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30 November 2006

18:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatfurry convention attendees(pictured) often wearears,tails,badges, orfursuits asidentification?
...that"La Coco-Dance" was the firstEurovision entry to featureTahitian lyrics, representingMonaco in2006?
...thatKaundinya, the firstarahant andbhikkhu ofGautama Buddha, was the only royal scholar to predictSiddhartha'sBuddhahood?
...thatHeinie Reitz was the firstMajor League baseballer to die in acar accident?
...that the city ofThasos held out against anAthenian siege for over two years in theThasian rebellion?
...thatCanadian microbiologistJohn Dick was the first to isolate and identify acancer stem cell?
...thatFrances Slocum State Park inPennsylvania is named for awoman captured by theLenape at age 5, who permanently lived with Native Americans despite reuniting with her family 59 years later?

08:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatplant perception(plant pictured) is a belief that plants feelemotion and can communicate with each other?
...that the 43,000Sakhalin Koreans were abandoned byJapan afterWorld War II and kept stateless by theSoviet Union for 30 years?
...that due to a "defect of birth",Thomas Livingston was forced to receive apapal dispensation to continue working in the church?
...thatDavid Brody is credited with co-founding the field of "new labor history"?
...thatRomanian actorIon Caramitru figures prominently in theories that theRomanian Revolution of 1989 was not truly a popular uprising but acover-up for acoup d'état?
...thatTexas oil tycoonGlenn McCarthy gained thenickname "King of thewildcatters" after strikingoil thirty-eight times in ten years?
...that theMount Kirkpatrick Formation is the only majordinosaur-bearingrock formation inAntarctica?
...that theFrench admiralDupetit Thouars took possession of theTahiti archipelago against his government's will?

29 November 2006

23:53, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Pencho Slaveykov

...that after an accident in histeens,Bulgarian poetPencho Slaveykov(pictured) could write and speak only with difficulty?
...thatCanyon live oakacorns were aNative American staple food?
...that theRistorante Cooperativo inZürich may be the only restaurant to have been patronised byBenito Mussolini,Vladimir Lenin andGerhard Schröder?
...that theBritish politicianAlfred Lane Beit was made anhonorary Irish citizen after he donated 17 masterpieces to theNational Gallery of Ireland?
...that thePolitical Instability Task Force might have predicted over 85% of majorstate crises occurring in 1990–1997?
...that theGreat Appalachian Storm of November 1950 led to wind gusts in excess of 100 mph acrossNew York,New Jersey, andNew England?

17:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatAnnadel State Park(pictured) is considered by somebiologists to have some of the best preservednorthern oak woodlands in westernNorth America?
...thatsocial anthropologistSir Raymond Firth's research career spanned 76 years after it began inPolynesia?
...thatPepe Marchena was a popular singer who created a newpalo or flamencomusical form, calledcolombiana?
...that afterWorld War II, theCzech urban legend ofPérák changed from a shadowy surprise attacker to a heroic figure ofresistance against theNazi occupation of Prague?
...thatMaratha EmperorShivaji'smentorDadoji Konddeo also built the "Lal Mahal" inPune, theroyal palace before the capital moved toRaigad?
...thatSergei Yushenkov andYuri Shchekochikhin, key members of theKovalev Commission charged with investigating theRussian apartment bombings both died in apparent assassinations?

07:08, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the commissioner ofEl Greco'sThe Disrobing of Christ(pictured) tried to use the artist's inclusion ofthe three Marys to avoid paying the full fee?
...that parts ofKarnataka gained independence after itsUnification, a year later than most ofIndia?
... thatBill Orban developed the5BX plan to helpCanadian Air Force pilots keep fit?
...thatMalaysia'sSedition Act disregardscriminal intent in passing judgement?
...that theJapaneseSōshi-kaimei policy forcedKoreans previously banned from using Japanese surnames to do so?
...that the village ofSharpham inSomerset, is the birthplace of Elizabethan poet SirEdward Dyer, writerHenry Fielding and clericWilliam Gould?
...that during construction of theFort Canning Tunnel, special care was taken to minimize environmental impact on the surroundingFort Canning Park?

00:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatRussian actorYevgeny Samoylov(pictured), known for his work withVsevolod Meyerhold andAlexander Dovzhenko in the1930s, celebrated his 90th birthday in 2002 acting on the stage of theMaly Theatre?
...that the trees alongside theFalls of Bruar were planted in response to an entreaty fromRobert Burns, theScottish poet?
...that construction ofSt. Francis Xavier's Cathedral inAdelaide did not finish until1996, 130 years after it began?
...thatAmerican World War II Army CaptainBobbie E. Brown was awarded theMedal of Honor for running 100 yards up a hill through machine-gun fire to place a bomb in aGerman pillbox in theBattle of Crucifix Hill?

28 November 2006

18:27, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

...that one of only two natural populations of thecritically endangeredKanab ambersnail(pictured) is threatened by discharges from theGlen Canyon Dam?
...that thechurch ofSanta Caterina a Magnanapoli inRome, along with the adjacenttower, is all that remains today of aDominican convent dedicated toCatherine of Siena?
...thatAustralian Cricket Academy leg spin coachTerry Jenner was previously jailed forembezzlement?
...that theSamara flag, presented as a gift fromRussia to theBulgarian volunteers in theRusso-Turkish War of 1877-78, is the only flag awarded a Bulgarian Medal for Bravery?
...that theKorpela movement was a short-livedcult during the1930s in NorthernSweden andFinland whose controversial sexual rituals eventually led to the arrest of 60 followers?

11:48, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

... thatAmerican World War II soldierDavid M. Gonzales was awarded theMedal of Honor(pictured) for digging out three comradesburied alive whilst under enemy fire?
...thatAmerican ThoroughbredKingston won eighty-nineraces, the most by any horse?
... thatNorse sagas record someFinnish campaigns againstSweden in the mid-8th century?
...that in1819,Hussein Shah, the seventeenthSultan of Johor, allowed aBritish settlement in Singapore in order to wrest the throne from his brother with the help of the British, leading to theMalay Peninsula's colonisation?
...that in2005,Ghatam playerGhatam Udupa became the firstIndian to perform at theKrakow International Percussion Festival?

04:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

... that therelics ofMoscow's founder,Yuri Dolgoruki, were buried beneath thebaptistery of theChurch of the Saviour at Berestove(pictured)?
...that studies on whethernice guys finish last have been hindered by thesocial desirability bias?
...thatRajendrasinhji Jadeja was the firstChief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?
... thateconomistWalter Adams served as expertwitness before 36United States Congressional committees?
...thatIrving Crane pocketed 150 balls in a row in the final round of the 1966 World Crownstraight pool championship; a feat that has never been equalled or eclipsed?

27 November 2006

21:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

...that in1850, theHarvard Musical Association, acharitable organization inBoston, raised over$100,000 for the construction of theBoston Music Hall(pictured) in under 60 days?
...that the appearance of adog named Cheeka in aHutch ad campaign doubled sales ofpugs inIndia in2003?
...that the prolificspawning of thePacific herring can lead toegg densities of six million eggs/m² on submergedvegetation?
...thatAmerican novelistTracy Quan once served as spokeswoman to thesex worker advocacy group Prostitutes of New York?

13:03, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

...that althoughscholars have studiedrevolutions(depiction) for over a century, there are still many competingtheories explaining those key events inhuman history?
...thatSatveer Chaudhary was the firstAsian American to hold elected office inMinnesota?
...that in theUnited Kingdom alone, over£60 million is spent annually on dealing with the effects ofleaves on railroad tracks?
... that in1057,Saint Anthony of Pechersk singled-handedly dug out theNear Caves inKiev,Ukraine which is part of theKiev Pechersk Lavra?
...thatThoroughbred racehorseGallant Man lost the 1957Kentucky Derby by a nose after hisjockey stood up to celebrate?
...that together with theTreaty of Mendota, theTreaty of Traverse des Sioux ceded nearly 24 millionacres ofSioux land to theUnited States in exchange forcash andannuities?

00:07, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

...that thevestry ofMakaravank Monastery(pictured) inArmenia served two adjacentchurches?
...thatClontarf Aboriginal College inAustralia has at various points in its history served as anorphanage, aconvent, anRAAF training facility, aboarding school and aday school?
...thatTaras Fedorovych, a 17th centuryCossack leader, led a Cossack andpeasant uprising over the issue of theCossack register?
... thathuman sacrifices were once offered inChitpur, now home toKolkata’s latest railway passenger terminal?
...that numerous specimens ofdinosaurs have been excavated from theDashanpu Formation, first discovered by anatural gas company that found the formation's first dinosaur,Gasosaurus?
...thatStandard Oil of Kentucky (orKyso) was formed from the breakup ofStandard Oil in 1911 and was awardedoil rights over theSoutheastern U.S.?

26 November 2006

14:07, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

... that theAgung(pictured), aPhilippine set ofgongs, was repeatedly hit duringearthquakes for it was believed itssupernatural powers would halt the earth's reverberations?
...that theLate November 2006 Nor'easter caused winds up to 80 mph in theOuter Banks, the only occurrence ofthundersnow on record inCharleston, and the earliest recorded snowfall in Charleston andSavannah?
...that under the terms of theBunbury Agreement, theEnglish county ofCheshire would have remained neutral during theEnglish Civil War?
...thatChicago politicianGiuseppe Esposito was shot and killed in front of his family during the 1928Republican Pineapple Primary?
... that theNew Guinean Quoll is acarnivorous marsupial that is reported to eat prey bigger than itself?
... thatRudolf Duala Manga Bell was organising a colony-widerevolt against theGerman Empire inCameroon when he was executed forhigh treason in 1914?

25 November 2006

18:29, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

...that CountAlexander Dmitriev-Mamonov(pictured) ended his love affair with the 60-year-old EmpressCatherine II in order to marry her 16-year-oldlady-in-waiting?
...that in 1992, a singlemarbled eel was sold inmainland China for$1,000?
... thatIsaac Newton Van Nuys ofNew York foundedVan Nuys, California,United States in1911?
...thatTheo Osterkamp was the firstGerman reconnaissance pilot to fly a land-basedaircraft toEngland duringWorld War I?
...thatShelley's poemOn theMedusa by Leonardo da Vinci in theFlorentine Gallery isbased on the painting which was not in fact authored byLeonardo?
...that for organizing a revolt on anOttoman slavegalley and freeing Christian slaves,HetmanIvan Sulyma received a medal fromPope Paul V?
...thatRichard Ferguson joined a gang ofhighwaymen after recognising the man robbing hisstagecoach nearLondon as a former acquaintance?
...thatCrab Creek is one of the fewperennial streams of theColumbia Basin?

07:00, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the firstprint portrait produced inEurope of a living, identifiable person(pictured) was of artistIsrahel van Meckenem and his wife Ida?
...thatMaria Fyodorovna was the tallestRussian tsarina ever, and experienced difficulties while dancing with her husband,Emperor Paul, as a result?
...thatCirsium fontinale is a species ofCalifornia thistle that actually represents threetaxa, two of which areendangered species with narrowendemic ranges?
...that thebreeding rights for theThoroughbred racehorseGraustark sold for a record$2,400,000?
...that with over 3,000 participants, the 1884Chichibu Incident was one of the largestpeasant revolts ofJapan'sMeiji period?
...thatAgustin Ramos Calero was the second-most-decorated soldier in theU.S. Armed Forces duringWorld War II?

24 November 2006

17:01, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theUniversity of British Columbia Library(pictured) holds the largest collection ofAsian-language materials inNorth America?
...that theSan Mateo woolly sunflower is anendangered species that makes its home onserpentine outcrops that arechemically inhospitable for most plantspecies?
...that in addition to practising as a lawyer inCairo,Albanian nationalistAndon Zako Çajupi wrote a comedy attacking the tradition ofarranged marriages?
...thatJimmy Fratianno was the highest-ranking member of theMafia to become aninformant for theU.S. government untilSammy Gravano in 1991?
...that theSandugo orBlood Compact, where two people drink a small amount of each other's blood, was a traditional way to formalize treaties of friendship in thePhilippines?
...that theScouting songGing Gang Goolie was deliberately written ingibberish so that Scouts from different countries could easily learn it without struggling with alanguage barrier?

05:50, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the habitat of theendangeredWhiteray pygmy daisy (illustrated) has been reduced to a narrow strip only six miles long, due tourban development,off-road vehicles and destruction by road maintenance crew?
...that the first identifiable Europeanprint portrait was one of the artistIsrahel van Meckenem and his wife Ida?
...thatAmerican soldierLucian Adams was awarded theMedal of Honor for single-handedly destroying several enemymachine gun emplacements inWorld War II?
...thatWee Siew Kim, aSingaporean MP, had to apologise afterscandal broke out involving anelitist blog entry made by his daughter?
...that theRussian victory in theBattle of Rakovor in1268 put an end to the attacks of theTeutonic Knights on Russia for thirty years?

23 November 2006

16:01, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theClaregalway Friary(pictured), one of the firstFranciscan monasteries inIreland, housed only twofriars when it was finally forced to close in 1847?
...that during theOttoman occupation of Hungary no fewer than 75 Turkish baths were built in theHungarian eyalets?
...thatPolish painterJan Matejkosmuggled arms to Polish insurgents during theJanuary Uprising in 1863?
...that in 2003,German authorities foiled a plot by aneo-Nazi group to set off abomb at theOhel Jakob synagoguecornerstone ceremony?
...that after resigning from theAustralian Liberal Party, politicianSteven Pringle used hisparliamentary privilege to launch a scathing attack on thefar right faction of the party for their allegedbranch stacking tactics?
...that even thoughJohn Clough Holmes helped foundMichigan State University in 1855, it was not until 1965 that a building was named in his honor?
...thatChing-Thang Khomba was the firstking of a unifiedManipur?

08:53, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

... thatCupressus pigmaea(pictured) is avulnerable cypress tree that occurs in a dwarfed form to populatepygmy forests, as well as a full size tree?
...thatGiulio Campagnola was the firstengraver to usestippling in his works?
...that theBattle of Schöngrabern features inLeo Tolstoy's novelWar and Peace?
...thatCabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park was formerly home to one of the few colonies of the endangeredMediterranean Monk Seal in the Western Mediterranean?
...thatScamozzi'sVilla Molin nearPadua served as military command headquarters during theGreat War?
...that after a successfultheatrical career spanning three decades,U.S. actressTittell Brune joined theOrder of St Francis, remaining asister until her death, aged 99?

01:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

... that theload bearing efficiency of theRoman-developedgroin vault(pictured) has been validated by 20th centurystructural engineering modeling?
...that the sound of therevving motorcycle in theMeat Loaf rock anthem"Bat out of Hell" is actually a recording of anelectric guitar solo byproducer Todd Rundgren?
...that formerQueensland Health MinisterLeisha Harvey served five months inprison for misappropriation of public funds during her tenure?
...thatGaruda Indonesia Flight 152 was the deadliest air disaster of 1997, claiming the lives of over 230 people?
...thatRed Road is the first of threefilms in theAdvance Party trilogy, each of which are to be set inScotland using the same characters and cast, and directed by a different first-timedirector each time?

22 November 2006

15:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

...that asquircle (pictured) is a variety ofsuperellipse that has properties between those of asquare and acircle?
...thatNicolas Grollier de Serviere invented a type ofbookwheel that allowed many heavy books to be read at the same time?
...thatAcanthomintha duttonii is anendangered wildflower that is found only in a six mile long strip on theSan Francisco Peninsula?
...that theMark IIradio telescope built in 1964 atJodrell Bank Observatory,UK was the firsttelescope to be controlled by adigital computer?
...thatRuth Sienkiewicz-Mercer, who was affected withcerebral palsy and was unable to talk or use her limbs, became an author and prominentdisability rights advocate?
...that thepinax, an ancientGreek votive tablet, has given several modern European languages their word for "art museum", as exemplified byMunich'sAlte Pinakothek?

08:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatFrench lighthousePhare de la Vieille (pictured) was operated manually as late as1995?
...that modernRomania's most notorious serial killer,Ion Râmaru, was himself the son of a serial killer?
...that theSouth Australian Register was the firstnewspaper to be produced and distributed inSouth Australia?
...thatWilliam King Gregory, a leading authority onvertebrate evolution and the preeminent expert on humandentition, was initially taken in by thePiltdown Man, a hoax which was purported to be an early human?
... that despite projections of producing four times as muchpower as it used in heating, theRiggatronfusion reactor was never built due to a lack of funding?
... thatCharles J. Bates was instrumental in developinghigh-fructose corn syrup for use byCoca-Cola in theirsoft drinks while he was withAmerican Maize Products in the 1970s?

21 November 2006

23:24, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatNordic Classicism(example pictured) was formerly regarded as a mere interlude between two far wider-known architectural movements,Art Nouveau andFunctionalism?
...that while theengineering treatises ofItalian Renaissance artistTaccola were widely copied and studied during his lifetime,printed copies were not made until the 1960s?
...that even thoughAmerican lawmanHarry Love cut off and preserved the head of notorious banditJoaquin Murrieta, many people still didn't believe the man was dead?
... that theUK Government Decontamination Service was set up in2005 after increased threats ofterrorism to help theUnited Kingdom resist and recover frombiological,chemical andnuclear incidents?
...that the striking of aFrench consul with afly-whisk byOttoman rulerHussein Dey was used as a pretext for theinvasion ofAlgiers?

14:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the only piece of thePalais Strousberg(pictured) to surviveWorld War II, a set of gates bearing theBritish Coat of Arms, was incorporated into the modernBritish Embassy in Berlin?
...that instead of simplyheating particles, theMigmafusion reactor uses smallparticle accelerators to initiate afusion reaction?
...thatMinnie Evans received inspiration for hercolored pencil drawings from herdreams?
...that the freetrade unionSLOMR, established in opposition to thecommunist Romanian government, was suppressed one year before the creation ofSolidarity, its more successfulPolish counterpart ?
...that formerexecutive director of theInstitute of Food TechnologistsHoward W. Mattson became active in promotingorgan donation after receiving aheart transplant?

06:28, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatcharcoal merchantThomas Britton (pictured) ran a series ofconcerts in hisloft at which the most famousmusicians inLondon performed?
...that theblood of theskinkPrasinohaema virens is brightgreen, due to an accumulation of thebile pigment biliverdin?
...that theCity of Amsterdam spent€160,000 on an unsuccessfulsoil sanitation program to save theAnne Frank Tree, one of the oldestchestnut trees in the area?
...that theOnkochishinsho was the firstJapanese language dictionary tocollate words in the now-standardgojūon order?
...thatHashim Suboh controversially called for the use of force in enforcing theMalaysian social contract?

20 November 2006

22:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theThanksgiving 1984 Nor'easter(pictured) deposited a 197-footVenezuelan freighter in thebackyard of aPalm Beach, Florida socialite, where it remained for several months?
...that, as part of theHornsleth Village Project,Danish artistKristian von Hornsleth paid 340 Ugandan villagers inlivestock to legally change their names to include "Hornsleth"?
...that theMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars of the16th century saw significant territorial gains for theGrand Duchy of Moscow, and forced theGrand Duchy of Lithuania to ally itself closer with theKingdom of Poland,forming thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth?
...that journalistSimon Regan established the magazineScallywag, which did much to propagate baseless rumours thatBritish Prime Minister John Major was having an affair with aDowning Street cook?

16:35, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

...that every extant individual of thecycadEncephalartos woodii(pictured) ismale?
...that the soldier in thePulitzer Prize-winning photographBurst of Joy reunited with his family after six years in aNorth Vietnamese prisoner of war camp?
...thatTsar Alexander II ofRussia signed theEms Ukaz, a decree banning official use of the "non-existent"Ukrainian language, whilst enjoying aspa atBad Ems,Germany?
...that excavations at the village ofTimerevo nearYaroslavl-on-the-Volga revealed a huge number ofAfrican dirhams and achess piece, all inscribed withRunic graffiti?
...that theThoroughbred racehorseSarazen won theUnited States Horse of the Year Award for two consecutive years in the 1920s?
...that the publisher ofMirror Buzz, aMumbai Mirrorsupplementary magazine, was arrested in 2005 after the magazine featured images ofnude women on itsfront cover?

10:08, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

...that because of its uniquegeology, a 230 hectare area ofRosthwaite Fell(pictured) inCumbria,England was declared aSite of Special Scientific Interest in 1985?
...thatMichael Groce indirectly started theBrixton riot of 1985?
...thatWyoming Seminary, a private school inKingston, Pennsylvania, participated in the first nighttimeAmerican football game in1892?
...that the pigment responsible for the colour of the bright greenParrot Toadstool is notchlorophyll as it is afungus?
...that the finds at the village ofGnezdovo nearSmolensk include an early foldingrazor, the first pivotedscissors found in Eastern Europe, and the earliest inscription in theOld Russian language?
...that the self-taught weapon designerAimo Lahti designed over 50 weapons of all types prior to and duringWorld War II, including the successfulSuomi M-31?

03:02, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

...that thebarrel vault(pictured) was developed chiefly by theancient Greeks andRomans, but endured to be a mainstay ofmedieval and evenmodern architecture?
...that"On Again...Off Again" features influences from bothdance music andopera, the only time that such a combination has appeared at theEurovision Song Contest?
...thatSarskoye Gorodishche nearRostov,Russia has been interpreted as either aVarangian outpost on theVolga trade route or the capital of theFinnic Merya?
...that the primary disposal method forhuman feces in theslums ofNairobi,Kenya is the unsanitaryflying toilet?

19 November 2006

18:05, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the paintingThe Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew(pictured), owned byQueen Elizabeth II, has recently been verified as an authenticCaravaggio, and not a relatively worthless copy?
...that while visitingMödlareuth in 1983, thenU.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush alluded toJohn F. Kennedy's statement "Ich bin ein Berliner" by exclaiming, "Ich bin ein Mödlareuther!"?
...that the site of the earlyViking hill fort ofAlaborg,Russia, was turned into aquarry for construction of ahighway during the years ofStalinism?
...that theChubb detector lock was developed in 1818 in a competition sponsored by theBritish Government to create anunpickable lock and remained unpicked until 1851?

11:35, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network mural

... that since 1994, the mural arts program of thePhiladelphia Anti-Graffiti Network has created more than 2,500 murals(pictured) acrossPhiladelphia?
...that at least 3,000Vendel Age burial mounds inGrobiņa,Latvia indicate the existence of a prosperousViking colony there?
...that theMalay Agenda is one half of theMalaysian social contract, pertaining to the special status ofMalays inMalaysia?
...that theEurovision Song Contest 2000 entry "Desire" was the firstMaltese entry in 28 years to haveMaltese lyrics?

04:57, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

...that thesummit ofBen More Assynt(pictured) is the highest point in theScottish county ofSutherland?
...that the 1592 bookNine Worthies of London charted the rise of nine tradesmen and apprentices to the nobility?
... that theTatarbunary Uprising inBudjak,Bessarabia was led by a pro-Soviet revolutionary committee which called for unification with theUkrainian SSR and an end to "Romanian occupation"?
... that the song with whichThor Salden won theBelgian preselections of theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 reached Number 1 in theFlemish music charts?
... thatLaura Callahan, a former senior director of theU.S. Department of Homeland Security, was found to have obtained heracademic degrees through adiploma mill run out of a convertedMotel 6?

18 November 2006

10:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

...that thebarndoor skate(pictured) is aspecies offish that is threatened withextinction fromoverfishing despite not being targeted by the commercialfishing industry?
...that the medievalArmenian sect ofTondrakians denied the immortality of the soul, the afterlife, the church and its feudal rights?
...that, according to theUnited Kingdom'sTeaching and Higher Education Act of 1998, full time workers aged 16 or 17 have the right to paid leave from work in order to pursuetraining towards aqualification?
...that in the early1900s the illegalparamilitaryCombat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party assassinated hundreds of Russianofficials,policemen andsecret agents responsible forrepression inpartitioned Poland?
...that the travels of a shipment of 29,000Friendly Floatees bath toys lost overboard in thePacific in 1992 have been used to model the world's ocean currents?

01:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theCalifornia slender salamander(pictured) has a physique to invade narrow tunnels ofearthworms forpredation and cover?
...that the ancientAthenian sacred ships included agalley which was believed to be the ship that carriedTheseus toCrete to face theMinotaur?
...thatLuton Town Hall was burnt to the ground following a riot at the Peace Day celebrations marking the formal end ofWorld War I on19 July 1919?
...that theLibellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis, a book ofAztec herbal remedies inLatin, was returned toMexico byPope John Paul II after more than four centuries of changing hands inEurope?
...that thefiscus Iudaicus was a tax imposed on allJewish subjects of theRoman Empire after the destruction of theTemple of Jerusalem, the proceeds of which were used to fund a temple ofJupiter inRome?

17 November 2006

11:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatilliterate American slavequiltmakerHarriet Powers sold her now-museum-quality quilts(pictured) in the 1880s for only a couple ofdollars?
...that theFairfield Osborn Preserve is home to a great variety offauna including one of the world's largestsalamanders?
...that thePungoteague River Light was the shortest-livedscrewpile lighthouse on theChesapeake Bay, and may have been the shortest-lived lighthouse in theUnited States?
...that thePariser Platz inBerlin is named after theFrench capital in memory ofNapoleon's defeat at theBattle of Leipzig in1813?
...that 17 days after theGermans invaded Poland in 1939, theSoviet Unionjoined the invasion, ensuring the fall of theSecond Polish Republic?

16 November 2006

20:37, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatLaments by16th century Polish poet Jan Kochanowski, a masterpiece of thePolish Renaissance, were inspired by the death of the poet's young daughter, Urszula(pictured)?
...that theVarmint of Burke's Garden was acoyote that terrorized the community ofBurke's Garden, Virginia, in 1952?
...thatRatnakar Matkari combinedsocial realism insupernatural thrillers, which was a pioneering idea inMarathi literature?
...thatMountain Mint was used by theKoasati as a treatment for laziness?
...thatthe pen is mightier than the sword, anadage coined in1839 byEdward Bulwer-Lytton for a play aboutCardinal Richelieu, had numerous historical predecessors?

02:18, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the clocks on theGreat Lavra Belltower(pictured) have only stopped once during their existence, when the nearby Dormition Cathedral of theKiev Pechersk Lavra was blown up during theSecond World War?
...thatrally driver Lucien Bianchi, who had driven across 10,000 miles of treacherous terrain, crashed out of the lead of the 1968London-Sydney Marathon with only 150 miles to go?
...that the body of the victim of theRed Barn Murder, inSuffolk,England, was discovered in1828 after her stepmother reported dreaming about it?
...that theSouth Korean long track speed skaterLee Kyu-Hyuk has held the 1500 m world record, despite never winning aWorld Cup event or anOlympic medal at the distance?

15 November 2006

06:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatfuneral trains (pictured) were once a common method of transportingcoffins tocemeteries, but are now almost exclusively used forstate funerals?
...that theEgyptian actressFaten Hamama has received more than forty awards andstarred in almost one hundred films?
...thatIvan Argunov, one of the founders of theRussian school of portrait painting, spent his entire life as aserf?
...thatUnited StatesExecutive Order 9835 established a Federal Employee Loyalty Program, under which 27,000 federal employees were investigated by theFBI between 1948 and 1958 for allegedcommunist affiliations?
...that the albumCity of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture was the second-best-sellingsoundtrack of1998 in theUnited States?

14 November 2006

23:53, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the use of the word "yeoman" in the U.S. Naval Reserve Act of 1916, rather than "man" or "male", enabled women to enlist in theU.S. Naval Reserve with the rank ofYeoman (F)(pictured) duringWorld War I?
...that thePereshchepina Treasure was discovered in1912, when aUkrainian shepherd boy literally stumbled over a gold vessel and fell into the grave ofKubrat, the founder ofGreat Bulgaria?
...thatSaner Wonggoun was the number one fugitive of theU.S. Air Force from 1994 until he was caught by theRoyal Thai Police in October 2006?
...thatElizabeth Godfrey was the most outstanding femalegoldsmith of her generation in18th century Britain?
...that theHull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, the largestopen pit iron mine in the world, is so large that the nearby town ofHibbing, Minnesota was relocated in 1919 to allow moreiron ore to be mined?
...thatrice brokers inOsaka in theEdo period were the forerunner ofbanking inJapan?

17:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

...that while working on theSomerset coalfieldWilliam Smith,(pictured) who became known as the "Father of EnglishGeology", developed theThe Principle of Faunal Succession by observing thestrata?
...that in addition to being apainter,Wolf Huber was active as anarchitect, but that no buildings designed by him have survived?
...that a type of car modification namedBippu is alleged to have originated from ties to theYakuza?
...thatPamheiba madeHinduism the official religion ofManipur in1717 C.E.?
...thatStanford professorKate Lorig developed a peer-ledchronic disease self management course which is the basis of theExpert Patient Programme of the BritishNational Health Service?
...that theNew York Sports Express, a free weekly newspaper designed to take a lighter look at sports, lasted only a little over one year on the hurried streets ofNew York City?
...that the song"Ninanajna" has two very different sets of lyrics - one inEnglish and one inMacedonian?

06:30, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

...that nineteeth-century entrepreneurMaunsel White(pictured) ofNew Orleans invented a winesauce in honor of his friendAndrew Jackson that is still manufactured today?
...thatwalking fish can actually skip, crawl, slither, and even climb trees?
...that theUSSHunchback was a steam powered ferryboat converted into a gunboat for theAmerican Civil War?
...thatfilm composerRichard Harvey has a collection of more than 600 different musical instruments?
...that theTagore family, with over three hundred years of history, has exercised the greatest influence on reawakened Bengali spirit?
...that theNorthern Red-legged Frog is anear-threatened species, whose male defendsbreeding pond territory withnocturnal displays?
...thatBattle of the Border refers to the series of battles in the opening stage of theNazi Germany invasion of Poland in September 1939?

13 November 2006

22:54, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

...that17th century Russian diplomatPyotr Ivanovich Potemkin(pictured) is reputed to have insisted on lying in bed during an audience with theKing of Denmark, who was himself confined to his bed, to demonstrate equality betweenRussia andDenmark?
...thatMotilal Sheel, aBengali merchant inCalcutta (now Kolkata) inBritish India in the early 19th century, donated the land on which theCalcutta Medical College was built in 1835?
...thatColonel Denning State Park, which opened inPennsylvania in 1936, is named for anAmerican Revolutionary War hero, Colonel William Denning, who was asergeant not acolonel?
...thatPenley, a small village nearWrexham in north eastWales, was home to a hospital founded on the orders ofSir Winston Churchill afterWorld War II to care forPolish ex-servicemen?
...thatsocial dancers exchange partners several times during amixer dance, to increase their chance ofdancing with new people?
...thatAustralian Test cricketers Mark Waugh andShane Warne were fined after accepting money from anIndian bookmaker known only as "John" in return for pitch and weather reports?

16:01, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatThe Greek Slave(pictured), a statue byHiram Powers, became a symbol forabolitionists in theUnited States in the years prior to theAmerican Civil War?
...thatLoretta Perfectus Walsh was the first woman to enlist in theU.S. military?
...that according toStatistics Canada, 60 percent ofCanada's population are classified asWhite?
...that thewitch's hat is the common name of a colourful orange-red toadstool?
...thatK-Klass are ahouse music group fromNorth Wales that purchased anunderground bunker for use as arecording studio?
...that theMahishyacaste is one of the predominantHindu castes inWest Bengal,India?
...thatHarry McNish was one of only four crew members of theEndurance not to receive thePolar Medal, and that his grave remained unmarked for almost 30 years?
...thatvia Giulia, projected forPope Julius II, was the first attempt since antiquity to pierce a new thoroughfare through the heart ofRome?
...that the thrillerThe Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté) won eight awards at the2006 César Awards?

04:28, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatSir Edwin Landseer's iconic painting,Monarch of the Glen(pictured), was intended for theHouse of Lords, but theHouse of Commons refused to grant the £150 commission?
...that during theShiraz blood libel, the first to start thepogrom of theJewish quarter were the soldiers sent to protect the Jews against mob violence?
...that at nearly seventy percent, the rate ofhomicides in theUnited States involvinggun violence is significantly higher than that of otherdeveloped countries?
...that theTemporary Constitution of the Republic of China was the first ever constitution inChina?
...that the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia isMcGillin's Olde Ale House, which opened in 1860?

12 November 2006

20:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatEsplanade Park(pictured), built in 1943, is one of the oldestparks inSingapore, and has a number of historicallandmarks which include theformer Indian National Army Monument site andThe Cenotaph?
...that the1928 Thames flood was the last time centralLondon was flooded?
...thatJohn Pasche, an art designer most famous for designing the "Tongue and Lip Design" logo for the popular bandThe Rolling Stones, has also done work for musicians likeJimi Hendrix,David Bowie,Judas Priest andThe Who?
...thatJackson Pollock 'sNo. 5, 1948 was sold byDavid Geffen toDavid Martinez for the inflation adjusted price of $140 million dollars, making it the world's most expensive painting sold at an auction as ofNovember,2006?
... thatEnglish lower-leaguefootball teamBristol Rovers once beat theNetherlands national football team 3-2?

11:53, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

...that themedievalHorne Church(pictured) inDenmark has box seating for thenobility that was used by the family ofastronomer Tycho Brahe?
...thatSukhbir is often referred to as thePrince ofBhangra?
...thatTropical Storm Beryl was the second tropical storm of the1994 Atlantic hurricane season, and spread flooding and tornadoes up theEastern Seaboard of theUnited States?
...thatTheobald Stapleton's 1639 catechism was the first Roman Catholic book in Irish to be printed inantiqua, and that it used simplified spellings that did not become standard for another 300 years?
...that thePresident of the Bundestag is ranked ahead of theChancellor of Germany according to theGerman order of precedence?
...thatGrandi's series 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + · · · isdivergent and appears to equal0, yet in some sense "sums" to¹⁄₂, producing a paradox once linked to thecreationex nihilo of the universe?

11 November 2006

22:50, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatSanta Rosa Creek(pictured) was the scene of an1827 baptism of aPomo maiden, which event led to the naming of the creek and also the city ofSanta Rosa, California?
...thatDerek Freeman was an anthropologist whose refutation ofMargaret Mead's work "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology"?
...that theChâteau de Courances has been acclaimed as "the epitome of the French formal garden style in whichchâteau and environment form a whole"?
...thatRichard Stücklen was the longest serving member of theGerman Bundestag, winning election 11 times between 1949 and 1990?
...thatPrincess Louise-Marie of France, the youngest of the 10 children ofLouis XV of France and hisQueen consort Maria Leszczyńska, amazed the court when she asked her father to allow her to become aCarmelite nun in 1770?
...that the medieval SlavicMilceni tribe, ancestors of theSorbs ofGermany, are mentioned inThe Song of Roland?

12:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatMaria Yakunchikova(pictured) was aRussian painter who lived inParis and was active primarily in westernEurope?
...that a record 7238salmon made the trip up the 310 metrePitlochry fish ladder in 2006?
...that, in the "Tower of the League" at theChâteau de Tanlay inBurgundy, the agonists of theWars of Religion are represented in the guise ofOlympic deities?
...that theJoint Expedition Against Franklin was a small battle during theAmerican Civil War for which sevenUnion sailors were awardedMedals of Honor?
...thatTropical Storm Dean was one of fourAtlantic hurricanes in the2001 Atlantic hurricane season to lose their circulation and subsequently re-develop?
... that the suppression of a protest inNagpur andJabalpur caused theFlag Satyagraha to erupt in 1923, bringing thousands of nationalists from acrossIndia to the rebellion?

10 November 2006

22:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatMarie Louise Élisabeth(pictured), laterDuchess of Parma, was the eldest child ofLouis XV of France and hisQueen consort Maria Leszczyńska, had a youngertwin sisterHenriette, and was one of only two of Louis' children to be married, the other being her brother,Louis, dauphin de France?
...thatNagarjunakonda, a historicBuddhist town inAndhra Pradesh believed to hold some relics ofGautama Buddha was submerged by the construction of theNagarjuna Sagar Dam, the tallest masonry dam in the world?
...thatKingsley Fairbridge established the first child migration scheme for impoverished British children which over 68 years housed and educated 1,195 boys and girls at his farm school inPinjarra, Western Australia?
...that theIrish ThoroughbredNoor was the firstracehorse ever to defeat twoU.S.Triple Crown champions?
...that theUkrainian Catholic University is the firstCatholic university to be opened and operated by anEastern Rite Catholic Church?

15:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
...that themonument toMother Featherlegs nearLusk, Wyoming has been called the only monument to aprostitute in theUnited States?

06:59, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna(pictured) kept hermorganatic marriage secret until the death of her father,Nicholas I of Russia, in 1855?
...that theGreek colony ofPhanagoria in present-dayRussia was the seat of the lastBosporan kings, the capital ofGreat Bulgaria, and the residence of the exiled EmperorJustinian II?
...thatJohn Makepeace Bennett was a pioneer of Australian computer science who was involved in the construction of early computers in England?
...thatPiperia yadonii is arare andendangered species of wildorchid whose survival may be influenced by the demand for increasedgolfing on theMonterey Peninsula?
...that beforeNewton's law of universal gravitation, theuniverse was thought to have an absolute centre called theCentral Fire towards which all objects must fall?
...thatSaddam Beach in theIndian state ofKerala was given its name by localMuslim villagers after theGulf War of 1991 in solidarity with formerIraqi leaderSaddam Hussein?

9 November 2006

23:27, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatKadambini Ganguly(pictured) was one of the first female graduates in theBritish Empire and the first femaleconventional doctor inSouth Asia?
...that theTemple of Harmony, built in the grounds of Halsworth House inGoathurst,Somerset,England in 1767, is a replica of the Temple ofFortuna Virilis inRome?
...thatSonoma Mountain producesSonoma Valley premiumwine grapes as high as 1700 feet in elevation and was a significant influence on the works ofauthor Jack London before theWine Country became famous?
...thatHurricane Erin was the longest-lived hurricane of the2001 Atlantic hurricane season?
...that theNational Liberal Party-Brătianu, created in 1930 by politicians who supportedCarol II asKing of Romania, became, in the space of three years, one of the monarch's most vocal adversaries?
...that aMillwall brick is animprovised weapon made from foldednewspaper?

15:27, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theDutch Reformed Church(pictured), aGreek Revival building inNewburgh,New York that has been declared aNational Historic Landmark, is considered the latest extant work ofarchitect Alexander Jackson Davis that still largely reflects his original vision?
...that theWesselenyi conspiracy inHungary aimed at removingAustrian influence had the reverse effect?
...thatGeneral A.D. McRae, theBC Industrialist who organized the election of Canada's 11thPrime Minister,R.B Bennett, made his fortune selling land during the settlement ofSaskatchewan?
...that in the 2004 filmShallow Ground, actorRocky Marquette plays a central character who is naked for the duration of the film?
...thatNestor Lakoba, aSoviet Communist Party chief inAbkhazia, was probably poisoned byLavrentiy Beria, who then had his wife and son killed?
...that the spacious Hall of Lost Footsteps was added to the medievalPalace of Poitiers at the behest ofAlienor of Aquitaine,Queen consort ofFrance andEngland?
...thatLitchfield Towers is the largest and tallestdormitory at theUniversity of Pittsburgh's main campus, at 22 stories in height and housing over 1,850 residents?

05:40, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

...that thebasilica ofNotre-Dame de Boulogne (pictured) houses a fragment of a "miraculous"statue burned during theFrench Revolution?
...that"Amour Amour",Luxembourg's entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1987 was performed byPlastic Bertrand a decade after the band achieved fame with "Ça plane pour moi"?
...thatPhilippe Égalité'sChâteau du Raincy nearParis contained an outcrop of houses scored to resemble traditional Russian log huts?
...that the expression "simon-pure", meaning "of untainted purity or integrity" came from the name of a character who isimpersonated throughout most ofSusanna Centlivre's 18th-century playA Bold Stroke for a Wife?
...that alittle Switzerland was a 19th-centuryRomantic term in European languages for any steep landscape with rock outcrops, but later was used for a lakeland too?

8 November 2006

22:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

...that "Heavy Harry", the only working example of theVictorian Railways H class(pictured), was the largest non-articulatedsteam locomotive ever built inAustralia?
...thatThe Drifters' hit"Under the Boardwalk" was recorded the day after lead singer Rudy Lewis' unexpected death?
...that theStanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter, an importantPaleo-Indian site inAlabama, yielded over 11,000 artifacts ranging up to 9,000 years of age?
...that theHebrides Overture, also known asFingal's Cave and composed byMendelssohn, was inspired by thefamous cave off the coast ofScotland?
...thatThe Very Rev. Dr. Finlay A. J. Macdonald saw his calling as being "a lawyer for God" instead of a lawyer for man while studyingphilosophy?
...thatMacquarie University made its site'sarchitect,Walter Abraham, aprofessor to give his opinions the same weight as those of the academic staff?

12:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the residents of theFindhorn Ecovillage(pictured) have the lowestecological footprint of any community measured so far in the industrialised world?
...that theRomanian Surrealist writerGeo Bogza, who adoptedSocialist realism later in his life, was tried three times on charges ofobscenity during the 1930s?
...thatSir Peter Lely, the most popularportrait artist inEngland in the mid 1600s, was born Pieter van der Faes, and is reputed to have adopted the surname "Lely" from aheraldic lily on thegable of the house of his father's birth?
...that a complex system of artificial caverns, some excavated by the Greeks more than 2500 years ago, liesbeneath Naples?
...that thesilver hand andbronze foot of SaintMelor were said to miraculously work as if they were natural appendages?
...thatAteas, the best attested king of theScythians, was killed in a battle withPhilip II of Macedon at the age of 90?

02:55, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

...that it is customary inJewish homes to decorate the wall in the direction of prayer —mizrah — with artistic wall plaques(pictured) inscribed with the wordmizrah, scriptural passages,kabbalistic writings, or pictures of holy places?
...that an area of 500 hectares in the centre ofBucharest razed in the 1980s at the orders ofCeauşescu was calledCeaushima by the Bucharest residents?
...thatshark threat display is an exaggerated swimming style exhibited by somesharks when they perceive they are in danger?
...that theBuddhist monkTetsugen spent twenty years in an attempt to publish the Chinese scriptures of Buddhism inJapan, because he kept giving away the money he collected for the purpose?
...thatCebu City MayorTomas Osmeña, the grandson of the latePhilippine President Sergio Osmeña, was a Vice President of SEROS, Inc and Apex Realty and Developers inCalifornia?

7 November 2006

18:26, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theSwedish art collectorRolf de Maré (pictured) created the world's firstmuseum and research institute fordance?
...that thehis genitive was a briefly lived form forpossessive nouns in the 17th century and may have given rise to the use of theapostrophe forgenitives inModern English?
...thatelectrothermal-chemical technology can now almost double the muzzle energy of atank gun?
...that when first introduced toEngland there was confusion over whether theRouen duck was named after theRhône region,Cardinal de Rohan, the colourroan, or the townRouen?
...thatBlair Cherry was the first high-schoolfootball coach inTexas history to lead his team to three consecutive state championships?

08:39, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatCarl Westman (pictured) was one of the firstSwedish architects to incorporate theNordic National Romantic Style into his designs?
...that despite operating a charity that has set up fourclinics in the city ofKolkata,British doctorJack Preger has been ordered to leaveIndia on at least one occasion?
...thatMandø, aDanish island in theWadden Sea has about as much land area inmudflat as its considerablearable land?
...that the most important source for earlyIrish history,The Chronicle of Ireland, had to be reconstructed from later, derivative works because no original copies survived?
...that the simultaneousinvasion ofGeorgia by theSoviet andTurkish forces threatened to develop into a Soviet-Turkish confrontation in1921?
...that the concept ofthermal death time started out infood canning, but has also found applications in thecosmetic andpharmaceutical industries?

6 November 2006

18:29, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

...that duringWorld War II, the statuesWinged Victory of Samothrace andVenus de Milo were housed in theChâteau de Valençay (pictured)?
...that thePaul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues inBemidji, Minnesota are the second most photographed statues in theUnited States, behind onlyMount Rushmore?
... thatPeter, the Lord's cat is the only animal to be given anobituary inWisden Cricketers' Almanack?
...that in theBattle of Seattle (1856), the native attackers' only common language wasChinook jargon, so the settlers were able to hear and understand the attackers' shouted orders?
...that when theTransylvanian shepherdBadea Cârţan was found sleeping at the base ofTrajan's Column inRome in 1896, he was at first jokingly referred to as aDacian who had fallen off a sculpted panel on the column and come to life?
...that at 49,Douglas A. Warner III was the youngest everCEO ofJ.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.?

08:46, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the influential architectClaude Nicolas Ledoux, who had amassed a fortune working on the notoriously unpopularWall of the Farmers-General (pictured), was arrested and thrown inLa Force Prison during theFrench Revolution?
...thatChanna, acharioteer ofPrince Siddhartha, became abhikkhu upon his master's attainment ofbuddhahood?
...thatGeorge II of Moscow was responsible for the destruction of theTatar trade emporium atZhukotin on theKama River?
...that the cryFor your freedom and ours, one of theunofficial mottos of Poland, has been popularized by Polish soldiers, exiled from thepartitioned Poland, who fought in variousindependence movements all over the world?
...thatOle Bull State Park inPennsylvania is named for the renownedNorwegian violinist who tried to establish aNorwegian colony in the wilderness there in the 1850s?

00:49, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatPrincess Marie Adélaïde(pictured), the fourth daughter and sixth child ofLouis XV of France and hisQueen consort Maria Leszczyńska, died in exile in 1800 having outlived all nine of her siblings?
...thatCalcot Manor inGloucestershire sold its principal roof to anAmerican new town that wished to emulate the appearance of amedieval European village?
...thatLyman Run State Park in Pennsylvania was the site oflogging operations, aCivilian Conservation Corps camp, and aWorld War II Prisoner of War camp before becoming astate park in 1951?
...that theJersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway, once promoted to connect the Pennsylvania-New York oil fields withNew York City, instead became part of theNew York Central's line to the coal mines aroundClearfield, Pennsylvania?
...that thePolish capture of Wilno in 1919 set the stage for the futurePolish-Soviet andPolish-Lithuanian Wars?
...thatHonoré de Balzac once observed that "the heart ofParis today beats betweenrue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and rue du FaubourgMontmartre"?

5 November 2006

17:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

...that a fire that broke out a few days beforeHiralal Sen(pictured) died destroyed all hisfilms includingIndia's first political film?
...that a hurricane-sizedcyclonic storm over 1500 kilometres in diameter was spotted near theMartian north pole in1999?
...thatCalifornia Mule Deer have had their population controlled by humans starting in 12,000 BC by indigenousNative Americans?
...that "Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval ships to allow the crew an extra ration ofrum?
...that the small herds ofmarble cows that can be found in several locations aroundTexas are the work ofDallas sculptorHarold F. Clayton?
...that theexploitation filmMom and Dad, grossed an estimated $40-100 million, and is the third highest grossing film of the 1940s?
...thatStan McCabe, who once caused acricket Test to be abandoned in poor visibility due to the danger his hard-hitting posed to the fielding team, died after falling off a cliff?

10:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

...that if the2005 Azores subtropical storm(pictured), identified by theNHC in post-season reanalysis, had been named thenHurricane Wilma would have been named "Hurricane Alpha"?
...thatTingmissartoq,Charles andAnne Morrow Lindbergh'sLockheed Sirius, was so christened by anEskimo boy inGreenland, and that its name means "one who flies like a big bird"?
...that through Greek trading colonies likeAl Mina on theSyrian coast thePhoenician alphabet was transmitted toancient Greece in the 8th century BCE?
...that theKintner-Withers House's Cedar Farm is the onlyantebellum plantation in the state ofIndiana?
...thatAugust Zaleski, president of thePolish government in Exile, refused to leave his office and for almost 20 years was opposed by theCouncil of Three?
...thatWilliam Franklyn was aBritish actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who"adverts forSchweppes from 1965 to 1973?

4 November 2006

23:58, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

...that when theBrother Jonathan (pictured) sank off the coast ofCalifornia in 1856, it was the worstshipwreck on thePacific Coast of theUnited States at the time?
...thatForward Pass, anAmerican Thoroughbred racehorse, was the only horse in the history of theKentucky Derby to have been declared the winner as the result of a disqualification?
...thatSamuel A. Goldblith was able to publish a paper for the journalScience afterWorld War II onmalnutrition suffered atPOW camps in thePhilippines andJapan observed during the war from his own experience as a prisoner in those camps?
...that guards on themail coach had to remain outside for the entire journey and sometimes froze to death?
...thatY Clwb Rygbi was the firstWelsh language television programme to win aRoyal Television Society Sports Award?
...thatEnglish Anglican clergymanDr William Dodd wasnicknamed the "macaroni parson" as a result of his extravagant lifestyle, and in 1777 became the last person to be hanged atTyburn forforgery?

17:52, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the money for the construction of theWashington Memorial Chapel(pictured) atValley Forge was raised in small increments (nickels and dimes), raising the building a few feet at a time?
...thatTom Hickathrift is theEast Anglian equivalent ofJack the Giant Killer?
...that theGolden Barrel is a popularly cultivatedcactus fromMexico?
...that thelibretto forHoward Hanson'soperaMerry Mount was written without a composer in mind?
...thatNestorianism was one of the first forms ofChristianity to be introduced in Mongolia?
... thatharpoon reactions arechemical reactions that take placefaster than predicted bycollision theory because anelectron is "thrown" from onemolecule towards the other?

11:23, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatSonoma Coast State Beach(pictured) is one ofCalifornia's longestbeaches and hasrocks that have evidence of rubbing bymammoths 40,000 years ago?
...that theQiandao Lake Incident in 1994 caused 32 Taiwanese tourist deaths, and the government ofPeople's Republic of China were ineffective on solving the case, which directly leads to the massive increase of Taiwanese supporters onTaiwan independence?
...that thePDSA Gold Medal is awarded to animals for gallantry and devotion to duty?
...thatDallas Smythe, an early researcher of thepolitical economy ofcommunications, earned anFBI file for his volunteerism with theAmerican League for Peace and Democracy?
...that theAir Hogs Stormlauncher is aradio controlled model capable of operation on land, water...and even air?

00:19, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatJohn F. Mackie(pictured) was the firstUnited States Marine to receive America's highest military decoration—theMedal of Honor?
...that while mosttornadoes form fromsupercell thunderstorms,tornadogenesis is a widely varied process, and can even occur under a normalcumulus cloud?
...thatWilliam Lyman Underwood worked at theMassachusetts Institute of Technologywithout pay from1899 until his1929 death to focus onbacteriology research?
...that according tolegend, SaintJuthwara was beheaded by her stepbrother, Bana, because he believed her to bepregnant?
...that theInstitute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was founded inLondon in 1946 as a nationalBritish academic institution to promote and advance legal research, and is now part of theSchool of Advanced Study of theUniversity of London?

3 November 2006

15:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

...that the former owners of theChâteau de Louveciennes includeLouis XIV, the courtesanMadame du Barry, theCamondo family, the politicianLouis Loucheur, the perfumerFrançois Coty, and theNissan Group?
...that in 2001,Shelby Howard became the youngest driver to compete in anAuto Racing Club of America race at the age of 15?
...thatJohn Frush Knox was the onlylaw clerk of theUnited States Supreme Court ever to write a memoir documenting their time spent in this position?
...thatKaka Joginder Singh (aliasDharti Pakad) contested and lost over 300elections in his 36 yearpolitical career?
...thatMichał Dymitr Krajewski's first book,Podolanka wychowana w stanie natury, życie i przypadki swoje opisująca ("The Podolian Girl: raised in the natural state, describing her life and events"), was responsible for initiating the first literary debate inPoland, and had seven editions in one year?

08:43, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theRex Graham nature reserve, a disusedchalk pit inSuffolk, supports 95% of the British population ofMilitary Orchids?
...thatAnne Juliana Gonzaga became aServant of Mary following the death of her husband,Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria in 1595, after receiving a vision ofthe Madonna, to whom her parents had prayed to cure her of a childhood illness?
thatRita Dove selected theNorton Anthology of African-American Literature, co-edited byNellie Y. McKay withHenry Louis Gates, Jr., for atime capsule kept by the U.S.National Archives that will be opened in the 22nd century?
...that thedestination hotel became popular in the 1800s, and their number has expanded to present times, along with the elaborateness of their amenities?
...that, subject to the resolution of litigation,Slovenian basketball playerMiha Zupan will become the firstdeaf player to compete inEurope's principal club competition, theEuroleague?
...thatFlow my tears byEnglish lutenist John Dowland (1563–1626) is not only his most popular song today, but was also the most widely known English song of the period?

2 November 2006

23:50, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatBeckomberga hospital (pictured) inStockholm was designed according to a strictsymmetrical pattern and used to be one of the largestpsychiatric hospitals inEurope?
...that theUnderwood Canning Company went to packing theirfood products intin becauseglass makers inBoston, Massachusetts could not keep up with the company's demands?
...that theRumsfeld Commission is considered by some foreign policy analysts to be the basis for the term "axis of evil", used byPresident George W. Bush in his 2002State of the Union Address?
...that original copies of theHerefordshire Pomona, a19th century catalogue ofapples andpears, command prices of over$20,000 when they come up for sale?
...that theThomas Organ Company not only helped invent the market forelectronic organs for the home, but also at one time held the manufacturing rights to theMoog synthesizer?
...thatHurricane Bob was the first of a record-tying six hurricanes to hit theUnited States in1985?

16:36, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

...that, theChâteau de Rosny (pictured), the birthplace and seat ofHenri IV's ministerDuc de Sully, was largely stripped of its furniture and neglected after it was acquired by a Japanese company in 1984?
...thatIndian author and journalistPeary Chand Mitra played a leading role in theBengal renaissance in the 19th century and became known as the "Dickens of Bengal" due to his clearBengali prose?
...thatSlant magazine said theHilary Duff 2004 song "I Am" was "whatAlanis Morissette might sound like if she had alobotomy"?
...thatSwedish post-impressionist painterNils von Dardel died in 1943, shortly after he came to prominence in his native country?
...thatPicardo Farm, one of two historicalfarms preserved withinSeattle city limits, is the oldestP-Patch allotment garden?
...that theSoviet 76th "K. Y. Voroshilov" Division passed through 7,000 kilometres of formerSoviet territory during theSecond World War, liberating over 600 towns and cities fromAxis occupying forces?

10:30, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

...that theVästgötalagen, a text describing medievalprovincial laws, is the oldest example ofEarly Swedish literature to survive in its entirety?
...that artists of theMission School, a San Francisco-based contemporary art movement, often make artworks from materials such as house paint, spray paint, correction fluid, ballpoint pens, and scrapboard?
... thatUkrainian-language publication and education flourished inUkraine after the Russian Revolution, despite battles betweenUkrainian,Bolshevik,Russian,Polish,German, andCossack forces, and variousanarchist andparamilitary bands?
...that theWarriorarcade game is considered to be the firstversus fighting game and was released over a decade before the genre became popular?
...thatKallol was perhaps, the first conscious literary movement to embracemodernism inBengali literature?
...that in 1804, the frigateApollo and forty merchant ships in herconvoy were wrecked offPortugal, the result of a single badly adjusted compass?

1 November 2006

21:58, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Château de Menars

...that, four years before her death,Madame de Pompadour paid almost one millionlivres to buy theChâteau de Menars (pictured), selling somepearl bracelets to meet the first payment?
...thatGeneral Douglas MacArthur's staff threatenedUnited States Army Lieutenant ColonelCharles S. Lawrence withcourt martial if he confiscated nearly 2,000 cases of food fromJapanese-run firms in thePhilippines, and that the stores were destroyed during theBattle of Bataan in early 1942?
...that the 1960mystery filmScent of Mystery was the first and only feature-length film to be shown inSmell-O-Vision?
...thatRasik Krishna Mallick, a student atHindu College,Kolkata, a leadingDerozian and journalist, shocked a court inBritish India in the 1820s when he stated that he did not believe in the sacredness of theGanges?
...thatHenry Ford helped stop construction of astate highway in the Upper Peninsula ofMichigan in order to gain admission to the exclusiveHuron Mountain Club?
...thatJoost van Dyk, a17th century Dutchprivateer and occasionalpirate andslaver, established the first permanent European settlements in theBritish Virgin Islands?

11:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

...thatSigrid Hjertén(pictured), a crucial figure inSwedish modernism, suffered fromschizophrenia and tragically died following an awkwardly performedlobotomy?
...that theSiege of Constantinople bythe Rus in860 is known primarily from the writings ofPatriarch Photius, who referred to the invaders as "a swarm of wasps" and compared their attack to "a thunderbolt from heaven"?
...that the sculptureReverence which depicts two whale tails, is not on permanent display near the ocean but on a grassy knoll in an open green field?
...thatPontus Hultén was an art collector and pioneering museum director who wantedmodern art to be accessible to the public in a user-friendly viewing storehouse?
...that in 1943,Prigat, a small and newly created juice manufacturer at the time, sold 775,000 syrup bottles to theBritish Army inIsrael?
...that the large pothole inArchbald Pothole State Park in Pennsylvania formed about 13,000 years ago in theWisconsin glaciation, but was not discovered until 1884 by a coal miner?
...that moderndigital sundials display the current time with numerals rather than marking it with position?

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