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2013 (32 articles)
November 13
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September 13
- 28th ... that
Verity (sculpture) stands on the pier in
Ilfracombe showing the internal anatomy of a pregnant woman?
- 25th ... that a chandelier in
the sewers under Cologne provides light for jazz and classical music performances?
- 25th ... that the
Titlis Cliff Walk, the highest elevation suspension bridge in Europe, has been described as the "world's scariest bridge"?
- 24th ... that
Orda Cave underneath the Ural Mountains in Russia is the largest underwater
gypsum cave in the world?
- 23rd ... that
U Bein Bridge is believed to be the oldest and longest teak wood bridge in the world?
- 20th ... that botanist
Charles Budd Robinson may have been murdered by natives when he mistook the words "coconut" and "head"?
- 14th ... that Great Dane
Juliana received a medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by urinating on it?
- 12th ... that
a hotel built to resemble a cruise ship sits on top of a cliff in South Korea?
- 2nd ... that it is important to manage poverty levels in
London?
August 13
- 31st ... that
Michael Edgson won 18
Paralympic gold medals, making him one of Canada's most successful athletes?
- 31st ... that the board game
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork lets players take on the roles of different
Discworld characters?
- 28th ... that the
board game
K2 gives players a realistic simulation of climbing a mountain?
- 26th ... that
Rufus the Hawk was named "the world's most notable bird" after being stolen in 2012?
- 26th ... that
Prince Charles had to close
his fruit and vegetable shop this year because it was no longer profitable?
- 25th ... that there are proposals to
build a 2 km tall mountain in
The Netherlands?
- 24th ... that
William Cantelo invented an early
machine gun, then mysteriously disappeared?
- 24th ... that
259 people were hospitalised because of an incident at a
marching band competition?
- 24th ... that
Simon Jackson, Britain's most successful
judoka, also won gold medals in tandem cycling races?
- 21st ... that you should
swear when you hurt yourself?
- 21st ... that
Valerie Robertson won gold medals in swimming and athletics before having a highly successful wheelchair lawn bowling career?
- 18th ... that, having competed at eight different Games,
Deanna Coates is Britain's most experienced
Paralympian?
- 17th ... that
Caroline Baird has won
Paralympic gold medals in 100m, 200m, and 400m sprints?
- 11th ... that Paralympian
Gwen Buck won gold medals in table tennis, lawn bowls, and swimming?
2012 (38 articles)
November 12
- 29th ... that the unfinished
Ocean Tower was the tallest reinforced concrete structure to be
imploded?
- 25th (14) ... that
Formula One World Drivers' Champions have come from
Argentina,
Austria,
Australia,
Brazil,
Canada,
Finland,
France,
Germany (2011 champion Sebastian Vettel pictured),
Italy,
New Zealand,
South Africa,
Spain, the
United Kingdom, and the
United States?
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2011 (29 articles)
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2008 (1 article)
January 08
2007 (20 articles)
August 07
July 07
- 6th ... that the inmates of
San Pedro prison run a hotel for visiting tourists and sell
cocaine to the local community?
June 07
May 07
April 07
February 07
- 20th ... that children as young as three were employed to
hurry around British
coal mines?
January 07
- 17th ... that the
Rouse Simmons, known as "The Christmas Tree Ship", was transporting over 5,000
Christmas trees to
Chicago when it sank in 1912?
- 15th ... that the failure to meet standards for
toy safety has led to numerous deaths and injuries of babies and small children, with millions of products
recalled worldwide?
2006 (25 articles)
September 06
August 06
July 06
- 31st ... that
overacting can be intentional for some roles, particularly when exaggerating the
evil characteristics of a
villain, but is often the subject of
parody and
satire?
- 29th ... that
footprints have revealed clues about the activity of
criminals and
dinosaurs, and have also been the source of several
myths and
legends?
- 11th ... that
supernumerary body parts can include
fingers,
toes, and
ribs, or can even be as extreme as additional
sex organs or
heads?
- 10th ... that
cow fighting, unlike
bull fighting, is a sport that does not have human participants but is fought between
cows, and that it often does not include any physical contact?
- 9th ... that there is a long history of
animals in sport, ranging from common
horse racing and
fox hunting events to the more unusual
rabbit show jumping and
camel wrestling competitions?
- 4th ... that
hollowed-out books have been used in
bombings, for
smuggling, and for covertly photographing people?
- 2nd ... that there have been several proposals for
space advertising projects, including the use of a giant, 1km²
billboard that could be seen from
Earth?
- 1st ...an increasing number of countries are looking to
regulate
fast food advertising in order to avoid
childhood obesity?
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2005 (29 articles)
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2004 (1 article)
December 04
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