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31 January 2016

12:00, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Grizzled giant squirrel

Grizzled giant squirrel

... that theCauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is home to thegrizzled giant squirrel(pictured), which is highly endangered withinKarnataka, India?
... thatZesh Rehman is the first Pakistani internationalfootballer to play in theAFC Cup?
... that probes intocorruption in Uzbekistan led to the arrest of top executives of the nation'sCoca-Cola bottling plant?
... thatPlayboy threatened to sueBetty Brosmer after she declined to pose nude at a photo shoot?
... that Christ's Hospital, the forerunner of today'sStormont–Vail HealthCare complex inKansas, was deeded to the city ofTopeka for one dollar?
... thatDreaming of You, the fifth and final studio album by American singerSelena, became thebest-selling Latin album of all-time in the U.S.?
... that a 1909 report deemed that the discharge of sewage intoZerbe Run did not pose a threat to public health?
... thatF.C. United of Manchester'sBroadhurst Park stadium includes a recycled stand previously used atanother football ground?

00:00, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Artist's impression of a khedda operation

Artist's impression of a khedda operation

... that inAssam, which has one of the largest elephant populations in India, the practice followed to trap them was thekhedda system(pictured), also known asMela Shikar?
... that the Indonesian film actressTitien Sumarni was married to her uncle?
... that awesterly wind burst can spur the formation of twintropical cyclones across the equatorial Pacific?
... thatCecil Thomas won the competition to design the first coinage forQueen Elizabeth II, but his design was used on only two British coins?
... that during the photo shoot for the cover ofTake Back,Kumi Koda did not even know what that shoot was for?
... that orbs are found atCerro Panizos in Bolivia?
... that an online petition calling for the removal ofSurvival Island 3 fromGoogle Play and theApp Store had received more than 60,000 signatures as of January 16, 2016?
... that one of the first women to work inradio astronomy,Elizabeth Alexander, actually preferredgeology?

30 January 2016

12:00, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Agnieszka Popielewicz

Agnieszka Popielewicz

... thatAgnieszka Popielewicz(pictured) hosts the behind-the-scenes episodes of thePolish version ofDancing with the Stars?
... that the extinct mining beeAndrena antoinei has coloration of black, brown, and yellow?
... that schoolboyPranav Dhanawade broke a 116-year-oldcricket world record by scoring 1,009 runsnot out?
... thatTapastic was created as a "YouTube for comics"?
... that the Indonesian composerKoesbini changed the final lines of his song "Bagimu Negeri" at the request ofSukarno?
... that pre-orders of theiPhone 6 and 6 Plus exceeded four million within its first 24 hours of availability?
... thatTyphoon Fran in 1976 produced a then record 1,140 mm (44.8 in) of rain in 24 hours, inHiso, Japan?
... that before becoming a successful pulp magazine illustrator,Modest Stein was an aspiring assassin until he dumped his dynamite in a Pittsburghouthouse?

00:00, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

St Botolph's Church

St Botolph's Church

... that the artistCharles Haslewood Shannon is commemorated by a plaque inSt Botolph's Church(pictured) inQuarrington, where his father wasrector for nearly 50 years?
... thatGertrude Pitzinger, who toured Europe and the United States singingLieder, recorded the alto part of Mozart'sRequiem, conducted byFerenc Fricsay?
... that the archaeological finds reported fromChirand are from theNeolithic,Chalcolithic, andIron Age periods, including a cache of 88Kushan period coins?
... that prior to openingTrylon Microcinema, Take-Up Productions' first film screening was projected against a white brick wall behind a coffee shop?
... thatJedi Training: Trials of the Temple featuresDarth Maul and lets children duelDarth Vader or theSeventh Sister?
... that in June 1992, theQuebec Nordiques agreed to two differenttrades involving Eric Lindros within 80 minutes?
... that despite being announced in 2011, theTupac Shakur biopicAll Eyez on Me only began filming in December 2015?
... that afterBethany Decker disappeared, five years ago today, someone continued to send messages to her friends via herFacebook account?

29 January 2016

12:00, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Tumbling puffballs

Tumbling puffballs

... thattumbling puffballs(pictured) have been used ascharms by theChippewa people of North America?
... thatJohan Ludvig Holstein was one of the co-founders of theRoyal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters?
... thatConor McGregor became the cover athlete ofEA Sports UFC 2 by defeatingJosé Aldo atUFC 194?
... that a verse from the Hindu textMaha Upanishad which regards the entire world as a family is engraved in the hall of theParliament of India?
... that bass-baritoneLouis D'Angelo sang in the world premieres of seven operas at theMetropolitan Opera, including Puccini'sGianni Schicchi?
... that during the Napoleonic occupation of thePrincipality of Erfurt, theFrench introduced street lighting and a tax on foreign horses to pay for maintaining the road surface?
... that in 1929John Watson became Solicitor General for Scotland in the UK'ssecond Labour government, despite not being a member of theparty?

00:00, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

1869 Holly fire hydrant

1869 Holly fire hydrant

... thatBirdsill Holly invented a water pumping system for city mains that not only supplieddrinking water for domestic service, but also furnished water under pressure forfire hydrants(Holly fire hydrant pictured)?
... that the only description of themystery rites of the goddessIsis comes from aRoman novel about a man who is transformed into a donkey?
... that nuclear chemist andHaitinger Prize winnerElizabeth Rona worked at theBornö Marine Research Station for twelve summers analyzing sea sediments for theirradium content?
... that inChristine de Pizan'sdream allegoryLe livre du chemin de long estude (1402–03), she takes the place ofDante and replacesVirgil with his ownSibyl?
... thatTurkish-German women's footballerFiliz Koç acted as amodel, performed in a TV-series episode and worked as asideline reporter?
... that the claimant in the English court case ofWoodroffe-Hedley v Cuthbertson was a six-year-old child whose father had died in a mountaineering accident in France?
... thatAlfonsina Orsini, though not elected, directed the decisions of the government of theRepublic of Florence from 1515?
... thatOperaphone Records did not release recordings ofoperas?

28 January 2016

12:00, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School pupil in a DH.60 Moth, c. 1940

No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School pupil in aDH.60 Moth, c. 1940

... that lack of parachutes cut flying atNo. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF(pupil pictured) before "permission was granted to continue training without them until supplies were forthcoming"?
... that American artistKatherine Schmidt made paintings with a realism that one critic called "mysterious" and another "magical"?
... that thesilver mylossoma, anAmazon basin fish, feeds on fruit and seeds?
... after the death ofBajirao I, his first wife,Kashibai made arrangements to train his son from another marriage in weaponry?
... that armed groups haveoccupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge since January 2, 2016?
... that theDahomeyan post and telegraph workers leaderPaul Kpoffon went on to become a government minister and ambassador?
... that in the1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake, theShiva Temple, Kera, was substantially damaged, leaving only the main spire and inner sanctum in a good condition?
... thatCicely Blair discovered that people withalbinism cannot getblackheads?

00:00, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Jacob deGrom in 2015

Jacob deGrom

... thatNew York Mets fans mark games started byJacob deGrom(pictured) with theTwitter hashtag #hairwego?
... that an unusual number of recipients of theVictoria Cross, Britain's highest military honour for gallantry, are buried inRichmond Cemetery?
... that while interviewing for the post of dean of women atBates College,Judith Magyar Isaacson was asked if she had ever resided in a dormitory and she replied, "Yes, atAuschwitz"?
... that themarbled swamp eel can live out of water for at least six months?
... that brothersAbe Moffat andAlex Moffat weretrade unionists and communist activists who became successive presidents of theNational Union of Scottish Mineworkers?
... that to promote athletics in India, only Indian nationals are eligible for the prize money in theKolkata Marathon?
... that pianistMina Miller foundedMusic of Remembrance to perform music by and about victims of theHolocaust?
... thatMile Run is almost two miles (3.2 km) long?

27 January 2016

12:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Fleet Street c. 1890

Fleet Street c. 1890

... that an 18th-century waxworks exhibition onFleet Street(pictured) featured a woman whose father avoided starvation by sucking her breast?
... thatBianca de' Medici played an organ concert for a current pope and a future pope in 1460?
... thatStar Wars: The Force Awakens characterCaptain Phasma's creation was inspired by a rejected costume design forKylo Ren?
... thatPaul I. Richards published one of the earliest theoretical models oftraffic waves?
... that theSydney Jewish Museum records the contribution thatHolocaust survivors made to Australia, which has more survivors per capita than any country except Israel?
... that 23 years ago, the gameElectro Man came with acassette tape containing the soundtrack?
... that Swedish politicianJulia Kronlid has worked as a volunteer at a hospital clinic in Papua New Guinea?
... thatclam juice and aspirin were served at theEverleigh Club brothel as a starter for breakfast, which began at 2:00 in the afternoon?

00:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Female ghostly seadevil with two attached males

Female ghostly seadevil with two attached males

... that many femaleghostly seadevils(pictured) never encounter a male in the ocean depths in which they live?
... that after winning the1977 Indian general election from theKutch constituency,Anant Dave rose to the status of "giant killer"?
... that variousonion cakes are consumed in China, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, Wales, and other countries?
... that journalistAmetist Azordegan is a member of theGrammis award jury and the Swedish Music Hall of Fame?
... thatPioneer Place commissioned theSoaring Stones sculpture as a gift to city residents to replace a fountain that was removed during construction of the mall?
... that although all copies ofWilliam Ketel's work on the miracles ofJohn of Beverley are lost, a previous transcription of the work forms the basis for the edition printed inActa Sanctorum?
... thatThe Glory Brigade is the only film in whichLee Marvin wears glasses in all his scenes?
... thatCity Oval,Pietermaritzburg andSt Lawrence Ground,Canterbury, are the only twofirst-class cricket grounds with a tree inside theboundary?

26 January 2016

12:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Isopogon anemonifolius

Isopogon anemonifolius

... that the Australian shrubIsopogon anemonifolius(pictured) was first cultivated in the UK in 1791?
... that until 1989 a wide downtownYangon street was named afterHtaw Lay, a 19th-century defector to theBritish and principal restorer of theShwedagon Pagoda?
... thatFreefall 3050 A.D. was one of only eight video games released for theNuon platform?
... thatEdmund Wainwright was considered to be amongst those who resurrectedSouth Australian cricket?
... that many Iranian women chose not to leave their houses, and a few even committed suicide, to avoid removing theirhijabs due toReza Shah'sKashf-e hijab decree?
... thatBridget Tan, who founded theHumanitarian Organization for Migration Economics to provide services to abused migrant workers, was honored for her work byHillary Clinton?
... thatProject Copper began and ended military cooperation between theKhmer Republic and theKingdom of Laos?
... that contemporaries of the American artistAdelaide Lawson saw her as a lovably gypsy-like young woman who "had never been taught to wash her ears and neck"?

00:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Domaine de Marie

Domaine de Marie

... that Suzanne Humbert, the wife of former French Governor of IndochinaJean Decoux, is buried in theDomaine de Marie Catholic convent(pictured) inDa Lat, Vietnam?
... that five protesters were shot during demonstrations against theshooting of Jamar Clark?
... that in theMaitreya Upanishad,Sakayanya expounds the nature of human life, stating that "Artha is Anartha", or "objects of senses are in truth worthless"?
... that to get her first job in television,Melissa Bachman worked for free, drove 150 miles (240 km)^* daily, and supported herself as a waitress?
... that thered-tailed goby lays its eggs in fresh water but thelarvae will die if they are not washed downstream to the sea?
... that theGhana Code Club is anafter-school program in Ghana that teaches childrencomputer programming skills?
... thatČakr-paša was killed by his comrade while shaving?

25 January 2016

12:00, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Passenger pigeon shooting in 1875

Passenger pigeon shooting in 1875

... that in 19th-century America, any amateur hunter could kill sixpassenger pigeons in a single shot(shooting pictured)?
... that botanistPieter Baas was convinced that QueenBeatrix helped in the formation of theNational Herbarium of the Netherlands, which the responsible minister denied?
... thatMethane Pioneer was the world's first oceangoingLNG tanker?
... that formerRajya Sabha memberLakhiram Agrawal was detained under theMaintenance of Internal Security Act in 1975 duringThe Emergency?
... thatsmokebushes get their name from the resemblance of their flowers to smoke arising from the plant?
... thatFanny Knight excavated a Roman villa, repaired a castle, wrote a book, and was an accomplished botanist and artist?
... that theMuseum of Goa in India does not host a permanent collection, instead operating as agallery temporarily exhibiting works from around the world?
... that the Bulgarian idiom "Ideal Petrov", denoting something of excellent quality, derives from the name ofan actor?

00:00, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Clara Henry

Clara Henry

... thatClara Henry(pictured) wrote the bookI've Got the Period, So What? about femalemenstrual periods and why women should not be ashamed to talk about them?
... that theTheatre Royal inBath has been described by theTheatres Trust as "one of the most important surviving examples ofGeorgian theatre architecture"?
... that American sociologistSalvatore Babones specializes in topics related to theworld system and China?
... that theYoga Yajnavalkya is one of the texts onasanas and meditation that dominated the Indianyoga scene before the 12th century?
... that a 2001 survey found that only one of theofficially named tributaries ofMahanoy Creek had fish, but that tributary had 20 fish species?
... that the roof plates oftraditional Acehnese houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, so that the roof can be quickly detached in case of fire?
... thatPatricia M. Collins andDonald Collins were the first married couple to each serve as mayor ofCaribou, Maine?
... thatSankofa is thefossilized remains of eggs that were probably laid by atransitional species fromdinosaurs tobirds?

24 January 2016

12:00, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Varanasi, the holy city

Varanasi, the holy city

... that the nearly 2000-year-old Hindu textJabala Upanishad discusses what makesVaranasi(pictured) holy?
... that when GeneralVang Pao begged senior generals for reinforcements to stave off defeat inCampaign 139, they were busy with parade practice?
... that "Zueignung" (Dedication), the first published song byRichard Strauss, was dedicated toHeinrich Vogl, the principal tenor of the Munich Court Opera?
... thatfig cake and similar cakes have traditionally been served in theAppalachian Mountains as a part of Old Christmas celebrations?
... that themining industry of Cyprus is synonymous withcopper extraction which began around 4,000 BC?
... thatPraška filmska škola is a term applied to the works of severalYugoslav film directors who graduated from theFilm and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)?
... that in theviral ad videoHeimkommen, a German grandfather fakes his own death to reunite his family?
... thatThe Pink Assassin was a flamboyantmasked villain fromFire Island,New York?

00:00, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

White plate, partly painted

White plate, partly painted

... that 2015 auction prices for pieces from theMeissen porcelainSwan Service of 1737–1742(example pictured) include £31,250 for a teacup and saucer?
... that theMamluk sultanan-Nasir Ahmad ruled from the desert fortress ofal-Karak instead of the Mamluk capital inCairo?
... that theHolly Steam Combination Company was the first commercially successful steam heating company fordistrict heating from a central distribution station?
... that comedianRachel Mohlin made her acting debut in the soap operaVänner och fiender, appearing in 695 episodes?
... that theForty Hadith authored byAyatollah Khomeini is a collection of personal interpretations of 40 traditions attributed to the prophetMuhammad andThe Twelve Imams?
... that in April 2015,Ollie Robinson became the firstSussex cricketer in 95 years to score a century on aCounty Championship debut?
... that inAch Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3, a chorale cantata based onMoller's hymn in 18 stanzas, the first cantus firmus is sung by the bass supported by a trombone?
... thatGene Roddenberry pushed forStar Trek to be filmed in color so that the green skin of theOrion slave girl could be seen?

23 January 2016

12:00, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Black-bellied tern

Black-bellied tern

... that theblack-bellied tern(pictured), anendangered species, breeds by rivers and is threatened by human activities?
... that Swedish journalistPer Sinding-Larsen has interviewed musicians such asBruce Springsteen,David Bowie, andMadonna during his years atZTV?
... thatreconnaissance aircraft were flown intotropical cyclones in theAustralian region only during the1978–79 season?
... that KingHenry II of England supposedly said ofAlan de Neville, his chief forester, that an abbey could have his body, the king would have his money, and "the demons of hell his soul"?
... that the debut single "Talk Talk" byThe Music Machine has been attributed to influencingThe Doors andIron Butterfly, as well as future punk bands?
... thatAbbo Nassour became thespeaker of the Chadian parliament in 1969, after having been sentenced to death a few years earlier?
... that the steeple of theReadington Reformed Church was blown over by acyclone on January 3, 1913, and restored one hundred years later?
... thatprofessional wrestlerSean Royal was once managed by a robot?

00:00, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Elephant & Castle tube station

Elephant & Castle tube station

... that the first baby born on theLondon Underground was delivered at theElephant & Castle tube station(pictured) in 1924?
... thatbebop jazz pianistRichie Powell was fond of inserting musical quotes, including from nursery rhymes and opera?
... thatbrain surgery can be done while thepatient is awake?
... that between 1995 and 2003,table tennis playerJing Junhong won medals at five consecutiveSoutheast Asian Games?
... that themarlin sucker often clings onto its host fish in pairs, with a male under onegill cover and a female under the other?
... that physicistRonald Mickens was a member of the founding council of theEdward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute, which supports collaboration among African and American physicists?
... that the world's largeststar sapphire,The Star of Adam, is valued at $100 million?
... thatMary Amdur gassed her ownguinea pigs to prove that breathingsulphuric acid was dangerous?

22 January 2016

12:00, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Drawing of Nicolette Bruining

Drawing of Nicolette Bruining

... thatVPRO founderNicolette Bruining(pictured) was honored asRighteous Among the Nations for assisting Jews duringWorld War II?
... thatNewry City Ladies F.C. were the first team for 14 years to win theWomen's Premier League outside of Belfast?
... that a small fish, theCalifornia grunion, buries its eggs in sand high on a beach?
... that one historian described the family relationships ofAlan de Neville (floruit 1168) as "a veritable labyrinth into which many a genealogical enquiry has vanished without trace"?
... thatSouth Hams District Council inDevon offersseagull-proofrefuse sacks to reduce waste and injuries caused by the birds?
... that the soul sampling inPorter Robinson's hip-hop- and disco-influenced track "Flicker" was inspired byDaft Punk's second albumDiscovery?
... that theNational Education Association started a teacher legal defense fund with monies left over from collections forKate Frank's case to be rehired by Muskogee schools?
... that some trainee pilots ofProject Waterpump had to sit on cushions to fly?

00:02, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Sharyn Canyon

Sharyn Canyon

... that the geology of theSharyn Canyon(pictured) is sedimentary red sandstone, which has weathered to create unusual formations?
... that the video for the rap number "An Open Letter to Honey Singh", which was written in one hour, received around a million hits in five days?
... that the2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team coach John Beilein was voted 2014 Coach of the Year by Big Ten media?
... thatCrab Run is listed as being impaired byabandoned mine drainage, even though no mining has been done in its watershed?
... that, according to aReuters analyst, Hyundai launchedGenesis Motors to target "fat profit margins from high-end motorists to help it reverse out of a protracted earnings slide"?
... that theAlliance of Palestinian Forces, formed in 1993 byHamas and nine other groups who rejected theOslo Accords, was marginalized by the time of theSecond Intifada in 2000?
... that French economistLaurence Tubiana, appointed Special Ambassador to theCOP21 climate change meeting in Paris, managed the negotiations that led to a new agreement signed by 195 countries?

21 January 2016

12:00, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Jarrad Seng

Jarrad Seng

... that photographerJarrad Seng(pictured) pranked music festivalgoers by disguising himself as American DJSteve Aoki?
... that during his arrest, the suspect of theColorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting said in an interview, "No more baby parts"?
... that one failed candidate forToulouse'sCapitoulate tearfully complained incourt that his 4000-livre bribe had bought him nothing?
... that screenwriter Kelly Fremon is making her directing debut with the upcoming filmBesties?
... that the2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team were the2013–14 Big Ten Conference champions?
... thatJessica Plummer started her singing and acting careers in 2013?
... that during feeding, the cichlid fishRetroculus lapidifer dives into the sediment with its mouth open and then expels sand through its gill chambers?
... thatLionel Royce, who fled Europe due to the Nazi persecution of Jews, became well known in American films for playing a Nazi?

00:00, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Isopogon latifolius

Isopogon latifolius

... that the wildflowerIsopogon latifolius(pictured) is the showiest of the drumstick genusIsopogon?
... that Sudanese citizens report that the police are themost corrupt institution in Sudan?
... that whileBen Musa served as anOregon state senator, his wife was a member of theOregon House of Representatives, representing approximately half of his senate district?
... that theMcEwen Bridge has not been subjected to major rehabilitation or repair since opening in 1923?
... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character ofFinn inStar Wars: The Force Awakens?
... that the trematodeMetorchis conjunctus can cause disease in fish-eating mammals including humans?
... thatSergio Casas was electedGovernor of La Rioja Province, Argentina after serving as vice-governor?
... thatDonald L. Bryant Jr. did not "SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS", but soldthe painting in 2001?

20 January 2016

12:00, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

... that inThe Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777(pictured),the painter usedthe general's son as a model?
... that thewildlife of Russia includes about four millionreindeer in thetundra region which can endure temperatures down to about −50 °C (−58 °F)?
... that the image ofMarianna Dolińska's dead children has been falsely used to represent victims of theUkrainian Insurgent Army?
... thatPoe Dameron, portrayed byOscar Isaac, was initially scripted to be killed off inStar Wars: The Force Awakens?
... that the symmetrical appearance ofKankainen Manor is a result of renovations made between 1762 and 1763, when the windows were realigned and a false second entrance was added?
... that the 1896 USpresidential campaign ofWilliam McKinley laid the groundwork for modern campaigns?
... thatMarathi-film directorRaja Thakur holds the record of winning theMaharashtra State Film Awards three times from 1970 to 1972 in the Best Film category?
... that flooding has been known to occur onDry Run?

00:00, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

Lancaster Memorial in East Sheen Cemetery

Lancaster Memorial in East Sheen Cemetery

... that "one of the most significant 20th-century examples of funerary sculpture"(pictured) can be found inEast Sheen Cemetery?
... that thefootballerRafa Jordà scored six goals in the2007–08 season, which saw his side being promoted toLa Liga?
... that theRacking Horse Breeders' Association of America was formed partially to give amateur horsemen a venue to train andshow their own horses?
... that high school best friendsZofia Glazer and Cypora Zonszajn saved Rachel while separated by circumstances beyond their control duringthe Holocaust in occupied Poland?
... thatpeak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate ofextraction of petroleum is reached, after which it is expected to decline?
... thatRichard Honeywood established best practices forvideo game localization atSquare after going through "pure hell" while translatingXenogears?
... thatGaylord Wilshire'selectric belt used a weak magnetic current to purportedly cure most diseases and improve health?
... thatPresident Obama shared aDeath by Chocolate cake with the crew ofAir Force One?

19 January 2016

12:00, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Space-filling model of the benzylamine molecule

Space-filling model of the benzylamine molecule

... that thehydrochloride salt ofbenzylamine(molecular model pictured) was given to NASA astronautJohn Glenn as a treatment formotion sickness in theMercury-Atlas 6 mission?
... that theOrnithological Dictionary; or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds isGeorge Montagu's best-known work, and the one that established his reputation as a pioneer of British ornithology?
... thatRattling Run is a Coldwater Fishery, but had no fish as of 2001?
... that literary scholarHana Wirth-Nesher grew up with her father reading to her inYiddish, her mother and grandmother speaking to her inGerman, and her friends conversing with her inEnglish?
... that theLindbergh Beacon atopLos Angeles City Hall was deactivated after theattack on Pearl Harbor and not fully restored and reactivated until 2001?
... thatRakel Wärmländer's real-life friend, actressJosephine Bornebusch, played her friend in the filmLove and Lemons?
... that in the early 1940s, theNew York Yankees used theSalamanca Erie Railroad station as a rest stop because of a delayed game with theCleveland Indians?
... thatdak bungalows are "about as handsome as a stack ofhay"?

00:00, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Macun in Turkey

Macun in Turkey

... that varieties ofmacun(pictured) were served in Turkey as both amedicine and as aconfectionery during the time of the Ottoman Empire?
... that during his 50-year acting career,John Marriott originated the role of Joe Mott inEugene O'Neill'sThe Iceman Cometh, and played the asthmatic security guard in the filmDog Day Afternoon?
... thatBraemar Hill Mansions in Hong Kong is composed of 15tower blocks of 25 floors each, for a total of 925 apartments?
... that during the governorship ofRidwan Pasha, founder of theRidwan dynasty, Ottoman authority inYemen largely collapsed?
... that whileJulien Baker was writing the songs onSprained Ankle, she didn't intend to release them as an album?
... that ground staff fromNo. 1 Initial Flying Training School RAAF won theHewitt Trophy forsmall arms proficiency in 1953?
... that formerBengal cricketerPrakash Poddar is regarded as the man who "discovered"Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2003?
... that in 1965 aUSGS employee found everyone he met in and aroundFreeburg, Pennsylvania, knew a nearby stream as "Susquehecka Creek", but only two knew how to spell the name?

18 January 2016

12:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

N&W LC-1 No. 2501 on the Elkhorn Grade in 1915

N&W LC-1No. 2501 on the Elkhorn Grade in 1915

... that at the time of its introduction on theElkhorn Grade, theN&W LC-1(pictured) was the largest and heaviestelectric locomotive in the United States?
... thatWided Bouchamaoui, the leader ofUTICA, was one of those accepting the2015 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of theTunisian National Dialogue Quartet?
... that in 1573, EmperorAkbar had set up his military base camp nearGopi Talav during the siege ofSurat?
... that residents in the English village ofClovelly operated their own rescue services from 1988 to 1998, becauseClovelly Lifeboat Station was closed by theRoyal National Lifeboat Institution?
... that inChrist, the Messenger,Swami Vivekananda attempted to analyze the life and messages ofJesus throughVedanta?
... that as many as 3.3 million newborns die each year, of which 23.4% succumb toneonatal infection?
... that many guerrilla leaders in theGuatemalan Civil War had been members of thePatriotic Labour Youth during high school?
... that a museum collection of Irish film costumes compiled byEimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh included a set of underwear worn byDaniel Day-Lewis inIn the Name of the Father?

00:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Isopogon ceratophyllus

Isopogon ceratophyllus

... thatIsopogon ceratophyllus(pictured) is known as the wild irishman and horny conebush?
... that the first university course inAmerican Literature was taught atPrinceton University in 1872?
... thatSarah Hay has been nominated for aGolden Globe, aSatellite Award, and aCritics' Choice Television Award for what she considers to be her first acting role?
... that Turkish football refereeYeliz Topaloğlu is the firstFIFA-listed femalebeach soccer official?
... that thePalestinian Liberation Front left thePLO in protest against the 1993Oslo Accords?
... that the pianistStaffan Scheja had a well-publicized feud with comedianJonas Gardell when he tried to teach Gardell how to play the violin in the seriesStjärnorna på slottet?
... that the eponymous story in themangaTrash Market is based on the author's experience working at ablood bank?
... thatNorman C. Pickering, co-founder of theAudio Engineering Society, was caught off guard by the introduction of theLP record?

17 January 2016

12:00, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Baltit Fort

Baltit Fort

... that theBaltit Fort(pictured), which also functioned as a palace, was built when the village ofKarimabad was under the rulership of theMir of Hunza?
... that a father and son received the death penalty for theWoodburn bank bombing, which accidentally killed two policemen?
... that at least seven denominations trace their history toa Pentecostal church founded byMary Magdalena Lewis Tate, the first American woman to serve as bishop in a nationally-recognized denomination?
... that the fossil beeProtohabropoda has a dense coating of hairs preserved on its body in places?
... thatAlfred Charles Garratt was the first full-time medical doctor inelectrotherapy in the United States, and wrote the first book on the subject?
... that theYoga-kundalini Upanishad is one of the most important texts onKundalini yoga?
... that historian and priestZenovie Pâclișanu was imprisoned by both Austria-Hungary and Communist Romania, the latter incarceration proving fatal?
... that Philippine presidential candidateRoy Señeres hopes he will not be declared a "nuisance candidate" by theComelec during theupcoming election?

00:00, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Brigitte Boehme

Brigitte Boehme

... thatBrigitte Boehme(pictured), the president of theProtestant Church of Bremen who moved theGerman Evangelical Church Assembly 2009 to the town, was baptized in her forties?
... that theMediterranean saltwort, aclimax plant on theSyrian steppe, is part of the variedwildlife of Syria?
... that American wrestlerDr. Heresy has a real-life career in the mental health industry?
... that alotus medallion and a 9-foot (2.7 m)-long pillar depicting theBuddha as fire were stolen from theChandavaram Buddhist site?
... that seven songs used intelenovelas reached number one on theBillboardMexican Espanol Airplay chart in 2014?
... that the British child rapistWilliam Goad fled to Thailand, only to get caught using his credit card upon return and be sentenced to life imprisonment?
... that the first reportedShinto wedding ceremony was in the 1880s?
... thatKathy Bardswick got her first job atThe Co-operators Group when her mother applied for her and pretended she was Kathy when the company called back?

16 January 2016

12:00, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Church of St George the Exiler

Church of St George the Exiler

... that theChurch of St George the Exiler(pictured) inFamagusta has been used as aNestorian church, a stable for camels, aGreek Orthodox church, and a cultural center over its 650-year history?
... that of the ten songs written byBrad Neely forChina, IL's "Magical Pet", three are performed byCat Power?
... that after she treated injured students in the1981 protests in Kosovo,Sehadete Mekuli was denied a full professorship at theUniversity of Pristina and forced into early retirement?
... thatRapid Vienna won the1941 German football championship on the same day thatNazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union?
... that theTexas A&M–Commerce Lions women's volleyball team plays its home games at theUniversity Field House, whichGeorge Dahl designed to resemble an airplane hangar?
... that artistNaziha Mestaoui'sOne Heart, One Tree installation atCOP21 will support the planting of 52,677 trees?
... that the hydrology of theDaecheong Dam, on theGeum River in South Korea, is influenced by seasonalmonsoons?
... that GovernorThilawa of Yamethin is said to have smiled only three times in his life?

00:00, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Hors d'oeuvre

Hors d'oeuvre

... thathors d'oeuvre trays(pictured) served on a table may be referred to asbuffet-style, while those held and passed by servers are part ofbutler-style service or butlered hors d'oeuvres?
... thatStanisław Lem's characterpilot Pirx defeats a perfectrobot thanks to human imperfection?
... that the SovieticebreakerMoskva once helped to free a herd ofbeluga whales trapped by pack ice?
... that Surinam-born Dutch authorAstrid Roemer is the first Caribbean writer selected to receive the highest Dutch literary prize, theP. C. Hooft Award?
... thatDragon Age: Origins has 68,260 lines of dialogue, and itsquality assurance testers enabled a cheat to automatically skip dialogues during test runs?
... that the musicologistDavid Fallows discovered that the biography of composerJohannes Ciconia was actually of Ciconia's father?
... that thefirewormOdontosyllis phosphorea lives unobtrusively on the seabed but rises to the surface and produces asparkling display when it breeds?
... that at GeneralAung San's request,Myint Swe used to play the violin whileKhin Kyi sang the hits of the day?

15 January 2016

12:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Swimming porpoises

Swimming porpoises

... thatporpoises(pictured) were one of the most accessible species for earlycetologists, because they could be seen very close to land, inhabiting shallow coastal areas?
... that a reviewer of a solo exhibition byLena Gurr said that the American artist "painted with the gusto of aGoya"?
... that in 2015, the Indian whiskeyOfficer's Choice became the world's highest-sellingspirit brand?
... that directorFrank Stähle revived the choir and orchestra ofDr. Hoch's Konservatorium and conducted them inMozart's Requiem for the centenary of theLutherkirche?
... that physical paintings ofPepe the frog have been put up for sale oneBay?
... thatMax Deutsch intentionally destroyed his compositions so that his only surviving legacy would be his students?
... thatKing Abdullah II donated two helicopters toJordan's newly establishedAir Ambulance Center?
... thatDavid Dewhurst's campaign forLieutenant Governor of Texas released disco-themed "Lt. Gov. You've Gotta Love" and "Frozen", a parody of "Let It Go", as political advertisements?

00:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Jo-Anne McArthur

Jo-Anne McArthur

... that thephotojournalistJo-Anne McArthur(pictured) was the "main human subject" of the 2013 documentary filmThe Ghosts in Our Machine?
... that theAndes have risen significantly in the last 30 million years?
... that Belgian cartoonistHergé died before completingTintin and Alph-Art, the final volume in theThe Adventures of Tintin, leaving the character's fate unexplained?
... thatU.S. Highway 102 was the firstU.S. Highway in Michigan to be decommissioned, just two years after designation?
... thatLarycia Hawkins, American professor atWheaton College, was suspended after she wore ahijab and made comments regarding Christianity and Islam in December 2015?
... thatAmerican Samoan association football teamUtulei Youth had aperfect season in 2014, winning every game in theSenior League and taking home thePresident's Cup?
... thathaematologistLucy Meredith Bryce was the director of the first blood transfusion service in Australia?
... that shortly after the full moon and precisely 55 minutes after sunset, the femaleBermuda fireworm rises to the sea surface and produces abioluminescent display?

14 January 2016

12:00, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Arii Matamoe

Arii Matamoe

... thatArii Matamoe(pictured), an 1892 painting of a Pacific Islander's severed head, may have been inspired by the death ofPōmare V shortly afterPaul Gauguin's arrival inTahiti?
... thatIda Silverman logged over 600,000 air miles traveling the world, speaking and fund-raising for the creation of aJewish state?
... thatIan McDonald's 2015 science fiction novelLuna: New Moon has been called "Game of Thrones in space"?
... thatEmma Dench, a Britishclassicist and theMcLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History atHarvard University, appeared in a film alongside her auntJudi Dench in 1968?
... that thetype fossil of the damselflyElectropodagrion consists only of athorax, leg, and wing portions?
... thatLord Minginish is the firstGaelic-speaking Chairman of theScottish Land Court?
... that theSacred Heart Church inExeter, England is the earliest surviving architectural work ofLeonard Stokes?
... thatDonald Trump's spokespersonKatrina Pierson appeared onCNN with a necklace made of bullets?

13 January 2016

22:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

The Gerrards Cross Memorial Building

The Gerrards Cross Memorial Building

... that the architectSir Edwin Lutyens designed dozens of war memorials, but theGerrards Cross Memorial Building(pictured) was the only one with a functional purpose?
... that a legal challenge byZunera Ishaq resulted in allowing theniqāb to be worn while taking the CanadianOath of Citizenship?
... thatLiza Levy, a board member and past president of theJewish Federation of Greater Washington, originally joined the group as a way to make friends and retain herJewish identity?
... thatCyclone Ilona produced record rainfall overPilbara,Western Australia, in December 1988?
... that the scene inNeighboursEpisode 7202 whereTerese Willis pushedLauren Turner into the pool could only be shot once?
... thatRuth B's debut single started off as aVine video?
... thatMycomorphoolithus is a kind offossil egg distinguished by its mushroom-shaped eggshell units?
... that some fans considerRey fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens to be a "Mary Sue"?

02:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Northern three-toed jerboa

Northern three-toed jerboa

... that themidday jird, theLibyan jird and thenorthern three-toed jerboa(pictured) all colonisedAralkum, a man-made desert?
... thatCarrie Mac, a Canadian author specializing in Young Adult fiction, is a winner of the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize, theSheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, and theArthur Ellis Award?
... thatNellie Campobello'sCartucho is the only canonical literary representation of theMexican Revolution written by a woman?
... thatJustin Bieber asked hisTwitter followers to getcharity record "A Bridge over You" to theUK Singles Chart Christmas number one ahead ofhis own song?
... that during the start up ofChicago Pile-1,Norman Hilberry stood ready with an ax to cut thescram line?
... that when theTexas A&M–Commerce Lions softball team was established in 2015, it madeA&M–Commerce the last school in theLone Star Conference to sponsor the sport?
... that whenOtto Hackbarth nearly defeated eventual winnerJim Barnes in the second round of the1919 PGA Championship,The New York Times described the match as "the proverbial close shave"?
... thatplaces of worship in Woking borough include Britain's first mosque, a Buddhist temple in a former asylum and an Eastern Orthodox church in a cemetery?

12 January 2016

12:00, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Cedar of Lebanon

Cedar of Lebanon

... that thecedar of Lebanon(pictured), an iconic part ofLebanon's wildlife, is under threat?
... thatEdith Mansford Fitzgerald invented theFitzgerald Key, which at one time was used by 75% of the US schools teaching thehearing impaired?
... that theRevolutionary Communist Party of Argentina won key leadership posts in theCórdoba auto workers union election of 1972?
... that percussionistAnnette A. Aguilar was sent to South Africa by theU.S. State Department as a Latin Jazz Ambassador?
... thatAndrew Tremlett had his appointment asChaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons blocked because he was "another white middle aged man"?
... that during theNaqib al-Ashraf Revolt, the rebels and inhabitants ofJerusalem engaged in virtual self-rule in the city for over two years?
... that the British physicianAlbertine Winner helped establish the first modern hospice atSt Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham, London?
... that duringOperation Junction City Jr., members ofBataillon Commando 203 fled from a crowd of refugees they mistook for enemy troops?

00:00, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

A rock relief at Taq Bostan

A rock relief atTaq Bostan

... thatrock reliefs(example pictured) have been made in many cultures, and were especially important in the art of theancient Near East?
... that a young Cincinnati artist,Joseph Mason, painted uncredited plant-life backgrounds for more than 50 ofJohn James Audubon's bird studies?
... that theHindu textMantrika Upanishad is one of the earliestYoga Upanishads composed in the 1st millennium BCE?
... thatTheodore Komnenos Doukas founded the short-livedEmpire of Thessalonica and came close to restoring theByzantine Empire before hisdefeat and capture by theBulgarians?
... that professional golferEddie Loos accidentally hitWalter Hagen's ball in the 1931Los Angeles Open, earning a two-stroke penalty and a loss toEd Dudley?
... that theMuslims ofGranadarevolted against their Catholic rulers seven years after theconquest of Granada, triggered by forced conversions imposed byCardinal Cisneros?
... thatSteven Anzovin published the first serious study oncomputer pollution and how it affects the world's environment?
... thatmedical self-experimenterNicholas Senn had nearly six litres ofhydrogen pumped into hisanus?

11 January 2016

12:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

[[File:|120x133px|Davina Delor ]]

Davina Delor

... that choreographer and TV artistDavina Delor(pictured) became aBuddhist nun after meeting theDalai Lama, and converted her country home inHaims to a monastery?
... that theSupreme Court of the United Statesrecently held that plaintiffs cannotsue foreign sovereigns for injuries that are based upon conduct that occurs solely in a foreign country?
... that inDick Hogan's last film role, in theAlfred Hitchcock thrillerRope, his character is murdered at the start and concealed in a chest at a dinner party?
... that it is claimed that 36M3 Gun Motor Carriages destroyed 30 German tanks, including 2Tiger tanks, at theBattle of El Guettar in March 1943?
... that, while studying interfacial phenomena,Heather C. Allen discovered thathalides such asbromide are located close to the surface of water?
... that the anttribePrionomyrmecini has two members, thegenusPrionomyrmex, which is extinct, andNothomyrmecia, which iscritically endangered?
... thatMiriam Goldberg succeeded her husband as publisher of theIntermountain Jewish News, which he had bought for one dollar?
... that thefrog galvanoscope was tens of thousands times more sensitive toelectric current thangalvanometers available in the early nineteenth century?

00:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms

A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms

... that in the paintingA Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms(pictured), a handwritten sign inFlemish is posted on a wood placard that scholars have stated represented a warning to society at that time?
... thatBach composed the cantata for the Sunday afterEpiphany,Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, BWV 32, as a dialogue of the Soul and Jesus, using elements of contemporary opera?
... that Afghanistan's vineyards cover an area larger than do Austria's despitealcohol being officially forbidden?
... thatPorcupine was the firstNative American to derail a train during theIndian Wars?
... that distinguishing science from non-science is an unsolved problem in thephilosophy of science, so an "I know it when I see it" standard is sometimes used to recognizepseudoscience?
... that ColonelFrank M. Hume formed his own army, which would later be designated Company L of Maine's National Guard?
... thatmazamorra is an historicalcorn stew of theindigenous peoples in South America?
... that November 14, 1976 was proclaimed byGovernor Boren asOpaline Wadkins Day to honor the first African American to earn a master's degree innursing education from theUniversity of Oklahoma?

10 January 2016

12:00, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

... thatAl-Masjid an-Nabawi(pictured), the second holiest mosque of Islam, was built byMuhammad partly on a burial ground?
... that IndianotorhinolaryngologistMohan Kameswaran performed the firstauditory brainstem implant surgery in South Asia, and later became the first in Asia to perform the procedure on a child?
... that Priscilla Laws conceivedAtariLab after seeing a computer chart temperatures in real time and realizing it would make lab work easier?
... thatSir George Kenning called hisDerby car showroomMorris House and it was opened bySir William Morris?
... that in 1920, a deadly arson attack occurred at the offices of theFederación Obrera de Magallanestrade union inPunta Arenas,Chile?
... that five-timePro Bowl linebackerJohn Offerdahl founded a chain of bagel restaurants, helped rescue an elderly couple from drowning, and may have foiled a murder attempt?
... thatThe Talk of the Town was the firstTennessee Walking Horse to win three World Grand Championships, and one of only two horses ever to do so?
... that the second time thatChristina Carpenter was placed in a cell, it had no door?

00:00, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

The Tour Ronde

The Tour Ronde

... that amountain guide whose client was killed whilst climbing theTour Ronde(pictured) nearMont Blanc was successfully sued for negligence by the client's six-year-old son?
... thatJeanette Rubio was aMiami Dolphins Cheerleader before she married SenatorMarco Rubio?
... that inDark Matter and the Dinosaurs,Lisa Randall offers a credible but "far from compelling" hypothesis for why dinosaurs became extinct?
... thatOde de Pougy, abbess ofNotre Dame aux Nonnains and niece ofManassès II de Pougy, was excommunicated after throwing the Archbishop of Tyre out of theChurch of St Urbain?
... that despite its name meaning "quick, active, swift" inOld English, theRiver Tale is noted as being "sluggish"?
... that after being jailed for 10 years and then deported to Jordan, Palestinian communist leaderArabi Awwad was elected to thePalestinian National Council in 1974?
... that theMilam Building was both the tallest brick and reinforced concrete structure and first office building with built in air conditioning in the United States when it opened in 1928?
... that in December 2015,Trent Zimmerman became the first openly gay man to beelected to theAustralian House of Representatives?

9 January 2016

12:00, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

... thatThe Human Comedy(pictured) by French sculptorErnest Christophe inspiredBaudelaire's poem "The Mask"?
... thatAnanda Thuriya, a chief minister, general, and son-in-law of KingSithu II ofPagan, began his career in the royal security detail?
... that basketball playerKobe Bryant was the firstguard toplay 20 seasons in the NBA?
... that Turkish-Germanwomen's footballerMelike Pekel was top scorer of theGerman Regionalliga Süd in the 2013–14 season, and became a member of theTurkey women's national team in 2015?
... that the fossilbumblebeeBombus cerdanyensis has notable darkening and texturing of the wing apex?
... that a Palestinian,Muhammad Najati Sidqi, wrote a book in 1940 arguing thatNazism was incompatible withIslam?
... that although designed as an input for gaming controllers likejoysticks, theAtari joystick port was also used as aserial port for devices likemodems?
... that IndiancricketerM. P. Pandove scored his maidenfirst-class century at age 16, while his sonDhruv Pandove scored his at age 14?

00:00, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Army & Navy Union badge

Army & Navy Union badge

... that theArmy and Navy Union(badge shown) is the oldest veterans' organization in America?
... that sociologistC. K. Yang argued thatreligion was an important "diffuse" force in Chinese society even though it was not institutionalized in churches?
... that theOperating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource originally included over 50stations deemed significant for their architectural and cultural merit?
... that 100 years ago,Robert Burgess was killed after being knocked off his bike by ashell?
... that the pharmaceutical drugpatiromer lowerspotassium levels in the blood but is not absorbed from thegut?
... that the Austrian physicianGisela Januszewska, famed for her work amongBosnian Muslim women and highly decorated for her World War I service, died in theTheresienstadt concentration camp?
... that the biologistHonor Fell directed theStrangeways Research Laboratory for 41 years, then returned to continue her research until shortly before her death in 1986?
... that inDavid v. Poe, the Senate Electoral Tribunal of the Philippines declared thatGrace Poe, formerly a foundling, is a "natural-born Filipino", allowing her to remain in thePhilippine Senate?

8 January 2016

12:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8

Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8

... thatthe firehouse(pictured) fromGhostbusters is to be released as a 4,500-pieceLego set?
... that on 29 August 1942,Gordon Gollob became the first fighter pilot to claim 150 aerial victories in World War II?
... thatflooding in October 2008 in Central America was considered the worst natural disaster sinceHurricane Mitch 10 years prior?
... that Indian composer and singerShankar Mahadevan made his acting debut in the 2015Marathi filmKatyar Kaljat Ghusali?
... that despite usingforward air control operations during the Korean War, the U.S. military could not agree on a common doctrine between 1946 and 1966?
... thatHu Di, a top Communist Chinese secret agent, was executed by the Communist commanderZhang Guotao?
... that the title ofMonica Byrne's dramaWhat Every Girl Should Know is drawn from a sex education column in theNew York Call byMargaret Sanger?
... thatBionade-Biedermeier might be replaced by rhubarb spritzer-Rokoko?

00:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Khandro Rinpoche

Khandro Rinpoche

... thatKhandro Rinpoche(pictured) of the Mindrolling lineage is considered the presentreincarnation ofUrgyen Tsomo?
... that theHTC One (E8) has been described as anHTC One (M8) with a plastic shell?
... thatJu Zheng was persuaded to opposeChiang Kai-shek's candidacy for president of China in 1948 and received 10 percent of the vote in the National Assembly, with Chiang elected overwhelmingly?
... that themusic ofRed Dead Redemption was inspired byEnnio Morricone's work on theDollars Trilogy?
... that after leading a nationwide strike during his presidency of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria,Isaac Folorunso Adewole was declared a wanted man and had to go into exile?
... that the two-story station building atReadville was destroyed in a suspicious fire in 1983?
... that on 24 October 1941,Günther Lützow became the second fighter pilot to claim 100 aerial victories in World War II?
... that stalebeer tends to smell like cat urine and then cardboard?

7 January 2016

12:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

A layer cake prepared with avocado

A layer cake prepared with avocado

... thatavocado cake(example pictured) may be topped with an avocado-basedfool, a pressed fruit mixture or fruit purée mixed with custard or cream?
... thatWilliam Walker was the lastunderarm bowler to have played forTasmania?
... that thewildlife of Jordan includes acritically endangered fish found at a single oasis with a shrinking water supply?
... that whileCaroline Stephen's book was considered a "Quaker classic" even 100 years after publication,her brother had dismissed it as "another little work of hers"?
... that analtarpiece byBror Hjorth was the only item saved from a 1993 fire inSalabacke Church inUppsala?
... thatMary Docherty, a Scottishcommunist, was treated fortuberculosis while visiting the Soviet Union?
... that the upcoming filmThe Bleeder is aboutChuck Wepner (portrayed byLiev Schreiber), who challengedMuhammad Ali for the world's Heavyweight title in 1975?
... thatDavid van Rooyen was the South AfricanMinister of Finance for four days?

00:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Al-Maghtas baptism site

Al-Maghtas baptism site

... thatAl-Maghtas(pictured), inJordan, is considered by Christians as the location for the baptism ofJesus byJohn the Baptist?
... thatVictoria Bricker has studied the languages, astronomy, and ethnobotany of theMaya?
... thatJulian Lage's albumWorld's Fair was inspired byAndrés Segovia?
... that four years afterHan Qing set theAsian Games record in the200 metres sprint, she tested positive for usingdihydrotestosterone and was given a ban that effectively ended her career?
... that an entire chapter was censored from thehentai mangaCoffin of Cerebrum due to "theshota aspect and the violence towards children"?
... that SergeantDonald Nichols correctly forecast that theKorean War would start within a certain three-day period?
... thatSaimaluu Tash, apetroglyphs site, has black-and-white rock paintings which are a globally important collection ofrock art?
... that players can fireteddy bears strapped to sticks of dynamite inSunset Overdrive?

6 January 2016

12:00, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

The Adoration of the Three Kings

The Adoration of the Three Kings

... thatMelchior,Caspar, andBalthazar are the traditional names of theBiblical Magi who visited thebaby Jesus(pictured), though they are not named in the Bible?
... thatbinary logarithms can be used to determine the number ofoctaves between twomusical tones?
... that violinistMia Matsumiya spent ten years catalogingonline harassment that she received, and has created a popularInstagram account featuring those messages?
... that the leaves of thescallop hakea cup the stem and the axillary flowers?
... that MajorArthur V. Peterson traveled to Europe beforeD-Day to warnGeneral Eisenhower about the dangers of the Germans using radioactive weapons?
... that theKhpal Kor Foundation, which operates an orphanage in Pakistan'sSwat District, established a Child Assembly thatMalala Yousafzai once chaired?
... that Commonwealth Games multiple medal-winning gymnastNathan Gafuik was diagnosed withAddison's disease at the age of 15?
... that the "Mauthausen Trilogy", composed byMikis Theodorakis, has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about theHolocaust"?

00:00, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Demarest Building, circa 1891

Demarest Building, circa 1891

... that theDemarest Building(pictured) built byAaron T. Demarest was the first building with an electric elevator?
... that the second column of theTchepone Operation was Orange, Red, and Black?
... that the guitar/drum duoTwo Gallants are named aftera short story byJames Joyce?
... thatIsraeli filmmaker Yael Reuveny says she only really got to know her mother by interviewing her forFarewell Herr Schwarz, her documentary about her family's history?
... thatEdith Irby made national news when she was accepted in 1948 as the firstAfrican American medical student in theSouthern United States?
... that the ice-breaking in the titleIslossningen i Uleå älv, a 1889 composition for narrator, men's chorus, and orchestra byJean Sibelius, was a political statement?
... that by 2013, the revenue of theSyrian tourist industry had decreased by 94 percent since the start of theSyrian Civil War in 2011?
... that theAnita Krajnc case could result in her spending ten years in prison for giving water to thirsty pigs on their way to slaughter?

5 January 2016

12:00, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Christian Ramsay, Lady Dalhousie

Christian Ramsay, Lady Dalhousie

... thatChristian Ramsay(pictured), an honorary member of theBotanical Society of Edinburgh, died with a list of plants in her hand?
... that the Turkishslave-soldierAhmad ibn Tulun established thefirst local dynasty to rule Egypt since the Pharaohs?
... thatfossil eggs classified asElongatoolithidae have been found with preserved embryos inside?
... thatMarianne Katoppo, who wrote the bookCompassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology, found the term feminist theology "too loaded"?
... that the virtually abandonedRukai slate village ofKucapungane is an "endangered site" according to theWorld Monuments Fund?
... that theManav Vikas Mission of the Government ofMaharashtra provides free bus service for village girls from their native village to their schools?
... thatAppian Way Productions has producedThe Aviator (2004) andThe Wolf of Wall Street (2013), both of which were nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture?
... that a recitative inBach's cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day,Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58, retells the prescribed gospel about theFlight into Egypt?

00:00, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Lucy Goode Brooks

Lucy Goode Brooks

... that former slaveLucy Goode Brooks(pictured) helped found theFriends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, which still serves families in Richmond, Virginia, as the Friends' Association for Children?
... that six different species ofgibbon are among theanimals found in Laos?
... thatAviel Barclay, the first woman to be traditionally trained and certified as aJewish scribe, completed her firstTorah scroll in 2010?
... that the funeral marchIn Memoriam by Jean Sibelius was conceived in memory ofEugen Schauman, who shot a Governor-General in 1904?
... thatMãe Menininha do Gantois was instrumental in gaining legal recognition ofCandomblé and its rituals?
... that the lemon-shaped container forJif lemon juice was one of the firstblow moulded polythene containers used for food applications?
... thatErnie Blake helped interrogate NazisHermann Göring andAlbert Speer, and adopted his code name as his real name, before foundingTaos Ski Valley, New Mexico?
... that the 2015Bangkok Half Marathon was called the "world's longest half marathon"?

4 January 2016

12:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Magdala stone

Magdala stone

... that theMagdala stone(pictured) may show the oldest known image of theTemple Menorah?
... that the 1981 election ofKathryn J. Whitmire as mayor heralded a major change in the city politics ofHouston, Texas?
... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end ofBawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest onNias"?
... that devout MuslimMohamed Hadid, a lifelongteetotaler, owns a 5,000-bottlewine cellar and aBeverly Hills winery?
... thatJudd Nelson, who played Joe Hunt in the 1987 TV movieBillionaire Boys Club, is playing the character's father in theupcoming film of the same name?
... thatPolish football playerŁukasz Cieślewicz was named player of the year in theFaroe Islands in2011 and2015?
... thatWe, too, have a Job to Do was painted byNorman Rockwell to encourageBoy Scouts to participate in the war effort during World War II?
... thatIzzy Slapawitz was responsible for several fan riots in theSouthern United States between 1978 and 1982?

00:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Qian Zhuangfei

Qian Zhuangfei

... thatQian Zhuangfei(pictured), a Communist secret agent credited with saving the life of PremierZhou Enlai, was the father ofLi Lili, nicknamed "China'sMae West"?
... that the plot for the200th episode ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit was partly inspired by thestrip search phone call scam?
... that the Welsh rugby league propMorgan Evans made his national debut in a charity match againstKeighley Cougars in honour of the rugby league footballerDanny Jones?
... that theSocial Interaction Anxiety Scale is used in clinical settings to measure distress?
... that in February 1850,Sisters of Charity Hospital inBuffalo was the subject of a public letter-writing feud?
... thatHarald Sigtryggsson was installed as King ofLimerick by his cousinOlaf Guthfrithson, King ofDublin?
... that the first popularbootleg rock album wasBob Dylan'sGreat White Wonder?
... that afterRachel Henderlite's 1965 ordination as a minister, a retired pastor sent her a postcard every year quoting the biblical injunction, "Let the women keep silent in the churches"?

3 January 2016

12:00, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Minaret next to the Malé Friday Mosque

Minaret next to the Malé Friday Mosque

... that theminaret adjoining theMalé Friday Mosque has a wide base like a ship's funnel and resembles awedding cake?
... thatMaria Corsini, Italian writer and Roman Catholic lay person, wasbeatified byPope John Paul II on 31 October 2001 along with her husband,Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi?
... that theHuawei Ascend P7 smartphone has been noted for its high-resolution front camera and slow processor?
... that RebbetzinTziporah Heller, a senior faculty member atNeve Yerushalayim College for Women, has thousands of students around the globe?
... thatEdvard Munch's paintingLove and Pain sold for more than US$38 million in 2008?
... thatIsmail Pasha al-Azm laid the foundations for theAzm family's political dominance in Damascus during Ottoman rule?
... that a ban onwomen Shinto priests ended after World War II?
... that during theAmerican Revolution,Loyalist spyJoseph Bettys failed in his mission to capture GeneralPhilip Schuyler because Bettys left his unit and went off to visit his girlfriend?

00:00, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Madagascar hissing roaches

Madagascar hissing roaches

... that a fewcockroach species(example pictured) are kept as pets, and several species are raised as food for insectivorous pets?
... thatThe X Factor winnerLouisa Johnson initially applied forBritain's Got Talent?
... thatLevel Mountain is the most voluminous and most persistent volcano in theNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province of North America?
... thatVernon Arnold Haugland was the first civilian to receive theSilver Star medal, normally awarded only to members of the United States Armed Forces?
... that the 2015Hurricane Blanca was the earliest recordedtropical cyclone to make landfall on theBaja California Peninsula in any given year?
... that the legend ofLopamudra inMahabharata is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"?
... that British media have compared the Scottish footballerRyan Gauld toLionel Messi?
... thatOperation Maeng Da translates as "OperationPimp"?

2 January 2016

12:00, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Yedigöller National Park

YedigöllerNational Park

... that theYedigöller National Park(pictured) in Turkey is best known for its seven lakes formed bylandslides?
... thatElisabeth Abegg, a teacher who provided shelter to Jews during theHolocaust, also tutored Jewish children at her home?
... that music fromBach's cantata for New Year's Day,[[[Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171|Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171]]]Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help),appears in his Mass in B minor?
... thatpolymer chemistSwaminathan Sivaram holds the record for the most United States patents by an Indian national working in India?
... that in theUNESCO World Heritage Site ofBaekje Historic Areas, about 4,600 antiquities were discovered in good condition in the RoyalTomb of King Muryeong?
... thatPu Shunqing is considered the first female screenwriter in China?
... that theArgentine stem weevil is not considered economically important in its native South America, but is a seriousagricultural pest in New Zealand?
... that an opposing basketball coach praisedUCLA Bruins freshmanAaron Holiday's defense by comparing him to aTasmanian devil?

00:00, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Bara Gumbad

Bara Gumbad

... thatBara Gumbad(pictured), built during theLodi dynasty in 1490 CE, is believed to have the earliest constructed fulldome of any building inDelhi?
... that after almost drowning during his foray intowater polo,Ka'imi Fairbairn returned toAmerican football and was named the top collegekicker in the nation?
... thatperennial ryegrass staggers is a disease of livestock caused by anendophytic fungus sometimes present inperennial ryegrass?
... that 138 years after establishment of theAnglican Diocese of Nassau,Angela Palacious became its first woman deacon in 1999?
... that by 1566,Fukuda was home to more than 1,000 CatholicKirishitans?
... thatArdina Moore, a fluent speaker ofQuapaw, created her own workbook, tapes, and classes to help preserve and teach the language to younger members of her tribe?
... thatJean Sibelius conducted hisAndante Festivo in a live broadcast on New Year's Day 1939, the only sound document of his interpretation of his works?
... that theabolitionistEliza Ann Gardner made her living as adressmaker?

1 January 2016

12:00, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Meherzia Labidi Maïza

Meherzia Labidi Maïza

... thatMeherzia Labidi Maïza(pictured) was proud of includingwomen's rights in the post-Arab Spring Tunisian constitution?
... thatPitbull began producing aNew Year's Eve special forFox in 2014?
... that in 1941, Scottish soldierPeter Cochrane single-handedly destroyed two Italianmachine gun posts with grenades?
... thatreal ear measurement used byaudiologists involves insertion of a probe to within 6 mm of theeardrum?
... thatElvis Presley's hairstylistLarry Geller was also his spiritual advisor?
... that in 2013, there were 819active mines in Yemen producing stone, gypsum, refined petroleum products, and salt?
... that at the pulpit of the synod of theProtestant Church in the Netherlands,Arenda Haasnoot said, "This is my calling. Here I am in my place"?
... that in the1907 Tour de France, some participants treated the race as a pleasure ride, stopping for lunch when they chose and spending the night in the best hotels they could find?

00:00, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Raspberry-vanilla beer jam

Raspberry-vanilla beer jam

... thatbeer jam(pictured) may be sweet or savory, and some have a syrupy consistency?
... that 210 journalists and intellectuals called for GovernorLi Hongzhong to step down after he grabbed the recorder from a reporter who sought to interview him?
... thatNatalia Lafourcade sought inspiration for her albumHasta la Raíz inAgustín Lara's repertoire and her native country, Mexico?
... that the Venezuelan footballerEdder Farías scored againstHonduras in February 2015, his country's first victory since September 2013?
... that in theSharabha Upanishad,Shiva, incarnating asSharabha in a fierce anthropomorphic form of an eagle, lion, and man, slaysNarasimha, an incarnation ofVishnu?
... that serial killerHilda Nilsson committedsuicide by hanging the same day the courts commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment?
... thatThe New York Times called the 2013 filmStray Dogs a "glum, humorless exercise in Asian miserablism"?
... that drummer, singer, and songwriterEmily Estefan was born in 1994 after her mother,Gloria Estefan, had been told she would never give birth following a 1990 tour-bus crash?

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