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31 March 2013

16:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

... that a view of theRock of Gibraltar(pictured) has hung since the 18th century ina lady's art gallery in the Netherlands?
... that aSerbian monk named Lazar built the first mechanical clock in Russia in 1404, one of the first in Europe, at the request ofVasily I of Moscow?
... thatFranz Schubert'ssixth and final mass was not performed until October 1829, almost a full year after his death?
... thatHenry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley, is said to have rebuiltCaludon Castle in about 1580 after its deterioration following the 1398 banishment from England ofThomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk?
... that one of theEaster traditions in Poland includes making and displaying of theEaster palm, the tallest of which can reach over 30 metres (98 ft)?
... that isolatedsheilings were ideal for "sexual experiment"?

08:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in artDoubting Thomas(pictured) normally thrusts his fingers into the wound of Jesus, but theGospel of John does not say whether he did this?
... thatPatrick J. Hanratty, the "father ofCAD/CAM", is agold prospector?
... thatred ochre was officially sanctioned anational colour of New Zealand in 1975 with the introduction of theQueen's Service Order civilian award?
... thatCorporalK. Chandana, a member of aSri Lanka Army LRRP unit, was killed in 2008 while he covered the retreat of his team deep behind enemy lines?
... that theUniversity of Michigan, founded twenty years before theMichigan Territory became a U.S. state, isMichigan's oldest university?
... thatLilac rabbits are penalized at British shows for having white hairs in theirarmpits?

00:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in 1814,Franz Schubert composedhis first mass, amissa solemnis inF major, for the centennial celebration of theLichtental parish church, also known asSchubertkirche(pictured)?
... that in Armenian television, theYerevan dialect is used more than the standard language?
... thatSergeantH. G. S. Bandara posthumously received the lastParama Weera Vibhushanaya of theSri Lankan Civil War, having distinguished himself in battle just two days before it ended?
... that exploration of thefourth dimension in art led to "an explosive, nuclear and hypercubic" crucifixion?
... that Dr.Frank William Green worked on horseback as a physician along theCanadian Pacific Railway?
... that South African modelReeva Steenkamp appeared in the reality TV showTropika Island of Treasure which premiered two days after her death?

30 March 2013

16:00, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in addition to aircraft maintenance,No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF was responsible for research flights in Australia and the Pacific, such as the 1927Papuan Survey Flight(Seagull III pictured)?
... that CountessWilhelmina von Hallwyl acquired such a large art collection, including European paintings and Asian porcelain, that its catalogue contained 50,000 entries spanning 79 printed volumes?
... thatcircular layouts, in which the nodes of a graph aredrawn on a circle, have been used to visualize the cyclic parts ofmetabolic networks?
... that the testimony ofHolocaust survivors likeLouis Micheels helped to acquit an SS physician,Hans Münch, at the 1947Auschwitz trials?
... that theOne Direction song "Rock Me" was composed in a single-day collaboration betweenPeter Svensson of the Swedish bandthe Cardigans,Allan Grigg, and Sam Hollander?
... that the 17-game start of theHershey Bears 2012–13 season was the team's worst in eight years?

08:00, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the uncommon mineralaguilarite(pictured), named for discoverer Ponciano Aguilar, is known from the Americas, Europe, Asia, andAustralasia?
... thatdhumpa sangita is a musical art form fromOdisha,India, created by theOriya poet Kavisurya Baladev Rath?
... thatLeslie Finer's reports during the21 April 1967coup d'état in Greece prompted thejunta to buy all the newspapers which carried his articles?
... that multi-bacterial infection resulting from the contamination of wounds by oral flora often complicates the recovery for survivors ofleopard attacks?
... that artistWashington Bogart Cooper was called "the man of a thousand portraits"?
... that the music video for "Amor Puro" was filmed at the St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a building built in 1133 AD inSpain and dismantled and sent toNew York in more than 11,000 crates in 1925?

00:00, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

... that whenRuben Yttergård Jenssen(pictured) was signed byTromsø IL in 2006, the head coach claimed it was better in some respects than signingRonaldinho?
... thatSasipada Banerji is credited with founding the first women's journal in Bengali andBharat Sramajivi, the first Indian journal of the working class?
... thatOperation Graffham was a Second World War politicaldeception intended to convince the Swedish government that the Allied nations were about to invade Norway?
... that even thoughEnid Bosworth Lorimer had an acting career spanning 70 years, only six people turned up at her funeral?
... thatKevin Shields used a "slapdash approach" to recording while producing "City Girl"?
... thatGrumpy Cat's signaturefacial expression is permanent and probably caused by felinedwarfism?

29 March 2013

16:00, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Monument and tombstone of Soghomon Tehlirian in the Ararat Cemetery

... that theArarat Massis Armenian Cemetery contains the graves of many prominent figures of Armenian and American history such asSoghomon Tehlirian(pictured),Victor Maghakian andWilliam Saroyan?
... thatKim Deinoff was once bitten in the arm by an opponent during afootball match?
... that the extinctpinePinus driftwoodensis was first described from apermineralized conifer cone in chert?
... thatPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's religious compositions, especially hisAll-Night Vigil, were responsible for the revival of interest inRussian Orthodox music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
... that tenorMartin Lattke performed with theensemble amarcord in theFrauenkirche Dresden Bach's lostSt Mark Passion in a reconstruction byDiethard Hellmann?
... thatSir Matthew Browne was involved in legal and financial transactions concerning theGlobe Theatre in 1601?

08:00, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thebrawny bolete mushroom(pictured) may contain theantabuse-like compoundcoprine?
... thatBache Hall inCheshire, a formercountry house, now provides accommodation for students of theUniversity of Chester?
... that the first production ofGhost Patrol, achamber opera composed byStuart MacRae, won the 2013South Bank Sky Arts Award for Opera?
... that commoners who participated inSeokjeon (a stone-throwing game) during Korea'sJoseon Dynasty could be awarded government posts as a result?
... that in theUnited Kingdom, 5,675, 5,608, and 6,045 people aged 15 and overcommitted suicide in 2009, 2010, and 2011 respectively?
... thatBerkeley, California, rapperLil B'sRain in England is anambient hip hop album without any beats or profanity?

00:00, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thepostmodern architecture of themixed-use developmentWashington Harbour(pictured) has been described as "pop art" and "cartoonish"?
... thatFranz Schubert regarded hisfifth mass so highly, he contemplated dedicating it to the Holy Roman EmperorFrancis II?
... that Polish-AmericanGeorge S. Wise was the first president ofTel Aviv University?
... that a build-up in numbers of thebrittle starAmphiura filiformis in theNorth Sea may have been caused byeutrophication?
... thatNew York Yankees prospectVidal Nuño has also been aWildcat,Scrapper,Captain,Wild Thing, andRiverDog?
... that the future Norwegian kingHarald Hardrada led the ByzantineVarangian Guard against theLombards andNormans in theBattle of Montemaggiore inItaly?

28 March 2013

16:00, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatJosh Linkner(pictured) was awarded aChampion of Change award in the youth entrepreneur category by PresidentBarack Obama?
... thatTio Ie Soei uncoveredSair Tjerita Siti Akbari's origins, leading to a scandal?
... that entertainment siteMovieWeb used theGrowing Pains theme and scenes fromThe Walking Dead in a comedic video that was seen as making the latter show'szombie violence seem family-friendly?
... thatShehr-e-Roghan ofBela is of Buddhist origin?
... that having been awarded over two dozen medals,Armenian American MarineVictor Maghakian is considered one of the most decorated American soldiers ofWorld War II?
... that century-old vines ofBouchalès exist inBordeaux, having likely survivedphylloxera due to an old vineyard practice offlood irrigation disrupting the life cycle of the louse?

08:00, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

... that there are figures of many gods as well as, unusually, atortoise(pictured), on the steps to theSaptashrungi temple, built in 1710 AD?
... thatbaseball umpireFieldin Culbreth umpired in the firstno-hitters thrown by pitchers for both theTampa Bay Rays and theNew York Mets?
... that theSt. Joseph Catholic Church inSan Antonio,Texas earned the moniker "St. Joske's" after a department store calledJoske's was built around its three sides?
... that obsolete Type 88 shells from the41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun were modified to create the Type 99armor-piercing bomb used during theattack on Pearl Harbor?
... that in 1975, an award named in honor of nurse and professorLuther Christman was created by theAmerican Assembly for Men in Nursing?
... that at theBattle of Fornham on 17 October 1173, not only was the losing commanderRobert de Beaumont theEarl of Leicester captured, but his wife,Petronilla, who was in armour, was too?

00:00, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the seed and stem ofEriophorum angustifolium(pictured) are edible and are used in traditionalNative American cuisine?
... that theEdward C. Elliott Hall of Music is named for a college president who vowed never to "spend one damn penny on music on this campus"?
... that most epicpoems about the Babi Yar massacres were written by Russian and Ukrainian Jews who managed to survive theHolocaust?
... thatAmerican football coachBill Kenney has coached eight all-conference players, six All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans and 47 Academic all-conference players?
... that theAssassins of theAbu Qubays fortress paid an annual tribute of 800gold pieces to theCrusader order ofMargat in the early twelfth century?
... thatArthur Gilbert became the oldest competingtriathlete in the world in 2011, age 90?

27 March 2013

16:00, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

... that developments in thePolish film industryduring the Interbellum saw the emergence of stars likePola Negri(pictured)?
... that the main character inF. Scott Fitzgerald'sThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button was inspired by a group of raregenetic disorders known asprogeroid syndromes?
... thatGerold C. Dunn earned two degrees fromStanford University and was later appointed to theCalifornia Court of Appeal after just one year as aSuperior Court judge?
... that teacherMary Louise Graffam hid hundreds ofArmenian girls from theOttoman Empire during theArmenian Genocide?
... that thelisted buildings in Dodcott cum Wilkesley,Cheshire include aformer monastery, game larder, icehouse, folly with kennels, battlemented water tower, clock tower and a sundial?
... thatWallace foundKayoa's virgin forest "a glorious spot" full ofbeetles?

08:00, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

... that officials addedVerdigris, Oklahoma, to a highway exit sign because of the large crowdsbasketball playerRotnei Clarke(pictured) attracted during high school?
... that in 2003,Aishwarya Rai was the first Indian actress ever to be appointed amember of the Cannes Film Festival jury?
... thatJean-Claude Berrouet is considered to be one of the foremost proponents of "classicist" winemaking, in that he prefers his wine to be made at lower temperatures and shorter fermentation periods?
... that theivory curl tree can grow 30 m (100 ft) tall in its natural rainforest habitat?
... that theeffects of Hurricane Isaac in Florida forced the cancellation of the first day of the2012 Republican National Convention?
... that during a 2010 court casePyotr Verzilov burst into the court and dumped a bag full of live cockroaches?

00:00, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the architecture of theChurch of St. Wenceslaus(pictured) inNew Prague, Minnesota, is based on a church inPrague, Czech Republic?
... that English watercolour painter and engraverFrancis William Topham was one ofCharles Dickens' "splendid strollers"?
... that according to legend, the wife ofCharlemagne had white grapes planted in what is now theCorton-Charlemagne AOC because she didn't like seeing red wine stains in his beard?
... thatRay Duncan established both theDurango Mountain "Purgatory" Ski Resort and theSilver Oak Cellars wine business?
... that the sinking of the ferrySSHeraklion off the coast ofFalkonera was one of the worst maritime accidents in Greek history?
... that theSan Francisco Giants draftedBrock Bond when they meant to draftCasey Bond?

26 March 2013

16:00, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theammoniteHildoceras bifrons(pictured) has been used as anindex fossil to help identify theage of rocks?
... thatJacob Grimm describedThe Building of Skadar, recorded after the singing ofOld Rashko, as "one of the most touching poems of all nations and all times"?
... that theArmenian Philanthropic Society of Baku built the first library inBaku in 1870?
... thatPhilemon Holland claimed that he wrote out the whole of his translation ofPlutarch'sMoralia with a single quill pen?
... that the JapaneseI-351-class submarine was designed to support up to threeflying boats with fuel, ammunition, water, and even replacement aircrew?
... that althoughRalph Horween was theNational Football League's oldest living player in 1994, the league mistakenly honored another player as such?

08:00, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

... that 47 plant species of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., includingCeanothus greggii(pictured), are named in honor ofJosiah Gregg?
... that theToronto Blue Jays wear analternate jersey in thenational colours of Canada onCanada Day?
... thatArmenian journalist, writer, and translatorRita Vorperian can speak seven languages?
... thatRita Hayworth's song and dance performance inGilda helped demonstrate the stability of the newly inventedstrapless dress?
... that the smoke from theOlympic Pipeline explosion reached 30,000 feet (9,100 m) high?
... that after her retirement in 2008, Australian swimmerMichelle Engelsman was honoured for her "Speedo Services to the Australian Swimming Team"?

00:00, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

... that although theStone Mountain Memorial half dollar(pictured) was intended in part to honor the deceased US presidentWarren G. Harding, no mention of him appears on the coin?
... that the first version of thePiano Concerto byFrederick Delius was never performed in public, but the composer played a two-piano reduction withFerruccio Busoni in 1898?
... thatKatharine Hepburn recruitedHilda Crosby Standish to be medical director of the firstbirth control clinic inConnecticut?
... that theProvençal wine grapeBarbaroux and theBarbarossa grown inLiguria andPiedmont were once thought to be the same grape until DNA testing showed otherwise?
... that the medieval royal officialHugh de Cressy was one of the first persons summoned as aSerjeant-at-Law when he was summoned in 1176 by KingHenry II of England?
... that somewomen in the Arab Spring were dubbed the "Twitterati" for their influential Twitter accounts of the protests?

25 March 2013

16:00, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the fortress ofQalaat al-Madiq(pictured), located outside ancientApamea in northernSyria, was ordered built by theZengid sultanNur ad-Din?
... thatJames Ashworth is the second British soldier to be awarded a posthumousVictoria Cross for bravery during theTaliban insurgency in Afghanistan?
... thatLifeStraws for filteringcontaminated water given toKenyan school children inMutomo District were small enough to hang around their necks?
... thatBruce Rondón, aVenezuelan baseball player, was described as a "rare talent" by General ManagerDave Dombrowski of theDetroit Tigers?
... thatBallinamallard United's club chairman has speculated that their matches are poorly covered on TV because it is deemed too expensive to send cameras toFerney Park?
... thatArmenian inventorStephen Stepanian's patent for the firstconcrete mixer truck was initially rejected, reportedly due to a belief that a truck couldn't support the weight of a concrete mixer?

08:00, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatLie Tek Swie'sSiti Noerbaja(film still pictured) was the first adaptation ofMarah Roesli'snovel of the same name?
... thatNehru'seulogy for Gandhi following thelatter's assassination has been called one of the great speeches of history?
... thatMaxine Feldman's song "Amazon" is traditionally performed at theMichigan Womyn's Music Festival?
... thatTorment: Tides of Numenera became the first video game project to raise$1,000,000 in under seven hours on the crowd funding platformKickstarter?
... thatMajorK. A. Gamage posthumously received theParama Weera Vibhushanaya,Sri Lanka's highest military award for gallantry, for his actions just one month before the end of thecivil war?
... thatPapeete'sNotre Dame Cathedral containsStations of the Cross that were influenced byPaul Gauguin?

00:00, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

... that baseball playerNate Freiman(pictured) caddies for golferAmanda Blumenherst?
... that about 90% of the plants found in Libya have been recorded growing inEl-Kouf National Park?
... thatUkrainian helicopter pilotheroMykola Melnyk made 46sorties over the highly-radioactiveChernobyl Power Plant, and then continuedfirefighting flights into his fifties?
... that theMichigan Geological Survey severed its university affiliations in the 1890s due to perceived disadvantages of those relationships, but became part ofWestern Michigan University in 2011?
... thatZelma Long is considered to be one of the female pioneers of wine production in theU.S. state ofCalifornia?
... thatColan Church contains a brassplaque with a bullet hole?

24 March 2013

16:00, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theChurch of Our Lady of the Palm on thePlaza Alta,Algeciras(church and plaza pictured) owes its name to a Spanish victory onPalm Sunday 1344?
... thatWing CommanderTyron Silvapulle was posthumously awarded theParama Weera Vibhushanaya,Sri Lanka's highest military award for gallantry, more than 12 years after his nomination?
... that the island ofCyprusis the result of of theAnatolian tectonic plate and theAfrican plate colliding?
... that after having written a poem on the 1625great plague of London, the poetAbraham Holland died of the plague the following year?
... that a1999 exhibition series between theBaltimore Orioles andCuban national baseball team marked the first time aMajor League Baseball team played in Cuba since 1959?
... that AustralianmicrobreweryNail Brewing produced the most expensivebeer in the world, using water melted from a block ofAntarctic ice?

08:00, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

... that American industrialistBradish Johnson(pictured) was involved in the "swill milk" scandal, in which organic distillery waste was fed to sick old cows and their milk sold as "farm-fresh"?
... thatMargaret Michaelis-Sachs took photos of the Jewish market inKraków which "carry the weight of history, offering a visual trace of a way of life that was destroyed by fascism"?
... thatRaees Mohammad scored 110not out and took fourwickets inQuaid-i-Azam Trophy's final in 1954–55?
... that the peaks of theCentennial Range in theYukon are named after Canada's provinces and territories?
... thatSierk Coolsma baptised the firstSundanese Christians?
... that the South Americanpalm,Bactris campestris, was described independently by four differenttaxonomists, each of whom place it in a different species?

00:00, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

... that if it rains nearharvest time somePomerol wineries, such asChâteau Pétrus(pictured), will use helicopters hovering over the vineyards to dry out the grapes?
... thatAnthony Midget was briefly hired to be an assistant coach atMarshall, but was hired atPenn State before ever coaching a game at Marshall?
... thatTask Force 80 was the designation of the U.S. naval task force involved in theinvasions of Sicily andmainland Italy during World War II?
... that actressHelen George, of the British television seriesCall the Midwife, was previously a backup singer forElton John?
... that shortly after journalistJaime Guadalupe González Domínguez was assassinated, his online news portal was shut down for fear of future reprisals?
... thatLuigi's Flying Tires, aDisney California Adventure attraction that opened in 2012, is based onDisneyland'sFlying Saucers ride of the 1960s?

23 March 2013

16:00, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the bacteriumPaenibacillus tylopili is found in themycorrhizosphere ofTylopilus felleus(pictured)?
... thatSir John Scott was the grandfather ofReginald Scott, author ofThe Discoverie of Witchcraft?
... that, on Bad Company's song "Can't Get Enough", the "ringing" guitar has an opentuning based on the overtones of the note C?
... thatErik Johannessen kept aclean sheet for 672 minutes in the1974 Norwegian First Division?
... that households in theLammas Ecovillage purchase a one thousand year lease from the organisation which runs it?
... thatBhakta Vidur (1921) was India's first banned film?

08:00, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatGold Base(pictured) inRiverside County, California, is theChurch of Scientology's closely guarded international headquarters?
... thatMargaret Snyder was the first director of theUnited Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)?
... thatMen Against Rape and Discrimination (2013) is an Indian social campaign launched byFarhan Akhtar to raise awareness of rape and discrimination against women?
... thatJoseph Thomas, the chief surveyor of theCanterbury Association, initially intended to placeChristchurch at the head ofLyttelton Harbour?
... that astudy of lichens was used in the nomination process for theAlice Creek Historic District?
... thatShanu Lahiri promoted graffiti art drives to beautifyKolkata?

00:00, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theFatimid Caliphs built mosques in theFatimid architecture style, such asal-Azhar Mosque(pictured), inMahdia,Al-Mansuriya andCairo?
... thatArmenian American businessmanVahan Chamlian runs the world's largest dealership of secondhand clothes?
... that DNA evidence showingDureza andMondeuse Blanche to be the parents ofSyrah confirmed that the grape was native to France?
... thatRuby Hurley opened theNAACP's first permanent office in theDeep South?
... that theAteneum Theatre began as anexperimental stage thanks to the mainly proletarian neighbourhood ofWarsaw in which it was established?
... that while aScottish minister was in hiding to avoid treachery charges,his nephew demanded he appear in court if he wished to claim his inheritance?

22 March 2013

16:00, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

... that philanthropistDolores Zohrab Liebmann(pictured) was deeply affected by witnessing the arrest and then murder of her fatherKrikor Zohrab in theArmenian Genocide?
... thatAll I Want Is Everything (2013) marked Sagari Venkata's debut as an actress inIndian cinema?
... that businessman andKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipientHelmut Eberspächer was fined 140,000DM fortax evasion?
... that according toEngland fans, England beat Germany in "Two World Wars and One World Cup"?
... that Lieutenant-GeneralÉmile Janssens is believed to have been personally responsible for causing a mutiny in theRepublic of Congo in 1960?
... thatLawrence Lessig'spathetic dot theory stresses the importance ofcomputer code in regulating our behavior?

08:00, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatMarselan(pictured), along withCabernet Sauvignon andMerlot, is featured in a vineyard project between the Chinese and French governments aimed at generating interest forwinemaking in China?
... that formerAlabama football playerJim Bunch was selected to the1979 College Football All-America Team and later served as an innkeeper at abed and breakfast?
... thatVajara, founded in 1999, isTibet's oldest and most famousrock and roll band?
... that in 2009,SergeantSugath Chandrasiri Bandara fired anRPG-7 at close range against anexplosive-laden enemy vehicle, which killed him but saved his unit?
... thatparasitic flat worms of the genusParamphistomum, including itstype speciesP. cervi, are responsible for a serious disease calledparamphistomiasis incattle andsheep?
... that thecoon songs of African AmericanvaudevillianIrving Sayles elicited encores inAustralia?

00:00, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

... that Dr.George Goodfellow(pictured) performed the firstlaparotomy to remove a bullet, was America's leading authority on treatinggunshot wounds, and is regarded as the first civiliantrauma surgeon?
... thatIvy Queen'sFlashback (2005) "cements her status as theQueen of Reggaetón andLatin hip hop" according to an editor forNewsday?
... that one reason the medieval English writerRobert of Cricklade's biography ofThomas Becket may have been lost is it was too favourable to the side of KingHenry II of England rather than Becket?
... that multipleLeptocleidus skeletons have been found preserved asgemstone qualityopal over the course of thehistory of plesiosaur research?
... thatchoreographerPauline Koner was inspired to dance after seeingAnna Pavlova performThe Dying Swan?
... that whenBourbon won theSt. Leger Stakes in 1777, neither the racehorse nor the horse race had an official name?

21 March 2013

16:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatTung Chung Battery(pictured) was built to protectits eponymous bay from pirates, but now faces towardsHong Kong International Airport?
... thatChief Petty OfficerK. G. Shantha was killed in a sea battle when he rammed hisArrow-class patrol boat into aSea Tiger suicide boat to save anothernavy vessel?
... that in "Pusher Love Girl",Justin Timberlake compares severalnarcotics, such asheroin,cocaine,plum wine,MDMA andnicotine, to the love of his girl?
... thatMegan Schutt was the leadingwicket-taker during the2013 Women's Cricket World Cup?
... thatDaddy Yankee's albumBarrio Fino was thebest-selling Latin album of the 2000s decade in the United States?
... that competitive eaterFurious Pete can wolf down seventeenbananas in 45 seconds?

08:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

... that fully developed larvae of thestarry cup coral(pictured) may be able to survive in the ocean for around 78 days before settling?
... that although scientistMin Chiu Li was fired from theNational Cancer Institute, his work there led to the firstchemotherapy cure ofcancer in adults?
... that theOttoman province ofKarli-Eli in westernGreece was named after the region's last Christian rulers,Carlo I Tocco or his nephewCarlo II Tocco?
... that whileElizabeth Stafford's family was in exile inGeneva in 1556, the Protestant reformer,John Calvin, stood godfather to her youngest brother, John Stafford?
... that theMezquital Valley produces one-quarter of all greenchili peppers grown in Mexico?
... thatJames Ferraro originally intended to release his 2011 albumFar Side Virtual as a set ofringtones?

00:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

... that 40% ofSouthern Rhodesian white malesfought(example platoon pictured) in theFirst World War?
... thatChris Remo composed the soundtrack forThirty Flights of Loving, avideo game created to support acrowd funded campaign to revive theIdle Thumbs podcast?
... that five species ofthreatened sharks, such as thescalloped hammerhead, have come under international protection regardingtrading of their fins?
... that Olympic Bronze medalist,Wimbledon quarterfinalist and Dutch championHendrik Timmer coached PrincessJuliana of the Netherlands in tennis?
... that theHorse Protection Act of 1970 was designed to eliminatesoring, but inspectors still find hundreds of violations each year?
... that GreekjournalistHelen Vlachos was placed underhouse arrest in October 1967 for calling theMinister of the Interior of thejunta, BrigadierStylianos Pattakos, a clown?

20 March 2013

16:00, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thelarvae of the Middle-EasternsalamanderArouss Al Ayn(pictured) are oftencannibalistic?
... that2002,2006, and2010 Paralympic skierJon Santacana won three gold medals at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships?
... that Gocho described his debut single "Dándole" as a combination ofmambo andurban music?
... thatMats Møller Dæhli wonManchester United's"Young Player of the Year" award in 2012?
... that the famedArapianpastourma andsoutzouki market inAthens,Greece, operates out of a 15 m² (160 sq ft) store?
... that actorRobert O'Reilly based his performances asGowron in theStar Trek franchise onEdmund from the Shakespeare playKing Lear?

08:00, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

... that one of the icons of theMetabolist architectural movement was theNakagin Capsule Tower(pictured)?
... that pearl diverIsokichi Komine is regarded as one ofRabaul's oldest pioneers?
... thatLie Kim Hok'sMalajoe Batawi was the first grammar ofBatavian Malay?
... thatMeena Kandasamy was the youngest person ever to represent India as awriter-in-residence at the University of Iowa'sInternational Writing Program in 2009?
... that if unfavorable water conditions cause thecoral speciesAcropora palifera to become dissociated from itsalgal symbionts, it will undergobleaching and be prone to disease and death?
... thatNational Football League playerGeoff Schwartz didn't start playing football until age 13, because his parents wanted him to study for hisBar Mitzvah?

00:00, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the research ofGertrude Van Wagenen(pictured) andJohn McLean Morris led to the development of themorning-after pill?
... that the namesake of theHelen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences atMarquette University anonymously donated $33 million to Marquette despite her lack of formal connection to it?
... thatJanala (2009), a Bengali film directed byBuddhadeb Dasgupta won best film at the 54thAsia Pacific Film Festival in 2009?
... thatSimeon Magruder Levy was in 1802 the first Jewish graduate of theUnited States Military Academy at West Point?
... that theRussian submarineAG-22 joinedWrangel's fleet during theRussian Civil War as theWhites evacuated theCrimea in late 1920 and wasinterned inBizerte,Tunisia in 1921?
... that the pioneering series of self-portraits byBauhaus artistGertrud Arndt have been described as "ranging from severe to absurd to playful"?

19 March 2013

16:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in 1892,Curt Schimmelbusch proposed thatmedical dressings should besterilised daily, prior to surgery, and designed anautoclave(pictured) to implement this?
... that thegovernment of Pakistan signed theLong March Declaration on 17 January 2013, allowingMuhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri to help decide upon a caretaker Prime Minister?
... thatArmenian historian and professorDickran Kouymjian was awarded the St.Mesrob Mashtots Medal fromKarekin II, theCatholicos of All Armenians?
... that theNational Polytechnical Museum inSofia holds the only Bulgarian-manufacturedHammond organ?
... thatSpanish LW12 classified para-alpine skierÓscar Espallargas moved toAran for the 2011–12 ski season?
... that in the 1920s,novels with no words were popular in Europe?

08:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theTermit Massif Reserve(landscape pictured) inNiger covers an area of 100,000 square kilometres (39,000 sq mi) and is the largest single protected area in Africa?
... thatShu-Park Chan, the founder ofInternational Technological University in Silicon Valley, had earlier tried to start a university in China?
... that theItalian battleshipDante Alighieri, named after the medievalItalian poet, was the onlybattleship ever named for a poet?
... thatSoosan Firooz has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper?
... that in 1992,Zimbabwe playedtheir first Test cricket match, and were the first team to avoid defeat on their debut since 1877?
... thatFanny Murray, a mistress ofJohn Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, once reputedly ate a £20 note between two slices of bread?

00:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

... that althoughSteve Reich's works have often been referenced bypop androck musicians, theRadiohead-inspiredRadio Rewrite is the first time Reich(pictured) has returned the compliment?
... that approval for aMajor League Baseball1969 expansion franchise inKansas City was contingent onSick's Stadium inSeattle being renovated?
... that inGreenland,1 in every 5 people attempt to commit suicide?
... thatWilliam Allen Whitworth was the first mathematician to publishBertrand's ballot theorem, one of manymisnamed mathematical theorems?
... thatU.C. Raman was the firstScheduled Caste candidate nominated by theIndian Union Muslim League for an unreserved constituency?
... thatWilliam Arnott, founder ofArnott's Biscuits Holdings, first took up gold mining for a living but quit when he could not find any gold?

18 March 2013

16:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theBritish racehorseSimonsig(pictured) won his début insteeplechase by 49lengths, then followed that up with a 35-length victory a few days later?
... that land from theFairfield estate in Somerset, England was sold to build awind farm but is now the site of the proposedHinkley Point C nuclear power station?
... that afterEirik Holmen Johansen was invited for a trial withManchester City, his brotherTobias was offered a contract with the club?
... that thebig bud mite is so tiny that it can be transported by wind, rain or flying insects?
... that theKejache, aMaya people with a former territory straddling the modern border of Mexico and Guatemala, may have been descended from the inhabitants of the greatMaya city ofCalakmul?
... thatStephen Jay Gould once calledDonald Prothero "the bestpunctuated equilibrium researcher on the West Coast"?

08:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

... that Filipino fashion and society bloggerIngrid Chua-Go's(pictured) fascination with writing was sparked by a toy typewriter her mother gave her as a child?
... that the albumsSomewhere There's a Someone,Dean Martin Sings Songs fromThe Silencers,The Dean Martin Christmas Album,The Dean Martin TV Show andThe Hit Sound of Dean Martin were all released byDean Martin in 1966?
... that in 1560,Nikolaus Herman published his book ofhymns which follow theGospels of thechurch year and primarily address children?
... that in 2012, a three-day World Congress of Religions conference was organized by the Institute of World Religions to commemorate the150th birthday of Swami Vivekananda?
... that theBloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad was one of five railroads servingBloomsburg, Pennsylvania, near the turn of the 20th century?
... thatmarathon runnerYuki Kawauchishaved his head as an apology to his fans after a poor performance at theTokyo Marathon meant he missed theLondon Olympics?

00:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatArnold of Nijmegen'sstained glass windows(pictured) inTournai Cathedral showQueen Fredegund's plot to have her husband's rival assassinated?
... that individual patients, doctors, and organizations are questioning waste inhealth care in the United States through theChoosing Wisely campaign?
... thatSir John Sackville was an uncle of the English queenAnne Boleyn and a great-uncle ofQueen Elizabeth I?
... thatLeeds United bannedGalatasaray fans from attending theUEFA Cup semi-final atElland Road because of the2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence‎?
... that the companyGuide uses computer generated news anchors in its app to turn written news stories into video episodes?
... that Cubanbaseball playerMichel Abreu had a US$425,000signing bonus voided when it was discovered that he lied about his age?

17 March 2013

16:00, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theindri(pictured) is one of 13 species oflemur found inZahamena National Park inMadagascar?
... that almost 40,000Bulgarians were listed asVoynuks in the 16th centuryOttoman registers?
... that the Dutch 2013 crime movieDe wederopstanding van een klootzak is based on a 2004 graphic novel aboutSaint Boniface?
... that because he was born with severecerebral palsy and had problems typing,Emik Avakian invented a typewriter that operated without the use of hands?
... thatKevin Shields was influenced by "a noise generator" while withThe Complex?
... that at its peak, Chinese merchantGeorge Kwok Bew's fruit firm handled around six thousand bananas every day?

08:00, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

... that there is long-standing uncertainty about the relationship ofLenzites warnieri(pictured) to otherpolypore fungi?
... thatHoward Hille Johnson's campaign for astate school for theblind inWest Virginia led to the establishment of theWest Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind on March 3, 1870?
... that theJacksonville neighborhood ofRiverside and Avondale is the most architecturally diverse neighborhood inFlorida?
... that in taking the role of Irish detectiveJack Taylor, actorIain Glen pays homage toJack Nicholson's character, Jake Gittes from the 1970s filmChinatown?"
... that"La Reyne le veult" was used incorrectly when grantingRoyal Assent to theAct of Supremacy 1558?
... that two ofLecrae'salbums have been called the most important albums inChristian hip hop?

00:00, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the oldStadtfriedhof inGöttingen(chapel pictured) is the final resting place of no fewer than eightNobel Prize winners, includingMax Born,Otto Hahn andMax Planck?
... that environmentalist critics have argued thatWoody Guthrie's song "Pittsburgh Town" (1941), recorded byPete Seeger, was a commentary on the city's pollution problem at the time?
... that prominent sculptor and painterVaraz Samuelian sculpted a statue of theArmenian folkloric legendDavid of Sassoun in front of the Fresno County Courthouse?
... that the largest single manufactured export fromKenya is cannedpineapple, which is due to the presence and operations ofDel Monte Kenya?
... that in August 1810, Britishthoroughbred racehorsePetronius ran in what was described as "one of the finest races ever run"?
... that thePortrait of Olivia Boteler Porter was identified as being by 17th-century painterAnthony van Dyck after a photo of it was discovered on a website?

16 March 2013

16:00, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

... that art historian Norma Broude suggests thatGustave Caillebotte'sLe Pont de l'Europe(pictured) may depict the artistcruising near theGare Saint-Lazare?
... that theStar of Caledonia is designed to be lit up by usinglight emitting diodes?
... that during the filming of theStar Trek: Enterprise episode "First Flight", the cast and crew were presented with a flag from the aircraft carrierUSSEnterprise (CVN-65)?
... thatBuddy Brown was a member of theCollege Football All-America Team and won theJacobs Blocking Trophy as a player forAlabama in 1973?
... thatIntef I,Intef II andIntef III were all buried in saff (row) tombs inEl-Tarif inEgypt?
... that the engine of theRussian ship of the lineRetvizan was removed in 1863 even though it was considered the best ship of its type in theImperial Russian Navy?

08:15, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

... that among the signs that theIsaac Young House(pictured) inNew Castle, New York, was expanded from an older building are the widerclapboards on the rear, and doors and windows that barely fit?
... thatHaseeb Ahsan selectedWasim Akram for the first time againstNew Zealand in 1984?
... thatNicole Scherzinger's song "Boomerang" is about "not letting the haters keep you down"?
... that CaptainJames Carroll brought the first largesteamboat toAlaska?
... that because of the possibility ofdead heats, the number of possible outcomes of ahorse race is not afactorial, but anordered Bell number?
... that the majority oflocal councils of theBoy Scouts of America have gone through thousands of name changes, merges, splits and re-creations since the establishment of the organization in 1910?

00:30, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatCharlie Getzein(pictured), known for his "pretzel curve" pitch, won 59 games in 1886 and 1887, including four games in the1887 World Series?
... thatDalen Hotel inDalen,Telemark, Norway is among the best preserved wooden hotels from the 19th century?
... that "Whatever It Takes" was the first song to be written forLeona Lewis' debut studio album,Spirit?
... thatJames M. Geraghty served asSpokane, Washington's City Attorney during the first decade of the 20th century, while his grandson,Jack Geraghty, wasMayor of the city during the last decade?
... that inOntario, mostcatastrophic injuries infishing andcanoeing involvedrowning and are fatal?
... that theChatter ring has been played with byTim Shadbolt, theMayor of Invercargill?

15 March 2013

16:45, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

... that althoughPenn Symons(pictured) was mortally wounded in the stomach at theBattle of Talana Hill he remounted his horse and rode out of sight of his troops before asking for help?
... that the entire production team ofAndrew Davies' 1995 serialPride and Prejudice followed him when he began adapting the TV serialEmma forITV?
... that a stage adaptation ofKwee Tek Hoay's novelThe Rose of Cikembang was made before he even finished writing it?
... that Nepalese politician and conservationistHarka Gurung was honoured with a memorial football tournament after his death in a helicopter crash?
... that theRussian ship of the lineKonstantin was deployed to Denmark during theFirst Schleswig War of 1848–50 to help preserve Denmark's territorial integrity againstPrussia?
... thatRobert Silverberg's short story "Good News from the Vatican" features the election of a robot to the position ofPope of theCatholic Church?

09:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in thePingyao'stortoise-shaped city plan, theShuanglin Temple is rated as the city's third treasure characterized by its over 2,000 coloured art sculptures(pictured) on display?
... that in 1999, winemakerDaniel Baron persuadedCabernet Sauvignon producersSilver Oak Cellars to establishTwomey Cellars, to pursueMerlot production?
... that after a common career span of 27 years,Madhuri Dixit andJuhi Chawla are costarring for the first time in the upcoming filmGulaab Gang?
... that New ZealanderLeo McKendry was both the lastMayor of Blenheim and the firstMayor of Marlborough?
... that in the 1930s, the discoverers ofcerevisterol purified 10 grams (0.35 oz) from 4,500 kilograms (9,900 lb) of dry yeast?
... thatAustralian cricketerStan Sismey, who was wounded in action as a pilot duringWorld War II, once left the field of play during a game becauseshrapnel was working its way out of his body?

00:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatSara Bard Field(pictured) traveled by automobile fromSan Francisco toWashington, D.C. in 1915 to deliver a petition with 500,000 signatures forwomen's suffrage toWoodrow Wilson?
... thatFingle Bridge, in a deepDartmoor gorge, is built on the historic crossing point between the hillforts ofPrestonbury Castle andCranbrook Castle?
... that theIraqi government issued an arrest warrant for Wathiq al-Battat, the head of a newShi'a Iraqi militia group called theMukhtar Army?
... that the malespiny lobster katydid was described for the first time in 2003?
... thatNewry City AFC was launched by theNorthern Ireland manager after the winding-up of theformer club?
... thatArmenian American inventorOscar H. Banker is considered the "father of theautomatic transmission"?
... that Alacahisar, theTurkish name ofKruševac, means "colorful town"?

14 March 2013

16:00, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the official seat of theGovernment of Estonia,Stenbock House(pictured), was originally designed as a courthouse?
... that at the age of 11,footballerCorkie Blow was awarded the bronze medal of theRoyal Humane Society for saving the life of a younger child?
... thatGiedroyc Doctrine, developed byémigré publicistJerzy Giedroyc in 1970s, shaped the eastern policy of Poland after 1989?
... that French-born Cuban botanist and priestBrother León completed only two of the five volumes of theFlora of Cuba before failing eyesight forced him to pass the work on to others?
... that theHolocron is adatabase of theStar Wars Expanded Universe andStar Wars canon, including itscharacters,creatures,languages, locations,vehicles, andweapons?
... thatBirendra Nath Datta is an Indianfolklore researcher, who receivedPadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country in 2009?
... that despite his hectic schedule,Chen Hanwei agreed to act inGhost Child – for a plate of "cheapchicken rice"?

08:00, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatMa Mati Manush is a political slogan coined byAll India Trinamool Congress leaderMamata Banerjee(pictured) which helped her party to defeat theLeft Front in the elections ofWest Bengal?
... that after several decades, U.S. Air Force pilotRay Melikian reunited with the aircraft he flew inWorld War II?
... that the destination of the first commercial flight in theNorthern Territory byQantas wasAustral Downs?
... thatSarkese rulerWilliam Frederick Collings madehis disabled heiress climb cliffs and hunt, and sent her a consolation telegram to say he was sorry her firstborn was a girl?
... that the centre piece ofBattalion Park, at westCalgary, is 16,000 large whitewashed stones, arranged on a hill slope representing thebattalions numbered 137, 113, 151, and 51?
... that theMaryland Food Collective, founded in 1975 at theUniversity of Maryland, operates under the motto "Food for people, not for profit"?
... that after a 42-year career documenting the neighborhoods and buildings ofJerusalem,architectural historian and popular authorDavid Kroyanker moved toTel Aviv?

00:00, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theblack sea cucumber(pictured) can emit a mass of stickycuvierian tubules to enmesh a potentialpredator?
... thatMiami Hurricanes point guardShane Larkin, the son ofBarry Larkin, quit baseball after aLittle League coach told him the tutoring he had received fromTony Pérez andPete Rose was "all wrong"?
... that in the Bengali filmAmi Aadu, a poor Indian village girl writes a letter to US PresidentGeorge W. Bush informing him about the troubles of her life caused by the2003 invasion of Iraq?
... thatJon Challinor's first victory in aConference play-off final came in2012, after he appeared in finals in2004,2007, and2009?
... thatGeorge Gershwin worked as an extra in theYiddish Theater District, andWalter Matthau worked as a cashier?
... that during theParis Peace Conference after World War I,Emmanuel de Martonne helped make changes to borders inRomania and theBalkans?
... that the wreck of theItalian battleshipLeonardo da Vinci wassalvaged upside down and repaired indrydock that way?

13 March 2013

16:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Captain Lord George Graham in his Cabin

... that after success in a naval battle,Lord George Graham was featured in the portraitCaptain Lord George Graham in his Cabin(pictured) byWilliam Hogarth, alongside a dog in a wig?
... that the Initiative Council headed by mathematicianEshref Ademaj played a pivotal role in the early restoration of universitarian education inKosovo in the early 1990s?
... that gold minerLouis Ah Mouy built the very first houses inSouth Melbourne andWilliamstown?
... that the genusBactris, believed to haveevolved 26 to 36 million years ago inSouth America, is one of the sixpalm genera found to show the highestspeciation rates?
... thatBhatt Mathuranath Shastri pioneered several new genres inSanskrit literature by writingradio plays, essays, travelogues, short stories,Ghazals,Thumris,Dadras andDhrupads inSanskrit?
... thatSir Robert Drury was among the first to supportMary Tudor's claim to the throne in July 1553?
... thatJulian Assange did not participate in the filming ofAlex Gibney's 2013 filmWe Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, andtweeted a denouncement of the film without seeing it?

08:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

... that criticisms made byJohn Cotton(pictured) about the doctrine ofpreparationism were a factor in theAntinomian Controversy andAnne Hutchinson's banishment fromMassachusetts in 1638?
... thatbeetles act as an intermediate host to complete the life cycle of the wormRaillietina cesticillus, a parasite that infests the intestines of chickens?
... that Norwegian female academic pioneers from the 19th century includedDagny Bang,Kristine Munch,Louise Isachsen,Helga Eng andRikke Nissen?
... thatTultepec, Mexico, the host of the country'sNational Pyrotechnic Festival, produces around half of the nation's fireworks with sixty percent of the town's population involved in the business?
... thatArmenian historianBarlow Der Mugrdechian was instrumental in the establishment of a student exchange program betweenCalifornia State University, Fresno andYerevan State University?
... that the firstWimbledon Championship in 1877 was won by Spencer Gore and made a profit of £10?
... that the 1940 cartoonAnts in the Plants, about anant colony that defends itself against ananteater, was called a warallegory that possibly referred to France'sMaginot Line?

00:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatLoretta Lynn(pictured),Mary Breckinridge, andThelma Stovall are allKentucky Women Remembered?
... that thePeach Palm is being tested as a replacement to supplyhearts of palm previously harvested from theFiji Sago Palm, which became athreatened species due toFiji's tourist industry?
... thatJ. W. Bhore, chairman of the Health Survey and Development Committee, better known as theBhore Committee, was anICS officer who had served as theDiwan ofCochin?
... that the 1987 novelThe Firebrand, written by American authorMarion Zimmer Bradley, depicts theTrojan War from the perspective of the prophetKassandra, daughter of KingPriam?
... thatArmenian composerKrikor Kalfayan is the author of over 150 musical compositions?
... that theSixth Street Bridge is the longest and oldest metaltruss bridge in Michigan?
... thatsuffragist Carrie Chapman Catt told guests she boughtJuniper Ledge, her house nearBriarcliff Manor, New York, to keep itsberries from being made intogin?

12 March 2013

16:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theRAe TEE II electric trainsets used by theGottardo(pictured), aTrans Europ Express (TEE) train, could operate at four differentoverhead line voltages?
... that slaveAustin Dabney was the only African American granted land by theSouthern state ofGeorgia for his military service in theAmerican Revolutionary War?
... that due toquicksand, passengers on the newLondon and Birmingham Railway detrained for over five months atDenbigh Hall station to continue their journey bystagecoach?
... thatSaeed Abedini, anIranian American Christian pastor, was sentenced to eight years in prison inIran on charges of undermining national security?
... that in 1976, U.S. PresidentGerald Ford tried to preventMajor League Baseball from awarding anexpansion franchise toToronto?
... that there are over 1000ancient monuments on theCarneddau andGlyderau mountain ranges in North Wales?
... thatbasketball executiveJim Buss of theLos Angeles Lakers attendedjockey school even though he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m)?

08:05, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatÉmile Zola wrote thatGustave Caillebotte'sYoung Man at His Window(pictured) represents "anti-artistic painting ... because of theexactitude of the copying"?
... thatLada St. Edmund, ago-go dancer on the 1960s American television showHullabaloo, later became the highest-paidstuntwoman inHollywood history?
... thatwelfare in Poland is covered by theconstitution of Poland, which contains an article dedicated tosocial security as a right of all citizens?
... thatLytle Park inCincinnati,Ohio was the first park to be located above a freeway?
... thatJoseph Merk, principal cellist at the Vienna Court Opera, helped to bring Beethoven'sTriple Concerto out of obscurity?
... that theMichigan Wolverines women's basketball team is currently coached byKim Barnes Arico, a former two-time Big East Coach of the Year?
... that theaccident of a Congolese aircraft in March 2013 involved no fatalities on the ground, despite crashing in the middle of a city?

00:20, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatStephanie Kopelousos(pictured) is the youngest person and the first woman to head the $8 billionFlorida Department of Transportation?
... that when the British authorities attempted to deportJewish refugees inPalestine to Mauritius aboard theSSPatria in 1940, the paramilitary organizationHaganah sank the ship with a bomb?
... that inJuliet H. Lewis Campbell's novelEros and Antieros the hero raises and marries the daughter of his unrequited love?
... thatSavi's pipistrelle emitsecholocation calls in synchrony with its wing beats?
... thatcricketer Matt Prior once accidentallysmashed a window in theLord's Pavilion?
... that the first location of theSky Zone chain of trampoline parks was originally intended as an arena for a professional sport involving trampolines and rotating goals?
... thatMartha Hackett appeared in thirteen episodes ofStar Trek: Voyager asSeska, including two after her character died on screen?

11 March 2013

16:35, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the edible mushroomBoletus badius(pictured) turnsblue when cut or bruised?
... thatSir William Drury's name appears in theEllesmere manuscript ofChaucer'sCanterbury Tales?
... that theHope City technology park being built inGhana is expected to includeAfrica's tallest building?
... thatMaria Ozawa had to filmKidnapping Miyabi in Japan following protests preventing her from coming to Indonesia?
... that the publication ofDaniel Defoe's politicalpamphletThe Shortest Way with the Dissenters led to his arrest on the charge ofseditious libel?
... thatKate Nash paid for her 2013 albumGirl Talk throughcrowd funding?
... thatPope Anastasius II was sent to thesixth circle of hell as a result of mistaken identity?

08:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theBuitenmolen, theGrafelijke Korenmolen(pictured), theTorenmolen van Gronsveld and theZwaan are the oldesttower mills in theNetherlands?
... that by the age of 20, futureTisch School of the Arts deanDavid Oppenheim was an accomplishedclarinetist?
... that theCrusade of Romanianism, afar-right movement "against capitalism, oppression and violence", was pro-fascist but anti-Nazi?
... thatKostas Tournas' 1972progressive-psychedelic rock operaAperanta Horafia is considered a landmark ofGreek rock?
... thatMadura Station occupies an area greater than Brunei yet has only nine permanent employees?
... thatAmerican football playerKevin Minter set anLSU Tigers record for mosttackles in abowl game?
... thatBattery Path was located onHong Kong Island's waterfront when it opened, but is now situated further inland due to the amount ofland reclamation?

01:05, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

... that in the first version of thechamber operaIn the Penal Colony, based onthe short story byFranz Kafka, composerPhilip Glass(pictured) included the character of Kafka as narrator?
... that the extinctrose speciesStonebergia columbiana is named for its type locality ofBritish Columbia?
... that in 1937The Literary Digest described FatherBernard R. Hubbard, "the Glacier Priest", as the highest-paid lecturer in the world?
... thatColonel Jack byDaniel Defoe shares many plot elements with his other workMoll Flanders, the two novels being published within a year of each other?
... that in 1969 theTrans Europ ExpressCatalan Talgo began providing through train service between Spain and Switzerland despite abreak-of-gauge at the Spanish–French border?
... thatKarsten Whitson turned down US$2.1 million from theSan Diego Padres in order to playcollege baseball?
... that theMilitary Association of Atheists & Freethinkers provides "atheists in foxholes" with advocacy, community and education?

10 March 2013

17:20, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theSingapore High Court(pictured) can grant theremedy ofdeclaring void a law inconsistent with theConstitution enacted before its commencement, even though Article 4 seems to say otherwise?
... that in2009,Tiger Woods set the course record atNova Scotia'sFox Harb'r?
... thatLascaris Battery, anartillery battery inMalta built in 1854, housed the headquarters for the defence of the island duringWorld War II?
... that theGiant SchnauzerJafrak Philippe Olivier won the title ofBest in Show at Crufts in 2008?
... thatJustin Timberlake's song "FutureSex/LoveSound" has been seen as heavily influenced byDavid Bowie's 1974 albumDiamond Dogs?
... that theDruze village ofKaftin in northwesternSyria was well-known for itspigeon houses?
... that formerUCLA Bruins basketball playerBob Myers was awalk-on, but appeared on the cover ofSports Illustrated, met PresidentBill Clinton, and was onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno?

08:00, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatThomas Ellison(pictured) captained the first officially sanctionedNew Zealand rugby union team in 1893?
... thatSilver Oak Cellars has been cited as one of a dozen California wineries which "have reached cult status" for itsCabernet Sauvignon production?
... thatJohn Blackadder, while a young officer in theScottish Army, killed a fellow officer in a duel in 1691?
... that after theGreek War of Independence broke out in 1821, Greeks were the targets ofmass executions, pogroms, and looting in the Ottoman capital ofConstantinople?
... that in "New York City",John Lennon responded to U.S. government officials who wanted to deport him, singing that "theStatue of Liberty said come"?
... that theBruise Brothers helped theSan Diego Chargers lead theNational Football League (NFL) insacks in1980?
... that the site of the factory established byCharles Wigg in 1865 is now anature reserve?

00:00, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

... that a large sculpture(smaller version pictured) byCaroline Shawk Brooks was listed by customs officials not as a work of art, but as "110 lbs. of butter"?
... thatStar Trek: The Next Generation cast membersMarina Sirtis andDenise Crosby had their roles switched during casting?
... thatwheelchair basketball playerMareike Adermanntore her anterior cruciate ligaments four times in four years between the ages of 14 and 18?
... that theLongmead Stadium was given toTonbridge Angels by the council as compensation for evicting them from their old ground?
... thatUniversity of Idaho presidentDuane Nellis initially withdrew from consideration for his current position, and has been offered the presidency ofTexas Tech University without applying?
... that while one review calledWise Men "whoppingly bland", another review praised its "surprise ending"?
... that Krikor Apikoğlu foundedApikoğlu, the firstcompany tomass produce meat products in Turkey?

9 March 2013

16:10, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

... that for over a hundred years, the subject of the painting now identified as theMartyrdom of SaintsCrispin and Crispinian(close-up pictured) byAert van den Bossche was a mystery?
... that during theKościuszko Uprising in 1794,Tadeusz Kościuszko's armysuccessfully defended the Polish capital of Warsaw from forces underFrederick William II of Prussia?
... that French OlympianFélix Debax was killed in battle in the first month of theFirst World War?
... thatants act as an intermediate host to complete the life cycle of the wormRaillietina tetragona, a parasite that infests in the intestines of birds such as chicken and pigeons?
... that businessman, philanthropist and merchant marinerJames S.C. Chao donated $40,000,000 toHarvard Business School in 2012?
... that theCulverden Stadium was the location of the record set for mostpenalty kicks taken in a football match?
... that in the early days ofNightWash,Klaus-Jürgen Deuser performed his comedy show on a platform next totumble dryers?

08:25, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

... that a sign ofJesus was removed fromThe Oval(pictured) inBelfast because it hadn't earnedthe owner any money for a number of years?
... that formerGeneral Hospital starSteve Burton shows more of his "own personality" while portraying his newest role,Dylan McAvoy, onThe Young and the Restless?
... thatDakshayani Velayudhan, the firstdalit woman graduate inIndia and a member of theCochin Legislative Council, was the only dalit woman member of theConstituent Assembly of India?
... that Bach'scongratulatory cantataPreise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215, was first performed forAugust III with a torch-light procession of 600 students?
... thatMarshman Edward Wadsworth served as president of theMichigan Mining School and asState Geologist of Michigan at the same time?
... that afterSwami Vivekananda gave a lecture onVedanta Philosophy at the Graduate Philosophical Society ofHarvard University, he was offered a faculty position?
... thatNorwegian tennis champion and Olympic doubles quarterfinalistJack Nielsen was a professionalbrewmaster and the president ofRotary International?

00:40, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

... that a reviewer praisedRoekiah's(pictured) "demure" acting inGagak Item (Black Raven)?
... that during her tenureSyeda Bilgrami Imam was the only female member of theNational Commission for Minorities in India?
... thatQueen Wilhelmina visited theFirst Church in Albany, the second-oldestcongregation in New York, on the occasion of its 300th anniversary?
... thatSameh Fahmi, Egypt's formeroil minister, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for exporting natural gas to Israel at lower prices than market rates?
... thatMadonna makes reference to her 1989 single "Express Yourself" in her 2012 song "Some Girls"?
... that due toKvik losing 8–2 againstHødd in the decisive match of the1965 Norwegian Second Division, Kvik's rivalsRosenborg were not promoted ongoal difference?
... that theBudokwai in London is the oldestjudo dojo in Europe and thatGuy Ritchie,Kylie Minogue,Mick Jagger, andWilliam Hague have all trained there?

8 March 2013

16:00, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

... that British kingWilliam IV's daughter,Lady Mary Fox(pictured), wrote a feminist narrative about a mysterious land now known asAustralia?
... that manyprotected areas of Cameroon are still in "pristine" condition, mostly because there is lesstourism in Cameroon than other regions ofAfrica?
... thatEddy Martadinata, one of the founders of theIndonesian Navy, died when his plane crashed into a mountain?
... that theStar Trek: Enterprise episode "North Star" was filmed on the Western sets atUniversal Studios, including one used in the 1940 filmMy Little Chickadee?
... that theevangelistic training programEvangelism Explosion is used by over 20,000churches worldwide?
... thatcollege basketball playerO. D. Anosike was nicknamedO. D. as a child after his kindergarten classmates struggled to pronounce his given name, Oderah?
... that youngEaster Island butterflyfish sometimes act as cleaner fish, pickingparasites off the skin of larger fish?

08:00, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatPeter the Wild Boy(pictured), aferal child brought toGreat Britain in the spring of 1726, is the subject ofDaniel Defoe's pamphletMere Nature Delineated?
... thatMacDonald Pass was part of aMontana toll road known once as "the Frenchwoman's road" because it was operated by the wife ofFrench Canadian Constant Guyot?
... that Ottoman politicianCemal Azmi was known as the "butcher ofTrabzon" for his role in theArmenian Genocide?
... thatMorro Solar in Peru, the site of theBattle of Chorrillos, is also the location of anastronomical observatory?
... that in 2012,UCF wide receiverQuincy McDuffie set a school andConference USA record by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game?
... that in the upcoming Bengali filmKangal Malsat, the marginal and downtrodden people of society wage a war against the government?
... that famines have repeatedly led Scandinavians to eatbread made partially out of bark?

00:00, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thePalais Leuchtenberg(pictured) inMunich was built from 1817 to 1821 at a cost of 770,000guilders, which was the entire construction budget ofBavaria for 1819?
... thatTankiz, the 14th-centuryMamluk Viceroy ofSyria, commissioned the repair and construction of a number of architectural works including nearly 40 inDamascus alone?
... thatBasketball Hall of Fame inducteeChris Mullin called his stint withRun TMC "the most fun I had playing basketball in my whole life"?
... thatMajorG. S. Jayanath is the onlyCommando to receive theParama Weera Vibhushanaya,Sri Lanka's highest military award for gallantry?
... thatGlee's 500th filmed musical number, "Shout", is set to be shown in its81st episode?
... thatLou Qinjian, governor of China'sShaanxi Province, began his career as arusticated youth?
... thatRoyal Tunbridge Wells has achurch dedicated to King Charles I that had novicar for 33 years, anopera house that became a pub, and arugby club whose alumni include anRFU regional administrator and aftershave-drinkingColin Smart?

7 March 2013

16:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theSealyham Terrier(pictured) was created atSealyham House inPembrokeshire,Wales?
... that theresidence of the French ambassador to Lebanon was originally intended to serve as a casino?
... that althoughLosang Jamcan is the chairman ofTibet Autonomous Region, he is subordinate toChen Quanguo, theCommunist Party Chief?
... thatMinuscule 888 has an unusual order of Gospels:Matthew,John,Mark,Luke?
... thatpara-alpine skierÚrsula Pueyo was the only member of the2010 Spanish Winter Paralympic team not to compete in the visually impaired class?
... that the protagonist inBen H. Winters'The Last Policeman is trying to solve a murder amid the disruptions caused by an impendingasteroid impact?
... that Argentine actorGastón Soffritti worked inGraduados to leave theteen drama genre?

08:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatGuo Jia(pictured), an advisor toCao Cao, had already foreseen that Cao would win theBattle of Guandu againstYuan Shao when he pointed out ten advantages Cao had over Yuan four years before the battle?
... that during the eight-year course of makingThe Decay of Fiction, in which he honors the past of theAmbassador Hotel, directorPat O'Neill collaborated with 45 actors and spent US$250,000?
... that early this year aSomali journalist wasarrested for reporting on an alleged rape by government security forces?
... thatAbbie Farwell Brown received permission fromLewis Carroll for her school newspaper to be namedThe Jabberwock?
... that during the ArgentineDecembrist revolution,José María Paz was captured when his horse was entangled withbolas?
... that faced with high teacher turnover rates,Hertford County Public Schools helped build teacher housing?
... thatLynn D. Stewart, a co-founder of theHooters restaurant chain, playedoffensive guard for the University of Illinois'Fighting Illini, which won the1964 Rose Bowl?

00:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

... that a 1997 Management Master Plan for the preservation and conservation of the biodiversity of theWaza National Park(pictured) is reported to be the first of its kind inCameroon?
... that whileBetsy Blackwell was editor-in-chief ofMademoiselle, the magazine's circulation rose from 178,000 to nearly a million?
... that the1961 squad was the first of sixAlabama football teams thatBear Bryant led to thenational championship ashead coach of the Crimson Tide?
... that Swisscomputer science academicBernhard M. Hämmerli is a specialist in the field ofcritical infrastructure protection in theEuropean Union?
... thatNorth Devon's Biosphere Reserve was the first "new style"UNESCO-designatedBiosphere Reserve in the United Kingdom?
... that theFacebook pageValor por Tamaulipas received death threats from a Mexican drug trafficking organization?
... that afterBrad Pitt complained of his children's "horriblediaper rash", responders to aPeople request for advice overwhelmingly recommendedBoudreaux's Butt Paste?

6 March 2013

16:00, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the appearances ofMaria Malibran(pictured) inNicola Vaccai's operaGiovanna Gray marked the last time she performed atLa Scala?
... thatAbdullah Pasha al-Azm was the last member of the prominental-Azm family to serve as thegovernor ofDamascus Province duringOttoman rule?
... thatTayyare Apartments inIstanbul, originally built in 1922 for the victims of a fire disaster, houses a five-star hotel today?
... that in the 1880s,H.W. Crabb's vine collection was one of the largest in the world?
... that in theBBC Four documentaryTreasures of Ancient Rome,Alastair Sooke sets out to debunk the myth that Roman art is unoriginal?
... thatSlick Johnson's best finish inNASCAR competition occurred because he failed to qualify for theDaytona 500?
... that during the 1974Vladivostok Summit with the Soviet Union, the U.S. delegation took its breaks outside in sub-zero temperatures due to fear of beingbugged?

08:00, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thewildlife of Cameroon(gorilla pictured), considered one of the wettest parts of Africa, records Africa's second highest concentration ofbiodiversity?
... thatMurray Battery inHong Kong was demolished in the 1950s and replaced with theCentral Government Offices?
... thatKaramokho Alfa led thejihad that established theImamate of Futa Jallon in present-dayGuinea?
... thatGuernsey RFC's ladies team was rejected from joining theRFU leagues on logistical grounds, despite the men's team playing in the RFU'sNational League?
... thatShabnam Shakeel was a PakistaniUrdu poet who won the "President'sPride of Performance award" in 2004?
... that the coats ofAlaskan hares are white during the winter but grey-brown during the summer?
... that Texas-born singerRoberta Dodd Crawford was both a princess and a prisoner of the Nazis?

00:00, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thePoeh Museum(pictured) presents the history of thePueblan people throughvisual arts, without using any text?
... thatHilde Levi helped develop the radiocarbon dating equipment used to date theGrauballe Man?
... that one owner of theWilliams–DuBois House inNew Castle, New York, was asea captain who planted tree specimens from theFar East on the property?
... that the original producers ofOffenbach'sThe Tales of Hoffmann relocated its second act toVenice to include "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (theBarcarolle), the opera's most famous piece?
... that theSEC commissioner denied a request by the1960 Alabama football team to allow for a "sudden death"overtime period in the event of a tie in their game againstGeorgia Tech?
... thatpoverty in Poland is more likely to affect young than old people?
... that in 1990,Michael Beaumont,feudal ruler ofSark, overcame a nuclear physicist's one-man invasion attempt and remains the only inhabitant allowed to keep pigeons and unspayed dogs?

5 March 2013

16:00, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatpolyps of thebrain root coral(skeleton pictured) can recognise theirclones and "help" them when they need assistance?
... that 110-year-oldArturo Licata is Italy's and Europe's oldest living man?
... that in 1892Wellshot Station inQueensland was the world's largest sheep station by number of sheep, with almost half a million head?
... that NorwegianfootballerStian Dyngeland participated in the singing contestIdol?
... thatUsmar Ismail incorrectly labeledAnak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun (The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest) as the firstfilm adaptation of an Indonesian novel?
... that the admirers of poetMary Elizabeth McGrath Blake includedTheodore Roosevelt andOliver Wendell Holmes?
... that theFrench army general headquarters moved location five times during theBattle of France to avoid being overrun by the German offensive?

08:00, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatGiovanni Battista Agucchi(pictured), who became secretary tothe Pope in 1623, was a friend of artists and a writer onBaroque art theory?
... that the newbiopic,The Light: Swami Vivekananda, was released in early 2013 as a tribute for the 150th anniversary of theSwami's birth?
... thatJoe Cambria was the firstMajor League Baseball scout to concentrate on recruiting players from Latin America?
... that in 2012, an estimated 150,000 to 500,000 children were held inslavery in Haiti as domestic servants?
... thatMinuscule 890 once belonged to CardinalBessarion?
... thatSir Christopher More, stepuncle ofSaint Thomas More, was one of the first officers in theExchequer with formal legal training?
... thatan uninhabited island in theBahamas is populated by swimming pigs?

00:00, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the establishment of theAfghan Local Police(officers pictured) in 2010 was opposed by PresidentHamid Karzai?
... thatFirst Congregational Church inSalt Lake City was the first non-Mormon church inUtah?
... that theengraverJacopo Caraglio fled toVenice from theSack of Rome in 1527, before moving toPoland as courtgoldsmith?
... that in "Mirrors",Justin Timberlake sings to a lover about "coming to the realization" that she is his "other half"?
... that formerUniversity of Memphis runner, sports agent, and convicteddoping enablerStefan Matschiner stated after his conviction that "only the stupid ones get caught"?
... that theIndependent International Commission on Kosovo's assessment was thatNATO bombing of Yugoslavia was illegal but legitimate?
... thatGary Connery is the firstskydiver in history to land from a 2,400-foot (730 m) jump without aparachute?

4 March 2013

16:00, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

... that thenomoli statues(pictured) discovered in Sierra Leone are of unknown origin?
... thatSeth Jones, a projected top pick in the 2013National Hockey League Entry Draft, is the son of formerNational Basketball Association playerPopeye Jones?
... that in thesquare of a graph, all vertices with adistance of no more than two in the original graph areadjacent?
... that theState of East Indonesia was nicknamed the "state which goes along with the master"?
... thatJohn Eaves designed theUSSEnterprise (NCC-1701-E), first seen in the movieStar Trek: First Contact?
... thatChristian reinterpretation ofpagan traditions, sacred sites, and lore was officially sanctioned as a means to facilitateChristianization?
... thatJohnny Ray set a world speed record fortractor-trailers in 1975 atTalladega Superspeedway?

08:00, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theLochamer-Liederbuch, a manuscript of songs(sample pictured) and organ works, is regarded as "one of the most important surviving collections of music from fifteenth-century Germany"?
... thatChen Be-yue's nomination toTaiwan's constitutional court led to a proposal to bar public servants from holding permanent residency in foreign countries?
... that themegalithic site ofHirebenkal, built over 2000 years ago, is reportedly the largestnecropolis in South India?
... that historian andTufts University professorChristina Maranci conducts research in five languages includingclassical Armenian?
... thatprecarious rock formations were evaluated to estimate thepeak ground acceleration of the1952 Kern County earthquake?
... that EnglishfootballerChris Joyce rejected a contract-offer fromFC Dallas and moved to Norway?
... that the Australian mushroomAmanita ochrophylla has an odour reminiscent ofants?

00:00, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatAllan Hills A81005(pictured) was the firstlunar meteorite found on Earth?
... that after surviving theBergen-Belsen concentration camp and theMunich Massacre, IsraeliShaul Ladany set a world record in race walking?
... that any Roman Catholic baptised male is eligible forelection as pope in March 2013?
... thatSociété Parisienne was a French manufacturer ofvelocipedes, bicycles, tricycles and automobiles?
... that Florida GovernorFred P. Cone passed the bar exam but never received a law degree?
... that thegolden sea cucumber is able toreproduce asexually bysplitting in half?
... that at 33,Frank Zullo was the youngest person to be electedmayor in the history ofNorwalk, Connecticut?

3 March 2013

16:00, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatHenry Bell Gilkeson(pictured) served as aHouse Delegate,State Senator, andschool principal inWest Virginia, as well as his county's schools superintendent andbar association dean?
... that television executiveLukas Reiter was amock trial national champion inlaw school?
... thatWhalsay Parish Church is dedicated to theHoly Rood?
... thatJason Newsted hasrecorded songs withMetallica,Voivod and severalmusical supergroups?
... thatpara-alpine B2 classified visually impaired skierGabriel Gorce was the youngest member of the2010 Spanish Winter Paralympic team?
... thatKnife Edge Two Piece has been described as looking like a "crashed unidentified flying object"?

08:00, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

... that theMusgum mud huts(pictured) inCameroon areadobe structures in the reversecatenary arch form, which can bear maximum weight with least use of building material?
... thatVice Admiral Shōji Nishimura refused to abandon ship when hisflagship, thebattleshipYamashiro, wascapsizing during theBattle of Surigao Strait in 1944?
... thatpara-alpine sit skierNathalie Carpanedo, a member of the first women's adaptive ski team in Spain, was awarded theReal Orden del Mérito Deportivo Español?
... thatYoko Ono's song "Born in a Prison" has been credited with anticipating ideas that would be proposed by French philosopherMichel Foucault?
... that the commander ofMarine Corps Forces Special Operations Command,MajGenMark A. Clark, first got involved inspecial operations through an officer exchange program with theU.S. Air Force?
... thatPapyrus Oxyrhynchus 282 was used for redatingPapyrus 46, a manuscript of theNew Testament?
... thatKevin Ray'sBoudreaux's Butt Paste Ford had the fifth-scariest paint scheme inNASCAR history, according toESPN The Magazine?

00:00, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatNGC 2467(pictured) is also known as the "Skull and Crossbones nebula"?
... that thepolitical career of John C. Breckinridge included service asVice President of the United States andConfederate States Secretary of War?
... thatThe Poppy Fields never existed as a band, yet they had a hit song that reached number 24 on the UK charts?
... that in 2012,Mike Edwards led allcollege football players inkickoff return yards?
... that theBlauer Enzian, a German / Austrianexpress train, was named after amountain flower, the Blue (or Spring) Gentian (Gentiana verna)?
... that SirPhilip Magnus began his career as an educational reformer while working as a rabbi at theWest London Synagogue?
... that the names of 3,500 "fans" will appear in thecredits of afilm promoting abrand ofbeer?

2 March 2013

16:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

... that the first concert of theKraków Philharmonic Orchestra(hall pictured) in postwar Poland took place three months ahead of theend of World War II in Europe?
... thatCharles Stewart lost his right hand in a naval battle at the age of 16, yet still reached the rank ofvice-admiral?
... that thepercentage of Latinos amongNew York City's total population increased from 2% to 29% between 1940 and 2010?
... thatErnest Bohr, who playedfield hockey for Denmark at the1948 Summer Olympics, was the nephew of Olympic football playerHarald Bohr, and the son of physicistNiels Bohr?
... that theTerai Arc Landscape has one of the highest densities ofBengal tigers in the world?
... thatEmily Graslie's work on "The Brain Scoop" has been described as "articulate and hilarious" byScientific American?
... that themyrtle orange is a fungus?

08:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatVahram Papazyan(pictured) andMıgırdiç Mıgıryan, the two athletes who represented Turkey in its first-everOlympics, were both ethnicArmenians?
... that the tower of thePalace Hotel inCopenhagen is decorated with mosaics symbolizing morning, day, evening and night?
... that according toMariel Hemingway in the documentaryRunning from Crazy, seven members ofNobel Prize-winning authorErnest Hemingway's family have committedsuicide?
... that in 1524,Elisabeth Cruciger's hymn "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" was the only song by a female author published in the Lutheran hymnalErfurtEnchiridion?
... that months afterwhistleblowerDavid Weber reported concerns about ethics violations bySEC Inspector GeneralDavid Kotz, Weber was terminated for unrelated reasons?
... that theSettebello, ahigh-speed train between Milan and Rome, usedETR 300 trainsets, which had distinctive observation lounges at front and rear?
... that American aviatorRobert Hathaway unknowingly becamefeudal ruler ofSark by marrying theruling dame, but was dismayed to learn that the island was too small for agolf course?

00:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatGeorge Hirst was the first person to discover aviral enzyme(pictured)?
... that more than 2.8 million children wereevacuated from major cities in Germany during World War II?
... that theIndonesian state news agencyAntara was established before the country's independence?
... that little is known of theAncient Greek painterPeiraikos other than that he painted ordinary people and sold well?
... thatBebo andChucho Valdés won theGrammy and theLatin Grammy Award forBest Latin Jazz Album for their albumJuntos Para Siempre?
... thatManny McIntyre was a member of the first all-black line in professional hockey history and the first knownBlack-Canadian to play professionally in organized baseball?
... that three years after aTremont Group employee wrote an encyclopedia entry on the importance ofdue diligence, his company paid $1 billion for failing to conduct due diligence in theMadoff scandal?

1 March 2013

16:00, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

... that half the length of theRacket-tailed Coquette(pictured) is tail?
... that instead of surrendering to aMontenegrin army,Oso Kuka and his group exploded their positions during an enemy attack?
... thatSjumandjaja's award-winningKabut Sutra Ungu (Mist of the Purple Silk), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train?
... that 109-year-oldRalph Tarrant is currently the United Kingdom's oldest living man?
... that professional golferBubba Watson was featured in the song "Michael Jackson" byhip hop artist Andy Mineo fromhis albumFormerly Known?
... thatZhang Qingwei, the Governor of China'sHebei province, is arocket scientist who was instrumental in launching an American-built satellite and sendingthe first Chinese astronauts to space?
... that the three leading runners in the firstJerusalem Marathon finished the race at the wrong finish line?

08:00, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatAnthony Chenevix-Trench aimed to abolish school uniform completely atEton, but only succeeded in abolishing the rule requiring smaller boys to wear suits that included a "bumfreezer"(pictured)?
... that 14% ofHaitian households reported having at least one member who sufferedsexual violence in Haiti between theJanuary 2010 earthquake and January 2012?
... that the title page of theErfurtEnchiridion, aLutheran hymnal from 1524 with 26 songs, recommends using the handbook "for continuous practice and contemplation"?
... thatTony Palomo, aGuamanian historian who served in theLegislature of Guam, worked as a copy boy for theMilwaukee Sentinel while attendingMarquette University?
... thatLectionary 311 is a bilingualGreek–Arabic manuscript of theNew Testament?
... that the extinctGigantoproductus giganteus was the largest known species ofbrachiopod?
... that speaking coachNick Morgan's interest inbody language was sparked in part by the realization that his father was gay?

00:00, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

... thatP.S. Krøyer andKristian Zahrtmann were among the painters featured in the first exhibition atDen Frie Udstilling(pictured) in 1891?
... thatShavarsh Krissian, the editor of the first sports magazine inTurkey, was killed in theArmenian Genocide?
... thatHD 140283 is thought to be the oldest known star, being nearly as old as the universe itself?
... that screenwriterTom Jankiewicz collapsed after a screening of his filmGrosse Pointe Blank, and died soon after?
... thatclimate change threatens the flora and fauna of theSacred Himalayan Landscape, including the endangeredsnow leopard?
... that theMission olive was brought toCalifornia in the 18th century bySpanish missionaries?
... thatSt. Stephen's Cathedral organistPeter Planyavsky has composedparodies under the names of P.P.Bach, J.P.Haydn, and W. A. PlagiavskyMozart?

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