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... that during the Battle of Yevenes, Polish lancers of the
Legion of the Vistula(pictured) lost all their banners, which caused the dissolution of the regiment?
... that some music scholars have claimed that
Chopin's Nocturnes Op. 37 and related pieces act as an "
aphrodisiac" and were used by women to "comfort their repressed
libido[s]"?
09:24, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
... that the sculpture Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science(pictured) depicts what historians have described as "the modern fantasy of (female) nature willingly revealing herself to the (male) scientist"?
... that reporter Leo Katcher became a newspaper's office boy at age 10 when he promised not to bounce balls against the building, and later got an exclusive with
Lindbergh kidnapperBruno Hauptmann?
... that the
TexassaddlemakerTooter Cannon's work is so prized by
ranchers and
rodeo performers that it is held mostly in private collections and unavailable on the open market?
... that Whitelaw Reid served as editor, president and chairman of the New York Herald Tribune, later winning a national singles tennis title in his age group at age 85 and a national doubles title at 90?
... that during their long, discreet affair,
Arthur Sullivan recorded the number of his intimate acts with socialite Fanny Ronalds(pictured) in his diary?
... that to create an authentic fantasy setting in the Kröd Mändoon pilot episode "Wench Trouble", costumes were built without zippers or velcro and weapons were built by an ancient weapon replica specialist?
... that Harald Beyer's textbook on
literary history was the most used textbook in its field at
Norwegian universities from the 1950s to the mid 1990s?
... that Ordbogen.com, the most popular online
dictionary in
Denmark, was relaunched after a predecessor was taken offline for over a year due to a lack of funding?
... that German writer Bernhard Fisch, while a student in 1970s Moscow, flew to
Kaliningrad in an attempt to visit his former
East Prussian home, and got arrested there?
... that the damage inflicted to a
bus bought for the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead" was written into the storyline at the last minute?
... that no federal law ever banned
stem cell research in the
United States, but under
Congress's power to spend, only placed restrictions on funding and use?
... that the Qedarites, a prominent
Arab tribal confederation between the 8th and 4th centuries BC, were named after the second son of
Ishmael named Qedar?
... that Dr. Jo Riley explored
Chineseexorcism and ancient animation rites at the tomb, to better document actor performance (example pictured) in
Chinese theatre?
... that the
spores of the Column Stinkhorn fungus (pictured) are formed as a bad-smelling
gleba smeared on the inside of several column-like appendages?
... that despite a career lasting only four years, HMS Jason managed to capture (one engagement pictured) at least six French warships, including two that went on to become
Royal Navy vessels?
... that an uprising led by local chapter of the
Jewish Combat Organization occurred in the Będzin Ghetto during its final liquidation in early August 1943?
... that editor Ola Thommessen(caricatured as dog) left the newspaper Verdens Gang in 1910, founding Tidens Tegn, which bought Verdens Gang only thirteen years later?
... that
Lady Inger’s daughter’s scandalous behavior enabled Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke, while of lesser nobility, to marry into leading Norwegian nobility?
... that when
Eisenhower told
Nixon that he was unsure if Nixon would stay on the ticket if the Checkers speech succeeded, Nixon replied that there are times “when you've either got to shit or get off the pot”?
19 April 2009
22:58, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
... that goat meat(pictured) is becoming a more common food in
North America, especially in upscale restaurants?
... that singer Jordy van Loon was offered six different record deals after he gave an unplanned performance on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw while he was glued behind a piece of
wallpaper?
09:20, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
... that Lake Manzala(pictured) had to be expanded to allow the building of the
Suez Canal, as it was previously less than 5 feet (1.5 m) deep?
... that a focus group report heavily critical of the "Pilot" episode of the
NBC show Parks and Recreation was leaked to the media one month before the show aired?
... that the name of basketball player Aulcie Perry has become a generic phrase for a tall person in
Hebrew?
02:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
... that due to a mental illness, Greek sculptor Yannoulis Chalepas was inactive for almost 15 years (1888–1902), and did not fully return to his art (example pictured) until 1918?
... that the first successful
flat panel display, theAiken tube, was originally developed as an interactive plotting table for
U.S. Navy anti-submarine helicopters?
... that
Chinese citizen Ma Cheng has encountered difficulties with the naming laws in China because the
character for her given name, Cheng(pictured), is so rare?
... that the prototype two-wheeled, battery-powered, self-balancing PUMA from
General Motors and
Segway can carry two passengers at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) for a distance of up to 35 miles (56 km)?
... that the This is why you're fat website received 10 million
page views in the first two months after its creation and features photographs of dishes like the "Homewrecker" and "30,000 Calorie Sandwich"?
... that accounting ethics helps accountants and auditors resolve
ethical dilemmas in ways that may not benefit a company but will benefit the public relying on the company's financial reports?
... that the Sumpa were a large tribe of 30,000 families in northeastern Tibet conquered and then assimilated by the
Tibetans in the 7th–8th centuries CE?
... that
Tang DynastyJiedushi (military governor) Li Yijian stopped his army from using two new styles of music, believing that it was the central government's prerogative to create military music?
... that the
bamboo species Bambusa oldhamii, known as the Giant Timber Bamboo, has been introduced into California, where it is the most common clumping bamboo?
... that former U.S. Under Secretary of Labor John F. Henning(pictured) has been commended by
Nancy Pelosi as "one of organized labor's greatest leaders"?
... that the
Tang Dynasty general Han Hong had once sent a beautiful woman as a gift to his subordinate general
Li Guangyan, only to have Li reject and return her?
... that when Thirwat Shehata visited
Ayman al-Zawahiri in a Russian prison, he was allowed to give the
al-Jihad leader a letter that authorities did not bother to translate?
... that ChristianCinema.com gives
filmmakers a place to submit screening copies of their work with the possibility of being distributed and promoted by the website?
... that Li Fanwen got the opportunity to complete the first draft of his dictionary of the extinct
Tangut language when Premier
Zhou Enlai was told that only a few old scholars were able to read the complex
Tangut script?
... that the Gruban v Booth case was so popular that the
barristers had difficulty making to their way through the crowds to the court on the last day?
... that Migingo, an island about half the size of a
soccer field, is the subject of territorial dispute and a diplomatic conflict between
Uganda and
Kenya?
... that the houndfish has been known to leap out of the water, causing injuries with its sharp beak, when attracted by the
artificial lighting used to
catch it?
08:53, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
... that the Puerto Rican royal palm(pictured) is a useful tree for landscaping since its roots will not damage sidewalks?
... that according to Street Gang, a discussion at a dinner party, hosted by
Joan Ganz Cooney in 1966, led to the creation of the children's television show, Sesame Street?
... that Jon Hol was indicted for
lèse majesté for his 1884 pamphlet, where he called for citizens to take up arms if the
King and
Army interfered with
parliamentary process?
... that Neal, James, Fordyce and Down was a
Scottish banking house which collapsed in 1772 precipitating the collapse of almost every private bank in Scotland?
... that La Minerve, Quebec, named after the historic La Minerve newspaper, has only a population of 1295 but swells to nearly 15,000 in the summer?
... that, as the
Tang DynastychancellorWang Yai was paraded to his execution site, the people who resented him for raising the
tea tax threw rocks and brick fragments at him?
... that despite the different prestige that languages and dialects have,
linguists do not consider any languages or dialects to be inherently superior or inferior?
... that especially in the United States, bacon mania is a phenomenon among
bacon devotees seeking to develop novel dishes and to gather at bacon camps?
... that Savannah(pictured), the world's first
steamship to cross the
Atlantic, was converted into a
sailing ship on returning from her historic voyage?
... that unlike many other Agaricus species, Agaricus placomyces fruits from mid to late winter rather than during the typical late spring, summer and early fall?
... that Wacław Micuta was a Polish resistance fighter who liberated the
Gęsiówka concentration camp and a UN diplomat who promoted
renewable energy in developing countries?
... that the
support website Get Satisfaction was created after its founders realized that on the
Internet, when people had issues with companies, other people were often willing to help out?
... that in the 18th century, prisoners in the
Marshalsea prison in London, such as John Baptist Grano, not only had to pay a prison fee, but could also pay extra to be allowed out each day?
... that the South Park episode "Eat, Pray, Queef" conveys a pro-women's rights message by comparing men's contradicting opinions regarding
farts and
queefs?
... that the Salad Bowl strike of 1970–1971 caused the price of
iceberg lettuce to triple overnight, and thousands of acres of lettuce were plowed under as crops spoiled on the ground?
... that Ayya Nadar along with Shanmuga Nadar is credited for transforming the small village of
Sivakasi in
Tamil Nadu,
India, into a thriving industrial town?
... that
Otto Preminger completed the film That Lady in Ermine after
Ernst Lubitsch died, insisting the original director get sole screen credit out of "respect and admiration for the departed master"?
... that the
Tang DynastychancellorLi Fengji's eight associates were known as the "eight
passes" for the difficulty involved in going through them to meet him?
... that according to the
magico-medical text Cyranides, miscarriages caused by female demons such as Gello can be prevented by wearing an aetite as an
amulet?
... that in the Vyadha Gita, a part of the epic
Mahabharata, a vyadha (butcher) imparts teachings to a sannyasin (monk) on dharma and the importance of work?
... that the
gambling magazine Total Gambler was
Britain's most widely circulated monthly
men's magazine when it launched in August 2005, with an initial print run of 650,000 copies?
... that after being covered with plywood and stored due to their sexual content, Michael Spafford's
murals, the Twelve Labors of Hercules, were transferred to Centralia College?
... that
Irish international
rugby union captain Dolway Walkington sometimes played matches wearing a
monocle, removing it only when he needed to make a tackle?
... that two of The Office protagonists quit
Dunder Mifflin, the paper company they work for throughout the U.S. version of the series, in the episode "Two Weeks"?
... that in 1980, Eamonn Collins became the youngest player in a professional
football match in England, when he played for
Blackpool at the age of 14 years and 323 days?
... that after Arthur Richman chose
Joe Torre as
Yankees manager, skeptical owner
George Steinbrenner asked Richman if Richman knew what he was doing, to which Richman responded "If I don't, fire me"?
... that Las fuerzas extrañas,
Lugones' least successful work at the time, is now considered to be key in the development of the science fiction and fantasy genres in
Argentina?
... that Thored,
ealdorman of southern
Northumbria, disappears from the historical records after being charged with leading a fleet against marauding
Vikings?
... that the 13th century
Sufi scholar Sayyid Abu Bakr Al-Aidarus was impressed with the stimulating effect of the
coffee fruit and is credited with introducing it to the
Hadhramaut region?
... that the Key thatch palm, which was long considered part of the genus Thrinax, was reclassified into its own genus, Leucothrinax, in 2008?
... that American inventor and engineer
Robert Fulton negotiated a
bounty of £40,000 for the first decked ship destroyed in the Raid on Boulogne in 1804?
... that Time magazine selected Billy C. Clark's autobiography A Long Row to Hoe as one of its Best Books of 1960, describing it "as authentically American as Huckleberry Finn"?