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... that the Taliban supreme leader canceled a 2023Victory Day military parade so as to "not disturb the public"?
... that in the 1260sone Bishop William moved from Agen to the Holy Land, whileanother Bishop William moved from the Holy Land to Agen, leaving some historians confused as to which was which?
... that the hospital shipTübingen was sunk as a result of "a curious mixture of bad luck and stupidity"?
... thatPythagorean addition, available in many programming libraries ashypot, can compute distances, polar coordinates, and the relativistic energy of moving objects?
... thatNereus Mendenhall(pictured) led a delegation to the Confederate States Congress in April 1862 to allow military exemption in the Confederate Army forQuakers?
... that chess tournaments implemented doping tests beforedoping in chess was even proven to be possible?
... that before theTimes Square Hotel(pictured) was renovated in the 1990s, it was described as "a scene of complete social chaos", with 1,700 violations of building codes?
... that a memorial park was planned in South Korea for composerZheng Lücheng(pictured), despite controversy over his collaboration with North Korea and China?
... thatprison abolition is not embraced by most human rights organizations, despite similar evidence for harm as from recognized forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment?
... that Philippine senatorBong Go showed his back two times to refute accusations froma YouTube series?
... that after capturing theBone Sultanate's palace inan 1814 expedition, the British brought back 30 Bugis and Makassarese manuscripts(example pictured)?
... that the English inventorHorace Dall invented a foldable telescope, a tube for flow measurements, and apantograph which allowed him to engrave "280 bibles/square inch"?
... that the urban legendPolybius shares its name with a historian who warned against reporting stories that cannot be verified?
... that theRed October ouster plot allegedly tried to "brainwash and incite students" in multiple universities across the Philippines?
... thatLi Gang, a top member of China's anti-corruption agency, was arrested on suspicion of bribery?
... that the US Coast Guard canceleda class of 96 ships simply stating that, "times have changed"?
... that Alexander McQueen was accused of misogyny after a model in hisEshu collection was fitted with a mouthpiece that forced her lips into a snarling expression?
... that the American electronic artistShips In The Night(pictured) makessynthwave music with melodies inspired by bird songs, church bells, and trains?
... that viewers complained over the reopening of a fictional pub inan episode ofEastEnders as they felt that it looked "almost identical" to the original?
... that the Japanese considered enlistingTekinaiti as an anti-British collaborator—until they discovered he had aUnion Jack tattooed on his chest?
... that 99% of the collection of theNational Museum of Ecuador is not on public display(example of the 1% pictured)?
... thatSamsul Ashar pawned personal valuables to support his city's football club?
... that the size of the entrance hall at theBritish legation in Uruguay was increased after a diplomat complained that there was not enough room to hold dances?
... that Romanian actorMatei Millo(pictured) continued an 1877 performance of a politically charged comedy even after the offended authorities had extinguished his theater's candelabra?
... thatKembangan station is decorated with a mural of a church and a mosque?
... that several 19th-century presidentialelections in El Salvador had candidates that ran virtually unopposed?
... that the village office on the islet of Koja Doi was destroyed bya tsunami in 1992, after which it was rebuilt across a causeway on the largerBesar Island?
... thata 1526 pirate raid might have inspired a Maltese ballad about a bride being abducted from her wedding?
... that in the 1984 Summer Olympics, boxerZaw Latt nearly knocked out his opponent in the first round, but did not win a single judge's vote?
... that an alleged deal between labour bossRamsingh Verma and mill ownerR. C. Jall provoked a bitter dispute between Verma and union leaderG. R. Tiwari, leading to Verma's ousting?
... that reviewers describedPrudence andEmily as "unsophisticated ducklings", whereasBella showed "badass bitchery"?
00:00, 25 September 2025 (UTC)
Matei Ghica
... that in 1752,Matei Ghica(pictured) took the throne ofWallachia with support from his father-in-law, allegedly ignoring his late father's last will?
... thatGulhifalhu, previously uninhabitable, is now described by theMaldives Independent as "engineered for urban disaster"?
... that according to one account,Patriarch Nicholas's valuables were found on a Venetian ship after he allegedly slipped to his death during boarding, leading some to suspect foul play?
... that a member ofActive Bird Community made a solo EP with money intended for the band's fifth album?
23 September 2025
12:00, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
Jorge Meléndez
... thatJorge Meléndez(pictured) was appointed as theNational Democratic Party's candidate for president of El Salvador in 1919, after both frontrunners suddenly dropped out days before the election?
... that theTéléscaphe was an underwater cable car system that allowed tourists to visit the seabed?
... that opera singerOlga Olgina used the same stage name as her mother?
... that "Ya Laylat al-Eid", originally a number inDananeer, a 1940 musical about a singing slave girl, was removed from the film and had its lyrics changed to better associate it with Eid?
... that a speech written byWisaksono Wirjodihardjo for Indonesian presidentSukarno presciently warned against converting prime rice fields into golf courses?
... that the screenplay for the 2002 filmPure was inspired following script writerAlison Hume's interviews with recovering heroin addicts?
... thatVinanda Prameswati, at the age of 26, became Indonesia's youngest sitting regional leader in 2025?
... thatMałgorzata Rosiak, after receiving a snowboard as a Christmas present, went on to win 14 national championships and medals at the European and World Championships?
... that theSX 200 microcontroller was designed and built by a wiring company?
... thatMimoun Ben Ali, a left-handed Spanish boxer of Moroccan descent, was a three-time European champion?
... that theGesshizu, a group of video game characters, got their name fromgesshirui, the Japanese word for 'rodent'?
... that theMainz Rose Monday parade includes more than 9,000 participants from Germany and abroad?
... thatFarrell's Bar & Grill in Brooklyn continued serving beer in its large containers after a city ban forced it to swap from styrofoam to paper and plastic?
... that theOroku-baka Tomb contains an urn from 1494 with the oldest known inscription in Japanese characters from theRyukyu Kingdom?
... thatHitomi Tohyama, who was raised primarily in an English-speaking environment, did not learn Japanese until she began performing professionally in Japan?
... thatJay-Z and Kanye West once played "Niggas in Paris" twelve times in a single concert?
... thata Delaware TV station that had once hoped to present the "best of television" was forced to switch tohome shopping after less than five months on the air?
... that the appTea has been praised as an aid for women's safety but was sued for jeopardising its users' safety?
... that theGym Rat in Gaza posts videos of bodybuilding among the rubble of the Israel–Hamas war?
... that the flatbreadluchi was historically made with bananas instead of water?
... that German social media personalityMaya Leinenbach became vegan after completing a school project on the influence of nutrition and consumption on the environment?
... thatGabriel Green ran for U.S. president on the platform of universal health care, free college education, and releasing secret government information on extraterrestrials?
... that the next Commonwealth Games mascot isa unicorn(pictured) designed by 76 children?
... thatMary Karadja founded an organisation to deport European Jews to Madagascar, despite previously advocating against antisemitism?
... that the writer Laurence Sterne became famous for a bawdy comic novel, and immediately solda book of sermons?
... that the geographerSuzanne Daveau, who turned 100 on 13 July 2025, has received honours from three countries?
... thatZhang Juzheng was criticised for not adequately mourning the death of his father, after which he eliminated around fifty opponents through self-evaluation tests?
... thatFelix Mendelssohn revised hisRondo capriccioso after a 17-year-old pianist "commanded" him to do so "under pain of one disgrace or another"?
... that Indian activistV. V. Dravid moved toIndore to build a textile workers' union, spent one and a half years in jail there, and laterrepresented the city at the state's legislative assembly?
... that the Japanesecolonisation of Hokkaido was facilitated by the expertise of American advisors?
... thatTobias Rahim sold a nude photo of himself to challenge his fears?
... thatan 1890 short story by the author ofDracula was unknown to scholars until its rediscovery in the 21st century?
... that the French Olympic championBoughera El Ouafi received more coverage from the American press over a few months than from the French press over his entire life?
... that Jeffrey Epstein's contact list has been published three times, but the existence ofa separate client list is a matter of controversy?
... that the rise ofCONUS Communications spurred theBig Three American TV networks to subsidize the purchase of satellite trucks for local newsgathering?
... that communities around theSirinumu Dam lack reliable access to electricity and drinking water?
... thatNancy Sullivan and ten other activists were sued by the Papua New Guinean government as retribution for opposing the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone?
... thatNo Kaebang's wife, preferring death to capture by Japanese troops, leapt from a cliff while holding her husband's certificate of civil examination?
... that the creator of the seriesAnthology of the Killer improvised its game design by squeezing in more jokes and "arbitrarily" combining in-game locations?
... thatAda Schnee, a former actress born in New Zealand, experienced World War I in East Africa as the wife of the German governor?
... that one contemporary reviewer was suspicious of an unacknowledged translation ofLes Malheurs de l'inconstance because "French principles and French depravity mark the whole work"?
... that Canadian football playerArek Bigos left Poland to escape the communist regime?
... thatCara Mehmed gained his freedom in a successful slave rebellion, but was later executed after he participated in an unsuccessful plot orchestrated byhis former master?
... thatan English mayor once brought a gold medallist home to his village in a Rolls-Royce?
... thatThe Darkness Which Reveals atSiglap MRT station conveys that darkness can reveal instead of conceal?
13 September 2025
00:00, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
Liatu King
... that basketball playerLiatu King(pictured) played boys' American football when she was a child?
... that the kinetic-energy output from the2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado was almost twice as high as that released during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima?
... that a study found theCurtis Bay Incinerator causes US$36.9 million in damage per year to public health?
... that it only took 13 minutes to sell out the second season ofCrypto: The Game?
... that after South Sudan gained autonomy, it implementedan abortion law that was more restrictive thanthat of Sudan?
... that North Korean footballerTak Yong-bin scored the winning goal in the last match that South Korea played in the North for 29 years?
... thatclanker has gained popularity as a slur for robots?
... thatVoyager 1 crossed the Solar System's termination shock without detecting the expected surge ofanomalous cosmic rays, creating the "Voyager paradox"?
... that an Australian radio station defended playingZheani's "Bring Wet Cunt" uncensored in 2024?
8 September 2025
00:00, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
Antonio Oteiza and his paintings
... thatAntonio Oteiza(pictured) was a missionary in Latin America but from 1961 focused on creating religious art, which he felt had more impact than sermons?
... that the Vanuatu beerTusker is named after the tusks of a pig, a traditional symbol of wealth?
... thatAchmad Maschut, the mayor of Kediri, gave municipal government jobs to players from the city's football club after they became national champions in 2003?
... that theLittle Valley Fire prompted the evacuation of 101 horses and one parrot?
... that the concept for theRadar, Coast Defense, Mark I, emerged in 1939 when an experimental radar set saw the splashes from shells falling in the water?
... that geologistE. Dale Jackson conducted experiments withJello to test theories on the formation of the Hawaiian islands?
... that the"umbilical cord" panhandle is only about 90 centimetres (35 in) wide at its narrowest point?
... thatMax-Emmanuel Mader pretended to be deaf and mute when Nazi Germany occupied France so that his accent could not be identified?
... that the dedication ceremony for theCathedral of Christ the King was attended by both the governor of Georgia and an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?
... thatJordan Howlett went from sleeping in his car to amassing millions of followers on TikTok?
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