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Danny Kaleikini in a publicity photo for a 2005 concert
... thatDanny Kaleikini(pictured) once worked as a singing hotel busboy inWaikiki before becoming the headline entertainer at theKahala Hilton for 28 years?
... thatshoshin is aZen Buddhist term that means having a "beginner's mind"?
29 September 2022
04:36, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
Tulainyo Lake
... that in 1937, water fromTulainyo Lake(pictured) was carried by runner, horseback, donkey, covered wagon, twenty-mule team, stagecoach, train, car, and plane toDeath Valley to mark a highway opening?
... thatThe Last of Us Part I features three accessibility presets for those requiring hearing, motor, or visual aids?
... thatUnivel was an early-1990s attempt to compete withMicrosoft on the desktop, but one industry consultant said of the company's goal, "they're dreaming"?
28 September 2022
00:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
383 Madison Avenue
... that at one point in 2008, theBear Stearns Building(pictured) was worth approximately five times the price offered for the acquisition ofBear Stearns?
... that Saudi Arabian poetHamad al-Hajji lost three members of his family during his childhood and later suffered fromschizophrenia until he died at the age of 49 after a lung disease?
... that thecourt-martial of William T. Colman, the commander of a U.S. air base, created a storm of protest when he was merely reduced in rank after shooting a black soldier?
... thatAdriana Salvatierra(pictured), the youngest legislator to preside over the Bolivian Senate, accompanied her father to trade-union meetings while still a child?
... thatThe Maiden in the Tower, the only opera byJean Sibelius, was withdrawn after only three performances with the intention to revise it, which never happened?
... that whenFrancesco Lanzillotta conducted Dallapiccola'sUlisse atOper Frankfurt in 2022, a reviewer noted that he "does not shy away from agglomerations of sound"?
... that in 2009, residents of Mainevoted to repeal a law that would have legalized same-sex marriage?
... that yachting photographerEileen Ramsay damaged manyRolleiflex cameras by attempting to take photos at water level?
... that "illegal operation" was a common euphemism forabortion in early-20th-century North American newspapers?
... that Ekuikui V was deposed as the king ofBailundo in 2021 and sentenced to six years in prison?
... that according to one sociologist,Franklin Flores's landslide victory demonstratedhis party's ability to win the rural vote "regardless of the candidates nominated"?
... that Northwest High School required transgender staff members of the student newspaper touse deadnames in bylines?
... thatDrummie Zeb was one of the last two original members ofAswad still playing with the reggae group by 2006?
... that concerts of theSpannungen festival of chamber music, founded by pianistLars Vogt in 1998, are played in a power plant?
21 September 2022
00:00, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
Abbas II of Persia
... that the reign ofAbbas II of Persia(pictured) was marked by peace with neighbouring nations, except fora war with the Mughal Empire in 1649 to recover the city of Kandahar?
... that according to Modern Times, a San Francisco–based bookstore collective, if there was only one book that you read in 1975 it had to be Canadian author and activistHelen Potrebenko'sTaxi!?
... that actressZita Moulton first starred in theatre performances after a bet with her fiancé that she would be able to get a stage job within 24 hours?
... that whenBill Renwick was asked to review a neo-Nazi case at theUniversity of Waikato it was meant to take three weeks, but instead took nearly two years?
... that according toRuth Marcus, the facts ofMichael H. v. Gerald D. "more closely resembled a soap opera synopsis than a typical Supreme Court case"?
15 September 2022
00:00, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
Mick Moloney
... thatMick Moloney(pictured) was a social worker in London before establishing the Green Fields of America, an Irish traditional music ensemble?
... that a bystander's video of thearrest of Randal Worcester inMulberry, Arkansas, showed one law enforcement officer holding Worcester on the ground while two other officers beat him?
... thatZack Kelly received a $500signing bonus, lost money in his first professional seasons, and was released by two organizations before he made hisMajor League Baseball debut?
... that in Norse mythology, the sun and moon are each chased by awarg?
00:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Maybole Castle
... that in the legend ofJohn Faa, styledKing of the Gypsies, the Countess of Cassilis was imprisoned for life inMaybole Castle(pictured) by her husband after he killed Faa for attempting to elope with her?
... thatAdele moans in "Can I Get It", a song about desire for a real relationship instead of casual sex?
... that despite two 16th-century books often being referred to as theEdwardine Ordinals, the word "ordinal" was not applied to them until the 17th century?
... that theIndie sleaze era, from approximately 2006 to 2012, was described by singerGwenno as "very debauched, and probably the last moment where kids had been able to do whatever they want"?
... that after depopulating the island ofSamson,Augustus Smith established a deer park there, only for the deer to escape to the neighbouring island ofTresco?
... that the man who builtCauley Square originally used the village to ship his tomatoes?
... thatEva Duldig, who was interned by Australia during the Second World War, later represented the country at theWimbledon Championships?
... that inArnett v. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court justiceWilliam Rehnquist said public employees must accept "the bitter with the sweet" in theirdue-process rights when contesting dismissal?
... that Seattle-basedTom Alberg, one of the earliest investors inAmazon, was convinced of the company's promise when he could not find a book byPeter Drucker in his local bookstore?
... that a New Yorkpop-up restaurant opened byLouisa Shafia served stews and rice dishes described in a review as a "Persian-tapas gateway into the ancient cuisine"?
... thatAlexander Marble, an expert in diabetes, was described as one of "the giant trees among the diabetessequoias"?
... that the developer ofCitizen Sleeper was inspired by the feeling of people coming together and their own experiences as anon-binary person struggling to make ends meet through thegig economy?
... that the choral music ofArtemy Vedel, who is regarded as one of the Golden Three composers of 18th-century Ukrainian classical music, was censored but performed from handwritten copies?
... thatBuford Dam(pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?
... thatJoseph-Alexandre Baile argued against the separation of the parish of Notre-Dame in Montreal, declaring it to be against civil law?
... that by switching to the smaller typefaceRetina in the stock listings of their newspaper,The Wall Street Journal was able to save $6 to 7 million annually?
... thatBrizlincote inBurton upon Trent, England, was formerly known as "Little Switzerland" for its charm and recreational use by locals?
... that CaptainArchie C. Kuntze, known as the "American Mayor of Saigon", was court-martialled for living "openly and notoriously in his official quarters" with his Taiwanese girlfriend?
... that despite a truce, thesiege of Wark continued?
... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle ofthe Century"?
00:00, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
Diagram of ring theory
... that Susan Silk developedring theory(pictured) when a colleague said that Silk's breast cancer wasn't just about her?
... that "Spotlight", the best-selling digital single in Chinese music history, saw itsDouban rating drop from 10.0 to 3.2 less than two days after its release?
... that the melting of thePlatigliole Glacier in Italy has revealed artefacts of theWhite War, including clothing and hay more than 100 years old?
... that the selection ofPalu as capital of Palu Regency led to protests from the nearby town ofDonggala, concerned they would lose out on economic development?
... that elderly showmanBronco Charlie Miller would light matches, held in the mouths of Boy Scouts, using a 20-ft bull whip?
00:00, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Lài dog
... thatLài dogs(pictured) were instrumental in the VietnameseLam Sơn uprising against Ming China in 1418–1428?
... that afterMehmet Şerif Fırat helped the Turkish military defeat theSheikh Said rebellion, he was internally exiled with relatives of the leaders of the rebellion?
... that a report commissioned by the Jews of Color Initiative described "Jews of color" as "an imperfect, but useful umbrella term"?
... that U.S. regulators determined thata South Carolina radio station broadcast from unauthorized facilities for more than 15 years?
... that 11th-century French peasantLeutard of Vertus is said to have preached heresy against the Catholic Church after dreaming his body had been invaded by bees that entered through his genitals?
... that overcrowding at theMarine Air Terminal prompted one airline owner to buy a boat?
... that one witness claimed that not even God could have prevented theBattle of Omagh?
5 September 2022
12:00, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Taras Bulba
... that in the history ofopera in Ukraine,Mykola Lysenko's historicalTaras Bulba(title character pictured) was the firstgrand opera, but not performed during his lifetime because he refused a performance in Russian?
... that theEocene Okanagan Highlands span approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) through British Columbia and Washington?
... thatMihi Edwards did not use her own name as a young woman because of discrimination againstMāori people in New Zealand?
... that in 1933, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian wing of Rockefeller Center'sInternational Building was interrupted by a fascist chant led by an unemployed bricklayer?
... that Russia launched anIranian satellite into orbit just three weeks after Putin and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed to cooperate against the West?
... that medieval literature scholarTheodore Silverstein's unit in World War II took over theEiffel Tower to intercept communications of German aircraft?
... that hedge fund managerPatrick Degorce was an early investor inModerna, with the hope that they could find a cure for his wife's stage-IV lung cancer?
... thatIngrid Andress said that she wished she had included a parrot which startled her in the music video for her single "The Stranger"?
Interior of the United Nations General Assembly Hall
... that according to one account, planners put a dome above theUnited Nations General Assembly Building(interior pictured) so the UN headquarters could be funded more quickly?
... that the German conductorKai Bumann was the music director of theWarsaw Chamber Opera, and toured Japan with the company twice?
... that the genetic deletion of the proteinRubicon increases the lifespan of roundworms and female fruit flies?
... thatCreekfinding was inspired by epidemiologistMichael Osterholm's efforts to restore a creek that had been diverted decades earlier?
... that when the British government discovered thatJohn Jarvis-Smith was not dead, they gave him a medal?
... that the woodcarver Violet Pinwill of thePinwill sisters was still working on a life-size figure of Saint Peter days before her death in 1957, aged 82?
... that the founder of the magazineShōjo Club(issue pictured) hoped that the publication would instill in its readership the "inner modesty and fortitude of samurai women"?
... that Canadian architectBarry Downs contributed to the redevelopment of theExpo 86 site inVancouver, the largest private development in North America at the time?
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