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31 August 2015

23:45, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Hermann at the Council of Constance

Hermann at the Council of Constance

... thatHermann II of Celje(pictured),viceroy of Croatia and heir toBosnia, accused his daughter-in-lawVeronika of witchcraft and had her drowned?
... that themining industry of Swaziland includes what may be the world's oldest iron mine?
... that a reluctantJohn Wooden was convinced by assistant coachJerry Norman to use azone press, which became instrumental in the first two national titles won by theUCLA basketball program?
... that theFlatiron Flyer bus rapid transit line is expected to carry 11,000 riders a day and be 10 to 15 minutes faster than the bus it replaces?
... thatEritha, one of the most significant priestesses inMycenaean Pylos in c. 1200 BC, was involved in a dispute over the legal status of herreligious holdings?
... that only six percent of the watershed ofBeaver Run is on forested land?
... that Tarik Badwan, the vocalist ofLOOM, has been called "the angriest man to stalk a stage in ages"?
... thatMunk's devil ray sometimes performs vertical leaps, somersaults and other acrobatic manoeuvres?

11:30, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Skull of a large cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea)

Skull of a large cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea)

... that theCroatian Natural History Museum exhibited the remains of acave lion(skull pictured) fromVrtare Malepit cave inCroatia, claimed to be one of the biggest ever found?
... that the 38-year tenure of Bernard "Berny" Stone as Alderman from the 50th Ward in theChicago City Council spanned sevenChicago Mayors, including two Mayors Daley?
... that theRouthian ofanalytical mechanics is a hybrid of theLagrangian and theHamiltonian?
... thatShehzad Sheikh, son ofJaved Sheikh, has played a lead role in the upcoming filmKarachi Se Lahore after debuting inMain Hoon Shahid Afridi?
... that airborne silica exposure inTanzanian mines is more than three hundred times the limit set byNIOSH in the United States?
... that theProvince of Lodi was first inhabited during the fifth century BCE?
... thatgridiron football playerDerel Walker was the lastwide receiver to catch a college pass fromCleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel?
... thatPaul Wild, who spearheaded theVery Fast Train Joint Venture in the 1980s, traced a preliminary route using dinner plates and numeroustopographic maps spread out on his living room floor?

30 August 2015

23:15, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Saint Lucius Church

Saint Lucius Church

... that over 17 years theSaint Lucius church(pictured) was moved by water and wagon fromSwitzerland and reassembled at the ItalianVilla Sormani inBrugherio?
... that 2015 titleholderDaja Dial is the thirdAfrican American to be crownedMiss South Carolina?
... that thedwarf sawfish is estimated to live for up to 48 years?
... thatJulia Lloyd opened theGreet Free Kindergarten in 1904?
... that commentators believea recent United States Supreme Court decision "may well leave theObama climate agenda in tatters"?
... thatJake Olson plays professionalCanadian football despite a congenital disorder that caused him to dislocate his left knee once and his right knee twice?
... that the organisation and curriculum of theuniversity in theProvince of Bologna, founded in 1088, were emulated in other universities across Italy?
... that the fictional characterElvira Hancock, played byMichelle Pfeiffer, has been described as an "embittered drug addict with the self-esteem of an empty bullet casing"?

10:55, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Anna Ancher: Harvesters (1905)

Anna Ancher:Harvesters (1905)

... thatAnna Ancher thought that a little bit ofsymbolism such as in her paintingHarvesters "did no harm"?
... thatGeorge William Symes was awarded theMilitary Cross for single-handedly capturing twenty enemy soldiers?
... that the30th Legislative District ofNew Jersey shifted toBurlington,Monmouth, andOcean counties in 1991 because of declining population inEssex County in the previous decade?
... that theKashi Vishwanath Temple inVaranasi has been destroyed and rebuilt several times and is one of the 12Jyotirlingas Shiva temples in India?
... thatThe Exonerated is a play aboutdeath row inmates who have been exonerated?
... that a fellow Romanian critic challengedMihail Dragomirescu to a duel over his defense of a controversial Jewish-themed play byRonetti Roman?
... thatDOCK8 deficiency is a rare disease that causes the production oftoo much immunoglobulin E?
... that the clergymanArthur Wagner had such a large collection of valuable books and manuscripts that it took three days to sell them after his death?

29 August 2015

22:25, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Perovskia atriplicifolia

... thatPerovskia atriplicifolia(pictured), commonly known as Russian sage, is neither Russian nor sage?
... that when asked,Veronica Mars actorEnrico Colantoni immediately suggested formerJust Shoot Me! co-star and friendLaura San Giacomo for the role of his love interest in "Charlie Don't Surf"?
... that as well as commanding a view of the countryside,RAAF Eastern Area'sBlue Mountains headquarters incorporated a disused railway tunnel that offered "complete protection fromAtom Bomb attack"?
... that the 1983 Tamil filmOru Indhiya Kanavu was based on a play by the directorKomal Swaminathan himself?
... that the original script outline for the romantic comedyThe Other Woman (2014) was characterised asThe First Wives Club (1996) but with a younger cast?
... that theM19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage turrets were remounted onM41 light tanks to make theM42 Duster?
... that American actressIrene Purcell acted in the playDancing Partner (1930) and the1931 film based on it?
... that theMinicoy Island Lighthouse is the onlylighthouse in India that has a postage stamp and a first day cover issued in its name?

10:10, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

... thatEnough Said is dedicated toJames Gandolfini(pictured), who starred in the film but died before it was released?
... that artistEnno Hallek and his family fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia to Sweden on his father'sfishing trawler?
... thatDahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart is now home to a cross believed to have been used in the firstCatholic mass said by an Englishman in North America?
... thatJotnian sedimentary rocks are the oldest known sediments in the Baltic area that have not been subject to thegeological process ofmetamorphism?
... thatElena Cattaneo "show[ed] the influence that individual scientists can have in fighting anti-science forces"?
... that theHammond Electric Bridge Table was the first bridge table to automatically shuffle and deal cards using electricity?
... thatViceroy of PromeThado Dhamma Yaza III revolted against his father KingNanda ofToungoo Burma during theSiamese siege ofPegu (Bago) in 1595?
... thatMiss Oregon 2013Allison Cook wore cow print boots and a dress covered inTillamook Cheese wrappers at theMiss America 2014 "Show Us Your Shoes" parade?

28 August 2015

21:55, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Team Great Britain

Team Great Britain

... thatJordanna Bartlett,Sophie Carrigill,Amy Conroy,Joy Haizelden,Charlotte Moore, andLaurie Williams were part of Team Great Britain(pictured), which won the2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing?
... thatJames T. Brady defendedLew Baker, who fatally shot"Bill the Butcher" Poole at aManhattan bar in 1855?
... that thecuisine of Jharkhand andBihari cuisine are often similar, in part because these separate states were at one time the single state ofBihar?
... thatPriyanka Chopra attained a muscular physique through three months of extensive training to play theeponymous boxing world champion in the 2014 biopicMary Kom?
... thatColonel Miller argued that women were "primeval abolitionists" who should be admitted to theWorld Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840?
... that theAlamgir Mosque, Varanasi, built in the 17th century over the ruins of a Hindu temple, has been described as "like a fist thrust in the face ofHinduism"?
... that the Home Office whistleblowerSteve Moxon was deselected as aUK Independence Party candidate in 2012 local elections because of comments he made aboutAnders Behring Breivik?
... that "Donut Run", an episode ofVeronica Mars, was the first professional directing job for series creatorRob Thomas, who was even unsure when to call "action" during filming?

09:40, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Banksia burdettii

Banksia burdettii

... that the flower spikes ofBanksia burdettii(pictured) can contain over 900 individual flowers each?
... that during theAmerican Civil War, Union generalSamuel C. Armstrong, a native ofMaui, met fellowHawaiiansJ. R. Kealoha and Kaiwi, who served in theU.S. colored regiments?
... that a2006 Singapore case says the test forapparent bias, a type ofprocedural impropriety, involves asking if a fair-minded person would have a reasonable suspicion that a fair trial is impossible?
... thatKarachi, You're Killing Me!, a debut novel bySaba Imtiaz, is described as "Bridget Jones's Diary meetsThe Diary of a Social Butterfly"?
... thatDanijela Krstić is the firstMiss Oregon who was born outside of the United States?
... thatGurudongmar Lake, one of the highest in the world, is named after GuruPadmasambhava, founder ofTibetan Buddhism, who visited the lake in the 8th century?
... thatOperation Shrouded Horizon was an 18-month international law enforcement investigation into an online forum described as "a cyber hornet's nest of criminal hackers"?
... that the poetMalcolm Guite, who grew up in Nigeria, Canada, and England, decided he belonged in England partly after discoveringreal ale – something "they don't have properly in Canada at all"?

27 August 2015

21:25, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Portrait of Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman

Portrait of Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman

... thatHenry Hoʻolulu Pitman(pictured), the son of a Hawaiian high chiefess, fought in theAmerican Civil War and was imprisoned in the ConfederateLibby Prison?
... that thecollared tuco-tuco is rather secretive, emerging only briefly from the entrance to its burrow to forage?
... thatCalvin McCarty played for Team Canada in the2001 Big League World Series before playing over eight seasons in theCanadian Football League?
... that theamir al-hajj supervised the funding and supply of the annualHajj pilgrim caravan toMecca andMedina, and its protection fromBedouin raiders?
... thatThe Allman Brothers Band was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995?
... that after thedeath of Argentine presidentRaúl Alfonsín, hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil outside of his house?
... that theanime adaptation of theFushigi na Somera-chanmanga was originally announced as anApril Fools' Day joke?
... thatBanksy described hisDismaland as a "family theme park unsuitable for children"?

09:10, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Ram Raja Temple

Ram Raja Temple

... thatRama, worshiped as a King in a temple(pictured) in theOrchha Fort complex, is honoured with a daily gun salute?
... thatMiss Virginia 2014Courtney Garrett won her title by singing "Parla Più Piano", an Italian-language version of the love theme fromThe Godfather?
... that the star51 Eridani hosts aJupiter-like planet, the smallest extrasolar planet ever directly imaged?
... thatJames J. Stanford foundLima strips "unbelievable"?
... thatIntenso Project included members fromPhats & Small andDouble Trouble?
... that theFirst Biennium roughly encompasses the first two years of theSecond Spanish Republic?
... thatHMSPerseverance took part in theBattle of Tellicherry, and in doing so, nearly caused a diplomatic incident?
... that theAnita Borg Institute gaveblind computer scientistChieko Asakawa theirWomen of Vision Award?

26 August 2015

20:55, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Britomart Redeems Faire Amoret

Britomart Redeems Faire Amoret

... thatBritomart Redeems Faire Amoret(pictured) illustrates the virtues of honour and chastity through the depiction of occultism, partial nudity, violent death and implied sexual torture?
... thatRomania'sIoan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești, after largely steering clear of controversy during his career, became a public and vociferous anti-Semite when he was nearly seventy?
... that 20 different macroinvertebrate taxa have been observed inCider Run?
... that British noblemanLord Charles Beresford proposed marriage to the part-Hawaiian chiefessNancy Sumner but she refused, likely due to their social and racial differences?
... thatChester H. Pond invented the first electrical self-winding clock?
... thatLouis H. Fead,Chief Justice of theMichigan Supreme Court, was recognized for common sense opinions devoid of erudition?
... that the longest recycled plastic bench in Italy is said to be atIncrea Park inBrugherio?

08:40, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Wasp nest

Wasp nest

... that while some species ofwasp are social(nest pictured), the vast majority are solitary insects, many of themparasitoids?
... thatJoAnn Dean Killingsworth became the first person to playSnow White atDisneyland on July 17, 1955, the theme park's opening day?
... that theArturia MiniBrute synthesizer includes anoverdrive effect based on a hacking technique used on theMinimoog?
... that the phrase "Manny being Manny" is named after professional baseball playerManny Ramirez because of his frequent quirky behavior?
... that although theUnirea newspaper was published by theRomanian Greek-Catholic Church, its coverage focused on political rather than religious matters?
... that when theBerlin college for kindergarten teachers needed holiday cover in 1883, they sent forCaroline Bishop from England?
... that although 155,000 carats of diamonds were officiallymined in Liberia in 2001, far more were smuggled to neighboring countries illegally?
... that Artur Talvik, who was theEstonian Free Party's prime ministerial candidate in the2015 elections and received the most votes of all the party's candidates, was not a member of the party himself?

25 August 2015

18:45, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Pluto's heart

Pluto's heart

... thatPluto's heart(pictured) has been provisionally named after Pluto discovererClyde Tombaugh?
... that Argentine doctorMaría Teresa Ferrari, the first female university professor inLatin America, invented a prize-winningvaginoscope?
... that the population of the small Turkish town ofÖzdere can reach nearly 100,000 in the summer due to itspopularity with tourists?
... thatMiss Virginia 2015Savannah Lane says she is "distantly related" toElvis Presley?
... that theTrees Party ofTaiwan is committed to "defending trees and Mother Earth from human greed and ignorance"?
... thatKenneth Tempest took part in theRAF Bomber Command's last operation of the Second World War and was awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross not long after?
... that one of thestone ships inGnisvärd is the largest onGotland?
... that in the first edition of theColumbia Journal of Environmental Law,Michael I. Sovern assured readers the journal would not be "recycled" like another "long-gone New York newspaper"?

06:30, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Lise (1867)

Lise (1867)

... thatLise(pictured) was accepted by theSalon of 1868, but the jury consideredRenoir a rebel and moved his painting to a remote gallery known as the "rubbish dump"?
... that Romanian writerLucia Mantu kept her real identity a close secret, with even her editorMihail Sadoveanu only finding out by accident?
... thatRapid Run was involved in a "blatant act of 'stream piracy'" about one million years ago?
... that West Indies cricketerLance Gibbs took a pair of five-wicket hauls on two different occasions at theOld Trafford Cricket Ground?
... that the fossil maleBurmacoccus scale insect has a transparent abdomen showing itstestes?
... that the British palaeontologistR. J. G. Savage was described by a colleague as "a raffish gentleman explorer"?
... that 14th-centuryMoorish Baths are located in the basement of theGibraltar Museum?
... thatWilly Mitchell bought an electric guitar with money awarded to him after being shot in the head by a police officer?

24 August 2015

11:48, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Greater Egyptian jerboa

Greater Egyptian jerboa

... that at birth, the hind legs of theGreater Egyptian jerboa(pictured) are no longer than the forelegs?
... thatCrown PrinceMinye Kyawswa defected from his father KingNanda's moribundToungoo Empire in 1599, only to be executed by the enemy a few days later?
... thatNevio Marasović's 2010 debutThe Show Must Go On is only the thirdscience fiction film in the history ofCroatian cinema?
... thatMichael Schopper performed as a bass soloist in the firstrecording of Bach'sSt Matthew Passion withperiod instruments conducted byNikolaus Harnoncourt?
... that a moratorium on licenses formining in South Sudan was imposed in 2010?
... thatBeatrice Edgell was the first British woman to earn aPhD inPsychology and the first woman president of theBritish Psychological Society?
... that according to historian Chris Coulthard-Clark,North-Western Area was "one of the few areas where theRAAF was free to run its own show" in World War II?
... that on hearing of being awarded theNobel Prize in Physics,Eugene Wigner confessed that he had "never expected to get my name in the newspapers without doing something wicked"?

23 August 2015

23:33, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Self-portrait of J.G. Bruff

Self-portrait of J.G. Bruff

... that in 1849, adventurerJ. Goldsborough Bruff(pictured) led an expedition of 66 men toCalifornia for the purpose of mining gold and conducting trade?
... thatBach composed the cantataGeist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35, 15 years after its text byGeorg Christian Lehms first appeared in print?
... that in 2015,Alissa St Laurent became the first woman to win theCanadian Death Race?
... that at anAir Products factory inSaint-Quentin-Fallavier, a perpetrator beheaded the manager and thencrashed the victim's van into gas cylinders, causing an explosion that injured two people?
... that NigerianfootballerUchechi Sunday scored five goals forFC Minsk in her debut at theUEFA Women's Champions League in 2015?
... that apart from gold and diamonds, themining in Mali also includes rock salt, semi-precious stones and phosphates?
... thatQing dynasty philosopherLi Guangdi's machinations resulted in the exile of his friend Chen Minglei?
... that American entrepreneurPamela Meyer has been described byReader's Digest as "the nation's best known expert on lying"?

11:18, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Fossil of Elephantomyia brevipalpa

Fossil ofElephantomyia brevipalpa

... that the extinct crane flyElephantomyia brevipalpa(pictured) is noted for its short mouth palps?
... that thecomputer scientistJean Bacon became the first woman on the faculty of the Computer Laboratory at theUniversity of Cambridge in 1985?
... that mills onNorth Branch Buffalo Creek used to produce wool, lumber, cider, and grist?
... thatDark Souls III would serve as a turning point for its developerFromSoftware?
... that themining industry of Madagascar was struggling in 2013 due to "low metals prices and distrustful companies", attributed to a 2009 coup?
... that Japanese epidemiologistTakeshi Hirayama has been credited with publishing the first study linkingpassive smoking to lung cancer in nonsmokers?
... thatMariah Carey's song "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a house music version ofthe original poem?
... thatFerdinand Budicki, an early automobile pioneer fromZagreb,Croatia, had to teach hisdriving examiners how to drive?

22 August 2015

23:03, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Wendhausen Windmill

Wendhausen Windmill

... thatweddings were first performed inWendhausen Windmill(pictured) in 2001?
... that a blue plaque dedicated toGeorge Livesey describes him as "one of Southwark's greatest industrialists"?
... that thegreater guinea pig is semi-aquatic and has webs between its toes?
... thatJohannes Wiese was the 45thLuftwaffe pilot to claim 100 aerial victories?
... that the house of Argentine journalistJorge Lanata was stoned and apparently shot at after he aired interviews about the 2008triple crime?
... that after winning three national championships with theUCLA Bruins,John Ecker played basketball overseas and married German Olympic gold medalistHeide Rosendahl?
... that theGazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia is considered "the most important single source of historical material on theGulf States andSaudi Arabia"?
... thatAage Bohr andNiels Bohr are one of four pairs of fathers and sons who have won theNobel Prize in Physics?

08:48, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Target House, London

Target House, London

... thatThe Times of London praised theTarget House(pictured) for its boldness but said its towers made observers say "ouch"?
... thatAdelaide Manning helpedFlorence Nightingale to fundCornelia Sorabji when she arrived from India in 1889 to obtain a degree?
... that a jet from the starV380 Orionis is thought to have blown a hole in the surrounding nebulaNGC 1999?
... thatAlexei Vinogradov was executed in front of his command, theSoviet 44th Rifle Division, after it was decimated at theBattle of Raate Road?
... that it has been said that man prefersNoah's wine toAdam's ale?
... thatWilke te Brummelstroete performed the alto parts in Volume I of theBach Cantata Pilgrimage which received the 2005Gramophone Award Record of the Year?
... thatCanadian football playerDexter Janke ran the fastestshuttle time amongdefensive backs at the nationalCFL Combine despite havingtorn his ACL three times?
... that there are often anice cream van and roaming sheep at the summit of theA4061 inSouth Wales?

21 August 2015

16:33, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Sepia dun winged adult

Sepia dun winged adult

... that thesepia dun mayfly(pictured) can be an alternatehost for the nematodeCystidicoloides tenuissima, a parasite of trout and salmon?
... that the queenship ofBlanche of Artois seemed perfect until her only son was dropped from the castle walls by his nurse?
... that asea monster figurehead has been recovered from thewreckage ofGribshunden, a 15th-century Danishwarship?
... thatPalokë Nika, who founded the oldest Albanian football club,KF Vllaznia Shkodër, was the first coach ofKF Tirana?
... that theBenjamin Loxley house is noted in history as the place where a Quakeress overheard secret British plans and passed them on toGeorge Washington, saving theContinental Army?
... that the feature filmMama was based onAndrés Muschietti's "scariest" short film?
... that thesacred geography of Varanasi is known as the "microcosm of India"?
... thatHoward Wiest, who never finished high school or attended law school, became Chief Justice of theMichigan Supreme Court?

01:16, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Halfway Run

Halfway Run

... that beforepingo scars were discovered nearHalfway Run(pictured), the only known pingo scars in the United States were located on a plain in Illinois?
... that Greek singerLitsa Diamanti has been described as the "child-wonder of the Sixties decade and the absolute diva ofmetapolitefsi"?
... that a completely automatedpancake machine was invented inPortland, Oregon, in 1928?
... that theSouth Slavic Bible Institute was established to printProtestant religious books for allSouth Slavs?
... thatTakeshi Murata's digitally animated kinetic sculptureMelter 3-D uses the principles of a3D-zoetrope to create the appearance that its surface is fluid and rippling?
... that the type specimen ofAlbicoccus, a scale insect, is entombed with two types of flies in amber?
... that Carl Nielsen's late piano piecesTre Klaverstykker have been ascribed a "dual sense of childlike innocence and devilish improvisation"?
... that formerNew York Yankees utility infielder Phil Linz says people remember him for theHarmonica Incident that happened 51 years ago today, instead of anything he did on the field?

20 August 2015

07:51, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Carl Nielsen

Carl Nielsen

... thatCarl Nielsen(pictured) selectively assigned anOpus number to only 44 ofhis compositions, running from Op. 1 to Op. 59?
... that theDutch resistance fighterHanneke Ippisch brought Jewish children to safety inWorld War II and later started a bed and breakfast in Montana?
... that although the spiny lobsterPanulirus penicillatus is heavily exploited for food throughout its range, its total population seems relatively unaffected?
... thatHeino Falcke proposed thatblitzars occur whenneutron stars turn intoblack holes?
... that thehelmeted woodpecker has possibly evolved tomimic the co-occurringlineated woodpecker?
... that brothers Amarildo, Augusto, andPio Matos are teammates on both theirclub andnational basketball teams?
... thatSpruce Run is impacted by nutrient pollution and sediment, but is not an impaired waterbody?
... thatMiss Washington 2013Reina Almon began competing in pageants because "having a crown looked fun"?

19 August 2015

19:36, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

New Town Hall in Hanover

New Town Hall in Hanover

... thatHermann Eggert designed theFrankfurt Main Station and theNew Town Hall(pictured) in Hanover?
... thatDavid Zowie's "House Every Weekend" was theUK Singles Chart's first Friday number one?
... that six or more keys on a keyring can bedistinguished from each other by coloring the keys using only two colors, but rings of three, four, or five keys require more colors?
... thatgridiron football playerGarry Williams has missed playing time due to a tornACL andMCL, abroken ankle, and injuries to his knee, back, and elbow?
... that a stream restoration project onMiller Run "could change the way stream monitoring and restoration is carried out statewide"?
... that the youngest volcanic debris avalanche in theAndes is probably that ofTutupaka which occurred about 200 years ago?
... that gospel singerZella Jackson Price had not seen her daughter for almost 50 years until they were reunited in 2015?
... that theIran cat can adhere to rocks in streams?

07:21, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Thelma Todd wearing a Eugénie hat

Thelma Todd wearing a Eugénie hat

... that theEugénie hat(pictured), designed for the last French empress, became a sensation in the early 1930s?
... that sopranoRosa Lamoreaux, who recorded Bach'sMass in B minor withThe Bach Choir of Bethlehem and at theCarmel Bach Festival, won the2009 Wammie as classical vocal soloist?
... that the waters ofSlide Hollow contain 35 dissolved elements, including uranium?
... that the Frenchrugby union playerPierre Guillemin was criticised by the press for his "remarkable brutality"?
... that the protagonist ofScalebound has a dragon arm?
... thatMcKensie Garber was crownedMiss Missouri 2015 ata military academy inMexico?
... that the fossil scale insectMarmyan was described from a male missing its head?
... that theBlack Keys chose to put a picture of aPlymouth Grand Voyager on the cover of their albumEl Camino instead of an actualChevrolet El Camino?

18 August 2015

18:16, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Hopkins County Courthouse

Hopkins County Courthouse

... thatHopkins County Courthouse(pictured) features an unusual double-helix staircase, aclock-less tower, and entrances that are located on its corners?
... that five songs sung byThea Austin charted in the Top 40 of singles charts around the world?
... that in 1971,Charles Winick found that American prostitutes earned little more than clerical workers?
... thatdecompression tanks belonging toBen McDaniel found following his disappearance five years ago today at Florida'sVortex Spring contained only air, not thegas mix used bycave divers?
... thatGrain Wing Battery andDummy Battery were constructed to supportGrain Fort in defending theRiver Medway?
... that at age 16,Ivan Toney became the youngest player to representNorthampton Town Football Club?
... that theRegency romance novelLord of Scoundrels is a retelling of the fairytaleBeauty and the Beast?
... thatEmily Kieliszewski won the 2015Miss Michigan pageant bytap dancing to "U Can't Touch This" byMC Hammer?

06:01, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Günter Stempel

Günter Stempel

... thatGünter Stempel(pictured) was a victim of political repression in theGerman Democratic Republic and theSoviet Union?
... thatHive Minds hostFiona Bruce also fronts theBBC News at Six,BBC News at Ten,Crimewatch,Call My Bluff andAntiques Roadshow?
... thatA.C. Leonard ran the fastest 40-yard dash amongtight ends at the 2014NFL scouting combine?
... that locals were unhappy about a new housing estate onIpswich Road, Colchester being named after thehazelnut?
... that after the murder ofBihar communist legislatorAjit Sarkar in 1998, his widowMadhavi Sarkar was elected for his seat in aby-election?
... that some members of thedinoflagellate familyPolykrikaceae prey on other dinoflagellates inalgal blooms?
... that afterColin Currie was the soloist in the premiere ofJames MacMillan'sPercussion Concerto No. 2,The Guardian wrote that it "confirm[ed] Currie's status as an athlete and a star"?
... thatHarry Williams was one of the first Anglican priests tocome out asgay?

17 August 2015

13:26, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Tattooed prisoner

Tattooed prisoner

... that wearing an "unearned"criminal tattoo(pictured) in a Russian prison could lead to beatings or murder by other inmates?
... that the 2009Spinoza Prize winners, physicistAlbert van den Berg, neurologistMichel Ferrari, and mathematical biologistMarten Scheffer, wrote a joint paper onmigraine after winning?
... that the introduction of thebrown quail into New Zealand may have contributed to the extinction of that country'snative quail?
... that theChaturbhuj Temple has a complex multi-storied structural view which is a blend of architectural features of a temple, fort and palace?
... thatSurf Snowdonia is the world's first commercialartificial surfing lake?
... that there is no fencing onCoal Run?
... that "Drag Me Down" marks the first single released byOne Direction withoutZayn Malik?
... that theDutch letter is traditionally eaten in theNetherlands onChristmas Eve?

00:31, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Highfields, site of the Lindbergh kidnapping

Highfields, site of the Lindbergh kidnapping

... that afterCharles andAnne Lindbergh's sonwas kidnapped from their home,Highfields(pictured), in the so-called "crime of the century", it became a juvenile rehabilitation center?
... that everyTest match in which afive-wicket haul has been taken at the Riverside Ground has resulted in an England victory?
... thatJeanne Lampl-de Groot, a Dutch psychiatrist and protégée ofSigmund Freud, fled the Nazis twice?
... thata railroad station named after showmanP.T. Barnum is planned to be built inBridgeport, Connecticut?
... that a 1700s Philadelphia property namedBathsheba's spring and bower was said to be the first spa in theSociety Hill area?
... thatGuo Pei designed the yellow gownRihanna wore to the 2015Met Gala?
... thatMolly Shoichet is a fellow of all three Canadian National Academies, the only person to hold this distinction?
... that volunteers at theSorby Research Institute were made to wear the dirty underpants ofscabies sufferers?

16 August 2015

12:46, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

... that thefilm roles of Nepalese actressManisha Koirala(pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during theBombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist?
... thatDorothy McKibbin was known as the "first lady of Los Alamos"?
... that the foundation stone of theSnaresbrook Crown Court building was laid byAlbert, Prince Consort?
... thatMariah Carey wrote "One Child" withBroadway composerMarc Shaiman?
... that the producers of thevisual novelSnow were influenced byKey?
... that althoughCantata misericordium recounts theparable of the good Samaritan, theRed Cross refused to allow it to use the Biblical text?
... thatZhu Changfang, Prince of Lu, developed a new type ofguqin incorporating Western design elements?
... that a restaurant named acheeseburger afterMiss Minnesota 2015Rachel Latuff and served it with anonion ring topped by "sweet sparkles" as an imitation of her crown?

01:01, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

McKee Run

McKee Run

... that parts ofMcKee Run(pictured) could benefit from additionalriparian buffering?
... thatRomanian poetNatalia Negru's first two marriages ended disastrously, but the third, toIoan Gheorghe Savin, was apparently peaceful?
... thatRoyal Castle was a Miami, Florida-based hamburgerrestaurant chain known for its miniature hamburgers, which were similar toWhite Castle hamburgers?
... that the authorGraham Greene chose FatherBede Jarrett to be his daughter's godfather?
... that theClean Power Plan is aimed at reducingcarbon dioxide emissions frompower plants in theUnited States by 32 percent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels?
... that the German tenorMarkus Brutscher performed the part of Saul inReinhard Keiser's oratorioDer siegende David at theRuhrtriennale 2006?
... that theCross of Sorrow by sculptorLeo Lankinen was the first monument in Russia to thousands of soldiers who perished in theWinter War?
... thatPhiladelphia Phillies pitcherAdam Morgan uses one pitching technique his manager described as a "Bugs Bunny changeup"?

15 August 2015

00:09, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Schloss Bothmer

Schloss Bothmer

... thatSchloss Bothmer(pictured) in Germany was built by a man who occupied10 Downing Street for more than ten years?
... thatÁngela Acuña Braun, first female Costa Rican attorney, served on both theInter-American Commission of Women and theInter-American Commission on Human Rights?
... thatBreakthrough Listen is supported byStephen Hawking and has been described as the most comprehensivesearch for alien communications to date?
... that French priestChrysostome Liausu remained inValparaíso while his colleaguesFrançois Caret,Honoré Laval andColumba Murphy became the first Catholic missionaries in theGambier Islands?
... that mother and daughterSusan Sarandon andEva Amurri are both starring inMothers and Daughters having previously worked together on 2002'sThe Banger Sisters?
... thatLeptopharsa tacanae was the first lace bug to be described from Mexican amber?
... that theMeadows of theBedni Bugyal in theChamoli district have camps for pilgrims to visit the Rup Kund lake which is covered with snow for 10 months in a year?
... that actressJenny Skavlan was married in 2014 in a dress she designed and made herself?

14 August 2015

11:55, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

... that theLos Angeles Times Magazine namedClaudia Cardinale(pictured) among the 50 most beautiful women in film history in February 2011?
... that theSunnyboys' self-titled 1981 debutalbum was rated as one of the100 Best Australian Albums?
... that some of the brightest stars in the sky areBeta Cephei variables?
... thatacroporid coral speciesAcropora abrolhosensis,A. anthocercis,A. awi,A. batunai,A. caroliniana,A. dendrum,A. derawanensis,A. desalwii,A. donei,A. echinata,A. elegans,A. hemprichii,A. hoeksemai,A. horrida,A. indonesia,A. kimbeensis,A. kirstyae,A. kosurini,A. loisetteae,A. lokani,A. microclados,A. multiacuta,A. paniculata,A. papillare,A. pharaonis,A. plumosa, andA. polystoma are all classed asvulnerable?
... thatMuddy Run is impacted by sediment,E. coli, nutrient pollution, and thermal radiation?
... that thefirst interracial kiss on television occurred in an episode ofEmergency Ward 10, notStar Trek as popularly claimed?
... thatMiroslav Klose'srecord 71 goals for theGermany national football team included 16 at theFIFA World Cup?
... that the use ofumbrellas is forbidden inIwoye-Ketu?

13 August 2015

23:40, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Trans Am Totem

Trans Am Totem

... that theTrans Am Totem(pictured), a sculpture in Vancouver, Canada, incorporates both aPontiac Trans Am and a cedar tree?
... thatMiss Maine 2015Kelsey Earley hand-sews superhero capes for patients at a children's hospital?
... that agrouping of shots on a target has a mean point of impact?
... thatRosalynn Bliss was the first woman ever elected mayor ofGrand Rapids, Michigan?
... thatChallenger Columbia Stadium, currently under construction, is named in honor of the 14 astronauts who lost their lives in theChallenger disaster in 1986 and theColumbia disaster in 2003?
... thatChris McKay was sent to Australia byThe Lego Movie'sdirectors as an animation co-director while they were working on22 Jump Street?
... that within five months of its release,Kim Kardashian: Hollywood had been played 5.7 billion minutes, or over 10,000 years?
... that, according to aRolling Stone writer, in his 2015 single "Trouble"Keith Richards "seems to be channeling his innerLou Reed"?

07:45, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Seru Epenisa Cakobau wearing an i-sala

Seru Epenisa Cakobau wearing ani-sala

... that although thei-sala(pictured) headdresses have been described asturbans, the bulk of the shape came from the bushy hair underneath the cloth?
... that theorange tulip ginger is not a citrus fruit, nor a tulip, nor a spice?
... that according to theGarbha Upanishad, the human foetus has knowledge of its past lives?
... that after joiningIllumination Entertainment in 2010,Kyle Balda has directed two films for the studio, includingThe Lorax andMinions?
... that after "Underwater Love" bySmoke City became a hit, lead singerNina Miranda returned to the UK from Brazil to discuss a record deal?
... thatHenry Dewar joined the expedition tooccupy German Samoa the day after playing inWellington'sRanfurly Shield defence againstWairarapa?
... that the "C" shapedBhimtal Lake which is the largest in theKumaon region was impounded by a masonry dam?
... thatsingle-celled organisms calledWarnowiaceae have an "eye" so complex it was once assumed to belong to a multicellular organism?

12 August 2015

19:30, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

San Giacomo (right) in Piazza Scossacavalli

San Giacomo (right) in Piazza Scossacavalli

... that the church ofSan Giacomo Scossacavalli(pictured) inRome, demolished in 1937, probably derived its name from a horse thigh?
... thata 1654 catalog of celestial objects was forgotten until 1985?
... that SirLeonard Redshaw was part of a "Suicide Squad" of scientists and engineers who would be first responders in disasters involvingnuclear reactors?
... thatSlough Fort inKent was one of around 70 forts constructed on the English coast in the 1860s in response to fears of a possible French invasion?
... thatCanadian football playerCorbin Sharun caught a 35-yard pass from holderMatt Nichols following a failed field goal snap, earning each player his first careertouchdown?
... that until this year, theAfrican golden wolf was classified as the Eurasiangolden jackal?
... that the perpetrator of thebeheading of Palmira Silva was found not guilty by reason of insanity?
... that the side missions featured inSniper: Ghost Warrior 3 are known as "war crimes"?

07:15, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Timothy R. Coffin

Timothy R. Coffin

... thatTimothy R. Coffin(pictured) is the 33rd Commanding General of theWhite Sands Missile Range?
... that in theAkshi Upanishad, the Sun states thatBrahmavidya, knowledge of the absolute, is difficult to learn but will result in self-realization once acquired?
... thatoleogustus is a proposed sixthbasic taste, most easily identified inrancid fatty foods?
... that in 1914Aubrey Smith, commandingHMSDrake, moved Russian gold worth£8,000,000 fromArchangel to Britain?
... that theKırklareli Museum in Turkey exhibits 76taxidermied species including extinct and endangered species?
... that game directorBruce Straley completed work during thedevelopment ofThe Last of Us that one of the developers called "an intern task"?
... thatMargaret J. Anderson openedThe Beverly Hills Hotel with guests and staff lured away from theHollywood Hotel?
... thatNapoleon's troops smokedhashish in Egypt because alcohol was not available in the country?

11 August 2015

16:20, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Heliofungia actiniformis

Heliofungia actiniformis

... that the coralHeliofungia actiniformis(pictured) is only attached to the seabed as a juvenile?
... that physicianJoseph O'Dwyer invented a method forintubation that greatly reduced deaths caused bydiphtheria, especially in children?
... that according to local legend, there was a tunnel in the lake of theChhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary that was used by thePandavas during theMahabharata period to escape toHaridwar?
... thatthe estate of Canadian painterWilliam Blair Bruce became a Swedishnature reserve?
... that solidified flows ofsulfur have been found onLastarria, a volcano in Chile?
... thatMary Carpenter founded theNational Indian Association to improve the education of girls in India?
... thatHocabá,Huhí,Sanahcat,Sotuta,Dzemul,Dzilam González,Mocochá,Muxupip,Sinanché,Dzidzantún,Suma,Telchac Puerto,Temax, andYaxkukul aremunicipalities which replacedencomiendas ofYucatán?
... thatHeath McNease created two albums, onefolk rock and the otherhip hop, inspired by the works ofC. S. Lewis?

04:35, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

View in Rome

View in Rome

... that the architecture ofJohn Goldicutt was influenced by his travels in Italy, where he produced architectural drawings such asView in Rome(pictured)?
... thatThe Batten Twins playedcollege football against each other while attending different universities?
... that the playBlackrock was developed into afilm of the same name, and was inspired by themurder of Leigh Leigh?
... thatYusuf Shihab,emir ofMount Lebanon, bailed himself out of prison by promising Ottoman governorJezzar Pasha a bribe of 1,000,000qirsh, which he later failed to deliver?
... that thesubmarine wreck found off the Swedish east coast in July 2015 was most likely theRussianSom that sank in 1916?
... thatTuba Azmudeh established the first Iranian school for girls in Iran?
... that an armored van was used in anattack on the headquarters of theDallas Police Department?
... that while her husband told Americans about theArts and Crafts movement,Anne Cobden-Sanderson told others about why she went to prison?

10 August 2015

16:50, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Alexander Glazunov

Alexander Glazunov

... thatAlexander Glazunov'sCommemorative Cantata for the Centenary of the Birth of Pushkin is filled with "warmly lyrical ideas" despite being set toKonstantin Romanov's "doggerel"?
... thatBrooklyn-based digital artistMariam Ghani is also the daughter of the president ofAfghanistan?
... that one of the duties of the commander of theRAAF Western Area in October 1952 was coordinating air support forOperation Hurricane, the Britishatomic test in theMontebello Islands?
... that the chalcid waspAnaphes nitens is used tocontrol the gum tree snout beetle?
... that the Dominican order founded byMarie Poussepin, who died in 1744, was not formally recognised until 1897?
... that there are no known portraits of"The Chief Lady" of the Anti-Slavery Campaign?
... that theManfred Memorial Moon Mission was the first commercial mission to the Moon?
... that theKrun region of Pluto is named forKrun, the lord of the underworld in theMandaean religion of southern Iraq, who takes the form of a giant louse?

04:25, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Long-tongued bee

Long-tongued bee

... that as flowers developed longer tubes,bees(pictured)coevolved by developing longer tongues to extract thenectar?
... thatAlbert Downing was the firstNew Zealand international rugby player to bekilled in action inWorld War One, fighting for theBritish Empire inGallipoli?
... that for theQui tollis of his Mass in B minor,Bach reworked music on Jeremiah'slament about the destruction of Jerusalem from his cantataSchauet doch und sehet, ob irgend ein Schmerz sei, BWV 46?
... thatWest Virginia Attorney GeneralThayer Melvin became a lawyer by age 18 and was captured byMcNeill's Rangers during theAmerican Civil War?
... that thecaves of Meghalaya, among the longest and deepest caves in India, are threatened by limestone mining?
... thatAlexander Cameron has been described as "the father of the electric tramways in Melbourne"?
... thatProdeinotherium is an early genus ofproboscidean that had two tusks projecting downwards from its chin?
... that Hungarian lordPeter, son of Töre, wasimpaled for the assassination ofQueen Gertrude in 1213?

9 August 2015

16:40, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Franklin machine

Franklin machine

... thatFranklin's electrostatic machine(pictured) led to the invention of thelightning rod?
... thatLuciano Berio wroteSequenza VII for a performer with a "virtuosity of the intellect", utilizing a variety ofextended techniques?
... that thenymph of thefeather-legged assassin bug is able to ambush and kill ants that are larger than itself?
... thatEdvard Munch's 1897 paintingThe Kiss features lovers who are "virtually impossible" to separate?
... thatJohn Fitzpatrick becameManchester United's first ever substitute inThe Football League when he came on forDenis Law againstTottenham Hotspur on October 16, 1965?
... thatBörjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome is anX-linked genetic disease that causes intellectual disability, obesity, and growth problems?
... that the medieval Arab philosopher andskeptical-Ma'arri wrote that religion consisted of ancient fables used to exploit the popular masses?
... that theShowcase Mall on theLas Vegas Strip features a giantCoca-Cola bottle and a miniatureGrand Canyon?

04:55, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Aqil Agha

Aqil Agha

... thatAqil Agha(pictured), the leader ofBedouin irregulars inGalilee, was rewarded byNapoleon III andEdward, Prince of Wales for protecting the Christians ofNazareth in1860?
... that theRotherwas Room, once used as a private dining parlor for nobles in 17th-century England and for public poetry readings byRobert Frost, is now open to visitors in theMead Art Museum?
... thatChloë Grace Moretz is playing real-life journalistSusannah Cahalan in the upcoming filmBrain on Fire, based onCahalan's memoir?
... that due to aninternational embargo, flights toNorthern Cyprus must take place throughTurkey?
... that the possibleetymologies ofChillisquaque Creek include "place of the snowbirds", "frozen duck", or "man made perfect"?
... that dramatic sopranoEvelyn Herlitzius appeared asElektra, staged byPatrice Chéreau at theAix-en-Provence Festival in 2013, reviewed as "a creature of mesmerising intensity"?
... thatIona was the main centre for theChristianisation of Scotland until 806, when 68 monks were killed in aViking raid?
... thatThe Triumph of Cleopatra depictsCleopatra's golden poop?

8 August 2015

17:10, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Literary Hall

Literary Hall

... thatLiterary Hall(pictured) was built by theRomney Literary Society in 1870 and has served as a Masonic lodge and community library inRomney, West Virginia?
... that sopranoSusanne Rydén combined music by various Baroque composers in the musical showChristina's Journey, in which she sang, recited, and danced?
... thatMichael Rayner worked in his family's motor car business before starring inGilbert and Sullivan roles with theD'Oyly Carte Opera Company?
... thatYarımburgaz Cave inIstanbul has been damaged during its use as a setting for films and TV productions, despite its importance in terms ofarchaeology andpaleontology?
... thatJessica Chastain had guest roles in the television showsER andLaw & Order: Trial by Jury after graduating fromJuilliard?
... thatRobert Sheckley's short story "Seventh Victim" may have inspired thelive-action game Assassin?
... that Canadiangridiron football playerSteven Clarke was a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that sought compensation for the alleged improper use of college athletes' images?
... that South Korea has introducedSmart Sheriff, the world's first government-mandatedparental monitoring app, which has raised concerns overspyware andInternet privacy?

05:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Open Hand Monument

Open Hand Monument

... that theOpen Hand Monument(pictured) designed byLe Corbusier symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind"?
... thatsupermarket cashiers complained that theCNN Checkout Channel was too distracting?
... that the defeat and death of SheikhNasif al-Nassar at the hands ofJezzar Pasha marked the end of virtualShia Muslim autonomy inSouth Lebanon during the Ottoman era?
... that at the age of thirteen,Shmuel Shilo survived three roundups of Jews from theŁuck Ghetto duringthe Holocaust in occupied Poland, and lived to tell the story?
... that theWilliamsburgh Savings Bank Tower was thetallest high-rise building inBrooklyn for 80 years, untilThe Brooklyner was topped out in 2009?
... thatCanadian football playerRichie Leone broke aBC Lions team record in his rookie season when he kicked a 56-yard field goal?
... that the discharge ofMuncy Creek atMuncy can be a thousand times higher than the average discharge of the creek atSonestown?
... thatNASCAR driverRay Black, Jr. became interested in racing professionally after playingracing video games on hisPlayStation?

7 August 2015

17:40, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

William Etty, 1823

William Etty, 1823

... that the art ofWilliam Etty(pictured) was considered so obscene, the press were concerned that it discouraged women from entering rooms where it was on display?
... that analysts predicted the justices' opinions inKerry v. Din would foreshadow the outcome inObergefell v. Hodges?
... that theMacro Manuscript contains the earliest complete Englishmorality play?
... that theLeader ofWestminster City CouncilPhilippa Roe entered politics shortly after leaving her job withCitigroup and giving birth to twins?
... thatTechnology Education and Literacy in Schools founder Kevin Wang sold hisPorsche 911 and considered quitting his job atMicrosoft to manage the program full-time?
... that aWorld War II-era seaplane broke apart in a salvage operation during the filming ofUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage?
... thatRaphael painted theTransfiguration in a room of thePalazzo dei Convertendi in Rome?
... that Thomas Florsheim, Sr., leftFlorsheim Shoes to invest inWeyco Group, the company that salvaged the brand from bankruptcy decades later?

05:55, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Huzoor Palace at Porbandar

Huzoor Palace at Porbandar

... that the ornamental porticos in the façade of theHuzoor Palace, Porbandar(pictured) are semi-circular in shape, built withneoclassical columns?
... that exactly one year ago,Amy Hughes ran the first of 53marathons in 53 days?
... that some commentators have said JusticeAntonin Scalia's majority opinion inJesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. was the "shortest opinion of the year"?
... that tostar in a film,Brad Pitt had to learnboxing,taekwondo, andgrappling?
... thatGeorges Gillet was the first person to use and teachvibrato on the oboe at theParis Conservatory?
... that theRoss Island Penal Colony was established by theBritish Raj in theAndamans to imprison political prisoners of theFirst War of Independence of India in 1857?
... thatRichard McNemar, the "father ofShaker music", was the most prolific composer of Shaker hymns and anthems?
... that too little is known about theNigerian mole-rat for theIUCN to assess its conservation status?

6 August 2015

17:20, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back

Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back

... that the woman inVilhelm Hammershøi'sInterior with Young Woman Seen from the Back(pictured) is the painter's wife, whom he often painted facing away from the viewer?
... that "Come and Get It" byJohn Newman was created with the intent that it be listened to while in the car?
... that professionalCanadian football playerDavid Beard played four positions in only three years atBev Facey Community High School?
... that the history ofPalazzo Brera includes three suppressions – of theHumiliati byPius V, of theJesuits byClement XIV, and of the convents byNapoleon?
... thatHenry Cavill was previously set to portray John Stratton inStratton: First Into Action but left due to creative differences and was replaced byDominic Cooper?
... thatbrook trout are seven times as common in the lower reaches ofScotch Run as in its upper reaches?
... thatYears & Years released an interactive music video for their song "Shine"?
... that themayfly has come to symbolise the transitiveness and brevity of life?

02:25, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Aphonopelma behlei

Aphonopelma behlei

... thatWilliam H. Behle, who spent his career studying birds, hada species of tarantula(pictured) named after him?
... thatelectromagnetic articulography tracks movements of the tongue usingelectromagnetic induction?
... thatHalfdan Ragnarsson, "king of thedark heathens", was killed at theBattle of Strangford Lough?
... thatMiss Puerto Rico 2015Destiny Vélez is a championshipbowler who rolled her firstperfect 300 game at age 15?
... that theSmithsonian Channel documentaryTreblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine was inspired by the bathroom tiles made byOpoczno S.A.?
... that theNokuse Plantation is the largest privately owned nature preserve in theSoutheastern United States?
... that the 1275Treaty of Orléans led to a union of France and Navarre although that was not its original intent?
... thatMariah Carey's song "Meteorite" starts with "an observation byAndy Warhol that everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"?

5 August 2015

12:40, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Allington Castle

Allington Castle

... that one of the firstlong galleries in England was built atAllington Castle(pictured) nearMaidstone,Kent?
... that the Indian actorShahid Kapoor turned vegetarian after reading a book on the subject?
... thatHerbert Read described the work of theGeometry of Fear sculptors at the 1952Venice Biennale as "scuttling across the floors of silent seas"?
... thatOliver Brown, a founding member of theScottish National Party, once stood for election in Scotland as anIrish Anti-Partitionist?
... that thePortuguese settlement in Chittagong flourished for more than 130 years between the 16th and 17th centuries?
... thatArthur Dingle was selected to play rugby forEngland in 1913, even thoughOxford had dropped him?
... thatMark Ronson andJeff Bhaskar dropped in on churches, nightclubs, bars, and community centres in an attempt to find an appropriate vocalist for their song "I Can't Lose"?
... thatBrad Carter became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery" after he posted a video of his brain operation onYouTube?

4 August 2015

23:55, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Derek White

Derek White

... thatDerek White(pictured) is the first driver ofFirst Nations descent to compete in aNASCAR Sprint Cup Series race?
... that the upcoming filmSouthside with You focuses on the first date ofBarack andMichelle Robinson Obama in 1989?
... thatTanaka Yoshio exhibited insects at theParis Expo?
... that theTonedale Mills complex inSomerset is notable for having remains of water, steam, and electrical power generation?
... that French botanistLudovic Savatier conducted a systematic study ofvenereal disease among sailors and prostitutes at the port inYokosuka?
... thatSouthern Area andCentral Area were the first twoarea commands formed by theRoyal Australian Air Force during World War II?
... that13q deletion syndrome can causeimperforate anus?
... that the protagonist ofTembo the Badass Elephant was regarded by its developer as "Rambo in elephant form"?

11:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Father Honoré Laval

Father Honoré Laval

... thatJoseph Gregorio II succeeded asKing ofMangareva, with QueenMaria Eutokia Toaputeitou as regent, but the true power behind the throne was the French priest FatherHonoré Laval(pictured)?
... that theF-4J(UK) Phantoms used by theRoyal Air Force were so different from other British Phantoms, they even required crews to wear Americanflying helmets?
... that JudgeLearned Hand was one of the earliestfeeder judges in the United States?
... that thebluenose grubfish mainly feeds on crabs, fish, and gastropod molluscs?
... thatLake Neepaulin inWantage Township, New Jersey was named after a combination of the names of the original developer's children?
... thatLucie Randoin was made a member of theLegion of Honour in 1958?
... that withS/O Satyamurthy,Allu Arjun became the firstTelugu actor with two consecutive films earning more than ₹500 million worldwide?
... that in his houseon Pluto, deadCthulhu waits dreaming?

3 August 2015

23:25, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Sarpa Satra

Sarpa Satra

... that according to legend, emperorJanamejaya organised theSarpa Satrayagna(pictured) to exterminate all snakes after his fatherParikshit died of a snake bite?
... thatRomanian poetOtilia Cazimir had her pen name chosen by two celebrated mentors, withMihail Sadoveanu suggesting the "Otilia", whileGarabet Ibrăileanu came up with "Cazimir"?
... that the edible mushroomTricholoma columbetta can have pink, violet, or green spots?
... thatMiss Utah 2015Krissia Beatty is the fifth person in her family, after her grandmother, mother, and two aunts, to be crowned Miss Washington County?
... that the music video forDemi Lovato's single "Cool for the Summer" is her "most sexually liberated video" and marks "a new chapter of her career"?
... thatDaniel McBreen won theA-League Golden Boot in the2012–13 season after scoring 17 goals for theCentral Coast Mariners?
... that the upcoming filmChrist the Lord, based onAnne Rice's novelChrist the Lord: Out of Egypt, revolves around the fictional life ofJesus at age seven?
... thatMichael I Komnenos Doukas, ruler ofEpirus, fought with theBulgarians against theLatins, and with the Latins against the Bulgarians?

11:10, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Rendering of murine polyomavirus capsid structure

Rendering of murine polyomavirus capsid structure

... thatmurine polyomavirus(pictured) is anoncovirus that causes tumors in newbornmice?
... that the jazz singer-songwriterGwyneth Herbert co-wrote a musical about the woman who created theLondon A to Z street atlas?
... that afterUnited States v. Washington, a Congressman said that "the fishing issue was to Washington state whatbusing was to the East"?
... thatShahid Kapoor worked as a background dancer in the filmsDil To Pagal Hai andTaal?
... thatJonah Bolden played for theAustralia national under-19 basketball team before moving to the United States and joining theUCLA Bruins?
... that theFrench corvetteAlecton attacked agiant squid in 1861, inspiring the fictionalized squid attack inTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
... that theCounty Cricket Ground inHove has hostedfootball,lawn tennis andrugby?
... that when the casket thought to contain FatherCyprien Liausu, founder of the Rouru Convent, was exhumed, the remains of an old woman were found inside instead?

2 August 2015

20:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

The Lutherkirche

The Lutherkirche

... that theLutherkirche inWiesbaden has two great organs, one behind the altar(pictured) built byWalcker in 1911, the other opposite built byKlais in the 1970s?
... thatFrancis Kirby, the fourth chairman of theMelbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, wanted to under-ground some ofMelbourne's tram lines?
... that during theSiege of Lyme Regis, women disguised themselves as men to fool the enemy?
... that in 1998Titiek Suharto and herIndonesian siblings were said to have billions of dollars and shares in over 500 companies?
... that theIndian Parliament House built in the 20th century inNew Delhi is said to be inspired by the circularChausath Yogini Temple, dated to 1323 AD?
... thatCanadian football playerAdam Konar scored three touchdowns as arunning back and caught two interceptions as alinebacker in the 2010Subway Bowl?
... that in 1967XEHL-TV mounted the first color transmissions by a regional Mexican television station?
... thatsurface features of Pluto have been informally named for underworld deities from the peoples ofsouthern Iraq,eastern Nigeria,Guatemala, andChina, as well as creatures fromWestern fiction?

07:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi

Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi

... thatJashodaben Narendrabhai Modi(pictured), the estrangedspouse of the Prime Minister of India, lives a simple life of prayer?
... that thousands of people are living in ajungle in Calais, France?
... thatMiss Idaho 2015,Kalie Wright, is the firstIdaho woman to become America'sNational Sweetheart?
... that in 2010, a song lyric from the albumBookends began appearing spray-painted on vacant buildings and abandoned factories inSaginaw?
... thatUthman Pasha al-Kurji, theGeorgianmamluk ofAs'ad Pasha al-Azm, was appointed governor ofDamascus in reward for giving theOttoman government the location of Azm's hidden wealth?
... thatEgleston was, until 1987, an elevatedrapid transit station on theMBTA'sOrange Line?
... thatNeil Druckmann was moved to the creative department ofNaughty Dog due to the work that he completed after working hours?
... thatcoffee production in Sri Lanka was devastated by a disease called Emily?

1 August 2015

17:35, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Eadwine at work

Eadwine at work

... that the 12th-centuryEadwine Psalter has a famous portrait of Eadwine, "prince of scribes"(pictured), and illustrations to thepsalms copied froma book then over 300 years old?
... that logger and farmer Bob Tarasuk plays himself inBob and the Trees?
... that the Arab noblemanAbd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath led a major rebellion against theUmayyad Caliphate in 700–703?
... that at least 12 players from the1944 Michigan Wolverines football team, 15 from the1945 team, and 21 from the1946 team were either drafted to play or actually played professional football in theNFL orAAFC?
... thatJohn Wesley began writingExplanatory Notes Upon the New Testament because he was too ill to preach?
... thatUSSNew Mexico (BB-40) accidentally rammed and sank the freighterOregon off theNantucket Lightship?
... thatCanadian football playerRyan King becamelong snapper for theEdmonton Eskimos after being recommended by the retiringTaylor Inglis?
... that in 2004, two Cooks createdA Hill to Die Upon?

05:50, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

William M. Mitchell

William M. Mitchell

... thatWilliam M. Mitchell is believed to be the only writer to document theUnderground Railroad while it was still illegal?
... that the fatalIlorin Sallah stampede occurred at the residence of the incumbentPresident of the Senate of Nigeria?
... thatBilly Geen, who waskilled in action on 31 July 1915, playedrugby for Wales,Newport andOxford, and dropped the ball over thetry line in three consecutiveVarsity Matches?
... that theDeclaration of the Four Nations in 1943 established thefour-power framework that would influence the international order of the worldafter World War II?
... that a goal ofOccupy the Hood was to encourage morepeople of color to participate inoccupy movement activities?
... that inelections in Guyana, the nominee of the party that receives the most votes becomesPresident, even if the opposition win more seats (as happenedin 2011)?
... that the Romney Literary Society gave itsRomney Classical Institute to theWest Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in 1870, after which it served as the schools' administration building?
... that the "Rachel", worn by and named afterJennifer Aniston's character onFriends, became one of the most popular hairstyles?

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