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31 August 2013
12:00, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
... that
termitenests(pictured) can be nearly 7 m (23 ft) tall, that
bald eagle nests can weigh 2 tonnes (4,400 lb), and that the extinct Sylviornis likely made a nesting mound 50 m (160 ft) in diameter?
... that Xu Ming, formerly China's eighth-richest person, testified at
Bo Xilai's trial that he gave
Bo's wife more than $3 million to buy a villa in France?
... that in the 19th century, the residents of four hamlets in Apinac(pictured) voted to become part of
Estivareilles because of a spiritual connection?
... that Johnny Greene, a converted
lineman, was nicknamed the "Cinderella Kid" when he became one of the leading
pass receivers in the
NFL in the late 1940s?
... that the Jar~with~a~Twist is a peanut butter jar that has a twisting bottom like a
deodorant stick to push peanut butter up from the sides and bottom of the jar?
00:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
... that Mattersey Priory's church (pictured) was destroyed by fire and never rebuilt?
... that the innovative Edna S. Purcell House, built in 1913, has a rare example of an original kitchen and bathroom, nearly untouched since the house was built?
... that the film There's Nothing Out There, about a frog-like alien who tries to mate with female campers, was compared to Scream?
... that the likely-
lost filmWanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"?
... that the medieval
triumphal cross(pictured) in Öja Church on the Swedish island of
Gotland has been called "Gotland's most admired wooden sculpture"?
... that Simon Jackson, Britain's most successful
judoka, also won gold medals in tandem cycling races?
... that the uphill trail between the
Bluestone mine and
Teller, Alaska was characterized as "very poor walking for both man and beast"?
... that members of the
Byzantine family of Gabras rebelled against the Byzantine emperors, governed as independent rulers and ruled a
principality in the
Crimea?
... that Odakalu Bimba was Indian playwright
Girish Karnad's return to directing after more than thirty years?
... that Sir John Crosby's former mansion in
Bishopsgate,
Crosby Hall, is the "only extant example of domestic architecture built for a London merchant in the Middle Ages"?
... that Ibitekerezo explains the history of
Rwandan dynasties in poetic form?
... that while on its way to India from the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarine INS Chakra(pictured) was tracked by Australian and American
P-3 Orion aircraft?
... that when
Mahatma Gandhi visited
Sirsi in 1933 during his campaign to abolish
untouchability, he refused to visit Marikamba Temple(pictured), as animal sacrifice was a prevalent practice there?
... that, in 1747, German educator Johann Julius Hecker started a
high school that prepared students for careers in practical fields and emphasized hands-on instruction instead of
rote learning?
... that the title of
Nabiha's song "Mind the Gap" can refer to the gap between her front teeth, and was inspired by warning signs in the
London Underground stations?
20 August 2013
12:30, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
... that Borley Church in
Essex is known for its ghosts, its topiary walk (pictured), and its grave monuments?
... that before he was ordered to be executed, jailed communist leader Juan Pablo Wainwright is said to have spat in the face of Guatemalan dictator
Jorge Ubico?
... that Proteus has been described as an
anti-game, due to its lack of clear objectives?
... that the endangered San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike has seen its numbers rise significantly since 1998 despite nesting in the center of a United States Navy bombing range?
... that the owner of the Lavabit e-mail service said he cannot legally disclose the reasons for its mysterious closure, which occurred soon after
Edward Snowden's use of the service was disclosed?
... that the First Symphony by
Joachim Raff(pictured), subtitled An Das Vaterland (To the Fatherland), won the first prize out of 32 entries at a competition in Vienna?
... that British manufacturer Karrimor's formidable reputation for ground-breaking
outdoor pursuit equipment was a direct result of its location in
Lancashire, and a CEO who was an avid climber and
trekker?
... that the Toruń Castle, one of the first castles of the
Teutonic Knights, was demolished by rebellious burghers a century or so after its construction, at the beginning of the
Thirteen Years' War?
... that Thomas Yeoman was the first president of a group of non-military engineers in the English-speaking world?
... that in an urban legend, babies are roasted and fed to their parents?
00:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
... that in April 2000, Russian President
Vladimir Putin spent a night in the nuclear submarine K-18 Karelia(pictured), at a depth of over 50 metres (160 ft)?
... that Wilford Ketz won an
NCAA championship for throwing a hammer nearly 164 feet (18 meters) and later served as president of the
IC4A?
... that HMS Superb played a pivotal role in the
Battle of Cape Passero(pictured), tracking the enemy through the night, then forcing the surrender of the Spanish flagship the following day?
... that Reževići Monastery in
Budva, Montenegro, was allegedly built by
Stefan Nemanjić in the 13th century on the place where he drank wine from a wine vessel that was kept for thirsty passersby?
... that the Mini Lisa is a replica of the Mona Lisa that is smaller than the width of a human hair?
01:30, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
... that the artists' group Generación del 13(pictured) derives its name from a joint exhibition held in 1912 at the
salon of the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio?
... that ruins of the Maillezais Cathedral(pictured) in
Maillezais, France, were declared a heritage monument in reflection of its Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance forms?
... that the twenty-dollar Liberty Head double eagle(pictured) was minted after the California gold rush as the "most efficient way to coin a given quantity of gold bullion"?
... that The Negro Motorist Green Book provided advice on how African-American drivers could avoid dangers and discrimination on the road in
Jim Crow-era America?
... that the Sun in the Sands pub gets its name from the sight of the setting sun amidst dust, kicked up by
drovers' sheep travelling from Kent to London?
02:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
... that the mating song of the male Slate-colored Boubou(pictured), a member of the Bushshrike family, depends more on his mate's hormone levels than his own?
... that David Gregory created a
cannon which was destroyed after
Isaac Newton called it "destructive to the human species"?
9 August 2013
14:45, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
... that although
Ethiopia is rich in mineral and quarry resources(microcline pictured), the mining sector has only contributed about 1% towards the country's
GDP with an investment of 14 billion
birr?
... that
Hella Haasse submitted her debut novel Oeroeg under the pseudonym Soeka toelis ("Like to write")?
... that former British fighter pilot Ronald Nixon became widely revered as a Hindu saint and was hailed as a "great soul" by Indian President
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan?
... that without the efforts of British stenographer J. J. Goodwin, a good number of lectures of Indian philosopher
Swami Vivekananda would have been lost?
... that a 400-pound (180 kg) tapir was transported by
FedEx from Florida to Los Angeles?
... that in the 1960s
South Korea started its intangible heritage registration based on a series of articles about folklore masters by a well-known journalist?
... that Alan D. Eames claimed to have found a six-thousand-year-old advert for
beer, depicting a headless woman with large breasts holding goblets of beer in each hand?
7 August 2013
15:45, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
... that five-horn smotherweed(pictured) is so toxic to
sheep, they have been known to die after just one feeding?
... that the first female professor at Glasgow University, Delphine Parrott, was especially good at vivisecting mice?
... that for over 70 years the now demolished Allen Theater showed second-run films at low admission, earning the slogan "Wait until it comes to the Allen"?
... that after writing his first Star Trek story at the age of eight, Mike Sussman has since been credited with writing more than 30 episodes of the franchise?
... that Image Lake(pictured), a popular hiking destination in
Washington state, is near the site of a failed proposal to open an
open-pit copper mine?
... that depending on the circumstances of exposure, tetraethyl dithiopyrophosphate can cause hypotension, hypertension, or an increase or decrease in heart rate?
... that businessman Berthold Beitz saved hundreds of
Jews, including tailors, hairdressers and Talmudic scholars, by designating them as essential to
Nazi Germany's war effort?
... that while the year 1837 is inscribed on TWG Tea's logo, it was founded in 2008?
00:00, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
... that the 1768 journal An Account of Corsica(engraved illustration pictured) was so successful its author
Boswell became widely known as "Corsica Boswell"?
... that the Astoria Theatre in
Brighton – one of the south coast's largest "super-cinemas" – showed its last film in 1977, and permission to demolish it has been granted?
... that Greek tennis champion Augustos Zerlendis still holds the record from 1920 for the longest Olympic tennis match played?
... that judging from sculptures discovered in the ancient
Maya city of Río Azul, it is believed that the local elite was
sacrificed after a takeover by
Tikal?
... that basketball player Andrew Smith(pictured) was a high school
All-American his senior year despite missing half the season with a stress fracture?
... that widespread
permafrost explains why the whole landscape in the midlatitudes of
Mars appears softened?
... that it would take about 300 billion years without sleep to view every possible combination of content in the video game The Idolmaster Live For You!?
... that Sarah Moore was the first female racing driver to win a mixed-gender, national-level series in the UK?
... that the 19th-century physician Alice Vickery(pictured), the first qualified woman chemist and druggist in Britain, advocated
free love and believed that marriage was "
legal prostitution"?
... that actress Kelly Thiebaud, known for her role as the antagonistic Britt Westbourne on General Hospital, previously appeared in music videos for French disc jockey
David Guetta?
... that the standard size of a platform tennis court was influenced by the presence of a rock and a steep hill in the backyard of the sport's co-inventor?
... that the very existence of Mimana state is a major controversy for Korean and Japanese historians?
... that Saw Binnya, Viceroy of
Martaban, in 1541 offered half of his treasury to become a
vassal of
Goa in exchange for Portuguese military assistance against
Toungoo Burma?
... that despite weighing just 4.0 ounces (110 g), the hero shrew can support a 160-pound (73 kg) human on its back without injury?
... that the Indies film Bajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life?
... that the architect of Punta della Dogana's recent €20 million renovation,
Tadao Ando, intends the art museum's design to symbolize "the union of past, present, and future"?
... that "Tuya Soy", one of
Ivy Queen's better-known songs which featured on a number of compilation albums, failed to chart as a single in Billboard magazine?
... that
cryobiologistAudrey Smith's scientific papers include "A Simple Method for Reanimating Ice-cold Rats and Mice" and "Resuscitation of Hamsters after Supercooling or Partial Crystallization"?
08:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
... that dog surfing(pictured) dates back as far as 1920 and was depicted in the silent film On the Waves in Waikiki?
... that as head of the English-language section of the
Vatican Secretariat of State, Leo Cushley has been responsible for accompanying the
Pope during all his visits to English-speaking countries?