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... that since retirement, Bill Madia has been appointed a presidential advisor at three universities, vice president of
SLAC, and the director of a company?
... that in 2010, a man from England was convicted on
child pornography charges for purchasing books, including The Age of Innocence, from a mainstream bookshop?
... that Thomas Hogg was accused of fathering piglets because they resembled him, which was allegedly proven when the mother sow became aroused by him?
08:00, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
... that the light-dependent sinuous cactus coral(pictured) is an aggressive species that attacks neighbouring
corals to keep from being over-shadowed?
... that Josef Brown originated the role of Johnny Castle in the stage adaptation of Dirty Dancing?
... that a tower clock at Bhadra Fort was the first electrical connection of
Ahmedabad?
... that after hatching, Sphecodopsiscuckoo bee larvae use their long sickle-shaped mandibles to destroy any other eggs or larvae around them?
08:00, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
... that Symbister House(pictured) in Symbister, on the island of
Whalsay in
Shetland Islands, is reputed to be haunted by a sailor who was murdered by the gardener during a game of cards?
... that micrometeorites contribute most of the extraterrestrial material that comes to Earth?
... that Quaker preacher and author Bathsheba Bowers believed she could not die, so she had to be carried away from an Indian attack?
00:00, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
... that Marie Fox(pictured), a
foundling whose father was unknown, was adopted by a
nobleman and became a
princess, author and translator?
... that
Bonocounts off the song "
Vertigo" with "one, two, three, fourteen!" in Spanish?
... that a charity hockey game held to benefit former player Bill Heindl, Jr. in 1980 was the only occasion that hockey legends
Bobby Orr and
Wayne Gretzky played in the same game?
... that Khawabi, a village and medieval castle in northwestern Syria, was captured in the early 12th century by the
Crusaders, who assigned its governorship to a local lord?
... that the Oświęcim Chapel in
Krosno is associated with a legend of romantic love between Stanisław Oświęcim and his sister Anna?
... that in July 1963,
Syrian colonel Jassem Alwan led an unsuccessful
Nasserist-backed coup against the new
Ba'athist-dominated
government, resulting in his imprisonment and death sentence?
... that Hadassah Weisel, founder of the Yad Eliezer poverty-relief organization, managed a food collection and packing operation for 1,800 needy families out of her 2½-room
Jerusalem apartment?
... that the Guam Museum, which is slated to move to a permanent home in 2014, has been housed in temporary locations since its destruction during
World War II?
08:00, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
... that during this year's Carnival of Huejotzingo(parade pictured) over five tons of gunpowder were used?
... that the Hilton Istanbul(pictured) in Turkey, established in 1955, is the longest-serving member of the
Hilton Hotels chain outside the United States?
... that the scientist Neal Evenhuis is known for giving humorous and punny names to insects, such as Carmenelectra, Phthiria relativitae, Pieza kake, Pieza pie, and Pieza deresistans?
... that the French queen Bertha of Holland(pictured) was left by
her husband because she was "too fat", although he himself was too heavy to ride a horse?
... that the 1 kroon coin from 1934 was voted the prettiest coin that has been in circulation in
Estonia?
... that in the 1991 case Re Fong Thin Choo the
SingaporeHigh Court held that a public authority's decision can be invalidated if based on a misconception or ignorance of a fact?
... that during the construction of the Brookville Tunnel in
Virginia, repairs to two major
cave-ins were prevented by a
landslide that blocked the tunnel's western entrance?
... that John Wolley was sent to
King James in June 1586 to assure him that
Mary, Queen of Scots was being well treated, and four months later was one of the commissioners who tried and convicted her?
... that in the case of Mani v. Niger in 2008, a woman successfully defended herself against charges of
bigamy by accusing the government of Niger of treating her like a slave?
... that Kia Makarechi of The Huffington Post wrote that
Usher's song "Go Missin'" contains "serial killer-esque undertones" in its lyrics?
15:33, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
... that each of the five heroines(pictured) from Hindu epics, venerated as exemplary chaste women, is recorded to have "known" at least one man other than her husband?
... that on May 30, 1969, thousands of oil workers rioted on the small, normally tranquil Caribbean island of
Curaçao, causing some $40 million in damage?
... that Ynes Mexia collected 150,000 plant samples during a career that began at the age of 55?
... that the Creole House is an important part of a French colonial settlement in Illinois, although it was built by Americans?
... that Anna Litvinova, the winner of
Miss Universe – Russia 2006 contest, died on 22 January 2013 in a hospital in Germany, after suffering from cancer for one year?
... that the small village of Kirikuküla in
Estonia is site of the Kaarma church and remains of the Kaarma ring fort, both originating from the 13th century?
... that Edina Müller(pictured) was part of a team that was awarded the
Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highest sporting honour, in 2012?
... that when the cargo ship Sirius was sunk by a German bomber during the 1940
Norwegian Campaign, the 55-year-old steamer broke in two lengthwise and "opened up like a book"?
... that in his 2013 book, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, food personality
Eddie Huang relates his past activities, which include practising law, performing stand-up comedy, and dealing marijuana?
... that the Countess of Rutland, mother of 11, had to inform the English queen
Anne of Cleves that receiving a goodnight kiss was not enough to conceive a child?
... that sketches on the television comedy series The Dingo Principle resulted in the expulsion of two Australian diplomats from Iran, and a letter of complaint from the Soviet embassy in Canberra?
... that Vichna Kaplan, the prize pupil of
Sarah Schenirer and founder of the first
Bais Yaakov high school in America, was initially rejected from joining Schenirer's teachers seminary in Poland?
... that Namling in
Tibet contains a prominent fortress which has been likened to castles along the
Rhine?
... that protests were organized against and calls were made out to expel writer Ekrem Eylisli from his native
Azerbaijan following the publication of his
novella?
... that the
French Army general headquarters during the First World War simply assumed that three German soldiers were killed for every two French soldiers?
... that Spring Street has both New York City's #1-ranked Israeli restaurant (Taïm), and #2-ranked French brasserie (Balthazar)?
... that Canadian
manga artist Sara Mayhew uses storytelling to promote science and critical thinking?
... that "One Day I'll Fly Away" is
Randy Crawford's highest-charting single, reaching #1 in Belgium and the Netherlands, and #2 in the United Kingdom?
... that the founder of the Dami Mission church predicted the world would end on October 28, 1992, but used donations from his followers to purchase
bonds that did not mature until after that date?
08:00, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
... that Lady Fanny(pictured) not only scandalously refused to deny her sexual escapades, but also advertised them in her 1751 memoirs?
... that
professional baseball player Tony Cingrani did not expect his college team to invite him back for his senior season after he struggled as a junior?
... that Caleb Moore became the first competitor to die as a result of injuries sustained during the
X Games?
... that DNA digital data storage has been called "apocalypse-proof" by one of its creators due to its longevity under certain conditions and its resistance to
obsolescence?
... that the 19th-century London publishing firm Dean & Son was the first to mass-produce children's
toy books(illustration pictured) with movable pictures?
... that
King Richard III disinherited his niece, Anne St Leger, whose descendants provided DNA samples necessary for identification of his remains?
... that even though Ved Vejen was written in 1886, the theme regarding the hidden pain of a woman's loneliness in a Danish province still resonates with today's readership?
... that in 2008, Chinese folk musician Yu Zhou died in the custody of Chinese authorities 10 days after being arrested for possessing
Falun Gong literature?
... that John Ferolito, co-founder of
Arizona Beverage Company, was sued after he allegedly took a
mulligan and knocked a fellow golfer unconscious with a tee shot taken at "point-blank range"?
... that
Satyajit Ray's documentary, The Inner Eye (1972), features an artist's journey to blindness with his own words, "Blindness is a new feeling, a new experience, a new state of being"?
... that in the Glee episode "Naked", when
Lea Michele's character
Rachel was "
Torn" over having to do a topless scene, Michele had to film the song twice so she could duet with herself?
... that Alfred E. Montgomery(pictured) was in command of the submarine
USS F-1 when it collided with its sister ship
USS F-3 during maneuvers and sank, after which he became a
naval aviator?
... that, after opposing the
separation of eastern Tennessee from North Carolina, John Tipton helped draft Tennessee's first
state constitution and served in the new state's legislature?
... that Nockatunga Station occupies an area of approximately 8,500 square kilometres (3,282 sq mi), making it almost as large as
Puerto Rico?
... that American
printmakerChaim Koppelman produced many works about
Napoleon throughout his career, placing the French Emperor in surprising settings such as Napoleon Entering
Brighton Beach?