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... that as
Prime Minister of Hyderabad, Kishen Pershad passed the Mulki regulations giving preference to local citizens over British citizens for state administrative appointments?
... that Episode 8052 of the Australian soap opera Neighbours concerns the death of series regular
Sonya Rebecchi, whose
portrayer's contract was not renewed to reduce production costs?
... that Harry B. Neilson's illustrations for The Fox's Frolic(example shown) depict
fox hunting in which the foxes do the hunting?
... that Friedrich Achleitner, a
concrete poet and architecture critic, wrote over decades about Austrian architecture in the 20th century, visiting each building he described?
... that "der kleine Tag" ("the Little Day") is 23 April in the musical of the same name?
... that Katharine Timpson Cook established training programmes for midwives in
Namirembe, Uganda, but distrusted her students and censored their mail?
... that since St George's Church opened in
Polegate in 1938, the composition of its parish has changed five times?
... that Venezuelan journalist Fabiana Rosales(pictured) has assumed the role of international ambassador, soliciting support for
her husband's opposition party, towards resolving the
crisis in Venezuela?
... that the 1996 video game Polanie is considered a
cult classic in Poland?
... that the 1862 Easter hymn "Christ Is Risen! Christ Is Risen!" (visual depiction shown) by
Gurney was virtually unknown until two revised versions were sent to the United States?
... that Indian folklorist Joravarsinh Jadav has written and edited more than 90 works?
... that HMS Splendid attacked a heavy German merchant ship, but instead sank an Italian destroyer?
... that prospector John Beaton triggered an Alaskan
gold rush by a discovery his team made on Christmas Day 1908?
... that
Church Fathers such as Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, and Lactantius accepted the association of the angelic descent myth with the "sons of God" passage in Genesis 6?
... that Barry Sage has earned US$22,000 for clapping his hands in 1981?
... that the motet Sicut cervus by
Palestrina, suitable for
Holy Saturday, has been described as the expression of "serene but fervent spiritual yearning"?
... that during
Cardiff City F.C.'s 1921–22 season, trainer
George Latham became the oldest player in club history when called into action after members of the first team fell ill?
... that Ario Pardee's gift of $20,000 to
Lafayette College in 1864 was the largest sum ever given to an educational institution in Pennsylvania at the time?
... that a columnist for the British Internet magazine Spiked created the fictional Twitter user Titania McGrath in order to mock contemporary "
woke culture"?
... that the Good Friday hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown" asks what Jesus had done to deserve crucifixion?
... that Jeff "Beachbum" Berry has been described as "the Indiana Jones of tiki drinks"?
... that the dire whelk sometimes shares the prey of the
ochre sea star while it is being eaten?
... that Ivorian special advisor Euphrasie Kouassi Yao has worked as a
UNESCO chair for Water, Women and Decision-making, and has been honoured by the Global Platform for Enterprising Women?
... that the Mayan Train was approved in a public referendum that garnered only a one percent
voter turnout?
... that geneticist Muntaser Ibrahim, described by Science as "one of
Sudan's most distinguished living scholars", was imprisoned in February 2019 after participating in
peaceful protests?
... that
Fritz Pollard(pictured) became the
NFL's first black quarterback in 1923, but it was not until 2017 that all 32 modern NFL teams had started at least one black quarterback?
... that the weevil species Sicoderus bautistai, described as resembling "black, shiny ants", is named after professional baseball player
José Bautista?
... that Czech chemist Karel Wiesner, unable to study at university under the German occupation, set up a laboratory in the basement of his parents' house to teach himself
polarography?
... that the Natal Border Guard, established in 1878, was expected to defend the
Colony of Natal armed only with spears and shields?
... that American artist Lydia Purdy Hess, best known for her Portrait of Miss E. H., sketched and painted while floating on the Ohio River during her two-month honeymoon?
... that the Troy Museum, located close to the ancient city of
Troy, is clad in rust-colored
weathering steel to resemble an excavated artifact?
... that Heinz Hoppe performed as a lyric tenor at the
Hamburg State Opera, including world premieres, but became popular for operetta recordings and television shows?
... that more than one million people are buried on Hart Island, the
potter's field for New York City?
... that volleyball player Chen Zhaodi, who was nicknamed "One-armed General" despite having two arms, became an actual general after retiring from her volleyball career?
... that the royal vole has
larder chambers in its burrow but not latrines?
... that during World War II, the crew of the
USS Argonaut donated their ship's bell to the Submarine Memorial Chapel before the submarine was lost in combat?
... that Tom Oppé chaired the working party which produced a report for the British government in 1974 recommending that babies be fed with breast milk rather than
formula?
... that Mexican federal deputy Nay Salvatori invited the public to "smoke marijuana at my house and listen to
The Doors" if the drug was legalized in Mexico, despite never having smoked it herself?
... that American novelist Pearl Doles Bell(pictured) traveled with the
Ringling Brothers Circus for six weeks to research her 1919 novel Her Elephant Man: A Story of the Sawdust Ring?
... that photographer Nydia Blas has said she is intrigued by the use of photography to influence public opinion, for example the use of photographs by
anti-lynching activists?
... that by winning promotion during the 1920–21 season,
Cardiff City F.C. became the first Welsh club to reach the top tier of English football?
... that according to research led by Dana Lepofsky, some
clam gardens on the Pacific Northwest Coast are up to 3,500 years old?
... that the Florida shuffle refers to recovering drug addicts caught between multiple
rehab centers and "patient brokers" for their insurance money?
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00:00, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Pacu jawi
... that in pacu jawi(pictured), the traditional cattle race of
Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy
rice field?
... that some newspapers reported as many as 3,000 deaths in
Key West, Florida, during an October 1909 hurricane, but just two fatalities occurred in the city in actuality?
... that the Paris International Air Navigation Conference of 1910 was held after France became concerned about the number of foreign balloons carrying German officers that were entering their airspace?
... that Marjorie Paxson was twice demoted and replaced by a male editor when two different newspapers replaced their
women’s sections with features sections?
... that Moston Brook was one of the most polluted waterways in
Greater Manchester but, following improvements, it is now a recreational resource for local residents?
... that conservationist Tom Cade was so successful in his efforts to save the
peregrine falcon that it was removed from the US Endangered Species List in 1999?
... that
Maurice Ravel wrote texts and music for Trois Chansons, his only composition for choir
a cappella, in response to the outbreak of World War I?