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This is a list of the DYK blurbs for articles created through the Articles for Creation process, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Articles for creation}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

The following articles appeared on the main page as part of the Did you know? section. The 25 most recent entries will be displayed on Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Showcase.

... that a liquor-drinking celebrity goat named Ioiô (pictured) won an election for city councilman in Fortaleza? (2025-05-16)
... that Japanese electronic musician Camellia began producing music at the age of ten using his mother's computer? (2025-05-12)
... that Cory Booker delivered the longest recorded individual speech in United States Senate history while protesting the second presidency of Donald Trump? (2025-05-11)
... that the murder of Patricia Jeschke resulted in the longest prison tenure for a wrongfully convicted American woman? (2025-05-08)
... that Avi Yemini is one of seventeen children who were raised in an ultra-Orthodox Chabad family? (2025-05-05)
... that British composer Havergal Brian described his Symphony No. 2 as "Man in his cosmic loneliness: ambition, loves, battles, death"? (2025-04-28)
... that Lady Gaga's Living Dress was designed by the creator of the Batsuit? (2025-04-27)
... that the Scottish painter Carole Gibbons had her first US exhibition in her eighties? (2025-04-25)
... that the Mitsubishi G6M was intended to be a escort gunship, but is best known as one of the transport aircraft that carried the Japanese surrender delegation to Iejima? (2025-04-22)
... that during a Game Developers Conference showcase of #IDARB, people were "blown away by how stupid it was"? (2025-04-20)
... that Prunus cathybrownae, an extinct relative of plums, was named after three different Catherines? (2025-04-19)
... that singer Ano joined You'll Melt More! without an interview at the invitation of the group's producer? (2025-04-18)
... that Gil Hovav (pictured) reads announcements at Ben Gurion Airport for free because he was annoyed by previous small grammatical errors? (2025-04-17)
... that Senator James A. Reed asked "Who the hell is Webb?" when he was nominated to be Webb's vice-presidential nominee? (2025-04-17)
... that Betsy Arakawa's house was once featured in Architectural Digest? (2025-04-14)
... that Juan Soto, before his blockbuster trade, rejected a 15-year, $440 million contract extension, which would have been the largest deal in Major League Baseball history at the time? (2025-04-13)
... that Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was included on YNaija's 2024 list of influential people in the Nigerian film industry? (2025-04-11)
... that Na drugą planetę (cover pictured), published in 1895 as one of the earliest Polish science-fiction novels, was later criticized by communist-era censors for its perceived "adoration for America"? (2025-04-09)
... that while filming a music video for her debut album at a motel, Underscores had the police called on her by the motel staff because they thought she was shooting a pornographic film? (2025-03-31)
... that Daniel A. Gilbert was referred to as the world's richest police officer? (2025-03-30)
... that the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House was one of fewer than half a dozen houses built in Manhattan during 1934? (2025-03-29)
... that a character from Gunbuster popularized an arm fold commonly seen in anime? (2025-03-26)
... that Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher, described his short story W leju po bombie as the only one of his works that can be classified as science fiction? (2025-03-21)
... that Jarrad Searby left the Proud Boys after he became angry with their disavowal of neo-Nazism? (2025-03-14)
... that the Battle of Chunj is the only battle in which a British soldier died in action for Pakistan? (2025-03-14)

... that the earliest of the authentic portraits of Mozart shows the prodigy wearing the clothes of Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, given as a gift by Empress Maria Theresa? (2025-03-10)
... that tobacco brands like Marlboro, led by John Hogan (pictured), turned Formula One into a global sport because F1 cars evaded European tobacco advertising restrictions? (2025-03-10)
... that censorship in communist Poland delayed the publication of the novel Zaziemskie światy for nearly a decade due to its "inappropriate ideological basis" and positive portrayal of the United States? (2025-03-07)
... that the publication of Ten no Hate Made – Poland Hishi, the first legally published manga in Poland, has been described as the event that created the manga fandom in the country? (2025-03-03)
... that a former professional football player stated his intention to buy the rights to a 25-year-old children's sports game in his podcast? (2025-03-01)
... that US congressman Mike Collins called for Bishop Mariann Budde (pictured) to be "added to the deportation list" after she urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy"? (2025-02-27)
... that UserBenchmark unlocks free testing only if users can shoot down 13 ships? (2025-02-26)
... that Kaiapoi Pā has been incorrectly called Kaiapohia, a pun that can be translated as 'piling up of bodies for eating'? (2025-02-26)
... that from 1853 to 1855 the State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital on Wards Island in New York City was the largest hospital complex in the world? (2025-02-23)
... that botanists at Kew Gardens suggested in 2018 that there were only three Madagascar banana trees left? (2025-02-17)
... that the communist-era science-fiction novel Małe zielone ludziki presents a futuristic depiction of Africa that reflects Polish perceptions of the continent during the Cold War? (2025-02-15)
... that La Querida in Palm Beach, Florida, served as the Winter White House for President John F. Kennedy? (2025-02-12)
... that Polish 1960 sci-fi novel Wielka, większa i największa was very influential for Polish young-adult literature? (2025-02-11)
... that the deaths of five teenagers in Poland in the ToNiePokój escape room fire led to inspections of escape rooms in Lithuania and Czechia? (2025-02-10)
... that Dez did not actually catch it? (2025-02-09)
... that Demi Lovato changed a lyric from "Cool for the Summer" for Revamped to reflect pride in her sexuality? (2025-02-08)
... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics? (2025-02-04)
... that the parked vehicle of one candidate in a 2024 Mexico City borough election was shot five times to "give her a scare"? (2025-01-31)
... that the health of prisoners in Australia is impacted by their lack of access to Medicare, the country's otherwise-universal health care system? (2025-01-29)
... that Jeanne Trevor's name was misspelled on the cover of her first album? (2025-01-23)
... that a Japanese man raised more than 1,000 Korean orphans during the Japanese occupation of Korea? (2025-01-18)
... that for cultural reasons the jijin was permitted to be worn by Catholic priests in China even while celebrating Mass? (2025-01-11)
... that a PhD student discovered a lost manuscript of Galen's Peri Alypias in 2005, in "one of the most spectacular finds ever of ancient literature"? (2025-01-10)
... that Goro Takahashi, a silversmith adopted by a Lakota family, was the first Japanese person allowed to attend a Sun Dance? (2025-01-09)
... that Singapore's first R-rated play was performed despite the police finding parts of it "offensive"? (2025-01-09)
... that Monica Smit was ordered to pay Victoria Police's legal bill of about A$250,000, despite winning a lawsuit against them? (2025-01-06)
... that YouTuber Tyler Oliveira apologized after trying to drain a pool with paper towels? (2025-01-04)
... that jazz dancer LaTasha Barnes used to be a sergeant in the U.S. Army? (2025-01-01)
... that newspaper publisher Jacob Frolich built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by Radical Republicans? (2024-12-29)
... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building Chernobyl Reactors 5 and 6, unaware of the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day? (2024-12-29)
... that in 1967 two mathematicians published PhD dissertations independently disproving the same thirteen-year-old conjecture? (2024-12-28)
... that the largest IMAX cinema in the Southern Hemisphere is in Melbourne? (2024-12-26)
... that Ian Holm, who died in 2020, was "resurrected" to appear in Alien: Romulus through a combination of animatronics, computer-generated imagery, and artificial intelligence? (2024-12-26)
... that Everett Railroad 11 (pictured) had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip? (2024-12-17)
... that Arne Slettebak revitalised interest in the field of stellar rotation after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years? (2024-12-16)
... that "the world's loneliest duck" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of Niue in 2018? (2024-12-09)
... that Thomas Sewell attempted to recruit Brenton Tarrant, the perpetrator of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, into the Lads Society? (2024-12-09)
... that the Polish manga and anime fandom arose in the 1990s and now numbers over 100,000 people? (2024-12-04)
... that according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the 1913 Polish novel The Cross and the Crescent is "perhaps the first example" of the genre of military science fiction in Polish literature? (2024-12-01)
... that the opening of The Empire Brunei (pictured) was timed to help create hotel capacity in Brunei for an APEC summit? (2024-11-29)
... that the first standalone street toilets to cater to both men and women in Auckland were converted into a male-only facility during the Second World War? (2024-11-29)
... that two best-seller lists initially classified The Children's Book of Virtues as non-fiction, but later moved it to their fiction charts? (2024-11-28)
... that the Miracle in Motown was the first of three successful Hail Mary passes thrown by Aaron Rodgers in a span of 13 months? (2024-11-27)
... that Soviet academic Lily Golden researched "officially disapproved" genres of contemporary Black music? (2024-11-27)
... that Władysław Umiński's 1914 novel Czarodziejski okręt was described as being a "grotesque" treatment of the robinsonade? (2024-11-24)
... that the novel Bloody Bread, about the struggles of Polish immigrants in the US, was briefly criticized by communist censors for "glorifying the United States"? (2024-11-21)
... that a modern Polish fairy tale, written during the period of martial law in Poland in the 1980s, mixes the themes of real-world environmental protection and fantasy-like gnomes? (2024-11-19)
... that the choreography of "How You Get the Girl" during the 1989 World Tour (pictured) resembled that of the musical Singin' in the Rain? (2024-11-18)
... that a book known as the "Polish Pinocchio" was published a hundred years ago? (2024-11-16)
... that the cast of The Perfect Couple created a WhatsApp group to avoid filming a dance sequence to the theme song? (2024-11-16)
... that at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was booed for visiting the "wrong" Pennsylvanian gas station chain? (2024-11-15)
... that Alan Rosen once sold 2,400 cheesecakes in four minutes to television shoppers? (2024-11-15)
... that Wilf Perreault's artwork of landscapes and alleyways was influenced by artists such as Reta Cowley and Dorothy Knowles? (2024-11-12)
... that the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District has 102 properties within 12 blocks and contains "excellent examples of the predominant architecture styles of the 1920s and 1930s"? (2024-11-12)
... that a superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department posed as a corrupt officer during covert operations? (2024-11-08)
... that several major U.S. politicians have spread conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season? (2024-11-07)
... that From Warsaw to Ojców, an 1897 Polish adventure and travel novel for young readers, was inspired by Jules Verne's works but reflects Polish patriotic and educational values? (2024-11-06)
... that a rainbow plaque marks the site of Peckham's Black Lesbian and Gay Centre? (2024-11-06)
... that Come In was recorded on a hands-free microphone attached to a pair of headphones? (2024-11-02)
... that after Liam and Noel Gallagher's band Oasis announced "the most controversial band reunion since the Sex Pistols' 1996 Filthy Lucre Tour", Noel's daughter Anaïs Gallagher criticised some fans for ageism and sexism? (2024-11-02)
... that a German court's decision involving football stadiums may preclude Facebook from arbitrarily banning users? (2024-11-01)
... that Ready Set Learn! was TLC's answer to the PBS children's lineup? (2024-10-30)
... that one 1886 night 150 people broke into a courthouse and began moving it 15 miles (24 km), before getting stuck in a blizzard? (2024-10-28)
... that the only two Venezuelans ever to make the NFL, Pat Ragusa and Alan Pringle, played a combined total of four games? (2024-10-26)
... that a 1920s reviewer considered Hammond's Hard Lines "dangerously experimental ground for boys' fiction"? (2024-10-26)
... that a Stradivarius cello once owned by Ernest de Munck is now named after him? (2024-10-24)
... that Veto, inspired by the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, is considered to be the first Polish collectible card game? (2024-10-23)
... that Oxford suffragist Myvanwy Rhys earned first-class honours from Newnham College, Cambridge, but was denied a degree? (2024-10-22)
... that novelist Sue Monk Kidd spent fourteen months researching New Testament–era Egypt and the Levant for The Book of Longings? (2024-10-21)
... that a sensational story in 1888 claimed that James Wickham, a British scientist, introduced two whales to the Great Salt Lake in an attempt to start a whale oil industry? (2024-10-17)
... that Maystorm, a character from Ultimate X-Men, was initially created for a variant cover for the comic X-Men? (2024-10-14)
... that Actinote zikani (specimen pictured) is one of only two butterflies on the IUCN's list of the 100 most threatened species? (2024-10-12)
... that a German pastor let a deposed East German head of state stay in his house? (2024-10-11)
... that The Right and the Wrong was the first feature film produced natively in Trinidad and Tobago? (2024-10-10)
... that the lyric video for an Olivia Rodrigo song included a teaser that she would tour in support of her album Guts? (2024-10-10)
... that both scholars and activists believe that diet culture is often intertwined with racism and other forms of prejudice? (2024-10-08)
... that William, Prince of Wales, inspired the character of Prince Wheeliam in Cars 2? (2024-10-04)
... that at least 69 countries have "no net loss" environmental policies? (2024-10-02)
... that after supervising construction of London's Tower Bridge in the 1890s, engineer Edward Cruttwell was retained as consulting engineer to the bridge until his death in 1933? (2024-09-29)
... that the Afonso Henriques Theatre in Guimarães, Portugal, regularly performed shows and plays to aid the construction of the nearby Santos Passos Church? (2024-09-29)
... that PGA Tour golfer Max Greyserman and his brother Reed are the first brothers to win the New Jersey Amateur Championship? (2024-09-28)
... that one commentator interpreted a kiss between two women in "Fedora" as possibly following the "heteronormative script"? (2024-09-26)
... that Singaporean former lawyer David Yong learned Korean and moved to South Korea to become a K-pop singer? (2024-09-24)
... that queer pro-Palestinian protesters faced off against the 2024 Philadelphia Pride drumline? (2024-09-21)
... that the Austin J. Tobin Plaza (pictured) was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, but one of the sculptures on it survived? (2024-09-11)
... that the surviving copies of the Kitab-ı Bahriye contain a total of more than 5,700 maps? (2024-09-06)
... that 30 royal portraits of Korean kings were completely destroyed in a 1954 fire in Busan, South Korea? (2024-09-06)
... that Tropical Storm Chris (pictured) in July 2024 overflowed bodies of water in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, resulting in a crocodile sighting at a beach? (2024-09-02)
... that Hadriana in All My Dreams, published in 1988, was the first novel by a Haitian author to win a major French literary award? (2024-08-25)
... that the Santos Passos Church in Guimarães, Portugal, was declared a royal chapel by King Luís I in 1878? (2024-08-23)
... that some LGBT people wear shorter nails on their middle and index fingers to allow for easier manual sex and to express a queer identity? (2024-08-22)
... that more than 90 world leaders have made a pledge to achieve nature-positive goals? (2024-08-21)
... that a scrapped song from SZA's second album was supposed to be on her next one, but when the song was leaked she had to scrap it again? (2024-08-18)
... that Japanese surgeon Hayari Miyake (pictured) cured Albert Einstein of a tropical fever? (2024-08-17)
... that New York Mets executive Jay Horwitz did not publicly reveal that he had a glass eye until he was in his 70s? (2024-08-11)
... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms? (2024-08-11)
... that workers building Mercy Gilbert Medical Center plowed over alfalfa fields and chased off sheep during construction? (2024-08-09)
... that Israeli archer Mikaella Moshe competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics after having spent less than two years in the sport? (2024-08-03)
... that Roscoe "Red" Jackson was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States? (2024-07-31)
... that the first lady of the Ivory Coast created an animated kids show in 1989? (2024-07-29)
... that Adam Maraana (pictured), an Arab-Israeli, is competing in swimming for Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics? (2024-07-29)
... that Goodboy Galaxy was the first commercially released video game for the Game Boy Advance in more than 13 years? (2024-07-27)
... that Jewish video essayist Jacob Geller cited Jewish traditions of study and scholarship as an inspiration behind his analysis of popular culture? (2024-07-22)
... that the newly discovered and critically imperiled Red Rock sunflower (Helianthus devernii) has only been found around two desert springs located in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area? (2024-07-18)
... that the satellite TRUTHS is planned to enable the precise calibration of Earth observation data from other satellites? (2024-07-17)
... that Pharos, the largest impact crater on Neptune's moon Proteus, is more than half the diameter of Proteus itself? (2024-07-16)
... that in Ludwig Krug's rendition of Adam and Eve (pictured), an ape mimics Adam eating the apple? (2024-07-14)
... that South Korean actress Na O-mi's stage name was inspired by the song "I Dream of Naomi"? (2024-07-11)
... that the Japanese boy band Nexz was created through the program Nizi Project season 2? (2024-07-10)
... that the LACE satellite tracked rocket plumes from space for the United States's Star Wars program? (2024-07-04)
... that on American band the Linda Lindas' first album, Growing Up, a cat named Lil' Dude is featured playing the piano? (2024-07-02)
... that a book about book banning was banned? (2024-06-29)
... that the Cat Empire's 2023 album Where the Angels Fall features contributions from 75 musicians and 49 instruments? (2024-06-28)
... that the first Hindu temple in Wisconsin was built "in the middle of nowhere"? (2024-06-26)
... that Clark House (pictured) hosted Cold War meetings? (2024-06-26)
... that because Larrabee County was not established, Iowa remains a state with 99 counties? (2024-06-23)
... that the efforts of Cora Babbitt Johnson helped delay the construction of Mount Rushmore until 1927? (2024-06-21)
... that American abolitionists co-opted the concept of Southern chivalry (caricature pictured) as an insult against pro-slavery white Southerners? (2024-06-14)
... that Louisa May Alcott wrote A Modern Mephistopheles as part of an anonymous series in which readers were meant to guess the author? (2024-06-10)
... that Barron Trump signed for D.C. United Academy as a midfielder? (2024-06-04)
... that the Estado Novo deprived Aurora Rodrigues of sleep for more than two weeks to induce hallucinations? (2024-06-03)
... that Riley Testut developed AltStore because he wanted to publish his emulator Delta? (2024-06-01)
... that King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark were the parents of a Danish king, a British queen, a Greek king, and a Russian empress? (2024-05-29)
... that the Bluey special "The Sign" reminded a Sydney Morning Herald reporter of Australia's housing crisis? (2024-05-26)
... that the Beatles secretly called the host of their radio show "Pee Litres"? (2024-05-23)
... that Plato and Aristotle both opposed the idea of extraterrestrial life? (2024-05-23)
... that Amie Parnes allegedly first heard about her employer, The Messenger, ceasing operations from a New York Times article? (2024-05-22)
... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school? (2024-05-15)
... that the 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina took place at 21:00 instead of 12:00? (2024-05-13)
... that when offered a chance to repent before being burnt at the stake, one crypto-Jew allegedly told his tormentors to "throw more wood on the fire"? (2024-05-01)
... that Sans's boss theme, "Megalovania", was played at the Vatican as part of a circus act during an audience with Pope Francis? (2024-04-29)
... that Biodiversity Impact Credits seek to stop species extinction? (2024-04-29)
... that before becoming a voice actress, Miyuki Ichijo left the NHK music variety show Stage 101 in protest over the removal of its director? (2024-04-22)
... that there is an East Quoddy Head Lighthouse (pictured) and a West Quoddy Head Lighthouse on opposite sides of a bay, but one is in Canada and the other is in the United States? (2024-04-19)
... that the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal allowed players to trade and battle over mobile networks using an adapter (pictured)? (2024-04-11)
... that Will Tschetter had the highest scoring average in Minnesota in basketball and won the state discus throw championship? (2024-04-10)
... that during the 1984 Democratic presidential primaries, Alan Cranston scheduled his advertisements in Iowa around airings of The Day After? (2024-04-10)
... that a Taylor Swift song shares its name with a recurring refrain from Slaughterhouse-Five? (2024-04-07)
... that Hibiscus Rising (pictured), a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) artwork in Leeds, commemorates David Oluwale, a Nigerian man who drowned in 1969 after police harassment? (2024-04-07)
... that in 2006, half a million people used a temporary New York City public toilet sponsored by a toilet paper brand? (2024-04-05)
... that Alison Frantz's photographs played a crucial role in the decipherment of Linear B? (2024-04-05)
... that the Scott Tower was built in 1940 as part of a project to create Holyoke, Massachusetts' "own version of New York City's Central Park"? (2024-04-04)
... that the Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont inspired the name of the transgender rights organisation the Beaumont Society? (2024-03-31)
... that one Baltimore Orioles player compared the 2024 Major League Baseball jerseys to knockoffs from TJ Maxx? (2024-03-24)
... that Paul Nunn worked as a climbing double for Sean Connery on the film Five Days One Summer? (2024-03-23)
... that only approximately 50 individuals have been diagnosed with Beck–Fahrner syndrome? (2024-03-18)
... that a seven-metre-tall (23 ft) "sculptural forest" (pictured) was created during Leeds 2023, inspired by the region's ancient woodland? (2024-03-17)
... that Charles Knight's wartime painting activities led to him being mistaken for a German spy? (2024-03-15)
... that as a result of the medicalisation of sexuality, sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction have been used as a "penile health gauge" to measure general wellbeing? (2024-03-14)
... that the music video for SB19's "I Want You" showed scenes of the boy band shot underwater? (2024-03-07)
... that a reviewer thought that the video game Robbery Bob contained cringeworthy dialogue? (2024-03-03)
... that Muhsin Hendricks of South Africa has been described as "the world's first openly gay imam"? (2024-03-03)
... that Sarah McCreanor imitates objects under hydraulic presses through dance? (2024-02-27)
... that in December 2022 Panos Katseris scored his first goal for the Italian club Catanzaro less than a minute after kick-off? (2024-02-24)
... that despite knowing of Geno's popularity, Super Mario RPG's co-director wasn't sure why the character was popular? (2024-02-22)
... that Ireland's 2024 Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug describes their musical genre as "ouija pop"? (2024-02-18)
... that Monique Ryan ran for election to the Parliament of Australia after seeing an advertisement in the newspaper calling for an independent candidate? (2024-02-16)
... that Bdóte, an area of sacred significance to the Dakota people, centered on the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers, was also the site of their forced exile from Minnesota? (2024-02-09)
... that the design of the Baldwin–Reynolds House, a mansion built for U.S. Supreme Court justice Henry Baldwin, may have been inspired by Andrew Jackson's home? (2024-02-05)
... that Harley Poe's folk punk lyrics have been described as "some of the most deranged in the genre"? (2024-02-03)
... that Storm Poly caused hundreds to be stranded at Amsterdam's central station as it passed the nation? (2024-02-01)
... that prehistoric women may have had unique advantages over men in endurance hunting due to the positive effects of estrogen on muscle development? (2024-01-31)
... that "Cave Man Kenny" was a "fast-charging, hard-hitting" "ubiquitous" "obstreperous iron man" with "dependable shoulders"? (2024-01-29)
... that Nelson Santana supposedly predicted the date of his death? (2024-01-27)
... that stagecoaches on the Humboldt Wagon Road could make a 400-mile trip in under four days? (2024-01-26)
... that Forest Van Hook was so large that he always bought two tickets when attending sports events? (2024-01-14)
... that being in the chain-melted state makes some metals behave as a liquid and solid at the same time? (2024-01-12)
... that code-switching in Lebanon is so common that "hi, كيفك؟ Ça va ?", which combines English, Levantine Arabic and French, is a typical greeting? (2024-01-11)
... that during the January 1982 California floods, more than 18,000 landslides swept through the San Francisco Bay Area with little warning? (2024-01-09)
... that Nancy Nash (pictured) had to convince her parents to let her not attend the University of Texas to instead become an actress in 1926? (2024-01-07)
... that the curator aedium sacrarum et operum locorumque publicorum was responsible for the upkeep of public works and buildings in ancient Rome? (2024-01-06)
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe? (2024-01-04)
... that archaeologists found that Updown Girl, who was buried in England in the 7th century, had a mixture of West African and European DNA? (2024-01-04)
... that until April 2023, when the genus Triassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (2024-01-04)
... that the murder of Jiang Ge led to public debate in China over the actions of Jiang's roommate during her murder? (2024-01-02)
... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street would have renamed the structure the "Beaver Pelt Building" if it could not be named after its architect? (2024-01-02)
... that nobody knows what the song "Luochahai City", which has been streamed 10 billion times, is about? (2023-12-29)
... that rubber barons like Carlos Scharff enslaved indigenous populations in the Upper Amazon region during the rubber boom as a workforce for latex collection? (2023-12-29)
... that PragerU's hashtag #DETRANS, originally meant to promote their short film, was hijacked by Twitter users? (2023-12-28)
... that Kamala (pictured), Percy Pringle and the Fabulous Freebirds got their first "big break" in International Championship Wrestling? (2023-12-27)
... that in Icelandic folklore, the Yule cat eats people who do not receive new clothing for Christmas? (2023-12-25)
... that the restaurant CosMc's is named after a character from McDonaldland? (2023-12-21)
... that Geoffrey Holt, an unassuming New Hampshire man who worked as a groundskeeper in a mobile home park where he resided, left $3.8 million to his small town after his death? (2023-12-15)
... that the contestants on Jet Lag: The Game played a game of capture the flag that spanned the entirety of Japan? (2023-12-08)
... that graffiti artist Al Diaz cuts up New York metro signs and reconfigures the letters into his own text? (2023-12-07)
... that at the end of her Weekends with Adele shows, Adele vanishes? (2023-12-04)
... that tennis player Arthur Ashe only realized that his doubles partner Larry Nagler was Jewish when he was invited to Nagler's home for lox and bagels? (2023-12-04)
... that Erin Swenson was the first mainstream Protestant minister known to have undergone gender transition while in ordained office? (2023-11-28)
... that Manaka Matsukubo, the youngest player to start in the NWSL Challenge Cup, was named most valuable player of this year's final? (2023-11-24)
... that people are robbing Lebanese banks to get their own money back? (2023-11-24)
... that the newly opened shopping mall The Wai has Hong Kong's largest indoor bicycle parking lot (pictured)? (2023-11-21)
... that the site of Hirbemerdon Tepe was initially inhabited in the Chalcolithic and continued to be populated until the Ottoman Empire? (2023-11-15)
... that a favorite of Tsar Ivan the Terrible may have killed his own father to prove his loyalty to the tsar? (2023-11-12)
... that the ancient Roman poem In Eutropium criticized the politician Eutropius for holding a "feminine" triumph? (2023-11-07)
... that maritime shipping is making the ocean more acidic? (2023-11-06)
... that several dozen families who were deported to Siberia, spread across two thousand kilometers (1,200 mi) from the swamps of Western Siberia to the rivers of Eastern Siberia, created a new language? (2023-11-02)
... that The Faculty Club at UC Berkeley, built in 1902, has been reported to be a hotspot for paranormal activity? (2023-10-31)
... that the Benin Moat was built by the Edo people over several centuries, starting from around AD 800 and continuing until 1460? (2023-10-29)
... that the Red Hill Band was commended by the United States Senate in 1965 for its "excellence and its state and community contributions"? (2023-10-28)
... that All Things Considered host Juana Summers is a competitive pinball player? (2023-10-12)
... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox? (2023-10-10)
... that Death Valley Girls have been described as "doom-boogie psych-pop"? (2023-10-07)
... that the Ni'isjoohl totem pole was once fed a diet of vacuum-packed food? (2023-10-04)
... that Arthur Yorinks's children's book Louis the Fish was inspired by Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis? (2023-10-04)
... that Jonathan Allen (pictured) left journalism for politics before quitting 40 days later? (2023-09-28)
... that the Brazilian military government changed the ochre on the proposed flag of Mato Grosso do Sul to blue so as to match the colors of the national flag? (2023-09-23)
... that artist Joan Brigham is best known for her work with steam? (2023-09-21)
... that the earliest-known Jewish writer in the Americas was the nephew of a conquistador? (2023-09-19)
... that NBA owners won a binding arbitration that blocked a third NBA–ABA all-star game between the rival basketball leagues? (2023-09-18)
... that the Hotel Brexton in Baltimore was once home to Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who married Edward VIII? (2023-09-16)
... that José Cobo Cano compared officiating same-sex marriages to celebrating the Eucharist with Coca-Cola? (2023-09-12)
... that Parimal Garden in Ahmedabad has scrap-metal monkeys? (2023-09-11)
... that despite being the first women's football team in Northern Ireland to sign players on professional contracts, Cliftonville Ladies F.C. were not the first club to register them? (2023-09-11)
... that Ain't Burned All the Bright (author pictured) consists of only three sentences across 384 mostly illustrated pages? (2023-08-23)
... that when Oakdale Golf & Country Club was founded, the Toronto Star ran a story with the headline "Hebrews buy farm; build golf course"? (2023-08-22)
... that part of the legislative building of Jujuy Province in Argentina was burned during the 2023 Jujuy protests? (2023-08-21)
... that the Paramore song "Running Out of Time" is based on singer Hayley Williams's friendship with Taylor Swift? (2023-08-20)
... that according to the Source–Message–Channel–Receiver model, all forms of communication are attempts to influence the behavior of the audience? (2023-08-15)
... that the NCAA suspended all Yale University athletes for two years after basketball player Jack Langer played in the 1969 Maccabiah Games? (2023-08-10)
... that Daniels Park, a Denver Mountain Park, is neither in Denver nor the mountains? (2023-08-08)
... that SB19 became the first Filipino group to appear on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Gento"? (2023-08-06)
... that a political action committee paid $132,000 to former First Lady Melania Trump's fashion stylist for strategy consulting? (2023-07-26)
... that despite Peter and Peter III serving for 17 years each, Peter II's tenure only lasted six months? (2023-07-23)
... that Shanghai Trolleybus Route 20 was so popular in the 1980s that it required 65 buses to run as little as 30 seconds apart? (2023-07-17)
... that Michele Beevors explores the complicated relationships between humans and the natural world through hand-knitted skeletons? (2023-07-16)
... that an Egyptian rabbi's authority was invoked in a deed freeing a woman from slavery in 1132 in Mangalore, India? (2023-07-14)
... that "Obviously 5 Believers" (1966), which featured one of the Hawks, later known as the Band, inspired the name of a band, later known as the Hawks, that was featured on Obviously 5 Believers (2021)? (2023-07-01)
... that prior to attorney Stanley Woodward representing Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta and Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs, he represented tenants in D.C. who were facing eviction? (2023-06-30)
... that one critic called Little Witch Nobeta a "Baby's First Dark Souls"? (2023-06-27)
... that in February 2023, Ecuadorian entrepreneur Omar Menéndez was elected the mayor of his canton the day after his assassination? (2023-06-24)
... that when UCLA was founded in 1919, the university's students provided numerous services, including athletics, housing, and parking? (2023-06-20)
... that Oscar James Campbell Jr., an American scholar of Shakespeare, complained in 1926 that PhD students of English had to read "masses of stupid and essentially insignificant material"? (2023-06-08)
... that Lonzo Anderson "grew up rather like a rabbit" while unsupervised outdoors, anticipating his work on Two Hundred Rabbits? (2023-06-02)
... that Fred Rogers created and hosted a television documentary series titled Old Friends ... New Friends due to his concern that older generations were getting more isolated from younger generations? (2023-05-09)
... that tyrant Thrasybulus of Miletus ended the 12-year Lydian–Milesian War with a fake party? (2023-05-03)
... that Green Day wrote a tribute song for singer Amy Winehouse following her death, despite never having met her? (2023-05-02)
... that in the remake of Resident Evil 2, Mr. X walks at four times his normal speed when the player cannot see him? (2023-05-01)
... that an episode of Sesame Street featuring the Wicked Witch of the West only aired once because it terrified children? (2023-05-01)
... that 1924 Gold Medal Olympian Henri Deglane (pictured) co-founded a professional wrestling promotion in France which featured catch wrestling? (2023-04-30)
... that Devin Futrell used a post to dodge a draft? (2023-04-28)
... that Rosa Smester Marrero said that without women, men would live the life of a turnip? (2023-04-20)
... that there was an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest, but it was not renewed for a 2023 season? (2023-04-20)
... that Swedish footballer Taha Ayari made his Allsvenskan debut by coming on as a substitute for his older brother? (2023-04-18)
... that the court case Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. helped allow the game rental market to thrive for the years that followed the case? (2023-04-18)
... that comedian Kemah Bob maintains a drag king persona, Lil' Test Ease? (2023-04-16)
... that the LAPD Special Investigation Section trains military special forces in surveillance? (2023-04-07)
... that after Sea Girt, New Jersey, passed a law that banned live rock and disco music at the Parker House (pictured), a state judge overturned the ban as being "silly"? (2023-04-03)
... that a woman who died from Alzheimer's was memorialized by her granddaughter through posthumous vocals in a song? (2023-03-29)
... that Hugo Krabbe stirred up much controversy in the interwar period by arguing that the law, not the state, is the true sovereign? (2023-03-28)
... that Malinau Kota, Indonesia, with 31 percent of the population of Malinau Regency, is home to more than 70 percent of its registered restaurants? (2023-03-27)
... that the Unitized Group Ration – Express is designed to heat food itself without the need of a field kitchen? (2023-03-26)
... that Walter White was a member of the prosecution for the Scopes trial in 1925 despite not passing the bar until 1944? (2023-03-24)
... that the Ancient Synagogue in the Jewish quarter of Barcelona is one of the oldest synagogues in Europe? (2023-03-21)
... that the 2022 essay and short story collection Kilometer 101 was published shortly after the author fled Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? (2023-03-20)
... that Sanaullah Bhat is considered the father of journalism in Kashmir? (2023-03-19)
... that the artist and designer Yinka Ilori once made a collection of chairs that were inspired by a Nigerian parable about a giraffe? (2023-03-16)
... that Hammersmith by Gustav Holst was acclaimed by Frederick Fennell for having "some of the most treacherous stretches of music making" in band literature? (2023-03-10)
... that tram service in Olsztyn (pictured) restarted after no trams had operated in the city for more than fifty years? (2023-03-09)
... that the Florida Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission reviewed a case in which a deputy sent a woman a photograph of a cake with the words "Sorry I Tased You" in blue frosting? (2023-03-07)
... that the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, which examines the career of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, was banned in India? (2023-02-15)
... that before becoming a successful children's author, Myron Levoy was an engineer doing research on nuclear-powered spaceships for a mission to Mars? (2023-02-08)
... that a 15-year-old swim team member is credited with saving several lives in the crash of Alitalia Flight 1553? (2023-02-06)
... that zinc white was found in several versions of The Scream? (2023-02-05)
... that Bothie was the only dog to "set paw" on both the North and South poles? (2023-01-20)
... that the wealth of bakers in ancient Rome may have contributed to them receiving a negative reputation? (2023-01-20)
... that Italian designer Livio Castiglioni was the elder brother of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, sons of sculptor Giannino Castiglioni? (2023-01-14)
... that in November 1960, Canadian poets Milton Acorn, Margaret Atwood, and Gwendolyn MacEwen performed at the Bohemian Embassy on the same bill as burlesque dancer Libby Jones? (2023-01-11)
... that the developers of Among Us VR said that the game could have been too spooky? (2023-01-10)
... that Aaron Stark's life may have been saved by a friend inviting him in for a blueberry-peach pie? (2023-01-04)
... that Michelle Lyons has personally witnessed nearly 300 executions? (2023-01-03)
... that musician John Mayer dismissed Taylor Swift's "Dear John" as "cheap songwriting"? (2022-12-13)
... that mathematician Daniel Larsen was the youngest contributor to the New York Times crossword puzzle? (2022-11-30)
... that some believe that reading this article may cause a superintelligence from the future to torture you for eternity? (2022-11-25)
... that penetration enhancers can open tight junctions to allow entry of drugs? (2022-11-25)
... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling? (2022-11-15)
... that Jason Moore and other Wikipedia editors curated the entry about the January 6 United States Capitol attack in real time? (2022-11-15)
... that Jim Londos was one of four wrestlers recognized by The Ring as professional wrestling's "true world champion", for holding both the Los Angeles and New York versions of the world title? (2022-11-11)
... that the ancient Roman tourist destination of Baiae was infamous for its hedonism? (2022-11-10)
... that in 1772, Gowan Pamphlet (pictured) was ordained while still a slave? (2022-11-08)
... that holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg (pictured in his concentration camp uniform) was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for his efforts recognizing the Polish war-time rescue of Jews?" (2022-11-05)
... that atheists in Malaysia are often threatened with rape and murder? (2022-11-04)
... that the sculpture Guns into Plowshares was built from 3,000 disabled handguns? (2022-11-02)
... that in 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld West Virginia's largest punitive damages award in history, awarding $10 million – 526 times larger than the compensatory damages? (2022-10-30)
... that the title for Need for Speed Unbound was accidentally revealed early on Electronic Arts' website? (2022-10-29)
... that board game cafés can be found across the world? (2022-10-29)
... that couples can marry 'over the anvil' at Patterson's Spade Mill? (2022-10-28)
... that Kline's Mill is a rare surviving example of an Oliver Evans milling system from 1794? (2022-10-26)
... that "perhaps the most notable wedding gown in existence" within the United States was once worn in St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo? (2022-10-20)
... that Plutarch believed that animals were more virtuous than humans? (2022-10-19)
... that two days after it had ignited, the Tiger Fire (pictured) had already burned 5,567 acres (2,253 ha) of land near Black Canyon City, Arizona? (2022-10-16)
... that fighting video game Panza Kick Boxing was endorsed by a French kickboxing champion who also supplied technical advice? (2022-10-13)
... that the dining room at Ardress House has no internal doors and can only be reached using an external entrance? (2022-10-07)
... that Soccer Mommy hosted a virtual concert through Club Penguin Rewritten? (2022-10-05)
... that The Last of Us Part I features three accessibility presets for those requiring hearing, motor, or visual aids? (2022-09-28)
... that the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption (pictured), a church in the Diocese of Columbus, was named a minor basilica by Pope Francis on the vigil of the Assumption of Mary? (2022-09-24)
... that because of the increasing prevalence of sesame allergy, the U.S. will join the EU and Canada in 2023 in instituting mandatory food labeling? (2022-09-18)
... that temples served as banks in ancient Rome? (2022-09-12)
... that Eva Duldig, who was interned by Australia during the Second World War, later represented the country at the Wimbledon Championships? (2022-09-11)
... that Prabhudas Gandhi invented an innovative foot-driven spinning wheel and named it "Magan Charkha" in memory of his uncle Maganlal Gandhi? (2022-09-09)
... that politician William Madocks built a privy in the shape of "an old broken tower" on his Dolmelynllyn Estate in Wales? (2022-09-09)
... that the first woman mayor in Metropolitan Toronto, Beth Nealson, ran against True Davidson in a 1966 mayoral race called the "Battle of the Belles"? (2022-09-05)
... that the genetic deletion of the protein Rubicon increases the lifespan of roundworms and female fruit flies? (2022-09-01)
... that Pliny used the term insania to describe a Roman art collector's love of citron tables? (2022-08-31)
... that the 1948 novel The Corner That Held Them uses subversion of history that includes a nun who enjoyed the Black Death? (2022-08-29)
... that the poor of ancient Rome were compared to dogs by the Roman writer Martial? (2022-08-27)
... that the Scilly Boys' idea to try and beat the transatlantic rowing record was started while they were at the pub? (2022-08-26)
... that it was Caltech experimental physicist Rana X. Adhikari's idea to build a gravitational-wave observatory in India? (2022-08-25)
... that since 2018, IKEA's stuffed toy shark Blåhaj (pictured) has become a popular Internet meme and an icon of the online transgender community? (2022-08-22)
... that as part of its #BlossomWatch campaign, the National Trust plans to plant trees along a circular bus route in Birmingham? (2022-08-21)
... that PJ and Thomas were the first gay couple to host an HGTV show? (2022-08-18)
... that Fateh Muhammad Panipati has been called the al-Jazari of contemporary times? (2022-08-15)
... that taxation may have played a part in the fall of the Roman Empire? (2022-08-14)
... that a reviewer said that playing as a cat "is at least 50% of the appeal" of Stray? (2022-08-11)
... that in 2010, a blue poison bottle inscribed "not to be taken" was excavated from the wheel pit of Knowles Mill? (2022-08-11)
... that although some casting directors found Jack Ferver difficult to believe as an 18-year-old, Ferver would later portray Little Lad in a Starburst advertisement? (2022-08-10)
... that in 2022, Michael Phillips became the third professor in a year to sue Collin College for retaliating against protected speech? (2022-08-08)
... that Suleman Raza was coincidently awarded an MBE and the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service—which is equivalent to an MBE—at the 2022 Birthday Honours? (2022-08-07)
... that the indie band Crumb wrote Jinx after a near-fatal car accident? (2022-08-07)
... that Roman slave miners would rather die than work in the horrible working conditions of the mines? (2022-08-01)
... that the Gyarah Murti statue is featured on the Indian 500-rupee note (depicted)? (2022-08-01)
... that when expanding the airline's fleet in 1989, the directors of Turkish Airlines did not fulfil the request of Turkey's president to buy the Boeing 747, and ordered the Airbus A340 (example pictured) instead? (2022-07-31)
... that a reviewer called Black Krrsantan one of "the scariest characters in Star Wars history"? (2022-07-25)
... that in June 2009, a teenage girl and her adult boyfriend stabbed her mother to death when she objected to their relationship? (2022-07-24)
... that the CIA shipped color TV sets to Japan to broadcast propaganda for the Liberal Democratic Party? (2022-07-22)
... that the software-testing framework pytest has been described as a key ecosystem project for the Python programming language? (2022-07-21)
... that COVID-19 lockdown restrictions caused a 37-percent increase in infections of dengue fever in Singapore's 2020 outbreak? (2022-07-19)
... that the prologue to The Polymath was written by Martin Kemp, a leading expert on Leonardo da Vinci? (2022-07-14)
... that American drag queen James Herndon donated funds and resources into black and LGBTQ+ communities in Lexington, Kentucky? (2022-07-10)
... that the Irish Bee Conservation Project is helping to rewild native bees with bee lodges on the estate of the historic Dunsany Castle? (2022-07-10)
... that Avtar Singh Jouhl took Malcolm X to a segregated pub in Smethwick as part of his campaign to end the colour bar? (2022-07-09)
... that the developer of 15.ai claims that as little as 15 seconds of a person's voice is sufficient to clone it up to human standards using artificial intelligence? (2022-07-09)
... that Dominic Keegan refused a position on the New York Yankees to "go back and win another championship" for his college baseball team? (2022-07-07)
... that the ancient Romans made toothpaste with human urine? (2022-07-04)
... that Red Jordan Arobateau adopted "Red" as his first name after dyeing his hair red because he thought the color represented sensuality and eroticism of his work? (2022-07-02)
... that according to Bohr's law, the person who draws first in a gunfight loses? (2022-07-02)
... that an intestine-on-a-chip can model and mimic an organ? (2022-06-30)
... that singer Patsy Torres was referred to as the "princess of Tejano music"? (2022-06-28)
... that Vito Trause, who dropped out of high school during his junior year to join the United States Army in 1943, received his high school diploma at the age of 92? (2022-06-22)
... that ancient Roman gynecologists believed that menstrual blood could be used to drive dogs insane? (2022-06-20)
... that ancient Roman surgeons used materials such as bran and ashes to heal burns? (2022-06-19)
... that Arno Lücker ran a series of concerts titled 2 x hören (listen twice) at the Konzerthaus Berlin in which performers were interviewed between two renditions of the same piece of chamber music? (2022-06-18)
... that food psychology research has found that the COVID-19 pandemic led to both reduced and increased consumption of junk food among different geographical populations and educational backgrounds? (2022-06-16)
... that Hanning Schröder, who played with his wife in the Harlan Trio in the 1930s on historical instruments, was recognised as Righteous Among the Nations? (2022-06-15)
... that one of the tracks on the deluxe version of Frayed at Both Ends by country musician Aaron Lewis was originally a poem by Johnny Cash? (2022-06-14)
... that neuroscientist Beatriz Rico and her team discovered a link between a protein called Brevican and short-term spatial memory? (2022-06-09)
... that Synapturanus danta has been described as a "smooth lil fella"? (2022-06-06)
... that actress Dorothy Van Engle starred in the 1935 movie Murder in Harlem with a "proto-feminist role" that was then a primary source of positive representation for African Americans in film? (2022-06-06)
... that an Alabama mayoral candidate received "his head on a platter", according to winning candidate Dave Thomas? (2022-06-04)
... that Friedrich Oberschelp founded and conducted for five decades the Bielefelder Kinderchor, a children's choir that filled the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle in Bielefeld for Christmas concerts several times each season? (2022-06-03)
... that the Carib Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica, was the British West Indies' first building to offer air conditioning upon its opening? (2022-06-01)
... that XO, Kitty, based on the film series To All the Boys I've Loved Before, is planned to be the first Netflix series to be spun off from a Netflix original film? (2022-05-30)
... that during his mayoralty, Fiorello La Guardia appointed the first black woman judge in the United States? (2022-05-27)
... that Scottish inventor and music teacher Anne Gunn was granted the first British patent for a board game in 1801? (2022-05-25)
... that after activist Aakar Patel was prevented from travelling abroad, a court asked the director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation to apologise? (2022-05-17)
... that more than 30,000 cars were being towed annually by the 1970s to accommodate snow removal efforts in Montreal? (2022-05-11)
... that István Banó collected Two Pieces of Nuts in Baranya? (2022-05-10)
... that Doug was nominated to Guinness World Records as the world's largest potato before genetic testing confirmed that it was actually a tuber of a gourd? (2022-05-07)
... that Hans Robertson ran a studio in 1920s Berlin where he photographed celebrities such as artist Käthe Kollwitz, boxer Max Schmeling and dancer Gret Palucca (pictured)? (2022-04-21)
... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"? (2022-04-16)
... that Zebedee Nungak, taken as a child for an experiment by the Canadian government, went on to "cross antlers with prime ministers, premiers and Québec separatists"? (2022-04-15)
... that Lisa Winter (pictured) took part in robot battles at 10 years old? (2022-04-14)
... that "big mamas" caused China to become the biggest purchaser of gold? (2022-04-14)
... that the Carbon Neutral Laboratory (pictured) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom? (2022-04-13)
... that crane driver Bob Sredersas's donation of over 100 pieces of art led to the establishment of Wollongong Art Gallery? (2022-04-13)
... that Hong Kong native Grace Ho gave birth to her fourth child, Bruce Lee, while on a one-year tour through the United States with the Mandarin Theatre? (2022-04-12)
... that Inuit traditional belief holds that women without facial tattoos would be sent to the land of the crestfallen to spend eternity with smoke coming from their throats and their heads hanging down? (2022-04-11)
... that a Ukrainian soldier has written a song dedicated to the Turkish combat drone Bayraktar TB2? (2022-04-09)
... that during the Napoleonic looting of art, French soldiers destroyed the Venetian state ship, the Bucentaur, and melted down its gold decorations? (2022-04-08)
... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of white people, in the film Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, is meant as a critique of the treatment of Inuit culture by anthropologists? (2022-04-07)
... that the 7th Macho de Monte Infantry Company of the Panama Defense Forces was named after a tapir? (2022-03-31)
... that an animal rendering and recycling plant dumped illegal amounts of ammonia, phosphorus, and fecal bacteria into the Transquaking River? (2022-03-30)
... that historians do not agree on whether the Battle on the Irghiz River took place in 1209 or 1219? (2022-03-28)
... that Lillian Eichler Watson created "Again She Orders – 'A Chicken Salad, Please'" (pictured) to advertise her 1921 Book of Etiquette? (2022-03-20)
... that legal activist Carrie Campbell Severino, who co-authored a book about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, was once a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas? (2022-03-20)
... that bartender Gary Regan said Takumi's Aviation was the best he had ever encountered? (2022-03-18)
... that the Miao art of balancing on a bamboo log has been described as "water ballet"? (2022-03-18)
... that Pennsylvania state representative Marty Flynn engaged in a shootout with attempted burglars near the state capitol? (2022-03-17)
... that Argentine sculptor Alberto Heredia protested censorship through his art and was forced into exile by a right-wing death squad? (2022-03-17)
... that the colour of the markings on Nesticus cellulanus can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings? (2022-03-15)
... that Loski's mixtape Call Me Loose was named as an inspiration for Scorpion by Drake? (2022-03-13)
... that the David Attenborough–narrated nature documentary The Green Planet has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (2022-03-09)
... that the Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona, marks the grave of Haiji Ali, recruited to the United States to drive and tend camels for the United States Camel Corps? (2022-03-06)
... that the Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident was caused when radioactive material ended up in a junkyard and was smelted to produce rebar? (2022-03-06)
... that Seal Rescue Ireland comforts orphaned seal pups with fake mothers made of wetsuits? (2022-03-03)
... that the ice mound (pictured) at the center of the crater Louth is the warmest permanent body of water on the Martian surface? (2022-02-27)
... that John Philip Sousa composed a march for the Boy Scouts of America (audio featured)? (2022-02-08)
... that Jérôme Chappellaz wants to collect ice cores from Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro to be preserved in Antarctica? (2022-02-07)
... that Coleman's Melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"? (2022-02-06)
... that child actress and singer Sylvia Froos was noted for her ability to mimic the vocal styles of famous celebrity performers? (2022-02-04)
... that author Theresa Pulszky escaped from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 by pretending to be the companion of a German couple? (2022-02-02)
... that the spotted lanternfly has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling since the 1100s? (2022-02-02)
... that singer Henrietta Loveless performed at the New York World's Fair with the Chocolate Éclair Family? (2022-02-01)
... that Peruvian Viagra grows on the roots of plants? (2022-01-29)
... that although the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight tried to end payola, it just became more sophisticated? (2022-01-27)
... that the lead role in the 2021 film Cry Macho was first offered to Clint Eastwood in 1988? (2022-01-20)
... that the surname Waering is Anglo-Saxon, but Waring may be Norman? (2022-01-17)
... that the 1912 production of Man's Genesis was the first "primitive man" film ever made and created a prehistory film boom in the years following its release? (2022-01-17)
... that Canadian doctor James Maskalyk's book Six Months in Sudan was based on his blog? (2022-01-16)
... that Jeffrey Paparoa Holman gave himself his middle name, after the Paparoa Range? (2022-01-14)
... that 1920s actress Susie Sutton created her own vaudeville troupe and toured her company throughout the TOBA circuit? (2022-01-12)
... that despite a 2016 commitment to channel a quarter of humanitarian aid through local aid organizations, only 2.1 percent of 2020 funding went to them? (2022-01-12)
... that entry to the British Royal Military Academy required the use of a drawing triangle (examples pictured) with a completely different purpose from those used today? (2022-01-11)
... that the 2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election was the first recall held in the city since 1975? (2022-01-06)
... that the Bancroft region is the only place in Canada and one of very few places in the world where uranium has been mined from pegmatite rock? (2022-01-05)
... that the director of the 1936 film The Love Wanga was threatened by having a wanga placed in his car? (2022-01-03)
... that the Glen Rock is very gneiss? (2022-01-03)
... that Robert D. Bullard has emerged as the "father of environmental justice" since the publication of his 1990 book, Dumping in Dixie? (2022-01-02)
... that Juan Juárez may have been the first bishop-elect within the territory of the United States? (2022-01-01)
... that a strike by uranium miners in 1974 in Ontario led to the creation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act? (2021-12-28)
... that Elcysma westwoodi is considered "the most damaging lepidopteran pest of Prunus × yedoensis"? (2021-12-23)
... that Ixodes tasmani makes a type of cement to help it to suck blood? (2021-12-22)
... that the giant hawker, the largest living dragonfly, with a wingspan of 163 millimetres (6.4 in), has larvae that exhibit "ballistic defecation"? (2021-12-21)
... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered after a two-year-old named Sylvie overwatered her backyard? (2021-12-19)
... that chili crisp, a hot sauce with a "cult-like" fandom, is used to top everything from eggs to ice cream (pictured)? (2021-12-18)
... that Chinese-Canadian Zhuo Qun Song is currently the most decorated International Mathematical Olympiad contestant? (2021-12-14)
... that zoologist Ruth Crosby Noble's 1945 book on animal behavior was said to have the "rare quality of combining entertainment with sound scientific value"? (2021-12-11)
... that an investigation found that most Mexican nutrition science students could not interpret a nutritional front-of-package labeling system correctly? (2021-12-09)
... that two years after the small Corinthian navy was defeated during the Affair of Epidamnus, their navy became the third largest in all of Greece? (2021-12-08)
... that Styx's name derives from its seeming to have "come from the underworld"? (2021-12-07)
... that actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays the character of Jesus Christ in American television series The Chosen, is also an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church? (2021-12-03)
... that the Falcon Lake Incident is considered "Canada's best-documented UFO case"? (2021-12-03)
... that Borocera cajani produces a form of wild silk that has been harvested for hundreds of years? (2021-11-29)
... that models couple up at Fish-MIP? (2021-11-27)
... that a bug in Crab Game caused multiple IP addresses to be leaked? (2021-11-25)
... that Squaring the Circle is Sneaker Pimps' first album in almost 20 years? (2021-11-23)
... that the Filipino fraternity Alpha Phi Beta has been involved in instances of violence, including getting mauled by rival fraternities, such as Sigma Rho? (2021-11-22)
... that the developer of Art Sqool did not attend art school? (2021-11-21)
... that Belle Delphine's online popularity surged after she mimicked the orgasm faces (example pictured) featured in Japanese manga? (2021-11-20)
... that Billy Strings's 2019 album Home stayed on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart for 77 consecutive weeks? (2021-11-19)
... that surgeon Margaret Louden developed a treatment for people crushed by rubble during the The Blitz, but her contribution was forgotten until the 1990s? (2021-11-15)
... that the plant Dyssodia papposa was given to horses for coughs by the Dakota and smoked for epilepsy by the Keres? (2021-11-12)
... that Rhyothemis fuliginosa (example pictured) is known as the "butterfly dragonfly"? (2021-11-09)
... that a mock funeral was held outside company headquarters during the 1986–1987 John Deere strike in which 700 union workers ceremoniously burnt a coffin and a Christmas tree covered in company hats? (2021-11-05)
... that after watching Matilda the Musical, Mattea Conforti complained that she could have starred in the title role? (2021-10-30)
... that a 1999 self-portrait made by William Utermohlen while suffering from Alzheimer's disease took nearly two years to complete? (2021-10-28)
... that a newly opened ferry in 1968 attracted "vodka tourists" to Estonia? (2021-10-24)
... that Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Qantas Airways, and that more than $200,000 remains unaccounted for? (2021-10-19)
... that Laura Jean McKay's 2020 novel about a fictional global pandemic was first written in 2013? (2021-10-16)
... that body image disturbance is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders? (2021-10-05)
... that following the Report on the Restitution of African Cultural Heritage, the President of France promised to return African artworks (example pictured) looted during colonial times? (2021-09-21)
... that the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the probable cause of the 2014 Bedford Gulfstream IV crash was the flight crew's failure to perform the flight-control check before takeoff? (2021-09-16)
... that the now-closed Dinosaur Wildlife museum exhibited three fox squirrels posed to fight in a boxing ring? (2021-09-03)
... that the director of the horror film Camera Obscura was inspired to write the screenplay after one of his co-workers was not allowed to take pictures in South America due to locals believing "it would steal their souls"? (2021-09-03)
... that IMF economist Tobias Adrian helped devise CoVaR, a method used to stress-test banks after the Great Recession? (2021-09-02)
... that Ric Throssell tried unsuccessfully to recruit Coral Bell as a Soviet spy in Canberra? (2021-08-27)
... that it took more than a decade for Michael M. Thomas to secure a publisher for his eighth novel, which was rejected by approximately 25 publishing houses? (2021-08-26)
... that it took over a decade for Michael M. Thomas to secure a publisher for his eighth novel, which was rejected by approximately 25 publishing houses? (2021-08-25)
... that reproductive success in the lined sea hare can be reduced by noise pollution? (2021-08-16)
... that it was said that BBC scriptwriter Iain Pattinson's "unique brilliance was his ability to combine the absurd with the plausible"? (2021-08-14)
... that while convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin was in jail, one of her visitors was Julia Garner, who will play Sorokin in the Netflix miniseries about her? (2021-08-13)
... that the equipment situation for the National Pacification Army was so poor that some soldiers were armed with spears instead of guns? (2021-08-05)
... that architect Van Dorn Hooker, who served in the USAAF, was a cartoonist for Army news publications, and painted aircraft nose art? (2021-08-01)
... that CEO Marla Messing submitted the business plan for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup two days before the birth of her first child? (2021-08-01)
... that Tropical Storm Eliakim enhanced rainfall and brought flooding to Kenya despite the storm making landfall on Madagascar? (2021-07-31)
... that author Eldred Kurtz Means originated the refrain: "if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"? (2021-07-30)
... that a British company is developing plastics that are vulnerable to sunlight, air and water? (2021-07-21)
... that Big Time Wrestling featured a wrestling bear that escaped and was subdued after a police hunt by putting sugar in its mouth? (2021-07-19)
... that Lee Tze Chung, in a pro-China paper, criticized the government's response to the Tiananmen protests? (2021-07-18)
... that Kate Baker arranged to republish the Australian novel Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy after locating half of the original manuscript under some lumber in the offices of The Bulletin? (2021-07-17)
... that the Society of Catholic Scientists sponsors Gold Masses, following the tradition of Red Masses for lawyers, White Masses for those in healthcare, and Blue Masses for public-safety professionals? (2021-07-14)
... that German art historian Birgit Dahlenburg was instrumental in the recognition of the 16th-century Croy Tapestry as a cultural asset of national value? (2021-07-12)
... that in her debut novel, The Paper Magician, fantasy author Charlie N. Holmberg (pictured) followed Brandon Sanderson's advice to limit her characters' magical powers? (2021-07-08)
... that some species of bacteria in the genus Alkalihalobacillus live in hypersaline lakes while others are added to laundry detergent? (2021-07-02)
... that German-Chilean research psychologist Susana Bloch created a technique actors have been using to access their basic emotions? (2021-06-19)
... that open ocean convection, the mixing of deep and surface waters, plays a crucial role in the global climate? (2021-06-17)
... that architect Paul Rudolph's residence at 23 Beekman Place has a penthouse terrace overhanging the nearby street, which even Rudolph was afraid to use? (2021-06-15)
... that the rock band Blur were the wedding band for the reception of journalists Jane Suiter and Leo Finlay in Dublin in 1990? (2021-06-10)
... that Sharon Choi (pictured), the Korean–English interpreter for film director Bong Joon-ho, is herself a director? (2021-06-08)
... that avant-garde artist Hu Zhiying's master's degree was denied after his thesis was labeled as "not in line with Marxist principles"? (2021-06-08)
... that grass was planted on top of the Tala tank to protect it from the Japanese bombing of Calcutta during World War II? (2021-06-06)
... that 2 Cheap Cars withdrew a television advertisement in New Zealand because children were copying the main character's catchphrase, "Ah so", which they sometimes pronounced "asshole"? (2021-06-05)
... that the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art includes an exceptionally large 17th-century astrolabe (pictured) commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan? (2021-06-03)
... that a chemical known as ROY has eleven crystalline forms, including red, orange and yellow examples? (2021-05-29)
... that Chinese activist Li Qiaochu was detained on 31 December 2019 and spent New Year's Day in handcuffs in relation to the "12.26 Citizens Case" while her partner Xu Zhiyong was still in hiding? (2021-05-28)
... that the new director of DARPA, Stefanie Tompkins, was paid by NASA to analyze moon rocks? (2021-05-19)
... that the creators of the Indian web series His Storyy changed the ending because of prevailing social discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community in the country? (2021-05-16)
... that the Los Angeles restaurant El Cholo Spanish Cafe is credited with introducing the burrito to the U.S.? (2021-05-05)
... that Orgill, Inc., now the world's largest independently owned distributor of hardlines, began as a hardware store in 1847, making it the oldest Memphis-founded company still in operation? (2021-05-04)
... that the supermarket Omega Mart has nut-free salted peanuts available for purchase? (2021-05-01)
... that Karlin Lillington, long-time technology writer for Ireland's newspaper of record, The Irish Times, holds a PhD on the poetry of Seamus Heaney? (2021-04-29)
... that German three-time artistic cycling World Championship runner-up Viola Brand (pictured) was invited to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, having previously watched the show to improve her English? (2021-04-28)
... that due to Khá Bảnh's success, a dance move originally performed by Big Bang's G-Dragon became a trend in Vietnam? (2021-04-23)
... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) was the last person to audition for the role of the eponymous character in Moana and was ultimately cast for the role? (2021-04-22)
... that the space industry of India has supported the launch of more than 100 domestic satellites and more than 300 foreign satellites? (2021-04-17)
... that ballerina Catherine Hurlin performed in Radio City Christmas Spectacular between the age of eleven and thirteen? (2021-04-17)
... that Benjamin Kapelushnik, also known as "Benjamin Kickz", sold sneakers at age 16 to celebrity clients such as DJ Khaled, Drake, Travis Scott, Floyd Mayweather and Kevin Hart? (2021-04-16)
... that Darrell Blocker, "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties? (2021-04-14)
... that the UK Supreme Court told the Chief Constable that the West Yorkshire Police are not allowed to knock over old ladies? (2021-04-09)
... that 19th-century French economist Jean Gustave Courcelle-Seneuil is considered to be the founder of classical economics and economic liberalism in Chile? (2021-04-09)
... that 14 April is Cake and Cunnilingus Day? (2021-04-01)
... that actress Isabel Bonner died on stage while performing in a play written by her husband? (2021-03-24)
... that a rented Ducati SuperSport that was scratched during the making of Road Rash was kept and displayed in the Electronic Arts lobby? (2021-03-22)
... that the Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage has a 16th-century manuscript (pictured) showing Alexander the Great praying at the Kaaba? (2021-03-16)
... that Governor Greg Abbott initially blamed the 2021 Texas power crisis on frozen wind turbines? (2021-03-12)
... that badminton player P. V. Sindhu became the inaugural recipient of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award in 2020? (2021-03-08)
... that conductor Volker Wangenheim opened the Beethovenhalle in Bonn for music by Karlheinz Stockhausen on 15 November 1969, including the world premiere of Fresco for four orchestral groups? (2021-03-05)
... that Caroline Parker, a deaf performer, signed the song "I Am What I Am" at the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony? (2021-03-03)
... that a commercial for the food delivery app Domino's App feat. Hatsune Miku went viral on YouTube in 2013, and was described by journalists as "bizarre"? (2021-02-23)
... that the wind phone in Japan was set up to allow people to talk to the dead? (2021-02-21)
... that philanthropist Sidney Hill began a new life in England as a gentleman farmer, adding stables to the estate, a dairy and Langford Bullock Palaces for his prized shorthorn cattle? (2021-02-20)
... that a seven-figure deal was made for Soman Chainani's debut book The School for Good and Evil to make a film adaptation less than two weeks after the book's publication? (2021-02-11)
... that solar radio emission was first observed in 1942 during World War II by British radar operators? (2021-02-10)
... that 2021 New York City Comptroller candidate Zach Iscol was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery during the Second Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq War? (2021-02-09)
... that the 1989 book Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science examines the role of happenstance in the history of science? (2021-02-08)
... that there are other causes of climate change in Brazil besides the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest? (2021-02-07)
... that Anna Utenhoven, who was buried alive in 1597, was the last person executed for heresy in the Low Countries? (2021-02-03)
... that the tomb of Muhammad Ahmad in Sudan was desecrated by British forces after the Battle of Omdurman in 1898? (2021-01-31)
... that northern masked owl (example pictured) chicks hiss to ask for food, while adults hiss to defend nests? (2021-01-24)
... that Bernie Sanders was the first socialist mayor in New England since Jasper McLevy? (2021-01-19)
... that attorney Styles Hutchins was the first African American to argue a case in a court in Georgia? (2021-01-17)
... that the Khalili Collection of Aramaic Documents (example pictured) includes the earliest known use of the name "Alexandros" to refer to Alexander the Great? (2021-01-12)
... that when Abbey House Museum curator Violet Crowther wanted to add old-fashioned household objects or "bygones" to the collection, she advertised for a pair of bellows in the local newspaper? (2021-01-10)
... that an obituary of Neil Peart said he was "sent to Earth to destroy drummer jokes"? (2021-01-07)
... that people with fish allergy are unlikely to be allergic to shellfish, because fish and shellfish do not have the same allergenic protein? (2021-01-04)
... that American-Israeli basketball player Bryan Cohen is the only athlete in the history of the Patriot League to win its Defensive Player of Year award three times? (2021-01-04)
... that the 1983 memoir Home Before Morning, which details the author's time as a Vietnam War nurse, is dedicated to "all of the unknown women who served forgotten in their wars"? (2020-12-31)
... that during the 1973 oil crisis, material scientist Henry Ehrenreich assessed photovoltaic cells and was an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy? (2020-12-29)
... that in 1875, streetcars in Santa Barbara, California, were drawn by mules? (2020-12-15)
... that the 1958 Lebanese presidential election was held during an armed rebellion while 10,000 US troops were deployed in the nation? (2020-12-13)
... that in Russian folklore, the Alatyr is considered the "father to all stones"? (2020-12-10)
... that the Spanish writer Eva Forest was imprisoned for alleged complicity in multiple terror attacks by the separatist group ETA? (2020-12-07)
... that Ben Carter and his brother Tim played basketball for Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal? (2020-12-07)
... that a multi-component gas analyzer system can allow for real-time forecasting of volcanic eruptions? (2020-12-06)
... that a petition by Canadian member of parliament Pierre Poilievre to stop the Great Reset amassed 80,000 signatures after a conspiracy theory spread about it? (2020-12-05)
... that the old baptismal font of the Vaxholm Church became a bird bath? (2020-11-29)
... that Giovanni's Room both influenced and appears in the 2020 novel Swimming in the Dark, a gay love story set in the last years of the Polish People's Republic? (2020-11-23)
... that 2b2t, a no-rules Minecraft multiplayer server running since 2010, has seen more than 510,000 distinct Minecraft players join and explore its eight-terabyte map (pictured)? (2020-11-12)
... that Yemeni poet Fatima al-Suqutriyya saved the island of Socotra by writing a qasida to Imam al-Ṣalt ibn Mа̄lik requesting military help? (2020-11-11)
... that the Khalili Collection of Enamels of the World includes a throne table made for the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor? (2020-11-10)
... that actress and dancer Raissa Gourevitch performed in surrealist plays before becoming an archaeological authority on Roman statuary? (2020-11-04)
... that Ethel Maynard was the first black woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature? (2020-11-03)
... that The Times said that Sheila Atim "sings Dylan better than Bob"? (2020-11-01)
... that Bups Saggu learned to play the tabla at the local gurdwara in Wolverhampton, but later moved on to playing the dhol because he "took a liking to the larger and louder sound"? (2020-11-01)
... that Coronet magazine was deluged with letters and phone calls when Margueritte Harmon Bro wrote about the "Miracle Man of Virginia Beach"? (2020-10-31)
... that ChilledCow has one of the longest videos on YouTube, totaling over 13,000 hours? (2020-10-31)
... that the Philharmonia Quartet Berlin, formed by principal players of the Berlin Philharmonic, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a recording of all of Beethoven's string quartets? (2020-10-23)
... that the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival celebrates LGBTQ culture with Wigstock events for drag queens, a bear fest, athletic events, and an art festival? (2020-10-18)
... that the Khalili Collection of Spanish Metalwork includes a Moroccan-style dagger (pictured) previously owned by King Alfonso XII of Spain? (2020-10-15)
... that Albert Johnson was the first black mayor in New Mexico? (2020-10-15)
... that soprano Ilse Helling-Rosenthal, her husband, and two others formed a vocal ensemble that appeared as the soloists in Bruckner's Te Deum at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1920? (2020-10-13)
... that state representative Angela Russell introduced legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Montana? (2020-10-13)
... that the New York Tribune Building, once New York City's second tallest building, "vanished almost without a trace, and barely a whimper"? (2020-10-12)
... that Dawa Dem was the first woman to join the Bhutanese civil service and to become a member of the Royal Advisory Council? (2020-10-09)
... that the British Board of Film Classification was forced to watch paint dry? (2020-10-05)
... that Bill Nation rejected an attempt by the American Nazi Party to establish a headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming? (2020-10-01)
... that the 2017 Bishop Maginn High School baseball team largely consisted of Karen refugees? (2020-09-17)
... that Jim Drucker, the founder of the world's largest online-only comic bookstore, was also the commissioner of both the Continental Basketball Association and the Arena Football League? (2020-09-15)
... that Durbin Feeling was named a Cherokee National Treasure for his contributions to the preservation of the endangered Cherokee language? (2020-09-11)
... that despite an extensive history of Islam in the Arctic, the first mosque (pictured) in the Canadian Arctic was only built in 2010? (2020-09-03)
... that Nasser Khalili assembled the Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles (item pictured) because he felt that art historians undervalued works by anonymous creators? (2020-08-31)
... that Molly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through basket weaving? (2020-08-13)
... that Wilbur Little was lynched for wearing his World War I uniform after being discharged from the army? (2020-08-10)
... that 070 Shake said that it felt "crazy" to have been on a record with Kanye West? (2020-08-05)
... that to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, the e5 Project is producing solar- and wind-powered ships to transport fuel oil? (2020-08-05)
... that Theo Akkermann, whose first major work was a war memorial, created a sculpture for his family's grave? (2020-08-01)
... that in 1960, British AI researcher Donald Michie made a noughts-and-crosses-playing algorithm out of matchboxes? (2020-07-30)
... that it took 190 litres (42 imp gal; 50 US gal) of paint to complete the livery of the Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (pictured)? (2020-07-28)
... that Ralph Debbas founded the first Middle Eastern automotive company in 2012, making him the first automotive executive in the Middle East? (2020-07-25)
... that Fred Sargeant was one of the gay rights activists who proposed the first Christopher Street Liberation Day—now the NYC Pride March—to commemorate the Stonewall riots? (2020-07-16)
... that U.S. admiral Edward Joseph O'Donnell passed responsibility for Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to its new commander on a golf course? (2020-07-15)
... that Seraph Young Ford was the first American woman to cast a vote under a women's equal-suffrage law? (2020-07-13)
... that Robert Plunkett resigned as the first president of Georgetown College in 1793 because he preferred a rural life of ministry? (2020-07-08)
... that fans were asked to return their copies of The Lot, a 2013 compilation album by Queen drummer Roger Taylor, due to audio and typographical errors? (2020-07-02)
... that the Wells curve, which illustrates what happens to respiratory droplets once they are exhaled, helps explain the spread of respiratory infections? (2020-06-22)
... that the Strawberries and Cream Tree (pictured) is noted for producing pink blossoms on one side of the tree and white on the other, when it blooms every spring? (2020-06-22)
... that the #VivaTaiwan campaign started when a letter to Brazilian parliamentarians from the Chinese embassy in Brasília was leaked online? (2020-06-16)
... that after the king of Kachar died whilst invading the Pratapgarh Kingdom, his widow Kamala commanded its conquest herself to avenge him? (2020-06-16)
... that the Vietnamese pop song "Ghen Cô Vy" was produced to educate people on how to avoid contracting COVID-19? (2020-06-07)
... that the installation of a garbage-eating sculpture in Riverfront Park caused an uproar from goat farmers, concerned that it perpetuated the false stereotype that goats eat anything? (2020-06-04)
... that Ole Børud's guitar music on the album Sonrise, by the band Schaliach, was likened to a "metal symphony"? (2020-05-28)
... that Nasser Khalili's 1,400-piece collection of Meiji-era Japanese art (object pictured) is equalled only by the Japanese imperial collection in size and quality? (2020-05-28)
... that Yan, a fourth kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period of China, was conquered only one year after its establishment in 237? (2020-05-18)
... that Sampson Mathews was nicknamed the "master driver of cattle" for transporting more than 100 cattle 160 miles (260 km) through the Allegheny Mountains in 19 days for the Battle of Point Pleasant? (2020-05-11)
... that older adherents of the Hindu sect Ramnami Samaj have the word "Ram" tattooed over their entire bodies? (2020-05-10)
... that the Northern line, which already served the southernmost station on the London Underground, was proposed to be extended southward to North Cheam in 1946? (2020-05-08)
... that a young Ruth McLain Smith, member of The McLain Family Band (pictured), had been playing the Appalachian dulcimer for only two weeks when she performed at the White House on national television? (2020-04-30)
... that during filming of the banned ski-BASE jump performed by Rick Sylvester in Yosemite Valley, the film crew were threatened with arrest but not caught afterwards? (2020-04-25)
... that Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar was stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for seven months? (2020-04-22)
... that U.S. Representative John Conyers proposed legislation to create a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. during every session of Congress from 1968 to 1983, when the bill finally passed? (2020-04-03)
... that publishers have had their pre-approved books confiscated, or their stalls dismantled overnight, during the Riyadh International Book Fair? (2020-04-02)
... that the visual style of African-American artist Henry Speller, who was also an accomplished blues musician, was described as "blues aesthetic"? (2020-03-31)
... that sculptor Dan Lam was born in a refugee camp in Morong, Philippines? (2020-03-28)
... that Senator Ted Kennedy's 1980 presidential campaign may have weakened support for incumbent U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who later lost the general election? (2020-03-26)
... that Cecylia and Maciej Brogowski, a Polish Catholic couple, were posthumously recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for having sheltered a Jewish girl during the Holocaust? (2020-03-25)
... that horse surfing involves a person surfing while being towed by a horse? (2020-03-10)
... that a man shouted "This is madness!" during a production meeting for The Goes Wrong Show? (2020-02-29)
... that Leprous's 2019 album Pitfalls took shape from its songwriter's depression and anxiety? (2020-02-16)
... that since its completion in 2015, Liberty Plaza in Atlanta has hosted demonstrations for both March for Our Lives and the September 2019 climate strikes? (2020-02-12)
... that hedge fund manager Jacob Gottlieb hired Status Labs to counteract negative news coverage of him over the closure of Visium Asset Management? (2020-02-07)
... that the Tulsa Club Building suffered four major fires in 2010, including three in a two-week period, yet remained strong enough to allow conversion to a hotel instead of demolition? (2020-02-06)
... that the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management has conducted research to improve the taste and nutrition of a children's dietary supplement distributed by the government of Kerala? (2020-02-05)
... that Widener University Commonwealth Law School is one of two independent law schools run by Widener University? (2020-01-31)
... that the Carnegie Building in Atlanta was designed by G. Lloyd Preacher, who moved his offices to the building after its completion? (2020-01-30)
... that the Raja Rao Award for Literature was bestowed only seven times before it was discontinued? (2020-01-27)
... that Lake Kristi in North Carolina was built specifically to allow water skiing champion Kristi Overton Johnson to train? (2020-01-20)
... that the oldest part of the Western Block of the North China Craton formed 2.7 billion years ago? (2020-01-15)
... that The Sack of Bath, a collection of newspaper articles by Adam Fergusson, sparked a resurgence in architectural conservation in Britain? (2020-01-13)
... that British neuroscientist Rebeccah Slater led a study that showed that not only do babies experience pain, they may be more sensitive to it than adults? (2020-01-11)
... that as a child, American Civil War historian Charles P. Roland heard first-hand accounts of the war from veterans who served in it? (2019-12-28)
... that Nellie Two Bear Gates made beaded artwork that depicted Yanktonai Dakota history and culture? (2019-12-15)
... that the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan would have resulted in the elimination of two teams from MLB? (2019-12-15)
... that letters which Charlotte Pistorius, the self-taught wife of a country pastor, wrote to intellectuals Friedrich Schleiermacher and Ernst Moritz Arndt were published with their works? (2019-12-04)
... that structural biologist Erica Ollmann Saphire traveled to Africa to observe rodents in the field in order to study how viruses like Ebola are spread? (2019-10-30)
... that despite a name meaning "strong-smelling durian", Durio graveolens has been described as odorless? (2019-10-28)
... that the Bissinger Wool Pullery processed dead sheep? (2019-10-15)
... that at the 2010 World Team Championship pool event, a first-to-six-racks playoff match was won by Daryl Peach after 52 racks? (2019-10-12)
... that the red dresses (example pictured) in Jaime Black's REDress Project represent the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada and the United States? (2019-10-08)
... that 16th-century Chinese painter Qiu Zhu was known for her depiction of Guanyin (pictured), the goddess of compassion popular among women? (2019-09-28)
... that during the Battle of Bovey Heath, Royalist officers escaped by "throwing their stakes of money", which the enemy soldiers paused to collect? (2019-09-22)
... that American actor Matt William Knowles was a "rotating mayor" of Danzhai Wanda Village in Guizhou, China? (2019-09-13)
... that C. P. E. Bach's Sonata in A minor for Solo Flute, composed around 1747 for flauto traverso without bass and printed during his lifetime, is one of the few significant pieces for solo flute? (2019-09-12)
... that in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the player character Caveira's "Silent Step" ability featured a game-breaking bug? (2019-09-07)
... that Betty Cantor-Jackson recorded over 1000 tapes of the Grateful Dead, Legion of Mary, Jerry Garcia Band, and Old & In the Way, but lost them when she could not pay the storage fees? (2019-08-25)
... that the Italian Nicholas Laucella became principal flute of the New York Philharmonic in 1909 when Gustav Mahler was chief conductor? (2019-08-20)
... that manhua artist Xia Da's April Story was published in 2003 before she had even graduated college? (2019-08-19)
... that Nicolas Joel, general manager of the Paris Opera from 2009 to 2014, directed Wagner's Ring in 1979 after having assisted Patrice Chéreau for the cycle's centenary? (2019-08-16)
... that pool player Han Yu did not celebrate after winning her first world championship? (2019-08-13)
... that William Pope created "the first comprehensive, well executed pictorial record of Canadian birds"? (2019-08-06)
... that nearly 80,000 black Mississippians cast a vote in the 1963 Freedom Ballot mock election, four times more than the number of black registered voters? (2019-07-30)
... that the XIX Army Corps represented Germany as it ceded Brest-Litovsk to the Soviet Union in the German–Soviet military parade (commanders pictured)? (2019-07-19)
... that New Zealand-born singer Rosé (pictured) initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a K-pop star was a joke, as the family lived in Australia? (2019-07-10)
... that abnormal structures inside white blood cells called critical green inclusions can indicate impending death? (2019-07-09)
... that the dome of Santa Maria di Collemaggio collapsed in the 1461 L'Aquila earthquake? (2019-07-06)
... that the creation of the Swedish Levant Company in 1738 was controversial because of a disagreement between several Swedish merchants and the Hat Party? (2019-07-04)
... that Canadian journalist Katherine Hughes became Alberta's first provincial archivist, but later became a political activist, fighting for Irish self-determination? (2019-06-24)
... that prolific songwriter Matt Farley says he makes US$500 a month from a song containing only the word "poop"? (2019-06-15)
... that the soprano Elżbieta Szmytka recorded Chopin's Polish songs and performed in Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, celebrating a century of Polish independence? (2019-05-30)
... that before she became an expert on wild animals, Hope Ryden was an international flight attendant and used her long layovers to observe wildlife in Africa and Asia? (2019-05-27)
... that Massachusetts Bay settler Robert Coles was sentenced to wear a red letter "D" for drunkenness, which some scholars have argued later inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter? (2019-05-21)
... that Shirou Emiya was initially conceived as a female character but was changed to a male in order to fit the demographic of the visual novel Fate/stay night? (2019-05-06)
... that Carey Wentworth Styles founded The Atlanta Constitution, then had to surrender his interest in the newspaper when he could not pay for the purchase? (2019-05-05)
... that a newly discovered cave has been temporarily named after a Star Wars character? (2019-05-02)
... that, on average, Greece has changed its electoral law regarding apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament once every 1.5 elections? (2019-04-29)
... that hearing protection fit-testing is used to determine if devices like earplugs or earmuffs are providing the right amount of sound reduction? (2019-03-25)
... that laboratory experiments suggest that the free-swimming larva of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema (pictured) is induced to settle on a host whale in response to chemical cues from its skin? (2019-03-10)
... that Mount Ferguson in Nevada was named after geologist Henry G. Ferguson? (2019-03-07)
... that Cleitarchus's History of Alexander, written in the fourth century BC, was criticized by contemporaries as being overly sensational? (2019-02-27)
... that some water birds use their webbed feet (illustration shown) as an aid in elaborate courtship displays? (2019-02-21)
... that Helmut Kleinicke was dismissed from his job because he was caught helping Jews escape? (2019-02-21)
... that Joseph Jenckes Sr., a 17th-century blacksmith in Massachusetts, was granted the first machine patent in America? (2019-02-20)
... that Connect Airways, a consortium that includes Virgin Atlantic, was created to take over Flybe—which had previously absorbed Virgin's domestic operations at Heathrow Airport? (2019-02-19)
... that Shin Hyun-hwak was Prime Minister of South Korea for less than six months? (2019-02-15)
... that educator Joseph Forbes had twenty-four children and two wives? (2019-02-07)
... that cases against 9,700 Kashmiri youth in India were withdrawn by the government as part of its "healing touch" policy for peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir? (2019-02-04)
... that in the fourth quarter of 2017, Transsion Holdings had the largest market share for sales of smartphones in Africa, overtaking Samsung? (2019-01-28)
... that the space climate discipline researches how solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations can affect Earth over timescales ranging from a few weeks to more than 1,000 years? (2019-01-27)
... that Windmill Hill Cavern, which provided the first scientifically accepted proof that humans and now-extinct animal species coexisted in Britain, was found accidentally while searching for a lost pickaxe? (2018-12-29)
... that the victim of the first house fire in America for which an account was published can be found at the Point of Graves in Portsmouth, New Hampshire? (2018-12-22)
... that a documentary which follows Geert Wilders's campaign for Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2017 compares him to Donald Trump? (2018-12-21)
... that Angus Barbieri fasted for more than a year, losing 276 pounds (125 kg) and setting a world record? (2018-12-08)
... that the interactive game Your Call Football allows participants to call plays in real time for live exhibition American football games, featuring some former NFL and CFL players? (2018-12-05)
... that American businesswoman and suffragist Anna Shelton was driven to eschew traditional women's roles because of a bigamy scandal involving her sister's husband, a Fort Worth mayor? (2018-12-04)
... that the tombstone of Vietnamese anti-colonialist Phạm Thận Duật was buried face-down for nearly a century to conceal it from the French authorities? (2018-11-20)
... that the first woman voted in as head of state says she would not have got her job if women in Iceland had not walked away from theirs? (2018-11-16)
... that the Padule di Fucecchio massacre, in which at least 174 Italian civilians were murdered, has been described as "one of the worst Nazi atrocities in Italy"? (2018-10-25, 2019-02-06)
... that Adivasi-organized protests in Plachimada, India, succeeded in removing a Coca-Cola factory that was polluting the groundwater? (2018-09-29)
... that General Frisbie (pictured) accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed Commander, and then turned into a salmon cannery? (2018-09-22)
... that despite the Democratic Republic of the Congo's $24 trillion in mineral reserves, more than 80% of its residents live in extreme poverty? (2018-09-20)
... that Fredy Hirsch saved the lives of children at Auschwitz by impressing SS guards, even though he was Jewish and openly gay? (2018-09-11)
... that despite homosexuality being punishable by death, Iranian LGBT activists celebrate IranPride Day (logo pictured) by secretly photographing themselves holding rainbow flags in Tehran and other cities? (2018-09-09)
... that in most of the killings of the Bangladesh Drug War the victims were shot at night, and weapons and drugs were found near the bodies? (2018-09-08)
... that Ronald Smelser's 2008 book The Myth of the Eastern Front focuses on the myth of the clean Wehrmacht? (2018-09-03)
... that Robert Einstein, a cousin of Nobel Prize Laureate Albert Einstein, committed suicide less than a year after his family was murdered by German soldiers in World War II? (2018-08-26)
... that video artist Joan Braderman superimposed herself onto scenes from the television series Dynasty to critique the characters, plots, and themes? (2018-08-20)
... that Carrie Goldberg, who is representing two women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, once served as a case manager for Holocaust victims? (2018-08-06)
... that butyrolactol A, a polyketide derived from Streptomyces rochei, demonstrates broad antimicrobial activity against fungi, including Candida albicans? (2018-08-04)
... that Jean-François Bony designed fabrics for the rulers of France before, during, and after the French Revolution? (2018-07-29)
... that the Shadwell forgeries, crude 19th-century fake medieval artefacts, are now sought-after collectibles in their own right? (2018-07-23)
... that Hocking Lake was renamed Lake Logan after Chief Logan of the Mingo Native American tribe? (2018-07-08)
... that Thuy Bo village memorializes 145 Vietnamese civilians who were killed during the 1967 Thuy Bo massacre? (2018-06-28)
... that the barque City of New York (pictured) was Richard E. Byrd's flagship on his first Antarctic expedition? (2018-06-27)
... that Leiden Law School (pictured) is housed in the former laboratory of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a physicist and Nobel laureate? (2018-06-24)
... that a theory that English nursery rhymes such as "Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark" could be understood by translating sound-alike Dutch words back into English was called "ingenious if somewhat addlepated"? (2018-06-24)
... that Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa's feminist group New Wave Feminists was removed as a partner of the 2017 Women's March after organizers discovered the group was pro-life? (2018-06-17)
... that Toronto's worst mass shooting was committed by teenagers at a block party? (2018-05-25)
... that "This Is America" by Childish Gambino addresses the themes of being black in America and gun violence in the United States? (2018-05-16)
... that Blanche McVeigh's home workshop had a Sturges printing press so heavy that the floor needed to be shored up to support it? (2018-05-09)
... that Gavin Lowe went from being at John's to being at Hugh's, but finally ended up at Catherine's? (2018-04-23)
... that in 2015, Kjell Lindgren played a plastic set of bagpipes made by McCallum Bagpipes on the International Space Station? (2018-04-17)
... that the Goat Canyon Trestle (pictured) is the world's largest curved wooden trestle? (2018-03-15)
... that Lion Forge Comics was founded to provide ethnically diverse creators an outlet to create ethnically diverse characters? (2018-03-14)
... that cell isolation techniques can be used to help study individual living cells from tissue normally discarded during open heart surgery? (2018-03-07)
... that the Clementi rail accident on the Singapore MRT was caused by a 50-litre (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) oil spill? (2018-02-28)
... that Africa's large population of youths and children makes it the youngest continent, with 60% of residents younger than twenty-five? (2018-02-19)
... that the 2017 Finnish film The Unknown Soldier set the Guinness World Record for most high explosives detonated in a single film take? (2018-02-17)
... that in a recent court case, the Minnesota Supreme Court resolved a dispute between the state's legislative and executive branches for the first time in its history? (2018-02-08)
... that of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, the Shorwell helmet was originally mistaken for a pot, the Pioneer helmet for a bucket, and the Coppergate helmet for a rock? (2018-01-31)
... that the Houdini Museum of New York houses the world's second largest collection of "Houdiniana"? (2018-01-29)
... that before becoming a New York Supreme Court justice, Irwin Untermyer successfully argued to preserve the New York City Subway's five-cent fare in a U.S. Supreme Court case? (2018-01-26)
... that American construction company RMK-BRJ trained 200,000 Vietnamese workers in construction and administrative trades during the Vietnam War? (2018-01-25)
... that both Oliver Cromwell and Kylie Minogue have stayed at the Lygon Arms (pictured)? (2018-01-20)
... that The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan won a Stonewall Book Award for its portrayal of the genderfluid character Alex Fierro? (2018-01-19)
... that the Ottawa Art Gallery acquired the Firestone Collection of over 1,600 pieces of Canadian art, including landscapes by the Group of Seven, in 1992? (2018-01-14)
... that Desmarestia tropica, or tropical acidweed, is possibly extinct because of the 1982–83 El Niño event? (2018-01-12)
... that Yiqu was conquered by Qin after its king was killed by his mistress Queen Dowager Xuan, or by her son the king of Qin? (2018-01-08)
... that the art of Uruk includes the 5,000-year-old Mask of Warka, probably one of the earliest known near life-size sculptures? (2018-01-04)
... that in a legacy game, players may be instructed to destroy physical components? (2018-01-03)
... that a collaborative practice agreement, which allows a pharmacist to prescribe medications, order drug therapy-related laboratory tests, and design therapy plans, can improve people's health? (2018-01-03)
... that in 1860, Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset became the first Inspector General of Police in Queensland? (2018-01-02)
... that Human Nature is Brought Forth by Decree, an ancient Chinese philosophical text, was rediscovered about 2,300 years after it was buried? (2017-12-31)
... that PS Duchess of Fife received a battle honour for saving 1,633 Alllied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk? (2017-11-27)
... that Cranston Public Library delivered 4,657 items to homebound residents of Cranston, Rhode Island, in 2016 alone? (2017-10-28)
... that Rebecca Thomas wrote and directed Electrick Children, a film with a budget of US$1 million, while she was still a university student? (2017-10-24)
... that Andy Boarman ran a popular music store and instrument workshop out of his Hedgesville barber shop? (2017-10-15)
... that the creator of the popular YouTube channel Ali-A has been called a "YouTube megastar" by the BBC? (2017-09-21)
... that Norman Mailer wrote "The Man Who Studied Yoga" in 1952 in order to free himself from the past success of his first novel? (2017-09-19)
... that Kim Cobb used coral to profile El Niño over seven thousand years? (2017-09-17)
... that Europol was able to identify a hotel used in child porn using Twitter and a crowdsourced website? (2017-09-13)
... that the UK organization Serious Hazards of Transfusion discourages hospitals from using some blood products donated by women? (2017-09-13)
... that forest rings had gone unnoticed by geologists until aerial photography became a common surveying tool in the 1950s? (2017-09-01)
... that the Thirteenth Doctor, to be portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, will be the first female incarnation of the Doctor in the continuity of Doctor Who? (2017-08-31)
... that video game walkthroughs are typically designed to assist other players in accomplishing certain feats within video games? (2017-08-28)
... that the History of Medicine Society, founded by Sir William Osler in 1912, is one of the oldest in the world? (2017-08-27)
... that regrelor (pictured), a new experimental antiplatelet drug, was withdrawn during a phase II clinical trial due to an increased risk of bleeding? (2017-08-24)
... that the Thukkachi Abatsahayesvar temple (pictured) was greatly expanded by Vikrama Chola after he was supposedly cured of vitiligo by praying to the presiding deity for 48 days? (2017-08-20)
... that a clinical pharmaceutical scientist is both a practicing pharmacist and a scientist? (2017-08-07)
... that Don Reitz incorporated his niece's drawings into a series of ceramic pieces that came to be known as the Sara Period (example pictured)? (2017-07-25)
... that Women Wage Peace held a 50-day hunger strike outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015? (2017-07-18)
... that the Nugent–RajanBabu reagent can be used to prepare a key intermediate in the synthesis of vinorelbine, a treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer? (2017-07-06)
... that American trade unionist George Baldanzi worked out of Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of Operation Dixie because it was close to many textile plants? (2017-06-29)
... that Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez was reportedly inspired by a dream to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1880 in Mexico? (2017-06-29)
... that professional wrestler Jerry London worked in the main event of both the first and second EMLL 33rd anniversary show, three weeks apart? (2017-06-13)
... that the journalist behind the Narada sting operation was inspired by Israeli Mossad officer Mike Harari? (2017-06-11)
... that the prosecution of Theoris of Lemnos is the most detailed account of a witch trial to survive from Classical Greece? (2017-05-26)
... that professional wrestler King Kaluha was the hand-picked opponent for Dr. Death's comeback match after battling throat cancer? (2017-05-06)
... that after Christian Hamburger oversaw her sex reassignment, Christine Jorgensen chose her new name in his honor? (2017-05-03)
... that the 17th-century German hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" has been described as "one of the most exquisite strains of pious resignation ever written"? (2017-03-20)
... that Akatombo, or "Red Dragonfly", written by poet Rofū Miki and composed by Kosaku Yamada, is one of the most-loved Japanese songs according to a 1989 survey? (2017-03-02)
... that Donald Trump and Merv Griffin fought for control of casino operator Resorts International in 1988? (2017-03-01)
... that Cecil E. Harris, the U.S. Navy's second most successful World War II flying ace, was a school teacher from landlocked South Dakota? (2017-02-24)
... that Hanzo and his brother Genji from Overwatch were originally a single character that was split during development? (2017-02-15)
... that Al-Jahith's Treasury, an Amman bookstore chain, may have been named for theologian al-Jahiz, who was supposedly crushed by a stack of books? (2017-01-31)
... that during World War II, International Hat Company was one of the two main manufacturers of the sun helmet (pictured), one of the longest-used helmets of the United States military? (2017-01-27)
... that Michael Stevens, creator and host of Vsauce, uploaded his first YouTube videos under the username "pooplicker888"? (2016-12-04)
... that the statistician Kai-Tai Fang's dissertation was written in two weeks but not published for 19 years because of the Cultural Revolution? (2016-10-02)
... that in their second year of providing a free mobile laundry service for the homeless, the co-founders of Orange Sky Laundry were jointly awarded Young Australian of the Year? (2016-09-18)
... that the stipple-throated, the ornate, and the rufous-tailed antwren (pictured) are all of the genus Epinecrophylla and specialise in extracting insect prey from dead leaves? (2016-09-05)
... that Theodore de Korwin Szymanowski (pictured), one of the earliest promoters of a Unified Europe, proposed a customs union, a central bank, and a single currency as far back as 1885? (2016-08-11)
... that mathematician Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov already had the first of his five department chairs before defending his DSc in 1940? (2016-07-23)
... that Henry Ford's personal secretary, Ernest G. Liebold, was investigated by the United States Department of War as a suspected German spy during World War I? (2016-07-19)
... that in 1937 Ingrid Christensen became the first woman to set foot on mainland Antarctica? (2016-07-13)
... that My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar suffered third-degree burns on his arms and legs during the filming of the music video for "Famous Last Words"? (2016-07-08)
... that Lois Jones led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969? (2016-07-06)
... that starting in 1991, former test pilot Neil Armstrong hosted an aviation television series, First Flights with Neil Armstrong? (2016-07-04)
... that Elizabeth Truswell used ancient pollen to show that plants existed in Antarctica before the ice cap formed? (2016-07-04)
... that the food fight scene from Cheers' Thanksgiving episode was shot twice, resulting in a strong odor around the set? (2016-07-03)
... that In-Young Ahn (pictured) was the first Korean woman to visit Antarctica? (2016-06-28)
... that Barbara Robb (pictured), a campaigner for the well-being of older people, was described by a Cabinet Minister as a "terrible danger" to the British government in 1969? (2016-05-31)
... that when the Archie vs. Predator comic was first announced, many media outlets noted in their headline that the news was not a joke? (2016-05-30)
... that Richmond F.C. returned to the professional 2016–17 RFU Championship after climbing eight tiers following administration, but chose to remain semi-professional? (2016-05-15)
... that L. Douglas Smoot made contributions both locally and nationally with his chemical engineering work in combustion research? (2016-05-09)
... that during an 8-week period in World War II, Major General Douglass T. Greene was consecutively commander of the 16th Armored Division and the 12th Armored Division and then Deputy Commander of the Second United States Army? (2016-05-07)
... that Chip Fairway left the sporting world at age 31 so that he could spend more time with his family? (2016-05-07)
... that "We Don't Have To Dance" by Andy Black was written with Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump? (2016-05-01)
... that Ho Sin Hang conceived the idea of creating the Hang Seng Index as the "Dow Jones Industrial Average of Hong Kong"? (2016-04-29)
... that when three and a half years old, Elizabeth Randles played piano for King George III and his family? (2016-04-15)
... that Major General Carlos Brewer asked to be demoted to colonel so he could command combat troops during World War II, because he was too old to command a division as a general? (2016-04-13)
... that according to the Official Charts Company, Lady Gaga's song "Applause" sold over 10,000 copies within a few hours in the UK? (2016-04-11)
... that after synthwave producer Com Truise made his third extended play Wave 1, he said he had not realized it was really a reflection of the previous few months of his life? (2016-04-10)
... that Richard Strauss composed Die Tageszeiten, setting poems about four times of the day, for the men's chorus that serenaded him for his 60th birthday? (2016-04-09)
... that lean finely textured beef, also known as pink slime, in the U.S ground beef supply declined from 70% in March 2012 to around 5% in March 2013, in part due to news media coverage about it? (2016-04-06)
... that a 1960 telecast of Night of the Auk was the first time William Shatner played a spacecraft crew member on television? (2016-04-02)
... that PlatinumGames and Activision held an "official leak" to announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan? (2016-03-31)
... that Lucinda Lee Dalton, an early Mormon feminist, argued that polygamy allowed many women to marry the few good men? (2016-03-12)
... that the tower attached to All Saints Church in Huntsham, Devon dates to the 14th century, but the rest of the church was completely rebuilt by Benjamin Ferrey in 1854–56? (2016-03-09)
... that Benoit & Sergio describe their sound as "an alloy of copper and silk"? (2016-03-03)
... that the director of Saving Mes Aynak presented Afghani leaders with a petition signed by 100,000 people in support of the preservation of the 5,000-year-old archaeological site (excavations pictured)? (2016-02-29)
... that Donald Lavoie, a hit man for Montreal's Dubois Gang, escaped his intended execution at their hands by sliding down a laundry chute? (2016-02-16)
... that BMW engineer Paul Rosche continued to design Formula One engines for them after the company withdrew from the tournament? (2016-02-15)
... that Little Pine is a vegan restaurant founded by American singer–songwriter Moby that donates all of its profits to animal welfare organizations? (2016-02-13)
... that Ford Fry has been described as one of the most prolific chefs and restaurateurs in the United States? (2016-02-09)
... that the overwater bungalows at Hotel Bora Bora were the first on that island, and set a precedent for future developers? (2016-02-08)
... that the first Cafe Barbera coffeehouse was established in 1870 in Southern Italy? (2016-02-05)
... that Ted Stanley donated over $825 million to support work and research at the Broad Institute? (2016-02-03)
... that in 2001, Cliff Lett broke the official land speed record for radio-controlled cars, exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) for the first time? (2016-02-03)
... that Conor McGregor became the cover athlete of EA Sports UFC 2 by defeating José Aldo at UFC 194? (2016-01-29)
... that the Museum of Goa in India does not host a permanent collection, instead operating as a gallery temporarily exhibiting works from around the world? (2016-01-25)
... that the Ghana Code Club is an after-school program in Ghana that teaches children computer programming skills? (2016-01-25)
... that The Pink Assassin was a flamboyant masked villain from Fire Island, New York? (2016-01-24)
... that the Lindbergh Beacon atop Los Angeles City Hall was deactivated after the attack on Pearl Harbor and not fully restored and reactivated until 2001? (2016-01-19)
... that American wrestler Dr. Heresy has a real-life career in the mental health industry? (2016-01-16)
... that Nellie Campobello's Cartucho is the only canonical literary representation of the Mexican Revolution written by a woman? (2016-01-12)
... that Carrie Mac, a Canadian author specializing in Young Adult fiction, is a winner of the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize, the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, and the Arthur Ellis Award? (2016-01-12)
... that Sir George Kenning called his Derby car showroom Morris House and it was opened by Sir William Morris? (2016-01-10)
... that the title of Monica Byrne's drama What Every Girl Should Know is drawn from a sex education column in the New York Call by Margaret Sanger? (2016-01-08)
... that Bionade-Biedermeier might be replaced by rhubarb spritzer-Rokoko? (2016-01-08)
... that Commonwealth Games multiple medal-winning gymnast Nathan Gafuik was diagnosed with Addison's disease at the age of 15? (2016-01-06)
... that Izzy Slapawitz was responsible for several fan riots in the Southern United States between 1978 and 1982? (2016-01-04)
... that real ear measurement used by audiologists involves insertion of a probe to within 6 mm of the eardrum? (2016-01-01)
... that the suicide of Chinese silent film actress Ai Xia inspired a film starring Ruan Lingyu, who also committed suicide soon after the film's release? (2015-12-31)
... that Etta Federn received Nazi death threats because of her Walther Rathenau biography? (2015-12-30)
... that Rachel Davis Harris was an influential African American library director in the Jim Crow South? (2015-12-29)
... that John Martin, the first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, had no formal legal training? (2015-12-11)
... that Canada's first-ever match between André the Giant and Hulk Hogan took place in Lutte Internationale, preceding their more famous showdown at WrestleMania III by seven years? (2015-12-06)
... that seductive details may have a negative effect on learning? (2015-11-27)
... that The Bunbury Herald has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program? (2015-11-24)
... that Soundway Records has released compilation albums and re-issues of African, Caribbean, Latin, and Asian music from the 1950s to 1980s? (2015-11-16)
... that some of the British painter Nahem Shoa's portraits (example pictured) were painted at up to 15 times life size? (2015-11-13)
... that in the early 1940s, Beatrice Beeby, Joan Wood, and Inge Smithells established the first nursery playcentres, precursor to the present-day Playcentre organisation in New Zealand? (2015-11-13)
... that Shirazi salad is a traditional salad in Iranian cuisine that originated from Shiraz in Southern Iran? (2015-11-11)
... that starting in 2020, The Ocean Cleanup will endeavour to rid the Great Pacific garbage patch of plastic debris? (2015-11-09)
... that the Program for Action, a transportation proposal in New York City, was drastically truncated in the 1970s due to a lack of funds? (2015-11-07)
... that Tracy Dahl's voice has been described as "filled with sunshine, rainbows and laser light"? (2015-10-25)
... that the Reverend Linton's book has Rubus durescens in gold leaf on its cover (pictured)? (2015-10-23)
... that between 1942 and 1944, Polish resistance fighter Antoni Koper hid Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto in his apartment? (2015-10-23)
... that Lee Ee Hoe was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun for his contributions to tourism between Japan and Malaysia? (2015-10-22)
... that the construction of the Panama Canal and Mount Rushmore used cranes from American Crane Corporation? (2015-10-22)
... that Trigona corvina is a highly aggressive species of stingless bee? (2015-10-11)
... that the Michigan Heritage Park (typical exhibit pictured) is an outdoor attraction that spans 10,000 years of Michigan history? (2015-10-05)
... that Touran Mirhadi has been called "the godmother of progressive education in Iran"? (2015-09-18)
... that the flail space model models how a passenger will move in a collision with a roadside feature like a guardrail, since crash test dummies are not accurate in such cases? (2015-09-07)
... that Doris Cole wrote the first book on female architects from the United States? (2015-09-05)
... that Tarik Badwan, the vocalist of LOOM, has been called "the angriest man to stalk a stage in ages"? (2015-08-31)
... that American entrepreneur Pamela Meyer has been described by Reader's Digest as "the nation's best known expert on lying"? (2015-08-23)
... that in 2015, Alissa St Laurent became the first woman to win the Canadian Death Race? (2015-08-23)
... that gospel singer Zella Jackson Price had not seen her daughter for almost 50 years until they were reunited in 2015? (2015-08-19)
... that volunteers at the Sorby Research Institute were made to wear the dirty underpants of scabies sufferers? (2015-08-16)
... that Royal Castle was a Miami, Florida-based hamburger restaurant chain known for its miniature hamburgers, where were similar to White Castle hamburgers? (2015-08-15)
... that author Graham Greene chose Father Bede Jarrett to be his daughter's godfather? (2015-08-15)
... that oleogustus is a proposed sixth basic taste, most easily identified in rancid fatty foods? (2015-08-11)
... that The Batten Twins played college football against each other while attending different universities? (2015-08-10)
... that professional wrestling referee Mark Curtis made an unannounced appearance at Curtis Comes Home, his own benefit show? (2015-07-23)
... that Climate Hawks Vote rated Bernie Sanders as the senator with the highest score for climate leadership in the 113th United States Congress? (2015-07-13)
... that the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad operates a steam locomotive that was once operated by the McCloud Railway? (2015-07-11)
... that Polish Catholic midwife Stanisława Leszczyńska (pictured) delivered 3,000 babies at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust in occupied Poland? (2015-07-09)
... that the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument at Lackland Air Force Base is dedicated to U.S. war dogs and their handlers? (2015-06-27)
... that houses of many University of Virginia fraternities were styled after residences of the Old South, including Monticello, Farmington, and Carr's Hill? (2015-06-24)
... that gay and bisexual boys who adopted more feminine gender roles at a younger age are at higher risk for suicide, sexual abuse, and drug abuse than other gay and bisexual youth? (2015-05-31)
... that the fictional SCP Foundation (logo pictured) contains and documents thousands of paranormal objects? (2015-05-13)
... that Die Plage, created by composer and visual artist Harley Gaber (pictured), is a historical narrative of Germany, from the Weimar Republic to the end of World War II, in 5,000 canvases? (2015-05-13)
... that Mozart composed an obbligato part for the flute of Johann Baptist Wendling in an aria of his Idomeneo sung by Wendling's wife? (2015-05-07)
... that Gabriele Zerbi, author of the first guide on geriatrics, was sawn in half? (2015-05-07)
... that the release of the 2002 documentary War and Peace was blocked by the Indian censor board, which demanded 21 cuts? (2015-05-01)
... that newspaper publisher Bob Brown became involved with the mob in order to keep the Valley Times in business? (2015-04-25)
... that Tygerberg Zoo sought to breed look-alikes to South Africa's Cape lions, extinct since the 1850s, with two cubs from Novosibirsk Zoo in Siberia? (2015-04-17)
... that People v. Marquan M. was the first case in which a US court weighed the constitutionality of criminalizing cyberbullying? (2015-04-15)
... that German-American economist Edith Hirsch met her husband at the childhood home of Albert Einstein's wife? (2015-04-12)
... that Camille Dow Baker, a petroleum executive, received awards for humanitarian efforts? (2015-04-06)
... that rapper Rome Fortune's Beautiful Pimp II EP features his grandfather on the vibraphone? (2015-03-30)
... that The Times dubbed John Pickard one of Britain's top doctors? (2015-03-14)
... that Sara Goldrick-Rab's advocacy of free community colleges in the United States influenced President Obama's own plan? (2015-03-12)
... that Helen Papashvily's story Anything can Happen argues that we should be tolerant of those who are not born in our country? (2015-03-09)
... that on 11 September 2002 Andrew Dallmeyer premiered a one-man show in which he played Osama bin Laden as a shopping-mall Santa Claus? (2015-03-06)
... that a photo of Lutz Bachmann dressed as Adolf Hitler sparked controversy before his resignation as leader of Pegida, an anti-Islamic organisation? (2015-02-26)
... that on her first mission, the Phoenix (pictured) helped to save over 3000 migrants and refugees in less than three months? (2015-02-25)
... that during the Iran–Iraq War, an Iraqi major told his prisoner Aboutorabi, "if Khomeini is like you, I will follow him"? (2015-02-24)
... that Methodist preacher Stephen G. Roszel opposed abolition? (2015-02-21)
... that 40% of Gardens Alive's revenue comes from non-gardening merchandise? (2015-02-21)
... that Christian Socialism in Utah prompted a debate on whether "socialism or individualism was taught by the New Testament as a basis for Christian government"? (2015-02-08)
... that during the apartheid era, South Africa's National Party won a by-election in Oudtshoorn after waging a "Boerehaat campaign"? (2015-02-05)
... that football player Brad Craddock of the Maryland Terrapins was tutored by NFL Pro Bowler Matt Stover? (2015-02-04)
... that medical missionary Victor Clough Rambo removed nineteen cataracts in one day using a desk as an operating table? (2015-02-03)
... that in 1629 a Virginia court sentenced Thomasine Hall to wear items of both male and female clothing simultaneously? (2015-02-03)
... that, during his 1903 campaign for Governor of Kentucky, Morris B. Belknap got to a speaking engagement on time by pumping a handcar? (2015-01-31)
... that Mellcene Thurman Smith was the first woman sworn in as a member of the Missouri General Assembly? (2015-01-16)
... that Sala House (pictured) is built around a spacious farmhouse-style kitchen based on a memory from a childhood visit to the south of France? (2015-01-11)
... that continental arc volcanoes have magma formed from a mixture of melted asthenosphere and crustal rocks? (2015-01-10)
... that Sefton Park Cricket Club was founded over 150 years ago? (2015-01-08)
... that the mites that infect livestock have no eyes? (2014-12-26)
... that the Fence Cutting Wars caused more than 20 million dollars of damage in Texas by 1883? (2014-12-24)
... that salt surface structures include the extrusive advance structure where salt flows under gravitational pressure? (2014-12-20)
... that the modern city of Tulsa, Oklahoma was founded in 1836, when the Lochapoka Creeks created the town of talasi at the Creek Council Oak Tree in Indian Territory? (2014-12-20)
... that Salvatore Stabile wrote, directed, and produced his first feature film when just 19? (2014-12-16)
... that the voice actors in Chaar Sahibzaade, the first Punjabi 3D animation film, were kept anonymous? (2014-12-16)
... that Israel College of the Bible offers both international and Hebrew Bachelor of Theology degrees? (2014-12-14)
... that the London Evening Standard asked whether Richard Banks, the Chief Executive of the UK's "bad bank", was "Britain's best banker"? (2014-12-04)
... that a dyestuff extracted from the endangered Armenian cochineal was historically used to dye rugs and paint manuscripts and frescoes? (2014-11-28)
... that the Somali tectonic plate is breaking into tectonic micro-plates, like the newly-formed Lwandle Plate? (2014-11-20)
... that Lou Reed directed a short film? (2014-11-14)
... that Eddie Golden, a third-generation professional wrestler, has teamed with his real-life uncle Jimmy Golden on the independent circuit? (2014-11-14)
... that Protonectarina sylveirae can increase the yield of coffee crops? (2014-11-12)
... that Lord Zoltan was one of the first American pro wrestlers to start wearing facepaint? (2014-11-06)
... that the Holmes family of the early Colorado HOP Ranch befriended Southern Ute Native Americans, fed them biscuits and lent them field glasses and rifles for hunting expeditions? (2014-11-02)
... that Emily Sartain was the first woman in Europe and the United States to practice the art of mezzotint engraving? (2014-10-25)
... that burglars attacking a Barretville, Tennessee, bank vault with blowtorches in 1930 failed to steal any money, but burned down the adjacent general store? (2014-10-21)
... that Mostafa Salameh (pictured) rang his partner, his parents, and the King of Jordan via satellite phone from Mount Everest? (2014-10-19)
... that Bruce Mozert took underwater photographs in Silver Springs, Florida, as early as the 1940s? (2014-10-18)
... that Reginald's Tower in Ireland has served as a fortified tower, a mint, a prison, a military storehouse, an air raid shelter, and a museum? (2014-10-14)
... that one of the founders of Lemurs' Park near Antananarivo is the grandson of Pierre Boiteau, the Founding Director of the Tsimbazaza Zoo? (2014-10-09)
... that both of the lead actors in the 2013 film Short Term 12 were cast through Skype? (2014-08-29)
... that a single village churchyard (pictured) contains the graves of George Orwell, Earl Asquith, and David Astor? (2014-08-27)
... that Texas All-Star Wrestling, the oldest independent promotion in Texas, was honored at the 2013 Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame? (2014-08-09)
... that Indian industrialist Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai headed Anandji Kalyanji Trust, which manages 1200 Jain temples? (2014-08-06)
... that Indian poet Chandrakant Topiwala translated Rilke's Duino Elegies into Gujarati? (2014-08-03)
... that John von Neumann's theorem that every closed real matrix group is a Lie group inspired Élie Cartan to prove a generalization, the closed subgroup theorem? (2014-08-02)
... that with the prosthetic arm he had fitted after an electrical accident, "bionic chef" Eduardo Garcia has "superpowers"? (2014-07-16)
... that legend has it that a Teutonic Knight built the Leaning Tower of Toruń as punishment for falling in love with a woman, the tower's tilt signifying his deviant conduct? (2014-07-14)
... that the popular children's book The Discovery of America (1781) portrayed Christopher Columbus as a hero, and Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro as antiheroes? (2014-07-10)
... that eggshell membrane is extracted from many of the two billion dozen eggshells produced annually at US egg-breaking facilities? (2014-07-09)
... that Damien Miller (pictured) is the first Indigenous Australian to be an Australian ambassador? (2014-07-06)
... that a Pro Wrestling Illustrated writer called "Beef Stew" his "least favorite nickname" in professional wrestling? (2014-07-04)
... that the 2013 short film Right There is a homage to comedies of the silent film-era? (2014-07-01)
... that The Lost Boys invented a finisher that had one man "hoisting their victim onto his shoulders" and the other "executing a moonsault that sends the opponent crashing to the mat"? (2014-07-01)
... that VetUK, which has annual revenues of more than £10 million as of 2010, initially operated out of the living room of co-founder Iain Booth? (2014-06-29)
... that a crossroad near Gujarat University, where Gujarati author Bholabhai Patel taught, is named after him? (2014-06-29)
... that businessman turned political candidate Will Brooke described the Affordable Care Act as a "planned economy disaster"? (2014-06-28)
... that super-yacht builder Jonathan Quinn Barnett also made model Klingon ships for Star Trek IV and renovated the Rubicon Estate Winery mansion for Francis Ford Coppola? (2014-06-27)
... that over ninety percent of the historic town of Manisa was burned down between 5 September and 8 September 1922? (2014-06-21)
... that "Turn Up the Radio" is Madonna's 43rd number-one single on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the most for any artist? (2014-06-19)
... that Jesuit priest Carlos G. Vallés was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest literary award in the Gujarati language, in 1978? (2014-06-04)
... that the 39th annual GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards ceremony was referred to as the 40th due to superstition? (2014-06-04)
... that the Sun Bowl Committee's decision to exclude David Showell from playing in the 1949 Sun Bowl based on his race led to demonstrations at Lafayette College against segregation? (2014-05-22)
... that before entering politics, British Member of Parliament Ayscoghe Boucherett became friends with Sir Thomas Lawrence, whose painting The Children of Ayscoghe Boucherett (pictured) is now held in The Louvre? (2014-05-19)
... that one reviewer said that the 1991 gay pornographic film Jumper was "modeled somewhat" on the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait? (2014-05-02)
... that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency is helping fund construction of the southern hemisphere's largest solar power station? (2014-04-28)
... that the Early Nationalists were the beginning of the organised national movement in India? (2014-04-25)
... that The Psycho Ex-Wife, an anonymous blog, was shut down by a U.S. family court judge? (2014-04-22)
... that Ada Hitchins's measurements of atomic mass from uranium ores (pictured) provided the first experimental evidence for the existence of isotopes? (2014-04-21)
... that in 2006, the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team waterskied across the Klipdrift Dam in Johannesburg flying North American Harvard aircraft? (2014-04-09)
... that Matthew Grocoff lives in America's oldest net zero energy home? (2014-04-05)
... that Canada's new money features too much pornography and not enough women? (2014-04-01)
... that scientists observed an echo which lasted 65 years? (2014-04-01)
... that street photographer Martin Elkort (pictured) took his first professional photograph at age 10 and it made the front page of The Baltimore Sun? (2014-03-27)
... that aged 15 and never having seen a live opera, Alessandra Marianelli placed second in the Cascinalirica singing competition and made her professional opera debut the following year? (2014-03-24)
... that Helen M. Roberts mentored Barack Obama, Sr., and helped his family in Kenya with finances while he was a student at the University of Hawaii? (2014-03-17)
... that Ken Block, who founded the Moderate Party of Rhode Island and was its nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2010, is running in the 2014 election as a Republican? (2014-03-15)
... that a Chinese set of glazed pottery figures (example pictured) from c. 1000 has been called "one of the most important groups of ceramic sculpture in the world"? (2014-03-10)
... that Angela Stent is on the advisory committee of Women in International Security, an organization dedicated to promoting women's careers in the field of national security? (2014-03-10)
... that there were actually 40 variants of the "One Ring" designed by Jens Hoyer Hansen for use in shooting The Lord of the Rings films? (2014-03-05)
... that The Elstree Project is an ongoing oral history of the studios of Elstree and Borehamwood, with interviewees including Brian Blessed, Steven Spielberg and Roger Moore? (2014-02-08)
... that Hilary Wayment took a sabbatical to study the 16th-century stained glass windows in King's College Chapel, Cambridge? (2014-02-05)
... that Iranian writer Ahmad Kamyabi Mask was named Chevalier of the Order of Academic Palms for his contribution to French literature? (2014-02-04)
... that segregation in Mississippi was challenged in 1959 when police prevented Dr. Gilbert Mason from swimming in the ocean, precipitating the Biloxi Wade-Ins and subsequent race riots? (2014-01-25)
... that 95 churches in the USA and one in Haiti are both Primitive and Progressive? (2014-01-22)
... that Dread Pirate Roberts is the founder of the "Amazon.com of illegal drugs"? (2014-01-21)
... that George Burditt was a writer on many episodes of the sitcom Three's Company and later became the show's executive producer? (2014-01-15)
... that the Bay Area Museum in Texas occupies a former church building and continues to host weddings in the old sanctuary? (2014-01-15)
... that Brian Davies founded the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 1969 and Network for Animals in 2010? (2014-01-14)
... that Aaron McDuffie Moore was the first black physician in Durham, North Carolina, and founded a hospital for African Americans there in 1901? (2014-01-14)
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, politician Katie Eyre Brewer was honored for helping to save a heart attack victim's life by performing CPR? (2014-01-08)
... that David Bosco served as deputy director of a joint United Nations–NATO project on refugee repatriation in Sarajevo? (2014-01-08)
... that the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) professional wrestling promotion held a memorial tournament to honor a wrestler who had died as a result of an injury sustained at one of their events? (2014-01-04)
... that Randall Carver portrayed taxi driver John Burns in the television series Taxi for only the first season (1978–79)? (2014-01-01)
... that the Fraternal Society of Patriots of Both Sexes met in the Jacobins convent which also hosted meetings of the Jacobin Club? (2013-12-24)
... that England's Robert Webb took a saw to his mellotron and played only the right half? (2013-12-22)
... that, in 2009, Los Angeles police detectives investigating a 23-year-old murder found that the killer was a fellow detective? (2013-12-08)
... that the former owner of Rainthorpe Hall, J Maurice Hastings, was described by Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra as throwing "wild parties" there? (2013-12-04)
... that during the 2013 UFL Cup, Loyola Meralco Sparks outscored Blue Guards in an association football match by a margin of 33 goals? (2013-12-01)
... that the two-part gay pornographic film Out of Athens was loosely based on the director John Rutherford's past experiences in Greece as a young man? (2013-11-30)
... that growth faults form in the sediments parallel to the margin of a continent and can form a reservoir for oil? (2013-11-24)
... that the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 was the first NASCAR points race run with grooved rain tires? (2013-11-22)
... that in 2013, The Minories in Colchester held an art exhibition by Blur frontman Damon Albarn's father Keith? (2013-11-20)
... that the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, is the oldest continuously existing scientific institution in South Africa? (2013-11-16)
... that American professional wrestler Romeo Valentino was the first and only Triple Crown Winner of Maryland Championship Wrestling and the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation? (2013-11-16)
... that Gerard Fowke spent much of his life studying ancient burial mounds, trying to prove the existence of a civilization that predated what we currently understand to be the Native Americans? (2013-11-16)
... that the Isle of Man Pure Beer Act meant that from 1874 to 1999 it was illegal to use anything other than water, malt, sugar, and hops for brewing beer? (2013-11-13)
... that the Plaga Zombie film series is the first and only zombie horror film trilogy to come out of Latin America? (2013-11-12)
... that when the Maine State Legislature came to inspect Eastern Maine Medical Center in 1897, patients were told to "smile, look comfortable, and not require bedpans"? (2013-11-10)
... that Garry Mederios, writer-director of The Terror Factor, was forced to become the film's main protagonist when its original star abruptly left the project? (2013-11-09)
... that American frontier doctor Charles Boarman Harris delivered over 3,000 babies in Pembina County, North Dakota, during his 60-year medical career? (2013-11-08)
... that the 2010 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival featured a "Zombiethon Battle"? (2013-10-31)
... that the Brussels Philharmonic recorded the score for the award winning film The Artist? (2013-10-26)
... that American frontier doctor Charles Boarman (pictured), a founding member of the Society of California Pioneers, died fighting a smallpox epidemic in Amador County, California? (2013-10-06)
... that the Lion Capital of Asoka, a leading emblem of India, was rediscovered by an amateur archaeologist? (2013-09-25)
... that the best error rate a computer program has gotten on the MNIST database of handwritten digits is 0.23 percent? (2013-09-19)
... that in January 2009 the Mexican government rescued 126 minors from a shelter? (2013-09-13)
... that John Worsley helped another British officer escape their POW camp by making a dummy to replace him at roll call, with blinking ping-pong ball eyes powered by a pendulum made from a sardine tin? (2013-09-09)
... that the book The Age of Miracles chronicles the fictional phenomenon of "slowing", in which one earth day takes longer to complete? (2013-08-28)
... that the Deming Armory in Deming, Luna County was a training center for U.S. troops during the Mexican Revolution? (2013-08-17)
... that Singaporean film director Anthony Chen's Ilo Ilo (2013) earned him the Caméra d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival? (2013-08-15)
... that Bronx-born folk artist Malcah Zeldis began painting in a kibbutz in Israel? (2013-07-29)
... that Zou Jiahua served as Vice Premier of China for seven years? (2013-07-18)
... that after the Japanese lighthouses on Saipan and Poluwat were attacked during World War II, neither was ever used again? (2013-07-14)
... that from 2000 to 2002, over 100,000 Brazilians participated in Organization Workshops, creating over 3,000 startup companies? (2013-07-07)
... that child star Miriam Battista (pictured) was often called upon to cry on camera? (2013-07-07)
... that Steven Balbus and John F. Hawley shared a US$1,000,000 prize for their astronomical discovery? (2013-06-26)
... that many species of fungi involved in ectomycorrhizas are capable of degrading and mineralizing a variety of persistent organic pollutants found in the soil? (2013-06-03)
... that the tiger moth Bertholdia trigona (pictured) produces clicks at a very high rate (up to 4,500 clicks per second) to jam bat echolocation? (2013-05-28)
... that one of about 1,000 English poetry miscellanies (pictured) of the 18th century included "the Lucubrations of the Polite Part of the World, written upon walls, in Bog-Houses"? (2013-05-08)
... that Lawrence Fuchs, an American studies professor at Brandeis University, was also a Peace Corps country director in The Philippines and a Navy medic? (2013-05-07)
... that the first fashion show of Ahmedabad was held under Calico Dome? (2013-04-10)
... that Walter Baxter wrote about the gay Batman–Kent relationship? (2013-04-01)
... that Josh Linkner (pictured) was awarded a Champion of Change award in the youth entrepreneur category by President Barack Obama? (2013-03-28)
... that American industrialist Bradish Johnson (pictured) was involved in the "swill milk" scandal, in which organic distillery waste was fed to sick old cows and their milk sold as "farm-fresh"? (2013-03-24)
... that households in the Lammas Ecovillage purchase a one thousand year lease from the organisation which runs it? (2013-03-23)
... that individual patients, doctors, and organizations are questioning waste in health care in the United States through the Choosing Wisely campaign? (2013-03-17)
... that a tower clock at Bhadra Fort was the first electrical connection of Ahmedabad? (2013-02-27)
... that in 2011 the Thailand automotive industry was the largest in Southeast Asia and the 15th largest in the World? (2013-02-16)
... that Ratha Kalpana is a metaphor used in Hindu scriptures to describe the relationship between the senses, mind, intellect and Self? (2013-02-13)
... that temperature and salinity variations produced by ocean tides and freshwater rivers in estuaries make them ideal habitats for studying how these factors affect the growth of shells? (2013-01-17)
... that five auspicious events in the life of each Jain Tirthankara, are known as Kalyanaka? (2013-01-05)
... that Cheyenne artist Bently Spang satirized anthropologists' depictions of Native Americans as a "lost culture" with a museum exhibit showcasing ordinary objects? (2013-01-03)
... that an internet video by conservative blogger Bill Whittle criticizing the Occupy Wall Street movement has been watched by over 2.4 million viewers on YouTube since October 2011? (2013-01-01)
... that María Isabella Cordero, a former Mexican anchorwoman on Televisa, was killed in Mexico's most violent state in 2010? (2012-12-28)
... that the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act instituted an "up or out" promotion system across the United States Armed Forces? (2012-12-28)
... that Amdavad ni Gufa (pictured), a cave-like underground art gallery in Ahmedabad designed by B. V. Doshi, exhibits works of M F Hussain? (2012-12-21)
... that Mal Sanders, the winner of the Mike Marino Memorial Shield, had been travelling with Marino when he died on the M20 motorway in 1981? (2012-12-20)
... that the Mahagujarat Movement in 1956, led by Indulal Yagnik, resulted in formation of Gujarat and Maharashtra states on May 1, 1960, by dividing Bombay state? (2012-12-13)
... that producer and screenwriter Jeremy Boreing met future writing partner Joel David Moore by helping move Moore's couch with his pickup truck? (2012-12-12)
... that Bin Weevils is a video game in which children play as weevils inside of a trashcan? (2012-12-07)
... that Kappa Andromedae b, despite being only 12.8 Jupiter masses and located about 170 light years away, has been directly imaged by astronomers? (2012-11-28)
... that the South Tibetan Detachment inserted the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex between the Lesser Himalayan Sequence and the Tethyan Himalayan Sequence? (2012-11-19)
... that Russia has the largest number of brown bears, believed to exceed 100,000, while estimates in the U.S. are around 33,000, Canada 25,000, and Europe (excluding Russia) 14,000? (2012-11-07)
... that Suhaimi Yusof, a Malay stand-up comedian, received the Best Comedy Performance award at the 2011 Asian Television Awards for his efforts in The Noose? (2012-10-25)
... that Neil Young's new audio format takes its name from the Hawaiian word for righteousness? (2012-10-24)
... that German historian Hellmut G. Haasis, who won the Schubart Literature Prize for his biography of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, also performs for school children as "Druiknui, the fairy-tale clown"? (2012-10-20)
... that in the "drinking and hacking" scene in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg, as Mark Zuckerberg, can be seen wearing an Ars Nova T-shirt which originally belonged to Eisenberg himself? (2012-10-09)
... that Columbia University failed to turn a profit on Fathom.com, an early online learning website? (2012-10-08)
... that Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail (geo disc pictured) still has a survey marker placed by John Wesley Powell in 1872? (2012-10-04)
... that police fingerprinted over 45,000 men to find the killer of June Anne Devaney, the first time mass fingerprinting had been used to solve a crime? (2012-10-03)
... that Josh Falkingham scored a goal during his first match in the Scottish Football League First Division? (2012-09-27)
... that the North-West University Botanical Garden is currently the only botanical garden in the North West Province of South Africa? (2012-09-22)
... that after Theo van Gogh's murder, Ebru Umar took over his regular column in Metro? (2012-09-16)
... that in 1979 Irish horse trainer Edward O'Grady became only the fifth individual to train the winner of the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle in the same year? (2012-09-12)
... that Rear Admiral Charles Boarman (pictured) was a member of the U.S. Naval Board in Washington during the American Civil War while two of his sons-in-law served in the Confederate Army? (2012-09-11)
... that NYPD detective Barney Ruditsky once stopped a robbery with the help of his wife on their wedding anniversary? (2012-09-11)
... that the work of Jimmy Robinson was mistaken for that of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page? (2012-08-25)
... that the Portland, a restored 1947 sternwheeler based in Portland, Oregon, was the last steam-powered tugboat built in the United States? (2012-08-17)
... that in 2012 Jenny McCudden became the first female editor in the 176-year history of the newspaper The Sligo Champion? (2012-08-13)
... that the parental brain is changed by parental experience, as well as changing hormone levels during pregnancy and postpartum? (2012-08-11)
... that Tacoma Speedway (pictured) had a dangerous reputation among drivers because of flying gravel and splinters? (2012-08-08)
... that, after low first-run viewership, the Nielsen ratings of Cheers improved during the summer between the finale of the first season and the second season premiere? (2012-08-01)
... that American astronomer Mark R. Showalter has discovered five moons and three planetary rings in our solar system? (2012-07-30)
... that the Great Polish Map of Scotland (portion pictured) was the brainchild of a Polish war veteran and is claimed to be the largest terrain relief model in the world? (2012-07-26)
... that before award-winning author and poet Peter Spiegelman starting writing, he spent 20 years on Wall Street and was vice president of J.P. Morgan? (2012-07-22)
... that for lumber production the company Goodwin Heart Pine retrieves submerged logs that were felled as long ago as the 1800s? (2012-07-20)
... that the fruit of the rare subterranean parasitic plant Hydnora triceps smell and taste of coconut? (2012-07-13)
... that as late as 1945, between 450 and 500 stallions owned by the U.S. Army Remount Service bred with over 11,000 civilian-owned mares, producing 7,293 foals? (2012-06-29)
... that R. L. Holdsworth (pictured) reached the summit of Kamet, the highest mountain climbed at the time? (2012-06-23)
... that Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki organized the World Wrestling Peace Festival, an international supercard, as a way to promote world peace? (2012-06-14)
... that the career of Canadian professional wrestler Quinson Valentino, one of Ontario's top heel performers during the 2000s, ended after losing a retirement match in 2008? (2012-06-06)
... that cancer cell chromosomes undergo distinctive changes in addition to mutations? (2012-06-02)
... that the first 140 amino acids encoded by the gene TMEM106A are deleted along with BRCA1 during early-onset breast cancer? (2012-05-29)
... that the first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought at Turtle Gut Inlet? (2012-05-29)
... that a physical examination of strongman Gino Martino by Harvard Medical School discovered that his skull was more than 2.3 times thicker than the average human skull? (2012-05-27)
... that on 7 June 1998, the Swiss electorate rejected the Gene Protection Initiative, which would have banned scientific research using genetically modified animals? (2012-05-23)
... that Israel's Chamber of the Holocaust museum includes urns with the ashes of victims from 36 Nazi death camps? (2012-05-19)
... that Pierre and Damien Vachon have been billed as the youngest sons of legendary Canadian professional wrestler Paul "The Butcher" Vachon? (2012-05-17)
... that the Chinese political cartoon Hexie Farm, critical of the government, is written by someone identified only as "Crazy Crab"? (2012-05-13)
... that the New York apartment of advertising consultant Cindy Gallop was the set for the music video for "Nasty Girl" by The Notorious B.I.G.? (2012-05-06)
... that the proceeds of the 2008 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup were donated to a two-year-old child diagnosed with a rare form of cancer? (2012-05-03)
... that Barry Klarberg manages celebrities including Charlie Sheen, Justin Timberlake and Anna Kournikova? (2012-04-29)
... that while researching his debut novel, The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi, Dutch author Arthur Japin discovered the head of the Ghanaian prince Badu Bonsu II? (2012-04-17)
... that the new Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis, Indiana, houses a pack of the writer's Pall Malls as well as his Purple Heart? (2012-04-13)
... that artist Sydney John Bunney created over 500 works depicting the city of Coventry? (2012-04-07)
... that until Justice Sonia Sotomayor ordered the creation of Krimstock hearings, there was often no way for thousands of owners to promptly recover their seized vehicles from the NYPD? (2012-04-07)
... that a joint musical venture between a Dutch and Indonesian band resulted in Chaos & Warfare? (2012-04-03)
... that before being forced to resign from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 for homosexuality, Joseph Steffan sang the U.S. National Anthem at two Army–Navy games? (2012-03-30)
... that Fedor Baranov, a founding father of fisheries science, was saved from a Gulag by one of his students? (2012-03-29)
... that Crissi Cochrane reached No. 5 in the Canada national folk chart for campus/community radio? (2012-03-29)
... that nearly 1,000 airmen such as Pruett Mullens Dennett who were killed on the Western Front and have no known grave are commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial (pictured)? (2012-03-26)
... that American professional wrestler Otto Schwanz is also a high school athletics instructor in Four Oaks, North Carolina? (2012-03-24)
... that an actor in the film Somewhere I Have Never Traveled played the roles of two different people, one with long hair and a beard and one with short hair and clean-shaven? (2012-03-20)
... that Abbas Kazmi was asked, by a United States diplomat, to construct a brainwashing defense for Ajmal Kasab, the gunman who was tried for the 2008 Mumbai attacks? (2012-03-17)
... that English adventurer Sir Francis Verney spent two years in the Sicilian slave galleys before being rescued by an English Jesuit priest? (2012-03-14)
... that Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated his second piano sonata quasi una fantasia, widely known as the Moonlight Sonata, to his pupil, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi (possible portrait pictured)? (2012-03-08)
... that the Gilles of Watteau's poignant portrait (pictured) was a lewd and credulous clown who starred in The Shit Merchant? (2012-03-07)
... that the Federal Web Managers Council is the steering committee for the Web Content Managers Forum, an ad hoc community of more than 2,000 U.S. government web and new media professionals? (2012-02-24)
... that findings of Cylindroteuthis and other belemnites in Greenland suggest that an early form of the Gulf Stream existed as early as the Valanginian (Early Cretaceous)? (2012-02-22)
... that Spanish character actor José Manuel Martín starred in one of the earliest Spaghetti Westerns, Savage Guns (1961), and went on to become one of the most prolific villains of the genre? (2012-02-20)
... that after the Krejci Dump became part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area in Ohio, the National Park Service discovered the land qualified for Superfund cleanup? (2012-02-17)
... that Henry Seymour was a secularist and anarchist who introduced the Edison Disc record to England in 1913? (2012-02-14)
... that Liverpool charity Bradbury Fields runs a club for blind people to ride tandem bicycles? (2012-02-14)
... that the director who discovered Italian film actress Lorella De Luca followed the 14-year-old girl to her home, where he convinced her father that she should pursue an acting career? (2012-01-29)
... that authorship of the 16th-century manuscript usually referred to as Cronaca Magno is attributed to Stefano Magno? (2012-01-26)
... that Chief Joseph (pictured) and his warriors defeated the U.S. Army in 1877 at the Battle of Cottonwood as the Nez Perce began their 1,400 mile (2,300 km) fighting retreat? (2012-01-21)
... that a duel between Clay Beauford of the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature and a copper company's lobbyist was called off due to difficulties in finding French sabres? (2012-01-05)
... that the term sex and/or gender diverse is beginning to be used in Australia to replace transgender? (2011-12-28)
... that the Mayan archaeological site Baking Pot covered a 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) area? (2011-12-23)
... that Jerry Blackwell's Southern Championship Wrestling was the last "territorial" wrestling promotion in the U.S. state of Georgia? (2011-12-17)
... that Count Grog's Southern Championship Wrestling once promoted a benefit show in Louisburg, North Carolina, from which all the proceeds went to a seriously injured wrestler? (2011-12-15)
... that Paleodictyon nodosum made use of a new source of energy not dependent on the Sun? (2011-12-15)
... that Chief Wahoo McDaniel came out of retirement in 1996 to wrestle Death & Destruction in a tag team match? (2011-12-14)
... that Pro Wrestling Illustrated has called manager Count Grog the "least employee friendly boss around" due to his frequently double-crossing his own wrestlers? (2011-12-13)
... that Corporal Punishment went professional in 1993? (2011-11-25)
... that professional wrestlers Mark Shrader and Corporal Punishment established the first permanent wrestling school in Maryland? (2011-11-18)
... that Bubba Monroe, son of Memphis wrestler Sputnik Monroe, was featured in Texas regional and independent promotions during the 1990s? (2011-11-17)
... that Dutch singer Henk Pleket performed for around thirty years in the group De Havenzangers, singing songs of sailors and the 1990 FIFA World Cup? (2011-11-16)
... that professional wrestler Bob Starr was called to work for World Championship Wrestling but hung up because an ear injury prevented him from knowing who had called? (2011-11-10)
... that Lucas Hoge has been nominated for the Inspirational Country Music awards New Artist of the Year 2011? (2011-11-07)
... that Lucifer died in 2011? (2011-10-31)
... that Mad Dog O'Malley teamed with Lucifer to take down his former partner? (2011-10-30)
... that physicists running the OPERA experiment detected neutrino particles apparently moving faster than light? (2011-10-19)
... that professional wrestler Frank Stalletto once claimed to be a lookalike for country music star Billy Ray Cyrus? (2011-10-10)
... that GrubHub Food Delivery & Pickup advertises its food delivery services as free, but has been sued for allegedly charging a customer an extra dollar? (2011-09-04)
... that Deaf Wrestlefest provides funding for educational programs for hearing-impaired students? (2011-08-24)
... that former professional wrestler Brick Bronsky was a leading man for Troma Studios in the early 1990s? (2011-07-18)
... that Victoria Roberts received an Australian Bicentennial grant for Australia Felix, a cartoon history of Australia? (2011-06-21)
... that the Canadian Opimian Society wine purchasing cooperative is named after Roman consul Lucius Opimius? (2011-05-25)
... that Linwood Pendleton discovered that 49% of U.S. economic output comes from estuaries and coasts, which account for only 13% of its land? (2011-05-18)
... that Gene Schoor, the author of more than forty "juvenile" sports biographies, was awarded US$5000 damages in a suit against boxing champion Rocky Marciano for being punched by him? (2011-05-11)
... that Nathan "Ned" Miller had two hit songs in the 1920s at the age of 22? (2011-05-04)
... that Chinese explorer Jin Feibao has completed the Explorers Grand Slam in only 18 months and 24 days, the fastest recorded time? (2011-05-02)
... that professional wrestling events have been held to honor Sherri Martel, Shinya Hashimoto (also known as Hustle King), and Fred Ward? (2011-05-01)
... that 17 years after Bruiser Brody's 1988 murder, the stadium where he was killed was one of the venues of the Bruiser Brody Memorial Cup Tour, which featured his assailant, Invader I, on the card? (2011-04-22)
... that Ox Baker, a former tag team partner of Walter "Killer" Kowalski, was among the wrestling legends who spoke at the Killer Kowalski Memorial Show in 2008? (2011-04-21)
... that the Jersey J-Cup, patterned after the Super J Cup Japanese wrestling tournament, is the second-oldest independent wrestling tournament in the United States? (2011-04-11)
... that Acid-Fest, a professional wrestling memorial show for Trent Acid, featured one of the largest battle royals ever held? (2011-04-10)
... that Stan Hansen, a longtime "Gaijin heel" in Japanese professional wrestling, officially retired at the Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular? (2011-03-27)
... that the Firemen and Deckhands' Union of New South Wales sent a delegate to the first legal meeting of the African National Congress in 1991? (2011-03-15)
... that The Headshrinkers, who had last wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation in 1994, were reunited at the Yokozuna Memorial Show in 2001? (2011-03-05)
... that Ralph Stackpole's 81-foot (25 m) statue Pacifica was at one time planned for permanent construction on an island in San Francisco Bay? (2011-03-02)
... that Swiss-born U.S. soldier Rudolph Stauffer was one of 22 Medal of Honor winners from Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's 1872–73 "winter campaign" against renegade Apaches in the Arizona Territory? (2011-02-28)
... that Japanese wrestler Maunakea Mossman made his wrestling debut in the United States at the Gary Albright Memorial Show? (2011-02-28)
... that German-born U.S. soldier John Schnitzer received the Medal of Honor along with First Lieutenant Wilber Wilder for rescuing a wounded comrade during battle with the Apache Indians in 1882? (2011-02-26)
... that Medal of Honor recipient Cornelius C. Smith later led U.S. troops during the Philippine Insurrection? (2011-02-25)
... that 19-year-old Medal of Honor recipient Albert Sale received the award for killing an Apache warrior in hand-to-hand combat and taking his war pony? (2011-02-25)
... that Thomas W. Stivers was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, but he was murdered in a business dispute before he could receive his medal? (2011-02-23)
... that Swiss-born Medal of Honor recipient Julius H. Stickoffer was the only U.S. soldier to receive the award for actions during the Black Hawk War in Utah? (2011-02-22)
... that German-born U.S. soldier Christian Steiner was one of 32 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for battling against Cochise and the Apache Indians in the Chiricahua Mountains in 1869? (2011-02-22)
... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis (artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"? (2011-02-16)
... that American minister and Free Will Baptist theologian Ransom Dunn rode over thousands of miles of frontier on horseback, collecting donations for the opening of Hillsdale College? (2011-02-01)
... that Peter Grippe was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the category of fine arts in 1964? (2011-01-14)
... that former New Zealand wrestler Onno Boelee worked as an actor and opened a private security company after his retirement from wrestling? (2010-12-24)
... that in certain organisms sperm stored by females allows for a process called sperm competition? (2010-12-10)
... that the 1976 thriller movie Deadly Hero features James Earl Jones as a mugger named Rabbit? (2010-12-06)
... that Jacob B. Warlow was commended for his service as a police captain during the New York Draft Riots, which protested the American Civil War? (2010-12-04)
... that Oliver Dyer established the first American periodical devoted to shorthand? (2010-12-03)
... that Thaddeus P. Mott (pictured), a 19th century adventurer and soldier of fortune, recruited ex-Union and Confederate veterans for service in the Egyptian Army? (2010-12-01)
... that the Cavell Van (pictured before restoration) carried the bodies of Edith Cavell, Charles Fryatt and The Unknown Warrior? (2010-11-23)
... that fine art photographer Michael Dweck was the first living artist to have a solo show at Sotheby's of New York, in 2003? (2010-11-21)
... that the UTIAS Snowbird is the first ornithopter powered by human muscles to be capable of straight-and-level flight? (2010-11-20)
... that according to the FBI, purported mobster Joseph Miranda once owed his life to family boss Sam DeCavalcante? (2010-11-13)
... that American burglar Johnny Hope, the son of another burglar, may have been part of his father's gang that robbed the Manhattan Bank in 1878, netting nearly $3 million in cash and securities? (2010-11-13)
... that the autobiographical film Orchids, My Intersex Adventure (which is about an intersexed woman) won a 2010 ATOM Award for Best Documentary (General)? (2010-11-06)
... that Joseph Tehawehron David was a Mohawk artist who became known for his role as a warrior during the Oka crisis in 1990? (2010-11-04)
... that in an 1883 gunfight, Billy Porter (illustrated) of the Dutch Mob shot and killed "Johnny the Mick" Walsh at Shang Draper's saloon? (2010-11-02)
... that the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross diocesan community in Wisconsin was founded in 1868 to teach and provide medical care to the Belgian residents? (2010-10-24)
... that Pedro Borrell, the Dominican architect of the National Aquarium, is designing a million square meter coastal reclamation project for the Caribbean Sea? (2010-10-24)
... that The Waybacks, a four-piece band from San Francisco Bay, played covers from The Beatles' album Abbey Road at the 2010 MerleFest? (2010-10-21)
... that, in 2004, Shikha Tandon became the first female Indian swimmer to qualify for two separate events at a single Olympics? (2010-10-21)
... that Rusty Mike Radio broadcasts over the internet to the two hundred and fifty thousand Anglos in Israel? (2010-10-21)
... that the directors of ForceSelect, a charitable foundation aimed at supporting military service leavers, include General Sir Mike Jackson and bestselling author Andy McNab? (2010-10-21)
... that the Liberty Green Historic District in Clinton, Connecticut, contains a time capsule that should be opened on 4 July 2976? (2010-10-20)
... that Elina Ringa, who was the Latvian national pole vault champion on ten occasions, has also published a book about Microsoft Office? (2010-10-20)
... that professional wrestler and Maori Anglican Church member Ike Robin was once said to be "so absorbed in his preaching that he failed to notice that the congregation comprised only his dog"? (2010-10-17)
... that English photographer Greg Williams used a high-resolution video camera to create a photograph of Megan Fox for the cover of Esquire magazine? (2010-10-17)
... that Philadelphia School of Circus Arts teaches static trapeze, corde lisse, lyra, unicycling, tightwire, and Chinese acrobatics? (2010-10-16)
... that the Military Engineering-Technical University (pictured) in Saint Petersburg was the alma mater of author Fyodor Dostoyevsky? (2010-10-16)
... that the Emancipation Proclamation was ceremoniously read on the 140th anniversary of its signing under the oak tree where Mary Smith Peake taught children of former slaves in 1861? (2010-10-15)
... that the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center was created in July 2008 to protect American consumers from potentially harmful trade goods? (2010-10-14)
... that Len Garrison's writings about black British identity and history led to formation of the Black Cultural Archives, and plans for the first UK national Black heritage centre in 2011? (2010-10-14)
... that jazz musician Phil Moore arranged and worked on the scores of over 30 films? (2010-10-13)
... that the Ka'Kabish archaeological site in Belize has revealed evidence of a Mayan city? (2010-10-13)
... that Robert Twycross was a pioneer of the hospice movement during the 1970s? (2010-10-04)
... that Canadian charity Actua, which delivers educational programs to young people, received the 2009 Ontario Trillium Foundation Minister's Award? (2010-10-02)
... that Hong Kong-born Rebecca Nolin plays as a defender for the Atlanta Beat and helps coach the Kennesaw State Owls? (2010-09-30)
... that Graham Hawkes is a deep-sea explorer and James Bond stuntman, who invented the first robot armed with a machine gun? (2010-09-25)
... that now-retired professional wrestler Abe Jacobs once defeated three other wrestlers in Johannesburg despite suffering from jet lag and competing at a high altitude? (2010-09-23)
... that in April 2010, New Jersey cat sanctuary Tabby's Place received three cats from a U.S. Marine in Okinawa, Japan, marking the organization's first international rescue? (2010-09-21)
... that St. Luke's Hospital in Rathgar, Ireland, was awarded an RIAI Gold Medal for architecture? (2010-09-09)
... that, in the early years of the Dominion Wrestling Union, many National Wrestling Association wrestlers came from Canada and the United States to face off against New Zealand wrestlers? (2010-09-02)
... that the Caroline test of self-defence is based on a burning ship going over Niagara Falls? (2010-08-29)
... that former professional wrestler Steve Rickard was once stranded in Greece after airports in the country were closed due to trouble with Turkey? (2010-08-20)
... that in 2009 the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre produced one of the first regional theatre productions of The Wedding Singer in the United States? (2010-08-18)
... that according to (RED), providing health-restoring antiretroviral drugs to HIV positive people in Africa, as described in the documentary The Lazarus Effect, costs US$0.40 per person per day? (2010-08-18)
... that Australian and British members of the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps were often bitten by the camels they were handling? (2010-08-18)
... that The Buckminster Fuller Challenge awards US$100,000 every year for solutions to solve pressing complex global problems? (2010-08-18)
... that Cardiff School of Art & Design, established in 1865, is the oldest constituent part of University of Wales Institute, Cardiff? (2010-08-08)
... that Claude Aveline met Jean Vigo in a health clinic and 28 years later founded an award in his honor? (2010-08-05)
... that the Aberdeen Student Show has happened every single year since 1921, and has featured Flying Pigs? (2010-08-05)
... that light front holographic methods were originally found by mapping the spatial quark distribution in a proton to a higher dimensional warped space (example pictured)? (2010-07-31)
... that SteelPath is the first investment firm to offer master limited partnership mutual funds? (2010-07-26)
... that, although police later found the getaway car used in the murder of Morris Kessler, the crime remained unsolved? (2010-07-26)
... that DirectHit is the only accurate pharmacodiagnostic test to determine possible treatment outcomes of anticancer chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer? (2010-07-25)
... that "Woody" Hastings was one of the founders of circadian biology (circadian rhythms)? (2010-07-24)
... that during 2002 and 2003, professional wrestler Justin McIsaac would make three-hour drives from New Hampshire to Massachusetts so he could compete in Yankee Pro Wrestling? (2010-07-22)
... that Crime and Punishment is a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky′s classic novel, performed by just three actors, with each playing multiple roles? (2010-07-22)
... that the work of American artist Sanford Biggers has been characterized by meditation and improvisation? (2010-07-21)
... that Private James Pym won the Medal of Honor for carrying water to wounded soldiers while under heavy fire during the Battle of Little Bighorn? (2010-07-20)
... that Medal of Honor recipient First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington III is the grandson of American naval hero Lewis Warrington? (2010-07-18)
... that James H. Turpin was among 23 U.S. cavalrymen awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in actions with Apaches" in the winter campaign of 1872–1873? (2010-07-18)
... that Andrew J. Weaher was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1869 at one of the US Army's largest-ever presentations of the medal at the time? (2010-07-18)
... that Henry R. Tilton (pictured) risked his life protecting wounded soldiers at the Battle of Bear Paw but wasn't awarded the Medal of Honor until almost 20 years after the act? (2010-07-17)
... that GRB 980425 provided the first evidence that gamma-ray bursts and supernovae might be related? (2010-07-17)
... that 23 U.S. cavalrymen, including Jacob Trautman and Paul H. Weinert, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions at the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890? (2010-07-16)
... that the grave of Medal of Honor winner John Tracy was unmarked for almost a century after his interment? (2010-07-16)
... that Antonio Liozzi, an 18th century Italian artist, trained under the tutelage of Marco Benefial? (2010-07-16)
... that after earning the Medal of Honor in 1890, U.S. Cavalryman Frederick E. Toy went on to serve as an orderly to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt? (2010-07-15)
... that Frank Tolan was one of 22 American soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for volunteering to carry water to comrades wounded in the Battle of the Little Bighorn? (2010-07-15)
... that U.S. Cavalry officer William Foster earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry in a surprise raid on the Comanche Indians at the Red River in 1872? (2010-07-14)
... that after being ambushed by the Tonto Apaches, U.S. Calvaryman Bernard Taylor carried his wounded commanding officer half a mile back to their encampment under heavy fire? (2010-07-14)
... that six-year-old Elena Desserich left hundreds of notes, which were published in Notes Left Behind, for her parents to find after her death? (2010-07-13)
... that John H. Foley was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a charge into a Sioux encampment without knowing the enemy's strength? (2010-07-13)
... that two years after winning the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Indian Wars, George W. Thompson deserted the U.S. Army? (2010-07-13)
... that Thomas H. Forsyth was denied the Medal of Honor by the United States Department of War but later received it after a petition nearly 20 years later? (2010-07-11)
... that the villagers of the Romanian village of Bigar largely speak Czech rather than Romanian? (2010-07-11)
... that John James was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" after defending the Lyman Train from Indian attacks for three days? (2010-07-09)
... that Brigadier General James Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor twenty years after his actions in the pursuit of Chief Joseph following the Battle of the Clearwater in 1877? (2010-07-09)
... that Frederick Jarvis is one of only eight Medal of Honor recipients from Utah and one of only three buried in the state? (2010-07-09)
... that William O'Neill was awarded the Medal of Honor for his part in a charge at Fort Sill in 1872 which ended 17 years of combat? (2010-07-08)
... that art collective Vertical Submarine, winners of President’s Young Talents award 2009, placed gray sunflowers in the Botanic Gardens with a poem by the fictional Chien Swee-Teng? (2010-07-08)
... that on May 16, 2002, Susan Ershler, with her husband Phil, became the first married couple to reach all Seven Summits? (2010-07-08)
... that Sergeant John O'Callaghan and Private Michael O'Regan were among thirty men in the same regiment to be awarded the Medal of Honor, one of the largest presentations ever made at the time? (2010-07-08)
... that Frederick S. Neilon received the Medal of Honor but was forced to retire from the military due to a leg injury, and was discharged on a certificate of disability in 1875? (2010-07-08)
... that Canadian TV series Brothers TV was described as "lowbrow comedic stuff that is ever-so-watchable" but only ran for eight episodes? (2010-07-08)
... that the residence of Medal of Honor recipient Solon D. Neal later became the site of the HemisFair '68 Tower? (2010-07-07)
... that John Francis O'Sullivan was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry at the Staked Plains in 1874? (2010-07-07)
... that Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rome, Georgia, was designed by a Benedictine Monk and architect from Belmont Abbey? (2010-07-05)
... that Medal of Honor recipient John Nihill won so many shooting medals, he was barred from competing for further US Army awards? (2010-07-05)
... that, along with Michael Glynn and John Nihill, Henry Newman was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry? (2010-07-04)
... that George H. Eldridge received the Medal of Honor for gallantry fighting the Kiowa Indians and Chief Kicking Bird at the Battle of the Little Wichita River? (2010-07-04)
... that Edwin L. Elwood received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Campaign of the Rocky Mesa, in which he was shot in the chest? (2010-07-04)
... that the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Missoula, Montana, was named for Medal of Honor recipient Ernest Veuve? (2010-07-03)
... that in 1993, U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell suggested that William G. Austin's Medal of Honor be rescinded due to the controversial battle after which it was given? (2010-07-01)
... that British pubs, bars and nightclubs operate a safety initiative called PubWatch that may ban individuals for drunken or anti-social behaviour? (2010-07-01)
... that Medal of Honor recipient William R. Parnell died in San Francisco, California on August 20, 1910, after falling from a street car? (2010-06-30)
... that Aquilla Coonrod was one of only two men from Williams County, Ohio, to have ever received the Medal of Honor? (2010-06-30)
... that although Neil Bancroft was awarded the Medal of Honor, he had died by the time the government located him to issue the medal? (2010-06-29)
... that John W. Comfort enlisted in the Regular United States Army just four months after leaving the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry? (2010-06-29)
... that Henry Wilkens received the Medal of Honor for his part in the battle of Little Muddy Creek? (2010-06-29)
... that James Anderson was one of six men awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a group of Plains Indians at the Wichita River in Texas? (2010-06-28)
... that Zachariah T. Woodall was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his participation in what was later known as the Battle of Buffalo Wallow? (2010-06-27)
... that This is a magazine is an experimental art publication founded in 2002? (2010-06-25)
... that George H. Sutton was renowned as the "handless billiard player", but his cigarette card depicts him with hands? (2010-06-23)
... that the first of Denmark’s Galathea expeditions had a budget of nearly half a million Rixdollars, equivalent to 3% of the state’s annual revenues at the time? (2010-06-20)
... that the single known population of the Ecuadorian rodent Lagidium ahuacaense may contain only a few dozen individuals? (2010-06-19)
... that author Debbie Renner claimed to have once competed in professional wrestling as the "Tasmanian Devil" prior to becoming a full-time writer? (2010-06-17)
... that Mike Khoury wrestled his final WWF match against The Sultan at the Bryce Jordan Center on September 24, 1996? (2010-06-08)
... that now-retired professional wrestler Scotty Summers was once powerbombed during a match and had to be carried backstage on a stretcher? (2010-06-07)
... that now-retired professional wrestler Mark Freer was once handcuffed to ring ropes and beaten with a nightstick at the end of a match? (2010-06-05)
... that during a match in 2000, professional wrestler Ricky Blues left the ring to argue with hecklers at ringside? (2010-06-02)
... that Walter Conway's Tredegar Medical Aid Society was a model for Britain's National Health Service? (2010-05-27)
... that Rocky Iaukea, a second generation American professional wrestler, is the son of King Curtis Iaukea? (2010-05-26)
... that Doug Yasinsky and Brick Bronsky started their own Harrisburg-based wrestling league, International Pro Wrestling? (2010-05-24)
... that The Headbangers were reunited during the Break The Barrier, a professional wrestling supercard in 1999? (2010-05-21)
... that Polydorus (pictured being killed by Polymestor), son of Priam, features in Euripides' Greek tragedy Hecuba, Virgil's Roman epic The Aeneid and Homer's Iliad? (2010-05-14)
... that professional wrestler Cueball Carmichael's championship belt was stolen during one of his matches? (2010-05-07)
... that John Ashley, American outlaw and occasional pirate, robbed banks and hijacked whiskey shipments from the Bahamas? (2010-05-03)
... that Ronald Skirth wrote The Reluctant Tommy, a memoir of World War I, about his deliberate acts of sabotage to avoid killing enemies? (2010-05-02)
... that in 1901, The Juridical Review reported that the female inmates in Irish prisons most favored the books of Scottish writer Annie Shepherd Swan? (2010-04-25)
... that theologian Pender Hodge Cudlip cowrote an article for the Helston Grammar School Magazine while still a teenager at Oxford? (2010-04-24)
... that Native American jewelry includes beadwork on herbal bag necklaces, believed to increase the healing power of Medicine Men? (2010-04-23)
... that although English author Mackenzie Bell was trained in law at Cambridge University, he chose to study abroad and lived in Portugal, Spain, Italy, France and Madeira? (2010-04-22)
... that Annie Hall Cudlip, one of the most prolific writers of romantic fiction in during the Victorian era, wrote over 100 novels and short stories from 1862 to 1900? (2010-04-22)
... that essayist William Francis Barry had his writings about the medieval papacy censored by his superiors? (2010-04-19)
... that William Henry Oliphant Smeaton's The Life and Works of William Shakespeare was so popular that it was even reprinted several times? (2010-04-18)
... that the best known work of lecturer James Bass Mullinger is History of the University of Cambridge Down to the Decline of the Platonists, which took three decades to complete? (2010-04-18)
... that Nicholas J. Corea was once a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps before achieving success as writer, director, and producer of the television series The Incredible Hulk in 1978–1981? (2010-04-17)
... that philosopher John Alexander Stewart was appointed White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University in 1897? (2010-04-17)
... that author H.B. Marriott Watson spent much of his childhood in Christchurch, New Zealand, later using it as a setting for many of his novels? (2010-04-16)
... that Alice Dudeney was called one of the most powerful writers of fiction among modern English women by Putnam Magazine? (2010-04-15)
... that Walter Herries Pollock, editor of the Saturday Review, was close friends with a number of writers including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling and Oscar Wilde? (2010-04-14)
... that Fred Whishaw was the first to translate the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky into the English language? (2010-04-14)
... that the Journal of Pathology, founded in 1892, has been the official journal of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland since 1906? (2010-04-13)
... that HanWay Films was originally founded by British film producer Jeremy Thomas as an adjunct of his Recorded Picture Company? (2010-04-13)
... that Claude Phillips was the first keeper of the Wallace Collection, writing its first catalogue, and held that post from 1900 until his retirement in 1911 whereupon he was knighted for his service? (2010-04-13)
... that frost flowers are ice crystals commonly found growing on young sea ice and thin lake ice in cold, calm condition? (2010-04-06)
... that the idea for MyTwoCensus, a political watchdog of the 2010 U.S. Census, was first conceived by journalist Stephen Robert Morse as he was looking for a job on Craigslist? (2010-03-27)
... that Grace Voss Frederick (November 3, 1905 – January 16, 2009) was the creator of the Grace Museum of America and the Grace Museum for the Preservation of Americana? (2010-03-20)
... that Duchess Sophie of Alençon died in a fire at a French charity bazaar, but some hotel visitors escaped through the kitchen window of the adjoining hotel with the help of the cook? (2010-03-16)
... that Agalinis aspera (tall false foxglove), a purple and pink flowering plant native to the United States and Canada, is endangered? (2010-03-13)
... that printer and engraver Edmund Evans collaborated with Victorian book illustrators Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway to create classic illustrations (example pictured) for children's books? (2010-03-07)
... that when Francis Close retired as Dean of Carlisle Cathedral in 1881, he was the oldest dean in the Church of England? (2010-02-28)
... that Gandhi biographer Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar, a student of Eisenstein, is considered to be one of the pioneers of documentary film making in India? (2010-02-25)
... that the Royal Navy sloop HMS Beagle captured three French privateers during her ten years of service? (2010-02-03)
... that Roanoke, Virginia, television station WROV-TV was the first UHF station in the United States to shut down? (2010-01-03)
... that an attempted Russian conquest of Hawaii in 1815–1817 was led by a German physician? (2009-12-07)
... that after World War II, US General Douglas MacArthur placed Sankichi Takahashi on the list of the 59 most wanted Japanese? (2009-11-21)
... that after being told he was too small for professional wrestling, Sam DeCero increased his weight from 75 to 90 kg (165 to 200 lbs) within three months? (2009-11-18)
... that former pro wrestling announcers, and real life husband and wife, Joe Pedicino and Boni Blackstone, often referred to themselves humbly as "wrestling fans who got lucky"? (2009-11-13)
... that the name of the flowering plant genus Tetracarpaea refers to its four conspicuous and separate carpels? (2009-11-05)
... that John P. Yount, an American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, was buried with full military honors in 2007, over a century after his death? (2009-11-05)
... that Women of the Sun was the first Australian television series to portray the lives of Aboriginal women in 19th-century Australia? (2009-10-04)
... that Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling saw the reunions of both Tekno Team 2000 and the father and son team of Dusty and Dustin Rhodes? (2009-09-21)
... that the 19th century New York City saloon Hole-in-the-Wall employed two female criminals as bouncers? (2009-09-11)
... that the Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, is one of the biggest historic Jewish cemeteries preserved in Central and Eastern Europe? (2009-08-30)
... that the death of John Lewis (better known as "Spanish Louie") was the first recorded use of a drive by shooting as a means of gangland execution in New York City? (2009-08-29)
... that Albert Bates, partner of Machine Gun Kelly, participated in the kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles Urschel in 1933? (2009-08-29)
... that Basil "The Owl" Banghart (1900–1982), an American burglar and prison escape artist, acquired his nickname because of his abnormally large eyes? (2009-08-28)
... that George "Snatchem" Leese was a member of the Slaughter House Gang who was known for being the official "bloodsucker" at prize fights in New York? (2009-08-24)
... that James Brady and his gang, the Yakey Yakes, forced their rivals, the Eastman Gang and the Five Points Gang, to "do their fighting north of Catherine Street" in New York City? (2009-08-20)
... that the farming of celery was first introduced to the United States by George Taylor in 1856? (2009-07-24)
... that, originally established as the Federation of Crippled and Disabled in 1935, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services switched to its current name in 1992? (2009-07-08)
... that although professional wrestler Max Bauer won the 2008 Toxic Waltz tournament, it was not counted because he competed under a mask? (2009-05-05)
... that Stephen Elliott, a South Carolina politician and bank president, was considered by the journal Science to be "the father of Southern botany"? (2009-04-25)
... that Geoffrey Cornish, a golf course architect, has designed a total 146 golf courses throughout his career? (2009-04-04)
... that the clade mesangiosperms (pictured), representing one of four major clades of flowering plants, contains 99.95% of flowering plant species? (2009-03-30)
... that if the beak-like rostrum on Caridina gracilirostris is broken off, it will regrow itself? (2009-03-29)
... that Galen T. Porter was a New York City police captain who led the defense of the NY Draft Office when it was attacked by angry firefighters and mobs during the 1863 New York Draft Riots? (2009-03-18)
... that former Union Army Brigadier-General Patrick Henry Jones acted as a negotiator in the Alexander Stewart body snatching case? (2009-03-08)
... that New York City Police Commissioner Douglas I. McKay was so successful in reviving the use of the police lineup that the police department kept it on a permanent basis? (2009-03-03)
... that the Bay Area Puma Project is the first major study of mountain lions living in the San Francisco Bay Area? (2009-02-26)
... that Francis Mallison was elected to the New York State Assembly after being held as a Union prisoner of war during the American Civil War? (2009-01-24)
... that, upon being hired by the WWF, professional wrestler Lanny Kean was told to base his persona on Jethro Bodine from The Beverly Hillbillies? (2009-01-24)
... that during the Dead Rabbits Riot of 1857, residents of Mulberry Street in New York City were forced to barricade themselves in their homes? (2008-12-06)
... that John Daly, a New York City criminal, was rumored to be paying $100,000 a week in protection money to the New York Police Department in the late 1800s? (2008-11-18)
... that Florence Wald, former Dean of Yale School of Nursing, has been credited as "the mother of the American hospice movement"? (2008-11-16)
... that in the only inning he pitched in Major League Baseball, Cal Cooper gave up five hits, a walk and five runs for a lifetime ERA of 45.0? (2008-10-24)
... that Edward Jardine, after commanding 200 Union troops in an attempt to quell the New York Draft Riots, only escaped the rioters by wearing civilian clothes? (2008-10-18)
... that Tropical Storm Kirsten of 1966 did $35.18 million (2008 USD) in damages and caused heavy rain all the way to Phoenix, Arizona when it made landfall? (2008-10-17)
... that, in a video released by the Millennium Wrestling Federation, the Iron Sheik (pictured) challenged Seinfeld character Kramer to a match? (2008-09-04)
... that Rob Stewart made the 2007 documentary film Sharkwater after learning that longline fishing in the Galapagos Islands was killing the sharks? (2008-09-02)
... that pro wrestler Gregg Groothuis's ring name "Jack Bull" was inspired by an interview with Dusty Rhodes, in which Rhodes described looking into a ring full of bulls? (2008-08-28)
... that child actress Jillian Clare has been nominated for five Young Artist Awards, winning twice? (2008-08-11)
... that C.W. Bergstrom was the last professional wrestler to ever hold the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship? (2008-07-22)
... that two former species of Oioceros, O. grangeri and O. xiejiaensis, have been recently identified as separate genera? (2008-07-18)
... that Mesotherium ("middle beast") (skull pictured) was so named because its discoverer believed it was an intermediate between rodents and pachyderms? (2008-07-15)
... that fossil collectors often call Polyptychoceras vancouverensis the "paperclip ammonite" or the "candy cane", due to its shape? (2008-07-14)
... that Vincent Gambi was one of several pirates associated with Jean Lafitte, and assisted him during the Battle of New Orleans? (2008-07-07)
... that when Daniel Elfrith became admiral of the colonies at Black Rock Fort in 1632, he warned ships of where escaped slaves might attack? (2008-07-07)
... that Canadian professional wrestler and promoter Bronko Lubich was influential in the careers of several wrestlers such as Mick Foley, Steve Austin and Percy Pringle? (2008-07-05)
... that when wrestler George Scott and his brother Sandy were in Australia, they won the IWA World Tag Team Championship three times between 1966 and 1968? (2008-07-03)
... that the extinct sea turtle Psephophorus was once mistaken as an ancient armadillo due to the specimen's poor condition? (2008-07-01)
... that Matsuura Takanobu was an early host and patron to the Jesuits, whom he hoped would influence an increase in trade between European traders and Japan? (2008-06-24)
... that after paying £500 in 1623 for a pardon, John Nutt was arrested in England and convicted for piracy regardless? (2008-06-20)
... that Jan Willems was present at Roatan in 1683 for one of the largest "Brethren of the Coast" pirate gatherings? (2008-06-20)
... that after ten years as an outlaw in the American Southwest in the 1890s, Nathaniel "Texas Jack" Reed became an evangelist and sold copies of his memoir on life as a bandit? (2008-06-04)
... that 17th-century French buccaneer Montbars the Exterminator attacked Spanish settlements in the New World, after reading about conquistador atrocities? (2008-05-30)
... that after preaching Baptist ideas in the 1760s, Toliver Craig, Sr. and his sons were imprisoned by colonial authorities? (2008-05-26)
... that Joseph M. Street, a 19th century American pioneer, was present at the signing of the peace treaty ending the Winnebago War? (2008-05-08)
... that the present-day city of Davenport, Iowa is named after George Davenport, a 19th century American frontiersman, trader and US Army officer? (2008-05-08)
... that the 18th century American soldier Isaac Bowman, his father George Bowman, and his grandfather Jost Hite were all prominent pioneers in the Colony of Virginia? (2008-05-07)
... that Monk Estill, who was captured by the Wyandot prior to the Battle of Little Mountain and escaped during the battle, was the first slave to be freed in the state of Kentucky? (2008-04-26)
... that American pioneer John Bowman, granduncle of Kentucky University founder John Bryan Bowman, presided over the first county court held in Kentucky? (2008-04-24)
... that Levi Todd, the grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln, wrote the first and last contemporary accounts of the Battle of Blue Licks, one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War? (2008-04-14)
... that the brother of Australian rugby player Dean Mumm was assistant coach to the Fijian rugby team, whilst their grandfather played for the All Blacks? (2008-04-14)
... that the Battle of Sugar Point was the last major battle fought between Native Americans and the United States Army? (2008-04-11)
... that soon after John Gabriel Jones helped convince the Virginia General Assembly to create Kentucky County, he was killed in an ambush led by Mingo chieftain Pluggy? (2008-04-08)
... that the town of Gratiot, Wisconsin is named after French–American U.S. Indian Agent Henry Gratiot? (2008-03-15)
... that Keewassee, a Potowatomi warrior, attempted to destroy a dam built by settler William Davis and was severely beaten with a hickory rod when caught? (2008-03-13)
... that the author of the best-selling book Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, who claimed to be a Holocaust survivor, admitted her memoir was a hoax? (2008-03-05)
... that Willis Adcock, a Canadian-American chemist, helped create the first atomic bomb, the silicon transistor, and the integrated circuit? (2008-02-25)
... that Jeff Groscost oversaw the passing of an alternative fuels bill in Arizona whose cost ballooned from $10 million to $140 million? (2008-02-18)
... that French anarchist Théodule Meunier, responsible for several bombings in Paris in 1902, was featured as a Sherlock Holmes antagonist in René Réouven's L'Assassin du Boulevard? (2008-01-03)
... that the Swedish military unit Kustjägarna has been working in Kosovo and Bosnia under the UN flag? (2007-12-06)
... that Gazell Macy DuBois designed the Ontario pavilion at Expo 67 (pictured) which looked like "a mess of paper triangles or mentally disarranged envelopes"? (2007-11-29)
... that the Carlsberg papyrus is the most complete of the ancient Egyptian medical papyri, containing substantial amounts of artifacts of the original papyrus? (2007-11-21)
... that Les Parrott, a professor of clinical psychology, a motivational speaker, and a Nazarene minister, co-created, along with his wife, the eHarmony Marriage program? (2007-11-11)
... that the slang term brass razoo is speculated to have originated from Egyptian or Indian currency? (2007-11-06)
... that John L. Fugh was the first Chinese American to be Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army? (2007-10-31)
... that "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is the most reproduced cartoon from The New Yorker magazine, and its title a phrase still used around the world? (2007-10-08)
... that Jay Barbree is the only journalist to have covered every manned space flight in the United States, beginning with Alan Shepherd's maiden voyage in 1961? (2007-09-16)
... that the calligraphic script of the Ford Motor Company logo is credited to Childe Harold Wills? (2007-09-09)
... that Ed Trice, creator of the chess variant known as Gothic Chess, helped Jonathan Schaeffer solve the game of checkers, the largest game ever solved? (2007-07-31)
... that in New South Wales, a Sentencing Council which is the first of its type in Australia, conducts research to improve the consistency of sentencing of criminals? (2007-07-02)
... that structure relocation has saved several buildings from destruction by moving them without the need for disassembly? (2006-08-30)
... that although the electrification of the Midland Main Line was designated as a high priority in 1981, work to electrify the northern part of the line did not begin until more than 30 years later? (0000-00-00)