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31 August 2006

14:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theLviv Opera and Ballet Theater, inLviv,Ukraine combines details of theRenaissance andBaroque architecture?
...that the isolated population ofCitrine Forktails onthe Azores is the only population ofdragonflies anywhere in the world known to reproduce byparthenogenesis?
...that theIsraeli entry for the1987 EurovisionShir Habatlanim, meaningThe Bums' song led to a resignation threat by the Israeli culture minister?
...that theTalbot Sambasupermini car was the lastTalbot passenger car ever made?
...that theGay Football Supporters Network recently votedSteven Gerrard top of their annual "Lust List" for the second year running?
...thatBiodiversity Action Plans are a primary tool of 189 nations to conservethreatened species, but the one nation who has signed, but not ratified, the underlying treaty has produced the most elaborate set of plans?

04:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

...that for over 200 years theRibeira Palace inLisbon was the residence of theKings of Portugal until its destruction in the1755 Lisbon earthquake?
...thatMixmath is aCanadian board game similar toScrabble, in which numbered tiles are played to form equations instead of letters forming words?
...that according toExternism, a pseudophilosophy proposed by the famous fictitiousCzech geniusJára Cimrman, in the end of every learning process we know nothing, but we know it precisely?
...thatIn Dreams, thedebut album byBritish child starJoseph McManners, was recorded inPrague and features music by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra?
...that most of theMuslims in Fiji are descended from those brought to the islands from India asindentured labourers between 1879 and 1916?
...that onAugust 26,2006 thePhilippines won the inauguralWorld Cup of Pool held atNewport,Wales?

30 August 2006

16:01, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the language of theGuatemalan ethnic group ofMaya calledItza, who once ruled overChichen Itza, is almost extinct even though there's still an estimated population of 30,000 of them?
...that the Britishmusic journalistEverett True introducedKurt Cobain toCourtney Love?
...that the veteranPolish actressIrena Kwiatkowska is most remembered for hertelevision series role in which she performed various unusual or absurd jobs?
...thataviatorRuth Nichols, known at one time as the "Flying Debutante", flew every type of aircraft developed, fromdirigible tosupersonic jet?
...that one fan's elaboration ofQuake's plot became the nearly four-hour filmThe Seal of Nehahra, the longest work ofmachinima at the time?
...thatHarbhajan Singh was rewarded with an offer to become the Deputy Superintendent ofPunjab police after becoming the firstIndian cricketer to take a Testhat-trick?

09:45, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatAmerican Civil War illustratorAlfred Waud made battlefield sketches that were quicklyengraved and published byHarper's Weekly—allowing readers to visualize the war in an age before photographs appeared in press?
...that theCerro Grande Fire, a majorforest fire inNew Mexico,USA, menaced theLos Alamos National Laboratory and produced a smoke plume that extended toOklahoma?
...thatunderwater explosions produceocean surface waves that are similar totsunamis?
...thathistory of philosophy in Poland begins with the contributions of the13th century philosopher,Witelo?
...that theDesert Tree Frog is one ofAustralia's most widely distributedfrogs?
...that BaronKarl von Reichenbach, the prolific German chemist who discoveredparaffin,creosote andphenol, proposed the existence of aquack physical energy, theOdic force, that could be detected only by specially sensitive people?
...that having served as both Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff toPresident Bill Clinton,Maria Echaveste is one of the highest-rankingLatinas to have served in a Presidential Administration?
...that theFiat 130 Coupé featured a button-operated mechanism allowing the driver to open the passenger-side door?

02:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the choice of location forFlorida's capital,Tallahassee, was influenced by a waterfall in what is nowCascades Park(pictured)?
...thatstructure relocation has saved several buildings from destruction by moving them without the need for disassembly?
...that the smallFiat Cinquecento is among the few cars fitted with bothtransverse andlongitudinal engines at the same time?
...that the Spanish usedPuerto Rican masks calledcaretas to frighten lapsed Christians into returning to the church?
...that it was feared the broadcast of theItalian 1974 Eurovision songSi, meaningyes would influence areferendum ondivorce?

29 August 2006

19:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theMinus Cubemechanical puzzle (pictured), first manufactured in theSoviet Union, is a3D variant of the15-puzzle?
...thatBubba the Grouper, the first knownfish to receivechemotherapy, died recently inChicago, Illinois?
...thatBrian Kennedy's"Every Song Is A Cry For Love" was the 1000th song in the history of theEurovision Song Contest?
...thatmobile phone throwing is an international sport in which thrownmobile phones are judged by the distance andchoreographics of the throw?
...thatCentral Sikh Temple wasSingapore's firstgurdwara when it was initially set up in apolice barracks in the1880s?
...thatFernando Alonso became the youngestGrand Prix champion after winning the2003 Hungarian Grand Prix?

08:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theMatra Rancho was based on the popularSimca 1100 supermini?
...that theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration isreanalysing Atlantic hurricane data to correct errors in thehurricane database dating back to theApollo Program?
...that theRoyal West of England Academy housed theBristol Aeroplane Company and theU.S. Army duringWorld War II?
...thatSano Fusako waskidnapped inNiigata,Japan in1990 at age 10 and was not freed until nine years and two months later?
...that"Ceol An Ghrá" was the first and only time thatIreland entered theEurovision Song Contest with a song inIrish?
...that alifeboat from the wrecked passengersteamshipSSValencia was found floating in good condition, 27 years after the ship's demise?

01:18, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theKullen Lighthouse (pictured), a prominent landmark on theSwedish coastline, is the most powerfullighthouse inScandinavia?
...that architectural elements akin to those of theOlympic Stadium inMunich were incorporated in theCentral Railway Station inSofia during its latest renovation?
...thatParthiv Patel had never playeddomestic first-class cricket prior to becoming the youngestTest Wicketkeeper in history at just 17 years and 102 days?
...thatHaraldskaer Woman, who lived around540 BC, is one of the best preservedbog people ever discovered, and thatforensic analysis reveals her last meal wasblackberries andmillet?
...that theConference of Rulers ofMalaysia plays an important role in the Malaysianelective monarchy?
...that a US$500 million ski village project promoted byAlfred Ford was rejected by the town ofKullu,Himachal Pradesh, due to the belief that local gods thought it was environmentally unsound?

28 August 2006

18:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Central Sofia Market Hall

...that thefacade of theCentral Sofia Market Hall (pictured) inSofia,Bulgaria features a relief of thecoat of arms of Sofia above the main entrance?
...thatPortlethen Moss is an acidic bog that played a role in stopping theRoman advance inScotland and whose traversal was used in theBishops' Wars?
...thatClay Mathematics Institute fellowAkshay Venkatesh is the onlyAustralian to win medals at both theInternational Physics andMathematics Olympiads?
... that the largely unexploredBuddhist archaeological site ofNoapara-Ishanchandranagar inBangladesh is conjectured to be the lost city ofKarmanta Vasaka?
...that the recenttransport of the colossalStatue of Ramesses II fromCairo to theGiza Plateau was preceded by a mock move several weeks prior?
...that theSt. James Theatre inWellington,New Zealand, was nearly demolished in the1980s and is said to be haunted by numerousghosts?

11:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatBonin Petrels (pictured) nesting onMidway Atoll declined from an estimated 500,000 birds in 1943 to 32,000 in 1995?
...that murdered Australian designerFlorence Broadhurst opened a performing arts academy inShanghai before she became famous for herwallpaper designs?
...thatMittelafrika was a prospective colony of theGerman Empire, articulating their aim to annex the land area stretching acrossAfrica from theAtlantic to theIndian Ocean?
...that according toanthropologistStanley Marion Garn,Neanderthal inChina andJava were killed off by the more intelligenthominidSinanthropus pithencanthropus, contributing to theNeanderthal extinction?
...thatLudwika Maria Gonzaga was thequeen consort of twoKings of Poland?
...that theBattle of Maclodio earned theRepublic of Venice its largest permanent land area in its 1000-year history?

05:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatPoliphilo (pictured), the main character in theRenaissance bookHypnerotomachia Poliphili, was said to have felt "extreme delight," "incredible joy," and "frenetic pleasure and cupidinous frenzy" when he saw the buildings depicted in the book?
...that complaints about the presence of liberal Catholictheologians such asJoseph Ratzinger at theSecond Vatican Council led to the creation of the conservative study groupCoetus Internationalis Patrum?
...thatHitler's Cross was aHitler-themed restaurant inNavi Mumbai that was causing so much controversy that it had to drop its name after less than a week?
...thatCanadian scientistShiv Chopra was terminated fromHealth Canada forinforming theSenate of the health effects ofBovine Growth Hormone?
...that aschool bus crossing arm is a safety device intended to protect children from being struck while crossing in front of aschool bus?

27 August 2006

22:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theSimca Aronde(pictured) was named after theFrench word forswallow, a bird which appeared on theSimca logo when the model was presented?
...thatSesame Street's street scenes were centred around the fictionalAfrican-AmericanRobinson family in early seasons, beforethe Muppets took on an increased role?
...that the1917Silvertown explosion may have been the largestexplosion to ever occur inLondon?
...thatJacek Dukaj'sBlack Oceans, aPolish science-fiction novel, received theJanusz A. Zajdel Award Polish award for sci-fi literature in2001?
...that the2003 British Grand Prix was disrupted whendefrocked Catholic priest Neil Horan ran into the path of the oncoming cars?

26 August 2006

06:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatBanks' Florilegium is a series of 743 engravings of plants collected byJoseph Banks (pictured) andDaniel Solander onCook's Pacific voyage between1768 and1771?
...that theKullaberg Nature Reserve contains the brightestlighthouse inSweden and is home to manyrare species of plants and animals including theRed Kite?
...thatFernando Alonso became the youngest everpolesitter and first ever Spaniard to attain a podium finish at the2003 Malaysian Grand Prix?
...that theBangabhaban has served as the official residence for theViceroy of India,Governor of East Pakistan and thePresident of Bangladesh?
...thatCity is a massive work ofearth art byMichael Heizer that has been under construction for over thirty years in theNevada desert?
...that surgeonWilliam Brydon was the only European of 16,500 British troops to survive the retreat toJalalabad fromKabul during theFirst Anglo-Afghan War?

25 August 2006

07:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the reconstruction ofKecharis Monastery (pictured) inArmenia was delayed a decade due to anearthquake,war, blockade, and the collapse of theUSSR?
...that, had it been completed, theTrinity Shoal Light would have been among the most exposedlighthouses in theUnited States?
...thatacute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare but life-threatening disease ofpregnancy that is treated with urgent delivery?
...thatHendren v. Campbell was a forerunner to the 1987Supreme Court decisionEdwards v. Aguillard to forbid the teaching ofcreationism in Americanpublic schools?
...thatfreestyle wrestlerWilliam Kerslake, who competed in three Olympiads and got a gold medal at the1955 Pan American Games, was also aNASA engineer and co-inventor of the firstion thruster for space propulsion?
... thatcapillary action of moltenbrass orsilver is used to greatly increase the strength oflugged steelbicycle frames?

24 August 2006

23:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

... that the expression "pay on the nail" originated from the practice of closing deals by payment onbrass tables called "nails" (pictured), which can still be seen atThe Exchange, Bristol?
...that theBaharistan-i-Ghaibi is the only extensive historical document accounting the wars, events and life inBengal during the reign ofMughal emperor Jahangir?
...that theEgyptian National Railways can trace its origin to the first railway inAfrica and theMiddle East, which began operating in1854?
...thatGibbon's Tennis Court, aTudor-style real tennis court converted into atheatre in 1660, was home to one of the earliest appearances by a professional actress inEngland?
...thatBeinn a' Ghlo is a large mountain inScotland that has threeMunro summits, and is anSSSI?
...that theFrench sports carMatra Murena had an unusual seat configuration of three abreast?

06:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

... thatFowlsheughcliffs attract 170,000breeding seabirds annually, and may be one of the fewnature reserves with more vertical than horizontal land area?
...that one factor in the 1995 assassination ofIsraeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was that his assassin claimed Rabin was liable to an extrajudicial death sentence as arodef under Jewish law?
...thatRecollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A. D. 1803 (1874) byDorothy Wordsworth—her "masterpiece"—was never published in her lifetime?
...that afielder incricket may only alter theball condition by removing mud, drying or polishing it without use of an artificial substance, else he is guilty ofball tampering?
...that thegravestone of executedmurderer,Floyd Allen supposedly read in part, "judicially murdered by theState of Virginia over the protests of more than 100,000 of its citizens"?
...that theMatra Bagheerasports car was named after theJungle Book character?

00:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the17th centuryBiaroza monastery inBiaroza,Belarus, has in its time been adapted intomilitary barracks and aprison, and currently its ruins are an importantbaroque relic in the town?
... that thegovernment in exile atMujibnagar proclaimedBangladesh's independence and coordinated theMukti Bahini during theliberation war?
...that an attack on the flanks of an enemy is known as aflanking maneuver and that this type of attack has been used in both land and naval battles?
...that theHolland Island Bar Light inMaryland was once accidentally used fortarget practice by theUnited States Navy?
...thatRafael Buenaventura, once-governor of theBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and one of the world’s topcentral bankers, was largely responsible for removing thePhilippines from anFATF black list?
...that theright-hand driveSimca 1300/1500 came withfloor-mounted gear shifters having an inverted gear shift pattern?

23 August 2006

03:45, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

...that there are manyunfinished buildings throughout the world that may never be completed or demolished because of the costs involved?
... thatSingapore'sPolice Coast Guard is acoast guard andwater police service that is also responsible for maintenance of order on most of Singapore'soff-shore islands?
... that theKadam Rasul shrines are believed to display stone imprints of thefootprints ofMuhammad?
...that theMalayalam movieMoonnamathoral was the firsthigh-definition film to be digitally distributed totheatres viasatellite?
...that theCouncil House inBristol, England features a blue andgold wallclock, encircled by the signs of thezodiac and equipped with its ownwind indicator?
...that in1943,avant-garde French filmmakerMarcel L'Herbier founded a film school that was attended byLouis Malle,Jean-Jacques Annaud andVolker Schlöndorff?

22 August 2006

21:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theLORAX project to build an Antarctic rover shares a name with aDr. Seuss character?
...that one of the first churches inVilnius, theOrthodoxCathedral of the Theotokos, was once used by thelocal university as ananatomical theatre?
...that in the papalRome each fish monger had to give to the city councillors the heads of the fishes longer than a marble plaque which had been hung on a wall of thefish market, inSant'Angelo?
...thatHurricane Kyle lasted 22 days, thereby becoming the third-longest-lived tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic basin?
...that the song"Congratulations" was almost banned from being performed at theEurovision Song Contest 2006 bySilvia Night due to an expletive in the lyrics?
...thatFeatherston prisoner of war camp was the site of a riot that lead to the death of 47Japanese prisoners of war duringWorld War II?

06:15, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatIda Lewis (pictured) is, to date, the onlyAmerican lighthouse keeper for whom a light station has been named?
...that the container vesselHansa Carrier spilled over 80000Nike shoes into thePacific Ocean and that they were used by scientists to track ocean currents?
...that theZymne Monastery inVolynia is believed to have been named after a winter palace ofVladimir the Great that formerly stood on the spot?
...thatJózef Zeydlitz served in the Polish Army for 65 years and took part in six wars, yet did not receive a single military award?
...that thecuisine of Somaliland has been influenced byEthiopian,Arab, andItalian food traditions?
...that when it opened in 1999,Casino Sault Ste. Marie wasNorthern Ontario's first full-timecharity casino?

00:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

...that even thoughKaaterskill High Peak (pictured) was the firstCatskill High Peak to be climbed, there is no officialtrail to its summit?
...that during theFremantle prison riot in 1988, seventy prisoners took fifteen guards hostage and started a diversionary fire to enable twelve prisoners to escape and that ironically, the fire's intensity prevented the escape?
...thatBanderia Prutenorum is a 15th-centurymanuscript byJan Długosz, describing banners collected by Polish forces after their defeat of theTeutonic Order forces in theBattle of Grunwald in 1410 AD?
...thatValéry Inkijinoff, a French actor ofRussian-Buryat origin, was one of the favorite villains of French cinema from the thirties to the late sixties?
...thatBeverston Castle is inruin, not mainly from its role inwarfare, but by a 1646 act of theEnglish parliament to destroy itsbattlements, lest they be used byRoyalists?
...thatMaria Kazimiera, the 17th-century Queen of Poland, became famous for the love letters she and her husband, KingJan III Sobieski, wrote to each other?

21 August 2006

11:27, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theautomobile factory inPoissy,France, built byFord SAF, was later owned bySimca,Chrysler and finallyPeugeot, and continues production to this day? (pictured)
...that the newMonument to Alexander II in Moscow was built on aslope to symbolize that theemperor was an ordinary man, when themonument isviewed from behind?
...that "Too Hot",Alanis Morissette's breakthrough single inCanada in1991, was adance pop song?
...thatYogendra Singh Yadav of theIndian army was awardedIndia'shighest military honour posthumously in error, until it was realized that he was still alive recovering from injuries from theKargil War?
...thatColombian writerÁlvaro Cepeda Samudio wroteLa Casa Grande, a novel based on the events of theSanta Marta Massacre, an event which also featured prominently in his friendGabriel García Márquez's novelOne Hundred Years of Solitude?
...that theMOPy fish holds theGuinness World Record for the most downloadedcyberpet?

00:42, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

De La Salle University Pops Orchestra

...that theDe La Salle University Pops Orchestra (pictured) is the first poporchestra in thePhilippines?
...that theHeartland Championship and theAir New Zealand Cup have replaced the National Provincial Championship inNew Zealand rugby union?
...thatIndian Test cricketerShanthakumaran Sreesanth was previously a nationalbreak dancing champion ofIndia?
...thatvoice artists who madeGavrilov translations of foreign movies inRussia were once thought to have used anoseclip to conceal their identity?
...that the1622 wreck of theBritish East India Company ship, theTryall is the oldestshipwreck inAustralia?
...that a small cottage in theChester,England suburb ofHandbridge inspired the song "Nowhere Man" byThe Beatles?
...thatWalt Neubrand is one of three men responsible for the safety of theNational Hockey League'sStanley Cup during its travels around the world?

20 August 2006

06:09, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

... thatOrlov trotters (pictured) were the fastest racing horses ofEurope until they were superseded by Americanstandardbreds in the1870s?
...that although related to modernfilter feeding baleen whales, the recently discoveredprehistoric whaleJanjucetus had large serratedteeth implying that it fed on largefish or evensharks?
...that ski treks were popular withLev Landau, whileAndrei Kolmogorov preferred swimming in the local ponds while they lived in the scientists' rest-home inUzkoye?
...that theSwiss peasant war of 1653 was immediately caused by a currency devaluation in thecanton of Berne?
... thatKen Richmond, the lastgongman of theRank Organisation, was a1952 Summer Olympics wrestling medalist and actor inJules Dassin'sNight and the City?
...that theAchilles tang was named in honor ofAchilles, theGreek mythological hero of theTrojan War andHomer'sIliad?

19 August 2006

09:30, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

File:Simca Ariane - cropped.jpg

...that theSimca Ariane(pictured) was created by combining the body of the old largeSimca Vedette with thefour-cylinder engine from the smaller Simca Aronde?
...that the 1710Bendery Constitution byHetman Pylyp Orlyk was one of the first state constitutions inEurope?
...that the death oflighthouse keeperGeorge Worthylake was memorialized in abroadside poem by the youngBenjamin Franklin?
...that prisoners in aSoviet Gulagseized control of their camp for 40 days, establishing their own government, militia, and propaganda department?
...thatIceland's entry in the1997 Eurovision Song Contest, "Minn Hinsti Dans", was performed by a formerdrag queen?
...thatKatie Blair became the first teenager fromMontana to place in theMiss Teen USA pageant's 24-year history, when she won theMiss Teen USA 2006 crown?

18 August 2006

22:39, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatAbel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny(pictured) becamedirecteur général of theBâtiments du Roi in 1751 at only 24 years of age as a result of the influence of his older sister,Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, onKing Louis XV of France?
...that thedried remains of cattle slaughtered under anti-BSE measures in theUK areburned for electricity?
...that in the late18th century,Russian ambassadors to Poland had power that rivalled and even exceeded that of thePolish king orparliament?
...thatMelbourne Hall,Derbyshire, was once the seat of Victorian Prime Minister,William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and thus is the ultimate origin for the naming ofMelbourne, Australia?
...thatIndian cricketerYuvraj Singh is the son of former cricketer-turned-Punjabi actorYograj Singh?

09:49, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the image ofBenjamin Franklin familiar on theU.S. hundred dollar bill was painted by the French painterJoseph Duplessis?
...that thegasoline pill is one of severalfictitious orfraudulent inventions that claim toturn water intogasoline?
... that in 1661,Lisle's Tennis Court inLincoln's Inn Fields,London became the first public theatre in England to feature moveablescenery on sliding wings?
...thatcursed soldiers is the name forPolish resistance members who fought against theSoviet Union andPolish communists for almost two decades in the aftermath of theWorld War II?
...that theNepalese communist leaderRuplal Bishvakarma, who introduced the currentMaoist leaderPrachandra to militant politics in the 1970s, opposed Prachandra's plans for an armed uprising in 1994?
...that the sixImperial Towers were the firstCanadian lighthouses to be fitted withFresnel lenses?

00:09, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

...that a lostRoman villa was discovered in1992 when abulldozer remodeled the sand on a beach at theRio Alto tourist area (pictured) inPortugal?
...that agymslip is a sleevelesstunic commonly associated withBritish schoolgirls and sportswomen of the early 20th century?
... thatPakistani generalZahirul Islam Abbasi plotted acoup d'etat against then-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in1995?
...thatCanadian pianist Glenn Gould produced threeradio documentaries, collectively named theSolitude Trilogy, in which up to three people speaksimultaneously inmonologue?
...that directorFei Mu's1948 filmSpring in a Small Town was named the bestChinese-language film ever made, by theHong Kong Film Association awards in2005?
...thatFrance'sFord Vedette was the firstcar to featureMacPherson struts?

17 August 2006

12:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

...that thejudicial reform of Alexander II (pictured) involved the introduction of thejury toImperial Russia?
...that the firstfossilised dinosaur eggs found in the world, which are also the oldest dinosaurembryos ever discovered, belong toMassospondylus and were found inGolden Gate Highlands National Park,South Africa in1978?
...that theClaude Glass was a tinted mirror used by amateur artists in the 18th century in which they turned their back on the subject?
...thatChinese premier Zhou Enlai barely evaded anassassination attempt on him in1955, which killed 16 people?
...that theBarranquilla Group is the name of a collection ofwriters andjournalists based in the Colombian city of the same name, and that members of it includedGabriel García Márquez andÁlvaro Cepeda Samudio?
...thatSimca 1000, a small French-made car, was manufactured for 17 years and that almost 2 million were produced?

04:23, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the 18th-centuryÁguas Livres Aqueduct (pictured) was paid for by a special salestax on beef, olive oil, and wine?
...that inJordan, two journalists who republished three of the twelveDanish Mohammad cartoons weresentenced to two months in jail?
...that thedirect-to-video releaseSimply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination featured singers likeBilly Joel,LL Cool J, andHarry Connick, Jr. performing classicDisney songs?
...that theHuanghuagang Uprising was the prelude to theWuchang Uprising, the uprising that resulted in the transfer of China from a feudalistic country into arepublic?
...thatSakis Rouvas, who performed a sexually-suggestive song"Shake It" at theEurovision Song Contest 2004, engaged in an equally sexually-suggestive conversation withPaul de Leeuw while hosting the Contest two years later?
...thatResica Falls Scout Reservation contains a museum displaying 19th-century tannery village relics and localNative American artifacts going back to 500 BC?

16 August 2006

22:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatPanditVishnu Digambar Paluskar (pictured) composedMahatma Gandhi's favouritedevotional song, "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram", which was sung daily during thesalt march to Dandi?
...that the self-madedress that Barbara Dex wore while performing "Iemand Als Jij" at the1993 Eurovision Song Contest led to the creation of an award for the worst-dressed performer inthe contest?
...that in June2001,Olga Kern became the first woman in over threedecades to win the Gold Medal at theVan Cliburn International Piano Competition?
...that the nativemammalfauna of Puerto Rico consists exclusively ofbats?
...that themacapat forms ofJavanese poetry are classified on the basis of the patterns ofsyllables and the finalvowels of each line?

08:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatAlexander I of Russia acclaimedPeter Wittgenstein as the "Saviour ofSaint Petersburg" for hisvictory at Klyastitsy (pictured)?
...thatScotland Yard, one of the world's most iconic police institutions, was built overtop the site ofan unsolved murder?
...that theNissan President,Nissan's top-of-the-rangeluxury limousine made for over forty years, remains largely unknown outside ofJapan?
...thatElena Paparizou, a member of the duoAntique which performed the song"(I Would) Die For You" at the2001 Eurovision Song Contest, went on to win the contest in2005?"
...that just over 50 kilometres above its surface, theatmosphere of Venus has very similarpressure andtemperature as doesEarth, making it the mostEarth-like area in thesolar system?
...thatChicago Bulls founderDick Klein rode on a flat bed truck with a livebull to promote his newbasketball team?

15 August 2006

23:13, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theTriumph 1800 Roadster's body was built fromaluminium using press tools from theMosquito bomber fuselage?
...that2006 World Series of Poker championJamie Gold has worked as an agent for actors such asJames Gandolfini,Jimmy Fallon,Lucy Liu, andFelicity Huffman?
...that theRose-Fruited Banksia is so named because its fruiting bodies resemble roses made of wood?
...thatJerzy Ziętek, aSilesian Insurrectionist in his youth, later became aPolish communist and an important regional politician fromSilesia in thePeople's Republic of Poland?
...that theNatural Lands Trust is one of the oldest regional landconservation groups in theUnited States and that the Trust works in the suburban counties near Philadelphia to the Delaware Bay shore of New Jersey to thePoconos?
...thatGeorge William Smith not only representedNew Zealand in both codes ofrugby football but was also a successful athlete winning fourteen national titles as asprinter andhurdler?

07:55, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

... thatTropical Storm Helene of2000 struckFlorida just five days afterHurricane Gordon?
...that the most powerfulradio station inImperial Russia operated fromNew Holland Island inSaint Petersburg?
...that themangaAstra was originally conceived as atheatrical musical by American comic book artistJerry Robinson?
...that the popularhymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" is taken from a poem about hallucinogenic drugs byJohn Greenleaf Whittier?
...that when theCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued the decree to construct theDonetsk Metro in1991, the completion date was set for 2002, but due to the unstable economic situation of the city, it is still not complete?
...that the 1964Saab Catherina prototype had atarga top that would fit into the luggage compartment?

00:41, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theFrench carSimca Vedette (pictured) was first marketed as aFord and later manufactured as aChrysler inBrazil?
...that thebignose unicornfish canchange colours when frightened or asleep to helpcamouflage itself frompredators?
...that the song "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?" consists oftongue twisters in an artificialGerman dialect and never answers the question in its title?
...thatPicasso's paintingThe Three Dancers depicts a reallove triangle that caused one of Picasso's best friends to commit suicide?
...that thePechenga Monastery, founded in1533, was for many centuries the northernmostmonastery in the world?
...thatCharles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem was appointeddirecteur général of theBâtiments du Roi in1745 through the influence ofMadame de Pompadour, who might have been his natural daughter?

14 August 2006

06:42, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theKamenny Monastery (pictured), the oldest in the north ofRussia, was destroyed in1937 in order to help with the construction of a localpalace of culture?
...that theChâteau de Saint-Cloud nearParis burned to the ground on13 October 1870 after being hit by Frenchartillery fire during thesiege of Paris?
...that thefilm crew ofactress Revathi's directorial debutMitr, My Friend was entirely composed of women?
...thatDorothea Mackellar wrote her patrioticAustralian poem "My Country", which contains the lineI love a sunburnt country, while she was homesick when travelling inEurope?
...thatDaylight Saving Time was first legislated inNorth America in June1917 by the former country ofNewfoundland?

13 August 2006

23:22, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatDNA clampproteins(pictured) keep theDNA polymerase replicating enzyme bound to the templateDNA strand, increasing the rate ofDNA synthesis up to 1,000-fold?
...that the anchorages for theLane Avenue Bridge inColumbus, Ohio are two of the largest single pieces ofsteel ever to begalvanized?
...that theJudicial and Bar Council of thePhilippines recommends appointees to the country's courts, without the "advice and consent" of theCommission on Appointments?
... thatByron K. Lichtenberg andJohn Glenn were respectively the first and the lastAmericans to fly asPayload Specialists on board theSpace Shuttle?
...that a substantially completeGreek bronzeApoxyomenos, or representation of anathlete, was recovered off theCroatian island ofLošinj in1999?

04:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theItalian automakerAutobianchi was founded by thebicycle manufacturerBianchi,tire giantPirelli andFiat?
... that during theIndian Wars, troops stationed atFort Harker,Kansas in 1867 performed more escorts ofwagon trains in one year than troops stationed at any other frontier fort in the post-American Civil War era?
...that the song "Reise Nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat" was the first occasion on which theGerman Eurovision entry was performed partly inTurkish?
...that the controversy over theportrayals of Mormons in popular media includesArthur Conan Doyle's very firstSherlock Holmes novel,A Study in Scarlet?
...that inKuwait, thefreedom of the press is restricted mostly by self-censorship rather than active government action?
...that in June 1995, theFiji Meteorological Service became responsible for the prediction oftropical cyclones in the southwestPacific Ocean?

12 August 2006

16:04, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty

...thatSt. Louis,Missouri nativeJeremiah James Harty becameArchbishop of Manila and successfully lobbied for the establishment of thefirst Christian Brother school in the Philippines?
...that theCockpit Theatre was the first theatre inLondon'sDrury Lane?
...thatClaire's Mouse Lemur is a newly described species ofprimate that only lives on Nosy Bé, anisland nearMadagascar?
...that aWikipedia article was a source for aU.S. House of Representatives bill that was signed into law as theDr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act?
...that theIndonesian Muslim organizationMuhammadiyah has over 29 million members and manages severaluniversities?
...that theUSA Hawks are one of two national representativerugby union teams from theUnited States, and lost 0-98 in their inauguralNorth America 4 game againstCanada West?

06:38, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatRembrandt's paintingDanaë (pictured) was severely damaged when a visitor threwsulfuric acid onto it onJune 15,1985?
...that theCheraman Juma Masjid, the oldestmosque inIndia, was originally constructed in traditionalHindu architectural style?
...thatBrian Killick's novelThe Heralds follows the exploits of fictional members of theCollege of Arms as they vie to be the nextGarter Principal King of Arms?
...that theCanadian Armed Forces mobilized more than 2,200soldiers within days to help fight over 800 separateforest fires duringOperation PEREGRINE in thesummer of2003?
...that the songAutostop is the onlyEurovision Song Contest entry to have been based on the subject ofhitchhiking?

11 August 2006

21:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

...that thepacú fish (pictured) is marketed as a "vegetarianpiranha" inpet stores, and was described byTheodore Roosevelt as "delicious eating"?
...that theKashi Vidyapeeth university inVaranasi was founded onMahatma Gandhi's principle ofIndian self-reliance through the boycott ofcolonial institutions?
...that of the three breeding roosts inEngland for the rareBarbastelle bat, the only indoor roost is found inNorfolk's historicPaston Great Barn?
...thatMitsubishi Motors manufactures akeicar simply named"i"?
...that anoose hanging beside a hole at theOak Tree Golf Club inOklahoma was donated symbolically by a frustratedgolfer, but was removed because of perceivedracist undertones?
...thatactress Shabana Azmi portrayed the wife of adeaf-mute alcoholic potter in her debut filmAnkur?

05:56, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the Catalan architectEnric Miralles died before seeing the completion of his largest building: theScottish Parliament Building (pictured)?
...that, in his novelWar and Peace,Leo Tolstoy described theBattle of Tarutino as little more than a chain of accidents and coincidences?
...that theAutobianchi Primula wasFiat's firstautomobile with thefront-wheel drive,transverse engine setup andrack and pinion steering?
...that much of what is known about the life of blues legendBlind Willie McTell comes from interviews with his wife,Kate McTell, after his death?
...that stadiums such asSydney'sTelstra Stadium andParis'Stade de France usemovable seating to change the layout of the playing area to allow for a wider variety of sports?
...thatMax McGee is a formerAmerican Football wide receiver who assisted theGreen Bay Packers to fiveNFL championship wins and scored the first touchdown inSuper Bowl history?

10 August 2006

23:12, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

...thatSt. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery inKiev may have been the first Russian and Ukrainian church to have a golden dome?
...that, during theYalta Conference,Winston Churchill was so impressed with the brandy produced by theYerevan Brandy Company that he askedJoseph Stalin to send him several cases annually?
...that the bandCrow originally recorded "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)", which was famously covered byBlack Sabbath?
... that in August 2006,Brigadier General Angela Salinas became the firstHispanic female general officer inUnited States Marine Corps history?
...that the song "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" was performed by a band whose name literally translates as "Guildo Horn and the Orthopedic Stockings"?

07:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theCapital Area Food Bank inWashington, D.C. received ten tons ofbroccoli fromBarbara Bush after it was banned from theWhite House andAir Force One byGeorge H. W. Bush?
...that between 1977 and 1998,Madame Leprieur fromAgon-Coutainville in France sent 80,000 questions to the dailyRTL radio showLes Grosses Têtes, making herself famous nationwide?
...thatAlberta Vaughn was anAmerican film actress who starred in 112 motion pictures before her death in1992?
...thatAngelica Agurbash, who sang theBelarussian entry at the2005 Eurovision Song Contest, went through two majorstrip acts during her three-minute performance?
...that when theChâteau de Choisy was built for theGrande Mademoiselle,Louis XIV's first cousin, the garden designerAndré Le Nôtre's first advice was to "lay low all the woods that are there"?

00:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

...that thelargest body parts do not all belong to thelargest animal, and that there are numerousGuinness World Records for the largest human body parts?
...thatAlbert Bigelow Paine was theliterary executor forMark Twain, a member of thePulitzer Prize Committee, and a recipient of the title ofChevalier in theLégion d'honneur for his books aboutJoan of Arc?
...that the1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the first worldskiing championships of theInternational Ski Federation held outside Europe, took place inLake Placid in theUnited States ?
...that theRégence style, precursor of theRococo, had its origins in the interiors designed byJean Bérain the Elder forLouis, Grand Dauphin at theChâteau de Meudon?
...thatBénilde Romançon's superiors at theChristian Brothers' novitiate were reluctant to take him in because he was short of stature?
...thatShangwen Fang received a fine forcruelty to animals after he was tracked down as the source of graphic images that had been posted on the Internet which showed cats being abused?

9 August 2006

09:07, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

... thatArchduchessIsabella Maria of Bourbon-Parma (pictured) was in love with hersister-in-law, ArchduchessMaria Christina?
...that there are many examples ofunfinished work in the arts, some of which remain incomplete but others have been finished by other people?
...that the song "Wir Geben 'Ne Party" is the firstEurovision entry to mentionhip-hop music, despite not being in that style?
...that during the time ofScandinavism,Hans Christian Andersen wrote a poem calledJeg er en Skandinav which together with the later added melody could have become theNational Anthem of a unifiedScandinavian nation?
...that theAutobianchi Stellina was the firstItalian car with afiberglass body?
...that theChâteau de Bellevue, a smallchâteau built nearParis in 1750 as an intimate meeting place forLouis XV and his mistress,Madame de Pompadour, was named for its spectacular views over theSeine?

8 August 2006

22:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the invention of the electronic digitalcomputer was put into thepublic domain in 1973 by the decision ofone of the longest federal court cases in the history of the United States?
...thatMaulana Mehmud Hasan organised an armed rebellion against theBritish Raj withTurkish support but was arrested just before his return toIndia?
...that theRomans completely forgot what the ancientLapis Niger shrine was dedicated to, and had at least three different stories telling why it was built?
...that the sting of therainforest shrubDendrocnide moroides can cause severe and prolonged pain and has been reported to kill dogs, horses and humans?
...thatThe Daily Talk, the most widely read news medium in theLiberian capital ofMonrovia, is published daily on a blackboard in the center of town?
...that Brazilian-bornAlberto Cavalcanti directed the 1942 British propaganda war filmWent the Day Well?

10:02, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theLeningrad Polytechnical Institute was the only place in thebesieged city that evaluated thePh.D. andDoctor of Science dissertations?
...that ColonelWilliam Nolde was the last officialAmerican casualty of theVietnam War?
...that the expressions "take care of thepence, and thepounds will take care of themselves" and "ways and means" are both attributed toWilliam Lowndes?
...that most buildings of the True Cross Monastery onKiy Island in theWhite Sea were designed byPatriarch Nikon?
...that the plannedM4 Tollmotorway will be the secondtoll section of the United Kingdom'sM4 motorway, despite being under 10 miles from the first?
...thatApplecrest Farm Orchards is the oldest continuously operating apple orchard in theUnited States of America?

7 August 2006

23:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

... that theopening theory of backgammon underwent profound changes afterself-teaching robots were analyzed playing the game?
...that theMahé River inIndia was nicknamed the "English Channel" because it separatedBritish-ruled Thalassery fromFrench-ruled Mahé?
...thatSamuel M. Rubin popularized the practice of sellingpopcorn inmovie theaters, earning him the nickname "Sam the Popcorn Man"?
...that theGoldfields Water Supply Scheme included the world's then-longest fresh-waterpipeline when it opened inWestern Australia in1903?
...thatFrederick Lorz was greeted as the winner of the1904 Summer Olympics marathon but later admitted to having travelled bycar for ten miles of the race?
...thatMuslim scholarMaulvi Abdul Haq is decorated as theFather ofUrdu inPakistan?

08:08, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theChâteau de Madrid, built near theBois de Boulogne inParis in the mid-1500s, was known as the "Château de Faïence" due to its richly ornamentedfaçades, covered inmajolica andhigh relief, but was almost completely destroyed in the 1790s?
...that theCanadian Arctic islands did notbecome part of Canada until1880?
...thatCharles Angibaud was the royalapothecary toLouis XIV of France, but leftFrance in 1681 to avoid persecution as aProtestant Huguenot and moved toLondon, where he was later Master of theSociety of Apothecaries?
...that the song "Dschinghis Khan" is adisco-inspired tribute to theMongol leaderGenghis Khan?
...that civilians took refuge inSt. La Salle Hall inManila duringWorld War II, believing that its walls would protect them from anything but a direct hit?

6 August 2006

23:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

...that thePotemkin Stairs (pictured) located inOdessa, Ukraine create anoptical illusion, where either the landings or the stairs are invisible depending on an observer's vantage point?
...thatClaudia Alexander was the last project manager ofNASA'sGalileo mission toJupiter?
...that murdered British schoolgirlAmanda "Milly" Dowler has a charity, an award-winning garden and asweetpea named after her?
...that theEnglish footballerDavid Layne scored 58 goals in 81 games forSheffield Wednesday F.C. before he was jailed for his involvement in theBritish betting scandal of 1964?
...that, before becoming famous, bothMartha Stewart andLyle Waggoner appeared in ads forTareyton cigarettes, telling the audience that "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!"?
...that a group of rock stars formed asupergroup in1989 calledRock Aid Armenia and re-recordedDeep Purple's hit songSmoke on the Water to benefit the victims of the1988 Leninakan Earthquake?

12:36, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye nearParis was the home ofKing James II for 13 years after his exile fromGreat Britain following theGlorious Revolution of 1688?
...that theFair Play Men, a group ofsquatters in colonialPennsylvania, made their ownDeclaration of Independence fromBritain onJuly 4,1776 on the banks ofPine Creek?
...that the nativefauna of New Guinea does not include any large mammalpredators?
...thatCentral Asian Gypsies, often seen aroundRussian markets and railway stations in the1990s were previously mistaken asTajikistani refugees?
...thatFlying University was the secret educationalconspiratorial enterprise that existed inWarsaw,Poland, in various forms in the 19th and 20th century to provide education outside of the dominating ideology?
...thatMonica Coghlan, at the center of the scandal surrounding LordJeffrey Archer, was killed in an unrelated car crash a month before the start of the trial that would convict him ofperjury and vindicate her?

5 August 2006

17:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the era of theoil gusher (pictured) came to an end with the development of the firstblowout preventer in 1924?
...that theCanaanites are a movement inHebrew culture that seeks to recover its rootedness in ancientCanaanite civilization?
...that early photographerAlexander Gardner was the last person to photographAmerican President Abraham Lincoln before hisassassination—and also photographed the conspirators and their public execution?
...that during the filming of the 2002 film The Importance of Being Earnest, the scenes in whichRupert Everett slapsColin Firth on his rear end and then kisses his cheek were ad libbed, anddirector Oliver Parker thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous that he kept them in the film?
...that the song "Zwei Kleine Italiener" references the homesickness experienced by guest workers inGermany during theWirtschaftswunder?

4 August 2006

18:29, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

...that nearly 350,000metric tons ofPacific ocean perch (pictured) were caught in theGulf of Alaska bySoviet andJapanese trawling fleets in 1965?
...thatArchibald Hall was the oldest prisoner on the original list of British murderers who were issued withwhole life tariffs by the Government?
...thatFriedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart was one of the first painters to work in anabstract style for his entire career?
...that, according to theLanercost Chronicle,Richard de Inverkeithing,bishop of Dunkeld, was poisoned by KingAlexander III of Scotland so that the king could take the bishop's movable possessions?
...thatThe Varsitarian of theUniversity of Santo Tomas was one of the firststudent newspapers in thePhilippines?

09:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

...that in theotaku culture, it is common to see trains, computer operating systems, warplanes, and even home appliancesanthropomorphized as girls (pictured)?
...thatanimals have delivered mail throughout history, with differentpostal services usingpigeons,reindeer and evencats?
...that within atomb in the town ofBergamo,Italy there is a statue dedicated to the life ofEnrico Rastelli, the world's greatestjuggler?
...that 96tropical cyclones haveaffected the state of Delaware since 1749?
...thatBroome Pearling Lugger Pidgin is amixed language based onMalay,Japanese,English andAustralian Aboriginal languages?

3 August 2006

23:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

...that theOrgan Pipe Cactus (pictured) takes 150 years to reach maturity and can reach a height of eight meters?
...thatEnrique Angelelli was anArgentine Catholic bishop killed during that country'smilitary junta?
...that theFamous Artists School has perhaps been best known for itsDraw me!advertisements on the covers ofmatchbooks?
...that the parastatalKenya Railways Corporation will be managed by a privateconsortium comeNovember 1,2006?
...thatWojciech Bobowski was one of the most importantmusicians of theOttoman Empire, and the author of theBible translation into theOttoman Turkish language?

08:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

...that thedivision viol (pictured) is a type ofviol used for highlyvirtuosic music, much like its Italian equivalent, theviola bastarda?
...that thetreatment of Crohn's disease can include amouse-human chimeric antibody calledinfliximab?
...thatSuleiman the elephant, named after theOttoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, became the firstelephant to visitVienna in March 1552?
...thatBinaca Geetmala was aRadio Ceylon countdown program of hitIndian film songs that was the most listened toradio program inIndia for portions of its 42-year run?
...that theLiaoshen Campaign was a decisive 52-day engagement in the creation of CommunistChina?

00:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

...that GeneralValerian Madatov (pictured) was calledthe RussianJoachim Murat byField Marshal Hans Karl von Diebitsch during the Russian occupation ofParis in1814?
...that the borders of thestates and territories of theUnited States havechanged over 90 times since theUnited States Constitution was adopted by thePhiladelphia Convention on13 July 1787?
...thatWest Side Story won theAcademy Award for Best Picture at the34th Academy Awards?
...thatHarvey Littleton, a former professor at theUniversity of Wisconsin, pioneered the American studio glass movement in the1960s and is responsible for training many prominentglass artists?
...that the song "Diwanit Bugale" was aFrench Eurovision entry performed inBreton and the only French entry not performed at least partly inFrench?

2 August 2006

00:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

...that the firstRussian parliament of1906 and theRussian Constituent Assembly of1918 convened in theTauride Palace (pictured) ofCatherine the Great?
...that BritishAir MarshalJoubert de la Ferté served ascommander-in-chief ofRAF Coastal Command on two separate occasions, before and during theSecond World War?
...that theFrench clothing brandCacharel is named after a small bird that inhabits theCamargue?
...thatJoseph Nanven Garba was part of thecoup that displacedYakubu Gowon as theleader of Nigeria, and yet went on to bePresident of the United Nations General Assembly?
...that the2006 Kapa O Pango controversy is due to a throat-slitting gesture at the end of theAll Blacks traditionalhaka performance?
...thatconger cuddling was once described as the "most fun a person could have with a dead fish"?

1 August 2006

13:41, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

...that after theSiege of Boonesborough in theAmerican Revolutionary War,Daniel Boone (pictured) wascourt-martialed?
...that the song "Mama Corsica" is the only song in theCorsican language to have been performed at theEurovision Song Contest, placing 4th in the1993 edition?
...thatoveracting can be intentional for some roles, particularly when exaggerating theevil characteristics of avillain, but is often the subject ofparody andsatire?
...that two-timeInternational Motor Sports Association championSteve Millen was only able to compete in three of fourIROC races in 1995 before he suffered a career ending injury atRoad Atlanta?
...that themasseira is a form ofagriculture insand dunes practiced solely in NorthernPortugal?
...that U.S. Army surgeonBen L. Salomon was recommended for theMedal of Honor four times before it wasposthumously awarded byGeorge W. Bush in 2002?

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