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31 May 2016

12:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Barbara Robb, c. 1941

... thatBarbara Robb(pictured), a campaigner for the well-being of older people, was described by a cabinet minister in 1969 as a "terrible danger" to the British government?
... that thesugarcane shoot borer, theGurdaspur borer and thegold-fringed rice stemborer are all parasitised by the flySturmiopsis inferens?
... thatMary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner was a plural wife to bothJoseph Smith andBrigham Young?
... that the1940 crash of aNew York Central luxury train, theLakeshore Limited, killed 31, including theengineer who was one month from retirement?
... thatlinebackerTuineau Alipate is the nephew ofHalaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, formerqueen consort ofTonga?
... that writing the screenplay for theKingsman: The Golden Circle was the "hardest thing"Matthew Vaughn has ever done?
... that for her work presentingLincoln cars in live commercials onThe Ed Sullivan Show,Julia Meade was described as "part auto dealer, part chic sexpot"?

00:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Cheetah

... that everycheetah(pictured) has a unique pattern of spots in its coat?
... that one commentator suggested thata recent United States Supreme Court decision may "raise more questions than answers"?
... that the music video forGirls' Generation's "Paparazzi" begins with the members "whimsically prancing" toGene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain"?
... that racing driverDiane Teel was the first woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race atLangley Speedway in 1978?
... that the late 15th-centuryEvliya Kasim Pasha Mosque inEdirne, Turkey, has not been used since 1950 due to its separation from the city by alevee of theTunca River?
... thatElse Seifert worked as an onboard photographer forHamburg Süd on its shipping routes around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in the 1930s?
... that when theArchie vs. Predator comic was first announced, many media outlets noted in their headline that the news was not a joke?

30 May 2016

12:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Israel Putnam(left) and Henry Dearborn(right)

... that theDearborn-Putnam controversy erupted whenHenry Dearborn accusedIsrael Putnam(both pictured) of cowardice 43 years after theBattle of Bunker Hill?
... thatPeking opera starLi Yuru's family was so poor that she was sent to learn her trade in part because the school would provide her meals?
... thatGökgöl Cave, ashow cave inZonguldak, Turkey, was flooded in 2014 and remained closed until May 2016?
... that real estate developer andPhiladelphia City CouncilmanAllan Domb is known as the "Philly Condo King"?
... thatSupreme Sultan was immortalized with a bronze statue atKentucky Horse Park?
... that perfumerJacques Cavallier useda synthetic molecule to impart a sea-breeze scent to his most successful perfumes, including GiorgioArmaniAcqua di Gio andIssey MiyakeL'Eau d'Issey?
... thatSilver Creek was referred to by two different names on the sameUSGS map—and the locals had never heard of either name?

00:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Trefignath burial chamber

... thatTrefignath(pictured),Presaddfed,Lligwy,Bodowyr,Din Dryfol, andPant-y-Saer are all burial chambers onAnglesey?
... thatLDS missionaryMary Ellen Edmunds writes inspiring and humorous books on living a happier life, such asThoughts for a Bad Hair Day?
... thatGirls' Generation's music video for "I Got a Boy" won Video of the Year at the2013 YouTube Music Awards, beating more well-known nominees such asPsy,Justin Bieber, andLady Gaga?
... that afterT. J. Leaf was cut from theU.S. national under-19 basketball team, he represented Israel at theFIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and was named the tournamentMVP?
... that in thestealth video gameSneaky Sneaky the player controls a hooded thief, Sneaky, whose task is to retrieverubies that were stolen from him?
... thatCamilla PalmerQC founded theWomen's Equality Network?
... thatVoltaire described his historyThe Age of Louis XIV (Le Siècle de Louis XIV) as less of a history and more like a painting?

29 May 2016

12:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Æthelstan presenting a book toSt Cuthbert

... that the earliest painted portrait of a reigning English king is apresentation miniature showingÆthelstan c. 934(illustrated)?
... thatLili Almog exhibited a photographic series titled "Perfect Intimacy" in 2006, specifically made by her in three Carmel monasteries inHaifa,Bethlehem, andPort Tobacco?
... that theMoirang Phee ofManipur has a specific design called the "MoirangPheejin" which is woven with cotton or silk threads sequentially on both longitudinal edges of the fabric?
... that in arecent United States Supreme Court decision,Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to remove the "doctrinal wall between corporate and unincorporated entities"?
... that actressKim Sae-ron's first adult role is in theKorean dramaMirror of the Witch, where she plays a cursed princess in love withHeo Jun?
... that theKimberley archerfish has a range that extends 300 kilometres (190 mi) upstream in theFitzroy River system and has been observed as far inland asGeikie Gorge National Park?
... thatCanadian football wide receiverTed Alford earned a place on theBC Lions by practicing with the team for free after being cut in the preseason?

00:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

A transcript of the charter

... that friarAnđeo Zvizdović, who negotiated thepromise of freedom of religion to the Bosnians(charter pictured), is credited with the survival ofRoman Catholicism in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
... that the58th Ariel Awards will be held at theNational Auditorium instead of thePalacio de Bellas Artes to increase the number of guests?
... thatWingfield W. Watson, an Irish immigrant to the United States, became a religious leader of theStrangites and wrote several publications in support of their beliefs?
... that musicians5ive,Alesha Dixon,DJ Luck and MC Neat,East 17,Electric Swing Circus,Sigma, andSister Sledge all pulled out of the pro-Brexit concertBpoplive after learning it was political?
... that in Mexico,crema is sold directly to consumers by ranches that produce it?
... thatCanadian football playerTroy Alexander was selected in a bonus round of the1995 CFL Draft as the fourth overall pick?
... that the New Zealand mushroomCortinarius cucumeris smells strongly ofcucumber?

28 May 2016

12:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Remnants of Caparra

... that theTaíno burned the Spanish capital ofCaparra(pictured) during theSpanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén?
... thatSally Brampton wasThe Sunday Times'sagony aunt?
... that the websiteFootball Leaks reveals transfer fee, wage and contract information about famousfootballers?
... thatJohn Ernuszt, who was born into aJewish family in Vienna, was buried in a chapel dedicated to theHoly Virgin inBuda?
... thatpostdoctoral researcher unions have successfully negotiated for a minimum salary, paid maternity leave, andjust cause protections for discipline or dismissal?
... that afterMourad Laachraoui won a gold medal at the2016 European Taekwondo Championships, the Flemish taekwondo federation dubbed him "Europe's king of the lightweights"?
... thatHoly Ghost!'s extended playCrime Cutz was influenced by Russian disco records that member Alex Frankel found oneBay?

00:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Common fangtooth

... that juvenile and adultcommon fangtooth(adult pictured) look so unlike each other that at one time they were thought to be different species?
... thatMary Field Garner was the last living acquaintance ofJoseph Smith and the oldestUtah resident when she died at age 107?
... that theMontreal Laboratory was initially located in a house where bathrooms were used for offices, with papers and books stacked in the bathtubs?
... thatIsa ibn Muhanna, the commander of the Bedouin of Syria, was praised for securing theMamluk victory over theMongols at theSecond Battle of Homs in 1281?
... thatPeter Martyr Vermigli's best known work, theLoci Communes, is a compilation of excerpts from hisbiblical commentaries published after his death?
... thatWangkhei Phee, a fabric woven by women ofManipur, is made of fine white cotton yarn with a closely-woven texture and is "fully transparent"?
... that businessmanXia Jiantong went to university at the age of 14?

27 May 2016

12:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Haskell canoe

... that the one-pieceHaskell canoe(pictured) was made from plywood glued together withslaughterhouse blood?
... thatGeraldine Roman is the first openlytransgender woman elected to theCongress of the Philippines?
... thatPachycorioolithus is a kind offossil egg native toChina that is notable for having a three-layered eggshell with an unusually thick external layer?
... that according to one commentator, arecent United States Supreme Court ruling will "cast a shadow overequitable tolling cases for years to come"?
... that in 1971, "Anthrope Agapa" (Humankind Love Each Other), an album by Greek pop groupPoll, sold 200,000 copies, a record unsurpassed by any Greek band since then?
... that inSeeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind,Henry Hobhouse "altered the way we understand modern history"?

00:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Red-wattled lapwing

... thatRathika Ramasamy's wildlife photographs(example pictured) were exhibited at the Clean Ganga Campaign held at theIndia International Centre in September 2005?
... that 1–13Arundel Terrace inBrighton consists entirely ofGrade I listed buildings?
... that currentLiga de Fútbol Profesional presidentJavier Tebas is aReal Madrid supporter?
... that members of the Welsh churchesHoly Trinity Church, Sarn,St Nicholas' Church, Church Stoke, andSt Andrew's Church, Presteigne all voted against joining theChurch in Wales in order to stay with theChurch of England?
... that in May 1926 investigatorRose Mackenberg testified beforeCongress about fraudulentmediums with her mentor,Harry Houdini?
... thatδ³⁴S values in certainArchean pyrites suggest thatsulfate-reducing organisms were present3,470 million years ago?
... thatPeter Martyr Vermigli was allegedly challenged to a duel with a double-edged axe byTheodore Bibliander over the doctrine ofdouble predestination?

26 May 2016

12:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

George O'Mullane

... that during the early years ofAustralian rules football, onlyTom Wills was said to be able to match the "pluck and skill" ofGeorge O'Mullane(pictured) as a player?
... thatNASCAR driversJoey Logano,Ryan Blaney, andBrad Keselowski were hired to assist in developing the video gameNASCAR Heat Evolution?
... that the song "Ständchen" (Serenade), by Richard Strauss, begins with an appeal to creep out quietly and ends with a climax of expecting a rose to glow from the rapture of the night?
... thatSigismund Ernuszt,Bishop of Pécs, was accused ofembezzlement in 1496, and murdered for his wealth in 1505?
... thatSeema Malaka, a 19th-centuryBuddhist temple inColombo constructed on platforms in a lake, slowly sank into the water but was reconstructed in 1979?
... thatBen Affleck won theGolden Globe andBAFTA for Best Director forArgo, but did not receive anAcademy Award nomination, though the film won the Oscar forBest Picture?
... thatwidgiemoolthalite, which is composed in part ofnickel, was first described by a man namedNickel?

00:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Lowestoft Maritime Museum

... thatLowestoft Maritime Museum(pictured) is Britain's most easterly museum?
... thatRyan Patterson is the first male South Africangymnast to qualify for theSummer Olympic Games in over 50 years?
... that the originalDhar iron pillar must have been almost twice as high and at least 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) heavier than theiron pillar of Delhi?
... thatSteve Alexandre taught French at Laval Liberty High School after retiring from theCanadian Football League?
... that in thestealth video gameSpace Marshals, players can unlock gear and weapons such as shotguns, crossbows and axes, based on their performance in each level?
... thatVassar College'sEly Hall once housed the largest collegiate swimming pool in the United States?
... that after the announcement of1979 Revolution: Black Friday, a conservative Iranian newspaper accused game directorNavid Khonsari of espionage, and members of his development team took on aliases?
... thatAmanda Barnes Smith allegedly healed her son's shattered hip bydivine inspiration after theHaun's Mill massacre?

25 May 2016

12:00, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Penrhos Feilw

... that thePenrhos Feilw Standing Stones(pictured) are a bit of a mystery?
... that theHaskell Manufacturing Company produced the material for the first airplane made with moldableplywood?
... thatBarbara Tsakirgis worked at archaeological excavation sites inSicily for her doctoral thesis on the subject of Hellenistic houses atMorgantina?
... thatChicago Justice'sbackdoor pilot fromChicago P.D. was based on a true story?
... thathorse trainerCasey Wright got aWorld Grand Championship for his birthday?
... that the bell in the tower ofSt. Joseph's Catholic Church is the only item saved after the first church building burned down in 1902?
... thatChet Trail is the only person to be on aWorld Series roster despite never playing in aMajor League Baseball game?
... thatFacebook released aTor hidden service atfacebookcorewwwi.onion?

00:08, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Will Rogers Memorial Museum

... that a 2016 law making theWill Rogers Memorial Museum(pictured) a part of theOklahoma Historical Society (OHS) also requires the Governor to appoint a direct descendant ofRogers to the OHS board?
... thatMike Agostini was the first track and field athlete fromTrinidad and Tobago to win agold medal at theCommonwealth Games?
... that the firstwomen's shelters in the United States were established by grassroots volunteers in the 1970s?
... that in therhythm video gameGive It Up! the player must complete levels by jumping over obstacles to the beat of a song?
... thatClaudius Hieronymianus built a temple to the godSerapis atEboracum (present-dayYork) in the early 3rd century AD?
... thatwomen from Saint Kitts and Nevis seeking abortions often travel to other Caribbean countries to remain anonymous?
... thatStade Arsène Wenger used to be a potato field?
... that in theMoving Pictures webcomic,World War II is used solely as a backdrop to tell a "fucked up love story"?

24 May 2016

12:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Judge Isaac Parker

... thatIsaac Parker(pictured) was known as the "Hanging Judge" of theAmerican Old West?
... that theOld Ship Hotel is the oldest hotel inBrighton?
... thatAlita: Battle Angel has been repeatedly delayed byJames Cameron's work onAvatar and its sequels?
... thatCanadian football playerDave Albright made no tackles as a rookie before setting the league record for most tackles the following season?
... thatWhadjuk Noongar womanCorina Abraham claims the construction ofRoe 8 inPerth, Western Australia, will impinge onan area closely associated with Noongardreamtime?
... that theFull Impact ProWorld Heavyweight Championship changed hands during their tour of China?
... that theUnited States Supreme Court's recent ruling inSturgeon v. Frost began as a dispute about ahovercraft, but "the stakes in this case are potentially huge"?
... thatThe Torist, adark web site, is a literary review that can only be reached throughTor?

00:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at19th Ave/Dunlap

... that after the opening of theNorthwest Extension(new station pictured), theValley Metro light rail system in Arizona is 26 miles (42 km) long and has35 stations?
... thatCanadian football linebackerJesse Alexander was nominated for thePresidents' Trophy as the nation's best defensive player, but played only two games of professional football?
... that the romantic comedy film5 to 7, about a young man who falls in love with a married woman, was inspired by a couple who had a "terribly civilized"open marriage?
... thatEthel V. Ashton's 1941post office mural at Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania was featured in a 2009 documentary?
... that when thebinary search algorithm was assigned in a course for professional programmers, 90 percent of the programmers failed to provide a correct solution?
... that the star-shapedManjarabad fort, built in 1792 byTippu Sultan, was patterned on the military forts developed by the French architectSebastien le Prestre de Vauban?
... thatRobert Todd Carroll started hisskeptic's journey as a seven-year-old doubtingSanta Claus?
... that only South Africans are allowed to be issuedSpringbok colours?

23 May 2016

12:53, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Dysdercus cingulatus (red cotton stainer)

... thatDysdercus cingulatus(pictured),Dysdercus koenigii, andDysdercus suturellus are all pests ofcotton crops, feeding on the ripening seeds?
... that theWelsh footballerTrevor Ford once stepped in as a replacement fielder forGlamorgan County Cricket Club during a match?
... that thePigot Diamond was the largest diamond in England at the turn of the 19th century but its location today is unknown, although a popular legend says it was crushed to powder?
... thatJustin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" became the 26th song to debut at No. 1 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100?
... that during World War II, approximately 500 Jews were transported from theWinschoten railway station via theWesterbork transit camp toNazi concentration camps, where most of them were killed?
... thatMattie Edwards Hewitt was described as "one of the best known and most lyrical garden photographers of her day"?
... that the2016 Uttarakhand forest fires affected about 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) in the Himalayan state ofUttarakhand, claiming seven fatalities?
... that rather than accept his appointment as a bishop inCyprus, the Christian saintDemetrian is said to have fled his home and hidden in a cave?

00:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

HMSAnne Galley ablaze off Toulon, 1744

... that in 1744, the Britishfire shipHMSAnne Galley(pictured) exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard?
... that many villages were named after a profession in themedieval Kingdom of Hungary, indicating that the villagers were required to render a specific service to their lords?
... that on volunteering for service in theFirst World War,England rugby captainRonnie Poulton declared that he "would be a skunk to hold back"?
... that "On, Brave Old Army Team" was named one of the "top 25 collegefight songs" byWilliam Studwell?
... that in his proposal forCommentaires sur Corneille,Voltaire described the dramatistPierre Corneille as theHomer of the French language?
... that while performing on tour in Europe during World War II,Janie Thompson sang withTony Bennett?
... that the 1972 filmChi l'ha vista morire? featuredGeorge Lazenby in a performance complimented by critics?
... that when a train carrying newspapers derailed in theLittle Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903, two people believed their lives were saved because they were cushioned by bundles of newspapers?

22 May 2016

12:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Organ in Störmthal church

... thatBach used the cantataHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194, written for the inauguration of the church and organ inStörmthal(pictured), several times forTrinity Sunday?
... that theCentral Acropolis of the ancientMaya city ofTikal, built during theLate Preclassic period, served as a residence for Tikal's royal families?
... that the principal character Tux Dog inThe Problem Solverz was developed while its creatorBen Jones was in grade school?
... that in 1930, atEffendi's request,Euphemia Eleanor Baker toured incognito, mostly dressed in a blackchador, to photograph locations associated with the origins of theBabí andBahá'í Faith?
... that theAsian rice gall midge causes a disease known assilver shoot oronion shoot in rice?
... thatSouth Korean singerYohan Hwang won the first season ofI Love OPM in 2016?
... thatS/2015 (136472) 1 is the only known moon of thedwarf planet Makemake?
... thatRAAF Northern Command was going to be an area, then became a command, then became an area, and then became nothing at all?

00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Wembley Stadium, venue for the 2016 FA Cup Final

... thatManchester United equalledArsenal's FA Cup winners record with a win in the2016 FA Cup Final(venue pictured) againstCrystal Palace today?
... thatDavid Cohen, deputy director of theCentral Intelligence Agency, received a recommendation fromAlan Dershowitz for his first job out of law school?
... thattoday's Scottish Cup Final betweenRangers andHibernian is the first contested by two teams not in thetop division?
... thatYezi auditioned atLOEN Entertainment after the agency noticed her singing and dancing videos, which were the most popular videos onCyworld?
... that theFarmers Cricket Club Ground inSaint Martin, Jersey, is scheduled to host five matches in the2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five between 21 and 28 May?
... that theEmpathy Quotient can be used to screen forautism spectrum disorder?
... that in 1951,birch dieback disease was estimated to have killed two thirds of thebirch trees inMaine?
... thatjockeyCorey Lanerie said he knows theChurchill Downs racetrack "better than anybody"?

21 May 2016

12:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Katie Morrow

... that at 16,Katie Morrow(pictured) was the youngest player selected for the British women'swheelchair basketball team for the2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio?
... that despite theKingdom of Hawaiʻi's neutrality during the American Civil War, many Hawaiians enlisted in the military regiments of other states?
... that for campaigning against indefinitepsychiatric imprisonment for opponents of the regime,Vladimir Bukovsky was confined for years in Sovietpsychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps, and prisons?
... thatArsenal goalkeeperDan Lewis blamed a greasy shirt for letting in the only goal of the1927 FA Cup Final, gifting victory toCardiff City?
... that South Korean girl groupTwice portray characters from famous films in their music video for "Cheer Up", includingRoman Holiday,Chungking Express, andScream?
... thatVirginia Cutler completed her master's degree despite being widowed, raising two small children alone, and breaking her back?
... thatTrefelin BGC's women's football team broke away from the club after two years in theWelsh women's top division?
... that the announcement trailer forCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare received over two million dislikes and is thesecond most disliked video on YouTube?

00:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Hot macaroni pie

... that an American recipe from 1870 formacaroni pie(pictured) includes meat from squirrels, birds or wild ducks?
... thatSword Art Online characterSinon's glasses were created as the authors felt there were not enough characters in the series with glasses?
... thatJieyang Prison inGuangdong was the first prison in China to implement avideo conferencing system for inmates and their family members?
... that baseball playerRyan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
... thatMamluk Sultan Baibars built two bridges near the towns ofJindas andYibna in the outskirts ofRamla, which have survived more than seven centuries?
... that at the age of 18,Robin McCall became the youngest woman to qualify for aNASCAR Sprint Cup Series race?
... that while adultred pumpkin beetles consume the leaves and flowers of the plant, their larvae eat the roots, stems and parts of the fruit in contact with the soil?
... thatYang Hongying, whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, is known as "China'sJ. K. Rowling"?

20 May 2016

12:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

RVCefas Endeavour

... that whenCefas'RVCefas Endeavour(pictured) performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also foundExmoor?
... thatHisashi Eguchi abandoned the serialization of his mangaStop!! Hibari-kun! after fleeing to a hotel room?
... thatSitric II may have co-ruledViking Northumbria withOlaf Cuaran?
... that all eleven tracks fromBusker Busker 1st Album charted on theKorea K-Pop Hot 100 andGaon Digital Chart, including six in the top ten?
... that theAnatolian crested newt is acryptic species, only shown to be distinct bygenetic analysis?
... that during the Welsh Premier Women's Football League 2015–16 season,Llandudno Ladies were one of only two North Wales teams in the league?
... thatDina Kawar, aJordanian Christian, was the first Arab woman to preside over theUnited Nations Security Council?
... that the song "Cupid", fromOh My Girl'sself-titled debut album, featuresdrumline percussion and "bubblegum cheerleader chants"?

00:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Thracian golden wreath

... that agolden wreath(pictured) found in 2005 in the tomb of aThracian ruler in Southeastern Bulgaria was dated to the mid-4th century BC?
... thatNikolaus Hillebrand, who as a boy was a member of theRegensburger Domspatzen, recorded with them as a soloist on Bach'sSt John Passion in 1979 andDittersdorf's Requiem in 2009?
... that a goal of theNational Strategic Computing Initiative is to combinebig data methods withsupercomputing technology usually used forphysical simulations?
... that the Indonesian actorDarussalam was anurse by training?
... that thePsychopathic Personality Inventory examines eightpersonality traits commonly found inpsychopaths?
... thatMarianne Appel, aWPA post office muralist, was later aMuppet designer forThe Jim Henson Company?
... that the1899 Sewanee Tigers won five road games in six days, all by shutout over Southerncollege football powers?
... that a prostratecultivar of theswamp she-oak was named for its resemblance toCousin Itt?

19 May 2016

12:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Jessica Chastain

... thatJessica Chastain(pictured) received a scholarship funded byRobin Williams to study acting at theJuilliard School?
... thatcurve-shortening causes every smoothsimple closed curve to becomeconvex and thennear-circular before it shrinks to apoint?
... that a skeleton found atAuldhame in 2005 may belong toOlaf Guthfrithson, king ofDublin andNorthumbria?
... that theBank of California Building in downtownPortland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissancepalazzo?
... thatLaura Wolvaardt made herWomen's One Day International cricket debut forSouth Africa at the age of 16?
... that thetunicatePhallusia mammillata accumulatesvanadium in its blood cells?
... thatSedap Malam was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman?

00:25, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Coconut shrimp with a dipping sauce

... thatcoconut shrimp(pictured) is a popular dish attiki bars in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys?
... that in 1931,John Polando andRussell Boardman set aflying distance record of 5,011.8 miles (8,065.7 km)?
... that the next main entry in theBattlefield series afterBattlefield 4 isBattlefield 1?
... thatgraffiti by artistHeba Amin which appeared in an episode of the television seriesHomeland included phrases in Arabic such as "Homeland is racist"?
... that theAmara War Cemetery inIraq contains the graves of threeVictoria Cross recipients from the First World War?
... thatCanadian football playerTony Akinsreturned two punts exactly 65 yards for touchdowns in 2000?
... that theStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio short story "The Painted Skin" has been praised for its "powerful theme and the sheer gruesomeness of its detail"?
... thatNetty Herawaty began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?

18 May 2016

12:40, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Max Reger in 1895

... that after attending the premiere, a critic wrote thatGesang der Verklärten byMax Reger(pictured) "may well reach the outermost limit of musical expression altogether"?
... thatJosephine Nesbit, an American army nurse and second-in-command of theAngels of Bataan, was credited with their survival throughinternment at Santo Tomas?
... that human activity hashelped thegray encrusting sponge todisperse across the Pacific?
... thatS.S. Held's 1931 novelThe Death of Metal was an inspiration for works byRoss Lockridge and perhapsDavid H. Keller?
... that the crash ofSonicblue Airways Flight 604 bankruptedSonicblue Airways?
... thatParalympic snowboarderCarl Murphy competes using a specially designed carbon fibreprosthetic leg?
... that when viewed from above, the choreography ofOh My Girl's "Closer" forms the shapes of theastrological signs in order to highlight the song's cosmic imagery?
... that when the office ofPoet Laureate of Washington was established in 2007, it was proposed to pay the incumbent with afirkin of beer?

00:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Hurricane Sandra

... thatHurricane Sandra(pictured) in2015 was the strongest Novembertropical cyclone on record in theNortheastern Pacific basin?
... thatVictoria Hamilton has appeared in threeJane Austen adaptations, most recently asMaria Bertram?
... that theCavell Nurses' Trust began with funds gathered through an appeal during theFirst World War and became the UK's "largest benevolent fund for nurses"?
... that racing driverJeff Burton broke a 175-race winless streak by winning the2006 Dover 400?
... that theGSI Mariner, a Canadianresearch/survey ship, was built inEdmonton and trucked to theHay River in sections to be reassembled for launch onGreat Slave Lake?
... that formerKentucky SenatorWalter Arnold Baker once advised the parliaments ofTomsk andNizhny Novgorod on writing constitutions?
... that inThe Play of Wit and Science, Wit wins Science's heart by slaying the monster Tediousness?
... thatSian Williams became the first professional player in theWales women's national rugby union team, after theRoyal Air Force granted her elite athlete status in 2016?

17 May 2016

13:10, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

An oleg dance

... that despite being a fusion of Western andBalinese styles,oleg(pictured) was promoted as a traditional dance?
... thatGaro Paylan was one of the first ethnicArmenians to serve as a member of the Turkish parliament in decades?
... that theGrade I listed building56 Artillery Lane inLondon is now used as a free art exhibition space?
... that in 2016,Ross Greer became the youngest everMember of the Scottish Parliament, elected at the age of 21?
... thatShaphee Lanphee, a traditional fabric ofManipur protected under theGI registration, was in the past used by the King to honour soldiers for their bravery?
... that physician and diplomatEdward Stevens may have beenAlexander Hamilton's half-brother?
... that the silkdudou was theearly-modern Chinese equivalent of thecorset, used to flatten women's breasts?
... thatCanadian football playerMarcus Adams left theRough Riders to join theRoughriders?

01:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Bhojeshwar Temple

... that thearchitectural plans for the finished temple are etched on rocks near India's incompleteBhojeshwar Temple(pictured)?
... that Syrian dissident andhuman rights activistNizar Nayyouf won theUNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize while inMezzeh prison?
... that theRiver Trave was declared Germany's 2016/17 "Riverscape of the Year" by theFriends of Nature?
... that Mexican directorDavid Pablos earned his academic degree fromfilm school with a short film that won anAriel Award?
... thatchahan, a Japanesefried rice dish, may have originated from Chinese immigrants who arrived at the port ofKobe in the 1860s?
... thatMax Reger'sNachtlied (Night Song) appears on the recordingThe Best ofthe King's Singers?
... that theHolyhead Mountain Hut Circles were occupied at various periods and a small hoard ofRoman coins was found in one?
... thatMuhammad Ali has qualified tobox forGreat Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

16 May 2016

13:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Chalciporus pseudorubinellus

... thatbolete mushrooms of the genusChalciporus, such asC. pseudorubinellus(pictured), are thought to beparasitic?
... that South Korean girl groupOh My Girl was denied entry to the United States when they flew to Los Angeles forPink Ocean's album cover photoshoot?
... that sociologistWilliam Chambliss concluded that conflict between social classes is the fundamental force in capitalist societies?
... that in 2015, theOregon Department of State Lands closedCrump Lake to the public because drought had reduced the lake’s water level exposing the lakebed to looting bycultural artifact hunters?
... that Indiangender equality activistTrupti Desai has successfully campaigned for women to be allowed entry to various religious places?
... thatfilms featuring Matt Damon have collectively earned over $2.9 billion in North America?
... that South AfricanrowerSandra Khumalo competed at the2012 Summer Paralympics just two years after taking up the sport?
... that when threatened, themegascolecid wormOctochaetus multiporussquirts a luminescent fluid from its mouth?

01:55, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Pentecost Miracle

... thatBach'sO ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (O eternal fire, o source of love) was a weddingcantata before he adapted it forPentecost(pictured)?
... thatJacky Morkel scored fourtries in fivetest matches on theSpringboks tour of 1912–13?
... that theWelsh Church (Burial Grounds) Act 1945‎ restored the legal right for the Church in Wales to look after burial grounds after they had been doing so unofficially?
... thatDruze chieftainIsmail al-Atrash established his ownsheikhdom out of territory he captured from theHamdan clan?
... that even thoughLower Merion Library System accounts for only 7% of the county's population, it accounts for over 20% of its circulation?
... thatAndrew-John Smith, director of music at London'sSt Peter's at Eaton Square, recorded the complete organ works byCamille Saint-Saëns in three volumes?
... that the 2015 American filmDigging for Fire was filmed from a two-and-a-half–page outline rather than a traditional screenplay?
... that despite its name, thejungle cat eschewsrainforests and woodlands, and prefersswamps?

15 May 2016

14:10, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

U.S. National Bank Building

... that theU.S. National Bank Building(pictured) inPortland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows byPovey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors?
... that Welsh television producerLowri Williams changed her surname to the Welsh form,Gwilym?
... that theBani al-Atrash were the most prominentDruze clan in the social hierarchy ofJabal Hauran, controlling 16 towns and villages?
... that during herDato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert,Siti Nurhaliza was supported by eight guest Malaysian and Indonesian artists?
... thatMagdalena Fularczyk was part of the first female Polish team to win a World Championship gold in an Olympic boat class?
... that theU.S. Supreme Court recentlydecided that a law that applied only to one case, identified bydocket number, and that abrogated all of a party's defenses, did not violate theU.S. Constitution?
... that in 2012 the TrinidadianCéline Gittens became the firstblack ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile inTchaikovsky'sSwan Lake in the United Kingdom?
... thatRichmond F.C. returned to the professional2016–17 RFU Championship after climbing eight tiers followingadministration, but chose to remain semi-professional?

00:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Jeremy Lin in 2010

... thatJeremy Lin(pictured) andJordan Clarkson were the firstAsian Americans inNBA history to start together atguard?
... thatSyrian hamsters are used in research to model various human medical conditions?
... that the 16th-centuryK'iche' language documentTítulo C'oyoi contains an account of the death of theK'iche Maya heroTecun Uman during theSpanish conquest of Guatemala?
... that actressHan Hyo-joo accepted a lead role inLove, Lies because it is female-dominated, unlike most recent successfulKorean films?
... that a cyclist was caughtmechanical doping after an electric motor was found in her bike, 6 years after the first allegations emerged?
... that aNatural Ice Cream store appeared in theLimca Book of Records for the largest ice cream slab, which weighed 3,000 kilograms?
... thatYoko Kawahara was the voice of the forest bird in theJahrhundertring, and was the first to perform the soprano solo in Reger'sfragment of the Dies irae?
... that for theshow horseDark Spirit's Rebel, 13 was a lucky number?

14 May 2016

13:10, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Four-horned antelope

... that the unusual four-horned skull of thefour-horned antelope(illustrated) makes it a popular target fortrophy hunters?
... that Eritrean-bornTsegai Tewelde, who soughtpolitical asylum in the United Kingdom, has been selected to compete at the2016 Summer Olympics forTeam GB?
... that according to Mexican singer-songwriterAlejandra Guzmán,A + No Poder is a "more intelligent, mature and planned album" than her previous ones?
... thatGeorge S. Ballif was chairman of the World Peace Through Law Committee with theUtah State Bar Association?
... that the temple atMalinithan was built with granite stones underAryan influence, unlike otherNortheast India temples built with bricks?
... thatChloe Pirrie was named one ofBAFTA's "Breakthrough Brits" in 2013?
... that David S. Gallant was fired after the game he developed,I Get This Call Every Day, was featured on the front page of theToronto Star?
... thatPalestinian poetRashid Hussein usedJewish gallows humor in poems he wrote aboutArab conditions inIsrael?

01:25, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Shri Govindajee Temple

... that one of the seven images ofKrishna carved from theSacred Jackfruit Tree is located in theShree Govindajee Temple(pictured) in the palace atImphal?
... that Spain's firstInternational Cross Country Championships gold medallistFrancisco Aritmendi later sold his medal?
... thatsolid nitrogen is an important component of the surfaces ofTriton, a moon ofNeptune, and of the dwarf planetPluto?
... thatMichelle Williams is aBest Actress nominee at the upcoming2016 Tony Awards?
... that in thescience fiction video gameMayday! Deep Space, the player usesvoice commands to instruct the only survivor on a ship full of dead crew members?
... thatThe Josh Carrick Foundation, which funds research intotesticular cancer, has raised over £300,000 since 2012?
... that prior to playing for theWales women's national rugby union team,Bethan Dainton was awarded theOperational Service Medal for Afghanistan?
... that the stage backdrop forLeona Lewis'I Am Tour was described by one critic as resembling "five strips of giant toilet paper"?

13 May 2016

13:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Hassan Shateri

... thatHassan Shateri(pictured), a senior commander of Iran'sRevolutionary Guards who had been an assassination target for some time, was killed inSyria in February 2013?
... thatLCD Soundsystem is releasing anew studio album in 2016, even though they had disbanded five years prior following a big farewell show?
... that the idols of English goalkeeperCallum Burton include his German counterpartsManuel Neuer andMarc-André ter Stegen?
... that actorDouglas Fairbanks, Jr. was one of the founding members of theAmerican Society of theOrder of St John?
... that after serving as a temporary secretary toGeorge Bernard Shaw,Mabel McConnell Fitzgerald tried to convert him toIrish separatism?
... that in hisEssai sur les mœurs et l'esprit des nations ("Essay on the Customs and Spirit of Nations"),Voltaire attacked prejudices against theMuslim world?
... thatRichard Rushall's election to mayor ofRangoon was described byThe Straits Times as having given "universal satisfaction"?
... that the first train station inPittsfield, Massachusetts, a predecessor of theScelsi ITC, "was never so much admired as during the last half-hour of its existence"?

01:55, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Model of amastodon

... that the domed woodenDorkovo Museum displays fossils from thePliocene epoch, including a life-size model of agomphothere(pictured)?
... thatMax Reger regarded his compositionDer Einsiedler, a setting of a poem byEichendorff for baritone, choir and orchestra, as "among the most beautiful things I've ever written"?
... that the 13 member countries ofOPEC account for 40 percent ofworldwide oil production and 73 percent ofproven oil reserves?
... thatCerys Hale was selected for theWales women's national rugby union team squad for the2014 World Cup, while still at university?
... that the upcoming filmRebel in the Rye is based on a non-fiction book about the life of authorJ. D. Salinger during World War II?
... thatAled Roberts was disqualified from theWelsh Assembly because of incorrect guidance given in a Welsh-language document?
... that the newEvergreen Point Floating Bridge is the fourth floating bridge to connectSeattle with itsEastside suburbs, and the world's longest?
... that theCheltenham Town footballerDaniel Wright gave his son the number 9 as a middle name?

12 May 2016

14:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Main tower in the Shumen fortress

... that theShumen fortress(pictured) was destroyed in 1444 after the battle betweenWładysław III of Poland and theOttomans?
... that less than two months afterRush kickedMarco Corleone out ofLos Ingobernables, the two wrestlers were teamed up for the 2016Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles?
... thatGott ist mein König, BWV 71, is the only survivingchurch cantata byBach to have been printed during his lifetime?
... thatDelila Richards Abbott worked for a top secret government committee which advocated for policy changes for U.S. servicewomen in the 1960s?
... that the moststreamed song of all time also reached number-one on theMexico Airplay chart?
... that, speaking at the 2014 Conference on the Culture of Peace,Vijaya Melnick said thatviolence against women "continues to be our greatest shame and tragedy"?
... that the Puerto-Rican singerRicky Martin won twoLo Nuestro Awards foran album that wona Grammy anda song nominated for twoLatin Grammys?
... that theRecreation Ground inLlansantffraid-ym-Mechain formerly had to be cleared ofcow dung before each football match?

00:25, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Max Reger in 1913

... that among the lateworks by Max Reger(pictured) are afragment of a Latin Requiem and theHebbel Requiem?
... that according to Shia tradition,Narjis converted toIslam on the request ofMary, the mother of Jesus, andFatimah, the daughter ofMuhammad, whom she saw in her dreams?
... that Antonia andWilliam Kennedy Dickson'sHistory of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph is considered the first book on the history of film?
... that Iranianpara-archerZahra Nemati has qualified for both the2016 Summer Paralympics and the2016 Summer Olympics?
... that theSwedish immigrants who builtLarson's Hunters Resort on the western border ofMinnesota initially lived in adugout?
... that the Bosnian princeVladislav was passed over in succession for unknown reasons, but nevertheless ruled with his wifeJelena in the name of their minor sonTvrtko?
... that theBritish Institute in Amman was founded by the archaeologistCrystal Bennett in 1975 to provide a base for British archaeological expeditions to Jordan?
... thatBusker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending" re-enters the South Korean music charts every spring and is nicknamed "Cherry Blossom Zombie"?

11 May 2016

12:40, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Marlia Hardi

... that, at the age of 24,Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... thatMax Reger had theproofs of his eight-part motetDer Mensch lebt und bestehet open next to his bed when he was found dead on 11 May 1916?
... that a Honey and Bee Museum has been established atOoty to promotebeekeeping in India?
... thatFfion Bowen took uprugby union due to the closure of her localnetball club, and 18 months later was called up to theWales women's national team?
... that while serving in theUnited States Army Medical Department onGuadalcanal,D. Elden Beck collected over 16,000 insect specimens and sent them back toBrigham Young University?
... that inan upcoming film,Kevin James plays a writer who is mistaken for a realassassin when his fictional novel is published as non-fiction?
... that Canadian footballreturn specialistHarry Abofs accidentally gave away theToronto Argonauts' final possession of the59th Grey Cup by kicking the ball out of bounds?
... thatBob Beckman claimed that hisOld English Sheepdog, William, was a successful stock picker?

00:10, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Mary, Queen of Hungary

... thatMary, Queen of Hungary(pictured), regained the throne after her mother,Elizabeth of Bosnia, hadCharles III of Naples assassinated in 1386?
... thatMaryland was forced to issue refunds, potentially up to $200 million, after part of the state's personal income tax scheme wasfound unconstitutional by theU.S. Supreme Court?
... thatlong jumperIrene Martínez was Cuba's firstPan American Games champion in a jumping event?
... that two deputies of theGerman Party were elected in the1938 Slovak parliamentary election, formerCarpathian German Party chief and member of the Czechoslovak parliament from the10th districtFranz Karmasin, and the priestJosef Steinhübl?
... that theBank of England 10s note was replaced by thefifty pence coin duringdecimalisation?
... thatAttila Losonczy's lab usescalcium andtwo-photon imaging to observe the activity of hundreds of neurons in thehippocampus of active mice?
... thatJacqui Kapinowski competed inwheelchair curling at the2010 Winter Paralympics and has qualified to compete inrowing at the2016 Summer Paralympics?
... that the fishOpisthoproctus soleatus has tubular eyes which point upwards?

10 May 2016

12:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

HMSPembroke in 2008

... that while travelling back to Scotland from thePersian Gulf in 2012, theminehunterHMSPembroke(pictured) protected a cargo ship adrift in theGulf of Aden from pirates?
... that after retiring from theKentucky Supreme Court,Dan Jack Combs was twice arrested onmarijuana-related charges and became an advocate for the drug'slegalization in the United States?
... thatCoimbatore is known as "Manchester ofSouth India" due to its cotton production and textile industries?
... that the 2016Gran Alternativawrestling tournament marked theConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre debut ofGolden Magic?
... that Russian-JewishlinguistElye Falkovitsh saved the lives of 88 wounded people during a single battle inWorld War II?
... that the upcoming filmPatriots Day is based on the2013 terrorist attack on theBoston Marathon onPatriots' Day?
... that "Atatürk's Pine Tree" is a place in theSoğuksu National Park with historic value, whereMustafa Kemal Atatürk once took a rest?
... that theWelsh women's rugby union internationalElen Evans rode a lifeboat across theMenai Strait as part of the2012 Summer Olympics torch relay?

00:21, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Welsh Church of Central London

... thatDavid Lloyd George regularly attended theWelsh Church of Central London(pictured) and his daughter was married there?
... thatChan Yuen-ting was the first female manager to lead a men'sassociation football team to a league championship in a nation's top league?
... that gypsy sauce may have originated fromà la zingara?
... that the Welsh professorKaren Holford entered the first rounds of the2004 Formula Woman Championship behind the wheel of aCaterham 7?
... thatDer 100. Psalm, an extended setting of Psalm 100 for choir, orchestra, and organ byMax Reger, was premièred simultaneously inChemnitz andBreslau?
... that the depiction of guerrillas inSelamat Berdjuang, Masku! may have led to a decline in films based on theIndonesian National Revolution?
... thatHygrophorus pudorinus mushrooms can taste ofturpentine?
... that the suffragetteElsie Howey once had nearly all of her teeth broken duringforce-feeding after undertaking ahunger strike in prison?

9 May 2016

12:36, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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A halal snack pack

... that four months after its creation, aFacebook group dedicated to thehalal snack pack(pictured) had almost 90,000 members?
... thatEmilia Baeyertz preached to crowds on Christianity but her son,Charles Nalder Baeyertz, was concerned about the moral dangers of "a prevalence of bad English"?
... that after losing asteel cage match in the main event of the 2016Guerra de Golfo, professional wrestler Astro was forced to take off hismask?
... thatL. Douglas Smoot made contributions both locally and nationally with hischemical engineering work incombustion research?
... that in theMicrosoft Windows andWii video gameSnail Mail, players navigate the various levels by controlling the main character, a snail namedTurbo with a jetpack?
... that the Belgian folkloristEmiel van Heurck never graduated, but wrote books on religious popular culture and translatedMultatuli into French?
... that American slaveholders altered "O'er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness" because they felt they could not sing a hymn that endorsed educating "the Negro"?
... that the footballerEmily Allen once scored 15 goals in one match?

00:51, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Eduardo Sasha

... that Brazilian footballerEduardo Sasha(pictured) is nicknamed after the model and actressSasha Meneghel?
... that during World War II, the six-member Steinlauf family from theNowy Sącz Ghetto were rescued by the nine-member Król family, who were risking the death penalty?
... thatsnowfall in Buenos Aires is rare, being observed only three times since the start of meteorological observations in 1906?
... thatMax Reger dedicatedDer Einsiedler to conductorPhilipp Wolfrum and his choir, but they performed the premiere only after the composer's death, together with hisRequiem?
... that theTennessee Walking HorseRPM was sold as a four-year-old for US$1.25 million?
... that the music video for "Girls / Girls / Boys" was inspired byD'Angelo's video for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"?
... that following safety-related rule changes to limit throwing distances, the U.S. women's high school record for thejavelin throw set byBarbara Friedrich in 1967 may never be broken?
... that in the upcomingopen world science fiction gameRokh, players mustsurvive on Mars?

8 May 2016

13:06, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Busoni around 1895

... that one of themajor works by Ferruccio Busoni(pianist-composer pictured) is hisPiano Concerto which is more than an hour long and ends with amen's chorus singing a hymn to Allah?
... that while the national motto "Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa" was supposed to build a unified Filipino national identity, it was later denounced as being "the slogan of a fascist regime"?
... that the music video forJustice's song "Stress", ranked byComplex magazine as the second-best music video of the 2000s, was banned from French television?
... thatWajida Tabassum's storyHand Me Downs, published in 1994, was made into a movie under the titleKama Sutra: A Tale of Love?
... that theVeronica Mars episode "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" features guest appearances fromDan Castellaneta,Rider Strong, andSamm Levine?
... thatIna Plug's research work onfossils from a site of an EarlyIron Age settlement in the farm "Diamant" near Ellisr in South Africa was ofdomestic dogs dated to 570 AD?
... that prior to frontingThink Tank,Bill Turnbull had wanted to host a quiz show for some time?
... that Romanian footballerIoan Hora spent "two beautiful years" atGloria Bistrița?

01:21, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Tarquin and Lucretia, Titian, 1571

... thatTitian's painting ofTarquin and Lucretia(illustrated) took over three years to complete?
... thatIran has accusedIsrael of being behind theassassination of several Iranian nuclear scientists?
... that the upcoming BBC TV seriesRedwater is the first major network drama to derive from the soap operaEastEnders?
... thatNat Caldwell andGene Graham exposed the "sweetheart deal" that kept miners from being treated forblack lung disease?
... thatIRNSS-1G, successfully launched byISRO in April, was the seventh and last satellite of theIndian Regional Navigation Satellite System?
... that when three American basketball players left theOita Ehime HeatDevils after theMarch 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, their coach was fired for failing to stop them?
... that the fossil antLiometopum incognitum was described from a single partial queen?
... that in keeping with theThe Fast and the Furious franchise's penchant for filming in "exotic" locations, such asDubai andRio de Janeiro,Fast 8 is filming inCuba?

7 May 2016

13:36, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Hu Lanqi

... that beforeHu Lanqi(pictured) became China's first female major general, she was a magazine cover girl, a prisoner of Nazi Germany, and was invited to Moscow byMaxim Gorky?
... that theBritish Relief Association was the largest provider of private relief during theGreat Irish Famine?
... that during an 8-week period in World War II, Major GeneralDouglass T. Greene was consecutively commander of the16th Armored Division and the12th Armored Division and then Deputy Commander of theSecond United States Army?
... thatRhyl & Prestatyn Ladies F.C. picked up a number ofWrexham players following the latter club's dissolution?
... thatMichael Laucke'ssnooker winnings allowed him to finance 110 trips fromMontreal toNew York City to study the classical guitar withFranco-Spaniard Rolando Valdès–Blain?
... that $100–$120 billion worth ofIranian assets are frozen around the world and thenuclear agreement will lead to the release of only about $30 billion of it?
... thatofficers of the United States have been delegated part of the "sovereign power" of theUnited States?
... thatChip Fairway left the sporting world at age 31 so that he could spend more time with his family?

00:51, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Iris atrofusca

... that the flowers ofIris atrofusca are so dark that inJordan it is often called a "black iris"?
... thatdessert sauce can be prepared as ahard sauce using alcoholic beverages?
... that twelve fossil ant species are placed in themorphogenusEmplastus?
... thatSarah Charles Lewis played Winnie Foster in the musicalTuck Everlasting's 2015world premiere and is reprising the role onBroadway in 2016?
... thatArgentina,Thailand andGreat Britain were the first three nations to qualify for theTeam BC1–2 event inboccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics?
... thatFrankie Ruiz, popularly known as the "Father ofSalsa", never took singing classes?
... that of all the wrestlers in the video gameWWE Road to WrestleMania X8, onlyKevin Nash did not actually compete atWrestleMania X8?
... that thecontroversial Torre de Manila, a residential condominium under construction in the Philippines, has been nicknamed by its critics as the "national photobomber"?

6 May 2016

13:06, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

£1 note, issued in 1805

... that theBank of England £1 note(1805 issue pictured) ceased to be legal tender in 1988 and was replaced by theone pound coin?
... thatDavid Hall boughtBenjamin Franklin out of his printing business?
... that the Canadian classical scholarElizabeth Caskey supervised and summarised annual archaeological trench excavations in Greece?
... that the literary historianZoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga, once a member of theRomanian Communist Party's central committee, became a nun late in life?
... that the extinct lacewingProsisyrina is described from fossils found in Cretaceous amber?
... that American football playerDevin Fuller toured as a youngster with singerLuther Vandross?
... that the Britishmodern pentathleteJoe Choong is studying for a degree in maths at theUniversity of Bath?
... that theSeri Rambai cannon in Penang, Malaysia, is considered a fertility symbol?

01:21, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Statues of women with offerings

... that most of the 300 stone sculptures(examples pictured) found atCerro de los Santos depict women, many with tiara-like headdresses or cloaks?
... thatorganized horse fighting has been a traditionalMiao Chinese New Year observance for 500 years?
... that the orientation of newEtruscan temples may have been decided byaugurs observing the flight of birds?
... that U.S. Army LieutenantEthel Weed was a pivotal figure in establishingwomen's rights inpostwar Japan?
... thatGraham Waterhouse began hisString Sextet,Op. 1, in 1979, and completed it 34 years later?
... that theElectro-Dynamic Light Company, organized byAlbon Man and others, was formed three months before the Edison Electric-Light Company?
... thatmedu vada was popularized outside of South India byUdupi restaurateurs ofMumbai?
... thatGirls' Generation is the firstgirl group to have three music videos, including "The Boys", with more than 100 million views onYouTube?

5 May 2016

13:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Side door atWimpole Hall, byJames Gibbs

... that theGibbs surround(pictured) is named after the architectJames Gibbs, though he did not invent this style of framing a door or window?
... that the customarysalutation used inletters from one president to another is "My Great and Good Friend"?
... thatSusan Rice was the first woman to head a Britishclearing bank?
... that with his victory in the2006 Bank of America 500,Kasey Kahne became the eighth driver to win both annualSprint Cup Series points races atLowe's Motor Speedway?
... thatKlaus Uwe Ludwig played the complete organ works byBach andReger at theLutherkirche in Wiesbaden?
... that theU.S. Supreme Court recentlyheld inHeffernan v. City of Paterson that a public employer violates theFirst Amendment even when it mistakenly disciplines an employee for political activity?
... thatGilbert Whitley thoughtToxotes lorentzi was more primitive than otherarcherfish because it lacks the distinctive side markings characteristic of its genus?
... thatGuinness World Records recognizesJustin Bieber's "Baby" as themost disliked YouTube video?

01:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Sam Allardyce

... that thePremier League managerSam Allardyce(pictured) learned many training methods from observing theNFL'sTampa Bay Buccaneers?
... that when she was 11,Emily Hollinshead challenged an FA ban on girls and boys playing football together?
... thatLemonade was accompanied by the release of a 60-minuteshort film of the same name, which premiered onHBO?
... thatFritz Stein found in an archive orchestral parts of theJena Symphony, which he published as possibly an early work byBeethoven?
... that theANZAC Peace Park inAlbany,Western Australia was built to honor soldiers who served in theAustralian and New Zealand Army Corps duringWWI?
... thatHelen Matusevich Oujesky pursued environmental research on pollution of soil and water, particularly oftoxic wastes?
... that the roof trusses from Philadelphia's1755 Great Meeting House (demolished 1812) have been recycled twice?
... that a dozen temporarytriumphal arches were constructed inPhiladelphia for theentrance of the Marquis de Lafayette into the city in 1824?

4 May 2016

14:06, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Logo for theStar Wars franchise

... thatHarmy's Despecialized Edition is a fan-made effort to recreate the theatrical releases of the originalStar Wars trilogy(logo pictured) inhigh-definition?
... that in No. 2 ofthree chorale fantasias, Op. 52,Max Reger has the chorale tune enter like "the voice of an angel", according to the organistKarl Straube?
... that the vicar ofSt Trygarn's Church did not live in the parish in the mid-19th century?
... thatDwight L. Bush, Sr. was abanker, abundler, and abusinessman before serving as anambassador?
... that players take control of animals to solve puzzles and defeat enemies inSpace Station Silicon Valley?
... that Pathers use "vandal sand" to make moulds forNachiarkoil lamps?
... that despite preparing for a variety of situations, many U.S. government leaders remainvulnerable to BOOBs?

02:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

The U.S. Army's Presidential Salute Battery firing an M5 gun

... that theU.S. Army'sPresidential Salute Battery uses the World War II-eraM5 gun?
... thatZahida Khatun Sherwani wrote poetry inUrdu under the pseudonyms "Zay Khay Sheen" and "Nuzhat", as the then-Muslim society did not permit women to write poetry or further women's causes?
... that in 1936, Southeast Asia's oldest warpikat was found among skeletal remains in caves inBanton, Romblon, Philippines?
... that U.S. SenatorHenry B. Payne actually had no middle name, but added the initial to give his name "a more pleasing effect"?
... thatMeghan Trainor's "Lips Are Movin" music video received over 2.5 million YouTube views in less than two days?
... thatNeisha Pratt captained theHong Kong women's national cricket team in their first official match in 2006?
... that from 2020, theBank of England £20 note will featureJ. M. W. Turner and his paintingThe Fighting Temeraire?
... that, "blown away" byWilliam Primrose'sviola playing,David Dalton decided to become a violist?

3 May 2016

14:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Trevor Story

... thatTrevor Story(pictured) is the firstrookie in Major League Baseball to hithome runs in each of his first four games?
... that construction inEuonymeia uncovered one of the largest knownBronze Age industrial complexes of theMycenaean civilization?
... thatHans-Dieter Bader performed the title role of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's operaSly, recorded live at theStaatsoper Hannover, "as written", whilePlácido Domingo had to cut and change the part?
... that theWelsh Church (Amendment) Act 1938 was passed to giveSwansea University the same rights to the Church in Wales' endowments as theUniversity of Wales?
... thatSir Frederick Ballantyne, a cardiologist and theGovernor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was the first in his family to attend high school?
... that a memorial was not erected for the 674 bodies at theHurricane of 1928 African American Mass Burial Site until the 75th anniversary ofthe hurricane?
... that the poetsSajida andZahida Zaidi, professors at theAligarh Muslim University, were known as the "Zaidi Sisters" in the literary community?
... that theRam Rath Yatra was a political-religious march led byBJP leaderL. K. Advani in an air-conditioned Toyota designed to resemble a chariot?

01:51, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Snow-covered Guallatiri

... that glacier-coveredGuallatiri(pictured) was last active in 1960, and still featuresfumaroles?
... thatGeorge P. Hammond discovered new details about the desertion ofOñate's colony inNew Mexico?
... thatdaily fantasy sports have faced legal scrutiny in the United States over whether they are agame of chance?
... that in 1892,Venance Payot, a former mayor ofChamonix,France, argued against the building of theMontenvers Railway on the grounds it would take business away frommule drivers and porters?
... that American singer-songwriterRomeo Santos broke the record for the most nominations in a single ceremony at the2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards?
... thatElisabeth von Heyking's debutnovel sold out within three weeks of its release?
... that thememorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran for a joint investigation of theAMIA bombing never came into force?
... thatGrace Banker and her team of telephone operators reported for work wearing helmets and gas masks?

2 May 2016

14:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

A hypercycle

... that thehypercycle model(pictured) could explain how life onEarth might havebegun?
... thatMarten Gasparini's US $1.3 millionsigning bonus is aMajor League Baseball record for players from Europe?
... thatyou are more likely to die on or near your birthday than at other times?
... that, in 1989,Kentucky Supreme Court JusticeRobert F. Stephens issued an opinion that the state's entire public school system was unconstitutional?
... thatan album recorded atGuitar Center was named after a line from the filmWayne's World?
... that for the 1954 filmBeneath the 12-Mile Reef, seven-time Academy Award nomineeEdward Cronjager became the first cinematographer to useCinemaScope underwater?
... thatCatatonia had intended to include an anti-Warner Bros. Records song on their triple-platinum selling albumInternational Velvet?
... thatLiverpool F.C. strikerPaul Walsh received months of treatment from a brokenultrasound machine?

02:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Richard Dehmel

... thatRichard Dehmel(pictured) said that "Befreit" (1898), theLied setting of his poem byRichard Strauss, was "a little bit too soft compared to the text, but it appeals to most people"?
... that intricate artworks on an Australian prison cell wall that were discovered by accident almost a century later are thought to be the handiwork ofconvictJames Walsh?
... that theUdokan Plateau experienced volcanic activity from theMiocene until about 2200 years ago?
... thatJozef Raskin, a BelgianScheutist missionary who wasguillotined for spying in World War II, has a statue erected in his honor in the city ofAarschot?
... that the United States'191st Army Band has thespecial unit designation "Band of the Wild West"?
... that theSocial Democrats were the only party to win more than 16% of the vote in anynational parliamentary election in the First Czechoslovak Republic?
... that the lead actress of the Mexican filmUn Monstruo de Mil Cabezas created her character based on her father's death?
... thata team of refugees is expected to compete at the2016 Summer Olympics?

1 May 2016

14:36, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Lucca with her handler

... thatLucca(pictured) became the 67th recipient of theDickin Medal, having lost a leg in anIED explosion?
... that rabbiCarole B. Balin rediscovered the existence of 67 Jewish women writers from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuryRussian Empire?
... that the rock formation containingParadictyoolithus, a type ofdinosaur egg, was determined to be 91 to 94 million years old usinguranium-lead dating?
... that Swedish diplomatCossva Anckarsvärd,a witness to theArmenian Genocide, called it an attempt to "exterminate the Armenian nation"?
... that the currentBank of England £10 note features a portrait ofCharles Darwin and an illustration ofHMS Beagle on the reverse?
... thatPaul Browne, a British former European championParalympic archer, was born witharthrogryposis?
... that "We Don't Have To Dance" byAndy Black was written withFall Out Boy singerPatrick Stump?
... that 76 people complained when theEastEnders charactersPaul Coker andBen Mitchell were seen topless together in a funeral parlour with a corpse in the room?

02:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort

... that the sites ofSira and theKasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort(pictured) were considered auspicious because of a good omen of a hare chasing a hound, a common legend in the building of forts in India?
... that Vice AdmiralRobert Walls was among the last intake of 13 year oldcadet midshipmen to be accepted by theRoyal Australian Naval College?
... that after the 1972 hijacking ofPan Am Flight 841, the pilot received honors atPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as well as death threats and vandalism at his home?
... that Americancross-country skiing coachJon Kreamelmeyer was inducted into theParalympic Hall of Fame in 2014?
... that the next version of theBank of England £5 note will feature a portrait ofWinston Churchill?
... thatTony Stewart won the2006 Banquet 400 despite running out of fuel?
... that inMunin, apuzzle-platformer video game, the goal is to retrieve the maincharacter's wings, stolen by theNorse godLoki?
... that in one study, anewt was able toregenerate the lens of its eye eighteen times?

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