Prime was created as a foil to Bumblebee?
... that Fest- und Gedenksprüche are three motets composed by Johannes Brahms for the ceremony in which he was named an honorary citizen of Hamburg?
... that Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro ordained the British monk who set up the first Theravada monastic community in Britain?
... that young mullets swim through lava tubes into Halulu Lake in the Hawaiian Islands, but have to be brought to Halalii Lake in barrels?
... that Edward H. Phelps was wounded at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, and while still leading his men forward was shot a second time and killed?
... that after its dissolution in 1973, some members of the Labour Party of Scotland left to work for a pirate radio station?
... that stockbroker Tony Rudd was recruited by the future British Home Secretary to be an extra in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral?

9 July 2017

12:00, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Chiliques

... that the Chiliques volcano (pictured) is of cultural importance to the town of Socaire, Chile, where it was considered to be the source of water?
... that Ernest Addison, the fifteenth Governor of the Bank of Ghana, is a Mfantsipim alumnus?
... that the Taylor Force Act, proposed by US Senator Lindsey Graham, would prevent the Palestinian National Authority from using American economic aid to pay terrorists?
... that the naval architect Robert Logan designed the first steel train ferry?
... that the season three premiere of Rick and Morty was first aired unannounced as a part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' joke?
... that Spanish footballer Nahikari García signed for Real Sociedad when she was 16 years old?
... that white-footed ants protect red scale insects, a major pest of citrus in South Africa?
... that Soviet Air Forces fighter pilot and commander Pyotr Pumpur began his military career as a chauffeur?

00:00, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Monkenhurst

... that when comedian Peter Sellers visited his friend Spike Milligan at Monkenhurst (pictured) naked as a practical joke, he was sent away still naked?
... that the Kölner Rundfunkchor, the radio choir of the WDR in Cologne, premiered Karlheinz Stockhausen's Momente in 1962?
... that Janina Goss has been described as the "power behind the throne" in modern Polish politics?
... that the Arkansas Air & Military Museum displays Walmart founder Sam Walton's first aircraft, an Ercoupe 415C?
... that Ajige beheaded Shen Shikui for his refusal to surrender Ka Island?
... that Truth Serum, Tove Lo's debut EP, is a concept record that describes her most intense love affair, from the happy beginning to trying to move on after the breakup?
... that William A. Dwyer Jr. and Joseph T. Murphy were opponents in a 1960 Philadelphia City Council election but were later colleagues on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas?
... that the Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund pays monthly stipends to the families of suicide bombers?

8 July 2017

12:00, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Cora Semmes Ives

... that the novel The Princess of the Moon: A Confederate Fairy Story by Cora Semmes Ives (pictured) depicts a lunar invasion by Yankee carpetbagger balloonists?
... that Puchuldiza in Chile was the site of the first electricity generated from geothermal energy in South America?
... that Governor-elect of the State of Mexico Alfredo del Mazo Maza's father, grandfather, and cousin all held the office before him?
... that the Vintage Grill & Car Museum in Weatherford, Texas, features President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 Lincoln Continental and a 1975 Trabant?
... that during the civil war of the Ottoman Interregnum, at one time or another Junayd Bey, ruler of the Beylik of Aydın, supported four different Ottoman princes vying for the throne?
... that the upcoming film Velipadinte Pusthakam will be the first collaboration between director Lal Jose and actor Mohanlal?
... that Claudia Barainsky performed operatic title roles including Daphne, Lulu, Medea, and Melusine?
... that Full Fact fact-checked the Brexit referendum?

7 July 2017

22:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Flag of the Solomon Islands

... that the flag of the Solomon Islands (pictured) was designed by a Kiwi?
... that Qing dynasty poet Lin Yining was part of the "Banana Garden Five"?
... that Brideside was launched in Chicago because it was perceived to be the largest bridal market in the United States?
... that at the beginning of his reign, Muhammad III of Granada allied his kingdom with Castile and Aragon against the Marinids, while at the end those three powers were allied against him?
... that the Porco caldera in Bolivia, a major source of silver for the Inca, is now Bolivia's largest zinc mine?
... that chaudfroid sauce can be prepared using a reduction of boiled meat carcasses and other ingredients?
... that Sunil Babu Pant was the first openly gay federal-level legislator in Asia?
... that the Hotel Manger once used a steam locomotive to heat the building?

00:00, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Adelphi School

... that the Adelphi School (pictured) is considered to be the last free-tuition charity school building still standing in Philadelphia?
... that Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee is the first mayor of any city of India to get Z-plus security cover?
... that elevated parks are becoming more common, inspired by the success of New York's High Line?
... that while Maximilian II replaced Alard du Gaucquier as Kapellmeister, he thought highly enough of him to grant a patent of nobility?
... that the Nugent–RajanBabu reagent can be used to prepare a key intermediate in the synthesis of vinorelbine, a treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer?
... that former Attorney General Ayikoi Otoo is now Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada?
... that the predatory beetle Rhizophagus grandis was imported to the United States from Belgium in an attempt to control the black turpentine beetle?
... that in 1972, Colorado engineering technician Janet Bonnema legally challenged the superstition that a woman who went underground into a tunnel or mine brought bad luck?

6 July 2017

00:00, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Anti-Terror Unit fighters

... that the leader of the US-trained Anti-Terror Units (fighters pictured) in the Syrian Civil War was suspected to have been assassinated by Turkish Intelligence operatives for conducting "terror operations"?
... that Moufdi Zakaria reportedly wrote the lyrics to the national anthem of Algeria with his own blood on the walls of his jail cell?
... that construction of the Macrolibramiento Palmillas-Apaseo el Grande highway was delayed by difficulties acquiring rights of way, rising material costs, and intermittent funding from the Mexican government?
... that after the death of pediatric neurologist Bronson Crothers, Harvard Medical School established a professorship in his name?
... that the video game Horizon Zero Dawn was considered the most risky out of 40 concepts pitched for development?
... that sailors under Magellan may have guessed that Samborombón Bay was the birthplace of the phantom island of Saint Brendan?
... that the upcoming film The Darkest Minds is the live-action directorial debut of animation director Jennifer Yuh Nelson?
... that physician Bodog F. Beck kept a beehive outside his office in New York for his "bee venom therapy"?

5 July 2017

00:00, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

Flag of the East India Company

... that Benjamin Franklin suggested to George Washington that he adopt the Flag of the East India Company (pictured) as the flag of the United States?
... that David Hermann staged a Mozart opera at the Salzburg Festival at age 29, and combined three Krenek operas in Frankfurt?
... that one of the final Quranic chapters revealed in Mecca, called "The Sundering", talks about the Day of Judgment?
... that NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore was a machine gunner who participated in the Normandy landings?
... that a "food innovation district" and farmers' market are proposed for the immediate vicinity of Rainier Beach station?
... that the New Zealand cricketer Richard Hadlee was twice the man of the series in the Trans-Tasman Trophy?
... that Irish director Neasa Hardiman won both an IFTA and a BAFTA award for her work on Happy Valley?
... that despite years of investigation and a manhunt, the 1939 City of San Francisco derailment remains unsolved?

4 July 2017

00:00, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Modern Gothic cabinet

... that the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Modern Gothic cabinet (pictured) is considered one of the finest American examples of the style?
... that in 1678, Anthonio Hurdt led the forces of the Dutch East India Company for the Kediri campaign in Java, despite his lack of experience in Java or in military command?
... that ecotourism resort Hotelito Desconocido was reportedly a money laundering front for a Mexican drug cartel?
... that Spanish footballer Álvaro Domínguez was forced to retire at the age of 27 due to persistent back injuries?
... that Gottfried von Einem's opera Der Prozeß, based on the novel by Franz Kafka, was premiered at the Salzburg Festival?
... that Typhoon Agnes was the last one to affect the Philippines during the 1984 Pacific typhoon season?
... that Henry W. Sawyer argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Establishment Clause cases of Abington School District v. Schempp and Lemon v. Kurtzman?
... that the "Prayer of Saint Francis" is a 20th-century peace prayer mistakenly attributed to the 13th-century saint?

3 July 2017

00:00, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Polish mead

... that in 2013, Poland became the world's largest producer of mead made according to traditional methods (example pictured)?
... that Gonçalo Teixeira Corrêa crossed China in the 1620s to train the Ming army in modern artillery, but lost his life to a mutineer's arrow?
... that the hymn "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" was described as being so simple it belied the education and knowledge of its author, Professor Edwin Hatch?
... that Richard Painter, chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush, is suing President Trump for his alleged violation of the US Constitution?
... that the video game Remember Me was appraised by its developer as the digital view of human identity compared to its analog counterpart, Life Is Strange?
... that the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz celebrated 125 years of music education by moving to a new building?
... that Alabama was one of six U.S. states to not have a human trafficking law before state legislator Merika Coleman successfully cosponsored a bill criminalizing it?
... that basketball player Alex Owumi was trapped in a Benghazi apartment for weeks during the Libyan Civil War?

2 July 2017

00:00, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

Flag of New Brunswick

... that although New Brunswick was confederated into Canada 150 years ago today, the province's flag (pictured) was not adopted until 1965?
... that Tui Manu'a Matelita, the Samoan queen of Manu'a, was described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a little slip" of a girl, "who sits all day in a pink gown, in a little white European house"?
... that Australia have held the Frank Worrell Trophy since 1995?
... that Horace Hodes discovered the main function of vitamin D in his first year of medical school?
... that rioters burned the first permanent provincial seat of Canada?
... that the fossil ant Cephalotes dieteri has a smaller head than its sister species?
... that Jordyn Huitema scored her first goal for the Canadian women's national soccer team in an exhibition game against Costa Rica, and scored her second goal less than a minute later?
... that "Fatshe leno la rona", the national anthem of Botswana, was reportedly not the government's preferred choice because it was composed by the co-founder and leader of an opposition party?

1 July 2017

00:10, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Soo Yeon Lee

... that table tennis player and model Soo Yeon Lee (pictured) has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for a chain of table tennis bars?
... that Pu Songling wrote "Tian Qilang" with a Chinese killer in mind?
... that Douglas Putnam served in the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War, and later published an eyewitness account of the battle?
... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub Persoonia pauciflora is within 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of the type specimen?
... that N. V. Madhusudana demonstrated the electromechanical coupling effects of cholesteric liquid crystals for the first time?
... that human sacrifices were performed on Pichu Pichu, an extinct volcano near Arequipa?
... that a Lebanese postage stamp featuring Anissa Rawda Najjar was issued in 2014, soon after her 100th birthday?
... that arson in royal dockyards‎ was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
... that Informatics General developed and marketed the first software product to have cumulative sales of $1 million, $10 million, and $100 million?