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31 July 2022
- 12:00, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the blue stripe in theAzerbaijani flag(pictured)reflects the country'sTurkicheritage?
- ... thatVivien Lyra Blair'sperformance was deemed "just absurd" in the Netflix filmWe Can Be Heroes?
- ... that althoughMayu Islandhas an area of less than one square kilometer (0.4 sq mi), it has two different temples honoring the same goddess?
- ... that afterKeri BlakingerleftCornell Universityto serve time in prison for possession ofheroin,she returned to finish her degree and then became acriminal justicereporter?
- ... that althoughLeah Kate's single "10 Things I Hate About You"shares the same name asthe 1999 movie,she said that she did not use it as inspiration for the song?
- ... thatRedcliffe railway stationhas been renamed twice since 2016?
- ... that Royal Navyboy seamanAlf Lowewas awarded theAlbert Medal for Lifesavingfor his actions during a 1948 sinking that killed 29 men?
- ... that the first meeting of theNew Zealand Women Writers' Societywas chaired by a man?
- 00:00, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatPaul Blasingamewas a member of the "inertial mafia", who advocated the use ofinertial navigation systems,and he oversaw the development of the one used by theApollo spacecraft(pictured)?
- ... that music fromMariah Carey,Sheena Easton,andWhitney Houstonwas the inspiration for the concert residencyReflections?
- ... that the ceramicistSandy Brownwanted her sculptureEarth Goddessto be "female and making an impact"?
- ... thatPhil ElverumrecordedDon't Wake Me Upnocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
- ... that ArgentinianRicardo D. Eliçabequalified as a physician, co-founded a petroleum refinery, and wrote about forgeries of Bolivia's first stamps?
- ... that the bookLove Falls On Us,about the LGBTQ movement in Africa, was praised by authorUzodinma Iwealafor "elevating the extraordinary ordinariness of L.G.B.T.Q. Africans"?
- ... thatGarretson, South Dakota,was named after businessmanArthur Samuel Garretson?
- ... that the plot ofFast and Feel Loveinvolves a character competing to become the fastestcup-stackingcompetitor in the world?
30 July 2022
- 12:00, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that in 1946,Margrethe Parm(pictured)was appointed the director ofa women's prisonthat had been used as apolitical prisonduring the German occupation of Norway?
- ... thatGarsa Fwip'sportrayer,Jennifer Beals,did not knowwhat series she was part ofwhen she arrived on set?
- ... thatPortunus segniswas one of the earliestLessepsian migrantsto the Mediterranean, being first recorded in 1898 at Port Said?
- ... thatR. B. Schlatherdirected the world premiere of Hertzberg's chamber operaThe Rose Elfin Brooklyn, as well as Cimarosa'sL'Italiana in Londraand Puccini'sMadama Butterflyat theOper Frankfurt?
- ... that after Lew Dickey Sr. broke into the radio business by buyinga station in West Virginia,his son would go on to ownCumulus Media?
- ... that Russian scientistDmitry Kolkerwas arrested on charges of espionage while being treated for terminal cancer at a hospital and flown to Moscow, dying two days later?
- ... that aSpace Forgesatellite is scheduled to fly on the first-ever satellite launch from the United Kingdom?
- ... that mathematics professorAri Nagelhas fathered more than a hundred children?
- 00:00, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that theflag of Sint Maarten(pictured)depicts the friendship monument delineating theboundary between the Dutch and French sectionsof the island?
- ... thatMargot Sponerused her international network of contacts to help people escape persecution inNazi Germany?
- ... that the 37-metre-long (121 ft)Burnham Pieris sometimes described as the United Kingdom's shortest?
- ... thatLouis Weinstein,a pioneer in infectious disease treatment, funded his education by working as a jazz violinist?
- ... thatRusthas been named the "most lovedprogramming language"every year for seven years since 2016 by annual surveys conducted byStack Overflow?
- ... thatHeather Baron-Gracieof the bandPale Waveslikened the music video for their song "Jealousy"to a"Helmet LangorCalvin Kleinadvert "?
- ... thatMatthew Tyeuploaded aYouTubevideo about leaving China after hearing that members of the localpublic security bureauhad shown his photograph in bars frequented by foreigners?
- ... that the presentation ofInuit fashionitems made from sealskin at contemporary art exhibitionFloe Edgewas called "an upraised Inuit middle finger" to anti–seal huntingactivists?
29 July 2022
- 12:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that an inscription uncovered at thePyramid of Khentkaus I(pictured),identifies Khentkaus I as the mother of two kings, or perhaps the mother of one and a king herself?
- ... that Canadian paediatricianGladys Boydwas one of the first physicians to treat diabetic children with insulin?
- ... thatJerome Robbins's final ballet,Brandenburg,set to excerpts from Bach'sBrandenburg Concertos,is likened to akaleidoscope?
- ... thatAthanasius Safar,aSyriac Catholicbishop from theOttoman Empire,left Europe for Mexico in 1689?
- ... that following the ban of its labour unions in 1934, theRomanian United Socialist Partywould rely on its youth and women's wings for political action?
- ... that theClements twinshave an estimated revenue of almost US$6000 perInstagrampost?
- ... that the JapanesemangaseriesHeart Gearsells three times better in France than in Japan?
- ... that the name of the Indian cityBangalorecould be derived from aKannadaword meaning 'town of boiled beans'?
- 00:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatAlexander Caulfield Anderson(pictured)was the first European to widen and use theNaches Pass?
- ... thatOlivia RodrigoandDan Nigrowrote the song "Deja Vu"within one day?
- ... thatAnita Rivas,an Ecuadorian mayor, visited the United Kingdom and offered to stop oil drilling in a rainforest inYasuní National Park?
- ... that the mission of theUnited Nations special envoy on Myanmarhas been called a "diplomatic graveyard"?
- ... thatRobert Byron Tabor'sfirst major painting was put on display in theWhite HousebyFranklin D. Rooseveltand his wife?
- ... thatthere are nearly 100 carillons in Belgium,two of which are inthe same building?
- ... that theDeutsches Romantik-MuseuminFrankfurt,the only museum dedicated to the entire era ofGerman Romanticism,looks like three houses and featuresblueelements?
- ... thatRobert M. Blizzard,who pioneeredgrowth hormone therapyin children, liked to joke that he had added 11 miles (18 km) to the height of the U.S. population?
28 July 2022
- 12:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the head on top of theMuseo Cabeza de Juárez(pictured)inspired the pictogram ofGuelatao metro station?
- ... thatIsabel Darlingtonwas the first woman lawyer inChester County, Pennsylvania,and the only woman practicing law there for 45 years?
- ... that organistJehan Alain'sMesse modale en septuorwas written for aseptetof soprano, alto, flute and string quartet?
- ... thatAngéline de MontbrunbyLaure Conanis the firstpsychological novelwritten by a French Canadian?
- ... that whileMarvel Comicsoriginally designated the main reality depicted in theMCU multiverseas Earth-199999,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessestablished it as Earth-616?
- ... thatRod Zainescored his high school's championship-winningsinglein Canadian football before playing in theNational Hockey League?
- ... that the classroom video platformFlipwas made free-to-use when acquired by Microsoft in 2018?
- ... thatMartin Nieverasaid "you won't see any dancers, fire eaters and things like that" at his2003 World Concert TourwithRegine Velasquez?
- 00:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that up to 13 groups of theCotton Blossom Singers(group pictured)toured through the United States at a time?
- ... thatAda Buissondied at the age of 27, and her short story "The Ghost's Summons" has beenanthologisedseveral times since her death?
- ... that some members of theDaughters of the American Revolutioncame up with the idea to design aflag of Colorado,unaware that such a flag already existed?
- ... that aftera massacre that took place there,the village of Sohagpur was renamed the "village of widows"?
- ... thatTheophilus Gatesstarted a nudist free-love Christian sect in the mid–19th century nearPottstown, Pennsylvania?
- ... that after itsmerger with India,the lastrajaofJubbal Statejoined theIndian Foreign Service?
- ... thatAdelereduced the length of "I Drink Wine"from fifteen to six minutes because her label thought that no one would play a fifteen-minute song on the radio?
- ... thatDan Jonesdiscovered that he was talented at takingthrow-insafter having been ajavelin throwerat school?
27 July 2022
- 12:00, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatBrooklyn'sWest Street Foundry,owned byWilson Small,built the engine forDaniel Webster(pictured),which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat inMainecoastal service?
- ... that after a successful siege ofMogaung,CommanderThiri Zeya Thurarushed back toAva,arriving there in time for the coronation ofNarapati Ito present the capturedsawbwa?
- ... that theflag of MontserratdepictsErinembracing a cross, signifying the Montserratians' love of Christ?
- ... that years after he played a recurring character onGleeduring its first season,Dijon Taltonreprised his role asMatt Rutherfordin the final two episodes?
- ... that "Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen"is a cheerful hymn based on the beginning ofPsalm 9?
- ... that the veto of anIndianalawthat bans transgender girls from participating in school sportswas overridden by the state legislature?
- ... that the son of Reverend CanonW. W. Covey-Crump,CommanderA. T. L. Covey-Crump,compiled a list ofJack-speakthat is still consulted by historians of the Royal Navy?
- ... thatno wavebandPulsallamawas described as "13 girls fighting over a cowbell"?
- 00:00, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that after the Italian sopranoFausta Labia(pictured)worked at theRoyal Swedish Opera,she appeared as Mascagni'sIrisatLa Fenicein Venice and as Wagner'sSieglindeatLa Scalain Milan?
- ... thatWatchdogcreated afact-checkingapp within 36 hours of its founding?
- ... thatGentner Drummondflew in the first combat mission ofOperation Desert Storm?
- ... that a hut on New Zealand'sCopland Trackhad to be moved after being hit by a mudslide just 13 weeks after opening?
- ... thatOntario Hockey AssociationpresidentBrent Laddsonce agreed to let a player reduce his suspension by serving as a referee?
- ... that South Carolina'sBuford High Schoolwas named in 1925 after Continental Army ColonelAbraham Buford,who fought ata nearby battlefieldin 1780?
- ... that theTreaty of Bredadid not establish the borders ofAcadia,soHector d'Andigné de Grandfontaineestablished them at theSaint George River?
- ... thatChicecream'sice cream flavours include aged cheese andbird's nests?
26 July 2022
- 12:00, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that thepine treeon theflag of Norfolk Island(pictured)is native to the territory and is its official tree?
- ... that whenHeather Engebretsonportrayed the title role of Puccini'sMadama Butterflyfor the first time, a reviewer said that her voice "can tremble with panic and shine with hope"?
- ... thatThe Kreutzer Sonatawas reproduced to promoteTabu?
- ... thatTashy Bohmheld the American public high school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?
- ... thatMabel Cheungwon the5thHong Kong Film Award for Best Directorwith her debut filmThe Illegal Immigrant?
- ... that a plaza called the Channel Gardens was planted betweenBritishandFrenchbuildings atRockefeller Center?
- ... that operations atMirador minewere shut down in June 2022 byprotests in Ecuador?
- ... thatWilliam Forsythe's balletThe Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitudeis so difficult to dance that a ballerina said she would rather give birth again?
- 00:00, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the painted portrait seriesIshūretsuzōfeaturesAinuchieftains(example pictured)inQingrobes, Russian military coats, and as an "Ininkari bear" (whitebrown bear)?
- ... that whenJo Ann Evansgardnerran for a position on thePittsburgh City Council,she asked voters to "put this woman in her place"?
- ... that theEnkeli-Elisastory about a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide because she had been bullied at school was investigated as a fraud by the police?
- ... that 1920s and 1930s radio show actressArtie Belle McGintyplayed the original radio advertisement voice forAunt Jemima?
- ... thatdiscrimination based on nationalityis an exception to anti-discrimination laws in many countries?
- ... that artistRichard Lorenzwas nearly killed by a falling tree cut down by workers he had been sketching?
- ... that a reviewer calledBlack Krrsantanone of "the scariest characters inStar Warshistory "?
- ... thatAdeledecided never to perform "To Be Loved"live as it upset her to the point of having to leave the room?
25 July 2022
- 12:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that thehikingtrack through thePororari Rivergorge has become part of New Zealand's newestGreat Walk,thePaparoa Track(video featured)?
- ... thatBob DylanpokedEmmylou Harriswhen he wanted her to start singing during the recording of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"?
- ... that two Argentine commandos were awardedtheir nation's highest honourfor theSkirmish at Top Malo House?
- ... that the 1923 bookMotion Pictures in Educationis among the first major works about using films to teach students?
- ... thatStanley Shaldonupset manufacturers by reusingdialysismachines?
- ... thatthe soundtrackfor the 2016 filmArrival,composed byJóhann Jóhannsson,was ruled ineligible for contention at the89th Academy Awardsdue to the film's prominent inclusion of aMax Richterpiece?
- ... that 17th-century entomologistEleanor Glanvilleraised her own moths and butterflies, and wrote some of the earliest detailed descriptions of butterfly rearing?
- ... thatPark Avenue Plazais not onPark Avenueand does not have a plaza?
- 00:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that theMesse brève no. 7byCharles Gounod(pictured)is an 1890Missa brevisthat he derived from an earlier work for only two voices andorgan?
- ... that deceased YouTuberTechnobladebeat the video gameMinecraftinhardcore modeusing aracing-wheelcontroller?
- ... that thepaleoflora of the Messel Formationhas had monographs documenting leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and even pollen?
- ... thatDavid P. Davieswas the chief test pilot for the United Kingdom'sCivil Aviation Authorityfor 33 years?
- ... that in June 2009, a teenage girl and her adult boyfriendstabbed her mother to deathwhen she objected to their relationship?
- ... that theNational Agrarian Unionopposed the introduction offemale suffragein Sweden?
- ... thatMary Marafelt the writers ofNash Bridges"started to write for me really well about halfway through the season"?
- ... that apontiffinpontificalsmay pontificate with apontificalat aPontificalduring hispontificate?
24 July 2022
- 12:00, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatGita Sarabhaiwas among the first women to play thepakhavaj(example pictured),a traditional musical instrument of India?
- ... thatErasmus Schöferchronicled the resistance in Germany, from theprotests of 1968toGerman reunification,in atetralogyof novels?
- ... that the filmEvangeline,based ona poembyHenry Wadsworth Longfellow,was praised by Longfellow's daughter?
- ... that the defiant owner ofa Miami TV stationkept its marquee lit for 18 months after losing itslicense?
- ... thatCarver CourtinCoatesville, Pennsylvania,was built to house African-American steelworkers during World War II?
- ... that thewirebirdon theflag of Saint Helenais the last species of bird that is endemic to the island?
- ... that Arizona state senatorW. P. Mahoneybecame an acquaintance ofWyatt Earpwhen he was a miner?
- ... that someTikTokersmake videos about whether tosmash or passDisney characters?
- 00:00, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that FrenchsopranoMarguerite Vaillant-Couturiercreated the role of Micaëla in the world premiere of Lecocq'sLe coeur et la main(pictured)in Paris in 1882?
- ... that the 2022USFLplayoffs andchampionship gamecould not be played inBirmingham, Alabama,as the rest of the season was, due to the2022 World Games?
- ... thatBruno Pereira,an expert in the indigenous people of Brazil, and journalistDom Phillipswerekilled while on a trip in the Vale do Javari?
- ... that a founder ofa Tennessee radio stationbought it back from the same group he had sold it to, who in turn had bought it back themselves?
- ... that the2022 Marmolada serac collapsewas caused byclimate change in Italy?
- ... that doctors toldLance McCullersthat he should not continue topitchin 1990, but he returned toMajor League Baseballin 1992?
- ... thatdisplaced aggressionis experienced by humans and animals?
- ... that a kind ofdeep fried eggdish might be perceived as a warning in Thai folklore?
23 July 2022
- 12:03, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatJulia Dawson'sfirst Clarion Van(pictured)was named for Scottish socialistCaroline Martyn?
- ... thata Phoenix radio stationserved as the springboard for future Arizona governorJack Williamsand comedianSteve Allen?
- ... that sopranoSarah Traubelappeared as Inanna in Jörg Widmann'sBabylonfor the opening of the 2022Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden?
- ... that the engineering and architectural companyBurns & McDonnellis 100% owned by its employees?
- ... that indigenous Australian artistDaniel Boydhas depicted colonial figures including CaptainJames Cookand GovernorArthur Phillipas pirates?
- ... that Matthew Healy and George Daniel ofThe 1975helped makePale Waves's debut single, "There's a Honey","sonically bigger "?
- ... thatan episodeof the children's TV showArthurfeaturing a same-sex wedding was not aired onAlabama's PBS network?
- ... thatDead Cellswas published inearly accessbecause the developers feared that there would be an "indiepocalypse"?
- 01:44, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatAmund Dietzel(pictured),sometimes called the "Rembrandtof therind",learned to tattoo after he went to sea at the age of 14?
- ... that the 2001concert residencyRegine at the Movieswas restaged seventeen years later?
- ... that former Dutchrugby unionplayerSylke Haverkornserved as head coach of theTurkey women's national teambefore securing the same position at her country's women's national team?
- ... that theCIA shipped color TV sets to Japanto broadcast propaganda for theLiberal Democratic Party?
- ... that "Supermodel"is about a fictional character inspired by peopleMåneskinmet in Los Angeles?
- ... that the originalGreen Goblinsuit, created byAmalgamated DynamicsforSpider-Man,was scrapped after being deemed "too creepy" by studio executives?
- ... that South African mayorMarlene van Stadenwas re-elected through acoin toss?
- ... that the members of the band that recorded the albumHearken to the Witches Runedo not remember in what year it was released?
22 July 2022
- 12:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that despite its name, thewhite-nosed saki(pictured)actually has a reddish-pink nose?
- ... that after finding success in Poland and South America,sopranoAdalgisa Gabbiperformed atLa Scalaas Eva in the Italian premiere of Wagner'sDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg?
- ... that the perceived tameness ofLGBT PrideMonth gave rise toWrath Month?
- ... thatKiyoe Yoshioka,the vocalist of the bandIkimonogakari,voiced anEeveein the filmPokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened?
- ... that the beginning ofLawyeringwas compared to aCinderellastory?
- ... that before the swearing-in of convicted murdererKenny Motsamaias an MP, South African Chief JusticeMogoeng Mogoengcited a constitutional requirement prohibiting felons from becoming MPs?
- ... that theMorris County Park CommissioninNew Jerseyoversees over 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land, including a marina, anice skating arena,a horse stable, a historical farm, and agristmill?
- ... that the first line toSTU48's "Hana wa Dare no Mono?",which imagines a world without borders, is often misheard as wishing for a world withoutTokyo?
- 00:11, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thattouch-screen technology,pay-at-the-pump,car phones,andCoca-Cola Cherrywere shown at the1982 World's Fair(pictured)?
- ... thatYosef Shenbergerwas inspired to addstained glassand other decorative elements to his synagogues through his study of ancient ruins?
- ... that the software-testing frameworkpytesthas been described as a key ecosystem project for thePythonprogramming language?
- ... thatIrving L. Branchheaded theX-15rocket program and the first test flight of theB-70Valkyriesupersonic bomber?
- ... that theMaizbhandariorder of Sufism in Bangladesh is each year host to reportedly the fifth-largest gathering of Muslims in the world?
- ... that Danish-bornsopranoLouise Janssenappeared at theGrand Théâtre de Lyonas Eva in the French premiere of Wagner'sDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg?
- ... thatHMSChichesterwas designed to carry 44 guns but never carried more than 22?
- ... thata South Dakota radio stationonce played nothing but various recordings of "Amazing Grace"?
21 July 2022
- 12:00, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that theReactive Scientific Research Institutedeveloped theKatyusha rocket launcher(examples pictured)?
- ... that in an 1854 war with theJicarilla,William S. Messervy,the acting governor of theNew Mexico Territory,desired either "their extinction or their settlement in pueblos"?
- ... that at the2022 British Athletics Championships,Daryll Neitabecame the first woman since 2010 to win both the 100- and 200-metre events?
- ... thatEvgenia Debryanskaya,the lesbian activist who co-founded Russia's first gay-rights organization, was the first wife ofAleksandr Dugin,Vladimir Putin's "Rasputin"?
- ... that residents ofthe Normandytried to block the construction of an adjacent tower by citing a covenant that the Normandy itself violated?
- ... that German SA officerWalter Heckwas paid only 2.50ℛℳ(about US$2) for designing the Nazi SS double rune symbol?
- ... that theIndy Bag Ladies,one of the oldestAIDSfundraising organizations, is a group of activistdrag queensinIndianapoliswho have raised more than $1 million for AIDS patients?
- ... thatCatherine Ribeiro's 1972 albumPaixcontains a 25-minute-long song about meeting a femalepersonification of death?
- 00:00, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that when theCandler Building(pictured)opened, it was the tallest building aroundTimes Square?
- ... thatLiu Zhaohuawas a Chinese drug lord who produced and trafficked over 18 tonnes ofmethamphetamine?
- ... that the 2020 caseHenderson v. Boxheld that the state of Indiana must list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificate?
- ... that the unveiling of thestatue of Captain CookinHyde Park, Sydney,in 1879 was declared a public holiday, with an estimated 60,000 people in attendance?
- ... that indie musicianSufjan Stevenscomposed the score for the 2014 balletEverywhere We Go,choreographed byJustin Peckfor theNew York City Ballet?
- ... thatHermann Gutzmanndied ofsepsisafter suffering a stab wound from agramophoneneedle?
- ... that aFederal Communications Commissionexaminer found that billing fraud ata South Carolina radio station"merited the severest sanctions"?
- ... thatChristchurch smells?
20 July 2022
- 12:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that before hisMajor League Baseballcareer,Leo Posada(pictured)represented Cuba internationally incycling?
- ... that modelTyra BanksproducesGeneration Drag,a TV series which follows five children preparing for a drag show?
- ... that the arrest of American farmerWayne Crytsfor removing his soybeans from a bankruptgrain elevatorled to a change in legislation by Congress?
- ... that the westernmost population ofCalifornia fan palmsis found on the slopes ofCerro Bolain Baja California, Mexico?
- ... thatRahmah el Yunusiyahfounded fourIslamic schoolsfor women in Indonesia despite being made to leave school herself at the age of 16?
- ... that in 1991Mazdaengineers created asuitcase carwith lights and a 1.7 horsepower engine?
- ... that the favourite role ofWilma Schmidt,who performed at theStaatsoper Hannoverfor more than five decades in German, Italian and Slavic operas, was the Marschallin inDer Rosenkavalier?
- ... that only one boat successfully made it through theDuckport Canal?
- 00:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatAlfred Egerton Cooper,a war artist who lost the use of an eye in World War I, painted airships(example pictured)?
- ... that whenDivine's song "Lately"topped theBillboardHot 100in 1998, it became the first number-one single for the performers, thesongwriters,theproducers,and therecord labels?
- ... that activistGerlin Beanco-founded theOrganisation of Women of African and Asian Descentin 1978, an event described as "a watershed in the history of Black women's rights activism"?
- ... that in the 1980s,NBCwas given several hundred million dollars' worth of incentives to stay at30 Rockefeller Plaza?
- ... that the tribune of the plebsGaius Antius Restiopassed a law in 68 BC forbidding Roman magistrates from attending banquets?
- ... that a group ofBoy Scoutsprovided first aid to victims of the2022 Missouri train derailmentbefore first responders arrived?
- ... thatCOVID-19lockdown restrictionscaused a 37-percent increase in infections ofdengue feverinSingapore's 2020 outbreak?
- ... thatRuth L. Trufantsued a man for not following through on a promise to marry her?
19 July 2022
- 12:00, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
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- ... thatDee Dawkins-Haigler(pictured)ran in four elections in four months for the same seat?
- ... that an erroneous claim that theneural language modelLaMDAis sentient has generated conversations on the efficacy of theTuring test?
- ... thatSouth Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinatedby members of theKu Klux Klanthe day after being re-elected?
- ... that thePromethean gapwas part of an attempt by Gunther Andres to conceptualize Hiroshima and Auschwitz?
- ... that the 1956 article "My Last Wonderful Days",about an Iowa woman accepting terminal cancer, funded anIowa State Universityscholarship program?
- ... thatErnst Jacobi,known for portraying Gauleiter Löbsack inVolker Schlöndorff's filmThe Tin Drum,played more than 200 roles as a television actor?
- ... that public health authorities are still not exactly sure howAlaskapox virus,a recently discovered relative ofMonkeypox virus,has spread to humans from animals?
- ... thatMary Baines,credited as one of the founders of thepalliative caremovement, initially thought it "very odd, this idea of caring for the dying"?
- 00:00, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatChrysina limbata(pictured)has a reflective silver color because of layers ofchirpedchitin coating?
- ... that two slaves belonging toDon Carloswere trained by the Italian medallistJacopo da Trezzoin his workshop in 1550s Madrid?
- ... that a Florida resident was arrested after posting onRateMyCop.com?
- ... that in 2007,Arthur Gray's£2Kangaroo and Map stampsold for a world record price for a single Australian stamp?
- ... that theRoadRunner,a laptop from 1983, loaded and stored data from cartridges?
- ... that in 2021,Wishma Sandamali,who was detained for overstaying her visa after seeking police protection for domestic abuse, became the 17th person to die in Japanese immigration detention since 2007?
- ... that roughly 15,000 copies of the anonymously published essay "Queers Read This"were distributed at the June 1990New York Gay Pride Parade?
- ... that people withwoolly hairmay also have tooth decay?
18 July 2022
- 12:00, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatPooja Sharma(pictured)employs 150 women in a bakery that she started in a reputedly haunted mansion?
- ... that the Americancard gameofSix-Bid Solooriginated in southern Germany?
- ... thatEllaisa Marquishas been called the "marquis player" of women's football in Saint Lucia?
- ... that two state representatives got into a fight in the parking lot of Miami'sRadio Mambíafter one's father insulted the other's on the air?
- ... thatOey Tiang Tjoeionce physically assaulted the editor of a competing newspaper?
- ... that aguerrilla gardenestablished atopan abandoned railroadinLong Island Citybecame legally recognized by theMTA?
- ... that Welshshot putterAdele Nicollwas approached about taking upbobsleighbased on a video onsocial mediaof her exercising?
- ... that theBroadway Theatreis one ofBroadway's fewBroadway theaters?
- 00:00, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatThe Great Wave off Kanagawa(pictured)has been described as "possibly the most reproduced image in the history of all art"?
- ... thatMaría Chiquinquiráwas allowed to remain free until a court heard her case, but since it never did she died a free woman?
- ... that undera new Connecticut law,abortion providers in the state can countersue anyone who sues them under theTexas Heartbeat Act?
- ... that three men resigned from theExecutive Council of Nova ScotiauponMather Byles Almon'sappointment?
- ... that the snapping shrimpAlpheus armatusclears sand from asea anemone's lair?
- ... thatcounterterrorismexpertEsperanza Casteleiroused to work inhuman resources?
- ... that duringOrrin Hatch's presidential campaignin 2000, his wife told him that his poor performance in theIowa caucuseswas a "sign from God" to end his campaign?
- ... that a statue ofSerenidus,the brother ofSerenicus,is called the "little pissing saint" because a spring issues from below it in theOratory of Saint Cénéré?
17 July 2022
- 00:00, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that research onshort-finned pilot whales(example pictured)byNatacha Aguilar de Sotois leading scientists to reassess foraging models for the behavior of marine predators?
- ... thatCharlie Youngwas introduced intoThe West Wingover concerns of a lack of racial diversity in casting?
- ... that in 2020, Ukrainianassociation footballrefereeMaryna Striletskawas part of the first all-woman officiating team for a men's international football match?
- ... that theSpirit of Norfolkcaught fire while carrying 89 schoolchildren?
- ... that in 2021,Elvis Costelloremade his 1978 albumThis Year's Modelin Spanish with severalLatin musicalartists?
- ... that according toRogers Smith,theU.S. Supreme Court's decision in theKu Klux Caseswas its only ruling "markedly favorable to black voting rights" in thepost-Reconstruction era?
- ... thatUrsula Sillge'sattempt to organize a 1978 national lesbian gathering inEast Germanyled to the banning ofCharlotte von Mahlsdorf's venue for LGBT meetings?
- ... that the novelJune Rainwas described by one critic as "a 'whodunit' without a 'who'"?
16 July 2022
- 00:00, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that theAkebono elephant(tooth pictured)is one of fourStegodonspecies that roamedPlio-PleistoceneJapan?
- ... thatAnn Kleinsupported a successful bill that allowed women to register to vote in New Jersey without disclosing their marital status?
- ... that readers ofThe Turbulent Term of Tyke Tileroften incorrectly assume that the main character is a boy?
- ... that afterLaVere Redfield'sdeath, 12 tons of silver dollars were found hidden in his garage and home?
- ... that acheat codein the video gameSpyro: Year of the Dragongrants access to a near-complete copy ofCrash Bash?
- ... thatJames T. Searscalled the novelsThe White Paper(1928),Street of Stairs(1968), andBoychick(1971), three "pederasticerotic classics "?
- ... that Australian communistHarry Steinwas personally invited by Prime MinisterNguyễn Cao Kỳto tourSouth Vietnam?
- ... that a study published in the journalCelebrity StudiesexaminedPippa Middleton'sbuttocksusingMarxistandFreudiananalyses?
15 July 2022
- 00:00, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatEileen Collins(pictured)was the first womanSpace Shuttlepilot and the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission?
- ... thatThe Lord of the Ice Garden,a Polish novel series mixing elements offantasyandscience fiction,has been compared toThe Witcher?
- ... that theFischer quintupletshad six other siblings?
- ... thatJim Pappinwas credited with the1967 Stanley Cup-clinching goal in exchange for givingPete Stemkowskiunlimited access to his backyard pool?
- ... thatWilliam D. Leahywas the highest-ranking American military officer in World War II?
- ... that the prologue toThe Polymathwas written byMartin Kemp,a leading expert onLeonardo da Vinci?
- ... that foodYouTuberMike Chenalso runs a channel documenting strange phenomena?
- ... that some bells are replaced by awooden clapperforthree days in a year?
14 July 2022
- 00:00, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the US Mint released the1909-SVDB Lincoln Cent(pictured)on August 2, 1909, and discontinued it on August 5 because it showed the initials of engraverVictor David Brenner?
- ... thatAlex Hortonmade hisTwenty20cricket debut forGlamorgandespite no actual play being possible due to rain?
- ... thatspiritual jazzoriginated in the 1960s, partially due to thecivil rights movement?
- ... that dermosyphilopathologistGiuseppe Marianireceived a silver medal for his bravery under fire at the Third Battle of the Isonzo?
- ... that based on the biblical principle ofomnia sunt communia,Thomas Aquinasargued that theft is not asinif the thief genuinely needs what they are stealing?
- ... thatjazz fusionandfunkmusicianMark Lettierigraduated with a degree in marketing?
- ... that the first timeThe Witcheruniverse was portrayed outside the novels was in the 1993–1995 Polish comic book seriesof the same name?
- ... that theBeacon Theatre,once described as "a true bit of Bagdad on Broadway", later gained a reputation as a rock venue?
13 July 2022
- 00:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that dozens of mammals and birds werefirst describedfromspecimenscollected by "Orii of the Orient"(pictured)?
- ... that earlyfloppy disksusedFM encodingthat took up only half the available storage?
- ... that politicianJohn D'Oraziohelped to secure a three-year trial ofdaylight saving time in Western Australia?
- ... that theRed Hill water crisishas caused a water shortage inHonolulu?
- ... thatEkaterina Novitskaya,then aged 16, became the first female ever to win theQueen Elisabeth Competitionfor piano?
- ... that the 1944SCR-720radarsystem was used only briefly by theUSAAF,but was a primaryRAFsystem into the late 1950s?
- ... that the Scottish medical missionaryErnest Muirchampioned the use of the traditional Ayurvedic curechaulmoogra oilin treatingHansen's disease(leprosy)?
- ... thata Pennsylvania TV stationis experimenting withdatacastingeducational content to school students and prison inmates?
12 July 2022
- 00:00, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that prior toMary Manhein'sforensic-anthropology work in Louisiana, unidentified bones(examples pictured)"usually ended up in a box"?
- ... thatHans van Manen's balletAdagio Hammerklavieris inspired by a recording of theBeethoven scorethat was played at an exceptionally slow tempo?
- ... thatJudith Ehrlichincorporated herNPRwork onpacifisminto a documentary focusing onconscientious objectorsduring World War II?
- ... that Israel'smixed citiesdon't have much mixing?
- ... that Greenlandic authorPipaluk Freuchenwas praised for the "unrelenting realism" in her first book, where a child kills a polar bear?
- ... that it took seven years for Gwazi, a pair of duelingwooden roller coasters,to be refurbished into thehybrid roller coasterIron Gwazi?
- ... thatThe Tale of Genji'sKaoru Genjihas been called literature's firstantihero?
- ... that inJackson, Tennessee,there was a 50–50 chance a reference toDixiewas abouta radio station?
11 July 2022
- 00:00, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatBrewer Hicklen(pictured)hosts an annual youth baseball camp in Alabama?
- ... that theIrish Bee Conservation Projectis helping to rewild native bees withbee lodgeson the estate of the historicDunsany Castle?
- ... that American drag queenJames Herndondonated funds and resources into black and LGBTQ+ communities inLexington, Kentucky?
- ... thatMess L,a multipurpose building inBanjarbaru,Indonesia, was historically used to house Soviet workers?
- ... that American conservationistPaul Lester Erringtonreshaped perception ofpredators?
- ... that the 1983pink filmBeautiful Mysterywas one of the earliest commercially produced gay pornographic films in Japan?
- ... thatCharles Leslie Richardsonwas ordered to "make science fashionable in the army"?
- ... that the19th Junior Eurovision Song Contestwas held on 19 December with 19 participating countries – but theEBUhad to choose between three competition scenarios due toCOVID-19?
10 July 2022
- 00:00, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that despite having reportedly been destroyed in 1946, the 16-ton granite ball that once sat on top of theColumbia University sundial(pictured)reappeared in a Michigan field in 2001?
- ... thatJ. Michael Miller,thearchbishop of Vancouver,who turns 76 today, starred in a high school production ofOur TownoppositeMary Lou Finlay?
- ... thata Louisiana radio stationwent to asatellite-fedmusic format because it had more control than with its previous "18- and 20-year-old jocks"?
- ... thatAvtar Singh JouhltookMalcolm Xto a segregated pub in Smethwick as part of his campaign to end thecolour bar?
- ... that the title of theincelandFrogtwittersubculture filmTFW No GFstands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"?
- ... that2021 NCAA championBonnie Tanserved as the assistant to2021 UAAP championGoldwin Monteverdein 1991?
- ... that the developer of15.aiclaims that as little as 15 seconds of a person's voice is sufficient to clone it up to human standards usingartificial intelligence?
- ... thatAlfons Koziełł-Poklewski,dubbed the "vodka king of Siberia", was actually Polish?
9 July 2022
- 00:00, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatNero's divorce ofClaudia Octavia(pictured)caused public outcry – so he had her executed instead?
- ... that about 200San Francisco policeofficersled a 1989 riotthrougha gay neighborhoodin reaction to a peaceful protest?
- ... thatJohn Yellandwas insulted by AdmiralHyde Parker's offer of a position aboard his flagship?
- ... that theEnterprise,a black newspaper inOmaha,supported a separate African American department at the 1898Trans-Mississippi Exposition?
- ... thatCharles Alban Buckler,an artist, topographer, author, andofficer of arms,rebuiltArundel Castle?
- ... thatIngrid Andresscame up with "Lady Like"after being rejected by a man when she brought politics up?
- ... that a 1955 satirical comedy play byKasymaly Jantöshevwas one of the first signs of the relaxation ofSovietliterary restrictions after the death ofJoseph Stalin?
- ... thatScience Park stationwas built despite the objections of the operating agency?
8 July 2022
- 00:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatKuappi(pictured)in Iisalmi, Finland, holds theGuinness world recordfor the smallest restaurant?
- ... thatChris Ernststripped naked in 1976 with herYale Universityteammates to protest the lack of showers for the women's rowing crew?
- ... thatPolish courtsprocessed 14.38 million cases in 2020 while having fewer than 10,000 judges?
- ... that conservationistFrank H. Wadsworthsupported and worked with efforts to recover the endangeredPuerto Rican parrot?
- ... that Olive Llewellyn, a character in the novelSea of Tranquility,has been called a stand-in forEmily St. John Mandel,the novel's author?
- ... thatDominic Keeganrefused a position on theNew York Yankeesto "go back and win another championship" for his college baseball team?
- ... that theMcLaren MCL35was the first McLaren race car to bewrapped?
- ... that baseball playerNick Solakwas named after the sports bar where his parents first met?
7 July 2022
- 00:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that Filipina actressAngel Locsin(pictured)was recognized for her work in disaster relief, as well as humanitarian aid forinternally displaced personsin theMarawi siege?
- ... that according to one reviewer, the problems that may have prompted the publication ofSchooling and the Struggle for Public Lifein the 1980s had "only gotten worse" by 2005?
- ... that Norwegian footballerTuva Hansenand her dog have received millions of views on severalTikTokvideos?
- ... that "Hurricane"was originally intended forChance the Rapper,who passed on the song toKanye West?
- ... thatHausman Baboe,a colonial district chief ofKuala Kapuas,was fired due to his anti-colonial remarks?
- ... that the motto of theClayton Heraldwas "Independent in Everything; Neutral in Nothing"?
- ... that in the 1980s, international LGBT organizations organized protests in Europe and the Americas in support of Belgian teacherEliane Morissens?
- ... that local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts ofpolkamusic froma Wisconsin radio stationfor relaxing their cows?
6 July 2022
- 00:00, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that one Palestinian man criticized the beauty ofWest Bank Wall graffiti art(example pictured),tellingBanksy:"We don't want this wall to be beautiful. We hate it. Go home"?
- ... thatKelly Heckingwon moreBig East Conferencechampionships than any otherNotre Dameathlete?
- ... that the three oak saplings on theflag of Prince Edward Islandrepresent thethree counties that make up the province?
- ... thatBert Longfellowtook on a one-man crusade which halved the drowning rate in the United States?
- ... thatHoly Trinity ChurchinNewcastle-under-Lymewas praised as the "finest modern specimen of ornamental brickwork in the kingdom"?
- ... that the Ukrainian violinistDiana Tishchenkoplayed Skoryk'sMelodyon a tour of theKyiv Symphony Orchestrato Germany in April 2022?
- ... that aPacific Cyber/Metrix'sBubbl-Dek fits into the floppy drive bay of an IBM PC, allowing it to take abubble memorymodule?
- ... thatDr. Dotstarted to give her mother "bite massages" at the age of five?
5 July 2022
- 00:00, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatMargaret Abbott(pictured)was the first American woman to win anOlympicevent, but never realized it?
- ... thatOwen Jones'selaborately ornamentedBook of Common Prayer"pointed to the direction that books in general were to follow in the Victorian Age"?
- ... thatGeorge Mann Niedeckenwas aPrairie-styleinterior architectwho designed furniture forFrank Lloyd Wrightand worked forMarion Mahony Griffin?
- ... that in the1917 municipal election in Minsk,Belorussian parties only won 2 out of 102 seats?
- ... that as a lawyer,Peter Dowdingdefended more than 100 Vietnam Warconscientious objectors?
- ... thatRafflesia lawangensiswas previously misidentified asRafflesia arnoldii,only to be identified as a new species in 2005 after photographs of it were sent to theNational University of Malaysia?
- ... thatPaul Chadickperformed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"?
- ... that theancient Romans made toothpastewith human urine?
4 July 2022
- 00:00, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the first Asian-American atWest Pointto be namedFirst Captainof the cadets wasJohn Tien(pictured),the currentU.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security?
- ... thatIrene Parlbywas one ofThe Famous Five,a group of women in Canada who fought for the right of women to be considered "persons"?
- ... thatagriculture ranks as one of the most stressful occupations in the United Statesand one that experiences high suicide rates?
- ... thatThe Baby-Sitters ClubactressSophia Reid-Gantzertwon an Austrian ballet competition when she was six?
- ... that when the pastor of an African-American church boughtthe El Dorado,one newspaper wrote that "its occupants are white, and were white"?
- ... that actressHilda Hanburywas the grandmother of actorsJamesandEdward Foxand the great-grandmother of actressEmilia Fox?
- ... that part of West Virginia'sPrinceton–Deepwater Districtrailway was so steep that only shortened coal trains could ascend it?
- ... thatGeorge Allsoppwas arrested three times for not carrying a lantern?
3 July 2022
- 00:00, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that theRwenzoriglaciers(examples pictured)are being melted byclimate change in Uganda?
- ... thatEdward A. Synan,amilitary chaplain,wrote over eighty journal articles on subjects ranging from earlypatristicsto latescholasticism?
- ... that Italian football clubA.C. Monzaplayed 40 seasons inSerie Bbefore securing promotion toSerie A– more than any other club?
- ... thatRed Jordan Arobateauadopted "Red" as his first name after dyeing his hair red because he thought the color represented the sensuality and eroticism of his work?
- ... that according toBohr's law,the person who draws first in a gunfight loses?
- ... thatRichmond stationincludes a "rather disquieting" artwork byWilliam Mitchell?
- ... thatKwaku Ohene-Frempong,an expert insickle cell disease,decided while still in medical school to devote his life to the study of the disease, after his newborn son was diagnosed with the condition?
- ... thata Nevada radio station named "Sexy"blew into town with a windstorm?
2 July 2022
- 00:00, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... thatFranziska Seidl,born 130 years ago today,finished schoolafter her husband's death and then went on to researchultrasound(illustration pictured)at theUniversity of Vienna?
- ... thatSheikh Mujibur Rahman,the firstpresident of Bangladesh,had an appearance in the 1974 filmSangram?
- ... that LebaneseLGBT rightsactivistSandra Melhem,one of the foremost promoters of drag culture in Beirut, was given an award for her humanitarian relief work after the2020 Beirut explosion?
- ... that thequantum boomerang effectcauses particles to turn around and return to their starting point?
- ... thatPat Gozembamarried her wife while researching a book about thehistory of the struggle for equal marriagein Massachusetts?
- ... thatred-boxingby American politicians is used to coordinate withSuper PACs,an activity that theCampaign Legal Centercalled the "primary mechanism for corruption of federal campaigns in 2022"?
- ... that a song aboutan esports teamwent viral in Finland?
- ... that KingMohnyin ThadoofAvaresponded to the troubles of his kingdom by recalibrating theBurmese calendarto year 2?
1 July 2022
- 00:00, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- ... that a journalist dubbedOlena Shevchenko(pictured)as "probably the most famous lesbian in Ukraine"?
- ... that theElectronic Arrays 9002microprocessorwas developed to get the company out of thecalculatorbusiness, but instead led to their disappearance?
- ... thatStig Millehaugen,who had escaped or attempted escape from prison multiple times, was given aprison furloughin 2022 and failed to return?
- ... that posters forJohn Lindsay's 1965 New York City mayoral campaigntold voters that "John Lindsay Cares About You"?
- ... that anintestine-on-a-chipcan model and mimic an organ?
- ... thatCharlie H. Hoganwas called "king of engineers" after he became the first to drive a train at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)?
- ... that Internet activistSally Burchwas refused entry into Argentina because her presence was considered to be disruptive?
- ... that the name of the "Mormons vs. Mullets"game was a play on the 1988"Catholics vs. Convicts"game?