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... that, in a civil case between Mark Aldridge and a shop owner, South Australia's district court found that a person can be liable for the defamatory comments of others on their social media posts? (2025-11-08)
... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato used embezzled funds to support his wife, who bought twenty Arabian horses, several emus, llamas, potbellied pigs, miniature cattle, and nurse sharks? (2025-11-07)
... that the song "Seasons of Change" featured future AC/DC lead vocalist Bon Scott on the recorder? (2025-11-07)
... that when a prospective funder called the script for his horror film All You Need Is Death "weird and confusing", Paul Duane got the phrase tattooed on his arm and funded the film himself? (2025-10-31)
... that Kōsaku Yamada's Overture in D major has been described as "a kind of challenge by the composer to Japanese traditional music"? (2025-10-15)
... that Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint-venture company, provided insights into oil discoveries that may have influenced Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III's stance on Malaysia? (2025-10-15)
... that one issue with understanding the culture of Champa is that surviving inscriptions are concerned almost exclusively with the elite? (2025-10-14)
... that Sarah Kraning perceives sound as color, texture, and movement? (2025-10-13)
... that the American electronic artist Ships In The Night(pictured) makes synthwave music with melodies inspired by bird songs, church bells, and trains? (2025-09-27)
... that O'Bajan(pictured) sired 312 foals over 25 years? (2025-09-22)
... that the Sanok Construction Company operated its own medical clinic and had sports teams for shooting and volleyball? (2025-09-21)
... that the Mainz Rose Monday parade includes more than 9,000 participants from Germany and abroad? (2025-09-21)
* ... that Tobias Rahim sold a nude photo of himself to challenge his fears? (2025-09-18)
... that it only took 13 minutes to sell out the second season of Crypto: The Game? (2025-09-12)
... that singer Shiyui got her stage name from a Buddhist statue in Kyoto? (2025-09-11)
... that "Good Old Neon" uses mathematical logic as a metaphor for what dying feels like? (2025-09-11)
... that Plotkin's Vaccines was written by the inventor of the rubella vaccine because he felt that vaccinology had become a distinct field of medicine? (2025-08-05)
... that Shakira's Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 was only released in some Middle Eastern countries, and even then without the song "How Do You Do", which was deemed blasphemous? (2025-07-13)
... that Hanahaki disease, a fictional illness in which a person coughs up flowers due to unrequited love, is often used in queer fan fiction to symbolize repressed desire? (2025-07-01)
... that the Brazilian government advocated the use of COVID kits, which contained a drug used to treat head lice? (2025-06-24)
... that Warren Truitt(pictured) served as a legislator in Oregon and a judge in Alaska in the 19th century, and as both a legislator and a judge in Idaho in the 20th? (2025-06-20)
... that the Rephaim text, a 14th-century BCE Ugaritic poem, tells of mysterious warrior beings who ride for three days to a threshing floor – only to spend the next seven days eating there? (2025-06-20)
... that Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini got his start as a student assistant, with duties including washing baseball uniforms? (2025-06-17)
... that FlexiRide bus services have no fixed route, operating only when passengers book a trip? (2025-06-13)
... that Rae Lil Black, who was at one point one of the 20 most popular models on Pornhub, left the adult industry and converted to Islam after visiting Malaysia? (2025-06-12)
... that Mike Estep was nicknamed "The Terminator"? (2025-06-04)
... that Cave Johnson Couts was separately acquitted for shooting his foreman, firing on funeral mourners, and whipping a native laborer to death? (2025-05-30)
... that the chimney in a work by Herman Melville has been described as a "a bastion of phallic, assertive, and aggressive masculinity"? (2025-05-23)
... that an Antiguan man who escaped from custody in Canada is suspected of stealing a yacht and sailing it directly into Hurricane Larry? (2025-05-23)
... that a stray dog named Argo visited the ruins of Pompeii daily for 15 years and was considered its "guardian"? (2025-05-22)
... that Vincent de Groof successfully tested his bat-like flying machine (pictured) in 1874, only to die after crashing it 10 days later? (2025-05-18)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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? (2024-09-23)
... 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 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 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 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 essayistJacob Geller cited Jewish traditions of study and scholarship as an inspiration behind his analysis of popular culture? (2024-07-22)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 genusTriassosculda 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Eva Duldig, who was interned by Australia during the Second World War, later represented the country at the Wimbledon Championships? (2022-09-11)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 the Filipino fraternityAlpha 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 actress and dancer Raissa Gourevitch performed in surrealist plays before becoming an archaeological authority on Roman statuary? (2020-11-04)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 laboratory experiments suggest that the free-swimming larva of the whale barnacleCoronula diadema(pictured) is induced to settle on a host whale in response to chemical cues from its skin? (2019-03-10)
... that Cleitarchus'sHistory 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 American construction company RMK-BRJ trained 200,000 Vietnamese workers in construction and administrative trades during the Vietnam War? (2018-01-25)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 first Cafe Barberacoffeehouse 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 WarII, in 5,000 canvases? (2015-05-13)
... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 tiger moth Bertholdia trigona(pictured) produces clicks at a very high rate (up to 4,500 clicks per second) to jambat 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 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 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 JainTirthankara, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Canadian charity Actua, which delivers educational programs to young people, received the 2009 Ontario Trillium Foundation Minister's Award? (2010-10-02)
... 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 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 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 after being ambushed by the Tonto Apaches, U.S. CalvarymanBernard 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 William Henry Oliphant Smeaton'sThe 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 lecturerJames 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 pro wrestlerGregg 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 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 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 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 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 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 Gazell Macy DuBois designed the Ontariopavilion 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 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 the majority of candidates in the 2024 Delaware elections ran unopposed? (2025-12-13)
