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30 November 2004

...that several species ofCordgrass have becomeinvasive, especially on theWest Coast of the United States?
...thatNicci French is thepseudonym for a couple ofLondon journalists, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who write psychologicalthrillers together?
...thatMaximón, a saint venerated in the highlands ofGuatemala, drinkswhiskey, smokescigarettes and grants prayers forrevenge?
...that theWeaubleau-Osceola structure is the largest exposeduntectonized impact crater in theUnited States?

...that femaleWrinkled Hornbills build nests in treeholes, then plaster over the holes, trapping themselves inside formonths?
...that in1975 a freakTyphoon caused theBanqiao Dam in China'sHenan Province to fail, killing over 200,000 people?
...that theCurse of Billy Penn is an allegedcurse that may explain the failures ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania professional sports teams?
...thatscaly leg is abird disease caused bymites, and can be treated withpetroleum jelly?
...that theKonopištěchâteau (castle), the last residence ofArchduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, houses a large collection ofantlers?

29 November 2004

...that theRyanX-13 Vertijet aircraft landed by using a hook on its nose to hang itself on a wire?
...thatAmbloplites species are native to a region extending from theHudson Bay basin inCanada to the lowerMississippi River basin in theUnited States?
...thatEsteban Huertas, ageneral who ledPanama to independence, appears in aScrooge McDuck comic?
...that theLondonWarehouse Theatre was threatened with closure after anArts Council grant was withdrawn in1984, but that closure was averted whenCroydon Council and theGLC agreed to replace the grant?

28 November 2004

...thatMiliaria is askin disease marked by small and itchyrashes and is commonly found ininfants?
...that for over a thousand yearsTrajan's bridge was the longestbridge ever built?
...thatLyndon Johnson announced his hiring ofGerri Whittington, the firstAfrican-American White House secretary, by arranging for her to appear on the TV game showWhat's My Line?
...that theCryolophosaurus is informally known as theElvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resemblesElvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut?

27 November 2004

...that theLong-tailed Broadbill is the onlybird in thegenusPsarisomus?
...that the2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations ofbribery to get the2002 Winter Olympic Games toSalt Lake City, Utah?
...that the large positivevoid coefficient of thenuclear reactor atChernobyl was a major factor in causing theChernobyl accident?
...thatLuigi Fagioli had one ofauto racing's most famous rivalries withLouis Chiron in the1930s?
...thatSutton Foster was pulled from thechorus to replace the leading lady during the pre-Broadway tryout ofThoroughly Modern Millie?
...thatHubie Brown resigned as coach from theMemphis Grizzlies onThanksgiving Day 2004?

...that works of fiction sometimes feature theAll persons fictitious disclaimer?

...thatWelsh Nationalist terrorists planted bombs to protest against the 1969 investiture of thePrince of Wales?

26 November 2004

Panel from Harlequin Valentine

...thatHarlequin Valentine opens with a literalheart being nailed to a door in a modern retelling of the classicCommedia dell'arte?
...that asecurity token can also storecryptographic keys andbiometric data?
...that agravity hill is a location where an out-of-gear car can appear to roll up a hill?
...that many of the glassware produced byWheaton Industries are on display at theMuseum of American Glassware at Wheaton Village?

...thatArdre image stones were used as paving under thewooden floors of a localchurch in the Ardre parish ofGotland?
...that some people in theBDSM community aresexually aroused by beinggagged?
...thatHit Parade wasSpirit of the West's final release forWarner Music Canada?

25 November 2004

...thatBraeriach is the third highest mountain inScotland, surpassed only byBen Nevis andBen Macdui?
...that the real name ofdrummerMel Lewis wasMelvin Sokoloff?
...thatFrance was the first to issue officialpostage duestamps in1859?
...thatKaa's Hunting is an1893 short story byRudyard Kipling featuringMowgli?

24 November 2004

...that the samuraiHasekura Tsunenaga led the first Japanese Embassy to theAmericas andEurope in1615?
...thatCloudland Canyon State Park in theU.S. state ofGeorgia straddles agorge cut into themountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, where theelevation differs from 1,980 to 800 feet (604 to 244 m)?
... that24-hour comics have become so popular that there's now a holiday for them onApril 24?
...thatmotorcyclistJo Siffert was killed in an end-of-season non-championshipF1 race onOctober 24,1971 atBrands Hatch?

23 November 2004

...thatcabinets of curiosities were early centers for artifacts ofnatural history?
...that the Mi'kmaq people used apictorial writing scheme?
...thatEgg plc is now the world's largest "pure"internet bank, meaning it's only accessible from theinternet?
...thatreed valves are made of thin flexiblemetal orfiberglass strips?
...thatAustralian painterJeffrey Smart initially wanted to become anarchitect instead of an artist?

Autobahn in the Black Forest 2 (1979)

...that theVatu is the unit of currency inVanuatu?
...that theAerocar Coot was a two-seatamphibious aircraft designed forhome-building byMoulton Taylor?
...thatLuis Sotelo was aSpanish friar who died as amartyr inJapan in1624?

22 November 2004

...that theOpinel knife has been manufactured since the1890s in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Savoie region ofFrance?
...thatCarpenter is a lunarimpact crater located in the northern part of theMoon, causing it to appear oval in shape when in fact it's nearly circular?
...thatEvan Taubenfeld wasAvril Lavigne's leadguitarist from Spring2002 to September2004?
...thatFaye Glenn Abdellah's pioneering work innursing research has been recognized with 77 professional and academichonors?

21 November 2004

...that theIrazú volcano inCosta Rica erupted violently in1963, on the dayU.S. President John F. Kennedy arrived in the country for astate visit?
...thatEdith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters were simultaneouslyhanged in1923 for the murder of Thompson's husband, even though Bywaters committed the crime on his own?
...that there have been sixsubmarines andships namedNautilus in theU.S. Navy, some as early as1803, 67 years before Captain Nemo'sNautilus appeared inJules Verne's20,000 Leagues under the Sea?
...that development onStar Wars Quake lasted for six years, and is probably the most famousQuake mod to never be completed?

20 November 2004

...that, although normally run as the last car of apassenger train, the interiors ofobservation cars could include features of acoach, lounge,diner, orsleeper?
...thatPepsi offered aHarrier fighter jet in their Pepsi Billion DollarSweepstakes game and the Pepsi Stuff game?
...that onDecember 17,1973Pan Am Flight 110 was attacked by six gunmen of theAbu Nidal Organization atLeonardo Da Vinci International Airport inRome?

...thatcommunication bubbles (or communication balloons) are used incomic books and strips to allow the characters' words and thoughts to be viewed by the reader?
...that with atotal internal reflection fluorescence microscope (TIRFM) specimen regions of less than 200nm can be observed?
...that the world's first four-enginedbomber aircraft was the RussianSikorsky Ilya Muromets and that it flew as early as1913?

19 November 2004

The principle of TIRFM

...that theSmithsonian American Art Museum is currently closed due to a major building renovation but is scheduled to reopen onJuly 4,2006?
...thatWorld No Tobacco day is onMay 31?

18 November 2004

100x100px|The Doll Family

...that the tallest of theKelso Dunes in theMojave Desert rises 200metres above the surrounding terrain?
...thatThe Doll Family playedmunchkins inThe Wizard of Oz and were popularcircus performers?
...thatJohn Randolph Tucker served as an officer in thenavies of theUnited States, theConfederate States, andPeru?

17 November 2004

...thatbaseball playerJim Creighton's death at age 21 may have been caused by the force with which he swung his bat?
...thattitanium is the most common material forbody piercing jewelries?
...that the well-knownTourist guy is aHungarian?
...that theBlack Caiman is both the world's largestalligator and theAmazon Basin's largest predator?
...that during the1939Battle of Wizna inPoland, German planes droppedleaflets asking the Poles to surrender?

16 November 2004

...that actorDavid Manners lived for 67 years after starring in the 1931 filmDracula, but never watched it?
...thatFrench tennis playerHenri Leconte won 9ATP titles in an 11 year period?
...thatBarbary Sheep can jump over 2 metres from a stand-still?
...that the peak ofMount Hikurangi (1620metres) is the highestnon-volcanic peak on theNorth Island ofNew Zealand?

15 November 2004

...that the91st Grey Cup was aCanadian football game inRegina, Saskatchewan that featured theEdmonton Eskimos and theMontreal Alouettes?
...thatWhere Did Our Love Go? becameThe Supremes' first number one hit after being rejected byThe Marvelettes?
...thatKeflavík International Airport is the largestairport inIceland?
...that nearly all prominentAmericanparty switchers in the modern era have switched from theDemocratic Party to theRepublican Party?

...thatgeologically,Massacre Rocks State Park was created during repeatedvolcanic activity on theSnake River Plain?
...that theUSSCobbler (SS-344) was aBalao-class submarine, in theUnited States Navy named after acobbler, thekillifish ofNew South Wales?
...thatKashima Antlers is the name of a professionalfootball club in theJapanese J. League?
...thatcomedianNipsey Russell got his start as a car hop at theAtlanta drive-inrestaurant The Varsity?

14 November 2004

The Emerald Ash Borer

...that theEmerald ash borer currently threatens over 7 billionash trees in the United States?
...thatEmperor Qinzong of Song China was the lastemperor of theNorthern Song?
...that theBeaumont Children disappeared without a trace from abeach nearAdelaide,Australia in1966?
...thatU.S. Marine Corps GeneralRay Davis rescued hundreds of American troops during theBattle of Inchon in1950?

13 November 2004

...that in the history oftransportation in Los Angeles, the firstCalifornia freeway "traffic jam" occurred onJanuary 1,1940?
...thatHakuin Ekaku's systematization ofkoan practice brought about a major revolution inZen teaching?
...that the Scheutziancalculation engine was invented in1837 and finalized in1843 byPer Georg Scheutz?
...thatPolar dinosaurs could have walked toAustralia, because during the earlyCretaceous thecontinent ofAustralia was still linked toAntarctica?

11 November 2004

... that the names of the Greek lettersAlpha andBeta, which start with the sounds they represent, are examples ofacrophony?

...thatSeinfeld co-creatorLarry David modeled the characterCosmo Kramer after his neighborKenny Kramer?
...that the first televisednine dart finish was achieved at the World Matchplay championship in1984 byJohn Lowe?
...that theIndian Cuckoo is abrood parasite? it lays its singleegg mostly inDrongo nests.
...that theEgyptian numeral for 100,000 was thehieroglyph of atadpole or afrog?

10 November 2004

...that theYazidis think of their god,Melek Taus, as a goldenpeacock, although someChristians andMuslims think of him asLucifer?
... thatMedicine wheels arestone structures built by the natives ofAmerica andCanada for variousspiritual andritual purposes?
... thatNew Place is the name given toShakespeare's final place ofresidence inStratford?
...thatJoy Page is the onlyactress from the fourteen credited performers inCasablanca to still be alive?

...thatMuixeranga is a name given to ancientacrobatic street dances and human castles?
...thatEurope's most powerfulsupercomputer,MareNostrum, will be used inhuman genome research,protein research,weather forecasting and the design of new drugs?
...that awaterbuck is adiurnal antelope fromWestern andCentral Africa?
...thatJan Kulczyk is currently the richestPole? His fortune is estimated atPLN 12.5 bn (aroundUSD 4 bn).

9 November 2004

... thatCanadian painterSophie Pemberton, who painted her award-winning"Little Boy Blue" in1897, taught painting to local female artists?
... that 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared fromMV Joyita in1955?
... thatAlexander "Sawney" Bean was rumored to be the head of anincestous family that murdered andcannibalized over 1000 people before they were all caught and executed?
... that thecathedral of theArmenian town ofZvartnots was depicted on the first emission of 100AMD banknotes?
...that inaerial firefighting, fire retardants are colored red to mark where they've been dropped?
...thatLong-billed Pipits breed on dry open slopes with rocks and lowvegetation?

...that"POP" is anickname forPacific Ocean Park, a 28 acreamusement park built on a pier atSanta Monica, California?
...thatGraftgold is an independentcomputer games developer formed in1983 when Steve Turner decided to quit his day job as a commercialprogrammer?
...that theAdelaide O-Bahn is a guidedbusway inAustralia that runs fromAdelaide CBD to the Tea Tree Plazashopping centre inTea Tree Gully?

8 November 2004

...that a shortage ofamphibious vehicles made supply very difficult for the Americans in thebattle of Guam?
...that a largetitanosaur nesting ground was recently discovered in Auca Mahuevot, inPatagonia inArgentina, and anothercolony has reportedly been discovered inSpain?
...that theBritish Seafarers' Union was formed inSouthampton inEngland in October1911?
...that the film of the bookNochnoy Dozor bySergey Lukianenko was such a success that ticket sales inRussia were only exceeded byThe Lord of the Rings?

...thatgoannaoil was sold amongst earlyEuropean settlers ofAustralia as apanacea much likesnake oil was in theOld West?
... thatCameron Bright andNicole Kidman wore flesh-coloredswimsuits during the filming of the controversial bathtub scene in"Birth"?
... thatThomas Middleton's 1624 playA Game at Chess was considered so scandalous that the Globe Theatre was closed and the actors and author were put on trial?
...that the airfields captured in thebattle of Tinian were used for theatomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

6 November 2004

...thatRecess (orplaytime) inschools teacheschildren the importance ofsocial skills andphysical education?
...that theNorse mythological figureHelgi Hundingsbane earned hisnickname by killing aking calledHunding?
...that theAustralian singerJade MacRae started learning thepiano at age 8?
...that collectingToyon branches forChristmas became so popular inLos Angeles, California in the1920s, that the state passed alaw forbidding collecting?
...that thePokémon characterSableye eatsrocks and lives in acavern?
...thatBritish First World War officerJames Edward Edmonds wrote nearly half of the 29-volumeHistory of the Great War?

5 November 2004

...thatFort Caspar in present-dayCasper, Wyoming was founded in1859 at a prominent crossing of theEmigrant Trail across theNorth Platte River?
... thatKaiyō Maru, aJapanese steam warship, was the flagship of AdmiralEnomoto Takeaki of the rebelRepublic of Ezo in theBoshin War?
...that theArctic Winter Games are held biennially forathletes from the "circumpolar North"?
...thatNavajo codetalkers directed naval gunfire onto Japanese positions in thebattle of Saipan?

...that theJapanese manga characterBobobo-bo Bo-bobo can command his ownbody hair to perform variousmartial arts?
...that thevillainScar ofDisney'sThe Lion King, was based on aBarbary lion?

4 November 2004

European Robotic Arm

...that theEuropean Robotic Arm will be able to travel around the exterior of theInternational Space Station under its own control?
...that the 1961 vintage ofChâteau Latour is consistently listed among the greatest redwines of all time?
...that in theBattle of the Rice Boats in theAmerican Revolutionary War, the militia of theProvince of Georgia drove a squadron of theRoyal Navy out of theSavannah River?
...thatKotetsu, aJapanese ironclad battleship, was originally intended to beStonewall of theConfederate States Navy but was not delivered until after the end of theAmerican Civil War?

3 November 2004

...that PrinceMikhail Vorontsov foughtNapoléon, foundedOdessa, and commanded theRussian invasion of theCaucasus in1844?
...thatLear's Macaw is aBrazilian parrot that nests insandstone cliffs?
...thatBritish broadcasterSimon Bates received critical acclaim for his feature itemOur Tune, in which he read outtragic true stories?

2 November 2004

...that at its height, thePolish World War II resistance movementBataliony Chłopskie had 175,000 members?
...that thefictional characterAxel Brass is able to go withoutsleep orsustenance for years?

...thatClint Benedict was the firstIce hockey goalie to wear aprotective facemask?
...that theDutch naval LieutenantJan van Speijk detonated his own ship in the harbour ofAntwerp during theBelgian Revolution?
...that theRitz Hotel inLondon was the firsthotel to offer a private bathroom for every guest room?
...that theMunich Soviet declared war onSwitzerland, for their refusal to lend sixtylocomotives?
...that theCalifornia Republican Assembly supportedTom McClintock in the2003 California recall election?

1 November 2004

...thatOperation Ten-Go was the last majorJapanese naval operation inWorld War II?
...that theBritish plan for thebattle of Bazentin Ridge in1916, was dismissed beforehand by oneFrench commander as "an attack organized for amateurs by amateurs"?
...that theSubservient Chicken is aviral marketing promotion byBurger King?
...that construction ofKelso Abbey took 15 years and was completed in1243?
...that fourteen people died in theCave Creek disaster when a scenic viewing platform collapsed inNew Zealand in1995?
...that the most common causes for aningrown toenail are improperly fittedshoes andnails that are improperly trimmed?

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