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31 January 2018

15:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Persoonia ellipticaflowers

... that the Western Australian shrubsPersoonia elliptica(pictured)andPersoonia saccataare known as snottygobbles?
... that New York City'sBroadway Junctionstation sees 100,000 daily riders, the vast majority using it to make transfers?
... thatIlona Durigo,one of the leading concert contraltos of her time, performed in the first recording of Bach'sSt Matthew Passion,conducted byWillem Mengelberg?
... thatOnecoreferred to the gift of a ceremonial sword fromCharles II of Englandas proof of the legal equality of theMohegan sachematewith theEnglish monarchy?
... that the company developing theSSM-A-23 Dartanti-tank missile changed ownership twice while the project was underway?
... thatMildred Dilling'sfirst fee for aharpperformance was a dozen carnations and a jar of pickles?
... that a newly appointedcount of the Székelyswas entitled to a horse from each of theSzékely seats?
... that of thesix known Anglo-Saxon helmets,theShorwell helmetwas originally mistaken for a pot, thePioneer helmetfor a bucket, and theCoppergate helmetfor a rock?

00:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Yanmen Pass

... that the inconvenience of getting toYanmen Pass(pictured)makes it one of the less crowdedAAAAA-rated sites along theGreat Wall of China?
... that American scholarPaul Y. Hammondsought to develop a more discerning understanding of how organizational behavior and domestic political considerations affected American foreign policy?
... that among theaccoladesreceived byI, Tonyaare fiveBritish Academy Film Awardnominations?
... that the comic "Shoot",originally scheduled for publication in a 1999 issue ofHellblazer,was not published until 2010?
... that Canadian physicianFraser Rosewas partly named after the doctor who walked through a snowstorm inNova Scotiato deliver him?
... that the first shipment of books for theWashington Territorial Librarytraveled aroundCape HornfromNew York City?
... that theEdict of Milan,an agreement betweenConstantineandLiciniusto treat the Christian Church peacefully, was issued during the pontificate ofPope Miltiades?
... that theAlabama Crimson Tideovercame a 13–0 deficit at halftime to win the2018 College Football Playoff National Championshipin overtime?

30 January 2018

12:00, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Blossom's Inn, byThomas H. Shepherd,1850

... that a porter atBlossom's Inn(pictured)was revived by treatment that included bleeding, brandy, and a turpentine enema?
... that while chief justice of theColony of Cape Breton,Richard Gibbonsfounded a group that was later banned as being a possible "Seed of Rebellion"?
... thatCider with Rosiecould not be filmed inSlad,where the story takes place, as the village had changed too much?
... thatSciota Brookis only 2 miles (3.2 km) long but flows through three counties in Pennsylvania?
... that theelm seed bugproduces an unpleasant smell reminiscent ofbitter almonds?
... that during the height of theCold War,an American visiting Russia received aseven-year sentencefor spying?
... thatChen Junsheng'sinvestigative report resulted in his superior losing his job and getting "promoted"?
... that horse carcasses, and trash from three of New York City's boroughs, were once processed atBarren Island, Brooklyn?

00:00, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Winter,Pieter Breughel the Younger, 1633

... that Belfast pub-owner and freemasonWilliam BraithwaitedonatedWinter(pictured)andSpringbyPieter Breughel the Youngerto theUlster Museum?
... thatGalco's Soda Pop StopinLos Angelescarries more than 700 differentsoft drinks?
... thatMesembrinella caenozoicais the first unambiguous fossil described in the fly superfamilyOestroidea?
... that the physicianGeorge Abercrombieonce won a game of chess against world championJosé Raúl Capablanca?
... that theCoatzacoalcos Underwater Tunnel,which took 13 years to complete, has been described as a "monument to corruption"?
... that theHoudini Museum of New Yorkhouses the world's second largest collection of "Houdiniana"?
... thatShmuel Abba Twersky'simmigration to Canada from Ukraine – to serve asMakarover Rebbeof Winnipeg in the 1920s – was held up by two years of bureaucraticred tape?
... that in his review,IGN's Craig Harris calledElite Forces: Unit 77the "perfect storm of gaming mediocrity"?

29 January 2018

12:10, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Hardenbergia comptoniana

... that the seed pods ofHardenbergia comptoniana(flowers pictured)make an audible 'pop' as they release the seed?
... that after contractingdiphtheria,John Huntbelieved he was one of the last cases in England to have his tonsils painted withcocaineand then removed by guillotine?
... that theJaguarmulti-stagesounding rocketwas designed to be launched using atoss bombingmaneuver from aB-57 bomber?
... that aLet's Save Togo protest rallyin August 2012 called for a week-longsex strikeby women to encourage men to oppose Togolese PresidentFaure Gnassingbé?
... that prior to serving as executive fashion director forCosmopolitanandSeventeen,and as a judge forProject Runway: Junior,Aya Kanaiconsidered careers in puppetry and fine art?
... that 50 million trees could be planted to form theNorthern Forestin England?
... that Major GeneralMiles GrahamwasMonty's logistics supremo in both North Africa and North-West Europe during the Second World War?
... that passengers traveling to the1939 New York World's Fairvia theWorld's Fair subway linepaid the standard five-cent fare to board, but had to pay the fare again on arrival?

00:00, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Queens Building

... that theQueens Building(pictured)atHeathrow Airportwas one of the most visited London attractions in 1956?
... thatDoug McMurdywas the inaugural winner of theRed Tilson Trophy,given to the most outstanding player in theOntario Hockey Leagueeach season?
... that "What a Beautiful Name"represents the first Grammy nomination forHillsong Worship?
... thatSCA1was the first genetic defect found to causeataxia?
... that activistMandisa Thomaswas recognized in the bill officially proclaiming October 15, 2017, as the 16th annual celebration of CaliforniaFreethought Day?
... that theAequarewas aremotely piloted vehicleintended to be used byF-4 Phantom IIfighter-bombers to find anddesignatetargets?
... that in the 1937 programThe Three Garridebs,Louis Hectorbecame the first actor to portraySherlock Holmeson television?
... that a website run byDigidaygenerates random absurdTwitterbios followed by profanity-laced commentary?

28 January 2018

12:00, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Star singers in 2014

... that "Stern über Bethlehem"is a German song created in 1964 and often sung bystar singers(pictured)?
... thatWang Zhongyuwas one of China's most powerful figures in the 1990s, with authority over reforming state-owned enterprises?
... that over seven hours of rain delays resulted in the1998 NAPA 500becoming the first night race held atAtlanta Motor Speedway?
... that Rome's first emperor,Augustus,adopted his grandsonsLuciusandGaius?
... thatBill Dubuque'sscripts forThe JudgeandThe Accountantwere both featured on theBlack Listof the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood?
... that larvae of the fireflyLuciola substriataswim upside down?
... that theProspect HouseatBlue Mountain Lakein New York was the first hotel anywhere to be equipped with electric lighting in all the guest rooms?
... that the WelshfootballerSyd ThomasimpressedFulhamso much in a trial match that he was offered a contract at half-time?

00:00, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

American Base Hospital No. 57 operating room

... that from September 1918 to August 1919, when it left France,American Base Hospital No. 57(operating room pictured)treated 8,505 surgical and medical cases, and 7,292 dental cases?
... thatPeter Frank Stottinvestigated the use of openlevel crossingson theBritish Railnetwork following theLockington rail crashin which nine people died?
... thatBarnes Brooklacked any habitats for fish in 2001, but is now being considered for addition to thePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's list of wild trout streams?
... that the U.S. Army'sPlato and FABMDSprograms foranti-ballistic missilesevolved into the well-knownPatriot missile?
... thatOdontadenia macranthaflowers year-round in its natural habitat?
... that certain copies of theChristmas compilation albumMTV: TRL Christmascontained tickets for a free trip to be a part of theTotal Request Livestudio audience in New York City?
... thatJames Robsonhas been to sixRugby World Cupswith the Scotland team and on sixBritish and Irish Lionstours?

27 January 2018

12:10, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Falls on the West Kill

... that thewatershedof theWest Kill(Diamond Notch Falls pictured) has the steepest slopes and highest overall elevation of any subbasin of New York'sSchoharie Creek?
... that theRAFpushed to introduceIFF Mark IIIafter aShort Stirlingwas shot down by aBristol Beaufighter,which was in turn shot down by another Beaufighter?
... thatColette Lorandmade her debut as Gounod'sMargueritein 1945, created Reimann'sReganin 1978, and retired as Janáček'sEmilia Martyin 1983?
... thatNinian Park,the home stadium ofCardiff City F.C.for 99 years, was built on the site of a former rubbish tip?
... that the 2017 filmDunkirkwas conceived in the mid-1990s when writer and directorChristopher Nolansailed withEmma Thomasacross theEnglish Channel,as did many small boats during theDunkirk evacuation?
... thatNana Otuo Siriboe II,a Ghanaian electrical engineer andparamount chief,is the chairman of theadvisory councilto the President of Ghana?
... that the authors of the 1940Frisch–Peierls memorandumwere assigned to research nuclear weapons because, asenemy aliens,they could not work on secret military projects?

00:00, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

3D representation of rabeprazole

... thatpeople of Japanese ancestrymay have trouble metabolizingrabeprazole(3D representation pictured)?
... that the CanadianbluegrassbandThe Dead Southoften refer to themselves as "Mumford and Sons' Evil Twins "?
... that the taboo-breaking debut novelSeason of Crimson Blossomsended up winningAfrica's biggest literary awardinstead of attracting the severe backlash authorAbubakar Adam Ibrahimexpected?
... that the EnglishfootballerDanny Lloydsold bins for a waste management company before turning professional in 2017?
... that "Erde, singe"(" Earth, sing ") was acarolin ten stanzas derived in the 19th century from a pastorallullaby,but appears in thecurrent hymnalin four stanzas, alluding to Christmas only once?
... that before becoming aNew York Supreme Courtjustice,Irwin Untermyersuccessfully argued to preserve theNew York City Subway's five-cent fare in a U.S. Supreme Court case?
... that the gastropod molluscThyca crystallinais in the early evolutionary stages of becoming parasitic on a starfish?
... that theUnited States Navytested aFlyrtfor distracting radar-guided missiles from its ships?

26 January 2018

12:00, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Vladimir PutinandGeorge W. Bushwearing tangzhuangs

... that the "silly shirt" chosen for the2001 APEC forum—thetangzhuang(pictured)—launched a fashion craze in China?
... that during World War II, ColonelGeorge F. Good Jr.successfully defendedFunafutifrom ten Japanese attacks with a mixed unit that was "poorly armed" and "stuck out like a sore thumb"?
... that the secularBach cantataWeichet nur, betrübte Schatten,BWV 202,scored for a soprano soloist, oboe, strings and continuo, pictures the transition from winter to spring?
... that theLa Loche Formationcan includeclastsofPrecambrian gneiss?
... that the EnglishfootballerTammy Abrahamwas the first player to winBristol City's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and Top Goalscorer awards in the same season?
... thatlow-turbulence enclosuresdeveloped for the pharmaceutical industry are also suitable asengineering controls for nanomaterials?
... thatGudy Gaskill,the driving force behind the creation of the 567-mile (912 km)Colorado Trail,was honored by PresidentsRonald ReaganandGeorge H. W. Bushfor her volunteerism?
... that in 2009 theBritish construction industrywas urged toNever Waste a Good Crisis?

00:00, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Nylanderia pygmaeamale in amber

... that maleNylanderia pygmaeaants(pictured)were trapped in amber while climbing plants for theirmating flight?
... that missile scientistSong Jianwas the architect of China'sone-child policy?
... thatRichard Strauss'sart song"Freundliche Vision"describes a waking dream?
... that American construction companyRMK-BRJtrained 200,000 Vietnamese workers in construction and administrative trades during theVietnam War?
... that despiteLondon Welshbeing liquidated, their amateur teamLondon Welsh Amateurcontinued as they held separate independent membership of the Rugby Football Union?
... that theMinneapolis Park and Recreation Boardoversees a park system that has been called the best-designed, best-financed, and best-maintained in America?
... that because of the2016–17 video game voice actor strike,voice actressAshly Burchcould not reprise her role in theLife Is Strangeprequel,Before the Storm?
... thatJim Benedictwas knocked out during his first professionalbatting practice?

25 January 2018

12:00, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

1917 cheese press from Somerset

... that following its recent rediscovery,Dora Saker's1917 bookPractical Cheddar Cheese-makinghas "quickly acquired cult status amongst farmhouse cheese-makers"(cheese press pictured)?
... that public art atUniversity of Washington stationincludes a mural inspired by symbols ongeologic maps?
... thatfootballerJohn Robsonwas forced to retire after being diagnosed withmultiple sclerosisat the age of 28?
... that the first discovery of copper in the state ofVictoria,Australia, was made atCoopers Creekin the 1860s?
... that the high Byzantine title ofsebastokratorwas invented forIsaac Komnenos,who was described byhis nieceas an "emperor without thepurple"?
... thatJoint Task Force Empire Shieldconsists of soldiers and sailors of theNew York National GuardandNew York Naval Militia,tasked with the defense of New York City?
... that the actressMartina Maynepublished an English translation of the work of the German poetPaula Ludwig?
... that the engines ofJagdgeschwader IIcould not tolerate artificialcastor oil?

00:15, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

One of four Torslunda plates

... that a one-eyed figure shown on one of theTorslunda plates(pictured)is possibly the Norse godOdin?
... that although the song thatEri Sasakisubmitted for use in the anime seriesPlastic Memorieswas not chosen, she later passed an audition to sing the series' opening theme?
... that after the unsuccessfulMudéjar revolt of 1264–66,Castileexpelled the surviving Muslims?
... thatMarie Grice Young,piano instructor forTheodore Roosevelt's children, is speculated to have been one of the LGBT passengers on theRMSTitanic?
... that the main building of theMusic House Museumis a remodelled 1909 dairy barn?
... thatVice-Admiral Herbert King-Hallcalled the example of the tugboatHMSBlackcockduring the sinking of the Imperial cruiserKönigsberg"most praiseworthy"?
... thatCanadian footballplayerArchie Amersonwas described as both halves of theHamilton Tiger-Cats' "one-two punch"?
... thatAndy's Dinerwas partly constructed from arailcarthat once carriedFranklin D. Roosevelt?

24 January 2018

12:30, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Ludwig IIby Elisabet Ney

... that some historians believeElisabet Ney'sfull-length statue(pictured)of "Mad King Ludwig" ofBavariawas created as part of aPrussianscheme tounify Germany?
... that gold was discovered onCline Buttesin centralOregonin 1904, but proved uneconomic to mine?
... thatPecorino di Carmascianocheese is produced only in a small cluster of towns in theApennine Mountainsof Italy?
... that theLokrume helmet fragmentwas the first piece of aVikinghelmet to be identified?
... thatMerkel Landis,while a treasurer at a bank in Pennsylvania, originated the firstChristmas Savings Club?
... thatHMSRoebuckrescuedHMSRipponafter the latter grounded during an attack onBasse-Terrein 1759?
... that in an attempt to catchCelia Cooney,theNew York City Police Departmentlaunched what was at the time the largest manhunt in the city's history?
... thatIsopogon mnoraifoliuswas named for the resemblance of its foliage to amenorah?

00:45, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Latin and Czech in agradual

... that the GermanChristmas carol"Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt"is based on a Czech song derived around 1500 from a Latin model(manuscript pictured)?
... thatPhillipe Cunninghamis one of the first openly transgender people of color to be elected to public office in the United States?
... that although the1928–1929 Red Spears' uprising in Shandongbroke out in protest against high taxes, banditry, and government brutality, the rebels themselves came to raise taxes, loot, rape, rob and kidnap for ransom?
... that the 2015 Indian epic historical romance filmBajirao Mastanispent eleven years indevelopment hellbefore being revived in 2014?
... that theEero Saarinen-designedTWA Flight Centerairport terminal was designated a landmark and is being redeveloped into theTWA HotelatJohn F. Kennedy International Airportin New York City?
... thatMargaret O'Flynnand her husband John Foley were the first wife-and-husband fellows of theRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists?
... that duringWorld War II,theUnited States Navy'sGlombproject evaluated the use ofglidersas flying bombs?
... thatGood Night Stories for Rebel Girlswas Kickstarter's "fastest funded publishing project" ever?

23 January 2018

13:00, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Henry Buttelmann

... thatHenry Buttelmann(pictured)was the youngestflying aceof theKorean War,at just over 24 years old?
... that theRevolution on Granitewas the first major political protest held in Kiev'sIndependence Square,and its methods were copied in theOrange Revolutionand theEuromaidan?
... that before becoming chair of theMillennium Development Authority,Yaa Ntiamoah Baduworked at the University of Ghana as a zoologist?
... that the motetIn Exilefor double choir byHerbert Sumsionwas premiered atGloucester Cathedral?
... thatWhite HousecorrespondentNaomi Noveronce assaultedBernie BostonwhileMother TeresaandRonald Reagan"looked on in total amazement"?
... that American pianistJoe Sampledied frommesotheliomaprior to completing his parts for the collaborative albumChristmas With FriendswithIndia Arie?
... that the Australian plantsPersoonia adenanthaandP. chamaepeucewere described by a Czech and Polish botanist, respectively?
... that Israeli scholarYehuda Liebesclaims thatthe central prayerof theJewish liturgyincludes an allusion toJesus?

01:15, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

The cathedral in 2014

... that Azerbaijan stored ammunition insideGhazanchetsots Cathedral(pictured)during theNagorno-Karabakh War?
... thatThomas Johnstonmade the first historical print engraved in America?
... that in healthy adults,HMBhas been shown to increase exercise-induced gains inmuscle size,muscle strength, andlean body mass,reduce muscle damage, and speed recovery from exercise?
... that beforeMargaret L. Curryintroduced vocational training and education for women prisoners inColorado,their only activity was washing and ironing the clothes of the male prisoners?
... that adultpale crackersfeed on rotting fruit, carrion, and mud?
... thatDellatorre,who currently plays for Cypriot clubAPOEL FC,was the top scorer of the2011 São Paulo Junior Football Cup?
... that theRockefeller CentermuralMan at the Crossroadswas destroyed after the artist surreptitiously added a portrait of Lenin?
... thatJay Faihad never heard ofMichelin starswhen her restaurant was awarded one?

22 January 2018

13:30, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

A man wearing a jean jacket

... that thejean jacket(pictured)was invented byLevi Straussin around 1880?
... thatMarjorie Husted,as the radio voice of homemaking authorityBetty Crocker,interviewedJoan Crawfordin her home?
... that research for the bookFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Housereportedly included more than 200 interviews withDonald Trumpand his closest associates conducted over 18 months?
... that after the 1962Sino-Indian War,the Chinese returnedParam Vir ChakrarecipientJoginder Singh'sashes to his battalion with full military honours?
... thatBlack Buttes'amphitheater is partially occupied byDeming Glacier?
... thatFrançois Noël'stranslations ofclassic Chinese textswere banned in thePapal Statesand Germany but praised by historianJean-Baptiste Du Halde?
... that "Private View",an episode ofInside No. 9,was ahomagetoTheatre of Bloodsatirising the world ofcontemporary art?
... that theZombie Hutwas a fictitioustiki barin the 1945Abbott and CostellofilmZombies on Broadway,as well as a real tiki bar that opened inSacramento, California,that same year?

01:45, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

The Witcham Gravel helmet

... that theWitcham Gravel helmet(pictured)is the only known Roman helmet of its kind?
... thatYang Yuanyuanwon a Lifetime Achievement Award because China's aviation accident rate plummeted under his leadership?
... thata former chapelbuilt in 1888 was one of eleven studios involved in the recording ofAdele's bestselling album21?
... thatBarnet Nover's1939Washington Postarticle "British Surrender – a Munich for the Holy Land" was inserted into theCongressional Recordby thenUS Senator Harry Truman?
... that theHong Kong Regimentwas paid more than other British Indian Army regiments and was known as "The Swagger Regiment"?
... thatPennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissionbiologists tried to visitCoffee Brookin 2001, but were unable to reach it?
... that theJavan frogmouthmay be more common than generally thought?
... that in the1929 NFL season,players on theOrange Tornadoes,includingHeinie Benkert,wore letters on their uniforms instead of numbers?

21 January 2018

14:00, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Roll's Regiment on campaign in Egypt

... that Swiss-bornLouis de Rollwas colonel ofRoll's Regiment(pictured),which distinguished itself at theBattle of Alexandriain 1801?
... that thepurple scale predatoris native to Australia but was first described from a Californian specimen?
... thatMhaimbhatis considered the first known prose writer in theMarathi language?
... that Metropolis Software'sTajemnica Statuetki(The Mystery of the Statuette) was the first Polishadventure game?
... that when cardiac surgeonHorace Smithyhad a patient die on the operating table, he may have lost the chance to undergo heart surgery himself?
... thatFriedrich Speewrote the lyrics of theChristmas carol"Zu Bethlehem geboren"to a popular French tune with a frivolous text?
... that theGeorgiangoddessDaliappeared as both a nude golden-haired woman with glowing skin, and as a white ibex with golden horns?
... that in an attack onCologneon 28 May 1944, German gunners thought that crashingGB-1glide bombswere aircraft they were shooting down?

02:15, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Meixi Gate in Qianshan

... that Ming China turnedQianshan(pictured)into a military base to protect Guangdong from the Portuguese settlement in Macao?
... thatIlya Espino de Marotta,lead engineer for thePanama Canal expansion project,wears a pink hard hat on site to make a statement that women can do the job?
... that the newly named dinosaurSibirotitanis only the second sauropod species named from the country ofRussia,and one of the oldesttitanosauriformsauropod species known from all of Asia?
... thatSonali Guha,a four-term member of theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly,captured the seat ofa five-term memberof the assembly in her first election?
... thatAmazonis building a $1.5 billion facility atCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airportto serve as a principal hub forAmazon Air?
... that theMorgan Morgan Monumentmemorializesone of the earliest European pioneersto settle permanently in present-dayWest Virginia?
... that wars, battles, assassinations, and natural disasters can all causenational trauma?
... thatHazel Carterwas reported to have received the United States' firstmilitary funeralfor a woman?

20 January 2018

14:30, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

The Lygon Arms Hotel

... that bothOliver CromwellandKylie Minoguehave stayed at theLygon Arms(pictured)?
... that peanut farmerHarris DeVanewon the first race held onAtlanta Motor Speedway's present configuration by 0.023 seconds, leading only the last 100 yards (91 m) of the event?
... that the nest of thelarge frogmouthconsists of a circular cushion of down on which a single egg is balanced?
... thatHerman Vandenburg Ameswas one ofEzra Pound's professors at theUniversity of Pennsylvania?
... that some 500,000 photographs and drawings are included in the collections of theHistorical Model Railway Society?
... thatCaroline Lenferna de Laresletravelled fromMauritiusto Rome to claim thepontifical rightfor her order of nuns and died there shortly afterwards?
... that theRick and Mortyepisode "Pickle Rick"was largely inspired by theBreaking Badepisode "4 Days Out"?
... thatHu Yanwon praise as a loyal and capable advisor in part by getting his prince drunk and kidnapping him?

02:45, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

The Coppergate Helmet

... that theAnglo-SaxonCoppergate Helmet(pictured)may have been hidden in a well during theViking invasion of York?
... thatChen Guangyiwas appointed to the top post of his home province ofFujianreportedly after provincial cadres opposed another candidate from North China?
... that five siblings and an in-law made up theBartell Group,which owned radio stations around the United States during the 1940s–1960s and was a pioneer in theTop 40format?
... that fans noticedDoctor Whoreferences in a promotional trailer forPaul McGann's first episode inHolby CityasJohn Gaskell?
... thatinflatable balloon sticksforcheering at baseball gameswere first used in South Korea?
... thatMarvin Pipkininvented the first electric light bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for ordinary handling that could be sold to the public?
... thatWayne JacksandBen Hesswere among the 86 drivers who attempted to qualify for theinaugural Brickyard 400?
... that mutant squirrels and "cat-faced" trees can be found inOchlockonee River State Park?

19 January 2018

15:00, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Boris Townsend

... that the English physicist and television technology developerBoris Townsend(pictured)describedcolour televisionas a "judicious combination of human imperfections and clever technical solutions"?
... thatThe Hammer of ThorbyRick Riordanwon aStonewall Book Awardfor its portrayal of thegenderfluidcharacterAlex Fierro?
... that Major General SirRandle Feildenhasa horse racenamed in his memory?
... that India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and the Philippines made their debut in under-20 internationalice hockeyat the2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia?
... thatLorenzo Viotticonducted Massenet'sWertherin three productions in opera houses of three countries in 2017, silently singing with the soloists?
... that in order to attract skilled civil servants, the Hong Kong government offereda free sea cruise back to the UK on retirementto British civil servants who joined up?
... thatEffie Owuorwas Kenya's first female state counsel, magistrate,High Courtjudge, andCourt of Appealjudge?
... thatAmtrakran "toasters"on theNortheast Corridorfor over thirty years?

03:15, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

SD-3 Snooper on launcher

... that theRepublic SD-3 Snooper(pictured)reconnaissancedroneusedairbagsto cushion its landings?
... thatGeorges Dargaudproduced the firstAsterixfilm,Asterix the Gaul,in 1967?
... that themausoleum of the First Qin Emperoris anational archaeological park of China,while the tomb of St.Francis Xavieris a candidate for the designation?
... that in 1858, the obstetricianGustavus Murrayclaimed to be able to identify the parts of afetus,including each vertebra, through an abdominal examination of a pregnant woman?
... thatazeloprazolewas designed withpharmacogenomicsin mind?
... that formerOregonstate legislatorHazen A. Brattaindied a month after completing a seven-month world tour?
... thatJohn Rutterwrote the lyrics for his choral compositionChristmas Lullaby,with each verse including the refrain "Ave Maria"?
... that theCalifornia green shrimpuses a raft to get around?

18 January 2018

15:30, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Artist's concept of theCahokia Woodhenge

... that theCahokia Woodhenge(pictured),built by the Native AmericanMississippian culturebetween 900 and 1100 CE, was atimber circlesolar calendar used to observe solstices and equinoxes?
... that the English tenorMark Milhoferappeared asMozart's Ferrandoin Beijing and Moscow, and asPoppea's nurse in Berlin, dressed as a parody ofRiff Raff?
... that the firefliesAquatica fictaandAquatica hydrophilaboth have aquatic larvae that are unable to swim?
... that in 1919, Romanian playwright and journalistA. de Herzwas court-martialled for alleged collaboration with theCentral Powers?
... that prior to creatingBooker T. Washington State Park,West Virginia's Conservation Commissionjustified its segregation policy by explaining that "our Negro citizens would feel ill at ease" using parks alongside whites?
... that thefootballerStanley Kanegave up playing in order to join theLiverpool City Police?
... that after sighting an improviseddistress signalmade from a lady's shawl, theFrench frigateCléopâtrerescued 34 people stranded at sea?
... that during the1655 papal conclave,the younger cardinals played pranks on the older cardinals for fun?

03:45, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

The Legend of Melusine(1491)

... thatFelix Mendelssohnwas so fascinated by a particular singer playing the role of a mermaid that he was inspired to write theovertureThe Fair Melusine(legend pictured)?
... thatXu Shijiecame out of retirement to serve as the first party chief of the new province ofHainan,but was dismissed in the aftermath of theTiananmen protests?
... that along withMount DefianceandMount Bailey,Diamond Peakis one of the fewandesitic shield volcanosin theCascade Range?
... that the high-waisted fashions of the early 1800s likely helped theCountess of Bessboroughhide her figure from her husband while pregnant with her illegitimate daughter,Harriet Osborne?
... that targets for theASM-N-6 Omarmissile were put in a spotlight?
... thatPatrick Zhuwaowas expelled fromZimbabwe's rulingZANU–PFparty during the2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état?
... that until the passage of theCivil Rights Act of 1964,theNorwood Towerheld the only public restroom open to African Americans in downtownAustin, Texas?
... that in 2017, Canadian pitcherClaire Ecclesbecame the first woman to play baseball in the collegiateWest Coast League?

17 January 2018

16:00, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Persoonia procumbens

... that the rarePersoonia procumbens(pictured)has potential as arockeryplant?
... thatBritish logistics in the Normandy Campaigndepended on aMulberry harbour?
... that Tennessee state representativeCharles P. Faheysponsored bills prohibiting the non-medical sale ofcocaineand requiring the racial segregation ofNashvillestreetcars?
... that producers of the 2012 Austrian short filmHomophobiaraisedUS$10,100 in 69 days throughcrowdfundingonIndiegogo?
... thatOtto Franke,the pre-eminent Germansinologistof his time, died "practically from hunger and exhaustion" before he could complete his history of China?
... that the Italian town ofGuardia Lombardiwas settled by theLombardsin the sixth century as a defensiveoutpost?
... that, under the leadership ofMary Puckey,Sydney'sRachel Forster Hospitalexpanded from 12 to 120 beds?
... thatPing-Pongwas believed to be "the free world's only round-trip ballistic missile"?

04:13, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Rick Parfitt playing with Status Quo

... thatRick Parfitt(pictured)wrote "Forty Five Hundred Times"withFrancis Rossiand called it his favourite guitar moment withStatus Quo?
... that Lt. Gen.D. R. Soni,chief of the Southern Command of theIndian Army,was a military observer in Iraq and Kuwait after theGulf War?
... that as part of today'sTemperance and Good Citizenship Dayobservances in thestate of Washington,schools are expected to holdvoter registrationdrives for eligible students?
... thatfootballerCallum Hendrygave up playing for a year before turning professional?
... that theGrizzly Flats Railroad,owned byDisneyanimatorWard Kimball,was the first full-sizebackyard railroadin the United States?
... thatDiego FasolisconductedL'incoronazione di Poppeaat the reopenedStaatsoper Unter den Linden,adding music by other composers ofMonteverdi's time?
... thatblue crackerandringless blue crackermales create a cracking sound with their abdomen when pursuing a female?
... that the "Fat Albert"sounding rockethad its name changed toAriesbecause theNaval Research Laboratoryconsidered it "more dignified"?

16 January 2018

12:00, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Gustave Lambert

... thatGustave Lambert(pictured)was killed in theSiege of Parisbefore he could set sail for the North Pole?
... that the first successfuldronedeveloped in theNetherlandswas theAviolanda AT-21?
... that theHeisman Trophy,awarded annually to the bestcollege footballplayer, is named forJohn Heisman,who was instrumental in legalizing theforward pass?
... that the late-GothicchurchSt. MoritzinHalle (Saale)became Catholic again in 1970?
... thatLi Huangco-founded theChinese Youth Party,which was modelled after theYoung Turks?
... that thered-breasted partridgeis found only onBorneo?
... that theGoldberg–Coxeter constructioncan be used to studyfullerenemolecules,nanoparticles,andbasket weaving?
... that professional diver Albert Powsey was known for diving offSouthport Pierwith a bicycle?

00:00, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

The Kaman K-16B with wing fully tilted

... that theKaman K-16B(pictured)tiltwing aircraft was built from an existingGrumman Gooseto save time and money?
... that, in 1989,East Holmes Academyoffered to forfeit a football game because the opposing team had a black player?
... thatPaa Kofi Ansong,a member of theadvisory teamto the President of Ghana, once worked as a quality control officer atBoots Pharmacyin the United Kingdom?
... that, althoughJoseph Jongenconducted the first performance ofMass, Op. 130atLiège Cathedralin 1946, it was not published until 1990?
... that the CanadianUnderground Research Laboratorywas built to test the concept of storingnuclear wastein rock that was billions of years old?
... thatAngeline Murimirwareceived money for her secondary education fromCamfed,and is now its regional executive director for Southern & Eastern Africa?
... that confirmation of the controversial claim that theRam Khamhaeng Inscriptionwas fake would have forced Thai history to be rewritten?
... thatJohn Samuel Phene's five-storey house was called the "Gingerbread Castle" because of its numerous devices and fixtures?

15 January 2018

12:00, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Left panel of Baegert's altar

... that the high altar in thePropsteikirche,created byDerick Baegert,includes the oldest depiction ofDortmundon its left panel(pictured)?
... thatDidier Drogbascored twicefor theIvory Coastin a match which was abandoned after fans rioted, throwing food and drinks onto the pitch?
... that theOrchard Pond ParkwayisFlorida's first privately-built toll road?
... that the Han scholarGao You—responsible for the present editions of theHuainanzi—had to quit school owing to theYellow Turban Rebellion?
... that the British government'sConstruction 2025industrial strategy sought to reduce whole-lifegreenhouse gas emissionsfrom thebuilt environmentto half of 2013 levels by 2025?
... that the Japanese singerAsakaspent part of her childhood inMichigan?
... that approximately 160,000 birds across twenty-two different species nest and breed on thePearl and Hermes Atollof theNorthwestern Hawaiian Islands?
... that a 1942 letter addressed to "the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station"led to marriage in 1945?

00:00, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Tigawa Kankalidevi temple

... that the 5th-centuryTigawatemple(pictured)is the only survivor of around 36Hindu templesat the site that were quarried for building stone during a 19th-century construction project?
... thatWolfgang Helbichrecorded apocryphal works byBachwith the Alsfelder Vokalensemble, and conducted an award-winning recording ofEin deutsches Requiemwith theBremer Domchor?
... thatDen of Geeklikened watching gameshow whodunnitArmchair Detectivesto playing ahidden objectsvideo game?
... that 2017Michigan Wolverine teammatesandAll-Big Ten ConferencehonoreesChase WinovichandKhaleke Hudsonwent to high school in Pennsylvania, while All-Big Ten teammateLavert Hillonce committed toPenn State?
... that theRAF'sIFF Mark IIwas the first operationalidentification friend or foesystem?
... that statesmanCostea Bucioc,who reputedly survived a poisoning attempt at theMoldaviancourt, was later impaled by the Ottoman army?
... that theoutsourcing industry in Chinais rapidly growing on the back of "cloud computing,big data,Internet of thingsandmobile Internet"?
... thatGwen Fleming,the first female major in theRoyal Australian Army Medical Corps,was called "sir" by her colleagues during the Second World War?

14 January 2018

12:00, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Pioneer Helmet

... that the boar-crestedPioneer Helmet(pictured)was initially mistaken for a bucket?
... thatRamize Erersaid that when she published a cartoon of a masturbating girl, "all hell broke loose"?
... that the use ofasset management plan periodsin thewater industry of England and Waleshas been criticised for creating aboom and bustcycle of investment?
... that golferSally Sessionstied for second place in the1947 U.S. Women's Openas an amateur?
... that groups ofcommon whirligig beetlesoften spin round rapidly on the water surface?
... that Ghanaian accountant and paramount chiefOgyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi IIis also the president of all chiefs in the Western Region of Ghana?
... that theOttawa Art Galleryacquired theFirestone Collectionof over 1,600 pieces ofCanadian art,including landscapes by theGroup of Seven,in 1992?
... that theAdvanced Aviation Threat Identification Programwas initiated by United States SenatorHarry Reidin 2007 to secretly study the topic ofUFOs?

00:00, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Inaugural members of the Air Board

... that the AustralianAir Board(inaugural members pictured)chose 31 March rather than 1 April as the founding date of theRoyal Australian Air Forceto avoid being called "April Fools"?
... thatKwadwo Owusu Afriyierejected the chance to be the head ofGhana's ports and harboursbecause of hisfear of the sea?
... that awaspand aflywere used to combat amoth invader?
... that as president ofFisk University,James Raymond Lawsonsaw the donor base dwindle due to the students' involvement with theBlack Power movement?
... thatnumerical modelingcan reveal the flow of the solid mantle beneath Earth's crust?
... that the 14th-centuryHanthawaddyMinister-GeneralByat Za'sdoctrine of limited warfare has been compared to that popularized byClausewitz?
... that in 1900, a steamboat owned by theBaltimore and Ohio Railroadwas stolen by two tugboats during the night from theErie Basin Marina?
... that in 1951, thoracic surgeonClement Price Thomasremoved part ofKing George VI's lung inBuckingham Palace?

13 January 2018

12:00, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Starry night butterfly

... that the larvae of thestarry night butterfly(pictured)accumulate toxic chemicals in their bodies, which make the adults distasteful to birds?
... that thefootballerHoward Spencerwas the firstAston Villaplayer tocaptain England?
... that the lyrics to "The Kentucky Volunteer",the first song copyrighted under theUnited States Constitution,were written by "a Lady of Philadelphia"?
... thatJennie Carignanhelped reintroduce ballroom dancing to theRoyal Military College Saint-Jean,having taken classes with her future husband when she was a cadet?
... that the ancientMayaruins ofSan Clemente, El Petén,in Guatemala include a two-storey palace structure and twoMesoamerican ballcourts?
... thatAmtrakservice atTacoma Dome Stationwas halted on its inaugural day due to atrain derailment?
... that German microbiologistPaul Lindnernamed the yeast species he discoveredSchizosaccharomyces pombeafter theSwahiliword for beer?
... that sopranoCristina PasaroiuplayedManonin boots, even in bed with her lover?

00:00, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Nancy Brown Peace Carillon

... that theNancy Brown Peace Carillon(pictured)inDetroitceased playing music in 1970 due to damage caused by pigeons?
... that members of the terrorist groupAbu Sayyafused theInabanga River,the largest waterway inBohol,Philippines, for a plannedincursion into the provincein 2017?
... that Kenyan BrigadierFatumah Ahmedjoined the armed forces "by accident" when she saw a recruitment campaign whilst applying for an identity card?
... thatProject Flying Cloudwas expected to affect an area "comparable in size to that affected by a low-yield nuclear weapon"?
... that theAngel of the Winds Casinowas designed as a temporary building withmodular elementsso it could be sold in pieces?
... thatWolfgang Stockmeiermade around 150 recordings of organ music, taught at three music academies, and composed an opera on a libretto byGabriele Wohmann?
... that the succulentEuphorbia arbusculaofSocotrais used to feed goats?
... that after the American Civil War, "Fighting Parson"Fountain E. Pittshelped grow poppies to makeopiumin Nashville, Tennessee?

12 January 2018

12:00, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Gorgon IV

... that theGorgon IV(pictured)was the firstramjet-powered aircraft to successfully fly in the United States?
... thatGenius GrantwinnerRegina Barzilayhelped decipher the ancient languageUgaritic?
... that steam-distilledgarlic oilhas around 900 times the strength offresh garlic?
... thatHatto Ständer,who played the organ in church services at age nine, was professor of organ playing, choral conducting, Gregorian chant and composition at theTechnical University of Dortmundfor more than three decades?
... that during the1981 Milwaukee Police Strike,MayorHenry Maierrequested that taverns and bars voluntarily close early?
... that governorLiu Jianfengand party secretaryDeng HongxunofHainanclashed fiercely and tried to drive each other out of the province?
... thatDesmarestia tropica,or tropical acidweed, is possibly extinct because of the1982–83 El Niño event?
... thatfootballerGordon Colemanscored the winning goal in a match againstBlackpoolin 1982 while sitting on the ground?

00:00, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Sloan–Parker House

... that after Richard Sloan eloped with his employer's daughter, the couple settled in theMill Creekvalley and built theSloan–Parker House(pictured)around 1790?
... that Arsenal Ladies playerClare Wheatleytook over as the club's development officer and general manager fromVic Akers,who once told her, "Arsenal Ladies is not a social club"?
... that inside theCabaret du Ciel(Cabaret of Heaven), beer was served, and the entertainment included depictions of angels playing music andSaint Petersprinkling holy water from the heavens?
... thatTyrannomyrmex aliiwas named for India's "Ant Man"?
... thatJie Zhitui,who loyally followed Prince Chong'er in exile for almost 20 years, was supposedly burned alive because he did not want to ask for any reward once his lord was restored to power?
... that theLilac Firein Southern California grew from a small brush fire to 4,100 acres (17 km²) in one day?
... that the organ virtuoso and teacherHeinz Wunderlichheld a Hamburg post thatBachhad once wanted?
... thatfugitive dustescapes?

11 January 2018

12:00, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

He Siyuan

... that ProfessorHe Siyuan(pictured)became an anti-Japanese guerrilla leader during World War II and later survived two assassination attempts, one of which killed his young daughter?
... that the mushrooms of the Asian fungusMacrocybe crassacan weigh up to 1.25 kilograms (3 lb)?
... thatRamona Gowas the first female military pilot,line officer,battalion commander,adjutant general,and regular service general in the Philippine Armed Forces?
... that "Diddle Diddle Dumpling",an episode ofInside No. 9,was inspired by a chance encounter with a single shoe?
... that Ghanaian keyboardistAlfred P. Addaquaycomposed and performed his firstoratoriowhen he was 20 years old?
... that all five of the surviving members of the original cast of thePower Rangersseries attended thefilm adaptation'sLos Angeles premiere in March 2017?
... thatJanai Haupapajoined the Canadian national rugby league team while still playing for a rugby union club?
... thata "Japanese cruiser"was built inSouthern Californiain 1943?

00:00, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Cabaret du Néant Intoxication Hall

... that patrons of theCabaret du Néant(Cabaret of Nothingness) drank beverages in the "Intoxication Hall"(pictured),which had chandeliers made of human bones and coffin-shaped tables?
... that in 1927,barnstormerDoug Davislet 12-year-oldPaul TibbetsdropBaby Ruthcandy bars attached to parachutes from his biplane overHialeah, Florida,kindling the boy's love of flying?
... thatT-tubulesallow heart muscle cells to contract more forcefully by synchronising calcium release?
... thatKate Fotso,the richest woman in Cameroon, is known as the "iron lady of thecocoaindustry "?
... that in 1934vitamin Cwas the first synthetic vitamin to be trademarked (asRedoxon) and marketed?
... that theSanta Ana Heritage Zoneencompasses a declaredHeritage Houseand alocal churchthat contains two National Cultural Treasures?
... that whenHe Luliwas 14, an assassin's bombs killed her younger sister?
... thatGoogle Earthwas originally developed for use by various agencies of the United States government, including theCIA?

10 January 2018

12:00, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Nave and vault

... thatSt. Nicolai, Lüneburg,abrick Gothicchurch with a "star"rib vault(pictured),was the location of the first Lutheran sermon inLüneburg?
... that Canadian Lieutenant-GeneralChris Whitecrosshas fostered 33 children?
... that California and the entireeastern United Statesare undera quarantine restrictionby the U.S. state of Washington designed to protect it fromapple maggotinfestation?
... that Slovenian actorJernej Šugmanstarred in Shakespeare'sHamlettwice, first in the titular role and the second time asKing Claudius?
... that the "Memorial for the War to Resist America and Aid Korea" is no longer one of thenational first-grade museums of China?
... that 16th-centurykabbalistShimon Lavidisplayed knowledge ofalchemyin his commentary on theZohar?
... that the parasitic waspIchneumon eumerushas a complex life cycle involvingantsand arare blue butterfly?
... that the video gameThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntwas marketed as "Skyrimin aGame of Thronessauce "?

00:00, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Public toilets, Stoke Road, Bristol

... thatBristol"loo lady"Victoria Hughes(workplace pictured)provided tea and sympathy to local prostitutes?
... that the RomanEmesa helmetappears to be modeled after its wearer's face?
... that in 1939,Peter Du Canewas awarded theSegrave Medalfor his part in the design of the world water speed record-breaking boatBlue Bird K4?
... that theHeman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthousewas named in honor ofan early trialin the African-American civil rights movement that was heard there in 1946?
... that asparamount chiefof the Wulungu traditional area, Ghanaian geographer and academicJohn S. Nabilais known by the title Wulugu Naba?
... that aparasitic barnacleeffectively castrates its hosts, theflattenedand theknot-fingered mud crabs?
... thatMargaret W. Burchamwas the first female brigadier general in theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers?
... that the firstColumbus Crewsoccer match attended by future ownerAnthony Precourtwas delayed after the stadium's scoreboard caught fire?

9 January 2018

12:00, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Lei Jieqiong

... that US-educated sociologistLei Jieqiong(pictured)served as vice-mayor of Beijing and taught atPeking Universityuntil the age of 100?
... that theAbatan Riverestuary inBoholhas one of the Philippines' most diversemangroveforests?
... that modelling agentCherry MarshalldiscoveredRuth Ellis,the last woman to be hanged in Britain?
... that theRecord of the Year and Seasons of Jingchushows how religious, calendrical, culinary, and entertainment changes led to a new canon of major Chinese holidays between the Han and Tang dynasties?
... thatMahani Teaveis consideredEaster Island's only classical musician?
... that local residents followed the cries of trapped passengers to find the crash site ofWest Wind Aviation Flight 280and aid in rescue efforts?
... thatMarcu Cercel,who ruled overMoldaviain 1600, was probably born to a TurkishMuslim apostate?
... that Facebook'sAquilasolar-powered droneis intended to provide internet access to remote regions of Earth using no more electricity than threeblow dryers?

00:00, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Gorgon IIA

...that theUnited States Navyplaced orders for theGorgon IIA(pictured)andGorgon IICmissiles with theSinger Manufacturing Company,better known for itssewing machines?
... thatWolfgang Kläsenerconducted his Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble in a memorial concert, combining the last work byThomas Beimelwithone Mass by Bachandone by Bruckner?
... thathouseflieshave been used in germ warfare to distributecholera?
... that at Harvard University,Walter J. Leonarddesigned "one of the country's earliest and most effectiveaffirmative-actionprograms, which became a model for other universities around the country "?
... that the initial plan for the renovation of theMetropolitan Theatrein Winnipeg was for a rock and roll museum?
... that in 1992,Camille Robinson-Regisbecame the youngest senator to be appointed to the cabinet ofTrinidad and Tobago?
... thatYiquwas conquered byQinafter its king was killed either by his mistressQueen Dowager Xuan,or by her son the king of Qin?
... thatNorth-West Mounted PoliceCorporalWilliam Dempsterfound theLost Patrol?

8 January 2018

00:00, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

William P. Frye

... that after the neutral American shipWilliam P. Frye(pictured)was sunk by aWorld War IImperial Germanraider,the German government was billed $228,059.54?
... that Congolese artistRhode Makoumbousculpts figures up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall out of sawdust and woodglue?
... thatgenetic differencesmay affect the efficacy of theanti-asthmaticdrugzafirlukast?
... that Japanese singerYunchicovered the song "Catch You Catch Me" fromCardcaptor Sakurafor one of her albums?
... that thePanoz Avezzano,unveiled at the 2016Petit Le Mans,is named after a town in Italy that wasdestroyed by an earthquake?
... that the ExeterHip,designed byRobin LingandClive Lee,improved the lives of millions of people?
... that when the waspIdiogramma elbakyanaewas named in honor ofSci-HubfounderAlexandra Elbakyan,she took this as an insult?
... thatSilvia Correale,the first femalePostulatorin the Vatican, focuses on guiding potential Argentine saints through thebeatificationprocess?

7 January 2018

00:00, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

Glade Creek Grist Mill atBabcock State Park

... thatWest Virginia's 37 state parksinclude aworking grist mill(pictured),ascenic railroad,areconstructed 18th-century fortification,and aNatural National Landmark?
... that Vice AdmiralMary M. Jacksonwas promoted directly fromone-startothree-star rank?
... that while theThree Kingsbring gold, incense and myrrh to the manger, the singer of "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier"offers spirit and mind, heart, soul and courage as gifts?
... thatLuke Harper and Erick Rowancall themselves The Bludgeon Brothers?
... that despite being flightless,wood cricketsappeared in 2001 at a site in southern England at which they had previously not been present?
... that as a teenager, Vietnamese singerTóc Tiênexaggerated her age twice atsinging competitions,one time winning the grand prize?
... that the commonEpiphanyhymn "As with Gladness Men of Old"does not describe theBiblical Magias "magi" or "kings", or even state their number?
... thatCarys Bannisterdrove rally cars and exhibitedcorgiswhen not performing brain surgery?

6 January 2018

00:00, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

Kalicho

... that Elizabethan physicianEdward Doddingconducted apost-mortem examinationof Kalicho(pictured),one of threeInuitpeople brought to England?
... that after dismissing the basic concept as "outlandish",Edward Tellerlater supportedBrilliant Pebblesas a way to shoot down SovietICBMs?
... that at age 16,Remy Siemsenwas the top goalscorer forSydney FCin the2016–17 W-League season?
... that arachnologists think juvenileChanbriacamel spiders locate their prey through a combination of smelling and feeling for them?
... that GermansinologistWolfgang Frankewas so at home in Beijing that he felt he had lived there in a previous life?
... that at its completion,Riverton Lockwas the highestlift lockin the world with a lift of 26 feet (7.9 m)?
... thatAzazet Habtezghi Kidaneinterviewed more than 1,500 African refugees to document torture in theSinai Peninsula?
... thatJolly Roger Recordshad itsbootlegsofRCA Recordsrecordings manufactured at RCA's ownvinyl recordpressing plant?

5 January 2018

00:00, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Green wrasse

... that thegreen wrasse(pictured)has big eyes, a small mouth, and fleshy lips?
... that Rear AdmiralCindy Jayneswas persuaded to join theUnited States Navyby a high school friend, having originally considered careers as anactuaryor aveterinarian?
... that theart of Urukincludes the 5,000-year-oldMask of Warka,probably one of the earliest known near life-size sculptures?
... thatHarold Basil Christian,a self-taught horticulturalist in southern Africa, became a world expert on Africanaloespecies after planting one in his yard to block the view of a large, unsightly rock?
... thatElectric Wizarddescribed their albumWizard Bloody Wizardas "43 brain-damaging minutes, six savage hymns to death, drugs, sex and violence, music dragged (and drugged) back from the grave"?
... that the Italian mezzo-sopranoArmanda Degli Abbatiappeared asOrtrudin Rome and asAmnerisin Rio de Janeiro, had an affair with a Russian revolutionary, and trained Estonian singers?
... that a pub on theAcle Straightis now aHindu temple?
... that in 1985Gay Kindersleynaively introduced himself andGraham Lordto theAustralian cricket teamwith, "Hallo folks, I'm Gay and this is my friend Graham"?

4 January 2018

00:00, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Shu Xiuwen on the cover ofThe Screen Pictorial

... thatShu Xiuwen(pictured)became an escort dancing girl after her father tried to sell her to repay debts, but later supported him when she became a movie star?
... that theRadioplane OQ-17target dronewas claimed to be able to match the maneuverability of anyfighter aircraftof the mid-1940s?
... thatEugénie HendersontaughtFar Easternlanguages to the British Armed Forces during World War II?
... that acollaborative practice agreement,which allows a pharmacist to prescribe medications, orderdrug therapy-related laboratory tests, and design therapy plans, can improve people's health?
... that the dramatic sopranoCatherine Foster,a former midwife, appeared asBrünnhildeat theBayreuth Festivalcelebrating Wagner's bicentenary?
... that in alegacy game,players may be instructed to destroy physical components?
... thatJordan Murphywas the first basketball player to earnBig Ten ConferencePlayer of the Week three weeks in a row sinceEvan Turnerdid so eight seasons earlier?
... that underwater thumps and moans in a West African swamp may indicate the presence of certainair-breathing fish?

3 January 2018

00:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Pascual Abaj in 1948

... thatPascual Abaj(pictured),nearChichicastenangoin Guatemala, is a sculpted stone idol that survived theSpanish conquestbut was badly damaged in the 1950s by religious activists?
... that the antsPoneropsis affinis,Ponera affinis,andFormica schmidtiiare all the single fossil speciesLiometopum imhoffii?
... that after serving as Ghana's ambassador to Iran, Cuba, and Denmark,Hassan Ahmedis now director of protocol for thePresident of Ghana?
... that while the medievalbergfriedof theBoosenburginRüdesheimstill stands, the castle's moat was made into a wine cellar and other buildings were replaced by aGothic Revivalvilla?
... that women's sexual preferences and attractiveness mayshiftacross their ovulatory cycles?
... that in 1860,Edric Norfolk Vaux Morissetbecame the first Inspector General of Police inQueensland?
... that so many people wanted aLine the Labeljacket that the company's server crashed?
... that to ensure the loyalty ofQueen Fatuma,aclient rulerof Zanzibar, Omani forces kept a cannon trained on her palace?

2 January 2018

00:00, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

C. cartwrighti

... that an illustration(pictured)of theCartwrightiascarabCartwrightia cartwrightiwas printed on the invitations for entomologistOscar Ling Cartwright's retirement party?
... thatDoo Aphanesuccessfully challenged a law that prevented married women from owning property in their own names inSwaziland?
... thatGunday(2014) became one of the lowest-rated films onIMDbfollowing avote brigadingsocial-media campaign byBangladeshis?
... that Indian sprinterAmiya Kumar Mallicktrained underUsain Bolt's coachGlen Millsin 2014 and broke the100 metresnational record in 2016?
... thatJoseph StalinaskedFranklin D. Rooseveltforaluminium,implying enough of it would bring him victory inWorld War II?
... that the wounds ofleprosysuffererJosephine Cafrinewere said to havemiraculouslyhealed after her death?
... thatHerbert Howellscomposed theMagnificat and Nunc dimittis for Gloucester Cathedralafter having organ lessons there withHerbert Breweras a boy?
... that "feminists must have been horrified to discover" whatSylvie Vartan's song "Comme un garçon"was about?

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Tyburn gallows, 1680

... that the highwaymanTom Coxkicked theordinaryand hangman out of the cart taking him to be hanged atTyburn(pictured)?
... thatSalsa Big Bandby Panamanian artistsRubén BladesandRoberto Delgado & Orquestawon the2017 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
... thatItunu Hotonu,the first female admiral in Africa, joined theNigerian Navyonly because she was rejected by the army?
... thatLisbeth's brooding anemoneandFernald's brooding anemoneboth care for their young, but they use different strategies?
... that between 1993 and 2008, Kyrgyz politicianAzamat Arapbayevwas either the chairman, director or deputy director of seven different companies?
... thatHuman Nature is Brought Forth by Decree,an ancient Chinese philosophical text, was rediscovered about 2,300 years after it was buried?
... that despite winning his country'sProfessional Championshipby ten strokes that year, golferPaddy Mahonwas excluded from the1937 Ryder Cupfor being Irish?
... that thedual systems modelseeks to explain why young people do stupid things?