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... that theGujarat Communist Party headDinkar Mehta escaped from jail in 1949 and remained underground until 1951?
... that abusiness-firm party is a political party created and run by one person to further their own interests?
... that most of the windows of theFord Foundation Building inManhattan could not be cleaned for two years because a New York state board would not allow it?
00:00, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
Facade of the St. Paul Building
... that when New York City'sSt. Paul Building was demolished, part of the facade(pictured) was preserved inIndianapolis?
... that in 2018, Guyanese politicianCharrandas Persaud voted against his own government coalition in ano-confidence motion, causing the coalition to fall by one vote?
... that two Northumbrian kings,Ælla andOsberht, were killed by Vikings in 867 at theBattle of York?
... that American naturalistWilliam Harvey Brown, who went to Africa to collect specimens, ended up fighting in two wars there?
... that the lyrics ofBTS's song "DNA" compare love to a mathematical formula and divine providence?
... thatChopin's mother was his first music teacher, but his musical ability surpassed hers before he was seven?
... that an Iron Age bull statue known as theverraco of the bridge was thrown into theTormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
... that after passing a literacy examination at the age of 96,Karthyayani Amma said: "I learned so much for no reason. The tests were way too easy for me"?
... that theCorbin Building(pictured) was one of several "smaller infill buildings" in New York City that "experiment[ed] with new forms and unusual compositions" during the late 19th century?
... that the orchidAcampe rigida(pictured) is pollinated by raindrops?
... that in July 2020 theChinese Consulate-General in Houston, the People's Republic of China's first consulate in the United States, was given just 72 hours to close down?
... thatKirkandrews inDumfries and Galloway used to host an annual fair, dedicated toSt Lawrence, that a 17th-century minister complained was full of drink, debauchery, and "great lewdness"?
... that theAmerican Surety Building, built at a time when skyscrapers were generally criticized, has been called an "outstandingly fine early skyscraper"?
... that Arab cryptologistIbn 'Adlan wrote about thecryptanalysis ofciphers with no space symbol, three centuries before it was first done in the West byG. B. Porta?
... that in a1949 war plan, the United States targeted 70 Soviet cities with 133 nuclear weapons, of which eight would be dropped on Moscow and seven on Leningrad?
... that American historian and authorMary Henderson Eastman promoted both Native American rights and Black slavery?
... that althoughregistered nurses in Hong Kong are legally required to undergo only three years of training, bachelor's degrees in nursing are five years in length?
... that Greek-Turkish singerEftalya Işılay earned her nickname "Efthalia the Mermaid" for singing on a rowboat in theBosphorus during full-moon nights in summer?
... that American abolitionistMargaret Mercer freed the slaves she inherited from her father, Maryland governorJohn Francis Mercer, and sent six of them to Liberia?
... that while in many countries the government cannot finance its deficit by creating new money, it may stillborrow from the central bank, which can?
... that in 2021, thedwarf periodical cicada(pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years?
... thatFranz-Peter Weixler was arrested for sharing uncensored pictures of theMassacre of Kondomari in Crete, the originals of which were later burned in Berlin?
... thatSymbolon, composed byEllen Taaffe Zwilich, was the first piece of American orchestral music to be premiered in the Soviet Union?
... that in the early 20th century nearKirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived intheir own palace?
22 August 2020
00:00, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
New Zealand White Ensign
... that untila distinct white ensign(pictured) was adopted in 1968, Royal New Zealand Navy vessels at sea might have been indistinguishable from British vessels?
... thatthe Duke of Tuscany allied withAli Janbulad, theKurdish chief and rebel governor ofAleppo, to destroy the Ottoman Empire and establish Ali as "Prince of the Kingdom of Syria"?
... thatMaria Ovsiankina studied theZeigarnik effect of how people remember unfinished tasks more than completed ones, and described theOvsiankina effect of how likely they are to resume those tasks?
... that an industry observer noted thatPerkin-Elmer'sMicralignaligner "literally made the modern [integrated circuit] industry"?
... that a "pickle train" delivered workers to theBudlong Pickle Company in the early 20th century?
20 August 2020
00:00, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
Ruth Blair
... that whenGeorgia was givenRhodes Hall as a state archives building, the donor asked that it always be occupied, so state historianRuth Blair(pictured) moved into the house herself?
... that when built, theBroad Exchange Building was described as "a town under a single roof"?
... thatGhansi created a well so that he could be remembered after his death?
... that the magazinePulp serialized the manga seriesVoyeur concurrently with a column by a sex worker to provide an alternate perspective on prostitution?
... thatJarosław Kaczyński, an adviser to the prime minister of Poland, claimed thatequality marches(example pictured) are "a real threat to ... the Polish state"?
... that the multi-talentedAonghus McAnally has been a radio producer, television presenter, guitarist, singer, Irish billiards champion, actor, stand-up comedian, and magician?
... thatSt. Stephanus inBork, a Baroque church built in the 1720s, received a large formerwayside cross in the 20th century?
... thatByzantine generalManuel Kamytzes began a rebellion against his emperor when the latter took advantage of his capture to confiscate his fortune, imprison his family, and refuse toransom him?
... that three 200-year-old PersianTorah scrolls were gifted to theSynagogue of Deal(pictured), a Syrian Jewish congregation inNew Jersey, at its dedication in 1973?
... thatExchange Place in New York City still survives largely as it existed in 1660?
... that since the German army did not accept female doctors,Käte Frankenthal served in the Austrian army during World War I, and was the only woman in her barracks?
... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, thearid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus?
... that linguistEsther T. Mookini translated many works of 19th-century native Hawaiians, including the 1838Anatomia, the only medical textbook written in theHawaiian language?
... that theYeoman Warders Club might be the most exclusivepub in the world, with only 37 members?
00:00, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
Patio of Villa Wolf
... that there are plans to reconstructVilla Wolf(pictured) inGubin, Poland, which was built in 1926 byLudwig Mies van der Rohe and destroyed during World War II?
... that analytical chemistN. Howell Furman was part of a secret team of Princeton scientists – includingJohn Archibald Wheeler – who "disappeared to Shangri-La" to work on the atomic bomb?
... that the title ofAva Max's song "Sweet but Psycho" was inspired by her parents telling her "you're sweet, but you're a little psycho" when she was younger?
... that scientists accidentally created ahybrid of two endangered fish species, called thesturddlefish?
00:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Looking north-east on Stonegate
... thatStonegate(pictured), a street in York, is "narrow, quite long, and with a variety of good things"?
... that South African refugeeJerry Masslo was granted a state funeral after his murder in Italy in 1989?
... that the forward-facingincisors of the extinct dolphinAnkylorhiza(restoration pictured) may have been used for ramming their prey, similar to a hunting method used by modernorcas?
... that in the 1700s,Helen Hope turned a Scottish moor into a wood and named it after her eldest son?
... that Monika Rice's"What! Still Alive?!" has been described as a "disturbing narrative of violence, hostility, and indifference" towards Holocaust survivors in Poland?
... that whilst making his recordbreak of 499,135,English billiards playerTom Reece was in play for 85 hours and 49 minutes without his opponent taking a turn?
... that in 2014, the government of Bangladesh removed 2,367 formercommunist guerrilla fighters from the official listing of freedom fighters, but this move was overruled by theHigh Court?
... that U.S. federal judgeMiranda Du came to the United States as a child after her familyfled Vietnam?
... that because of its isolated, moorside location,Wells House,Ilkley, is the only building byCuthbert Brodrick known to have been surrounded by a designed landscape?
... thatSouth Carolina radio stationWDAB sold its former call letters toMichael Bloomberg, then named itself after an owner who had not yet bought the station?
... that the English classicistRoger Mynors was discussing the death ofBede shortly before being killed in a car crash?
... that South AfricanforwardLetago Madiba started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school?
... that theNaewat-dang shamanic paintings were discovered when a university professor encountered a nearly eighty-year-old homeless woman living in a cave?
00:00, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Dona Joaninha
... thatDona Joaninha(pictured), which had hauledsugar cane across Brazil since 1940, was sold to a scrap dealer and then became a monument?
... that today,JoAnne S. Bass becomes not only the first femalesenior enlisted member of any U.S. military branch, but also the first person of Asian descent to hold that position in the Air Force?
... that in 1264, theGenoesecaptured an entireVenetian trade convoy after tricking the Venetian fleet into thinking that they had sailed for theLevant?
... that students in theBaranovich Yeshiva, a premier Torah institute in pre-war Europe, spent years learning to understand the simple meaning of theTalmud?
... that more than 70 buildings designed byPaul Max Bertschy, the city architect ofLiepāja for over 30 years, are still extant?
... that a "self-proclaimed public avenger" cut down the tower of Oregon television stationKVDO-TV in 1976 to protest its sale to the state government?
... that under theRepublic of Venice, theProcuratie inSt Mark's Square included apartments and shops that were rented out to finance maintenance on public buildings and provide assistance to the poor?
... thatBert Nievera, dubbed theJohnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered the real singer who watched him perform "Misty", the latter's signature song?
... thata 1950 documentary filmed at a Christian college inBeirut shows how missionary education imparts "modern democratic ways of thinking and living" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
... that the 800-year-oldMinchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London?
... that the Turkish women's league seasons of 2019–20football and 2020rugby sevens were named to commemorateÖzge Kanbay, a football referee and rugby player, who died in 2019 at age 22 from cancer?
... that the Swedish warshipOscar II(pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed bythe king shortly after being commissioned in 1907?
... thatMolly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education throughbasket weaving?
... thatMaxine Dunlap, the first licensed femaleglider pilot in the U.S., began her flight training after catching "lindberghitis"?
13 August 2020
12:00, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Het Nieuwe Instituut
... that the archive at theHet Nieuwe Instituut(pictured) contains more than 18 km (11 mi) of architectural resources?
... that people used to drive by John and Mary Pappajohn's house to look at the sculptures in their yard before they were donated for thePappajohn Sculpture Park?
... thatHong Kong pro-democracy activistSunny Cheung once said: "We want to build a democratic Hong Kong. It's not our responsibility to build a democratic China"?
... thatBruus, once the nationalcard game ofHamburg, rewards players for "daring and tormenting" certain top trumps, and that such tactics lend the game "a certain charm"?
... that when the wealthyAbbasid princeMuhammad ibn Sulayman died in 789, government agents found vast quantities of spoilt food in his palace, and dumped it on the street outside?
... that theMandinkadouga, the "dance of the vulture" described in 20th-century African literature, may go back toSundiata, and reach across to AmericanGullah culture,buck dance, and theminstrel show?
... that Canadian sports journalistJim Proudfoot was reportedly a lifetime hitchhiker to get to sporting events?
00:00, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Devunigutta Temple
... that the newly reported 6th-centuryDevunigutta Temple(pictured) inTelangana, India, only came to international scholarly attention when images were posted onsocial media in 2017?
... that after World War II, German industrialists whoused forced labor claimed to be victims and opponents of Nazism?
... that the 608,832 lithium-ion battery cells assembled at theTehachapi Energy Storage Project are capable of powering between 1,600 and 2,400 homes for four hours?
... thatMuhammad al-Qunawi wrote a Turkish edition ofAl-Khalili's tables because, according to him, "some of our sons wanted, from this poor man, to learn aboutsine tables"?
00:00, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Cobra King shortly after battling into the Bastogne perimeter
... that the publication ofCantate!,Heinrich Bone's 1847 hymnal with a title translating toSing!, was followed five years later by an edition with melodies?
... that instead of paying salaries, ownerRon Butlin gave ice hockey players a share of the team's profits, provided medical benefits, and assisted them in finding day jobs?
... that students and adults of three different religions visitedthe Armenian church inKuzguncuk, Istanbul, as part of a social activity organized by the local women residents of these religions?
... thatThe New York Times continued working in a wood and tar-paper enclosure whileits new building was being constructed around its older headquarters?
... that the flower buds of thewoolly thistle(pictured) can be eaten in a similar way toartichokes?
... that while the title track ofCrazy features the signature sound of South Korean girl group4Minute—ahip hop– andtrap-infused dance number—itslead single was a ballad?
... that judgeFrank Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums" captured from the wilds of his county for a "Possum and 'Taters" dinner honoring president-electWilliam Howard Taft?
... that in the 1920s, "the mouthpiece of Bloomsbury liberalism" was published in London'sGreat James Street?
... thatKawade Shibatarō co-developed themoriage ('piling-up') technique, which givesenamel artworks a three-dimensional effect?
... that after being squatted by hundreds of refugees, the 18th-centuryDebbane Palace was restored to its former state and turned into a private museum?
... that theMorse Building, once one of New York City's tallest buildings, was expanded twenty years after completion, having been considered "small and old-fashioned"?
... that theLGBT Centre Mongolia was legally registered in 2009 after being told more than ten times that its name did not suit "Mongolian traditions and customs"?
... that after thedeath of Olaseni Lewis, who was restrained by 11 police officers, UK law was changed to require police to wearbody cameras when dealing with vulnerable people?
... thatD'Arcy Carden has about 40 minutes of screen time in "Janet(s)" even though the episode is only 22 minutes long?
6 August 2020
12:00, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
Liselotte Funcke in 1974
... that as Federal Commissioner for Foreigners in the 1980s, German politicianLiselotte Funcke(pictured) saw her role as an "interpreter" of the problems of foreign workers, especially Turks?
... that when theJehovah's Witnesses sold New York City radio stationWBBR in 1957, the purchase included the 18-acre (7.3 ha) farm, complete with 20 chicken houses, at the transmitter site?
... that the presence of theumbrella slug in theBay of Biscay, first reported in 2016, may be an example of "tropicalisation"?
... thatLuton Town F.C. chairmanJohn Gurney organised a "Manager Idol" phone-vote in order to find the club's new manager?
... that choreographerKenneth MacMillan turned a duet in his balletConcerto into a female solo when the male dancer broke his foot prior to the premiere?
... that despite a poll showing that the2019 election in theMilton federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, would be a toss-up,Liberal candidate and former OlympianAdam van Koeverden(pictured) won by a margin of fifteen percent?
... that in 1947, New York City'sWMGM rated dead last among FM radio stations, at a time when just 3 percent of metropolitan area residents had FM receivers?
... that 40 musicians from seven countries collaborated on the song "We Are One", which extends a message of hope and unity to the global population affected byCOVID-19?
... thatHilda Gregg published a novel every year for three decades?
... that two versions of each episode ofThe Titan's Bride are produced: a version that airs on broadcast television, and an online-only "premium edition" featuring explicit content?
... thatRembrandt's Mughal drawings(example pictured) depict Indian emperors and noblemen, and are the only drawings in which the artist engaged with the style of a "dramatically foreign culture"?
... that directorPatrick Creadon said he made the documentaryHesburgh in part because he was skeptical whether the work of FatherTheodore Hesburgh "really lived up to his reputation"?
... thatHerbert Edwin Bradley was criticised for taking his wife and six-year-old daughter on a gorilla-hunting expedition in 1921?
00:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Flag of Grenada
... that thenutmeg on theflag of Grenada(pictured) alludes to one of the country's key exports, which gave rise to its nickname, the "Isle of Spice"?
... that nearly 5,000 fans ofeasy-listening music successfully petitioned Mississippi radio stationWEQZ to adopt the format when another station changed away from it?
... that after a fisherman crashed intoa volcano, it was named after him?
00:00, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
Richard Ernest Dupuy announces the Normandy landings.
... that ColonelRichard Ernest Dupuy's radio statement(recording featured) announcing that theNormandy landings had taken place was so short that he read it twice?
... that the ancient fortified city ofBhitargarh served as a node to the strategic trade routes connecting Tibet and eastern India?
... thatLisa Kearney was the firstjudoka representing Ireland to reach the final of a Judo World Cup?
... that after the American Revolutionary War, only five ofFirst Presbyterian Church of Newtown's congregants remained, so a nearby Dutch church took them in?
... that according toNaraporn Chan-o-cha, the wife of the current prime minister of Thailand,Prayut Chan-o-cha, she is responsible for his clothes, make-up, and haircut?
... thatNCT Dream performed songs from their albumReload on the world's first paid online concertBeyond LIVE?
... thatKanye West premiered his song "Wash Us in the Blood", which discusses mass incarceration, slavery, genocide, and drug-dealing, at a Christian opera?
... that Ugandan rebels did not recognizeAli Fadhul as the enemy commander when he drove past them during an invasion of Uganda in 1972?
... thatTheo Akkermann, whose first major work was a war memorial, created a sculpture for his family's grave?
... that from 2015 to 2019, the U.S. state ofGeorgiadecertified more than 3,000 police officers, whileMaryland decertified just one?
... that Chilean television stationTVO fired presenterPamela Jiles for appearing in a presidential campaign advertisement, even though it described itself as editorially "tolerant"?
... that British 19th-century prison visitorSarah Martin criticised living conditions atThe Tolhouse jail, and objected to the fact that the inmates had no access to a church or chaplain?
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