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31 August 2004

...that pastOlympic mascots include severalbears namedMisha,Coal,Howdy andHidy, anddogsCobi andWaldi ?
...thatpineconefish have no apparentsexual dimorphism?
...thatCommodoreHoratio Bridge was the first officer to employ the idea of comprehensive fleet supply within theUnited States Navy?
...there are large stands ofprimeval forest on the border betweenPoland andBelarus?
...that theMonty Python song"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is aparody of the type of song featured inDisney films?
...that theAVE Mizar was aflying car created by attaching part of aCessna Skymaster to aFord Pinto?

30 August 2004

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...that theChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia pioneered the use ofincubators for newborn intensive care?
...that the main sounds made byLichtenstein's Hartebeest are a bellow and a sneeze-snort?

29 August 2004

...that theWicked Witch of the West controls the Winged Monkeys through the power of the Golden Cap?
...that someNative Americans called theDouglas Squirrel the "Pillillooeet"?
...thatThe Brighter Day is the only explicitly religioussoap opera ever to air onAmerican networktelevision?

27 August 2004

...that theSeattle Fault is believed capable of producing anearthquake measuring 7.0 on theRichter scale?

26 August 2004

...that theSupreme Court of Sweden ceased to render verdicts in the name of theSwedish monarch in1974?
...thatYou Bet Your Life was aradio andtelevision quiz show hosted byGroucho Marx?

Memorial to Victor Noir

...that rubbing the statue ofVictor Noir inPère Lachaise Cemetery supposedly "enhances fertility"?

24 August 2004

...that Dutch bus-building firmDen Oudsten was founded in1926 and went out of business in2002?
...that the 16-year part of Donna Beck on the Americansoap operaAll My Children, played byCandice Earley, was originally meant to be just a short-term role?

20 August 2004

The Vitagraph Girl, Florence Turner

...that silent movie actressFlorence Turner was originally known to audiences only as theVitagraph Girl?
...that one cause of the 21 years ofmilitary dictatorship in Brazil was the support of presidentJoão Goulart for a mariner rebellion, led by a disguisedCIA agent, Cabo Anselmo?

...that theBattle of the Bismarck Sea was a devastating Japanese defeat duringWorld War II?
...thatbicycle helmets are not designed to be re-used after a major accident?

19 August 2004

...that in England and Wales, mostcommon land is actually privately owned?
...that theCalayan Rail flightlessbird is a significant recentspecies discovery, announced on16 August 2004?

...theanarchy symbol can be seen as an embodiment ofPierre-Joseph Proudhon's seeminglyparadoxical maxim, "anarchy is order"?

The symbol most people associate with anarchism

17 August 2004

...dual gauge railway generally consists of threerails, rather than the standard two rails?

16 August 2004

...thatAlexander Pope's"An Essay on Criticism" is apoem written inheroic couplets?

15 August 2004

...thatDemocrats Abroad began with two small committees inLondon andParis in1965, and has grown to be a large international organization?
...that the average lifespan of aferal cat who survives kittenhood is two years, compared to 16 years forhouse cats?
...that theOsmond family, known for their musicality, have two siblings who were borndeaf?
...thatinfant teeth emerge in pairs?

12 August 2004

Diagram of wheelbase

...that theDiploma in Computer Science at theUniversity of Cambridge has only afail,pass andpass with distinction?
...thatwheelbase dimensions are crucial toautomobile steering andbalance?

Diagram of wheelbase

...that theSerendib Scops Owl isSri Lanka's most recently discovered bird?
...thataboriginal whaling rights are granted to native populations inGreenland,Canada, theUnited States,Russia and severalCaribbean island communities?
...that apit stop inFormula One autosport involves about 20 mechanics?

11 August 2004

...thatsoap opera actressCatherine Hickland starred in theBroadway production ofLes Misérables as Fantine?
...that theAlpine Ibex ofGran Paradiso were first protected in1816?
...that an amateur airplane pilot'sspatial disorientation during flight can lead to an irreversible graveyard spiral?
...that theear's hair cells encode the information from the fluid waves of thecochlea for use by theauditory nerve?
...thatblackwater fever causesred blood cells to burst, leakinghemoglobin into theplasma?

10 August 2004

...that 43 nations currently participate in theKimberley Process for keepingconflict diamonds from reaching market?
...that theTurkish militarycoup of1971 is known as theCoup by Memorandum?
...thatPickles isGeorge W. Bush's nickname for his wife?
...that thegolden age of arcade games began with the release ofSpace Invaders in1978?
...that seeds of theHawaiian baby woodrose contain chemicals with effects similar toLSD?
...thatBrownie Wise invented theTupperware party?
...thatMichael Faraday did the first modern research into the nature ofcolloidal gold?

Space Invaders screenshot

...that theBritish Royal Family announced the deaths ofKatherine Bowes-Lyon andNerissa Bowes-Lyon, theQueen Mother's nieces, when they were, in fact, merely underpsychiatric care?

9 August 2004

...that actressPatsy Kensit has married and divorced three different musicians?
...that the 364-metrepier inWithernsea,England was struck by ships four times, finally leaving it only 15 metres long?
...that most of theStrigolniki were drowned in the Volkhov river in1376 as a result of pressure from theRussian Orthodox Church?
...that theNorwegian heavy water sabotage was a key part ofAllied efforts to preventNazi Germany from developingnuclear weapons?

6 August 2004

...that theCanadian constitutional crisis known as theKing-Byng Affair led to theStatute of Westminster 1931, which affected all theDominions in theBritish Empire?
...that aself number is aninteger that cannot be generated by any otherinteger added up to itsdigits?
...that the primaryPolish Scouting organization isZwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego?
...that the famed message"England expects that every man will do his duty" is misquoted onNelson's Column inLondon?
...thatSanta Maria sopra Minerva is the onlyGothic church inRome and holds the body of SaintCatherine of Siena, but not her head?
...thatEnglog isEnglish mixed withTagalog words, whileTaglish is Tagalog mixed with English words?
...thatPennsylvania Hospital, cofounded byBenjamin Franklin, was the firsthospital in theUnited States?

5 August 2004

...thatWingy Manone's "Tar Paper Stomp" was used as the basis forGlenn Miller's "In the Mood"?
...that the source of theNaga fireballs of theMekong river is a topic of much debate inThailand?

Thailand's coat of arms

...that theGospel of Philip was one of the manyGnostic writings found in1946 in theEgyptian village ofNag Hammâdi?
...that the1702Spanish treasure fleet was destroyed in theBattle of Vigo Bay?

...thatGermans consume up to 300tonnes ofDöner kebab each day?
...thatnon-standard poker hands infive-card draw are determined by house rules and may have colorful names likeLittle Bobtail andRound the Corner Straight?
...that thesterile insect technique has been successfully used to fightmalaria?
...that theNova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever attractswaterfowl by making a fool of itself?

4 August 2004

...that theCanis Minor Dwarf Galaxy is our nearest galactic neighbor?

...that theMelisende Psalter, produced in the12th century, is the most notable example ofCrusader art?
...thatIndiana'sEel River once served as informal boundary between the lands of thePotawatomi people in the north andMiami people in the south?
...that in 1960 theAmerican Ballet Theatre became the firstAmerican ballet company to dance in theSoviet Union?
...thatGermans consume up to 300metric tons ofdöner kebab each day?
...that theMilky Way'sgalactic halo contains manyglobular clusters?
...that theThor,Baldur andVidar are the best-knownsons of Odin but thatSnorri Sturluson names at least five others?

3 August 2004

...that during theGreat Depression confidence manOscar Hartzell defrauded thousands of people with false promises of access to theestate of SirFrancis Drake?
...that more than 50 members of theJapanese Diet were involved in theRecruit Scandal of the1980s?
...thatholy cards are an important devotional practice for manyRoman Catholics?
...that theDeath's Head moth is named for the mark on its back, which resembles ahuman skull?
...thatSt. George, Bermuda was founded by sailors headed forPlymouth Colony inVirginia?
...thatchalcocite, a profitable and desirable kind ofcopper ore, was particularly plentiful in the now-depleted copper mines ofCornwall,England andBristol, Connecticut?

2 August 2004

...that theCementerio General de Chile is the final resting place forChilean presidents?
...that the casque of theTarictic Hornbill is hollow and made ofkeratin?
...thatColin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted usingDNA fingerprinting?
...that members of theCoeur d'Alene nation refer to themselves in their own language asSchitsu'umsh?

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