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30 April 2021

12:00, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Inkeri Anttila

... thatInkeri Anttila(pictured), Finland's first femaleminister of justice, was also the first woman in Finland to complete a doctorate in law?
... that women in theShaheen Bagh protest, who blocked a major road in Delhi for 101 days, included 82-year-oldBilkis?
... that ichthyologistC. Richard Robins and his wife Catherine were honoured jointly in the name of the false morayRobinsia catherinae?
... thatDas Leiden Jesu von seinen Freunden, one ofChristoph Graupner'schurch cantatas, reflects howJesus suffered from his friends, and ends with achorale fantasia "full of dissonances"?
... that the characterTom Bombadil, omitted byPeter Jackson in his later version, appears ina Russian film ofThe Lord of the Rings?
... that after coming back for a fifth season atStanford,Anna Wilson won the2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game with the Cardinal?
... that the 2019 children's picture bookBirdsong portrays intergenerational relationship using seasonal cycles?
... that afterRhoda, Lady Birley, made fish stew withcognac for her roses, her daughter said that they "almost cried out with pleasure"?

00:00, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

330 West 42nd Street

... that James H. McGraw Jr., who selected the blue-green facade panels for330 West 42nd Street(pictured), was said to be "appalled" at the color of the building?
... that the basic design for thesitaras that decorate theKaaba dates back to the 16th century?
... that whenEdward Mitchell Bannister won a first prize for painting at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, officials tried to rescind the award upon realizing he was African-American?
... that despite losing the1990 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Tranmere Rovers were temporarily promoted to the Second Division?
... thatOlena Tokar, asoprano of theLeipzig Opera from Ukraine, recordedCharmes, a collection ofart songs by women includingClara Schumann andVítězslava Kaprálová?
... that the 2015 children's picture bookTimeline chronologically illustrates major world events, including theBig Bang and theFukushima nuclear disaster?
... that theVuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee, built in 1605, is the second-oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands?
... that the BBC describedChi Chi DeVayne's lip sync to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" as "iconic inDrag Race history"?

29 April 2021

12:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Drawing of the Saint-Bélec slab

... that the earlyBronze AgeSaint-Bélec slab(pictured) is the oldest map to be found in Europe?
... thatTruus Smulders-Beliën, the first female mayor in theNetherlands, succeeded her husband after he was executed byNazi soldiers?
... that Japan's 666Protected Forests include four Forest Biosphere Reserves that are alsoNatural World Heritage Sites—Shiretoko,Shirakami-Sanchi,Ogasawara Islands, andYakushima?
... thatKarlin Lillington, long-time technology writer for Ireland'snewspaper of record,The Irish Times, holds a PhD on the poetry ofSeamus Heaney?
... that many tombstones from theJewish cemetery of Thessaloniki were used by the city and the Greek Orthodox Church for construction projects?
... thatPhiladelphia Phillies catcherRafael Marchan had never hit ahome run through 850 minor league plate appearances before hitting one in just his second major league game?
... that the fishCarapus acus lives in association with a sea cucumber, such asParastichopus regalis, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed?
... thatSister has sparked discussion aboutgender roles in China?

00:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

The Dream of Ossian

... thatThe Dream of Ossian(pictured) byJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was painted in 1813 forNapoleon's bedroom?
... that Yugoslav politicianMiloš Trifunović was briefly professor ofzoology andbotany despite graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy of theBelgrade Higher School?
... thatJohn Neal's article "The Pound of Flesh" resulted in a substantial donation?
... that British nurseEthel Becher was described as a "modernFlorence Nightingale" in 1919 for her services duringWorld War I?
... that the history ofVyatka Land was said to be more obscure than that of any other Russian region?
... that whenIrene del Río was called up to theSpain women's national football team squad, she was the only player who did not compete in the country'stop division?
... thatJerome Robbins's balletOther Dances was described as "utterly Slavic" by dancerMikhail Baryshnikov, partly because it was made for him and fellow RussianNatalia Makarova?
... that whenHollyoaks changedJuliet Nightingale's appearance for a storyline involving drugs, actressNiamh Blackshaw was glad to get rid of her character's side ponytail?

28 April 2021

12:00, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Viola Brand performing a bicycle stunt

... that German three-timeartistic cycling World Championship runner-upViola Brand(pictured) was invited toThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, having previously watched the show to improve her English?
... that theUrdu novelZameen provides a woman-centric account ofPakistan's independence?
... thatJulie Mennell was a police officer and aforensics specialist before she became vice chancellor of theUniversity of Cumbria?
... thatBrett Ormerod scored five goals for Blackpool in the2001 Football League play-offs including one in the2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final?
... thatWilson Tucker was elected to theMining and Pastoral region of theWestern Australian Legislative Council with just 0.18 per cent of theprimary vote?
... that in "Herr, stärke mich, dein Leiden zu bedenken",Christian Fürchtegott Gellert reflected the theological and emotional impact of thePassion of Jesus, usinga familiar Passion hymn tune?
... thattea room ownerEdith Warner was convinced byRobert Oppenheimer to keep her restaurant open to serve the scientists working on theManhattan Project, includingNiels Bohr andEnrico Fermi?
... that the founder of theAustralian Flying Arts School took flying lessons so that he could travel throughout theQueensland Outback providing art lessons to its inhabitants?

00:00, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Blickling Park mausoleum

... thatJohn Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, is entombed ina pyramid in Norfolk, England(pictured)?
... that inhakamat, a genre of the traditionalmusic of Sudan, women exert their influence to resolve conflicts by singing songs of praise or ridicule?
... thatVirgil Conn was a member of theOregon Legislature during the 1897 session that failed to organize due to the lack of aquorum?
... that the inspiration for the 1998 novelThe Vintner's Luck came to authorElizabeth Knox in a fever dream caused bypneumonia?
... thatSabina Matos,Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age 20?
... that the year after going intoadministration, Huddersfield Town gained promotion to the Second Division by winning the2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final?
... that the extinctbowfinAmia? hesperia was likely a fish-eating hunter?
... thatLeontyne Price described her relationship with voice teacherFlorence Kimball as "the most important relationship of my life. Like sex it was pure chemistry"?

27 April 2021

12:00, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Marcello Petacci

... thatMarcello Petacci(pictured) was riddled with bullets after trying to escape execution by throwing himself intoLake Como?
... that choreographerGeorge Balanchine did not tell the dancers inDuo Concertant there would be a blackout in the middle of the ballet until the morning of the premiere?
... that whenRosa M. Morris scored 130 percent in her mathematics exams, a special case had to be made at graduation to avoid handicapping other students?
... that the first commercially viableCT scanner was invented byGodfrey Hounsfield in 1972?
... thatKatja Meier, theSaxon state minister of justice, was criticised for the anti-police lyrics of the punk band in which she played as a teenager?
... that anew-age music format called "The Breeze" was a ratings failure for Nebraska radio stationKLMS, causing a precipitous decline in listenership?
... thatWilliam A. Radford assisted in producing a 1700-page encyclopedia aboutcement?
... that the roof of theTU Delft Library is used as a sledding hill during the winter?

00:00, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

John McConnell

... that verse 16 fromPsalm 115 was quoted byJohn McConnell(pictured) as an inspiration to createEarth Day?
... thatMrs Justice Lieven made an order for a pregnant woman withlearning difficulties to have an abortion against her wishes, but it was overturned in theCourt of Appeal?
... thatnonviolence advocateTim DeChristopher describedHow to Blow Up a Pipeline byAndreas Malm as "a humble and nuanced case" forsabotaging fossil fuel infrastructure?
... that in 1999Jan Fullerton became the first woman to be appointed Director General of theNational Library of Australia?
... thatviral vector vaccines currently in use include fourCOVID-19 vaccines and twoEbola vaccines?
... thatThe Much HonouredCatherine Maxwell Stuart, who lives in Scotland's oldest continuously-inhabited stately home, is the first femalelaird ofTraquair?
... that Indiana radio stationWFML was bought so that the new owner could use the station's transmitter site to expand his hotel?
... thatHarry Daley, who joined theMetropolitan Police in 1925, was the first openly gay British police officer?

26 April 2021

12:00, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

The Negress head clock of the Metropolitan Museum

... that theNegress head clock(pictured) can show the time in its eyes?
... that United Nations diplomatEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy's anti-apartheid efforts were driven by a chance encounter withAfrican National Congress activistA. B. Xuma?
... that whenD'Arcy Carden was cast in theseries premiere ofThe Good Place as Janet, a guide, news outlets were purposely lied to that her character was "a violin salesperson with a checkered past"?
... thatNASCAR competitor and film stunt performerMatt Jaskol is the first driver to win a race in North America withRed Bull sponsorship?
... that the windmill inWerrington was built to grind corn but later converted to grind coal to makebriquettes?
... thatGabriela Canavilhas was a pianist playing Portuguese compositions before she became Portugal'sMinister of Culture?
... that in theEurovision Song Contest the United Kingdomhas finished in second place a record fifteen times, withImaani the last artist to do so when she representedthe country at the 1998 contest?
... that theLenox Health Greenwich Village building was approvingly called "the box in which theGuggenheim Museum came"?

00:00, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Chadwick Boseman

... thatChadwick Boseman(pictured) was the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination?
... thatQueen Letizia of Spain presented the 2020Rey Jaime I Awards because her husband,the Spanish king, was inCOVID-19 quarantine?
... that the United States' 21national preserves are in 11 states and protect vast areas of scenic public land similar tonational parks, but where hunting is permitted?
... thatStephanie Davis, who has qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics, is a part-time marathon runner who works in finance?
... that theOper am Brühl was the venue for the world premiere of Telemann'sGermanicus in 1704, when he was director of the opera house?
... thatDebra Humphris, the vice chancellor of theUniversity of Brighton, advocated converting 18th-century army barracks into student residences?
... that theHampton Shops Building was advertised as a "Gothic temple of art" shortly after it opened?
... thatLilia Tarawa escaped from theGloriavale Christian Community after believing for years that leaving Gloriavale meant she would go to hell?

25 April 2021

12:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Carlisle & Finch No. 42 Trolley and Trailer

... thatCarlisle & Finch used carbon-arc technology in both toy trains(example pictured) and military searchlights?
... thatFrancis Hagai instituted communal sharing of sliced banana as a parallel to thesacramental bread of theEucharist?
... thata mathematical conjecture about tiling space by cubes was transformed into a problem ingraph theory that became a benchmark forclique-finding algorithms?
... thatPowell Clayton, the ninth governor ofArkansas, declared martial law in 1868 in response to the rise of theKu Klux Klan and violence against African Americans and Republicans?
... thatRobert Adam's plans forKirkdale Bridge were substantially more elaborate than the structure thatSir Samuel Hannay was eventually willing to pay for on his estate inDumfries and Galloway?
... thatTina LeBlanc spent 17 years as aprincipal dancer with theSan Francisco Ballet despite being rejected by theAmerican Ballet Theatre as a teenager?
... that a sculpture of a scale-model taxi balanced on a dog is located outside ofHassenfeld Children's Hospital?
... that the canned-water companyLiquid Death released two albums with lyrics consisting of hate comments the company received online?

00:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Fossil skull ofGordodon with vertical sawcut

... that the only known fossil ofGordodon(pictured) had its skull accidentally sawed in half while it was being excavated?
... that in 2021,Lefébre Rademan was unable to play for theSouth Africa national netball team as she was playing club netball in England?
... that the music styles in thediscography of Turnover range frompop-punk todream pop?
... thatPayal Ghanwani was the firstBelizean senator ofIndian descent?
... that the 1780s clerk's office of theWilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House isWest Virginia's oldest extant public office building, and thec. 1750 kitchen is Romney's oldest building?
... thatXiaohong Rose Yang conducted agenome-wide search forcopy number variations to identify the first susceptibility gene for familialchordoma?
... that San Francisco's "KYOU Radio" was the first terrestrial radio station to broadcast a program format consisting ofpodcasts?
... that the originalFlying Fathers ice hockey team consisted of player priests with a horse as a backup goaltender?

24 April 2021

12:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

945 Madison Avenue

... that the overall design of945 Madison Avenue(pictured) has been likened to an invertedziggurat?
... that Turkish schoolchildren are taught thatthe Armenian Genocide never happened and instead, Armenians committed genocide against Turks?
... thatClaude Callegari gained cult-hero status among English football fans for his speeches aboutArsenal?
... that theCourt of Master Sommeliers expelled a board member and suspended the titles of 23 new members overa 2018 cheating scandal on theblind-tasting portion of its examination?
... that the Syrian-Lebanese poetMaha Bayrakdar won the Miss Syria beauty pageant in 1967?
... that days before the premiere of Balanchine's balletMovements for Piano and Orchestra, 17-year-oldSuzanne Farrell learned a lead role in an apartment, from a colleague who was on bed rest?
... thatJoye Hummel had never read a comic book before becoming the first woman to write scripts forWonder Woman?
... that North Country Community Hospital suedNorth Shore Hospital because the names were too similar, and changed its own name toGlen Cove Hospital after it lost?

00:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

The Arthurian murals at Oxford

... thatJames Edward Rogers helpedDante Gabriel Rossetti andWilliam Morris search for a model forGuinevere for theOxford Union murals(pictured)?
... that thePiano Quartet, composed byRobert Schumann in 1842 for piano and strings, was described by his wifeClara as "a beautiful work, so youthful and fresh, as if it were his first"?
... thatNellah Massey Bailey became the first woman to be elected statewide in Mississippi in 1947, less than a year after the death of her husband GovernorThomas L. Bailey?
... that theassassination of Talat Pasha to avenge theArmenian Genocide resulted in "one of the most spectacular trials of the twentieth century"?
... that authorGiacomo Sartori has named his day job as a soil scientist as an influence on his work?
... that the village ofAdatepe in Turkey, formerlyinhabited by Greeks, was revived in the 1980s when the traditional stone houses were restored by people seeking to escape city life?
... that a dance move originally performed byBig Bang'sG-Dragon became a trend inVietnam due to efforts byKhá Bảnh?
... that during theStratford General Strike of 1933 the Canadian military was brought in, with machine guns, to which the strikers responded with a rally and a parade?

23 April 2021

12:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Eighteenth-century view of Hills Tower

... thatHills Tower(pictured) was built in three stages, around 1527, 1598, and 1721, each time by a different Edward Maxwell?
... thatW. R. Granger's funeral was reported to be one of the largest ever known inMontreal?
... that Russian writerLeonid Andreyev's 1915 playHe Who Gets Slapped was his most successful work in the US, spawninga silent film (1924), a novel, andan opera (1956)?
... thatEric Anthony Abrahams was the first black TV reporter at theBBC?
... that animmunologic adjuvant is avaccine ingredient that makes the immune response stronger and longer-lasting?
... thatJames R. Mills, a California politician, was also a historian, teacher, published author, a champion for historic building preservation, and an advocate for public transportation?
... that Andorra is the onlyEurovision Song Contest participating country to have never competed in the grand final inits competitive history?
... thatChemeketa Community College president emeritusGretchen Schuette oncerappelled from a roof at an annual State of the College address?

00:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Auliʻi Cravalho

... thatAuliʻi Cravalho(pictured) was the last person to audition for the role ofthe eponymous character inMoana and was ultimately cast for the role?
... thatJulie Pomagalski rose 20 places to first place at theFIS Snowboard World Cup in three years?
... thatfens are fed by mineral-richgroundwater, whilebogs are fed by mineral-poor precipitation?
... that the Catholic Church barredDeborah Schembri from practicing law inecclesiastical court because she led a campaign to legalize divorce in Malta?
... that following an engine failure,United Airlines Flight 328 rained debris overBroomfield, Colorado?
... that theDresdner Kapellsolisten, formed in 1994 mostly by instrumentalists of theStaatskapelle Dresden, focus on composers from Dresden includingJohann Georg Pisendel?
... thatDonald Heirman was given the nickname "Mr. EMC Standards" for his work on developing technical standards forelectromagnetic compatibility?
... that the species name of the frogBoophis haingana is derived from theMalagasy word for 'fast'?

22 April 2021

12:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Brandon Kintzler

... thatBrandon Kintzler(pictured) married his wife at a drive-through chapel inLas Vegas?
... that the 2019 children's picture bookThe Fate of Fausto was inspired by the German legend ofFaust, who trades his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures?
... thatIndigenous Australian elderIvaritji was the last speaker of theKaurna language before itsrevival in the 1990s?
... that for three years,an illegal gold-mining settlement on theAmur river went on to host high-class hotels, have public healthcare, and even have a casino?
... thatRaoul de Gaucourt, who fought at theBattle of Nicopolis in 1396 and thesiege of Harfleur in 1415, was described as "a medieval chivalric hero whom the modern world has forgotten"?
... that theCommunity catchphrase "six seasons and a movie" originated in "Paradigms of Human Memory" as a reference toThe Cape?
... thatKameron Michaels has been described as a "lip sync assassin"?
... thatprices can be negative?

00:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Tornado in Hardtner, Kansas (1929)

... that the paintingTornado Over Kansas byJohn Steuart Curry was possibly inspired by photographs of a June 2, 1929,tornado(pictured) inHardtner, Kansas?
... thatMihajlo Petrović was the second combat casualty in the history of military aviation?
... that althoughJohn Foster long ago describedheavy ion fusion as "the conservative approach" to a workingfusion reactor, no large-scale system has ever been built?
... thatWilliam Armstrong, anIrish immigrant to the U.S., was apostmaster, apresidential elector, aVirginia House Delegate, and aU.S. House Representative?
... thatWalt Whitman's poem "The Sleepers" contains "one of the most powerful and evocative passages about slavery in American literature"?
... thatRannveig Þorsteinsdóttir, a newspaper clerk and part-time teacher in the 1920s, became the first woman to practice law in theSupreme Court of Iceland thirty years later?
... that both of Scunthorpe United'ssubstitutes failed to score theirpenalties in theshootout, which saw them lose the1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final?
... thatFannie Mahood Heath was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees?

21 April 2021

12:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Joni L. Rutter

... that biologistJoni L. Rutter(pictured) led the development of theAll of Us research program to include more than a million participants to advanceprecision medicine?
... that the 1949 filmHardly a Criminal was mostly filmed inBuenos Aires, and that city's critics called it Argentina's "outstanding film of the year"?
... that former ballerinaKatita Waldo briefly came out of retirement to perform as the stepmother inChristopher Wheeldon'sCinderella?
... that radio stationWMLB inCumming, Georgia, earned national acclaim as anAmericana music station in the 1990s?
... that although he was born in the United Kingdom,Isaac Hope was elected to represent Tobago on theLegislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago?
... thatCamille Saint-Saëns called hisFirst Violin Sonata his "hippogriff sonata", suggesting that itstechnical demands could only be met by a legendary creature?
... thatShirley Congdon, the vice chancellor of theUniversity of Bradford, was the first in her family to attend university?
... that anRMI sounded best with a Hi-Scream Cone?

00:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Programme cover for the Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete

... that theRoyal Albert Hall has called the 1891Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete(programme cover pictured) the world's firstscience fiction convention?
... thatMary L. Smith became the first female president ofKentucky State University in 1991 despite having been passed over for the same job a year earlier?
... that theBach-Chor Bonn, a choir founded to sing Bach's works, such as theSt John Passion in 1950, grew to a concert choir with a broad repertoire and a long tradition of tours in Europe?
... thatLeonidas Zervas was a Greek organic chemist who discovered thecarboxybenzyl protecting group, and also served as Minister of Industry of Greece and President of theAcademy of Athens?
... that theWomen's London Championship was viewed as a response to the introduction of women's franchise cricket in England?
... that Cuban ballerinas and sistersLorena andLorna Feijóo both moved to the U.S., and once split the roles of Black and White Swans inSwan Lake, which are usually danced by the same person?
... that a suspicious neighbor ofFuncoLand founder David Pomije called the police to investigate the large number of teenagers and young adults visiting his house?
... that in 1805, Jean Maxwell was sentenced to be imprisoned for a year atKirkcudbright Tolbooth for pretending to be a witch?

20 April 2021

12:00, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Male (top) and female Whitehead's trogons

... thatstones have been found in the stomachs of someWhitehead's trogons(pictured)?
... that in 1972, "Prime Minister"David Sanchez led an occupation ofCatalina Island by theBrown Berets meant to draw attention on the continuing struggles of Mexican-Americans in the United States?
... that fourreligious denominations meet in onedistrict of Wrocław?
... thatTheresa M. Korn turned down a scholarship to theCarnegie Institute of Technology in order to become the institute's first female engineer?
... that in 2001, Turkey set upan official government agency co-chaired by the foreign minister to combat "baseless genocide claims"?
... thatKristen Stewart played a young woman withFriedreich's ataxia in the 2007 film,The Cake Eaters?
... that some English mediaevalcommissions of sewers had powers to imprison labourers who refused to work on flood defences?
... that afterMusical Youth reworked the song "Pass the Kouchie" into "Pass the Dutchie" by replacing cannabis references with food references, the word "dutchie" later became a cannabis reference as well?

00:00, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Chava Shapiro, circa 1904

... thatChava Shapiro(pictured) published the firstfeminist manifesto in Hebrew, lamenting the absence ofwomen's voices in the language's literature?
... that runner-upRonnie O'Sullivan almost withdrew from the2021 Tour Championship after sending hiscue stick for repair twice before the event?
... thatTwo-Way Mirror, the first full biography of English poetElizabeth Barrett Browning in 30 years, portrays the poet as a daringVictorian sensation and dismisses her image as an invalid?
... thatLuigi Fugazy was described as "perhaps the most eminentpadrone in the United States"?
... that theSaugatuck Chain Ferry is believed to be the last operatinghand-cranked chain ferry in the United States?
... that the fictional characterHoward Bellamy from the British soap operaDoctors was based on a real-life army captain who quit his job to run a doctor's surgery?
... thatPlunton Castle, although well defended bygun loops, a ditch and a 9-foot (2.7 m) wall, had a very rare security flaw in the arrangement of its ground-floor rooms?
... that after he died, American Revolutionary War general and physicianWilliam Irvine was buried three different times at three different locations?

19 April 2021

12:00, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Hunterdon Art Museum

... that theHunterdon Art Museum(pictured), located ina historic stone mill, was described as the "most charming and picturesque" museum inNew Jersey?
... thatMadame Gavaudan, asoprano of theOpéra-Comique in Paris, created the role of Benjamin in Étienne Méhul'sJoseph?
... that all three albums inthe discography of theemo bandAmerican Football areeponymous, so the media andPolyvinyl Records refer to them as LP1, LP2, and LP3?
... that the cucumber seeds that botanistElwyn Meader brought back from Korea in 1948 became the basis for all modern cucumberhybrids grown worldwide?
... that during the2020 Zagreb flash flood, residents broke into a dam control building to drain floodwaters from the city?
... that Mississippi legislatorThelma Farr Baxter introduced a bill to keep livestock off the roads after her husband was fatally injured in a highway collision with a cow?
... that in 1984,a Spanish fishing trawler sank after being fired upon by the Irish patrol vesselAisling?
... that despite his side winning the1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Grimsby'sAlan Buckley said "Anybody who says they enjoy play-offs aren't football managers"?

00:00, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Comptonia columbiana leaf with evidence of moth feeding

... that the almost 50-million-year-old fossil leaves ofComptonia columbiana(example pictured) preserve evidence of moth feeding?
... that sinceHenry E. Parker ran for office in 1974, theDemocratic Party has always nominated an African American forConnecticut State Treasurer?
... that theShinan shipwreck, the first major discovery of Koreanmaritime archaeology, has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"?
... that a head was displayed in theSeagram Building's plaza in 1968?
... thatKate Clark wrote the children's bookA Southern Cross Fairy Tale, which used Northern Hemisphere Christmas imagery but featured the natural features and animals of New Zealand?
... that afterTed Turner asked for viewers' money to keepWRET-TV afloat, he was able to repay thousands of lenders four years later—with interest?
... thatBen Connor, who competed in his first marathon in October 2020, has qualified for the marathon race at the delayed2020 Summer Olympics?
... thatThe Wolf of Wall Street set aGuinness world record for the most instances of swearing in a film, with the word "fuck"said a total of 569 times?

18 April 2021

12:00, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

The Duke of Windsor in 1970

... that when he was younger, theDuke of Windsor(pictured) wanted to bean "up-to-date" king?
... thatAga Mikolaj, asoprano who studied withElisabeth Schwarzkopf, appeared as Mozart'sDonna Elvira from San Francisco to Tokyo, and sang theFour Last Songs with "a degree of abandon and rapture"?
... thatNadodrze in Poland was used by Steven Spielberg as a filming location for aspy drama set in Berlin?
... thatRogers Lehew was influential in starting theCalgary Stampeders tradition of featuring a horse at the sidelines during games atMcMahon Stadium?
... that in the 1950s, the Soviet Union introduced anopen university system to enable working-class students to become useful functionaries of the Communist party?
... that historian of the Middle EastGeorge Eden Kirk's first book was praised for excelling in objectivity while his last was criticised for bias and bitterness?
... that theStinnes–Legien Agreement was named after atrade union leader and anindustrialist?
... that the miracles that establishedSaint Glodesind's claim to sainthood did not begin until 25 years or more after her death, and many of them occurred over 200 years later?

00:00, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Statue of Laxmi-Narayan

... that the historicStatue of Laxmi-Narayan(pictured) was on display in theDallas Museum of Art for 37 years despite having been stolen?
... that ballerinaCatherine Hurlin performed inRadio City Christmas Spectacular between the age of eleven and thirteen?
... that thespace industry of India has supported the launch of more than 100 domestic satellites and more than 300 foreign satellites?
... that Senegalese artist and actressYounousse Sèye, who is best known for hermixed-media works incorporatingcowrie shells, is considered to be Senegal's first woman painter?
... that writerMark Twain frequently usedCooper station to meet with a friend?
... thatgeneticistNeil Hanchard was a senior author on a publication surveying human genomic diversity in Africa that was described byNature as "a milestone in genomics research"?
... thatWyche Pavilion, a two-story historic building inGreenville, South Carolina, was originally intended to serve as a paint shop for the Greenville Coach Factory?
... that Surinamese singerShahied Wagid Hosain was famous for his Bollywood song covers, more than for his own songs?

17 April 2021

12:00, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Zalgo text

... that the LovecraftianZalgo text(pictured) is a common aspect of "surreal memes"?
... thatCarl Au received three musical theatre scholarships, which was deemed "an unprecedented event in show business"?
... thatHey Lady! isJayne Eastwood's first leading role in a 50-year career?
... thatColin Powell was regarded as the "architect ofJersey's finance industry"?
... that the 1972manga seriesThe Poe Clan was among the first works ofvampire literature to depict vampires as romantic and tragic rather than predatory?
... that Turkish anthropologistAyşe Gül Altınay was sentenced to 25 months in jail due to her support for a peaceful resolution of theKurdish–Turkish conflict?
... that the sea cucumberHolothuria poli may have reached theRed Sea by travelling through theSuez Canal?
... thatNASA scientistScott Sandford wrote thatapples and oranges can be compared?

00:00, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Gabriel Turville-Petre

... thatMyth and Religion of the North byGabriel Turville-Petre(pictured) has been described as the best work onNorse mythology in English?
... that former U.S. presidentBill Clinton made a guest appearance ona television reunion episode ofThe West Wing to encourage voter turnout in the2020 United States elections?
... thatFan Hongwei and her husband turned a failing textile factory into the largest fiber producer in China?
... that coverage of the 1952funeral of George VI may have led to the mass purchase of television sets in the United Kingdom?
... that afterMaria Camilleri co-founded a school for Muslim children in Malta, she became the only Christian headmistress of a Muslim school in the world?
... that role-playing-game supplementGURPS Steampunk was the most detailed definition of thesteampunk genre when it was published?
... thatBenjamin Kapelushnik, also known as "Benjamin Kickz", soldsneakers at age 16 to celebrity clients such asDJ Khaled,Drake,Travis Scott,Floyd Mayweather andKevin Hart?
... that the owner of Oregon radio stationKLOO offered $10,000 to anyone who could bring an extraterrestrial lifeform to the station's studios?

16 April 2021

12:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

A train of theAoimori Railway arriving at Kominato Station

... that trees keep the trains(pictured) running atKominato Station?
... that thecombined no-hitter at theLos Angeles Angels' memorial game forTyler Skaggs was the first combined no-hitter in California since the day Skaggs was born?
... that a prototype ofOctogeddon was submitted to aLudum Dare contest before being developed into an official video game?
... thatJulia Letlow wonthe special election for a seat in theUnited States House of Representatives afterher husband died fromCOVID-19 before he could be sworn into office?
... that theSan Diego Trolley passes through theJames R. Mills Building?
... thatGianluigi Colalucci is credited with restoring the "dazzling splendour" of both theSistine Chapel ceiling andMichelangelo'sThe Last Judgment?
... thatconcrete bus shelters in Canberra, Australia, now considered an icon of the city, were initially labelled as "lunatic" by a reporter forThe Canberra Times?
... that thecritically endangeredchestnut-capped piha is locally known as the "little herdsman ofAntioquia" because itscall sounds like the whistles made by horsemen herding cattle?

00:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

SS Birma

... that whenSS Birma(pictured) responded to the sinking of theTitanic,RMS Carpathia told them to "shut up"?
... thatLovie Gore made multiple unsuccessful attempts to delay thedesegregation of schools in Mississippi?
... thaton Holocaust Memorial Day in 2014, Turkish foreign ministerMevlüt Çavuşoğlu claimed that "there is no trace of genocide in our history" – thusdenying the Armenian Genocide?
... thatAnja Petersen performed the role of the leading woman in the world premiere ofArnulf Herrmann'sDer Mieter at theOper Frankfurt?
... thatBurnley won the1994 Football League Second Division play-off Final after two opposition players weresent off?
... thatAddison Rae's debut single "Obsessed" is aboutself-love?
... thatPikrolimni is the onlysalt lake in Greece, mentioned byPlato andPliny, and nowadays known for its therapeuticmud baths?
... that the success of the children's poetry bookAlligator Pie led to the author,Dennis Lee, being named "Canada's Father Goose"?

15 April 2021

12:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza

... that the towers ofShimao Cross-Strait Plaza(pictured) are inspired bysails andbougainvilleas?
... thatHalyna Sevruk was expelled from theUnion of Artists of Ukraine in 1968 due to a political letter she signed?
... thatHumphrey Jennings's 1939 filmSpare Time showed an American audience how the British working classes spent their free time?
... that whenJoachim Philip delivered an ultimatum to the British inGrenada duringFédon's rebellion, the militia had to restrain his sister, Susannah, who otherwise would have "torn him to pieces"?
... thatJesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), amotet by Bach, has a complex symmetrical structure in which sixhymn stanzas alternate with fiveBible verses?
... thatKendal Green station was named both fordyed cloth and a nearby resident's grandfather?
... that an art gallery exhibit featuringMy Androgynous Boyfriend took place at theAnimate Girls Festival in 2019?
... that as part of her influential research on thegarden strawberry,Vivian Lee Bowden discovered the unpublished drawings of early French botanistAntoine Nicolas Duchesne?

00:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Jenny Frost

... that futureAtomic Kitten memberJenny Frost(pictured) represented theUnited Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 as part of the groupPrecious?
... that theFred F. French Building has been described as the "only Mesopotamian skyscraper" in New York City?
... thatArthur Schüller founded the discipline ofneuroradiology?
... thatForest Glen Park was among the earliest residential subdivisions inMontgomery County, Maryland, and was described by its developer as "Washington's most desirable suburb?"
... that besides the fruits being edible, the roots and leaves ofcreeping cucumber have many uses in traditional medicine?
... thatDarrell Blocker, "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
... that theLucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve, the largest wilderness area of France, is divided in two by land which includes the country's biggest mining project, theMontagne d'Or mine?
... thatDottie Ray interviewed 32,397 guests over 55 years on more than 14,000 broadcasts of her daily show onKXIC radio inIowa City?

14 April 2021

12:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Advertisement forThe Abysmal Brute

... that the 1923 filmThe Abysmal Brute(advertisement pictured) included comedic episodes that were not inthe 1911 story byJack London on which it was based?
... thatBarbara Yancy, who succeeded her husband in theMississippi Senate after his death, later became an advocate for other widowed homemakers?
... that the title of Welsh musicianThe Anchoress's albumThe Art of Losing was inspired by American poetElizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art"?
... thatMarita Napier is the first South African opera singer to have performed lead roles in each of the four "Grand Slam" opera houses?
... that theSunshine Protection Act would makedaylight saving time in the United States becomepermanent?
... that thecontrast agentiobitridol can be injected into blood vessels, joints, or body cavities such as the uterus?
... that former baseball playerTacks Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment forsecond-degree murder, but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
... that in the music video for "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)",Lil Nas X gives Satan alap dance?

00:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Boophis entigae

... that despite looking like the other frogs in its genus,Boophis entingae(pictured) has a very different call?
... that a drifting shipwreck stranded several dozen people onMargate Jetty in 1877?
... thatFrances Theresa Peet Russell may have written the first book to examine satire inVictorian literature?
... that in 1846,Emma Willard represented all of human history ina graphic resembling an Ancient Greek temple?
... that following his career withthe Headhunters,Paul Jackson moved to Japan and established a voluntary concert to familiarize students withAfrican-American history?
... that a number of live grenades remain on the moon as part of theActive Seismic Experiment, flown onApollo 14 andApollo 16?
... that every competitor at the2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial received a commemorativebonsai tree?
... that ballerinaElena Lobsanova broke the "curse of Marie" at theNational Ballet of Canada?

13 April 2021

12:00, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Coat of arms of Naples

... that one legend on the origin of thecoat of arms of Naples(pictured) claims that it alludes to the colors of the sun and moon cult practiced by the city's pre-Christian inhabitants?
... thatTara Downs co-founded the Tomorrow Gallery in a converted paintball studio in Toronto?
... that the principles ofquantum mechanics have been demonstrated to hold for complex molecules with thousands of atoms?
... thatMLS Cup 2000 was the first championship game in league history not to featureD.C. United?
... thatAbdallah Oumbadougou, the "godfather of all the present-dayTuareg musicians in Niger", distributed illegal cassette tapes of bannedishumar music while in exile from 1984 to 1995?
... that an owner of Wyoming radio stationKATI donated the station to theUniversity of Wyoming, only to be "disappointed" when the university opted not to use his gift?
... that after the start ofAfghan peace talks in 2019, journalistFarahnaz Forotan travelled the country to collect testimonies from women and prevent the rollback of their freedoms?
... that the settling ofMartensdale, California, went so badly that the town's namesake spent the rest of his life as a fugitive?

00:00, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Zahra Mohamed Ahmad

... thatZahra Mohamed Ahmad(pictured), who gives legal advice at the Somali Women Development Centre, is said to be aWoman of Courage?
... that Idaho television stationKCIX-TV went silent awaiting a merger deal that fell apart?
... thatTranmere Rovers players were each promised a £10,000 bonus for winning the1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final?
... that according toNepalese folklore,Pimbahal Pond was built by a demon?
... thatXYYY syndrome, achromosome abnormality in which a man has two extra Y chromosomes, has only been recorded twelve times?
... thatHitler Nababan was beaten by an angry mob after posting a meme to aWhatsApp group?
... that ballerinaUnity Phelan danced in the filmsJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum andI'm Thinking of Ending Things?
... thatSilver Hill station may have been named for rumors ofCaptain Kidd's treasure – or just a stand of trees?

12 April 2021

12:00, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Australian advertisement ofAloha from Hawaii via Satellite

... thatElvis Presley's concertAloha from Hawaii via Satellite(advertisement pictured) took place at midnight in Hawaii to match the prime time of its target audience in Asia and Oceania?
... thatCharles Scott Napier graduated from theRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was commissioned as asecond lieutenant in 1916, but could not be sent overseas until he turned nineteen in 1918?
... that the Turkish government forced the last monks ofVazelon Monastery to leave in 1923, more than one thousand years after the monastery first opened?
... thatMarion Miley, a 1930s amateurgolfer ranked second in the United States, was murdered at the age of 27?
... that the tourist submarineWindermere operated for only two seasons on her namesake lake in Cumbria, England?
... thatVikram Phadnis designed around 800 costumes for the Bollywood filmSalaam-e-Ishq?
... that attending the firstWomen in Print Conference inspiredCarol Seajay to createFeminist Bookstore News?
... thatThe Top 100 Drugs can fit in a pocket?

00:00, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Harry F. Sinclair House

... that the "fairy-tale palace"Harry F. Sinclair House(pictured), once home to magnatesIsaac D. Fletcher andHarry F. Sinclair, later contained the Ukrainian American Institute?
... thatMichael Hampe, who directed theCologne Opera for 20 years, was the stage director for the world premiere ofHenze's adaptation of Monteverdi'sIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patria at theSalzburg Festival?
... that the remoteBurt Township Schools, covering 258 square miles (670 km²) in theUpper Peninsula of Michigan, implemented a novel telephone teaching program that included electronic blackboards in 1984?
... that theFinal Offensive of 1981 was actually the first offensive of the 12-year-longSalvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)?
... that professorEmma Baker trained her pharmacology students to perform massCOVID-19 testing on their fellows so that they could go home for Christmas?
... that some of the proposed routes for the current effort to build aUinta Basin Rail line are based on routes surveyed more than 100 years ago?
... thatgenderless fashion in Japan was inspired byK-pop groups,visual kei, and 1980s–1990s American fashion?
... that a math mistake while fencing withlongswords gave cognitive scientistTom Griffiths a broken right wrist?

11 April 2021

12:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Gold foil figure from Aska

... that last summer,Martin Rundkvist discovered 22gold foil figures(example pictured) while excavating a "Beowulfian"mead hall in Sweden?
... thatBetty Jane Long was Speaker of theMississippi House of Representatives for less than a day?
... that a contributor toHell Is a Very Small Place, a 2016 book about solitary confinement, was denied access to a copy of the book while in prison?
... thatAramburu Island is named after its creator, aMarin County supervisor who ordered it cut off from the mainland because he "did not think any homes should be built" there?
... thatKathy Hudson, an expert inscience policy andgenetic discrimination, helped assemble a team that led to the passage of theGenetic Information Nondiscrimination Act?
... thatPaul McCartney's psychedelic1972 Wings Tour Bus ended up in a garden inTenerife before returning to the UK for restoration?
... that hockey playerKevin Hayes came within two hours of needing his leg amputated due tocompartment syndrome?
... thatsniffing for coffee was once a highly paid job?

00:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Parterre of the Schlosspark in Brühl

... that in the 1930s, the Baroqueparterre of theSchlosspark(aerial view pictured) inBrühl, part ofa World Heritage Site, was restored according to the original 1728 plans?
... that Russian-born choreographerGeorge Balanchine made the balletStars and Stripes as a tribute to the United States, his adopted country?
... thatMarion Macfarlane, the first deaconess in theAnglican Church of Australia, later converted to Catholicism and joined theSisters of the Good Shepherd?
... thatGames Research Inc licensedDiplomacy,Henry Kissinger's favorite game, in 1960 after the board game's creator unsuccessfully tried to get multiple publishers to accept it?
... thatLuis Abraham Delgadillo was Nicaragua's director-general of musical culture, a position which was created specifically for him?
... that in 1750,Daniel-Marie Chabert de Joncaire de Clausonne built a small canal above Niagara Falls to power a sawmill?
... that the North Korean song "Where Are You, Dear General?" plays every morning at 6 a.m. throughPyongyang's loudspeakers?
... that the chief engineer of Virginia television stationWRFT-TV said that "a 15-watt Christmas bulb and baling wire" kept it on the air?

10 April 2021

12:00, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Diane Damiano

... thatDiane Damiano(pictured), a biomedical scientist andphysical therapist, helped create arobotic exoskeleton designed to aid children withcerebral palsy to learn how to walk?
... that during a renovation of New York City's2 Broadway, some funds were embezzled and sent to two crime families?
... thatLionel Fleury broughtminor ice hockey and a recreational facility toQuebec City during theGreat Depression?
... thatFrank Sinatra was "very, very angry" after being told that he would not be singing "Lonely Town" on film?
... that CaptainJohn Fenwick Hutchings was in charge ofOperation Pluto, the project to construct submarine oil pipelines under the English Channel during World War II?
... thatJessie Carney Smith spent more than twenty years researching the three volumes ofNotable Black American Women, which profiled 1,100 figures?
... that the latex-like sap of thedesert candle has uses in traditional medicine but can cause skin blisters and blindness?
... that the music video forOh Land's "Listen a Little Less" was filmed entirely on aSamsung Galaxy S21 smartphone?

00:00, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

David Abner Jr.

... thatGuadalupe College presidentDavid Abner Jr.(pictured) declined lucrative positions at northern U.S. colleges so that he could continue "conducting a school for the colored youths of the south"?
... thatRobert Fancourt lost his ship to mutineers in 1797, then ran it aground in 1801?
... that some Brexit supporters have called for the UK to transform itself into a deregulated, low-tax "Singapore-on-Thames" to prosper outside of the EU?
... thatPort Vale F.C. captainTom Conlon's great-great-grandfather played for the club more than a century ago?
... thatPop Smoke referencesManu Ginóbili, a former basketball player with theSan Antonio Spurs, in the lyrics for "Hello"?
... that despite theEuropean Commission organisingCOVID-19 vaccine supplies for the whole bloc, a shortage of vaccines caused several member states to obtain their own suppliesfrom Russia and China?
... thatJoseph Taylor Goodsir accusedRudolph Virchow, "the father of modern pathology", of plagiarism?
... thatRobert Webb planned his first book to be aboutTop Gear and other topics oflad culture before it becameHow Not to Be a Boy, a memoir about masculinity?

9 April 2021

12:00, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

[[File:|140px|Exterior of the V. K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History ]]

Exterior of the V. K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History

... that at one point, the Consulate-General of Japan in Vladivostok was housed in what is now theVladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History(pictured)?
... thatDoug Sahm's posthumous albumThe Return of Wayne Douglas was his first to feature onlycountry music songs?
... that theAstor Place station was flooded by a subterranean river after firefighters extinguished a blaze at a building above it?
... that 19th-century French economistJean Gustave Courcelle-Seneuil is considered to be the founder ofclassical economics andeconomic liberalism in Chile?
... that the late Ottoman Empire has been described as "the laboratory ofdemographic engineering in Europe"?
... that as the only woman in the 1923Utah State Senate,Antoinette Kinney introduced bills to increase the number of state-sponsored scholarships and to establish public health regulations?
... that afterErna Schlüter had appeared asElektra at theRoyal Opera House,the composer, who was in the audience, told her that she was the fulfilment of the character?
... that theUK Supreme Courttold the Chief Constable that the West Yorkshire Police are not allowed to knock over old ladies?

00:00, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Jeroboam's hand "shrivelled up".

... thatFragonard won thePrix de Rome for paintingJeroboam Sacrificing to Idols(detail pictured) in 1752, when he was 20 years old?
... that the pioneering TurkishsopranoMesude Çağlayan was presented a tiny doll of "Madama Butterfly" by thegovernment of Japan for performing the Japanese title role inPuccini's opera?
... thatPlandemic was criticized for its professional-style production?
... thatBob's Your Uncle, a Hong Kong YouTuber, began cooking while he was aninternational student after he found the food fromChinese restaurants in London unappetising?
... that theThousand Islands Parkway was the final two-lane section ofHighway 401?
... that the death of Serbian politicianVladimir Cvijan, which occurred in January 2018, was not publicly known until March 2021?
... that the French football clubGPSO 92 Issy was founded by three Peruvian sisters in 1997?
... thatHastings station had neither platforms nor shelter for waiting passengers?

8 April 2021

12:00, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Clarke and her mother at Mauthausen

... thatAnka Nathanová gave birth toEva Clarke(both pictured) at theMauthausen concentration camp shortly before its liberation in 1945?
... thatcomputer game studioLegend Entertainment was founded by veterans of theinteractive fiction studioInfocom after it shut down in 1989?
... thatF. Scott Fitzgerald said that his bookThe Great Gatsby was a failure in comparison toWilla Cather'sMy Ántonia?
... that theFrightened Rabbit albumPainting of a Panic Attack was written mostly over email?
... thatPaul English, co-founder ofKayak, offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people duringthe cholera outbreak following the2010 Haiti earthquake if other funding could not be secured?
... that theSursock Purchases represented almost a quarter of all land purchased by Jews in Palestine until 1948?
... that ballerinaMiranda Weese performed the lead role in a televised performance ofSwan Lake under an hour's notice, with a partner she had never rehearsed with?
... that while the2020 Triumph Tiger 900 shares a name with a previous model (the 1998Tiger 900) and looks similar to its predecessor (the 2010Tiger 800), it shares its design with neither?

00:00, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Work No. 227: The lights going on and off (2000)

... thatMartin Creed's installationWork No. 227: The lights going on and off(pictured) has been described as "the first truly great artwork of the twenty-first century"?
... that on the first day of theEast L.A. walkouts,Vickie Castro's car was used to take down a fence atRoosevelt High School?
... that a German theologian wrote "Vertraut den neuen Wegen" to be sung at a wedding inEisenach shortly before thefall of the Wall?
... thatRosemary Crumlin, author of a 60-year history of theBlake Prize for religious art, first attended a Blake exhibition when she was a young novice with the AustralianSisters of Mercy?
... that within three years, American subscription television serviceON TV went from boasting 725,000 subscribers in eight cities to being out of business?
... that English clergymanWilfrid T. F. Castle wrote the first book-length account of thepostal history of Cyprus?
... that in theNeon Genesis Evangelion episode "A Transfer",Arthur Schopenhauer'shedgehog's dilemma is mentioned?
... thatLen Fisher won the 1999Ig Nobel Prize for physics for his research on the optimal way to dunk abiscuit?

7 April 2021

12:00, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Japan National Route 101 along the Sea of Japan coastline

... that most of the coastal highwayJapan National Route 101(pictured) follows the path of a road originally established by theTokugawa shogunate?
... thatGrote Stadskerk, a church located in the historicalcentre ofParamaribo, is the first and the largest church of theMoravian congregation in Suriname?
... that after making videos onTikTok where shelip-synced Donald Trump,Sarah Cooper gota comedy special onNetflix and a TV show onCBS?
... that thegreeneye spurdog,Sydney skate,grey skate andwhitefin swellshark are at risk of extinction by trawling, according to a 2021 report?
... that theNazis at Ravensbrück killedFrench Resistance fighterÉmilie Tillion by gas chamber for having white hair?
... that the most senior of theAfrican-American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project,William Knox, supervised the otherwise-white staff of the Corrosion Section atColumbia University?
... thatJosé de la Cruz Mena, who contracted leprosy at the age of 21 and was blind at 26, was described as "the pre-eminent Nicaraguan composer of his time"?
... that inState v. Linkhaw, theNorth Carolina Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man who sang so badly in church that a jury had found him guilty of "disturbing a religious congregation"?

00:00, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

The Söderala vane

... that although used as the weather vane of a church, theSöderala vane(pictured) was probably originally made for aViking ship?
... thatCarter Hart is the youngestgoaltender inPhiladelphia Flyers history to record ashutout, doing so at the age of 21 years and 57 days?
... thata song of God's presence, written in 1965 in Dutch byHuub Oosterhuis, became part ofthe first common German Catholic hymnal, and was retained inthe second by popular demand?
... that in September 2020, twolabor unions both performedstrike actions against the University of Illinois Hospital inChicago?
... that irked by the immense gap in gender-focused digital storytelling from both Sudan and South Sudan,Omnia Shawkat co-foundedAndariya magazine?
... that studies inoccupational toxicology often focus on early effects that are more subtle than those in clinical medicine?
... that in one ofSingapore's largest drainage diversions, a canal had to be redirected into steel pipes while constructingChinatown MRT station?
... that organistLorin Whitney worked nights at aLockheed Aircraft plant during World War II, while performing on a coast-to-coast radio program after his shift ended in the morning?

6 April 2021

12:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Canadian loggers and their cookhouse, 1917

... that theircookhouse(example pictured) was as important to loggers as their bunkhouse or tool shed?
... that the mayor ofMálaga,Francisco de la Torre, was the first Spaniard to be awarded theMedal of Pushkin byVladimir Putin?
... that historians do not agree on howPort Way entered the Roman town ofCalleva Atrebatum?
... thatLyubomir Pipkov is considered one of the founders of Bulgaria's modern professional musical establishment?
... that students from four local high schools andRutgers University each had their chance to run New Jersey television stationWRTV for a day?
... thatErich Honeckerdemanded that West Germany violateits own constitution by recognising East German citizenship?
... thatassisted by computers,Marijn Heule helped devise a proof ofKeller's conjecture in dimension seven, a 90-year-old math problem?
... that thebicolored sponge goby spends most of its life living insidesponges?

00:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Martin Luther King Jr.

... that photographerBenedict J. Fernandez was invited several times to the home ofMartin Luther King Jr.(pictured), where he was able to see him "as a man, a father, a husband"?
... that rapperPop Smoke recorded "Diana" the night before he was murdered?
... that afterMary Lou Godbold announced her candidacy for theMississippi Senate, all of the other candidates withdrew from the race?
... that when the tower ofSioux Falls radio stationKISD collapsed in 1968, it narrowly missed a train motel run by the station's former owner?
... that as a fifteen-year-old student, ballerinaAngelica Generosa replaced an injured schoolmate to perform a lead role in Balanchine'sStars and Stripes after two weeks of rehearsals?
... thatLeonard Bernstein rediscoveredhis setting of Psalm 148 for voice and piano, dated 1935, in the mid-1980s, and it was first performed in 1993?
... that the Thai Supreme Court opinion concerning themurder of Jenjira Ployangunsri is often quoted on Valentine's Day?
... that a 1947 songtells you how to cook rabbit at top speed?

5 April 2021

12:00, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

A flat-roofed pub

... that a saying in Britain states that one should "never drink in aflat-roofed pub"(example pictured)?
... thatEugénie Brazier was the first chef to be awarded sixMichelin stars?
... that a team including bricklayers, assistant bank managers and insurance clerksdefeated Coventry City in the third round of theFA Cup in 1989?
... that Ivorian politicianTéné Birahima Ouattara, the brother of the country's president, is nicknamed "Photocopy" due to their similar appearance?
... that neither of the US-based authors of the 1991 bookThe Coming War With Japan had ever visited Japan when they wrote it?
... that when Canadian preacherPerry F. Rockwood criticized the Presbyterian church in 1947, he was ordered to recant and burn his sermons?
... that the 2021Palestinian filmThe Present is about apresent and thepresent?
... that German ministerWolfgang Clement said that the secret to drinking a glass of beer in 1.5 seconds was to fold back theuvula?

00:00, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Noreen Riols

... that British novelistNoreen Riols(pictured) trained agents who supported theFrench Resistance duringWorld War II?
... that the waspSceliphron asiaticum provisions its nest with body parts of spiders?
... thatPhiladelphia Phillies pitcherZach Eflin was once traded twice in the course of 24 hours?
... that the February 2021 calving ofIceberg A-74 has provided the opportunity to study seafloor organisms that can survive 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the nearest daylight?
... that theBattle of Milliken's Bend brought acceptance of African Americans as soldiers?
... that afterDo Not Split received anOscar nomination, the Chinese government reportedly told local media to downplay the awards?
... thatLouis William Valentine DuBourg established hisepiscopal see inSt. Louis because the Catholics ofNew Orleans would not accept his authority?
... that people in Taiwanchanged their legal names to something involving salmon in order to get free sushi?

4 April 2021

12:00, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Archimedean Excogitation

... that therolling ball sculptureArchimedean Excogitation(pictured) has almost 30 moving or sound-producing components?
... thatImago Records intended to releaseKylie Minogue in the US before closing down in 1995?
... that afterIFPI Taiwan established the IFPI Taiwan Charts in August 1996, the charts were noted for having their ownWorld Wide Web site?
... that themusic video forSt. Vincent's song "Pay Your Way in Pain" recalls the1970s downtown New York, taking inspiration from the works ofKate Bush,David Bowie, andCindy Sherman?
... that "Christians, awake, salute the happy morn" is a hymn based on a poem thatJohn Byrom first presented "For Dolly"?
... that an article headlined "(Almost) Straight Outta Compton" led toPrince Harry's communications secretary issuing a public statement denouncing "racist" and "sexist" commentary aboutMeghan, Duchess of Sussex?
... that the 2003 spy thrillerThe Hero: Love Story of a Spy wasPriyanka Chopra's first Bollywood film?
... that "prophet of doom"Craig Hamilton-Parker claims to have predictedBrexit andTrump?

00:00, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Lupita Infante

... that singer-songwriterLupita Infante(pictured) advocates forwomen's empowerment through her traditionalnorteño andranchera music?
... that thedual circulation policy calls for China to prioritize domesticconsumption while remaining open tointernational trade?
... thatMasako Yashiro was one of the earliest female artists to create Japaneseboys' comics?
... that theseries finale ofSchitt's Creek was written in three hours by co-creatorDaniel Levy?
... thatAlice Saxby was nurse in charge of an officer's wing atBotleys during theSecond World War and cared for many casualties from theNormandy landings?
... that in 2000, the Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani threatened to sell JFK and LaGuardia airports toBAA USA owned by a British company?
... thatMark Cullen was named asLeague Two Player of the Month for October 2014 after scoring aperfect hat-trick?
... that former Soviet Union leaderMikhail Gorbachev starred ina Pizza Hut commercial in 1997?

3 April 2021

12:00, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

The Annunciation (1898) by Henry Ossawa Tanner

... that in his 1898 paintingThe Annunciation(pictured),Henry Ossawa Tanner uses a column of light to depict the angelGabriel?
... thatJacquie Sturm was the firstMāori writer to have her work published in a New Zealand anthology?
... thatGreen Bullfrog featured members ofDeep Purple,Procol Harum andChas & Dave?
... that due to herCasualty characterRuby Spark's near-photographic memory, actressMaddy Hill had to learn all the intricate details of the medical terminology used by the character?
... that people thoughtBoxers would gentrifyWashington Heights?
... thatGardner Dow was the only Americancollege football player to die of sports-related injuries in 1919?
... that English musicianJane Weaver's albumFlock was inspired by Lebanesetorch songs, 1980s Russian Aerobics records, and Australianpunk music?
... that authorEdmund G. Love spent several years homeless, sleeping on thesubway and interacting with other homeless people, leading him to write the bookSubways Are For Sleeping?

00:00, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Harry Styles

... thatHarry Styles(pictured), who is known for his flamboyant fashion, was voted the Most Stylish Man of the Year byGQ in 2020?
... thatonly about a quarter of New York City's 472 subway stations had elevators in 2018, among the lowest accessibility rates of the world's major transit systems?
... that the TV broadcast of theTaylor Swift concertCity of Lover only included half theset list of the original concert?
... thatTonia Shand became Australia's first womanhigh commissioner to Sri Lanka in 1988?
... that thecoral reefs of Tuvalu include theFunafuti Conservation Area, which encompasses 20 per cent of the reef area of Funafuti atoll?
... thatPeter Milliman coached Team Russia at the2014 World Lacrosse Championship despite not knowing until that year that they even had a team?
... that, while representingAndorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics,Lluís Marin Tarroch served as the flag bearer and became the first Andorran to compete insnowboarding at the Games?
... that SisterElizabeth Sander, who was imprisoned for carrying "lewd books", escaped twice?

2 April 2021

12:00, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Johannes Hill as soloist at theDreikönigskirche, Frankfurt

... thatIch will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen, aPassion cantata for solo bass byTelemann composed in Frankfurt, was performed there inLent during theCOVID-19 pandemic(pictured)?
... that at the age of 12, theLakota spiritual leaderArvol Looking Horse became the youngest ever Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Bundle?
... thatGwen Stefani's "Slow Clap" has acountry-inspired cover artwork, despite the song itself having aska sound?
... that in 1930, the new infant-care centre of theMothercraft Training Society was named afterPrincess Elizabeth of York, now Queen Elizabeth II?
... that when journalistPierre Nadeau reported on the 1973famine in Ethiopia, his suggestion for viewers to donate toOxfam led to an inundation of contributions the next day?
... thatDuncan Jupp scored his first league goal for more than a decade in the2005 Football League Two play-off Final?
... that Lieutenant GeneralOsman Erbaş was one of 11 Turkish military personnel killed ina 4 March 2021 helicopter crash?
... thatPrides Crossing station had separate benches forDemocrats andRepublicans?

00:00, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Senator Fred H. Brown

... thatFred H. Brown(pictured) went from abean eater to abean counter?
... thatthere are dragons in Buckingham Palace?
... thatNapoleon Bonaparte once acted as the main character in a soap opera and once fell from a Harley Davidson motorbike?
... that there has been abottomless pit in East Flagstaff, Arizona, for more than 100 years?
... that PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush wasKing of the Pit?
... that anAlligator in PVC made Mary Quantlook wet?
... thatMussolini is not interested in politics?
... that Mr. Spockate my balls?

1 April 2021

12:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Cthulhu during the 2016 campaign

... that cosmic horrorCthulhu has run for President of the United States(2016 campaign pictured) in every election since 1996?
... that having sex at different times mayproduce new species?
... that Michigan governorWilliam Milliken gave the homily ata funeral for frozen cheese and mushroom pizzas?
... thatJohnny Dickshot was captain of the All-Ugly team?
... thatLeonard Bernstein wrote "I hate music"?
... that 14 April isCake and Cunnilingus Day?
... thatMr Bean attempted to kill the Queen with a tobacco-loaded gun?
... that theUnited States once sued a golden cock but cried fowl when the cock won?
... that in 1941, aTrinidadian king was crowned with the assistance ofAdolf Hitler?

00:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Hy Cohen

... thatHy Cohen's(pictured) seven-game-longMajor League Baseball career ended before hisbaseball card could be produced?
... thatToa Payoh station was the first inSingapore's Mass Rapid Transit system to have its structural works completed?
... that the title of theTaylor Swift song "Cornelia Street" refers to a street inNew York City on which Swift rented atownhouse?
... that theCerrón Grande Reservoir, also known as Lake Suchitlán, is one of the most contaminated and polluted bodies of fresh water inCentral America?
... thatBrenda Banks was one of the first African-American women to work as a professional animator?
... thatVorau Abbey'scollegiate church has been described as the "most splendidbaroque church inStyria?"
... that, such was his popularity with the club's supporters, when footballerHughie Ferguson was sold byMotherwell F.C., the local steel works closed to allow workers to wave him off?
... that the founder ofWZIP inCovington, Kentucky, beat out his own brother for the right to build the station?

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