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... that after supervising construction of London'sTower Bridge in the 1890s, engineerEdward Cruttwell was retained as consulting engineer to the bridge until his death in 1933?
... thatSophie Scamps decided to enter politics after a survey from her local member of parliament failed to mentionclimate change?
... thatVollpension employs grandparents to bake cakes according to their own recipes and, during theCOVID-19 pandemic, offered live baking courses from elders around the world?
... thatBenjamin F. McAdoo was the first Black architect to be licensed in the U.S. state of Washington?
... thatTakara's Treasure was created because its artist wanted to draw a story about a boy who speaks a local dialect?
... that in addition to having been a centre for local involvement in Chinese politics, theKuomintang Building in Vancouver has hosted social events including a wedding reception?
... thatRon Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, playedcollege football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
... that a class-action lawsuit was filed against Spotify following the discontinuation of theCar Thing?
... that Singaporean former lawyerDavid Yong learned Korean and moved to South Korea to become aK-pop singer?
... that during theTunisian campaign in World War II, crews carried anAMES Type 6 radar set across a swamp to allow them to spy onLuftwaffe aircraft running supplies intoTunis?
... that the children's museumLa Nube(pictured) includes a bus-washing exhibit?
... that German nationalRico Krieger was likely forced by theBelarusian KGB to lie in a state-televised plea titled "Confession of a German Terrorist"?
... that although theelectrification of the Midland Main Line was designated as a high priority in 1981, work to electrify the northern part of the line did not begin until more than 30 years later?
... that Mali and Niger broke off diplomatic relations with Ukraine over the country's alleged support for rebel groups in theBattle of Tinzaouaten?
... that Olympic gold-medal-winning rugby playerJordan Sepho vomited from stress the first time he played for his national team?
... thata viral dance in which performers mimic driving a car was performed by #Amishtiktok content creators, who substituted operating a horse and buggy?
23 September 2024
00:00, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
Black Eagle Silver Certificate
... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollarBlack Eagle Silver Certificates(example pictured)?
... that althoughJ1407b eclipsedV1400 Centauri in 2007, nobody noticed for over three years?
... that in order to attend breakdancing classes as a child, future OlympianAmir Zakirov had to give up eating lunch?
... that theRabbinic period was consequential in the ongoing development of Judaism and its traditions?
... thatAlexina Kublu, a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the firstjustice of the peace in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuitnamesake tradition?
... thatHenry Charles Swan, a law graduate from Oxford, spent more than 25 years living on a yacht in a stream in New Zealand?
... that in her song "Slim Pickins",Sabrina Carpenter supposedly settles for someone who does not know the difference between "their", "there", and "they are"?
19 September 2024
00:00, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Premna microphylla leaves and flowers
... that the leaves ofPremna microphylla(pictured) are used to make a green jelly called Guanyin tofu?
... that 1920sbelles-lettres books published by theState Publishing House of Ukraine(symbol pictured) sold out more rapidly than similar books published elsewhere in the Soviet Union, despite the higher average price?
... thatJuan de Casas, the Spanish military governor of Venezuela, cried after the French demanded that he accept a Frenchman as king?
... that the Empire of Japan createda girl group as propaganda?
... that a bust of former Peruvian presidentJustiniano Borgoño was stolen from its pedestal by thieves?
... that theRepublic Drug Store was formed from the consolidation of an estate and its competition?
... that the author ofSugar Dog Life ended up buying and raising a cactus after drawing one in the manga?
17 September 2024
00:22, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
NHSR recruiting poster
... that the BritishNational Hospital Service Reserve(poster pictured) trained volunteers to carry out first aid in the aftermath of a nuclear or chemical attack?
... that during thePanic of 1907, the presidents of New York City's banks and trust companies were locked in thePierpont Morgan Library(pictured)?
... that Olympic taekwondo practitionerYahya Al-Ghotany picked up the sport "by chance" at a refugee camp?
... that the operaChristopher Columbus was written by its Jewish composer while fleeing persecution from Nazi Germany by sailing across the Atlantic?
... thatThe Invincible Dragon was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor?
... thatDavid Gillespie became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
... that the creator ofAni ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu ensured a happy ending by not making the main characters blood relatives?
... that painterMark Robert Harrison's brother died in a fire that broke out at one of Harrison's own exhibitions in 1846?
... that €40,000 of equipment and cash was stolen during the filming of the music video for "Cry Baby"?
... that to avoidCOVID-19 rule breaches, officials had to discourage people from postinga leopard seal's location online?
... that Sachi Narashima came up with the idea for the mangaCosmetic Playlover after her friend, who worked as a beauty consultant, mentioned that there were male beauty consultants?
... thatMary Jo West compared working in network TV news to learning that Santa Claus is just an ordinary man?
... that up to 16,000 crows regularly commute from around the Seattle metropolitan area to a wetland inBothell, Washington?
... that according toa TikTok theory, burnt toast could save you from a car accident?
8 September 2024
02:04, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Israel Del Toro
... that despite suffering burns to 80 percent of his body,Israel Del Toro(pictured) became the first member of the U.S. Air Force to re-enlist after being deemed 100-percent disabled?
... that although sport shooterBan Hyo-jin attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal?
... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Koreantable tennis pairRi Jong Sik andKim Kum Yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal?
... thatTropical Storm Chris(pictured) in July 2024 caused bodies of water to overflow inCiudad Madero, Mexico, resulting in a crocodile sighting at a beach?
... that when New York City'sMetropolitan Club was established, there was another Metropolitan Club two city blocks away?
... thata bootleg album ofJai Paul's unreleased music was named as one of the best of 2013 by several music publications?
... that a historian lamented the lack of English-language translations for the work ofAracy Amaral despite it being "a vital reference for the study ofart history in Brazil"?
... that theAuckland meteorite crashed through the roof of a house in New Zealand?
... thatNam Su-hyeon,Jeon Hun-young, andLim Si-hyeon's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row?
... that a warrant was issued to pay a force to relieve thesiege of Perth in October 1339, after the garrison had already surrendered?
... thatRobert Aiello's first novel was published after literary agents turned it down roughly 60 times?
... that a clip of a soft pretzel being cut perfectly in half made the short-lived German game showSchlag den Henssler briefly popular to an international audience?
1 September 2024
00:00, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
Andrew Gillison
... that Australian military chaplainAndrew Gillison(pictured) took up arms to snipe at Turkish soldiers inGallipoli?
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