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... that dominant males ofPerugia's limia(species pictured) may be so preoccupied with fighting each other that the females end up mating with the subordinate males?
... thatSophie Kropotkin andher husband returned to France despite the risk of being arrested, as they thought that detention in a French prison would be preferable to living in England?
... that following the filming of the music video for "Guess",Charli XCX andBillie Eilish donated 10,000 pairs of underwear to charity?
... thatWinzar Kakiouea was the sole athlete from his nation at the 2024 Olympics?
... thatLiebfrauenkirche(pictured), a Catholic church in Zurich, was designed with Italian influences to distinguish it from churches of other denominations?
... that after becoming a religious leader of theUpper Skagit Indian Tribe, Slaybebtikud united the tribes and established himself as their sole leader?
... thatWolfgang Rihm asked of the music of his 1987 operaOedipus: "Sound is a weapon here – or a scalpel?"
... thatEilish Cleary was controversially dismissed asNew Brunswick's chief medical officer of health while studyingglyphosate, a herbicide widely used in the province's industries?
... that those found guilty ofcocoa smuggling in Ghana face a maximum sentence of ten years in prison?
... that actorScott Jarvis was angered when White House officials underRichard Nixon requested that portions of his role in the musical1776 be cut due to its anti-war theme?
... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo shipDmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England inBram Stoker's 1897 novel?
... thatBengisu Avcı had to abandon her 45-kilometre (28-mile) swim across theKaiwi Channel after being stung by jellyfish twelve hours in?
... that some of the first likelyLibotonius fossils collected are lost at theSmithsonian?
... that Argentine naval officerBarry Melbourne Hussey was known asEl Ingles ('The Englishman') by his comrades?
... that the 2024 song "Tobey" features "3 generations ofDetroit"?
... thatLeonhard Kaiser, a student ofMartin Luther, was burned at the stake on 16 August 1527 after being declared guilty of heresy?
... that the area ofCultybraggan Camp has been a royal hunting ground, a prison for fervent Nazis and the site of an underground bunker intended for use in a nuclear war?
16 August 2024
00:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
Amy Sawyer
... thatAmy Sawyer(pictured) was the only woman to contribute to the more than a thousand illustrations created forH. Rider Haggard's works during his lifetime?
... that PresidentIeremia Tabai of Kiribati waselected in 1978,1982,1983 and1987, although his eligibility for the fourth term was subject to a legal challenge?
... that Chinese archaeologistZou Heng was forced to work as a poultry farmer during theCultural Revolution?
... that Major GeneralJarrett Robertson earned the nickname "Desert Fox" by having similar skills in battle to German field marshalErwin Rommel, who held the same nickname?
... that despite being New Zealand's biggest earthquake in 78 years, the2009 Dusky Sound earthquake caused only minor damage?
... that college football playerReggie Brown tore three knee ligaments but still made it to the NFL?
... that taekwondo practitionerAlasan Ann was injured by a gunshot four months before an Olympic qualification tournament, but recovered in time and won the competition?
... that the2025 Philippine general election is set to be the first to be held under a new voting system provider after the previous one was disqualified over bribery allegations?
... that workers buildingMercy Gilbert Medical Center plowed over alfalfa fields and chased off sheep during construction?
... that the discovery of a coffin belonging toAhhotep I, which had been reused to burya high priest, ignited a debate among scholars over the true number of Egyptian queens named Ahhotep?
... that on top of being used as a culinary herb,Tulbaghia acutiloba(pictured) has traditionally been used in treating infectious diseases andhypertension?
... thatCéline Dept(pictured) was the first Belgian YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers?
... thatOperation Matterhorn logistics involved the construction of airfields in China by thousands of laborers with hammers and wicker baskets?
... that after qualifying for the2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, skateboarderZheng Haohao became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics?
... thatPiper Kelly secured her position as a competitor in speed climbing at the 2024 Olympics by reaching the final race at the2023 Pan American Games, before winning the race?
... thata Bangladeshi government agency collected ৳6.5 billion (equivalent to US$150 million in 2023) from corruption suspects, but a court ruled it was illegal?
... that afterJamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of theRefugee Olympic Team?
... that the electoral victory of theUnion for Democracy and Social Progress in 2018 led to DR Congo's first peaceful transition of power since its independence from Belgium in 1960?
... that in May 1983 British public health physicianSpence Galbraith suggested withdrawing blood products made from blood donated in the U.S. after 1978?
... thatAniya Holder secured a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning aspeed climbing competition, for which she had started training without even knowing that it was an Olympics qualifier?
... that after a British Sikh physician could not find any recent mainstream English film led by a woman that resembled her, sheco-wrote and co-produced her own?
... thatOriana Skylar Mastro(pictured), a Stanford political scientist, joined the U.S. Air Force as a PhD student to better understand military issues in theAsia–Pacific region?
... that had Cambodian swimmerApsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead?
3 August 2024
00:00, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
Leaves ofS. tonkinensis seedlings
... that the dried leaves ofStrobilanthes tonkinensis(examples pictured) give black tea a sticky rice flavor?
... that at age 12,Emily Ausmus participated in an international water polo tournament against players as old as 19?
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