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31 December 2004

Rock star Lou Gramm

...thatKordylewski clouds are large concentrations of dust that orbitEarth at the distance of theMoon?
...thatForeigner vocalistLou Gramm survived abrain tumor in1997 and completed a tour with his new band in2004?

30 December 2004

...thatdew ponds are man-madeponds placed on the top ofhills, built for wateringlivestock?

29 December 2004

Viviane Romance

...thatcrème fraîche is made by inoculating pasteurized light cream withlactobacillus cultures?
...that theactressViviane Romance rejected the offer of aHollywood contract in the1930s preferring to work inFrench cinema?
...that the2001UBK protest campaign inKiev's Independence Square anticipated the currentOrange Revolution inUkraine?

28 December 2004

File:Jetsongkhapa.jpg

...thatJe Tsongkhapa founded theGelugpa order ofTibetan Buddhism, emphasizingmonastic discipline andscholarly pursuits?
...thatAlbert Calmette developed "Calmette's Serum", the firstantivenom developed for snakevenom?
...that the bookHollywood Babylon was condemned for including photographs of the dead bodies of actressesCarole Landis andThelma Todd?

27 December 2004

...that thecharityHeifer International allows you to give a family a gift oflivestock in the spirit ofsustainability?
...thatAgathokleia was anIndo-Greek queen who ruled parts ofNorthern India from135 to125 BC?
...thatBridgett Riley lost hercontact lenses in the fifth round of aboxing match against Theresa Arnold onSeptember 19,1996, leading to her first ever defeat?
...thatendochondral ossification is one of two types ofbone formation and is the process responsible for much of the bone growth invertebrate skeletons?

25 December 2004

...that a statue ofJoan of Arc inMeridian Hill Park is the only femaleequestrian statue inWashington, D.C.?

24 December 2004

...thatEndochondral ossification is one of two types ofbone formation and is the process responsible for much of the bone growth invertebrate skeletons?
...that there are so manyspecies ofMurinae (Old World rats andmice) that it is said they are in the process of taking over the world, andhumans just came along in the middle of it?
...thatRumaisa Rahman,born prematurely inChicago onSeptember 19,2004, was 8inches (20cm) long and weighed 8½oz. (244g) atbirth?
...thatLes Horribles Cernettes, a humorousrock band based in theCERN, supplied thefirst image on the web, posted in1992 by Silvano de Gennaro andTim Berners-Lee?

23 December 2004

...that theeruption ofPu'u 'O'o added 544acres (2.2 km²) of land to the island ofHawaii?
...that theHumboldt Museum inBerlin is home to the largest mounteddinosaur in the world, aBrachiosaurus; and the most exquisitely preserved specimen of the earliest knownbird, theArchaeopteryx?
...thatJ002E3 was at first thought to be a new moon of the Earth when discovered in2002 but later found to be thethird stage of theApollo 12 Saturn V?
...that Lt. ColonelKaren Kwiatkowski was a policy analyst atthe Pentagon for four and a half years before retiring and becoming a vocal critic of theBush administration'spolicy inIraq?

22 December 2004

...thatUkrainian writerLesya Ukrainka learned to read at the age of four and was able to read nine languages in addition to her nativeUkrainian?
...thatBill Boaks, a retiredRoyal Navy Lieutenant Commander, won only 5 votes (a record low in aBritish Parliamentary election) in a1982 by-election?
...thatMildred Dunnock played the role of Linda Loman inDeath of a Salesman in three mediums — onBroadway, and for bothfilm andtelevision?
...that MajorMykola Mel'nychenko, who started theCassette Scandal by accusingUkrainian President Leonid Kuchma of ordering a journalist'sassassination, continues to release disputedaudio excerpts frompolitical asylum in theUSA?

21 December 2004

Julius Schreck, SS chauffeur

...thatJulius Schreck ended hisSS career asAdolf Hitler'schauffeur, and that Hitler read theeulogy at hisstate funeral in1936?
...that actorLeslie Banks used facial injuries he received inWorld War I to good effect during his acting career when playingvillains?
...thatCold Sunday was a specificmeteorological event which took place onJanuary 17,1982, when unprecedentedly cold air swept down fromCanada, sendingtemperatures in theUnited States far below existing all-time record lows?
...thatWestpac Stadium inWellington, New Zealand is known colloquially as "The Cake-tin"?

20 December 2004

...that in theCatalan region ofSpain, aCaganer is often tucked away in some corner of aChristmas Nativity scene where he is not easily noticed, because he isdefecating?
...that ingold mining,cyanide may be used to extractgold in areas where gold-bearing rocks are found at the surface?
...that theKri-kri is a type of wildgoat once common around theMediterranean but now restricted to a few parts of the island ofCrete inGreece?
...thattelevision presenterLynda Lopez is a sister ofJennifer Lopez?

18 December 2004

...that the painterJan Matejko always depictedStańczyk,Poland's most famouscourt jester, with a concerned and reflective look on his face?
...that the largestAfrican crocodile, theNile crocodile, is both hated and revered, especially inAncient Egypt where crocodiles weremummified, and worshipped asgods?
...thatplayboating is a discipline ofkayaking orcanoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place, as opposed towhitewater kayaking or canoeing where the objective is to travel the length of a section ofriver?
...that Bill Barker'salien-infestedSchwa artwork became such a hit in the1990s that he eventually teamed withAOL to make anonline game based on it?

17 December 2004

...thatYamada Nagamasa was aJapanese adventurer who played a keymilitary role in17th century Thailand?
...that inGreek andRoman mythology, thePalladium was an ancient statue ofPallas Athene which kept the city ofTroy safe, until it was stolen byOdysseus?
...that the1643Westminster Assembly was appointed byParliament to restructure theChurch of England and produced theWestminster Confession, which is the foundation of thePresbyterian Church?
...thatThe Happy Mutant Handbook might be the only book to chronicle a large number of undergroundsubcultures of the1980s and1990s?

15 December 2004

...that theJapanese Paleolithic includes the earliest known examples of polishedstone tools in the world, dated around 30,000BCE?
...thatMonty Norman is thefilm composer who wrote the "James Bond theme", even thoughJohn Barry usually gets credited for it?
...thatThomas Usk's1387The Testament of Love, once attributed toChaucer, was written while in prison to drum up sympathy?
...that the fairy in nVidia'sDawn technology demo was designed by Steven Giesler, who also created many characters for theFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within andFinal Flight of the Osiris films bySquare?

14 December 2004

...thatKylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" is credited as achieving the highest combined sales, airplay anddownloads in the world, sinceCher's single "Believe" in1998?
...thatDaskalogiannis was an18th-century Cretan rebel skinned alive byOttoman rulers?
...thatcadigans are a class ofplaceholder names of unnamed or unknown objects such asgadgets,thingamajigs, orwidgets?

13 December 2004

100x100px|Aliens of the Deep film poster

...that thedocumentary filmAliens of the Deep byAcademy Award winnerJames Cameron and Steven Quale was made using footage of at least 40 deep sea dives in both theAtlantic andPacific Ocean?
...thatCornwall'sSouth West Coast Path came into being as a working path used by Revenue Officers to patrol the coast nearPolperro in search ofsmugglers?
...that"Teewurst" is aGerman sausage made from two parts of rawpork (and sometimesbeef) and one partbacon?
...that theChristian flag was the idea of a superintendent of aU.S.Sunday school who gave a speech asking students what aflag representingChristianity would look like?

...thatWordsworth thought that the purpose ofpoetic diction is to flatter the reader's self-love?

12 December 2004

...that the rock groupFoghat had fivegold records in the1970s and believes that the movieThis Is Spinal Tap was based on their career?

11 December 2004

...that thegeography of Tasmania results in aclimate so similar to that of pre-industrial England that it was once referred to as aSouthern England?
...that up to 70 percent of thesmall intestine can besurgically removed as a treatment forCrohn's disease beforeshort bowel syndrome becomes a factor?
...that arod sagging under the weight of clothes oncoat hangers is an example of a beam experiencingbending?
...thatZentropa is the name of bothLars von Trier's production company and his third theatrical featurefilm, released in1991?

9 December 2004

...that theclimate inTasmania was so similar to that of pre-industrialEngland that it was referred to by some Englishcolonists as "a Southern England"?

...thatThomas Jefferson offeredJames Monroe many design suggestions for theOak Hill plantation?
...thatThe Book of Sports was a1617 declaration ofJames I of England listingarchery anddancing as permissible on Sundays and thatPuritans inParliament had it publicly burned in1643?
...thatsoccer playerPaul Reaney was briefly acar mechanic before signing withLeeds United?
...thatPalestinian presidentialcandidateMustafa Barghouthi is a distant cousin ofMarwan Barghouti, another presidential candidate?

8 December 2004

...that the termapicophilicity was first proposed in1963 for the structural analysis of pentacoordinatephosphorus fluorides by¹⁹FNMR?
...thatdamask, afabric with a rich pattern formed byweaving, got its name from ornamentalsilk fabrics fromDamascus,Syria?
...that after the defeat ofNazi Germany, theFree Republic of Schwarzenberg existed for some time in an area thatAllied forces neglected to occupy?
...thatTunde Baiyewu, the singer fromLighthouse Family, is the step-son ofNigerian presidentOlusegun Obasanjo?

7 December 2004

...thatDamask, afabric with a rich pattern formed byweaving got its name from ornamentalsilk fabrics fromDamascus?

Savoia-Marchetti S.55

...that one of the firstaircraft to cross theAtlantic was theItalianSavoia-Marchetti S.55flying boat, which went on to serve in theLuftwaffe inWWII?
...thatLin Wang was anelephant that served with distinction with the Chinese army duringWorld War II?
...thatEastern Mountain Sports employees are required to take a training course covering not only storepolicies, product information, and sales techniques, but also thescience behind all the products they sell?
...thatJ. Harlan Bretz's theories on the origins of theChanneled Scablands started a forty year debate betweenneocatastrophist anduniformitarianist geologists?

6 December 2004

...thatLéonce Verny was a French Naval engineer who directed the construction of theYokosuka arsenal inJapan from 1865 to 1876, thus helping jump-start Japan's modernization?
...that thetelevision movieBorn Innocent is credited with airing the first all-femalerape scene onAmerican television?
...thatLuis Rafael Sanchez is considered to be the greatestplaywright to hail fromPuerto Rico?
...thatJohnny Temple became a sportscaster after he retired fromMajor League baseball?

5 December 2004

...thatJemmy Button was anAmerican Indian fromTierra del Fuego who was bought for amother of pearl button in1830 and taken onHMS Beagle to meet the King and Queen ofEngland?
...that although he was aGerman national,Ken Adam fought in theRoyal Air Force duringWorld War II?
...that the store that would eventually becomeWaldenbooks was started during the height of theGreat Depression?
...that the first all-steel passenger car in the world was built byAmerican Car and Foundry in1904 forInterborough Rapid Transit inNew York City?

3 December 2004

...that inancient Greece, smallbowls, such aspateras, were used forlibations?
...thatSteve Kipner originally wroteOlivia Newton-John's biggest hit "Physical" for a "Mr Universe" pageant?
...that at over 310,000 words, theAlabama Constitution is the longest constitution in the world?
...thatcomedianBill Saluga is the man behind the character Ray Jay Johnson, who is known for thecatch phrase "You can call me Ray, you can call me Jay"?

2 December 2004

...thatEdgeworth'sLimit theorem examines the range of possible outcomes resulting frombarter orfree market exchange between groups oftraders of various sizes?

...that KingChristian IV of Denmark was probably the most notable person in history to be afflicted with thehair disease known asPolish plait?
...thatactressMichele Lee appeared in four episodes ofKnots Landing without pay when the show suffered a budgeting problem?
...that theUnited States'National Governors Association serves as a key interface betweeenstate governments and thefederal government?

1 December 2004

...that theSmyth Report was the first official administrative history written on the development of the firstatomic weapons?
...thatsongwriterBilly Steinberg spent more than a year trying to find someone to record his songLike a Virgin before it was accepted byMadonna?
...that in1975 a freaktyphoon caused theBanqiao Dam in China'sHenan Province to fail, killing over 200,000 people?
...thatAmerican lions were probablycave lions who crossed theBering land bridge intoAlaska?

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