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31 August 2017
- 00:00, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

O'Toole's Pub
30 August 2017
- 00:00, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Joseph and Amalie Joachim
- ... thatJoseph andAmalie Joachim(pictured) receivedtwo songs fromJohannes Brahms, one to begin their marriage, the other decades later to repair it?
- ... that therosy razor clam tries to evade capture by rapidly burrowing deeper into the sediment?
- ... that in 1978, airline captainGordon Vetterescued a Cessna pilot who was lost over the Pacific Ocean andrunning out of fuel?
- ... thatsupporter liaison officers are claimed to be a major factor in the 20 percent reduction of crowd disorder inSwedish football?
- ... thatAmabel Anderson Arnold, aSt. Louis lawyer and law professor, received degrees from both Benton College of Law and City College of Law and Finance within a five-day period?
- ... that theCatholic University of Madagascar awarded the country's firsttheology degree in 1961?
- ... thatChristian William Miller, inventor of a water desalination device promoted byFranklin D. Roosevelt, was considered one of the most beautiful men in the 1940sNew York gay society?
- ... that theJugendkulturhaus Dynamo, a youth center inZürich, was built from an old brewery afteryouth riots in the city were sparked by a grant of 61,000,000Swiss francs to the Zürich Opera?
29 August 2017
- 00:00, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Alderia modesta
28 August 2017
- 00:00, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

St Peter's Church, Henfield, West Sussex
27 August 2017
- 00:00, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Sydney Metro Blues
26 August 2017
- 00:00, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Caroline Risque
25 August 2017
- 00:00, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Chemical structure of Regrelor
- ... thatregrelor(pictured), a new experimentalantiplatelet drug, was withdrawn during a phase IIclinical trial due to an increased risk of bleeding?
- ... thatJohn O'Brien presided over the military court that tried and acquitted Japanese AdmiralSoemu Toyoda?
- ... that in 1999three perfectly-preserved child mummies were found on the summit ofLlullaillaco, a 6,700 m (22,000 ft) volcano, where they had been sacrificed under theInca Empire 500 years earlier?
- ... thatAkhamaman, the self-proclaimedking of Pegu, began his career as a rower on the royal yacht of KingNarathihapate ofPagan?
- ... that a marine organism described in 1971 as a new species ofgastrotrich was later identified as the larva of a bristleworm, probablyPolydora ciliata?
- ... that the introduction ofTicketer ticket machines onReading Transport buses meant that 11,000 pre-paid cards had to be reissued?
- ... that U.S. citizens areprohibited from engaging in business transactions with the owners of the Mexican newspaperUnomásuno?
- ... that when signing toMCA Records,Gregg Alexander allegedly received a $600,000 advance for the New Radicals'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too?
24 August 2017
- 00:00, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Dunes of Abalos Undae
23 August 2017
- 00:00, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Aribert Reimann
22 August 2017
- 00:00, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Sycamore lace bug
21 August 2017
- 00:00, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Thukkachi Abatsahayesvar temple
20 August 2017
- 00:15, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Venus and Adonis
19 August 2017
- 00:30, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Abebe Bikila in 1968
18 August 2017
- 00:45, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Schloss Ledenburg
- ... thatSchloss Ledenburg(pictured), the residence of several families in succession, housedmusic that seemed lost?
- ... that surgeonPankaj Chandak and his colleagues are believed to be the first surgical team to act in a television drama, namelyThe Crown?
- ... that during the early winter, theamphipodParamoera walkeri nearly cover the underside ofAntarctic ice sheets?
- ... that "Gotta Get a Grip" is one of two new singles byMick Jagger, his first solo material since the albumGoddess in the Doorway was released in 2001?
- ... thatAyn Rand found the title for her novelThe Fountainhead, her first major success, in athesaurus?
- ... thatSeyyed Abdollah Behbahani, a Shia theologian and leader of theconstitutional movement, was assassinated in Iran and buried in Iraq?
- ... that video gameGodville is azero-player game, requiring no player interaction with the main character?
- ... that the bandLiimanarina take their name from a Finnish word for "glue" and the creaking sound a door makes when it is opened?
17 August 2017
- 01:00, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Golden Tea Room
- ... thatToyotomi Hideyoshi, theJapanese regent from 1585 to 1591, ordered the construction of theGolden Tea Room(pictured), achashitsu that was completely covered in gold?
- ... that the2017–18 London & South East Premier season will be the first under that name, as the Rugby Football Union felt the previous "National League 3" name was misleading?
- ... thatHenry Semon lost his seat in theOregon legislature when he accepted a position on the state's agriculture board, but was reappointed to the legislature after resigning from the board?
- ... that the operaAlceste, composed byAnton Schweitzer with a libretto byWieland, is regarded as a milestone of German opera?
- ... that the site ofKayak Point County Park was originally proposed as anoil refinery?
- ... that theJapanese pygmy woodpecker becomes smaller and darker from the north of its range to the south?
- ... thatBill McCann was awarded theDistinguished Service Order for "courage and fine leadership" during the capture of Crépey Wood?
- ... thata story about the state of American football in the year 17776 has been compared to the work ofDon DeLillo,Italo Calvino,Thomas Pynchon, and robottrolls onReddit?
16 August 2017
- 01:15, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Clint Dempsey
15 August 2017
- 01:30, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Grey-headed woodpecker
14 August 2017
- 01:45, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
13 August 2017
- 02:00, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
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- 00:00, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Detail of the Martian dunes
11 August 2017
- 00:00, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Sabina Cvilak
10 August 2017
- 00:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Qadamgah
9 August 2017
- 00:00, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Falls along the protected section of stream
8 August 2017
- 00:00, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Cherry Garciaice cream
7 August 2017
- 00:00, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Gevninge helmet fragment
6 August 2017
- 00:00, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Theater Magdeburg
5 August 2017
- 00:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

First drop on the Airplane Coaster
4 August 2017
- 00:00, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Sea aster mining bee
3 August 2017
- 00:00, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Bagel and cream cheese
- ... that thebagel and cream cheese(example pictured) was a very popular dish in the United States in the early 1950s, having permeated American culture?
- ... thatradioactive nanoparticles are being investigated as a treatment for cancer?
- ... thatDaniel Tilton, one of the first three judges of theMississippi Territory, lacked any legal experience prior to his appointment?
- ... that thestag beetleGeodorcus servandus is unable to fly, and is known to occur only on a single mountaintop inNew Zealand?
- ... thatSeattle'sInternational District/Chinatown station is located under a large concrete lid that supports several office towers and a public plaza?
- ... thatAngelo De Donatis is the first non-cardinal to be appointedVicar General of Rome since the sixteenth century?
- ... that the 2008 filmDostana inspired several fashion trends in India, withPriyanka Chopra's silversari, worn in the song "Desi Girl", becoming very popular?
- ... that the various versions ofTitian'sVenus and Musician include organists,lute-players,Cupids, and dogs, but always a nudeVenus?
2 August 2017
- 00:00, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Patent diagram of Giant Cyclone Safety Coaster "Jazz Track"
1 August 2017
- 00:00, 1 August 2017 (UTC)