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... that Zuber Usman was an early pioneer of Indonesian literary criticism?
... that the building of the Bangas Gymnasium in
Korcë,
Albania, was erected with the support of the
Lasso, a local community fund aimed at the promotion of
Greek education and culture?
... that six conductors took part in the retirement concert for Stephen Gray, including
Simon Rattle, whose career Gray promoted?
00:00, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
... that in 2011, geneticist Riin Tamm(pictured) was chosen as one of 26 scientists to travel around Estonia and take part in events at schools and academic institutions?
... that a "magnificent" furniture depository in
Hove, England, designed by local architects
Clayton & Black, later became an insurance office and—in November 2012—the Montefiore Hospital?
... that during the early 20th century, Halfaya, in central
Syria, was a village where
collective farming was practiced by the twelve clans who inhabited it?
... that when he was 13, Leonard Wood created a washing machine engine-powered go-kart that reached a top speed of 25 miles per hour (40 km/h)?
... that according to WAD Magazine,
identical twin brothers Larry and Laurent Bourgeois of the French dance duo Les Twins(pictured) started walking at five months old?
... that the Gibraltar Heritage Trust is a non-profit charity responsible for preserving and promoting
Gibraltar's manmade and natural heritage?
... that the
trout population in Mann Lake was once threatened by
goldfish, prompting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to intervene?
28 December 2012
12:00, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
... that though Japanese girl group
Momoiro Clover Z member Momoka Ariyasu(pictured) claims to be stupid, other members say she is very studious, even studying backstage?
... that Owen Ray Skelton is credited with engineering a rubber engine mount system for cars known as "
floating power" to greatly cut down on engine vibration to the chassis?
... that Kānekapōlei prevented the kidnapping of her husband King
Kalaniʻōpuʻu and their sons by
Captain Cook, one of the events that led to Cook's death in Hawaii?
... that Benin adopted a Presidential Council system with three political rivals serving as president together to prevent civil war following the
1970 elections?
... that the second single from
Leona Lewis' third studio album Glassheart was originally going to be "Fireflies", but "Lovebird" was released instead?
... that it has been suggested that Father Christmas in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters may have been an inspiration for Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings?
... that despite the belief that the Christmas pickle tradition originated in Germany, it is generally unknown there?
25 December 2012
12:00, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
... that Christmas jumpers(example pictured) have become popular in the UK during the 2010s?
... that while travelling in Italy in 1898, American hydraulic engineer Clemens Herschel found an ancient manuscript about the water system of
Rome, and translated and published it in English?
... that
Tongan Prince Vuna Takitakimālohi(pictured with his parents) was King
George Tupou I's only surviving legitimate son according to Christian law, and his early death in 1862 left his father without an heir?
... that professional
mixed martial arts fighter Abel Trujillo was expected to make his UFC debut at
UFC 151, but it became the first-ever cancelled event in the organization's history?
... that by the end of the Third Siege of Gibraltar in 1333,
the city's inhabitants were reduced to eating their shoes because the town's governor had stolen the money meant to pay for food?
... that Kojo Tovalou Houénou became a prominent critic of
French colonialism in Africa after being ejected from a Paris club where he was attacked by Americans who objected to an African being served?
... that all Armenian parliamentarians elected from the
Beirut I constituency in 1968 ran unopposed?
22 December 2012
12:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
... that Tarsar Lake(pictured) is separated from its twin sister in the
Kashmir Valley by a mountain?
... that Israel Keyes confessed to murder, rape, arson, and bank robbery in several states before committing
suicide in his jail cell in
Anchorage, Alaska?
... that when
Oprah Winfrey saw American
modelJasmine Tookes perform on the runway at
Lincoln Center, she extolled Tookes' "butter" soft skin and requested that Tookes "rub your face against mine"?
00:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
... that on some
Celtic imitations of the
Kingdom of Macedonia's gold philippeioi(pictured), the chariot on the reverse side was replaced by a single horse sporting a humanoid head?
... that the video game Wizorb was originally released for a
game console, but the developers recommend using a
mouse over a
gamepad for the
PC version?
... that after Nik Stauskas became
Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week, he scored twenty
points in back-to-back games to earn the honor again?
... that climbing routes on Gibraltar Rock include Crime of Passion, Illusions of Grandeur, and Rooster Carnage?
... that Hidden Cave, an archaeological cave site located in the
Great Basin near
Fallon, Nevada, got its name because its entrance was difficult to find?
... that
Bo Schembechler knew his 1969 team was no longer afraid of Ohio State when a fight the day before the game ended with Cecil Pryor yelling, "And we're gonna kick your ass tomorrow, too!"?
... that Greg Morton, college football's defensive player of the year for 1976, collected exotic flora, including a purple passion plant he named Claudine?
... that after twice fleeing civil unrest in Nigeria, Amina Mama moved to South Africa, where she became director of the African Gender Institute and founding editor of its peer-reviewed journal, Feminist Africa?
... that half of the town of Mori,
Hokkaido,
Japan, was destroyed by fire in 1961?
... that at the funeral of his uncle, from whom he inherited the earldom, John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, received an axe brought into the church by a mounted horseman?
... that cattle are brought to the uninhabited island of
Kalvø for summer grazing in a small
barge, three or four at a time?
... that Torkilstrup's 17th-century
post mill(pictured) was in operation until 1945, but is now a
windmill museum?
... that the 1952 film Anhonee had
Nargis enacting a
dual role, and also marked the first occasion in
Bollywood where an actor was cast in such a role?
... that Princess Teriivaetua(pictured) was given precedence ahead of any children born to her uncle King
Pōmare V and his part-English wife Queen
Marau in order to secure a pure-Tahitian heir to the throne?
... that Obamadon was an extinct
lizard that was named after President
Barack Obama as a tribute to his "role model of good oral hygiene for the world"?
... that on certain beaches of Java, people are warned not to wear green clothes due to the belief that the color may offend the
queen of the sea and cause the person to drown?
... that part of the reason
Arthur Dobbs, colonial governor of
North Carolina, ordered the construction of Fort Dobbs in 1755 was to protect 200,000 acres of land he owned?
... that Eugene Turenne Gregorie was a designer of the 1936
Lincoln-Zephyr(pictured), referred to as "the first successfully streamlined car in America"?
... that Dennis Franks, an American football offensive lineman, participated in
figure skating to develop his agility and leg strength?
00:00, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
... that in the Battle of Sidi Bou Othman,
French ArmyColonel Mangin(pictured) formed his 5,000 troops into a single large square with the artillery units placed at the center of the infantry formations?
... that several
Slovak newspapers founded in the United States in the late 19th century, including Slovák v Amerike and Amerikánsko-Slovenské Noviny, were initially written in Eastern Slovak dialects?
... that the 20th Arizona Territorial Legislature passed a law requiring children between 8 and 14 years of age attend at least 12 weeks of school each year?
... that while the German conquest of the Norwegian port of
Egersund on 9 April 1940 occurred without resistance, popular panic broke out the next day due to rumours of 600 incoming British bombers?
... that, prior to the release of her
new album,
Rihanna performed "Phresh Out the Runway" at live concerts over a period of seven days in seven cities in seven countries?
... that the 2.5 billion year old Grouse Creek block forms part of the basement of North America?
8 December 2012
16:00, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
... that in the Monegros Desert in Spain, the Aregon Steppes are home for many endangered bird species including the
Great Bustard(pictured)?
... that local
Muslim tribes in
Balochistan, Pakistan, follow an ancient tradition and join the pilgrimage group to the Hindu shrine Hinglaj Mata(pictured) and call it the "Nani Ki Haj"?
... that in 1984 the
Premier of New South Wales decided to ban a bout between two women kickboxers citing the Theater and Public Halls Act 1908 relating to preservation of good manners and decorum?
... that Harald Kihle is particularly known for his motifs from
Telemark, including nature, rural life and legends?
... that Billy Goodyear, the first football coach at
Washington State, became a newspaper publisher, ran for
Congress and died weeks after having his leg amputated?
... that Robert fitz-Fulk, the lord of Zardana in
Syria, became a powerful figure in the
Principality of Antioch due to the town's strategic importance?
... that the Big 4 outside Channel 4's headquarters in London has been covered with umbrellas, dressed as a wheelchair paralympian, made to "breathe" and has had a
snowman fly over it (pictured)?
... that the nectar of the hoary banksia turns olive green and then black with age?
... that in 2000, the holding company of chef
Jean-Christophe Novelli's restaurant Maison Novelli ran up a debt of £200,000 and went into voluntary liquidation?
... that Kommercekollegiet was established in 1704 for the purpose of advising the
Danish monarch on matters related to trade and industry?
... that
William Morris described decorating Sir Lowthian Bell's mansion as "ministering to the swinish luxury of the rich"?
... that the death of Iranian
bloggerSattar Beheshti has prompted international outcry and an official investigation, even though his blog had only 30 views during the month before?
... that Austrian musician Hubert von Goisern(pictured) has collaborated with Tibetan musicians, campaigned on behalf of the
Tibetan people, and once toured with a
barge converted to a floating stage?
... that male features of high cheekbones and a strong jaw and chin are a sign of a high level of
testosterone, and also an attractive physical trait?
... that Beth Rodford has rowed for Britain since 1999, including in two Olympic games?
... that a 1961 comics satire involving Archie characters in a
hedonistic Roman-style
orgy provoked a lawsuit by
Archie Comics that resulted in the parody's creators handing over copyright to the work?