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31 August 2013

12:00, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

... thattermitenests(pictured) can be nearly 7 m (23 ft) tall, thatbald eagle nests can weigh 2 tonnes (4,400 lb), and that the extinctSylviornis likely made a nesting mound 50 m (160 ft) in diameter?
... thatDylan Covey turned down $1.6 million to playprofessional baseball when he was diagnosed withtype 1 diabetes?
... thatProfeti della Quinta, a male vocal ensemble from Israel based inBasel, performed Italianmadrigals and Hebrew psalms bySalomone Rossi in a documentary of the composer's life?
... that the board gameDiscworld: Ankh-Morpork lets players take on the roles of differentDiscworld characters?
... thatXu Ming, formerly China's eighth-richest person, testified atBo Xilai's trial that he gaveBo's wife more than $3 million to buy a villa in France?
... thatfreethinkerHarriet Law was the only woman on the general council of theFirst International, and was praised byEleanor Marx andKarl Marx?
... that becausetaiko groupOndekoza could not replicate the rhythms in the original version ofYatai-bayashi, they actually played it faster?

00:00, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatCristóbal Oudrid(pictured), founding father of Spanish musical nationalism, was known for his "many contributions to thezarzuela genre"?
... thatPaństwowa Fabryka Karabinów, a major firearms producer ininterwar Poland, also designed its own weaponry, including ananti-tank rifle?
... thatPhil Robertson ofDuck Dynasty played first string quarterback ahead of NFL hall-of-famerTerry Bradshaw in college atLouisiana Tech University?
... that in 1992, Mexican singer-songwriterAna Gabriel set a record for the mostLo Nuestro Award wins at a single ceremony?
... that almost allkings of Hungary after 1046 descended fromMichael, the second son of Grand PrinceTaksony?
... thatbuffalo clover is alegume and agolf course weed?

30 August 2013

12:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

... that in the 19th century, the residents of four hamlets inApinac(pictured) voted to become part ofEstivareilles because of a spiritual connection?
... thatAnn Arbor'sCounty Farm Park occupies the land that was once home toWashtenaw County'spoor house?
... thatHenry III of England competed in piety with his brother-in-lawSaint Louis IX of France, washing the feet oflepers andtouching sick people, but was neversainted becausehis son was sceptical?
... that thelarge-eared pika lives in high mountains and is listed by theIUCN as "Least Concern" while theHelan Shan pika is restricted to a single mountain and is listed as "Critically Endangered"?
... thatJohnny Greene, a convertedlineman, was nicknamed the "Cinderella Kid" when he became one of the leadingpass receivers in theNFL in the late 1940s?
... thatSwahili is theofficial language in more countries thanMandarin Chinese, the language with the most native speakers?
... that theJar~with~a~Twist is a peanut butter jar that has a twisting bottom like adeodorant stick to push peanut butter up from the sides and bottom of the jar?

00:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatMattersey Priory's church(pictured) was destroyed by fire and never rebuilt?
... thatThado Dhamma Yaza I of Prome is identified inThai history as theBurmese commander who slew QueenSuriyothai on herwar elephant in thefirst Burmese invasion of Siam?
... thatRugosodon eurasiaticus is the oldest known species ofmultituberculata, the most successful lineage of mammals in history?
... that the1983 Luzon earthquake collapsed the church inSarrat that hosted the wedding of PresidentFerdinand Marcos' daughter Irene, crushing its altar?
... that one of the world's hardestcrack climbing routes is alongCentury Crack inCanyonlands National Park?
... that theAlpine shrew can live at altitudes of up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and above thetree line?

29 August 2013

12:05, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theMesoamerican sculptures known aschacmools(example pictured) held receptacles to receive sacrificed human hearts?
... that the title ofMarquis of Veere and Flushing was so powerful that it was abolished to prevent theabuse of power, but is now one of thetitles of the Dutch king?
... thatDestroyer Squadron 60 is one of three U.S. Navy destroyer squadrons permanently based outside the continental United States?
... that in 1994Partha Pratim Majumder wrote, choreographed and stagedThe Nightmare which was the first mimodrama focused onchild abuse to be staged inSouth Asia?
... thatCape Mountain onCape Prince of Wales is the northern terminus of theContinental Divide of the Americas?
... that the dialogue for the filmCars 3 was completely improvised by the actors?

00:05, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatClarence Chesterfield Howerton, aka Major Mite(pictured), was billed as the world's smallest man?
... that the mint plantFlorida betony was theFlorida Department of Agriculture's "Weed of the Month" for February 2010?
... that architectural historians regard theChurch of Holy Trinity and St George inKendal to be the best of the three churches in the town designed byGeorge Webster?
... thatMahendra Singh Dhoni has played the greatest number of matches as acaptain in the Indian Premier League?
... thatSue Falsone of theLos Angeles Dodgers is the first and only female headathletic trainer in the major Americanprofessional sports leagues?
... that the "fastest speedway in the world" was destroyed by the1926 Miami hurricane?
... that theboard gameK2 gives players a realistic simulation of climbing a mountain?

28 August 2013

12:00, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatHMCSMorden(pictured) of theRoyal Canadian Navy sank the Nazi submarineU-756?
... thatRoderick Cox, the1933 NCAA Champion in thehammer throw, played college football withGerald Ford at theUniversity of Michigan?
... that the two colossal statues ofImyremeshaw were usurped byAqenenre Apepi andRamses II?
... that the bookThe Age of Miracles chronicles the fictional phenomenon of "slowing", in which one earth day takes longer to complete?
... that the floorplan is marked on the pavement whereSt John's Anglican Church, Fremantle once stood near a larger church of the same name?
... thatHypatia Bradlaugh Bonner's biography of her father,Charles Bradlaugh, the firstatheist member of theBritish House of Commons, was considered "preposterously long" at over 800 closely printed pages?
... that William Grefé was paid trading stamps for directingThe Psychedelic Priest?

00:00, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

... that 75 years ago,Major League Baseball playerMonte Pearson pitched the firstno-hitter at theoriginal Yankee Stadium(pictured)?
... that in 2007, three people died inan arson attack on the office of Indian newspaperDinakaran?
... that theChristchurch area now known asVictoria Square was formerly part of Puari, aWaitaha settlement, an earlyMāori iwi?
... thatTan Tjoei Hock's "in every way successful" filmMatula centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt?
... thatNGC 6752, containing 100,000 stars, is the third brightestglobular cluster in the sky?
... thatShakespeare at the Tobacco Factory is aBristol-based theatre company that aims to produceShakespeare's plays in an intimate manner, but with large casts?
... that the Singaporean food businessBotak Jones sellshalal American cuisine?

27 August 2013

12:00, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the dry, hooked fruits of theLouisiana unicorn-plant(pictured) are particularly suited for catching on "thefetlocks ofungulates"?
... that physicistM. Brian Maple presided over the "Woodstock of physics" in 1987?
... thatBanshee at theKings Island amusement park will become the longestinverted roller coaster in the world when it opens in 2014?
... thatThe Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) was the last film to haveGerald Mohr playthe title character?
... thatThio Tjin Boen's novelTjerita Oeij Se, with a man who becomes rich after finding a kite made of paper money, has been read as a condemnation ofinterethnic marriage?
... that one of theunofficial mottos of Poland,God, Honor and Fatherland, likely originated from theNapoleonic motto of theLegion of Honour order?
... thatDavid Beckham and theSpice Girls were in theTitanic when it launched?

00:00, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

... that critics complained thata bronze statue(pictured) of theAssyrian kingAshurbanipal standing inSan Francisco'sCivic Center more closely resembled theSumerian kingGilgamesh?
... that Russian victory at theBattle of Warsaw in 1831 ended the PolishNovember Uprising?
... that writerAnuradha Ramanan is the granddaughter of Tamil actorR. Balasubramaniam?
... that in what has been described as a "surrealistic twist",Neil Young's "Pocahontas" bringsMarlon Brando andPocahontas together in theAstrodome following anIndian massacre?
... that in 1927, the once proposedWatford Central tube station was planned to be built on tea rooms?
... thatPaul Acquah was with theInternational Monetary Fund prior to his appointment as governor of theBank of Ghana?
... thatRufus the Hawk was named "the world's most notable bird" after being stolen in 2012?

26 August 2013

12:00, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the 11th centuryThầy Temple(pictured) is one of the oldest pagodas inVietnam?
... thatOprah Winfrey has stated that the gospel hymn "I Surrender All" played a pivotal role in her life?
... thatCowan Creek Circular Enclosure inOhio was once part of a group of archaeological sites that has since beensubmerged by a reservoir?
... thatArundhati Roy argues inKashmir: The Case for Freedom thatKashmir was never an integral part ofIndia?
... that the Argentine mini-seriesEl puntero received theGolden Martín Fierro Award?
... that theLautten Compagney played Monteverdi'sVespers for theRheingau Musik Festival's annualMarienvesper, which was sung byensemble amarcord and guests?
... thatPrince Charles had to closehis fruit and vegetable shop this year because it was no longer profitable?

00:00, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatplaces of worship in the Surrey district of Reigate and Banstead include amosque in an old Methodist chapel, a church decorated with ancient artefacts fromConstantinople, and a windmill(pictured)?
... that theKawahiva, anuncontacted tribe of people in Brazil, were recently caught on video for the first time?
... thatToshi Seegerexecutive produced aPBS documentary on her husband,Pete Seeger, when she was 85 years old?
... that theBangui Agreement was signed in 1997 after a crisis the previous year, which included threemutinies within theCentral African Armed Forces?
... thatYugoslav communistKarlo Štajner survived 17 years in theGulag camps, and later wrote a book titledSeven Thousand Days in Siberia?
... that after nearly dying,Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in July 1874 at his father's home, theBell Homestead?
... that theGeorgian queenKhorashan of Kartli avoided being captured by enemy soldiers thanks to a nightmare that frightened her into hiding?

25 August 2013

12:00, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

... that architectJoseph Nunan wrote about escaping from a moving train for hisconvict ship's weekly newspaper(pictured)?
... thatthe Algonquian Bible was the firstChristian Bible to be published in America?
... thatUnion Army CaptainDavid P. Muzzey was denied the promisedMedal of Honor because the target of hisforlorn hope mission surrendered first?
... that the ending of the filmThe Flesh and Blood Show was originally filmed in 3-D?
... thatTottenham Hotspur L.F.C. were originally called Broxbourne Ladies?
... thatAngel Unchained (1970), featuring bikers and hippies against village folk, marked the film debut ofT. Max Graham?
... that there are proposals tobuild a 2 km tall mountain in theNetherlands?

00:00, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatBarking Abbey's(pictured) formerabbesses include three saints, three queens, two king's daughters, and the sister ofThomas Becket?
... that259 people were hospitalised because of an incident at amarching band competition?
... that the innovativeEdna S. Purcell House, built in 1913, has a rare example of an original kitchen and bathroom, nearly untouched since the house was built?
... that the filmThere's Nothing Out There, about a frog-like alien who tries to mate with female campers, was compared toScream?
... that amongst thetwenty-six players who have taken more than 300 Test wickets,Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800wickets?
... that the likely-lost filmWanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"?
... thatWilliam Cantelo invented an earlymachine gun, thenmysteriously disappeared?

24 August 2013

12:00, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the medievaltriumphal cross(pictured) inÖja Church on the Swedish island ofGotland has been called "Gotland's most admired wooden sculpture"?
... thatSimon Jackson, Britain's most successfuljudoka, also won gold medals in tandem cycling races?
... that the uphill trail between theBluestone mine andTeller, Alaska was characterized as "very poor walking for both man and beast"?
... that members of theByzantine family ofGabras rebelled against the Byzantine emperors, governed as independent rulers and ruled aprincipality in theCrimea?
... thatOdakalu Bimba was Indian playwrightGirish Karnad's return to directing after more than thirty years?
... thatPrince El-Mirza of Kakheti was defeated in his bid for the throne by his half-brother,Alexander II in 1574?
... that 20 people were injured when a publicity stunt for theLG G2 went awry?

00:00, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

... that Prague'sFranz Joseph Bridge(pictured) became the first bridge built using theOrdish–Lefeuvre system because the construction ofits London counterpart was delayed, but no longer survives?
... that formerAlabama golferBrooke Pancake was the first female golfer to be recognized asAcademic All-America Team Member of the Year?
... that the Swedish country music groupCookies 'N' Beans appeared on the tribute album ofLeonard Cohen,Cohen – the Scandinavian Report with the song "First We Take Manhattan"?
... thatSir John Crosby's former mansion inBishopsgate,Crosby Hall, is the "only extant example of domestic architecture built for a London merchant in the Middle Ages"?
... thatIbitekerezo explains the history ofRwandan dynasties in poetic form?
... that in 2007,Frederic Hauge appeared onTime magazine's list of "Heroes of the Environment"?
... that according toArmenia's first presidentLevon Ter-Petrosyan,Armenia would not have lost some of its territories if the country had beenSovietized sooner?

23 August 2013

12:00, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatPricasso(pictured), anAustralian artist who paints with hisgenitals andbuttocks, studied furniture design after failing to get an art degree?
... that theIFEM was referred as the "most active organization" dealing withinternational emergency medicine development?
... thatKumaravel Premkumar is theIndian national record holder inlong jump?
... that in 2006, Puerto Rican singerZion embarked on his solo career, which includes "The Way She Moves" with R&B singerAkon?
... thatkosynierzy, thewar scythe-wielding peasantry militia, became one of the symbols of thestruggle for Polish independence?
... thatGeoffrey Davis compared the massrapes during the Bangladesh Liberation War to the NaziLebensborn program?
... that French children learn themnemonicMais où est donc Ornicar ? to help them remember their language'scoordinating conjunctions?

00:00, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatPrincess Maria-Pia(pictured) andPrince Stefan of Liechtenstein have both served theirprincipality asambassadors to more than one country, includingAustria,Belgium,Germany andSwitzerland?
... that theexiled HNoMSFridtjof Nansen was wrecked off the volcanic islandJan Mayen in November 1940, after strikinga previously uncharted rock west-southwest ofEggøya in the northern part ofRekvedbukta?
... that in 1326, paganLithuanians were allowed byPope John XXII toraid Brandenburg, part of theHoly Roman Empire?
... thatOhio State Route 607 was upgraded to astate highway afterMorgan Township was asked to give the road up?
... thatMichael Anaba wonsilver andbronze with the Ghana-U20 team in 2013?
... thatThe White Mandingos' first album,The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me, is a concept album influenced byThe Who'sTommy?
... that if hislongevity claim is proven true,Carmelo Flores Laura will have the longest verified lifespan in human history?

22 August 2013

12:00, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theHamish Hay(pictured) was the firstcast iron bridge inNew Zealand?
... that theSesame Street segment "Elmo's World" was replaced by "Elmo the Musical" in 2012?
... that in June 1942,HMCSEdmundston rescued 31 crew of SSFort Camosun, which had been torpedoed offCape Flattery, Washington bya Japanese sub?
... that Russian television personalityAnton Krasovsky caused a controversy in Russia by publicly declaring he is gay?
... thatWasim Akram was the first bowler to reach 300, 400 and 500ODI wickets?
... that directorShana Feste was a nanny for the daughter ofTobey Maguire and that he later produced her second filmCountry Strong?
... thatDaniel and Lucy Lindley foundedInanda Seminary School to ensure that schoolboys in South Africa would not have to marry "naked girls"?

00:00, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

... that while on its way to India from the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarineINSChakra(pictured) was tracked by Australian and AmericanP-3 Orion aircraft?
... thatHoward Hoffman, the1922 NCAA Champion in thejavelin throw, was posthumously inducted into the University of Michigan Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2012?
... that the remains ofSweden's best-preserved early stave church were found under the floor ofHemse Church in 1896?
... thatxkcd creatorRandall Munroe recently finished a self-updatingwebcomic strip that spanned3,099 frames over 123 days?
... that at the age of 18,Joseph Backler was sentenced to death for forgery, but lived as aconvict and then painter to age 82?
... that thelarvae of most of thebeetle species in thegenusBruchus develop insidebeans?
... that you shouldswear when you hurt yourself?

21 August 2013

12:00, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

... that whenMahatma Gandhi visitedSirsi in 1933 during his campaign to abolishuntouchability, he refused to visitMarikamba Temple(pictured), as animal sacrifice was a prevalent practice there?
... that the musicians of the chamber orchestraKammerorchester Basel accompaniedAndreas Scholl in Bach cantatas and also sang theclosing chorale?
... that the fort atUpper Zohar, once thought to be a part ofRoman frontier defenses, may have been constructed for economic reasons?
... thatIndiana State Auditor appointeeDwayne Sawyer is the first African-AmericanRepublican to hold statewide office?
... that Dominican singerJuan Luis Guerra was a triple nominee for Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year at the1991 Lo Nuestro Awards?
... thatValerie Robertson won gold medals in swimming and athletics before having a highly successful wheelchair lawn bowling career?
... that while medieval popes ordered Europeans to kill them,cats are so revered in Islam for their neatness andMuhammad's love for them that anEgyptian sultan set up acharitable trust for them?

00:15, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theMeems Bottom Covered Bridge(pictured) is the longestcovered bridge in theU.S. state ofVirginia?
... that, in 1747, German educatorJohann Julius Hecker started ahigh school that prepared students for careers in practical fields and emphasized hands-on instruction instead ofrote learning?
... that thespecies name forrattlesnake root honors theSeneca people, who used the plant to treatsnakebite?
... that the first British victim of World War I,Henry Hadley, was shot by a Prussian officer before the United Kingdom entered the war?
... that the associate producer ofGrotesque wasLinda Blair, who also starred in the film?
... that after suddenly losing his vision at age 17,Gustavo Nieves Campello left football to compete inathletics?
... that the title ofNabiha's song "Mind the Gap" can refer to the gap between her front teeth, and was inspired by warning signs in theLondon Underground stations?

20 August 2013

12:30, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatBorley Church inEssex is known for its ghosts, its topiary walk(pictured), and its grave monuments?
... thatTennessee Williams coined the termmemory play to describe his playThe Glass Menagerie?
... that the filmKiller Nerd was filmed inRavenna, Ohio, with aprosumer grade camcorder?
... that before he was ordered to be executed, jailed communist leaderJuan Pablo Wainwright is said to have spat in the face of Guatemalan dictatorJorge Ubico?
... thatProteus has been described as ananti-game, due to its lack of clear objectives?
... that GovernorJiang Minkuan's proposal to linkSichuan's economy more closely to that of theSoviet Union was rejected by premierZhao Ziyang as "unrealistic"?
... thatRichard Doty, anolfactory researcher, argues inThe Great Pheromone Myth that humanpheromones do not exist?

00:30, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatJames K. Johnson(pictured) shot down ten enemy aircraft during theKorean War?
... that the 1972 filmAn American Hippie in Israel has been screened monthly inTel Aviv since its rediscovery in 2007?
... that theHumane Society of the United States recommends avoidingpet travel byair if possible?
... thatDiego García de Moguer was a 16th-century pioneer in exploring theParaná River, as well as theSierra de la Plata of theRío de la Plata?
... that the track was torn up before the final spike of theNorthern Pacific Railway was driven in September 1883near Independence Creek, Montana, by former U.S. PresidentUlysses S. Grant and others?
... that between 1955 and 1960,Hassan Mamoun issued 11,992fatwas ("edicts"), more than any otherEgyptian grand mufti?
... that women in Venezuela are being targeted byhair thieves known as the Piranhas who steal their hair in broad daylight?

19 August 2013

12:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

... that in 1877Schneider et Cie built the world's largeststeam hammer(pictured), capable of delivering a 100 ton blow?
... that two different U.S. Representatives once lived in theRombach Place inWilmington, Ohio?
... thatBristol Packet Boat Trips have been offering tours ofBristol Harbour since 1973?
... that authorVincent Starrett usedChicago Cubs pitcherJimmy Lavender's name for the central character in his 1944 compilationThe Case Book of Jimmie Lavender?
... thatLye Church on the Swedish island ofGotland contains the best preserved set of medievalstained glass windows in all theNordic countries?
... that climberPaul Robinson was the second person to "flash" a V13bouldering problem?
... that the makeup artist for the filmLuther the Geek refused to be credited?

00:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

... that therazor grinder(pictured) of eastern Australia is so named because its call is reminiscent of a metal grinder?
... that AmericanWesley Coe set world records in the 8-pound, 12-pound, and 16-poundshot put events?
... thatDominican monks may have preached for acrusade againstLivonia,Courland andPrussia inLau Church on the Swedish island ofGotland?
... that the endangeredSan Clemente Loggerhead Shrike has seen its numbers rise significantly since 1998 despite nesting in the center of a United States Navy bombing range?
... that seven films have had multiple cast members nominated for aCitra Award for Best Supporting Actress?
... thatChhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University has affiliations with more than 60 engineering colleges and 30 polytechnic colleges inChhattisgarh,India?
... thatTennessee State SenatorMark Green spent 24 hours withSaddam Hussein after Husseinwas captured?

18 August 2013

12:00, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theTower Belle(pictured), built byArmstrong Whitworth on theTyne in 1920 as theWincomblee, worked on theThames inLondon afterWorld War II before moving toBristol in 1976?
... that theFederal District is theBrazilian federative unit with thehighestHuman Development Index?
... that theRam Jam Inn allegedly got its name from a confidence trick pulled byDick Turpin, that involved ramming and jamming thumbs in barrels?
... that in spite of an egg throwing incident,Richard and Adam Johnson eventually finished third inBritain's Got Talent?
... that theStar Trek: Deep Space Nine novelThe 34th Rule was intended to be an allegory for theJapanese American internment during theSecond World War?
... that, having competed at eight different Games,Deanna Coates is Britain's most experiencedParalympian?
... that the filmNorthville Cemetery Massacre was described as the "perfect funeral wreath to the biker movie phenomenon"?

00:00, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

... that tricks performed byOlate Dogs include a back flipping dog, a dog jumping rope, and a dog riding a scooter(pictured)?
... that althoughGeorgia Supreme Court JusticeFrancis H. Cone stabbedAlexander Stephens six times over a political disagreement, he was elected aGeorgia State Senator eight years later?
... that theTreaty of Shaoxing established theHuai River as the boundary between theJin Dynasty andSong Dynasty during theJurchen campaigns against the Song?
... that the owner of theLavabit e-mail service said he cannot legally disclose the reasons for its mysterious closure, which occurred soon afterEdward Snowden's use of the service was disclosed?
... thatHolly Campbell fromKeweenaw Peninsula won the1930 NCAA Championship in thehammer throw?
... that theDeming Armory inDeming,Luna County, was a training center for U.S. troops during theMexican Revolution?
... that theBurka Avenger is Pakistan's first animatedfemale superhero?

17 August 2013

12:00, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theFirst Symphony byJoachim Raff(pictured), subtitledAn Das Vaterland (To the Fatherland), won the first prize out of 32 entries at a competition in Vienna?
... that British manufacturerKarrimor's formidable reputation for ground-breakingoutdoor pursuit equipment was a direct result of its location inLancashire, and a CEO who was an avid climber andtrekker?
... that the ancientMaya architectural complex ofTazumal, inEl Salvador, contained some of the earliest knownmetal artefacts fromMesoamerica?
... that before the inception of theLatin Grammys, theLo Nuestro Awards were considered the Latin equivalent to theGrammy Awards?
... thatCaroline Baird has wonParalympic gold medals in 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m sprints?
... that theGuadalcanal American Memorial was established on 7 August 1992 as a tribute to the Americans and theirAllies who lost their lives during theGuadalcanal Campaign?

00:00, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatNelson Mandela wrote thatAnton Lembede's(pictured) "views struck a chord with me ... I came to see the solution as militantAfrican Nationalism"?
... that theToruń Castle, one of the first castles of theTeutonic Knights, was demolished by rebellious burghers a century or so after its construction, at the beginning of theThirteen Years' War?
... that in the United StatesMexican arrowwood is known only from a single locality near the town ofMadera Springs, Texas?
... that the number of students atDedham High School earning a qualifying score on the Advanced Placement exam has risen 57% in three years?
... thatCharles Alexander Bruce is considered the father of the tea industry in India?
... that theMilwaukee Road'sNorth Woods Hiawatha was the firstpassenger train outside theChicago–Twin Cities service to carry theHiawatha brand?
... thatBulla Felix was a legendarybandit who mocked and eludedImperial Roman authorities for years, until betrayed by a lover andcondemned to the beasts in thearena?

16 August 2013

12:00, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

... that Swedish singerLinnea Henriksson's(pictured) song "Enastående" was part of the soundtrack to the Swedish movieOnce Upon a Time in Phuket?
... that a peace treaty signed inSveti Srdj ended theSecond Scutari War waged betweenSerbia andVenice overScutari and other former possessions ofZeta captured by the Venetian Republic?
... that after a2013 recall of Fonterra dairy products, China banned the import of milk powder products from New Zealand?
... that therood screen in theChurch of All Saints, Norton Fitzwarren, tells the story of the Dragon ofNorton Camp?
... thatGeorge Washington andHenry Clay visited theSnodgrass Tavern inBerkeley County,West Virginia?
... thatK. Balachander is thesecond personality and the first director fromTamil cinema to receive theDadasaheb Phalke Award?
... thatConor McNicholas, former editor ofNME, credits "the X factor" as the one thing that all entries onNME's Cool List have in common?

00:00, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatYongle Emperor(pictured) took over theMing Dynasty throne by launching theJingnan Campaign?
... that in the2006 USG Sheetrock 400, race leaderMatt Kenseth was spun byJeff Gordon, ran out of fuel, and was involved in a second wreck?
... that Singaporean film directorAnthony Chen'sIlo Ilo (2013) earned him theCaméra d'Or at the 2013Cannes Film Festival?
... that the firstJews in Namibia settled there in the 19th century?
... that theInternational People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir has found 2,700 unknown and unmarked graves inJammu and Kashmir?
... that theTampuan language is spoken by 21% of the population in Cambodia's Ratanakiri province?
... thatJohn Lloyd Wright, the son ofFrank Lloyd Wright, inventedLincoln Logs?

15 August 2013

12:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatGeorge St Lo(pictured) was reprimanded for allowingthe designer of theEddystone Lighthouse, and the crew building it, to be captured by a Frenchprivateer?
... that theNorthwestern Shoshone were paid less than $0.50 per acre in 1968 for lands promised by the United States in the 1863Box Elder Treaty?
... that the1904 earthquake destroyed 540 houses onSamos?
... that retiredNFL placekickerFuad Reveiz holds theUniversity of Tennessee record for longestfield goal, at 60 yards?
... that thePolish question was a major recurring issue in Europeandiplomacy for well over a century, following thepartitions of Poland in the late 18th century?
... thatThomas Yeoman was the first president of a group of non-military engineers in the English-speaking world?
... that inan urban legend, babies are roasted and fed to their parents?

00:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

... that in April 2000, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin spent a night in the nuclear submarineK-18Karelia(pictured), at a depth of over 50 metres (160 ft)?
... thatWilford Ketz won anNCAA championship for throwing a hammer nearly 164 feet (18 meters) and later served as president of theIC4A?
... that publicly accessibleart in Paris includes theMona Lisa and theVenus de Milo?
... thatThe Wreckage inOcean Park, Washington, is a log cabin built in 1912 from shipwreck debris and other materials salvaged from the shoreline?
... that in 1806, the former Dutch State Printing House,Sdu, was one of the first Dutch companies to be called "royal"?
... thatFranz Liszt'sfavorite protégé became aDiscalced Carmelite friar who opened monasteries of his order in both France and England, and is being considered forcanonization by the Catholic Church?
... thatSouth Korea's crime rate dropped by21 percent during the first ten days of the2002 FIFA World Cup?

14 August 2013

12:15, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theTomb of Safdarjung(pictured), built in 1754 in the latter years of theMughal Empire, was described as "the last flicker in the lamp ofMughal architecture"?
... thatD. J. M. Mackenzie was the last non-Chinese person to hold the post ofDirector of Medical and Health Services of Hong Kong, from 1958 to 1963?
... thatWBSC (AM) was featured in a 2008South Carolina Educational Television documentary about the plight of local radio stations, only to fallsilent three years later?
... thatShankarrao Salvi's birthday is observed asKabaddi Day inMaharashtra for his lifetime of efforts in the sport?
... that the main building atDoshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts inKyoto belongs to one of theTangible Cultural Properties of Japan?
... that when the1980 Honduras earthquake struck, it gave a man a fatalheart attack?
... that the theft of rice or potatoes isconsidered a political crime in North Korea?

00:30, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatHMSSuperb played a pivotal role in theBattle of Cape Passero(pictured), tracking the enemy through the night, then forcing the surrender of the Spanish flagship the following day?
... that stage actor and instructorJeremy Geidt wasdyslexic in his youth?
... that the call of thewhite drummer is amplified by its sac-like tympal covers?
... that when U.S. PresidentJames A. Garfield was assassinated in 1881, hispersonal physician was out of town and unavailable to treat his gunshot wound?
... that jazz organistJoey DeFrancesco obtained a stake inDiversi after playing one of theirclonewheel organs?
... that whenPresident Mills died,Kofi Wampah became acting governor of theBank of Ghana?
... thatRusty Wallace led the most laps in the2001 Protection One 400NASCAR race, but lost after being penalized for speeding on thepit road?

13 August 2013

12:45, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatRapa Nui National Park is home to dozens ofmoai statues(pictured) attributed to theRapa Nui people who inhabitedEaster Island around AD 300?
... that at the2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Germany'sHeinrich Popow and Australia'sScott Reardon were both awarded a gold medal after a dead heat in the T42 100 metre final?
... thatTyphleotris mararybe is the world's only cave fish that is both blind and darkly pigmented?
... thatmagic realist painterLodewijk Bruckman has a permanent exhibition inMuseum de Oude Wolden, located inBellingwolde, the Netherlands?
... thatChip Ganassi Racing's 1–2–3 finish at the2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 was the first time a team swept the podium at aTriple Crown race since 1979?
... that fifty-year-old band theBintangs have been described as "the most underrated live band from the Netherlands"?
... that in the science fiction filmI Was a Zombie for the F.B.I., aliens, criminals, and a reptilian monster attempt world domination?

01:00, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theGovernment House(pictured) inNew York, built in 1790 by thestate, was intended to be theexecutive mansion ofPresident George Washington, but he never occupied it?
... thatReževići Monastery inBudva, Montenegro, was allegedly built byStefan Nemanjić in the 13th century on the place where he drank wine from a wine vessel that was kept for thirsty passersby?
... thatHelen F. Holt was the first woman to hold a statewide office inWest Virginia?
... that staff and alumni ofAdams College in South Africa have included (future) presidents ofUganda andBotswana, ambassadors, ministers, a Nobel laureate and a pastWest Indian Cricket captain?
... thatLouis Stodder was theUSSMonitor's turret officer and the first person injured at theBattle of Hampton Roads, surviving a direct hit toMonitor's gun turret?
... that thewildlife of Chile isres nullius?
... that riders on theBackety-Back Scenic Railway rode the roller coaster backwards for part of its length?

12 August 2013

13:15, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the architects who designed theNorthern Pacific Railroad Depot(pictured) inMissoula, Montana also designed theGrand Central Terminal inNew York City?
... thatPrince Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre, fought for theUnion Navy during theAmerican Civil War even though he wasFrench royalty?
... that theOld Guard was a secret, paramilitary organisation in Australia which had around 30,000 members at the peak of its popularity?
... that when the smallCheslatta River inBritish Columbia was turned into theNechako Reservoir'sspillway, threeCheslatta Carrier Nation graveyards were washed away?
... that the noise made by large numbers ofdouble drummers has been described as "almost unbearable"?
... thatMax Ehrich listens to the music ofJohn Mayer andBruno Mars to get into the mind of his character,Fenmore Baldwin, onThe Young and the Restless?
... that theMini Lisa is a replica of theMona Lisa that is smaller than the width of a human hair?

01:30, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the artists' groupGeneración del 13(pictured) derives its name from a joint exhibition held in 1912 at thesalon of the Chilean newspaperEl Mercurio?
... that Belgian politicianCharles Vilain XIIII read the newConstitution of Belgium at the inauguration of KingLeopold I?
... thatPaitchau contains "the best remaining'primary' forest" inEast Timor?
... that according toJames Joyce,Édouard Dujardin's 1887 novelLes Lauriers sont coupés is the first example of thestream of consciousness technique?
... that, as a teenager, Mexican photographerPaulina Lavista dreamed of working for the magazinesNational Geographic andPlayboy?
... that theNew Zealand Coot and theChatham Coot were both likely hunted to extinction by theMāori people?
... that theJersey theatre scene includesJersey French?

11 August 2013

13:45, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

... that ruins of theMaillezais Cathedral(pictured) inMaillezais, France, were declared a heritage monument in reflection of its Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance forms?
... thatElizabeth Press worked withRodney Porter for 25 years, contributing significantly to his 1972Nobel Prize?
... thatBattle Metal, the début album by theFinnish folk metal bandTurisas, contains lyrics from anactual battle march?
... that ParalympianGwen Buck won gold medals in table tennis, lawn bowls, and swimming?
... thatShikhin was one of the first Jewish villages located inGalilee?
... that theoval-leaf adenanthos is known from only three populations covering less than 0.31 km² (77 acres) inFitzgerald River National Park?
... that thePrior ofNottingham Carmelite Friary was pardoned after he killed afriar during a drunken fight?

02:00, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the twenty-dollarLiberty Head double eagle(pictured) was minted after the California gold rush as the "most efficient way to coin a given quantity of gold bullion"?
... thatNarendra Modi is the longest-servingchief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party?
... thatThe Negro Motorist Green Book provided advice on how African-American drivers could avoid dangers and discrimination on the road inJim Crow-era America?
... thatJim Reid curated the 1992Rollercoaster Tour as a British equivalent toLollapalooza?
... that in "Trials and Tribble-ations", actors fromStar Trek: Deep Space Nine were digitally inserted into theThe Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"?
... that 18th-century astronomerEdmund Weaver was once called "a very uncommon genius"?
... that the were-transvestite in the filmCurse of the Queerwolf first appeared in another film made by the same director?

10 August 2013

14:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatLa Feria Chapultepec Mágico(pictured) is a Mexican amusement park which once had the world's tallest roller coaster,Montaña Rusa?
... thatNy Dag publisherKnut Olsson was sentenced to eight months of hard labour for articles published regarding the 1931Ådalen riots?
... that theKeen Kutter Building inWichita is now a hotel that displays a vast collection ofKeen Kutter hardware on every floor?
... that despite being native to New York City, theGotham Bee was not discovered until 2010?
... thatTerry McDaniel, who later became anNFL cornerback, won his state's high school championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes?
... that thebushshrikes,helmetshrikes,Ioras,vangas andwoodswallows all belong to a group of shrike-likesongbirds known as theMalaconotoidea?
... that theSun in the Sands pub gets its name from the sight of the setting sun amidst dust, kicked up bydrovers' sheep travelling from Kent to London?

02:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the mating song of the maleSlate-colored Boubou(pictured), a member of theBushshrike family, depends more on his mate's hormone levels than his own?
... thatLake Bell wrote the female-protagonist-drivenIn a World... after being intrigued that the prototypicalmovie trailer voice was male?
... that it tookTan Qixiang more than 30 years to finish his most important work, theHistorical Atlas of China?
... that thetall shipAstrid served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury sailing ship during its 95-year history?
... that theByzantine generalGregory Taronites waskilled while trying to rescue his son from aBulgarian ambush?
... thatNelson Mandela went especially toOhlange High School to see a grave and to place his vote inSouth Africa's first free election?
... thatDavid Gregory created acannon which was destroyed afterIsaac Newton called it "destructive to the human species"?

9 August 2013

14:45, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

... that althoughEthiopia is rich inmineral and quarry resources(microcline pictured), the mining sector has only contributed about 1% towards the country'sGDP with an investment of 14 billionbirr?
... thatHella Haasse submitted her debut novelOeroeg under the pseudonym Soeka toelis ("Like to write")?
... that former British fighter pilotRonald Nixon became widely revered as a Hindu saint and was hailed as a "great soul" by Indian PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan?
... that the1989 West Papua earthquake created landslides as tall as 200 m (660 ft)?
... that during World War II, the Soviet Union equipped two air regiments with single-engine fighters armed with theNudelman-Suranov 45 mm cannon?
... that the firstWhite Wonderland music festival was held on the same night as acompeting festival that itssponsor had previously co-organized?
... that the jellyfishBazinga rieki was named in part for the catchphrase uttered bySheldon Cooper inThe Big Bang Theory?

03:00, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatWilliam and Ida Belle Wilcox(pictured) "sacrificed all that they had in solidarity with the South African people"?
... thatMozart wrote a cat duet forThe Philosopher's Stone?
... that in her 1992Robin Hood novelLady of the Forest,Jennifer Roberson sought to depict how seven "very different" people would come together to fight the "inequities ofmedieval England"?
... that theBelgian Congo provided both soldiers and material assistance to theAlliesduring World War II?
... thatCharlie Kimball's win in the2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was his first in any racing series since 2006?
... thatJackie Davis, who had abit part inCaddyshack, was an accomplished jazz organist, preceding the better knownJimmy Smith by several years?
... that the three versions of the video gameThe Idolmaster SP sold out in several stores inAkihabara on their release day?

8 August 2013

15:15, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatJesse B. Jackson(pictured) is known for saving thousands of lives during theArmenian Genocide?
... thatPartnership Africa Canada accusedBarclays of "participating in diamond-related violence"?
... that without the efforts of British stenographerJ. J. Goodwin, a good number of lectures of Indian philosopherSwami Vivekananda would have been lost?
... that a 400-pound (180 kg) tapir wastransported byFedEx from Florida to Los Angeles?
... that one reviewer forTrekNation complained about the gratuitous female sexuality seen in theStar Trek: Enterprise episode "Rajiin"?
... thatpork-knockers ate pickled pork of wild pig?
... thatDavid Lynch'sfirst film was projected on a custom-built screen constructed fromplaster casts of his own head?

03:30, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatThe Maire of Bristowe is Kalendar(pictured) is a late 15th-century manuscript recording the histories ofEngland and ofBristol, the civic customs and list of mayors?
... that theThinkwell Group helped createa Harry Potter studio tour andthe US theme park?
... that Brighton'sRoyal Pavilion Tavern was home to the town'sHundred Court in the early 19th century?
... that in the 1960sSouth Korea started its intangibleheritage registration based on a series of articles about folklore masters by a well-known journalist?
... that in 1950Pittsburgh Steelers head coachJohn Michelosen christened theMorning Steeler, then thePennsylvania Railroad's newestpassenger train?
... that soldiers inCromwell's army were issued asoldier's pocket version of the Geneva Bible, with just 16 pages of verses all of which pertained to war?
... thatAlan D. Eames claimed to have found a six-thousand-year-old advert forbeer, depicting a headless woman with large breasts holding goblets of beer in each hand?

7 August 2013

15:45, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatfive-horn smotherweed(pictured) is so toxic tosheep, they have been known to die after just one feeding?
... that before making her acting debut throughNenjathai KillatheSuhasini Maniratnam worked as an assistant cinematographer toAshok Kumar?
... that the first female professor at Glasgow University,Delphine Parrott, was especially good at vivisecting mice?
... that for over 70 years the now demolishedAllen Theater showed second-run films at low admission, earning the slogan "Wait until it comes to the Allen"?
... thatMkhululi Nyathi was a commissioner at theZimbabwe Electoral Commission, which was staffed as part of apolitical agreement?
... that after writing his firstStar Trek story at the age of eight,Mike Sussman has since been credited with writing more than 30 episodes of the franchise?
... that theCardboard Cathedral inChristchurch, New Zealand, got soggy when it rained?

04:00, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatJack Warhop(pictured) gave upBabe Ruth's first two career home runs?
... that the star ofBengawan Solo helped direct the remake 22 years later?
... thatarchitectCarl Moritz designed an opera house in Cologne (opened in 1902, destroyed in 1943), theOpernhaus Wuppertal, and theatres inDüren andStralsund?
... that United States presidentTheodore Roosevelt had a resort nearEast Branch Fishing Creek?
... that it costs nearlyUS$170 to buy all three versions of theiOS video gameThe Idolmaster Shiny Festa, and that it would be cheaper toimport thePlayStation Portable version?
... that theStar Trek: Enterprise episode "The Council" was nominated forPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, but lost to thefollowing episode?
... thatKinnairdy Castle was once owned by a man accused ofwitchcraft?

6 August 2013

16:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatAddleshaw Tower(pictured) inChester is the first free-standing bell tower to be built for an English cathedral since the 15th century?
... thatBenjamin Britten wrote out theLatin text forCantata academica in one of his old Germanexercise books?
... that Argentine actorLuciano Castro worked withNatalia Oreiro inAmanda O, a telenovela distributeddirectly by internet?
... thatFelley Priory received charters of confirmation from three popes:Alexander III,Celestine III andGregory IX?
... thatcellistToby Saks was one of the first female members of theNew York Philharmonic?
... that directors who were asked to direct the 1970s filmStar Trek: Planet of the Titans includedSteven Spielberg,George Lucas andFrancis Ford Coppola, butPhilip Kaufman took the job?
... that thesuffragistHugh Franklin, in protest againstpolice brutality, once attackedWinston Churchill with a whip?

08:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatImage Lake(pictured), a popular hiking destination inWashington state, is near the site of a failed proposal to open anopen-pit copper mine?
... that the 1987 filmPsychos in Love, about a couple who are murderers, was adapted into a play atBroom Street Theater?
... thatHelmer Molander was the sole member ofZeth Höglund'sCommunist Party in theSecond Chamber?
... that of the three playable popidols in the video gameThe Idolmaster Dearly Stars, the solecross-dresser has been called the cutest?
... thatMon admiralSmim Payu switched to supporting theBurmese Toungoo andled a naval attack that ended his formerkingdom?
... that theGoosebumps novellaOne Day at Horrorland was adapted into a two-part television episode, two video games, a comic, and a book series?
... that thePost Rock Scenic Byway is so named because oflimestone fenceposts?

00:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

... that mushrooms of the genusXerocomellus(X. armeniacus pictured) are often brightly coloured?
... that even after theU.S. Supreme Courtruled that the Congress unconstitutionally withheldRobert M. Lovett's salary, theHouse Appropriations Committee did not appropriate funds to pay him?
... thatBroadholme Priory was one of only two female houses of thePremonstratensian Order in England?
... thatRufus Riddlesbarger acquiredKinjockity Ranch with the proceeds from his contraceptives company?
... that depending on the circumstances of exposure,tetraethyl dithiopyrophosphate can cause hypotension, hypertension, or an increase or decrease in heart rate?
... thatVictor Edelstein, a former couturier to theBritish Royal Family, painted a portrait ofMiss Manners that now hangs in the U.S.National Portrait Gallery?
... that the steeple ofSt Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool, was designed in the 1840s, and the body of the church was designed in the 1950s?

5 August 2013

16:00, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

... that two dancing girls(statue pictured)performed an erotic dance in front ofTuyuhun soldiers, whileChai Shao ofTang attacked them from the rear with his cavalry?
... that Scottish bandMogwai began work onthe soundtrack of French dramaLes Revenants after reading only a few translated scripts?
... thatarchitectural historians have describedGoodwyns as "unusually good" for acouncil estate, with "more elegant than average" tower blocks?
... thatbookless libraries consist of all-digital collections instead of printed works?
... that some 50 years before archaeologistWang Zhongshu won the Japan-basedFukuoka Asian Culture Prize, he was a refugee fleeing from theJapanese invaders?
... thatblack truffles suppress plant growth around their host tree, creating an area that looks burned?

08:00, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theChurch of St. Francis of Assisi(pictured) inKraków Old Town in Poland displays an exact replica of theShroud of Turin, consecrated byPope John Paul II at the Vatican in 2003?
... thatSpiritual Milk for Boston Babes is the first known children's book published in America?
... that businessmanBerthold Beitz saved hundreds ofJews, including tailors, hairdressers and Talmudic scholars, by designating them as essential toNazi Germany's war effort?
... that the1970 Colombia earthquake, which measured 8.0 on theRichter scale, was the largest earthquake with adeep focus until the1994 Bolivia earthquake?
... thatKlondike, based upon a book byCharlotte Gray, is slated to be theDiscovery Channel's first original scripted miniseries?
... thatBud VanDeWege coached theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball team to its first appearance in theNCAA Tournament in 1990?
... that while the year 1837 is inscribed onTWG Tea's logo, it was founded in 2008?

00:00, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the 1768 journalAn Account of Corsica(engraved illustration pictured) was so successful its authorBoswell became widely known as "Corsica Boswell"?
... that theAstoria Theatre inBrighton – one of the south coast's largest "super-cinemas" – showed its last film in 1977, and permission to demolish it has been granted?
... that Greek tennis championAugustos Zerlendis still holds the record from 1920 for the longest Olympic tennis match played?
... that judging from sculptures discovered in the ancientMaya city ofRío Azul, it is believed that the local elite wassacrificed after a takeover byTikal?
... thatWillie Louis has been called a hero of theCivil Rights Movement for testifying in 1955 against two white men accused of murdering 14-year-oldEmmett Till?
... that the 1798 poem "On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture" was written byWilliam Cowper in memory of his mother, who died when he was six years old?
... that althoughGeorge Livermore dropped out of school at the age of 14, he was given an honorarymaster of arts degree byHarvard College?

4 August 2013

16:00, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatProvidence Chapel(pictured)—a formerchurch in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England—was once a Napoleonic-eraofficers' mess and "would not be out of place in the remotest part of East Kentucky"?
... that Argentine actorArturo Puig has playedAlan Turing in a biographical play?
... that Charlene Downes, a fourteen-year-old teenager fromBlackpool, United Kingdom,disappeared on 1 November 2003?
... that the steeple ofFirst Presbyterian Church inColdwater is one of the tallest in southern Michigan?
... that British firefighterAylmer Firebrace was awarded the Bronze Medal by theRoyal Humane Society in 1918, and theKing's Police Medal in 1938?
... thatThe Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou isthe author's first collection of poetry, published after she read her poem at PresidentBill Clinton's inauguration in 1993?
... thatSonja Schlesin was slapped by her boss,Mohandas Gandhi, in South Africa?

08:00, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theJurchenscaptured theSong Dynasty emperorQinzong and the former emperorHuizong(pictured) during the secondsiege of Kaifeng in 1126?
... thatThe Midnight Zoo won the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers in 2011?
... thatLake Ira Lalaro is the largest lake inEast Timor?
... thatJim Motavalli, a senior writer forE–The Environmental Magazine, has his own syndicated column inThe New York Times?
... that the 2011 filmLegend of a Rabbit was made over the course of three years, with a crew of 500 animators involved?
... thatKailasanathar Temple is the oldest extant structure inKanchipuram?
... thatVince Lombardi said of the1966 Crimson Tide, "I don't know, we haven't played Alabama yet", when asked how it felt to have the world's greatestfootball team after winningSuper Bowl I?

00:00, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

... that basketball playerAndrew Smith(pictured) was a high schoolAll-American his senior year despite missing half the season with a stress fracture?
... that widespreadpermafrost explains why the whole landscape in the midlatitudes ofMars appearssoftened?
... thatEagle Peak is the highpoint ofYellowstone National Park?
... that it would take about 300 billion years without sleep to view every possible combination of content in the video gameThe Idolmaster Live For You!?
... thatSarah Moore was the first female racing driver to win a mixed-gender, national-level series in the UK?
... that John C. Best became the first prisoner inEssex County, Massachusetts, to be sentenced to the electric chair after he was found guilty ofmurdering George E. Bailey?
... that until 1989, the village ofBroadholme inLincolnshire was located inNottinghamshire?

3 August 2013

16:00, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

... that the 19th-century physicianAlice Vickery(pictured), the first qualified woman chemist and druggist in Britain, advocatedfree love and believed that marriage was "legal prostitution"?
... thatEl Puerto, from 1908, was the first newspaper published in thebeach resort ofPichilemu, Chile?
... that althoughMongols won theBattle of Tursko in 1241, at first the Polish forces managed to capture the Mongol camp?
... thatCatatonia performed the title track from their albumInternational Velvet at the opening ceremony of the1999 Rugby World Cup?
... that actress Kelly Thiebaud, known for her role as the antagonisticBritt Westbourne onGeneral Hospital, previously appeared in music videos for French disc jockeyDavid Guetta?
... that on the last meeting of theDrobnjaci clan held inPodmalinsko Monastery in 1840 they decided to informNjegoš about their intention to killSmail-aga Čengić?
... that the standard size of aplatform tennis court was influenced by the presence of a rock and a steep hill in the backyard of the sport's co-inventor?

08:00, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

... that "Part II (On the Run)" becameJay-Z andBeyoncé Knowles's(pictured together) first entry on theBillboard Hot 100 chart after they got married in April 2008?
... that the current Chief Justice of India,P. Sathasivam, was the first law graduate in his family and his entire village?
... that theGothic lantern tower ofOurense Cathedral was completed in 1505?
... thatEdward Teller once described ColonelOliver Haywood as "the only military man I would work for"?
... that the very existence ofMimana state is a major controversy for Korean and Japanese historians?
... thatSaw Binnya, Viceroy ofMartaban, in 1541 offered half of his treasury to become avassal ofGoa in exchange for Portuguese military assistance againstToungoo Burma?
... that despite weighing just 4.0 ounces (110 g), thehero shrew can support a 160-pound (73 kg) human on its back without injury?

00:00, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

... that a Koreanwar horse namedSergeant Reckless(pictured) was awarded twoPurple Hearts and promoted toStaff Sergeant of theUnited States Marine Corps in 1959?
... thatTorkild Rieber ofTexaco communicated a request fromAdolf Hitler toFranklin D. Roosevelt to support a European Union led by Germany?
... that the mandatory 13 brothers moved into theMogiła Abbey around 1225?
... thatcollege baseball playerTrea Turnerstole more bases in 2012 than 158 teams?
... that a violent scene from the filmNight of the Scarecrow, about a murderous scarecrow, was said to be similar to a scene fromDark Night of the Scarecrow?
... thatJoseph Shivers, one of the developers ofSpandex in the 1950s, received the Olney Medal from theAmerican Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists?
... thatTown Range was once known as the filthiest spot inGibraltar?

2 August 2013

16:00, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

... that at the time of her much-heralded 1926 debut, 19-year-oldMarion Talley(pictured) was the youngestprima donna to perform at theMetropolitan Opera?
... that ahead of the1977 election, the leader of theSpanish Democratic Socialist Party traveled toBrussels to secure support from the European socialist movement?
... that the Indies filmBajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life?
... thatConfederate Army officerWilliam Walter Leake andUnion Navy officerJohn E. Hart are commemorated by the same marble slab in a Louisiana cemetery?
... that during the1997 Interstate Batteries 500, a large stretch ofTexas State Highway 170 had to be closed for use as a parking lot?
... thatI Shall Not Be Moved,Maya Angelou's fifth book of poetry, has been described as "exquisitely simpleworksong"?
... that agiant blue cock standing 4.7 metres (15 ft) high has been erected inTrafalgar Square?

08:00, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatMotunau Island, with an area of just 3 ha (7.4 acres), is a breeding habitat for 5,000White-flippered Penguins(pictured) and thousands of otherseabirds?
... thatVonnie DeLong holds theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball single-season record with 156 assists during the 1987–88 season?
... that anti-rape organizationTake Back the Night has expressed concerns overJustin Timberlake'ssong of the same name?
... that only 240SovietShpitalny Sh-37 aircraft cannons were produced?
... thatMeka Whaitiri, New Zealand's newestMember of Parliament, used to be a member of theSilver Ferns?
... thatVijayakumar made his cinematic debut as a child actor in the 1961 Tamil filmSri Valli?
... thatTed Andrews' bookAnimal Speak aims to help the reader learn how "to listen with animal ears and to see through animal eyes"?

00:00, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

... that in June 1863, at theBattle of Fairfax Court House(courthouse pictured), 87 men of theUnion Army charged a division of at least 2,000Confederate soldiers?
... that Argentine actressMónica Ayos was hired for the Mexican telenovelaTriunfo del Amor during her vacations in the country?
... that the formation of theCamden County Police Department in New Jersey has been criticized as "union-busting"?
... thatTrish Andrew, nicknamed the "human eraser", holds theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball career and single-season records in bothrebounds andblocks?
... that theStaatstheater Darmstadt opened a new theatre building in 1972?
... that this year,House of Cards'Frank andClaire Underwood were two of the first threePrimetime Emmy Award-nominatedweb television leading roles and "Chapter 1" was the firstwebisode to earn such a nomination?
... thatWest German authorities were accused of having toleratedthe hijacking of a Lufthansa jet in order to "get rid ofthree murderers"?

1 August 2013

16:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatFredrik Pettersson(pictured) won a gold medal at the2013 IIHF World Championship, where he scored seven points in nine games?
... that onenaviduct cost over €55 million?
... that produced bySudhakar Bokade, the incompleteBollywood filmKalinga was actorDilip Kumar's first directorial venture?
... that the architect ofPunta della Dogana's recent €20 million renovation,Tadao Ando, intends the art museum's design to symbolize "the union of past, present, and future"?
... thatJennifer Smith set theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball single-season scoring record with 659 points during the 2003–04 season?
... that "Tuya Soy", one ofIvy Queen's better-known songs which featured on a number of compilation albums, failed to chart as a single inBillboard magazine?
... thatcryobiologistAudrey Smith's scientific papers include "A Simple Method for Reanimating Ice-cold Rats and Mice" and "Resuscitation of Hamsters after Supercooling or Partial Crystallization"?

08:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

... thatdog surfing(pictured) dates back as far as 1920 and was depicted in the silent filmOn the Waves in Waikiki?
... that 112-year-oldSalustiano Sanchez is the world'soldest living man?
... that a fresco inPodmaine Monastery, inBudva, Montenegro, depicting a modern version of theLast Judgment, allegedly presentsJosip Broz Tito among the damned?
... that theMali Federation, combiningMali andSenegal, only lasted for two months until political differences split the federation apart?
... thatHezekiah Usher was the first known colonial bookseller in thethirteen colonies?
... that the video game seriesThe Idolmaster and itsrelated media have earned over 10 billion Japanese yen as of 2013?
... thatBlack Twitter has been compared tosignifyin' andthe dozens?

00:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

... that theUnited States Post Office Beacon, New York(pictured), was the first of several in the state built offieldstone during theDepression?
... that as head of the English-language section of theVatican Secretariat of State,Leo Cushley has been responsible for accompanying thePope during all his visits to English-speaking countries?
... that thePonte Vella rises steeply above theMinho River to ensure safe passage duringflash floods?
... thatCarmel Borders led theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball team to its first winning record during the 1975–76 season?
... that thebiodiversity ofVatnsmýrin Nature Reserve has been inhibited due to invasive animals and plants as well as industrial waste?
... that Mexican journalistEvaristo Ortega Zárate managed to send a text message during his 2010 kidnapping?
... thatmore than 200 performers appeared on recordings byThe Beatles, playing instruments such as an alarm clock and a heap of gravel?

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