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28 February 2018

00:00, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Fannie Lou Hamer

... thatAfrican-American civil rights leaderFannie Lou Hamer(pictured) wasbrutally beaten on the orders of police inMississippi for standing up againstracial segregation?
... that theFrench Constitutional Council triggered aby-election in a constituency where thewinning candidate avoided a second round by 16 votes?
... that harpsichordistPieter-Jan Belder recorded the completeFitzwilliam Virginal Book, andTelemann's completeTafelmusik with his ensemble Musica Amphion?
... that the anime seriesC was inspired by thebankruptcy of Lehman Brothers?
... thatHenry V. Plummer was a chaplain with the US ArmyBuffalo Soldiers, while his sonH. Vinton Plummer was a leader inMarcus Garvey's secret service and militia?
... thatWarming's lantern fish spends the day at depths and ascends at night to feed on mats ofdiatoms near the sea surface?
... thatKenneth Cairns won four gold medals and one silver in his firstParalympic Games?
... that the jazz clubBop City was the site of the only meeting betweenLouis Armstrong andCharlie Parker?

27 February 2018

00:00, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Alexandra Palace

... thatJohn Johnson andAlfred Meeson designed theAlexandra Palace(pictured) in north London?
... that findings atLaili Cave show thatTimor was colonised at least 44,600 years ago, making it the oldest known habitation ofmodern humans inWallacea?
... that afterJ. Charles Jones led an anti-segregationsit-in with hundreds of activists at aWoolworth counter inCharlotte, North Carolina, the store closed its counter to prevent furtherintegration?
... thatBach's motetKomm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 (Come, Jesus, come) sets lyrics byPaul Thymich, scored for a double choir?
... that abolitionistRichard Foster was an officer of the1st Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry in the civil war and, with his regiment, established theLincoln Institute as a school for African Americans?
... that the youngest bell ofSt. Lubentius, Dietkirchen, aRomanesque church on a rock, was consecrated byPope John Paul II?
... that 16-year-oldHailie Deegan is the only female driver in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series West?
... that nominations for theUK Picture Editors' Guild awards have included photographs of battlefield conflict, German figure skaters, andTheresa May laughing?

26 February 2018

00:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Austin United States Courthouse

... that theAustin United States Courthouse(pictured) was given an abundance of windows and natural lighting to represent the importance oftransparency in the judiciary?
... thatArsenal reached today's2018 EFL Cup Final againstManchester City without playing a game outside London?
... that 40 years ago,Gary Mathias disappeared after leaving a working automobile to walk into California'sPlumas National Forest without winter clothing or food, along with four men later found dead?
... thatSudden Rush was the first group to recordnā mele paleoleo (Hawaiianhip hop)?
... that in 1955,a white supremacist organization claimed theracial integration of schools in the United States was a plot devised in Moscow to "mongrelize"White Americans?
... that pianistChristopher White arranged four movements of Mahler's unfinishedTenth Symphony for his instrument and made a recording atRosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead?
... thatWat Phra Dhammakaya contains a large monument with a million Buddha statues?
... that in 1977, hostages on boarda hijacked airliner escaped when their captors fell asleep?

25 February 2018

00:00, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

John W. Overton

... thatJohn W. Overton(pictured) was killed in World War I, a year after setting the world track and field records in the indoor mile and indoor 1000 yard (910 m) races in 1917?
... that the organizers ofFESTIMA, a festival inBurkina Faso celebratingtraditional African masks, estimate that 100,000 people attended in 2016?
... that after theshooting of Trayvon Martin, Seattle authorIjeoma Oluo started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had previously devoted to food?
... that what at first sight appears to be a singleOedera capensis flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads?
... that because she felt she lacked acting experience, Japanese voice actressTomori Kusunoki initially auditioned as a singer?
... that the killings at theAlem Bekagn prison were visible from the windows of theOrganisation of African Unity headquarters, but were never mentioned by the OAU?
... that the Yellow River put an end toWanting in 1168?

24 February 2018

00:00, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Su Bai

... thatSu Bai(pictured), the first head ofPeking University's archaeology department, is considered a pioneer in the archaeology of Buddhism?
... that the deep watersquat lobsterEumunida picta is oftenassociated with the coldwater coralLophelia pertusa?
... thatSatan frequently appeared as a comic relief figure in late medievalmystery plays, in which he "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background"?
... that during thefirst U.S. government shutdown in 1980, theCarter administration dispatched U.S. Marshals toFederal Trade Commission facilities to enforce the shutdown?
... thatEvelyn Terhune, a member of the U.S.fencing team at the1960 Summer Olympics, took up the sport on a dare?
... thatHMG Heat and Waterproof Adhesive was used to adhere the 100–200 fragments of thePioneer helmet?
... thatJaroslav Eminger, an officer in the GermanProtectorate of Bohemia and Moravia duringWorld War II, was acquitted of charges of collaboration and declared a "loyal Bohemian and a brave man"?
... that theMacon Whoopees were named afterDoris Day's rendition of the song "Makin' Whoopee"?

23 February 2018

00:00, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

General George Washington
Resigning His Commission

... thatJohn Trumbull, the painter ofGeneral George Washington Resigning His Commission(pictured), consideredWashington's resignation "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world"?
... that inSumerian mythology, a group of gods known as theAnunnaki put the goddessInanna on trial for her attempt to conquer theUnderworld?
... thatJean-Jack Queyranne proposed that theregional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, like the European Parliament, hold alternating sessions in two cities?
... that in 1910,Monroe Morton constructed theMorton Theatre in the "Hot Corner", a center of African American business and culture inAthens, Georgia?
... that the proposedMajor Road Network designation would comprise just 4 percent of England's road length but carry 43 percent of its traffic?
... thatIndianapolis Colts defensive back D. J. White forced at least onefumble in each of his four years at Georgia Tech?
... that theTaiwan bush warbler was described in 1917, but was not named as a distinct species until 2000?

22 February 2018

00:00, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold

... that the 1928Charles Demuth paintingI Saw the Figure 5 in Gold(pictured) appeared on a US postage stamp in 2013?
... that the marineparadox worm may resemble the common ancestor of humans and mollusks?
... thatSusanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe, was one ofQueen Victoria's longest serving ladies-in-waiting?
... that at the2018 Winter Olympics,Dom Parsons won the first medal for a British male inskeleton in 70 years?
... that alight rail line inSeattle will become the first to use afloating bridge?
... thatArmando Ríos Piter declined his own party's nomination forGovernor of Guerrero because it wanted him to sign a pact with theformer governor?
... thatQuinta Market in Manila is believed to be the birthplace of the Filipino desserthalo-halo?
... that inSouth Dakota v. Wayfair, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to "killQuill"?

21 February 2018

00:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Fagersta airspace surveillance tower

... that theFagersta airspace surveillance tower(pictured) has been compared to both aminaret and the tower of a fairy tale castle?
... thatbobsleigh duoMica McNeill andMica Moore crowdfunded £30,000 to compete at2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup events?
... that the island ofRuffle Bar was isolated from the rest of New York City for three months each year due to the surrounding bay being frozen over?
... thatHuang Zongying and her husbandZhao Dan were both named among the best 100 actors in the history of Chinese cinema?
... that the shrubBanksia blechnifolia got its name because its leaves resembled those of ferns?
... that superintendentMarcus Ames resigned in protest after plans were announced to introduce workhouses to theLancaster Industrial School for Girls in Massachusetts?
... that thePeople's Liberation Army capturedNanjing, the capital of theRepublic of China, three days after launching theYangtze River Crossing Campaign?
... thatMelecstrate, Melchstrate, Melkestrate, Melcstrate, Melkstrete, Milkstrate, Milcstrate, Milkestretende, and Milkstrete are all the same place?

20 February 2018

00:00, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

National Coalition Party poster, 1964

... that in 2011, theNational Coalition Party(poster pictured) became the largest political party in theFinnish parliament for the first time in its history?
... thatBritish Army researchers developedSLC radar in their spare time after they grew tired of watching how "searchlight beams swung wildly about the sky but rarely found and held a target"?
... thatAfrica's large population of youths and children makes it the youngest continent, with 60% of residents younger than twenty-five?
... thatJoseph Stamler allowed a lawsuit opposing mandatory school sex education to proceed, stating that theU.S. Constitution protects "the one person who is sincere in a conscientious religious conviction"?
... that in 1976, anair traffic controller error causedtwo aircraft to collide overAnapa in the Soviet Union, killing all 70 people on board both planes?
... thatAmazon'sspherical employee lounge in Seattle was opened with anAlexa voice command?
... that theAtlantic batfish uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to "walk" over the seabed?
... that war correspondentPhilip Jacobson placed bets on horse races while reporting from the battlefield?

19 February 2018

00:00, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Graham Waterhouse

... thatPhoenix Arising forbassoon and piano was composed byGraham Waterhouse(pictured) in memory of his father, the bassoonistWilliam Waterhouse, who believed in his instrument's "broad expressive possibilities"?
... thatAsa Miller, one of only two athletes competing for thePhilippines at the2018 Winter Olympics, was born and raised inPortland, Oregon, and still lives there?
... that thegreater thornbird builds a cone-shaped nest, usually over water, while thefreckle-breasted thornbird makes a gourd-shaped nest with a long entrance tunnel?
... that 109 years ago today,William Howard Taft was made aMason at sight?
... that theFrench Constitutional Council triggereda by-election in a constituency representing French nationals in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Monaco?
... that Australian mathematicianKatherine Heinrich was the first female president of theCanadian Mathematical Society?
... that in July 1918,Jagdgeschwader III faced the problem of self-igniting ammunition?
... that the setting of the filmInterstellar was inspired by theDust Bowl that occurred in 1930s America during theGreat Depression?

18 February 2018

00:00, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

An inscribedoracle bone from Yinxu

... that in the poll forChina's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century, theShang dynasty capitalYinxu(oracle bone pictured) received the highest number of votes?
... that before a distraughtMarilyn Bergeron disappeared ten years ago today, a friend says she told him what was bothering her was worse than witnessing a murder or being raped, but would not say what?
... thatlong face syndrome may be associated withsleep apnea?
... that siblingsThomas,Glen, andEve Muirhead are all competing incurling forGreat Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
... that during theVietnam War,Pacific Architects and Engineers provided cover for theCIA'sPhoenix Program?
... that the announcement of the reopening of theEmbassy of Poland in Manila coincided with Poland's decision to expand its economic involvement in Asia?
... thatMu-ming Poo led a team of scientists that created the world'sfirst primate clones withthe same technique used to createDolly the sheep?

17 February 2018

00:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Vadstena Town Hall

... thatVadstena Town Hall(pictured) once contained ajail, and the townexecutioner lived next door?
... that the 2017 Finnish filmThe Unknown Soldier set the Guinness World Record for mosthigh explosives detonated in a single film take?
... thatGreen Bay Packers cornerback Kevin King played most of his first season with an injury to his shoulder whichdislocated several times and left him unable to lift his arm over his head?
... thatAplerbeck, now part ofDortmund, is associated withtwo legendary martyrs and a regional psychiatric clinic founded in 1890?
... that the Japanese names of the firefliesLuciola cruciata andAquatica lateralis may derive from two early Japanese novels or the two clans that fought theGenpei War?
... that a housewife,Bhogeswari Phukanani, played a part in theQuit India Movement and lost her life in doing so?
... that theTyphon surface-to-air missile was developed as part of a system to replace theUnited States Navy's "3T"s?
... that many modernBible scholars consider the story of the prophetJonah a work ofsatire?

16 February 2018

00:00, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Pyramid of Neferirkare

... that the Fifth DynastyPyramid of Neferirkare(pictured) was originally conceived as astep pyramid, a design which had been deprecated at the end of the Third Dynasty more than a century prior?
... that in 1912,Granville Pearl Aikman, a judge of the 13th District Court of Kansas, appointed the first femalebailiff in US history?
... that the critically endangeredTuncurry midge orchid is threatened by rabbits and urban developments?
... that French politicianIan Boucard was the announcer atASM Belfort home matches?
... that theLos Frailes ignimbrite plateau has a volume of about 2,000 cubic kilometres (480 cu mi), and volcanism may have continued into theHolocene?
... that claims have been made that theheadquarters of the African Union, donated by the Chinese government, wasbugged by the Chinese?
... that the longest-servingwoman in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland was also the grandmother of two prime ministers?
... that there is aconspiracy theory about the presence of an abandoned subway station inNew York City east ofEuclid Avenue?

15 February 2018

00:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Lenten rose

... that theLenten rose(pictured) is named after its flowering period being inLent?
... that a Women's Night is still celebrated bya group of indigenous people in Taiwan as a legacy of their centuries-long matrilineal practice?
... thatHoly Trinity, Cork, is the only church dedicated toFather Mathew?
... that theGeneral Alliance against Racism and for Respect for French and Christian Identity suedLe Figaro fordefamation against Catholics?
... thatCaptain G. S. Salaria is the onlyUnited Nations peacekeeper to have been awarded theParam Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime military decoration?
... that theeffects of Hurricane Irma in Florida resulted in at least $50 billion in damage, far surpassingHurricane Andrew as the state's costliest tropical cyclone?
... that there was a 58-year gap between the terms of office of the first and secondwomen cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland?
... that the original lyrics ofMaurice Chevalier's song "Valentine" were changed so as not to shock the American public?

14 February 2018

00:05, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

SSStorskär, a listed ship

... that both small pleasure boats and ships(example pictured) can belisted as historic vessels in Sweden?
... that one of the stained glass windows in theDuluth Public Library was exhibited at the 1893World's Columbian Exposition?
... thatBambang Soesatyo lost four elections before being elected to thePeople's Representative Council of Indonesia on his fifth attempt?
... that prototypes of theJB-3 Tiamat air-to-air missile were the first missiles to be launched at theWallops Flight Facility by theLangley Research Center?
... thatSaw Ganesan founded theKamban Kazhagam to promote the epic poemKamba Ramayanam, written by the medieval Tamil poetKambar?
... that while five of the states of the US observe a variation ofDisability History Month in October, it is unofficially observed in the United Kingdom from November to December?
... thatPandri is the first decentralized solar-powered village inIndia?
... that American historianWilliam Chaney would pretend to shiver and look the other way whenever he walked by a statue ofGeneral Sherman?

13 February 2018

00:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Summer Lake Hot Springs bathhouse

... that theSummer Lake Hot Springs bathhouse(pictured), built in 1928, is a timber and tin structure with a 15-by-30-foot (4.6 m × 9.1 m) bathing pool inside?
... that theZulu festivalUmkhosi Wokweshwama was a partial inspiration for the African-American holiday ofKwanzaa?
... that American psychiatristBandy X. Lee briefed 12 members of the U.S. Congress on the mental health ofPresident Donald Trump, although she had never met him?
... that despite being considered obsolete, the yachtVoortrekker placed second in the 1982/83BOC Challenge, beaten only by a yacht purpose-built for the race?
... thatViking expertDavid M. Wilson became just the 17thDirector of theBritish Museum in its 224 years?
... that thehistory of speciation largely began withCharles Darwin's publication ofOn the Origin of Species?
... thatSiegfried Lorenz, the first lyricalbaritone of theBerlin State Opera, recorded 151 songs bySchubert and sang "with an enviable control of line and dynamics", according toAlan Blyth?
... that the director of theNoyes Museum of Art said it "was in a beautiful location but it was in the middle of nowhere"?

12 February 2018

00:35, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

The CPRR'sLilly Belle locomotive and caboose

... that theCarolwood Pacific Railroad was aridable miniature railroad run byWalt Disney in his backyard(locomotive pictured)?
... thatJohn Clemm built the first church organ in America?
... thatSufjan Stevens wrote both "Mystery of Love" and "Visions of Gideon" for the 2017 filmCall Me by Your Name, even though he was only asked to write one song?
... that the small town ofMintaro, South Australia, produces world-classslate from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?
... thatIllinois-born basketball playerErin Lawless played forSlovakia, despite not being able to speakthe language?
... thathardware-based encryption is probably in your computer?
... that the third opera byAlessandro Solbiati,Il suono giallo, is based onWassily Kandinsky's experimental playThe Yellow Sound and premiered in Bologna in 2015?
... that atripwire can be used to detersalami attacks?

11 February 2018

00:50, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

"Snoopy", a modified A3D Skywarrior

... that theAAM-N-10 Eagle air-to-air missile was intended to be tested usingan aircraft(pictured) nicknamed "Snoopy"?
... thatJérémie Azou was unbeaten in men'slightweight double sculls races from 2015 to October 2017?
... that "Irish villagers" and "girls in clinging lace costumes" could once be seen along the boardwalk ofBergen Beach, a residential neighborhood inNew York City?
... that Elad Chakrina initially wonMayotte's 1st constituency by 12 votes, lost by 54 votes after a counting error was corrected, then forceda by-election after an appeal?
... thatRobin Lee Wilson project-managed the installation of an Archimedes'screw water turbine at the 18th-centuryCoultershaw Wharf and Beam Pump to supply electricity to theNational Grid?
... that thecrab hacker barnacle is a parasite of crabs and manipulates its host into caring for its eggs?
... that the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" from the 2015 Indian comedy-dramaDil Dhadakne Do was apparently filmed in a single five-minute take?
... that the Australian yachtsmanVinny Lauwers circumnavigated the globe solo with his "mistress"?

10 February 2018

01:05, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Slices of New York-style pizza

... thatNew York-style pizza(pictured) is most commonly orderedby the slice in New York City?
... that at age 12,Edin Šehić became the youngestfootballer to sign a scholarship contract withNK Zagreb?
... that theEvangelical Heritage Version of the Bible was translated by a group of Lutheran volunteers?
... that in 1953, thecouncil architect's department of theLondon County Council employed more than 1,500 people?
... that the North American fungusBoletus aurantiosplendens has been found in only seven distinct locations?
... thatAileen Hernandez was once told that she would have to hire a "black" taxi if she was going to travel to the traditionally African-AmericanHoward University?
... that theMediterranean Sea may have been filled by agiant flood with a discharge rate about 1,000 times larger than that of theAmazon River?
... that inNazi Germany,Karl Maria Zwißler conducted major works by composerIgor Stravinsky regarded asdegenerate music, including the balletThe Firebird and the German premiere ofDumbarton Oaks?

9 February 2018

01:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Chrysler Turbine Car

... that theChrysler Turbine Car(pictured) could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging fromfurnace,peanut, andsoybean oils totequila?
... that Russian serial killerMikhail Popkov has confessed to murdering more people than eitherAndrei Chikatilo orAlexander Pichushkin?
... that the seeds of theBredasdorp sceptre arecarried underground by ants?
... that, from 1966 to 1991, theYearbook on International Communist Affairs was the most comprehensive annual survey of Communist activities worldwide?
... thatBlanche Georgiana Vulliamy was fond of portrayingbats,goblins, and other reclusive and grotesque creatures?
... that ina recent court case, theMinnesota Supreme Court resolved a dispute between the state'slegislative andexecutive branches for the first time in its history?
... that theChurch of St. Lambertus in Immerath, Germany, withstood artillery fire in World War II, but not the expansion of alignite mine in 2018?
... thatPeople described acarry-on manufactured byAway as "thelittle black dress of luggage"?

8 February 2018

01:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Wainui Falls

... that, in Māori mythology, the severed tail of ataniwha which fell at the base of theWainui Falls(pictured) is thought to be responsible for staining the rocks downstream reddish-brown with its blood?
... that a "near-riot" broke out afterCory Booker cast the deciding vote to seatShanique Speight as a member of theNewark, New Jersey city council?
... thatHPgV-2 is the second humanpegivirus ever discovered?
... that theEaston Area Public Library holds what is believed to be the originalFlag of Easton that was flown in the town during the first public reading of theDeclaration of Independence?
... that fourteen players have scored aninternational hat-trick for theWales national football team?
... thatKing Abdullah II of Jordan, who claims to be a41st-generation direct descendant ofMuhammad, funded the restoration of theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre in 2017?
... thatStuart Mustow recommended thatBirmingham City Council lose responsibility for maintaining the city'sInner Ring Road due to construction defects?
... that despite directorJohn Frankenheimer's preference for the first ending he had shot forRonin, the test audience "hated it"?

7 February 2018

01:50, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

The nine sheets of the Treaty of Waitangi

... thatNew Zealand's founding document, theTreaty of Waitangi(pictured), barely escaped burning in a fire, was lost for decades, and then was found in a damp basement heavily water damaged and chewed by rodents?
... that German authorNatalie Grams set out to write a scientific defense ofhomeopathy, but instead discontinued her homeopathic practice and wrote a book calledHomeopathy Reconsidered?
... that four years ago today, 2,000 passengers stranded in China'sZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport during a snowstormrioted over delayed flights, destroying check-in desks and assaulting staff?
... that theM60 andQ70 bus routes inNew York City were upgraded becauseLaGuardia Airport had no other rapid transit options?
... that theRepublic SD-4 andFairchild SD-5 reconnaissance drones were designed to provide targeting data fortactical ballistic missiles?
... that General SirBrian Robertson said: "GeneralMontgomery does not cheat – whether that is due to his innate honesty or the fact that I watch him like a cat does not matter"?
... that though theSaleh Kamboh Mosque ofLahore was built during Mughal emperorAurangzeb's reign, it has architectural features of theShah Jahani era?
... that the New Zealand Māori folk song "Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi" was hijacked byBritish and Irish Lions rugby fans?

6 February 2018

02:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Humphrey and Isabella's wedding

... thatHumphrey IV of Toron marriedIsabella of Jerusalem(marriage ceremony pictured) inKerak Castle in 1183, buta siege bySaladin disturbed the wedding?
... thatprickly felicia belongs to thedaisy family and is found on sand dunes in theCape Floristic Region of South Africa?
... thatCelia M. Burleigh became the first woman pastor ordained into theUnitarian ministry?
... that an archaeological find identified as a 10th-centuryViking helmet has been alleged to actually be aWorld War IILuftwaffe helmet?
... that all of the proposals to honorMichael Jackson at New York City'sHoyt–Schermerhorn Streets subway station have been declined?
... that Chinese naval commanderZhang Wendan exchanged information on pirate activity with the Japanese, in a rare occasion of military cooperation between the two countries?
... that theRahway River Parkway, designed byOlmsted Brothers in the 1920s, was a project of the newly-formedUnion County parks commission?
... that, according toLord Mountbatten,Queen Elizabeth II planned to hitIdi Amin with thePearl Sword if he came to herSilver Jubilee?

5 February 2018

02:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Skydart

... that theSkydart target rocket(pictured) used the same launching rails asthe missiles used to shoot it down?
... thatDonna Kennedy became the world's most-capped women's rugby player in 2004, and by 2007 was also the most-capped player in Scotland, retiring in 2010 with 115caps?
... that beforeone pharaoh could construct his own monument, thePyramid of Nyuserre, he had to complete the three monuments to his mother, father, and elder brother?
... that the upcoming filmPaul, Apostle of Christ featuresJim Caviezel's first appearance in a biblical film since he portrayed Jesus inThe Passion of the Christ?
... that the Africanweaver ant has been used to control thecoconut bug?
... that in one 1858 baseball game,Frank Pidgeon threw more than 400 pitches?
... that a BBC executive boasts that actors of the Corporation'sRadio Drama Company can be "mice, ants,naiads ordryads, menmorphing into hares, maggots in a fisherman's sack, or even a tray of fancy cakes"?
... that the first timeEthel Page mether husband – a future Australian prime minister – he accidentally set her on fire?

4 February 2018

00:00, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Portrait by school ofAnthony van Dyck

... that a portrait(pictured) of theCavalierViscount Grandison caused a sensation atDetroit, but later turned out to be that ofanother man?
... that filming of the two-episode event "Gorilla City" on thethird season of the 2014 television seriesThe Flash was moved south of the original filming location, due to prolonged snowfall inVancouver?
... thatSavannah Jordan was the first soccer player in the history of theSoutheastern Conference to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman?
... thatCortinarius metallicus got its name from its bluish metallic sheen?
... that during theSiege of Katsurayama, the castle garrison poured rice from their walls to fool the besiegers into thinking they had ample water?
... that at 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long,Interstate 878 is the shortest interstate highway in the U.S.?
... that when sopranoLucy Crowe became ill, her replacementSabina Puértolas had only three hours to rehearse before performing at theRoyal Opera House in London?
... thatPalazzo Corpi, the longtime United States consulate inIstanbul, was acquired by the American government in apoker game?

3 February 2018

00:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo Helmet (2002)

... thatRick Kirby'sSutton Hoo Helmet(pictured) is 360 times heavier thanthe original?
... that the night before the2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final, theQueens Park Rangers' team hotel was targeted by a malicious false fire alarm?
... that the first Edison incandescent lamp-illuminated home wasJames Hood Wright's residence inNew York City in 1881?
... that theSwan with Two Necks was one of the principal departure points forcoach travel to the north of England from London?
... thatJanet Napolitano, a formerU.S. Secretary of Homeland Security,sued her own agency?
... that the horseshoe shrimpHutchinsoniella macracantha is the first example of a new class of crustaceans that was given the nameCephalocarida?
... thatMontana lieutenant governorArchibald E. Spriggs participated in a secret scheme to allowWilliam A. Clark to retain his Senate seat?
... that after makinga portrait bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi, sculptorElisabet Ney is thought to have provided him with military intelligence during theThird Italian War of Independence?

2 February 2018

00:00, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Ollagüe with steam plume on the left

... thatOllagüe(pictured) has a vigoroussteam plume that is visible from tens of kilometres away?
... that theTwinnies would play accordion and sing whilerollerblading?
... that theSeattle Sounders FC were second-to-last when they hired coachBrian Schmetzer, but finished the season bywinning the MLS Cup?
... that after a bitter dispute over its curriculum in 1890, theHigh School of Montreal was destroyed by fire?
... thatNikolaus Herman based the melody of hisChristmas carol "Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich" on theGregorian hymn "Puer natus est nobis"?
... thatChiang Kai-shek andMao Zedong met for the last time during theChongqing Negotiations?
... thatIsaiah Livers won the closestMr. Basketball of Michigan vote in history?
... that while pushing for the repeal ofNew Jersey's obscenity laws,AssemblymanWalter Kern argued that "adults should be able to purchase whatever their perverted hearts desire"?

1 February 2018

05:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

HMSMantua

... that in 1918, infected crew members aboardHMSMantua(pictured) inadvertently spread theSpanish Flu to Africa?
... that thefootballerRobin Turner scored twice on his home debut forSwansea City, equalling the number of league goals he scored for former clubIpswich Town in nine seasons?
... that whenCristo Rey OKC high school opens in fall 2018, students will be able to work forBoeing,Love's Travel Stops, and more than 30 other employers as part ofwork-study?
... that French politicianVéronique Hammerer, a member ofLa République En Marche!, said it was "terrible" that her husband could not buy aPorsche Cayenne for fear of public criticism?
... thatThyonicola dogieli, a parasite of sea cucumbers, is the longestgastropod in the world?
... thatYves Volel wasAnderson Cooper's math teacher at theDalton School in Manhattan before returning to Haiti to run for president, where he was assassinated?
... thatThe Colossus of Rhodes, a painting bySalvador Dalí, is heavily influenced by an article by the sculptorHerbert Maryon?
... that at two million words,Men of Good Will byJules Romains is one of thelongest novels ever written?

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