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31 May 2020

12:00, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Orlando Julius

... thatRobin Denselow ofThe Guardian calledOrlando Julius(pictured) "one of the heroes of Nigerian music"?
... that after a 20-year search, a gun barrel from theHMAS Sydney and a gun shield from theHMAS Adelaide, discovered on a rubbish tip, were fitted together and put on display atLeighton Battery?
... that damage to theVerizon Building during theSeptember 11 attacks, though substantial, was limited by its heavy masonry construction?
... that with his victory atThe Big House 9,Zackray became the first Japanese player to win a premier-tierSuper Smash Bros. tournament held outside Japan?
... that the former operator of theQ38 bus route was not compensated for the route's takeover, as their equipment was considered obsolete?
... that thespiral galaxyNGC 3393 hosts the nearest known pair ofsupermassive black holes?
... that the birthplace ofBeatles drummerRingo Starr in theWelsh Streets, Liverpool, was nearly demolished in the 2000s?
... thatWilliam Henry Harrison III andWilliam Henry Harrison served simultaneously in theWyoming House of Representatives, and both had sons named William Henry Harrison?

00:00, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Sun bear

... that thesun bear(pictured) is the smallest of allbear species?
... that actressNatalie Portman wasnominated for an Oscar for playingthe First Lady of the United States?
... that in theCarceri Nuove jail in Rome, seventeen dungeons were named after saints?
... that the Jersey scrum-halfWill Homer led criticism of plans by the Rugby Football Union to cut funding toRFU Championship clubs by 40 per cent?
... that on MTV'sThe Unplugged Collection, Volume One,Neil Young rescored "Like a Hurricane" using harmonica andpump organ?
... that therough sex murder defense asserts that a victim died accidentally during consensual sex?
... thatWilliam Birchall may haveimpressed one of the local militia, but the rest were most unimpressed?
... thatBadluram's body is buried, yet we get his rations?

30 May 2020

12:00, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Hilarimorphites burmanica

... that members of the fly familyApystomyiidae(example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments inKazakhstan?
... thatTove Lo's song "Cool Girl" was inspired by the monologue of the same name by a character in the 2014 filmGone Girl?
... that the men ofWade's Battery attempted to tunnel beneath enemy lines during theSiege of Vicksburg?
... thatHenrietta Garnett travelled England in a convoy of horse-drawn caravans in support of peace and love, later calling the group "chequebook hippies"?
... that theneedle telegraph built byCarl Friedrich Gauss andWilhelm Eduard Weber had a needle weighing at least 25 lb (11 kg)?
... that months into thePhilippines' coronavirus quarantine, theBureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center remained grossly overcrowded, with only two pregnant women having been bailed?
... that in 2015,Eva Asderaki became the first woman to umpire a men'sUS Open tennis final?
... that the unlit tunnel atSalem station was "happily known as the 'Kissing-Bridge'" of the rail line?

00:00, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

"Never again" memorial atTreblinka

... that U.S. presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama vowed "never again"(memorial pictured), butgenocide took place during each of their presidencies?
... that prior to the event, bookmakers' odds againstJoe Johnson winning the1986 World Snooker Championship were 150 to 1?
... that a redundant jail, saved from demolition when an author bought it for $25 for use as his writing studio, later became theOld Jail Art Center?
... that residents ofRankin Inlet, Nunavut, blocked access to a local goldmine over fears ofCOVID-19, even thoughNunavut had no confirmed cases?
... thatLady Bathurst, once described as "the most powerful woman in England, without exception other than royalty", lived in relative obscurity for the last four decades of her life?
... that the hymn "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", a prayer for illumination because the human mind is "shrouded in darkness", became popular in English as "Blessed Jesus, at your word"?
... that a 2013 study by theNational Park Service determined that theFirst Battle of Newtonia Historic District was not suitable for inclusion inits list of official units?
... that the frogBoophis fayi can be identified by its unusual green-and-turquoise eyes?

29 May 2020

12:00, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

DV4 electric dustcart

... that aDV4 electric dustcart(example pictured) continued to run after being hit by a bomb during the Second World War?
... thatAmerican-colonial ministerWilliam Tennent III was known as the "Firebrand Parson" due to his strong support of religious and civil liberty?
... that up to 75 percent of thesurface of Pluto is both tropical and arctic?
... that music academy directorHermann Reutter composed "Hymne an Deutschland", which PresidentTheodor Heuss suggested as a new German national anthem after World War II?
... that a normally closed entrance toHynes Convention Center station is opened forBoston Marathon spectators andanime fans?
... thatMöngke Khan was the onlykhagan to die in an attack on theSichuan anti-Mongol fortresses?
... thatLinda Liau has developed a personalized vaccine against brain cancer?
... that the audiobookTalking to Strangers has its own theme song, "Hell You Talmbout"?

00:00, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

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Doja Cat

... that in her self-made music video for "Mooo!",Doja Cat(pictured) raps in front of agreen screen that alternates between cartoon GIFs of food, farms, and bouncinganime breasts?
... that theMidweek Herald edition for Cranbrook, Devon, accidentally published a news report aboutCranbrook Rugby Football Club in Kent, 200 miles (320 km) away?
... that Australian actressBetty Bryant was honoured byHillary Clinton for her humanitarian service?
... thatTakapūneke, which is sacred to theMāori and may become anational reserve of New Zealand, is the site ofAkaroa's sewage-treatment plant?
... thatThomas Brodie may have been in command ofHMS Arrow at the 1801Battle of Copenhagen, notWilliam Bolton as often recorded?
... thatSid Meier prototyped the interleaved turns system inXCOM: Chimera Squad using agame engine that he had developed over a period of around twenty years?
... thatworkplace hazard controls forCOVID-19 include measures forpsychosocial hazards such as stress and anxiety, for whichsocial distancing may prevent typical coping mechanisms?
... that interior designerValerian Rybar's dining room was lined with 400 fake books with titles about episodes in his life, includingInternational Boredom, allegedly abouthis ex-wife?

28 May 2020

12:00, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Japanese incense burner in the Khalili Collection

... thatNasser Khalili's1,400-piece collection of Meiji-era Japanese art(object pictured) is equalled only by the Japanese imperial collection in size and quality?
... that the video gameThe Longing can take up to 400 days to complete?
... that citizen journalistChen Qiushi went missing while reporting on theCOVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan?
... that after Congress limited presidential power granted by theForest Reserve Act of 1891, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt quickly protected 16 million acres of forest while the bill sat on his desk?
... thatQuentin Edwards was asked not to return toBradfield College after a schoolmaster found passionate letters sent to him byJohn Mortimer?
... thatVenezuela won its first Olympic medal in 1952 with triple jumperAsnoldo Devonish, who competed while injured?
... thatOle Børud's guitar music on the albumSonrise, by the bandSchaliach, was likened to a "metal symphony"?
... that after the7th Infantry Regiment captured Hitler'sBerghof on 4 May 1945, its commander, ColonelJohn A. Heintges, tookHermann Göring's 1941Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B for his personal use?

00:00, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Detroit-style pizza in a traditional pan

... thatDetroit-style pizza(example pictured) is traditionally baked in automotivedrip trays?
... thatJames Blake spontaneously wrote the song "You're Too Precious" in his home studio after waking up at 4 a.m.?
... that the first monks atVilleneuve Abbey arrived in 1200 fromBuzay?
... that the Roman army repelled an elephant charge at theBattle of Panormus by throwing javelins?
... that producerPaul F. Heard believed that techniques used in governmentpropaganda films could also be applied toreligious films to bring about "spiritual realizations"?
... thatLund Cathedral has been called the "most powerful representative" ofRomanesque architecture in theNordic countries?
... thatLassington Wood, owned by theGuise family since the 13th century, was given toGloucester County Borough Council in 1921?
... that after a disgruntled worker dumped parts of140 Broadway's air-conditioning system into a tank, 10,000 workers were "uncomfortably warm" for weeks until scuba divers retrieved the components?

27 May 2020

12:00, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Meerkats

... thatmeerkats(examples pictured) usealarm calls that can identify the type of predator posing the risk, the level of danger, and the caller itself?
... that United States district judgeDouglas P. Woodlock ordered Guatemalan generalHéctor Gramajo to pay $47.5 million in damages for human rights abuses?
... that a series ofbollards markthe route taken by the2nd Armoured Division during theliberation of France?
... that after New York City'sQ79 bus was discontinued due to low ridership, a private car service was provided, which was later also discontinued for the same reason?
... that the facade of theCollegio Ghislieri in Rome was preserved from the building's 1936 demolition and incorporated into theLiceo Classico Virgilio?
... thatGalveston Bay, the largest of theestuaries of Texas, is home to thesecond busiest port in the United States?
... that on 22 April 2020, the UK House of Commonsmet virtually for the first time in its 700-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
... that art patron and collectorSão Schlumberger had her portrait painted byWarhol andDalí, but did not like the one by Dalí?

00:00, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Dmitri Smirnov

... thatDmitri Smirnov(pictured) composed theTriple Concerto No. 2 for the centenary concert of theLondon Symphony Orchestra, with the principalviolinist,harpist, anddouble bassist as soloists?
... thatOtis Barrett introducedArtocarpus integer, claimed to be superior tojackfruit, toPuerto Rico?
... that theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation lefta studio building in British Columbia unfinished in 1978, only to move in 34 years later?
... that theHoby treasure found in Denmark contains two Roman silver cups with scenes from theIliad?
... that whenPavel Schilling invited TsarNicholas I to touch two wires together, the tsar was greatly surprised by the resulting distant explosion?
... that by the time New York City'sRichmond Hill station was closed, it averaged a single passenger per day?
... that two separate contests were held to determine the words and the music of thenational anthem of Guyana?
... thatTrueAnon bills itself as "the only non-pedophile podcast"?

26 May 2020

12:00, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Likelike

... that Hawaiian princessLikelike(pictured) died under mysterious circumstances in 1887 amid rumors that she had been malevolently "prayed" to death?
... that readings ofThe Crime and the Silence, a book about theJedwabne massacre, have beenpicketed by the book's opponents?
... thatCIA officerHoward Bane proposed that theSpecial Operations Group storm the Chinese embassy in Ghana and kill all its occupants during the1966 coup?
... that the facade of the then 1,200-year-oldBasilica of Sant'Alessandro was replaced with aNeoclassical one in the 19th century?
... thatDalma Iványi has won ten Hungarian women's basketball championships and played for three teams in theWNBA?
... that during theBattle of McDowell,Confederate soldiers attempted to use the dead bodies of their comrades to buildbreastworks?
... that when theAct of Parliament renaming the Royal Ulster Constabulary was passed, the force was not named the "Northern Ireland Police Service" because the acronym would have been NIPS?
... that it took more than eight hours to apply makeup for the first time to the actor playing the characterBib Fortuna inReturn of the Jedi?

00:00, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Potpourri jar fromRouen

... that only nine pieces(example pictured) produced by the earliest Frenchporcelain factory, whichoperated in Rouen around 1673 to 1696, are thought to survive?
... that MajorJim Gant of the U.S. Army Special Forces has been compared to bothT. E. Lawrence andColonel Kurtz?
... thatTelegraph Plateau was so named because it seemed to be an ideal route for atransatlantic telegraph cable?
... that theKearney County Gazette reportedly displayed the skull of 19th-century serial killerStephen Dee Richards in their window?
... thata royal deer park in Sweden was made into anature reserve in 2001 to protecta species of beetle?
... that theHawaiian Music Hall of Fame honorsNa Lani ʻEhā as progenitors of the music and arts culture for which the islands have come to be known?
... that after England won the1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, women's cricket received unprecedented coverage in the English press?
... that a 1967 study onvoice confrontation found that only 38 percent of people could identify recordings of their own voice within five seconds?

25 May 2020

12:00, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Hudson Yards

... that at a cost of $25 billion,Hudson Yards(pictured) in Manhattan is one of the most expensive real-estate developments ever built in the United States?
... thateffigies ofSoedjono Hoemardani, a personal assistant to Indonesian presidentSuharto, were burnt by students protesting foreign investment?
... that the American-built clipper shipGravina was named aftera Spanish admiral who fought with the French at theBattle of Trafalgar?
... thatSvan mountain climberMikhail Khergiani was nicknamed the "Tiger of the Rocks" for his ability in attacking difficult routes?
... that theVI Corps of the North Korean People's Army was disbanded in the 1990s, allegedly after being involved in a coup attempt?
... that after his sidedefeated Leeds United in the FA Cup,Cardiff City chairmanSam Hammam had twoBBC reporters forcibly removed and had an altercation with the opposing manager?
... that U.S. generalGeorge Mathews attempted a failed annexation ofSpanish Florida just months before the outbreak of theWar of 1812?
... that despite being known as the Mexican hydrangea,Clerodendrum bungei is neither from Mexico nor a species ofhydrangea?

00:00, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Canada lynx

... that populations of theCanada lynx(pictured) undergo cyclic rises and falls in line with those of thesnowshoe hare?
... thatRobert De Niro won the first of his two Academy Awards forhis portrayal of the youngVito Corleone inThe Godfather Part II?
... that mostpotato farmers in Nigeria rely onhoes rather than tractors?
... thatJerry Bradley is the third member of his family to be inducted into theCountry Music Hall of Fame?
... thatDroitwich Water Tower has been described as "one of the first things you see when you enterthe town"?
... thatRómulo Escobar Bethancourt led the Panamanian delegation when thePanama Canal treaties were negotiated with the United States in 1977?
... that the developers ofElsinore, a video game based onHamlet, drew inspiration for the game's time-loop mechanic fromThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, anime, andvisual novels?
... that a golden statue was erected in Taiwan in honor of bank robber and murdererLee Shih-ke?

24 May 2020

12:00, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Mustafa Wahbi Tal, late 1920s, colorized

... thatMustafa Wahbi Tal(pictured),Jordan's most prominent poet, was arrested in 1926 for displaying theBolshevik emblem, getting drunk in a bar, and publicly reciting a poem that insultedthe Emir?
... that the New York City Subway stations at9th,25th,59th, andUnion Streets, as well asProspect Avenue, were opened with a competition between two trains heading toConey Island?
... that the developer ofHardcoded wanted to create a game that would appeal tocisgender people with afutanari fetish?
... that with the growth of theWerl pilgrimage to a statue ofMary, a largeRomanesque Revival basilica was built adjacent to the formerBaroque style church?
... that during the rule of theGreek military junta, archaeologist and museum curatorSemni Karouzou was banned from conducting research in theNational Archaeological Museum because of her political views?
... that actressRuth Warrick was said to have "stolen the show" as a sweet young bride who grows into a disillusioned, middle-aged woman in the 1950 Christian filmSecond Chance?
... thatNico Rosberg announced his retirement fromFormula One motor racing five days after winning the2016 World Championship?
... that authorClinton Heylin flew from England to California to hearBob Dylan perform "Idiot Wind" live?

00:00, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

HMSVenomous

... that during theBattle of Boulogne on 23 May 1940, a shell from the British shipHMSVenomous(pictured) made a German tank turn "over and over, like a child doing a cart-wheel"?
... thatJon Godfread is the world's tallest politician, according toGuinness World Records?
... that during theCOVID-19 pandemic, the hymn "O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht" byGeorg Thurmair was recommended for a celebration ofEaster Vigil at home?
... that when introduced in 1974, theBritish Rail Passenger Timetable cost 50p (the equivalent of £10 today) and its 1,350 pages provided times for the entire year?
... thatDagmar Burešová hid a classmate after he escaped a communist prison, and enabled him to flee from Czechoslovakia to West Germany?
... that besides eating ants and termites, thewaved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds?
... that although the 2018 releaseHamari Paltan was promoted as the last film of veteran Indian actorTom Alter, another one featuring him premiered later that same year?
... thatCharles Kelman, the inventor ofphacoemulsification forcataract surgery, was also a Broadway producer and a jazz musician with a musical comedy routine?

23 May 2020

12:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Michael Boddenberg

... thatMichael Boddenberg(pictured), the minister of finance of the German state ofHesse, once directed a school for butchers and bakers?
... that the pencil sketch forLittle Girl Observing Lovers on a Train is in the private collection ofGeorge Lucas?
... thatAlexander H. Flax, the futurechief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, was part of a small team of engineers who developed thePiasecki HRP Rescuer, the first truetwin-rotor helicopter?
... that manypost-World War II anti-Jewish attacks in Slovakia were committed by former anti-Nazipartisans?
... thatCarol Brightman first gained inspiration for her bookSweet Chaos from her younger sister, who worked as theGrateful Dead's lighting director and literary agent?
... that an incident in which a player clipped another's heel at the2002 PDC World Darts Championship was the catalyst for the creation of the exclusion zone in darts?
... that14 Wall Street in Manhattan was among the first skyscrapers to use a pyramidal roof?
... thatAlbert Camus's novelThe Plague is based on an epidemic inOran, Algeria, and examines how a government could turn tyrannical?

00:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims (1626)

... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief inRubens's altarpiece(pictured), but in despair inDavid's painting?
... thatPamela Chelgren-Koterba became the first female officer in the history of the United States'NOAA Corps in 1972?
... that some countriescharge visitors a departure tax?
... thatMegaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside theBarbary stag?
... that on Good Friday 2020,Benedikt Kristjánsson sang all roles in a chamber arrangement of Bach'sSt John Passion, broadcast live fromthe composer's burial place?
... that radio stationWSID, located in a suburb ofBaltimore, claimed that a city court had no jurisdiction over it?
... that a draft condition of theTreaty of Lutatius to end theFirst Punic War, stipulating that Carthage pay Rome 57,000 kg (126,000 lb) of silver, was rejected as insufficient?
... thata large statue of a cottontail rabbit inMinneapolis was outfitted with acloth face mask during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota?

22 May 2020

12:00, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Diamond Head, Honolulu

... thatvolcanoes in Honolulu(example pictured) were active within the last 80,000 years, and future eruptions are possible?
... that although theAlvvays song "Archie, Marry Me" did not chart, it is still considered to be the band's breakout hit?
... thatHelmut Machemer joined the army of Nazi Germany in the hope of winning a bravery award to save his part-Jewish family?
... that a new platform was built at theBowling Green station inManhattan after it became overcrowded just four years after opening?
... that public reaction toAgatha Christie's eleven-day disappearance in 1926 included speculation the incident was an attempt to frameArchie Christie, her then husband, for murder?
... that theBuruciye Medrese is considered one of the best examples ofSeljuk architecture inAnatolia?
... thatClint Hocking was the level designer, game designer, and scriptwriter forTom Clancy's Splinter Cell?
... that thecommunications satelliteLES-1, launched in 1965, spontaneously began transmitting again in 2012 after more than 40 years of silence, making it one of the oldestzombie satellites?

00:00, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Hynson–Ringgold House

... that paneling from the east room of theHynson–Ringgold House(pictured), the current official residence of thepresident of Washington College, was sold to theBaltimore Museum of Art in 1932?
... that in the Danish card game ofBrus, if a seven is led, the player risks it being beaten by thebeggar king?
... that the booksellerGeorge Robinson paidAnn Radcliffe £500 in 1794 to publishThe Mysteries of Udolpho – equivalent to £58,735 today?
... that theArizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees?
... that the physician and science writerBen Goldacre announced thatNoosha Fox was his mother after watching her on aTop of the Pops rerun?
... that after the demolition of much of the elevatedMyrtle Avenue Line, service on New York City'sB54 bus route was increased by 700 percent?
... thatExolaunch managed the launchrideshare of a satellite only 2.5 cm (0.98 in) tall?
... thatFTI Consulting has concluded with "medium to high confidence" thatJeff Bezos's phone was hacked by a file sent fromthe Saudi Arabian crown prince'sWhatsApp account?

21 May 2020

12:01, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Rainbow plaque outside Charlie's Nightclub

... thatLeeds Civic Trust has createda trail of rainbow plaques(example pictured) to commemorate individuals, significant places, and events which have contributed to the LGBT+ history ofLeeds?
... thatFrancis Augustus Silva was promoted to captain in theAmerican Civil War and later dishonorably discharged by mistake?
... that the fictional village of Kattegat in the television seriesVikings is located at the base ofLuggala inCounty Wicklow, Ireland?
... thatScarlett Johanssonwas nominated for twoAcademy Awards in the same year?
... that the Slovak periodicalSvedectvo (Testimony) receives a government subsidy, despite having published apologist articles defending convicted war criminals?
... that the founder of themedia watchdog organizationAd Fontes Media has compared low-quality news sources tojunk food?
... thatJames Strachan-Davidson,Master ofBalliol College, Oxford, believed that the college should be as "wife and children" to its fellows?
... that in 1917, the crew ofHMS Terror had to abandon ship after the captain refused to sail the damaged ship stern first?

00:00, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Eric Thorne as Baron Popoff

... that althoughEric Thorne was never a big star in London'sWest End, he was "a great favourite in the provinces", including as Baron Popoff(pictured) inThe Merry Widow?
... that the in-developmentfangameBionicle: Quest for Mata Nui was praised for having better animation than thedirect-to-video Bionicle films?
... that Turkish female international sailing competitorEcem Güzel has finished in the top three of a competition five times in the last seven years?
... that the Indian filmChand Bujh Gaya (The Moon Is Eclipsed) was denied a censor certificate for fear of "inciting communal violence" and "communal disharmony"?
... that pediatricianSamuel Z. Levine was summoned by theWhite House in 1963 to treat PresidentJohn F. Kennedy's premature baby son?
... that three of the 34 stanzas of "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod", aPassion hymn byPaul Stockmann, were included in Bach'sSt John Passion?
... that theNorthern Ireland subsidy is greater than the United Kingdom's annual net expenditure on the European Union beforeBrexit?
... that Christian television stationKBFI-TV permanently ceased operations at 2 a.m. onChristmas Eve?

20 May 2020

12:00, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Wreck of the MV Coelleira

... that the shipsMV Coelleira(pictured),MFV Elinor Viking,SS Ben Doran, andSV Illeri were all wrecked on theVe Skerries inShetland, Scotland?
... thatMartin Scorsese filmedIt's Not Just You, Murray! in his apartment?
... thatHege Lanes Steinlund is believed to have officiated more internationalfootball matches than any other Norwegian referee?
... that the 2010Young Report cited a story about a clown being banned from wearing oversized shoes as an example of "health and safety hysteria in the media"?
... that there was once a 35 km-long (22 mi)glacier inGusinje Municipality, Montenegro?
... thatJ. F. S. Stuart found the republican opinions of American colonists "obnoxious to a loyalist, and their barbarous manners repellent to a gentleman"?
... that in theAustralian Journal of Herpetology, a first-year student and a high school teacher reassessed thetaxonomy ofAustralia's entire reptile class, naming 33 novelgenera and 214 newspecies?
... that one of the most common stereotypes of aKaren is asking to "speak to the manager"?

00:00, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Hellmut Stern pointing to Harbin on a map

... that violinistHellmut Stern(pictured), whose family escaped Nazi Germany toHarbin, China, worked for 23 years to achieve his dream of aBerlin Philharmonic tour of Israel?
... that due to Pakistani actressSaeeda Imtiaz's role inRedrum, one of the film's producers said, "I am worried if my film will see the light of day"?
... thatBarbara H. Bowman was one of the scientists who discovered thegenetic difference responsible for variations inhaptoglobin, a humanblood protein?
... thatBoston and Skegness is estimated to have the highest percentage of "Leave" votes in the2016 EU referendum of anyparliamentary constituency in the UK?
... that the145th Street station inManhattan was slated to be replaced with another subway station in the 1960s, but remained open following protests?
... that the malebigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth?
... thatOregon state representativeJ. Patrick Metke flewtwo-engine Navy bombers on anti-submarine patrols during World War II?
... thatColeraine Cricket Club once became champions of the North West Cricket Union Premiership by default after their nearest competitors went on holiday?

19 May 2020

12:00, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Male vermilion flycatcher

... thatPyrocephalus, thegenus name of thevermilion flycatcher(example pictured), literally means 'fire head'?
... that unlike most U.S.custom houses, which face the waterfront, theAlexander Hamilton Custom House inManhattan faces inland?
... that every sixth person in the world who hasdiabetes isfrom India?
... that New Mexico radio stationKARA was sued bya competitor who claimed that the station was impeding delivery of its mail?
... that according to numerous Sanskrit, Chinese, and Southeast Asian texts,Mahākāśyapa left his body in suspended animation to see the future Buddha?
... that shortly after theBattle of Cape Hermaeum, most of the victorious Roman fleet was destroyed in a storm, with the loss of over 100,000 lives?
... thatCharity Anderson and hercontemporary-dance partner Andres Peñate earned the first perfect score on a routine in the history ofWorld of Dance?
... that in some situations, saying "please" may yield worse outcomes?

00:00, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Carrauntoohil

... that the most straightforward way to ascendCarrauntoohil(pictured), Ireland's highest mountain, is via the Devil's Ladder?
... thatGrégoire Margotton replacedChristian Jeanpierre as the main presenter of the French football programmeTéléfoot in 2018?
... that the bookThe Pink Swastika has been described as a product of Americanculture wars?
... that three nights of riots atMarsh Farm inLuton in 1995 came to an end when theExodus Collective organised a nearbyrave?
... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue CaptainWilliam D. Gregory and the crew of the sinking clipperTejuca during an 1856 hurricane?
... thatPewDiePie's first YouTube video, "Minecraft Multiplayer Fun", has been viewed more than 14 million times?
... thatYan, a fourth kingdom during theThree Kingdoms period of China, was conquered only one year after its establishment in 237?
... that whenNASA Astronaut Group 6 were told that they were not required after reporting for duty, they started calling themselves the "Excess Eleven"?

18 May 2020

12:00, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Hurricane

... thatHurricane(pictured), built inHoboken byIsaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the mostextreme clipper ever constructed?
... that five people have receivedNobel Prizes for direct and indirect studies ofvitamin B₁₂?
... thatRiverside Park, designed byCentral Park's architects, suffered from outdoor sewerage, squatters' shacks, and coal emissions in the late 19th century?
... thatNoureddine Diwa was one of the first Tunisian footballers to play abroad?
... that interest innetwork synthesis research is now greater than at any time since the 1950s due to its new applications in mechanics, particularly inFormula One?
... that while researching for the role ofArthur Morgan forRed Dead Redemption 2, actorRoger Clark was inspired by the stoic but humorous demeanor ofToshiro Mifune's characters?
... that the prison inPretoria wherePedi kingMampuru II was executed was renamed in his honour in 2013?
... that the Norwegian bandVardøger formed, recorded music, disbanded, re-formed to releaseWhitefrozen, disbanded again, re-formed to releaseGhost Notes, and then disbanded yet again?

00:00, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Ernst Lauda'sheraldic achievement

... that Austrian engineerErnst Lauda, who worked on preventing theDanube from flooding, was granted his own coat of arms(depicted)?
... that an annual church service is said to have been held at theGospel Oak inPolstead, Suffolk, for more than 1,000 years?
... thatmesophyletidweevils have only been found inBurmese amber?
... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy filmHome Alone were threatened with legal action by the French director of3615 code Père Noël, who alleged that it was a remake of his film?
... that Italy helped to renovatea bridge between Israel and Jordan?
... that the role ofAntonio Crutta, the interpreter for Polish kingStanisław August in the 1787–1792Russo-Turkish War, was to "melt the suspicions of the Turks without arousing those of the Russians"?
... thatRodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musicalOklahoma! in a suite at theBerkshire Hotel in New York City?
... that a foul was given at the2009 World Cup of Pool due to an arm-hair touching thecue ball?

17 May 2020

12:00, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Hunting lodge in Jaktstuguskogen

... that the hunting lodge(pictured) that gave its name toJaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve in Sweden was built to resemble aViking house?
... thatJordan Henderson is the firstLiverpool captain to win theFIFA Club World Cup?
... that despite overcrowding at theNostrand Avenue station inBrooklyn, two of its entrances remained closed for several decades?
... thatTetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole ofthe liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long?
... thatOle Børud isfeatured on a song by a choir project that involved recordings from around the world because of theCOVID-19 pandemic?
... that according toOliver Heaviside, thelaw of squares does not mean that anelectric current knows where it is going?
... that the bookThe Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939–1944 resulted in a series of reviews and letters that were described as "particularly vicious"?
... that no admiral has ever lived atAdmiral's House inHampstead?

00:00, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Tatiana Calderón

... thatTatiana Calderón(pictured) increased her neck measurement through strength training by 9 cm (3.5 in) to cope with theg-forces generated by driving aFormula One car?
... that artwork at theJackson Avenue station in theBronx depicts images from six Latin American stories?
... that thefallacy of usingad hominem arguments was first discussed byAristotle in hisSophistical Refutations?
... that KingKalākaua's committee to revive theHale Nauā secret society consisted of nine women, and only one man other than himself?
... that flying aceBrian van Mentz survived theBattle of Britain, but was killed by a bomb that fell on a pub?
... thatMartin Scorsese created his first film,What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, as part of a summer program?
... thatKosala byBhalchandra Nemade is regarded as the firstexistentialist novel in theMarathi language?
... that most of the knownGigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten byporcupines?

16 May 2020

12:00, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Wigwag flags and torches

... that an officer continued to sendwigwag flag signals(example flags pictured) with a bedsheet after the flagman retreated duringPickett's Charge in 1863?
... thatRichard Grenfell Thomas andIsabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which Thomas coined the term "petrichor"?
... thatTaunton bus station, built in the 1950s, was described as "a rare survivor" just five years before it was closed?
... that German war criminalHans Walter Zech-Nenntwich gave a television interview after escaping from prison?
... thatTravis Scott's guest appearance inJay Electronica's song "The Blinding" has been described as "a cynical attempt to attract younger listeners"?
... thatMiller's langur, one of the rarest primates inBorneo, was feared to be extinct until a 2012 study rediscovered it in an area where it was previously unknown?
... that feministMary Stuart Smith publicly admonished the aristocracy ofVirginia in 1893 for their failure to recognize the talent of native artists?
... that theState Emblem of India was embossed on the wheels of theChandrayaan-2 mission'slunar rover to leave behind patterned tracks on the lunar surface?

00:00, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Leal Douglas

... thatLeal Douglas(pictured) was once called perhaps the most beautiful vampire on the English screen?
... that apūloʻuloʻu presented to KingKalākaua during his coronation was made from anarwhal tusk?
... that in the early 20th centuryPlaza Cervantes, then the financial district ofManila, was likened to a scene out ofOthello orThe Merchant of Venice?
... that American bishopLawrence Sabatini travelled to Mexico to learn the language and culture because the Italian parishioners at his church in Chicago had been replaced by Hispanics?
... that the smallMa On Shan Village in Hong Kong saw a large number of new arrivals after changes in methods of miningiron ore were implemented ata nearby mine in 1953?
... thatFranz Klarwein, atenor at theBavarian State Opera from 1942 to 1977, appeared in world premieres such as those ofCapriccio by Richard Strauss andDie Harmonie der Welt by Paul Hindemith?
... that a shortened route for the proposedBrooklyn–Queens Connector streetcar, announced in 2018, would be more expensive than the original plan?
... that thewet nurse ofLouis Joseph, Dauphin of France, was namedMadame Poitrine, which can be translated as 'Madame Bosom'?

15 May 2020

12:00, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Mandarake store inFukuoka, Japan

... that an original illustration from themanga seriesAi to Makoto, believed lost in 1974, was discovered after being listed in an online auction by the Japanese retailerMandarake(store pictured) in 2018?
... thatthe granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of theChicago City Council?
... thatHans Herbert Jöris conducted the world premiere ofGiselher Klebe's one-act operaDas Rendezvous, composed for the 125th anniversary of theStaatsoper Hannover?
... thatJean Arp designed the wavy form of theBerger des Nuages sculpture to simulate nature and express opposition to the machines that caused wars?
... that investigative journalistJessica Lussenhop has written articles on corruption in thestandardized-testing industry, and themurders and disappearances of Indigenous women?
... that the firstearth-return telegraph was set up along theNuremberg–Fürth railway line in 1838?
... thatMLS Cup 1997 finalistsColorado Rapids had finished the regular season with a losing record?
... that musical theatre actressKitty Loftus was praised as "a tricky sprite and a fantastic elf"?

00:00, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Tombstones in the churchyard
of St Thomas à Becket, Box

... that the churchyard of theChurch of St Thomas à Becket inBox, Wiltshire, includes a pyramidical tombstone(pictured, right) said to have been contrived to prevent the deceased's wife from dancing on his grave?
... that in the song "12.38",Childish Gambino sings about apsilocybin trip while21 Savage raps aboutpolice harassment?
... thatPrincess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma was nicknamed the "Red Princess" because of hersocialist activism?
... that despite winning theFirst Battle of Newtonia, theConfederate army retreated fromMissouri?
... that the treeBarteria fistulosa is associated withTetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs?
... that ina 2014 case, theU.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a group of police officers acted reasonably when they fired fifteen shots to end a high-speedcar chase?
... that boxerJohnny Owen was so dedicated to his career that he never drank alcohol nor dated?
... that Britons are being urged toclap for their carers every Thursday evening duringthe country's COVID-19 pandemic?

14 May 2020

12:00, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Whitefish Maar

... that the largestmaars(example pictured) on Earth, found at the Alaskanvolcanic field ofEspenberg, formed when magma explosively interacted withice in the ground?
... that Indian child actressTaruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"?
... that most of thetallest buildings in Myanmar are located inYangon, where skyscrapers are not allowed?
... that when theNew York City Board of Aldermen voted to endTammany Hall's 38 years of control over the board, politicianAugustus Pierce collapsed and died from shock in the chamber?
... that three Japanese emperors were imprisoned atKongō-ji?
... thatThe Walt Disney Company once planned to build a large retail development on the site of what is nowBurbank Town Center in California?
... that the peaks of theMacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range, are all on private property?
... thata Malaysian sultan gave "The Singing Bishop" a marble statue of theBlessed Virgin Mary as a token of their friendship?

00:00, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Turkish-inspired Nevers designs

... that during the 17th-century heyday of FrenchNevers faience, its painted decoration drew from Italy, Turkey(example pictured), Persia, and China, as well as the Court style ofLouis XIV?
... that the banning ofSargon of Akkad fromPatreon led to the creation of a newsocial networking service calledThinkspot?
... that while the termitePterotermes occidentis inhabits deadblue palo verde in theSonoran Desert,Marginitermes hubbardi prefers deadsaguaro?
... thatRoss Perot met his wife on a blind date while amidshipman in Baltimore?
... thatHorizon, once called "the most automated self-service store in Canada", went defunct less than seven years after it opened?
... that theAlbanian tribeGruemiri (literally 'good woman') was possibly named after a distinguished female leader?
... that video game developer Be-Rad Entertainment createdSerious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! using code repurposed fromLame Castle, its previous release?
... that in the final movement ofDie Sintflut (The Flood), acantata for eight-part unaccompanied choir byWilly Burkhard, the voicespaint Noah's rainbow?

13 May 2020

12:00, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Underwater volcanic eruption atNW Rota-1 in 2006

... that the first observed underwaterexplosive volcanic eruption(example pictured) occurred in 2004 atNW Rota-1?
... thatSteve Wozniak designedInteger BASIC based solely on a copy of101 BASIC Games and anHP manual?
... thatSelin Şahin is the first Turkish women'swheelchair basketball player to be transferred to a foreign club?
... thatGood Faith Collaboration has been described as a pioneeringethnographic study of the culture of Wikipedia?
... that theCarthaginian generalGisco was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers while issuing their pay?
... thatMiami Spanish-language radio stationWLTO was sold in 1972 to a new owner who did not speak Spanish?
... thatCanberra MRT station was designed with a nautical theme to reflect Singapore's historical role as a British naval base?
... that inMinneapolis,a 1,199-pound (544 kg) cherry sits atop a 5,800-pound (2,630 kg) spoon?

00:00, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Flag of Manitoba

... that theflag of Manitoba(shown) was adopted in 1965 to counteract the replacement of theCanadian Red Ensign with theMaple Leaf flag?
... that British-Hawaiian chieftessMaria Beckley Kahea served aslady-in-waiting to two queens, and was appointed keeper of theRoyal Mausoleum?
... that a path up theCol de la Loze, the seventh highestmountain pass in France, opened one year ago today and was first used in professional cycling during the2019 Tour de l'Avenir?
... that according to one theory,Xia Ruifang was killed for hisChinese translations of the Bible?
... thata collective of more than 200 migrants has squatted a chain of buildings in Amsterdam since 2012?
... that theTwenty One Pilots song "Level of Concern" frequently references theCOVID-19 pandemic?
... thatNational Hockey League defencemanSam Girard was able to continue playing ice hockey only after his older brother gave up the sport?
... that in the 1993 textbookQuantum Theory, "uncertainty principle" appears only once in the index, and its entry points back to itself?

12 May 2020

12:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Rip Rapson

... thatRip Rapson(pictured), CEO ofThe Kresge Foundation, helped organize the "grand bargain" to rescue Detroitfrom bankruptcy and save the collection of theDetroit Institute of Arts from liquidation?
... that the leechLimnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices?
... that theMing dynasty poetChen Zilong edited a book on agriculture that was the "first compilation of statecraft writing" in China?
... that theAmerican-led coalition haspartially withdrawn troops from Iraq because of theCOVID-19 pandemic in the country?
... that the 2017 romantic thrillerYou Go to My Head does not use any artificial lighting?
... that with her victory at the2001 Women's World Snooker Championship,Lisa Quick became the first person to win world titles in bothpool andsnooker?
... that New York City wasdivided into wards between 1683 and 1938?
... that"Spam" played a key part in the design of the urinals on theRoyal Navy'sSwiftsure-class submarines?

00:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Northern plains gray langur

... that thenorthern plains gray langur monkey(example pictured) is killed in India for food and to prevent crop raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus?
... thatJeff Butler was sacked as head coach of theSouth Africa national football team after it was discovered that he had passed off the playing career of anotherGeoff Butler as his own?
... thatjue were small bronze vessels used for serving wine inancestor-worship ceremonies inBronze Age China?
... thatLewis Grant-Ogilvy had the entire village ofCullen demolished and rebuilt so that he could improve his garden atCullen House?
... thatJerry Givens served as Virginia's chief executioner for 17 years before becoming a campaigner against the death penalty?
... thatnon-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common liver disorder worldwide, is present in approximately 25 percent of the world's population?
... thatentomologistFrederick Vincent Theobald wrote a five-volumemonograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes?
... that the 1977Golden Dragon massacre in San Francisco was the result of a gang feud originating in a dispute over fireworks sales?

11 May 2020

12:00, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Kalavati Devi

... thatKalavati Devi(pictured) has built 4,000 toilets so that people inKanpur would not be subjected to a "living hell"?
... that the1957–1958 influenza pandemic killed at least one million people worldwide?
... that the Netflix miniseriesUnorthodox was inspired byDeborah Feldman's memoirUnorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots?
... thatSampson Mathews was nicknamed the "master driver of cattle" for transporting more than 100 cattle 160 miles (260 km) through theAllegheny Mountains in 19 days for theBattle of Point Pleasant?
... that48 Wall Street's cornerstone was laid onAlexander Hamilton's 171st birthday, and the building opened exactly one year later?
... that, although in ruins, theForty Saints Monastery inSarandë, Albania, still retains some religious importance forthe local Greek Orthodox population?
... thatRoderick Jones became general manager ofReuters afterHerbert de Reuter killed himself?
... thatsome Taiwanese train tickets are collected because the combination of station names is considered to be auspicious?

00:00, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Columbia University campus

... thatMorningside Heights inManhattan became known as the Academic Acropolis of New York City following the development of colleges such asColumbia University(pictured)?
... that the bookGeometric Exercises in Paper Folding was inspired by one of theFroebel gifts for kindergarten children?
... thatElzie Odom was the first black postal inspector in Texas, and the first black mayor ofArlington?
... thatBen Lugmore is the second-highest peak on the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Mweelrea Horseshoe, which has been described as one of Ireland's "top three" mountain walks?
... that the deaths of the leading Muslim commanders inSyria from theplague of Amwas in 639 paved the way for the establishment of theUmayyad Caliphate?
... that "Seht, er lebt" (Look, he lives) is a GermanEaster hymn byLothar Zenetti sung to a traditional melody from Israel?
... thatJulia Azari has shown thatU.S. presidents increasingly defend their legitimacy by claiming to have apolitical mandate?
... that Australian racing driverMark Webber was given an impromptu podium ceremony for finishing fifth at the2002 Australian Grand Prix?

10 May 2020

12:00, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Queen Kapiʻolani wearing her peacock feathered dress

... that Irish HawaiianJames Washington Lonoikauoalii McGuire designed the peacock feathered dress(pictured) worn by QueenKapiʻolani at theGolden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887?
... thatthe history of theWales national football team includes the firstsubstitution ever used in international football?
... that older adherents of the Hindu sectRamnami Samaj have the word "Ram" tattooed over their entire bodies?
... that when three deaths occurred atElmhurst Hospital Center in 1978 and prompted a homicide investigation, the cause was found to be a shortage of nurses and beds?
... that Chinese women's rights activistShen Zijiu spent some four years as a fugitive?
... thatPalo Alto station was styled after astreamlined passenger train?
... that aSuara journalist was partially blinded while covering the2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
... thatJohn Oliver purchased the eroticfurry watercolorStay Up Late for $1,000, plus a $20,000 donation to afood bank?

00:00, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Stone inStuivekenskerke, Belgium

... thata line of stone monuments(example pictured) marks the limit of the German advance on theWestern Front in 1918?
... that in 1966, Baylor University studentJohn Westbrook was the first African American athlete to play a game in theSouthwest Conference of American football?
... that until the end of the 19th century, thePalazzolo hill in Rome was for the Romans synonymous with "madhouse"?
... thatAddison E. Southard attended the coronation ofHaile Selassie, served as a witness to the wedding ofLydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa, and was captured by the Japanese during World War II?
... that Nepali directorNischal Basnet basedLoot's lead character on himself?
... that theHolden Block is the best-preserved example ofItalianate architecture in Chicago'sNear West Side?
... that as executor to the estate ofSir Sidney Herbert, one ofSir George Sidney Herbert's tasks was to ensure a locked tin box was "destroyed unopened by cremating"?
... that of the41 active Broadway theaters, only 3 are actually on Broadway?

9 May 2020

12:00, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Murals inBjäresjö Church

... that some of the earlychurch murals in Sweden(example pictured) may have been commissioned by Danish kings?
... thatCharlton Miner Lewis was a lawyer before becoming an English professor atYale, and the first judge of theYale Series of Younger Poets?
... that the scale insectSaissetia coffeae attacks many other plants besidescoffee?
... that70 Pine Street useddouble-deck elevators due to its narrow plot?
... that in 2001, sixteen-year-oldAlina Lebedeva struckPrince Charles of the United Kingdom in the face with three red carnations?
... that after theBattle of Prairie Grove, the bodies of dead soldiers had to be protected in homemade enclosures to preventferal hogs from eating them?
... that Egypt's Deputy Minister of CultureMohsen Shaalan was imprisoned for a year in connection with the unsolved theft ofVan Gogh'sPoppy Flowers?
... that thespinosaurid dinosaurIchthyovenator had twosails on its back?

00:00, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Venezuelan patrol boatNaiguatá

... thatNaiguatá(pictured) was recently sunk in a skirmish with theRCGS Resolute?
... that Canadian ice hockey managerTubby Schmalz reportedly sheltered visiting teams in his hotel during inclement weather?
... that theNorthern line, which already served the southernmost station on theLondon Underground, was proposed to be extended southward toNorth Cheam in 1946?
... thatKanuni is Turkey's thirddrillship?
... thatMaking a New World, aconcept album byField Music about the after-effects of World War I, originated from a commission by theImperial War Museum?
... that after not having playedAustralian rules football competitively since she was 13,Erin Phillips won the inauguralAFL Women's best and fairest award in 2017 in her first season back at age 31?
... thatangels seen radiating outward onan experimental radar led to the discovery of a curious flocking behavior ofstarlings?

8 May 2020

12:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Hunter/killer team ofAH-1 andOH-58 helicopters as tested at Ansbach

... that when theAnsbach Tests pittedattack and scout helicopters(examples pictured) againsttanks, the outcome was so lopsided that some claimed the era of the primacy of the tank was over?
... thatNorthern Dancer was the first Canadian-bred horse to win theKentucky Derby, setting a new track record of two minutes flat?
... that a documentary and a board game have been made about theNew York City Subway's14th Street Tunnel shutdown?
... that Nepali actressSwastima Khadka holds a three-year diploma inarchitectural engineering?
... that Muhammad and his followers in Medina originally facedJerusalem as theirdirection for prayer?
... thatUCLA basketball playerNatalie Chou said that the use of a slang term forCOVID-19 created "unnecessaryxenophobia for people who look like me"?
... that the construction ofGappo Park inAomori, Japan, led to the death of its designer in 1885?
... thatcatalog showroom retailerLuria's hired former Cuban diplomats in the 1960s due to their knowledge of china and silverware?

00:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Photograph of a man sneezing, with droplets dispersing widely

Respiratory droplets from a sneeze

... thatsurgical masks provide effective protection against diseases spread byrespiratory droplets(examples pictured), but not those spread byairborne transmission?
... thatLin-Manuel Miranda saw "hip-hop songs rising off the page" when he readRon Chernow's bookAlexander Hamilton?
... that the design of the Japanese–Italianfusion restaurantKissa Tanto was inspired byHotel Okura Tokyo, Italian architectGio Ponti, and covers designed byJohn Gall forHaruki Murakami's novels?
... that the1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, held at the 90,000-capacityMelbourne Cricket Ground, had an attendance of 3,326?
... that theValley of the Volcanoes in Peru, with its manylava flows andscoria cones, is of interest both to tourists and scientists?
... thatAwkwafina is the first woman of Asian descentto win aGolden Globe Award for best actress in a film?
... that thesecret police of several German-speaking nations exchanged intelligence with each other through thePolice Union of German States from 1848 to 1866?
... thatEarl Dodge held apresidential nominating convention in his home with as few as eight delegates in attendance?

7 May 2020

12:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Depiction of the Umm al-Amad ruins in 1839

... thatErnest Renan abandoned his excavations ofUmm al-Amad(depicted) in Lebanon when he found that the ruins were only about two thousand years old?
... that the Slovak authorities suspended restitution to Holocaust survivors after thePartisan Congress riots, as manypartisans were unhappy at returning property to its original Jewish owners?
... that American ice hockey coachLou Vairo introduced European coaching concepts to the United States?
... that early drafts of the television drama "CasualtyXHolby" included a vehicle striking anelectrical substation to cause a blackout, before acyberattack was substituted instead?
... that atNew Albion, theCoast Miwok people honoredSir Francis Drake as if he were being proclaimed king?
... thatNASA Astronaut Group 7 consisted of seven pilots who transferred to NASA from the U.S. Air Force'sManned Orbiting Laboratory spy-satellite program?
... that British police officerSuzette Davenport was responsible for crime inStaffordshire and intelligence in theWest Midlands?
... thatNew York City Subway riders could get their clothesdry cleaned at theChurch Avenue station?

00:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Patsy Mink

... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswomanPatsy Mink(pictured) became a lawyer instead?
... thatElie Wiesel's 1966 non-fiction bookThe Jews of Silence was based on his journey to the Soviet Union during theHigh Holidays of 1965 to report on the condition ofSoviet Jewry in the post-Stalin era?
... thatSabine Lake initially marked the border betweenFrench Louisiana andSpanish Texas, then the United States and theRepublic of Texas, and now the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas?
... that theEthiopian army participated in theKorean War?
... that four elevator accidents occurred in150 Nassau Street inManhattan within two years of its opening?
... thatEdwin Arlington Robinson's 1897 poem "Reuben Bright", considered good teaching material for English classes, featured a "cow-killer converted" in a realistic, vernacular narrative?
... that neuroscientistJ. David Jentsch's car was firebombed byanimal-rights activists?
... that the first film entirely inAmerican Sign Language was a 1975 vampire movie calledDeafula?

6 May 2020

12:00, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Christopher Dresser jug by William Ault

... that theAult Pottery is best known for making designs byChristopher Dresser(example pictured), some using second-hand moulds?
... thatCharlotte Figi, a child who usedcannabidiol to treat seizures caused byDravet syndrome, hada medical cannabis strain named after her?
... that a wall and a statue ofMary that survived the World War II bombing ofSt. Kolumba inCologne have been incorporated into a chapel within theKolumba art museum?
... thatJudy McClintock and her brotherJoel were the first pair of siblings to winWater Ski World Championship titles?
... thatKILO'sbroadcast license allowed theUniversity of North Dakota to get out of the commercial broadcasting business?
... that the New South WalesGovernor's Body Guard of Light Horse seemed to have been absent when GovernorWilliam Bligh was arrested during theRum Rebellion?
... thatPacific Mall inOntario, Canada, is the largest indoor Asian shopping mall in North America?
... that film directorFred Olen Ray madeThe Brain Leeches for $298.00?

00:00, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Slender Scotch burnet moth on a flower

... that populations of theslender Scotch burnet(pictured), a European moth that lives in dry,lime-rich areas, have been declining?
... thatNorman K. Brown has worked on everyUnited States Census from 1960 to 2020?
... thatCarlos Celdran criticized the 2017 redevelopment ofPlaza Moriones inold Manila for having "paved over his heart"?
... thata 1912 case in aColorado district court yielded the first legal victory againsteducational segregation in the United States, although it was quickly forgotten afterwards?
... that South AfricanMPMakoti Khawula insists on speaking and being addressed inisiZulu andisiXhosa while in parliament?
... thatHabsburg-era Austria's internal security office, theSecret State Police, was established in 1786 with a staff of just three?
... that marshland around theFlushing River, considered "all but worthless", was later expanded into a park used for twoworld's fairs?
... that when a spectator tried to help Australia's first OlympianEdwin Flack after he collapsed during the1896 marathon event, the athlete punched him to the ground?

5 May 2020

12:00, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1951

... that theDuke of Edinburgh(pictured) has been Admiral of theHouse of Lords Yacht Club since 1952?
... thatFilipino Americansfirst settled inLouisiana in the 18th century?
... thatDreeg is acard game played withGerman-suited cards that is described as "a specialFranconian form ofSixty-Six"?
... that thesong of theMadagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of theAfrican hoopoe?
... thatJohn R. Davis Jr., theU.S. ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade unionSolidarity at his home?
... thatLingua Ignota's 2019 albumCaligula has been described as "a murderous amalgam ofopera,metal, andnoise"?
... that the company that builtSix Pillars House also constructedHighpoint I, and the penguin enclosure atLondon Zoo?
... that eight-year-old Nigerian refugeeTanitoluwa Adewumi won a New York state chess championship while his family was living in a homeless shelter inManhattan?

00:00, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Photograph of a round brick tower with a ramp spiralling from the ground to the roof, with several goats standing on the ramp

Goat tower in Illinois

... that manygoat towers(example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
... thatA. H. M. Jones called his assistantJ. R. Martindale's contributions to theProsopography a "worthy contender for the thirteenthlabour of Hercules"?
... thatBenno Bikes manufactures ane-bike designed to carry cargo?
... thatEmilie Widemann Macfarlane was the first president of the women's branch ofHui Aloha ʻĀina, which was formed inopposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893?
... that mostbranchiobdellids usecrayfish as hosts, living on their heads,carapaces, orclaws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities?
... that the Toronto-basedHuman Computing Resources was a pioneer in the commercialization of theUnix operating system?
... that according to the 2019 documentaryToxic Beauty, thousands of carcinogenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals are used in cosmetic products in the U.S. without adequate government regulation?
... that Swiss World War II spyOtto Pünter used crosswords and lemon juice as means ofencryption?

4 May 2020

12:00, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Renate Brümmer

... thatRenate Brümmer(pictured) andHeike Walpot were the only two women originally selected for theGerman astronaut team, but neither has gone to space?
... that fan-recorded footage of a liveDJ set revealed the existence of100 Gecs' song "Ringtone (Remix)" a month prior to its release?
... thatcloth face masks were routinely used by surgeons before being replaced by modernsurgical masks in the 1960s?
... thatSt Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn, raised money for a stained-glass window in 1934, but ended up spending it on achurch hall instead?
... thatA Case of Spring Fever, a film in whichsprings disappear, was parodied inan episode ofThe Simpsons?
... that theVietnam mouse-deer, which had been feared to have gone extinct nearly 30 years ago, was sighted again in 2019?
... thatZofia Nehringowa setspeed-skating world records in all individual distances?
... thatAquarium has a problem with water getting in?

00:00, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Potter Building

... that thePotter Building(pictured) inManhattan replaced a structure that "made itself notorious the country over for burning up in the shortest time on record"?
... thatFlorence Boot introduced the sale of books, stationery, and perfume at the pharmacy chainBoots?
... thatthe writer of the hymn "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" banned it from being published with a tune composed byArthur Sullivan?
... that after spending World War II in the Philippines,Flora Arca Mata returned toStockton to become California's firstFilipino-American teacher?
... that the1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia was justified by blaming them fora recent territorial concession to Hungary?
... that while commanding one of the lastConfederate units north of thePotomac River during theretreat from Gettysburg,J. Johnston Pettigrew was mortally wounded but refused to be left inUnion hands?
... that both members of the French musical duoLes Frangines learned to play the guitar by watching online video lessons?
... thatHammersmith Town Hall in London, designed byErnest Berry Webber, was called an "unfortunate building" by architectural historianNikolaus Pevsner?

3 May 2020

12:00, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Feed sack dress in theSmithsonian collection

... that an estimated 3 million women and children in the United States were wearingclothing made from feed sacks(example pictured) at any given time during World War II?
... that racing driverJustin Wilson entered the2003 Formula One World Championship through an investment programme listed on theLondon Stock Exchange?
... that the Romansbesieged Lilybaeum for nine years without capturing theCarthaginian city?
... that theProhibition Party consideredHorace Greeley for the presidential nomination atits first national convention, but rejected him because he was not supportive enough ofwomen's suffrage?
... that India developed nuclear power whenAtal Bihari Vajpayee was prime minister?
... that "Democracy Manifest" is a top Australian viral video and meme?
... thatRichard Curzon inheritedKedleston Hall anda recently created peerage from hisUncle George?
... that in the song "LA Monster",Kanye West claims that Los Angeles lets Satan run the city's streets?

00:00, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Illustration of a man in a train carriage sneezing without covering his face, and other riders reacting with anger and disgust

Poster byH. M. Bateman

... thatcoughs and sneezes spread diseases(poster shown)?
... thatAnatoliy Mokrenko, abaritone and future director of theUkrainian National Opera, performed in a Russian film based onDonizetti's operaLucia di Lammermoor?
... thatthe saint to whom the church ofSan Filippo Neri in Via Giulia in Rome was originally dedicated was the patron of people withgout?
... thatNeil Malhotra found evidence that voters reward incumbents for disaster-relief spending, but not for disaster-preparedness spending?
... thatTetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protectwhistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses?
... that Hawaiian chieftessHaʻaheo Kaniu converted to Christianity and attended classes taught by American missionaries?
... that according to legend, the 6th-century Irish monkBrendan spent days fasting onMount Brandon before voyaging across the Atlantic to discoverSaint Brendan's Island?
... that the Serbian flag wasflown from the White House in 1918?

2 May 2020

12:00, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Drum majors of the Jackson State University marching band

... that the distinctive style of thedrum majors ofHBCU bands, such as those ofJackson State University(pictured), was inspired by performers inminstrel parades?
... that actressCecilia Suárez first met directorManolo Caro when he was 14, and would later go on to star in almost all of his films?
... thatManchester United openedManchester City'sformer training ground after floodlights were installed?
... that having served as acting governor for fiveIndonesian provinces,Eddy Sabara was known as the "acting governor specialist"?
... that to winIt's a Crime, aplay-by-mail game, players had to first succeed as a gang leader before rising to mob boss level, and achieve victory as "Godfather"?
... that the Buddhist discipleŚāriputra made a pact with his friendMaudgalyayana that they would tell each other if one of them found the path tonirvana?
... that the 2013 albumGroup Therapy bySivion features 26 guest artists?
... that themarriage bed of Henry VII, valued at £20 million, lay dismantled for a while in a hotel car park?

00:00, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē dressed in his finest

... that the fashionablehula masterʻIoane ʻŪkēkē(pictured) was mistaken for a prince in his prime but ended his days blind and begging for money on the streets ofHonolulu?
... that a finishing gap of 0.002 seconds at the2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the closest finish inNASCAR Cup Series history since the introduction of electronic scoring in1993?
... that the modern legacy of South Walescolliery proprietorJames Harvey Insole is his Victorian mansionInsole Court atLlandaff, Wales?
... that sympathetic accounts ofNorway's first Christian kings include descriptions of them committing gruesome torture against pagans, but non-sympathetic accounts do not?
... that theHillsborough County Sheriff's Office has used the popularity of 2020Netflix documentaryTiger King to help investigate the 1997disappearance of Don Lewis?
... that the video gameXenon 2: Megablast was named after its theme music, "Megablast (Hip Hop on Precinct 13)" byBomb the Bass?
... that businesswomanJayne Spain hired one physically handicapped individual in every ten employees she chose?
... that after performing at asquatted slaughterhouse in 1976,Leonard Cohen called it the "best place in Vienna"?

1 May 2020

12:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

432 Park Avenue

... that the design of432 Park Avenue(pictured) was inspired by a trash can?
... thatCharli XCX, while underself-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, is collaborating with her fans to record her albumHow I'm Feeling Now?
... that theRowridge Valley in theIsle of Wight is the only known location for thewood calamint in Britain?
... thatChicano labor and civil rights activistPancho Medrano started out as a boxer?
... that the pursuit of newceramic glaze effects led to some pieces ofart pottery still being slightly radioactive today, nearly a century later?
... that the 1951 short filmA Wonderful Life, starringJames Dunn, was an adaptation ofFrank Capra'sIt's a Wonderful Life for theChristian film industry?
... thatMahatma Gandhi championed the concept ofcomposite nationalism, which led to a massive expansion of theIndian independence movement?
... thatNeanderthals went fishing?

00:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Bowl with two panthers, glazed with "Rouge Dalpayrat"

... that theArt Nouveau ceramicistPierre-Adrien Dalpayrat invented a redglaze known as "Rouge Dalpayrat"(example pictured)?
... that themelt-blowing technology used to createN95 respirators was previously used to produce ready-made ribbon bows and bra cups?
... thatMughal emperorFarrukhsiyar said: "The word and seal ofMir Jumla III are the word and seal of Farrukhsiyar"?
... that a temporary period of snowfall was added toRed Dead Online to celebrate Christmas in 2019?
... thatSallyanne Payton,Stanford Law School's first African-American graduate, served as an adviser for theClinton Health Care Reform Task Force?
... thatcoconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps byhitching a lift?
... that 15th-century documents from theNotarial Archives of Malta were almost thrown away in 2008?
... thatCaptain Tom, who turns 100 today, has raised more than £32 million forNHS Charities Together by walking laps of his garden?

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