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31 March 2021
- 12:00, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Siuro railway station
- 00:00, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Advertisement forAround the World in 90 Minutes
30 March 2021
- 12:00, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
- 00:00, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Comic Takaoka in 2015
29 March 2021
- 12:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Scott Brown
- 00:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Three-circle depiction of the Borromean rings
28 March 2021
- 12:00, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Composition with Grid No. 1
- ... that the 1918 paintingComposition with Grid No. 1(pictured) byPiet Mondrian is based on thegolden ratio?
- ... thatArora Akanksha, the firstmillennial candidate forSecretary-General of the United Nations, believes the organisation is wasteful?
- ... that "Wer unterm Schutz des Höchsten steht", a hymn paraphrasingPsalm 91, has been recommended instead of the psalm in theLiturgy of the Hours, and for memorial services after disasters?
- ... that only posthumously wasPatrick Francis Healy described as the firstblack American to become aJesuit, earn aPh.D., and become the president of a predominantly white university?
- ... that theBattery Maritime Building was used as a musical installation while it was awaiting redevelopment?
- ... thatSandra Wolin, a physician-microbiologist, devised an earlyribosome profiling method as a postdoctoral researcher inPeter Walter's lab at theUniversity of California, San Francisco?
- ... that three-quarters of the animated filmA Goofy Movie had to be reshot due to a single dead pixel on a faulty monitor, leading to a delayed release?
- ... that to attract commercial investment, stones were installed onStone Street in New York City?
- 00:00, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

John J. DeGioia
27 March 2021
- 12:00, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Dalby Church
- 00:00, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Supersonus katydid
26 March 2021
- 13:07, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Red Steer in the tail of an Avro Vulcan
- ... that operators of the Mark 1Red Steertail warning radar(pictured) joked that the Soviets would not attempt to jam it as such attempts would not make it any harder to read?
- ... that 29 years after their last album, alternative rock bandthe Dream Syndicate released a new studio album,How Did I Find Myself Here? in 2017?
- ... thatPhil Chisnall movedfrom Manchester United to Liverpool in April 1964, becoming the last player to be transferred directly between the two clubs?
- ... thatWoodrow Wilson's 1919Pueblo speech was the last time he gave a public oration?
- ... that when the ConservativeMary Morris claimed "never to have been a militant suffragette", the audience laughed?
- ... that Australian hotelier and television personality Simon van Kempen recorded a single, "I Am Real", in 2011?
- ... that Japan'sShirongo Festival seesama compete to be the first to catch and dedicate to thekami a pair of "beckoningabalone"?
- ... thatNoah Beck, a social-media personality and former college soccer player, worefishnet tights, cuffed jeans, andstiletto heels for a digital cover ofVMan magazine?
- 03:07, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Giovanna Tosato
25 March 2021
- 12:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Kaktovik numerals, representing 0 to 19
- ... thatKaktovik numerals(pictured) are aniconic,base-20 numeral system created by the AlaskanIñupiat, with shapes that visually indicate the numbers being represented?
- ... thatEdward Hewitt Nichols, the first leader ofHong Kong's Country Parks administrations, oversaw the designation of 40 per cent of the territory as parkland?
- ... that one of the first recorded cases of the rare genetic disorderring chromosome 22 was in a pair of identical twins?
- ... thatIsa Briones, who played Soji and other roles onStar Trek: Picard, sang a new arrangement ofIrving Berlin's song "Blue Skies" for the first season's finale?
- ... that until theCalendar (New Style) Act 1750 was passed, the new year began on 25 March in England, Wales, Ireland, and Britain's American colonies?
- ... that the currentUnited States Chargé d'affaires to China,Robert W. Forden, taught English at universities inShenyang andBeijing from 1981 to 1983?
- ... thatrecordings ofWie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, a Bach chorale cantata for theAnnunciation, includeFritz Lehmann's with theBerlin Philharmonic, andNikolaus Harnoncourt's usingperiod instruments?
- ... that at the opening ceremony forOntario Highway 105, a construction company presented Minister of HighwaysGeorge Doucett with a bear cub as thanks for his efforts towards the creation of the route?
- 00:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Jakob Grün
24 March 2021
- 12:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Lucia Votano
- 00:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Cromwell House
23 March 2021
- 12:00, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Ringyuichon Vashum
- 00:00, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Kangasala railway station
22 March 2021
- 12:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Sammy Byrd
- 00:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Chemical graph of the overlapping substructures of caffeine
21 March 2021
- 12:00, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Ava Cherry
- 00:00, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building
20 March 2021
- 12:00, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Ebenezer Teichelmann after the first crossing of Harper Pass in 1905
- 00:00, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Singing male black-chinned sparrow
19 March 2021
- 12:00, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Peter Thorburn
- 00:00, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Fossil echinoid
18 March 2021
- 12:00, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

James McHenry Jones
- 00:00, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Blue asbestos from the Koegas region
- ... that theKoegas mine was once the largest producer ofblue asbestos(example pictured) in the world?
- ... that attorneyMark F. Pomerantz, who supervised the prosecution of mob bossJohn A. Gotti, is now assisting a criminal investigation intoDonald Trump's finances?
- ... that the song "I Didn't Know", representingSan Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, was written by a composer and a lyricist who had never met each other in person?
- ... that thesouthern brown howler is considered to be avulnerable species, partly because of the monkey's susceptibility toyellow fever?
- ... that onSaint Patrick's Day in 2003,Catholic WorkerClare Grady broke into an Army recruiting center and poured her blood on the walls, windows, and a US flag in a protest against theinvasion of Iraq?
- ... thatTamar, anepic poem by American writerRobinson Jeffers, makes references to theBooks of Samuel in theOld Testament?
- ... that the violinistRudolf Deman,concertmaster of theorchestra of the Berlin State Opera, took part in the first German radio broadcast from Berlin in 1923?
- ... that the shoe department of theSaks Fifth Avenue flagship store was the first individual story of a building in the United States with its own ZIP Code?
17 March 2021
- 12:00, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Jyoti Kumari
- 00:00, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Folio depicting Alexander the Great at the Kaaba
16 March 2021
- 12:00, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Al Gettel
- 00:00, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Prokofiev (on the podium, right) after the second performance of his Sixth Symphony
15 March 2021
- 12:00, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
- 00:00, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

"Liberty frightening the world"
14 March 2021
- 12:00, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Vampira
- ... that the producers ofThe Jet Propelled Couch hired "Miss Color TV",Vampira(pictured in black and white), and severalMiss Americas to portray attractive creatures inhabiting an imaginary planet?
- ... that inAfter Us, or the World as it Might Be, surgeonJohn Lockhart-Mummery proposed that women should only be allowed to breed with physically perfect men?
- ... that whenMark Coles started coaching thePakistan women's national cricket team, he was not being paid, and he later lived in acompound withsnipers on the roof?
- ... that the music video for "Shake the Room" wasPop Smoke's first posthumous visual after he was shot and killed at the age of 20 during a home invasion?
- ... that at the2019 London Marathon, the total raised for charities surpassed £1 billion since the first race in 1981?
- ... thatCharles Sweeny was expelled fromWest Point twice, but went on to became a Polish Army brigadier general, a US Army lieutenant colonel, and an officer in theRoyal Air Force and theForeign Legion?
- ... that thecyberpunk setting ofNew Gods: Nezha Reborn is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930sManhattan andRepublic of China–eraShanghai?
- ... thatBarge 129 was sunk on Lake Superior by the ship that was towing her?
- 00:00, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Bilingual Romantic Road sign in Röttingen, Germany
13 March 2021
- 12:00, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Ada Ballin
- ... that dress reformerAda Ballin(pictured) warned of the dangers of poisonous dyes and tight lacing in women's clothing?
- ... that "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (Praise God confidently with singing), the first line of a 1544 hymn by theBohemian Brethren, was used for the title of a songbook aimed at senior citizens?
- ... that Turkish psychologistDoğan Cüceloğlu contemplated suicide due to his poor command of English while a doctoral student at theUniversity of Illinois, and later taught 16 years atCSU Fullerton?
- ... that the 2014 filmFires on the Plain, which includes madness, murder, andcannibalism, was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war?
- ... thatBrian Lee Durfee, a prison guard atUtah State Prison, has a painting in the permanent collection at theGrand Canyon National Park visitor center?
- ... that although remaining a little-known monument inNeuquén, Argentina, theFotheringham Crossing Pyramid, inaugurated in 1947, is considered to be a symbol of the neighborhood of Sapere?
- ... that in 2020,Jasmin Taylor broke the record for themost medals won by a British skier at the World Cup and World Championships?
- ... that theRod Serling–hosted television productionThe Great Gatsby (1958) was described as being "neither 'Great' nor 'Gatsby'"?
- 00:00, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Dorking cockerel
12 March 2021
- 12:00, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Driss El Maloumi
- 00:00, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Bridge at Aix repaired with a German railway-gun carriage
11 March 2021
- 12:00, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Gengoroh Tagame
- 00:00, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Right-sided pleural effusions caused by urinothorax
10 March 2021
- 12:00, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Kristoffer Domeij
- 00:00, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
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Lurie Children's Hospital
9 March 2021
- 12:00, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

New York Stock Exchange Building
- 00:00, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
8 March 2021
- 12:00, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Kagganapalli Radha Devi
- 00:00, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Tom Acker
- ... that pitcherTom Acker(pictured), who had a keen interest in horses, worked at theMeadowlands Racetrack after hisMajor League Baseball career?
- ... that Singapore'sPunggol station is the longest station on theNorth East line, at 320 m (1,050 ft)?
- ... that after going viral,Robin Schreiber danced at the2017 NBA All-Star Weekend withStephen Curry, who later wore shoes featuring designs in her honor?
- ... thatAnwoth Old Church, whereSamuel Rutherford preached in the early 17th century, was used as a location in the shooting of the classic horror filmThe Wicker Man?
- ... that in 1973, jockeyRobyn Smith won a race while riding a horse named after her?
- ... that the music video for "Fantastic Baby" byBig Bang is the first by aK-pop boy band to reach 100 million, 200 million, and 300 million views onYouTube?
- ... that the studio ofFrancis Chit, the first Thai professional photographer, was in a floating raft-house?
- ... that becauseAccolade had focused their success around sports games, the packaging for thescience-fiction gameStar Control II accidentally included a sticker calling it the "Best Sports Game" of 1992?
7 March 2021
- 12:00, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Brian Sicknick
- ... thatUS Capitol Police officerBrian Sicknick(pictured) wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement since high school, and joined theNew Jersey Air National Guard "as a means to that end"?
- ... that the 1959 short story "Now: Zero", while sharing some concepts with the popular 2003 mangaDeath Note, has been described as one ofJ. G. Ballard's weakest works?
- ... thatMalysha Kelly's return to theJamaica national netball team after a three-year absence was halted by theCOVID-19 pandemic?
- ... that the American reality TV seriesThe Bachelor took 18 years and 25 seasons tostar its first black man?
- ... that for the 2015 filmA Heavy Heart, German actorPeter Kurth gained and then lost 35 pounds (16 kg) to portray his character's physical decline due toamyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
- ... that the 1996 bookBreton Ballads studies examples of the Breton genre ofgwerz, and discusses theBarzaz Breiz controversy?
- ... that in 2020,Eli Savit was elected the prosecuting attorney ofWashtenaw County, Michigan, on a promise to abolish thecash bail system?
- ... that at the2010 Belgian Grand Prix,Formula One driverLewis Hamilton slid off the wet track into a gravel trap, but was able to re-join the circuit and win the race?
- 00:00, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Cippus in the form of a warrior head
6 March 2021
- 12:00, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

George Poynter Heath
- ... thatGeorge Poynter Heath(pictured), the first portmaster ofQueensland, Australia, was responsible for establishing 33lighthouses,Booby Island Light being the last one?
- ... that theAtlas Cinema in Istanbul was established as a 1,800-seater movie theatre in 1948 replacing a notable music hall, which was in turn established in the horse stable of a 19th-century residential building?
- ... thatNyeema Morgan collaborated in the design of a woodenAfrofuturist replica of theMillennium Falcon?
- ... that thePaper Mario series was changed fromrole-playing games toaction-adventure games because the developers found it to be too similar toNintendo's other role-playing series,Mario & Luigi?
- ... that on 13 August 2020, Australian-born cricketerJanet Ronalds became the first player, male or female, to score acentury forGermany inTwenty20 Internationals?
- ... that South Carolina low-power television stationWPDF-LP was bumped off the air byanother station'sdigital signal?
- ... thatBukhari Daud was considered to be the first regent in Indonesia to attempt to resign from his office?
- ... that the proposers of theimprinted brain hypothesis, which claims that autistic andschizotypal traits are opposites, had no background inbehavioural genetics before proposing it?
- 00:00, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Conflagration of the Houses of Parliament, 1834
5 March 2021
- 12:00, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Mr. Touchdown pictured in 1951
- 00:00, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
4 March 2021
- 12:00, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
- 00:00, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

The Thankful Poor by Henry Ossawa Tanner
3 March 2021
- 12:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Lil Stoner
- 00:00, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Government House, Bulawayo
- ... that the president of Zimbabwe has access toState House which has a "drunk" "Superman"statue of Robert Mugabe in the grounds, and to the formerRhodesian prime minister's house andCecil Rhodes'sGovernment House in Bulawayo(pictured), but not to Mugabe'sBlue Roof mansion?
- ... that botanistRosemary Margaret Smith had bothan entire genus anda separate species named after her for her major discoveries and classification ofginger?
- ... thatKirka Sharif houses acloak believed to be that of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam?
- ... that when thefireman's pole was invented at Chicago'sEngine Company 21, other firefighters thought its use was crazy—until 21 started being the first crew to arrive at fires?
- ... that British bandBlack Country, New Road, who are known for experimenting withpost-punk sound, showcased a clear preference for atmospherics on their albumFor the First Time?
- ... that runners training to representLaos at the 2012 Summer Olympics usedbarbell weights made from concrete, tires, and paint cans?
- ... that the investigation into theKoh Tao murders and the subsequent trial were widely criticised by human-rights organisations, pathologists and legal experts?
- ... thatLeslie Rowan wasPPS toWinston Churchill andClement Attlee, butHugh Dalton called him "A bit too pi for me"?
2 March 2021
- 12:00, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Tiffany & Co. flagship store
- 00:00, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

FM213, painted asVR-A
1 March 2021
- 12:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

1959 Michigan football team
- 00:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Richard Platt