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20:19, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

... that in 2000, an ammonia discharge into a tributary of the River Clun (pictured) in Wales killed its entire population of European bullheads?
... that after his son was murdered during a study abroad program, entrepreneur Tom Petters formed a foundation to provide endowments that would benefit future students at several universities?
... that the first person to learn what is in the United Kingdom Budget, presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Budget Day, is the Queen?
... that South Liberty Street in Poughkeepsie, New York, was renamed Garfield Place after the assassination of U.S. President James A. Garfield?
... that the Celts were animists who believed that all aspects of the natural world contained spirits?
... that New Zealand Police Commissioner Howard Broad successfully completed rewriting the policing law and the introduction of tasers to the New Zealand Police?
... that Spiraea japonica, an invasive plant native to East Asia, was introduced in the United States as an ornamental plant?
... that unique versions of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems "Mont Blanc" and "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" were rediscovered in a notebook 160 years after they were originally composed?

14:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

... that Marguerite Sylva (pictured) modestly told W. S. Gilbert at her sister's audition that she "sang a little" and, after demonstrating, was offered a part?
... that France has strengthened bilateral ties with India by signing agreements allowing it to purchase French-made nuclear reactors, the Mirage 2000 fighters, and the Scorpène submarines?
... that despite a 600-year long tradition of being the back garden of the Zagreb cathedral, the Ribnjak neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia is a focal point of gang violence in the city?
... that Horatio Nelson called the captains who fought with him at the Battle of the Nile his "Band of Brothers"?
... that Georgia Tech professor Jeff S. Shamma and his MIT Ph.D. advisor Michael Athans both received the Donald P. Eckman Award, one of the most prestigious awards in control theory?
... that All Saints' Church, Childwall is the only medieval church in the metropolitan borough of Liverpool, England?
... that American singer Becca provided the closing theme "I'm Alive!" for the episodes of the 2008 Japanese anime Kuroshitsuji?
... that Friston Windmill is the tallest surviving post mill in the United Kingdom?

08:41, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

... that Renaissance woodcuts by Hans Wechtlin (example pictured) cover both the chivalric ideal of war and graphic details of war wounds?
... that Ronn Reynolds spent parts of six seasons as a Major League Baseball catcher, despite a career batting average of just .188?
... that the 1943 German Donbas Operations led to the destruction of 52 Soviet divisions, and the recapture of the cities of Kharkov and Belgorod from the Red Army?
... that Tang Dynasty general Li Huaiguang saved Fengtian, where Emperor Dezong of Tang was at the time, from falling to the rebel Zhu Ci?
... that the only print of Orson Welles' 1938 film Too Much Johnson was destroyed in a 1971 fire at Welles' home outside of Madrid, Spain?
... that army officer and M.P. William Hacket Pain was involved in planning and organising the Larne Gun Running operation, which helped to arm the Ulster Volunteers during the Home Rule crisis of 1912?

02:53, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

... that Welsh politician David Lloyd George (pictured) said that he would prize no honour more highly than his Honorary Fellowship of Jesus College, Oxford?
... that Haruka Tomatsu, who provides two pieces of theme music for the episodes of the Kannagi anime, is also the seiyū of one of the series' titular characters, Nagi?
... that William Tresham was elected as a Knight of the Shire for 12 successive parliaments?
... that Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy, an Australian domestic science college for women, was officially opened on April 27, 1927 by Her Royal Highness Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon?
... that William Trueheart was the acting U.S. ambassador to Saigon during the Vietnam Conflict, because his superior, Frederick Nolting, wanted a break from duties?
... that cold weather kept the Montreal Expos on the road for their first 19 Opening Day games, until 1988 when Dennis Martínez became the starting pitcher of the team's first opening day home game?

20:36, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

... that the Fiji government claims the entire U.S. zoo population of Fiji Banded Iguanas (pictured) are descended from illegally smuggled animals?
... that Empress Wang, the wife of Emperor Dezong of Tang, was empress for only three days prior to her death in 786 AD?
... that the Universal Edit Button is a Firefox add on supported by many websites that informs users when the web page they are viewing contains editable content?
... that Sir Davidge Gould, who served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, was promoted to the rank of Admiral in 1825?
... that the Australian hard rock band AC/DC has never won a Grammy Award despite receiving four nominations during their career?
... that Framsden Windmill was raised by 18 feet (5.5 m) in 1836, and worked for another 100 years?
... that the replacement of stale chewing gum, by a sales representative, led to the U.S. Supreme Court case of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.?
... that Bob McLean, who is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, also played first-class cricket and scored a double century in the Sheffield Shield?

14:59, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

... that the pre-Columbian ruins of Dainzú are distinguished by their gallery of bas-reliefs representing ball-players (pictured)?
... that the power of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana was once so great its Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson claimed "I am the law in Indiana"?
... that before he became Chief Scout of South Africa, Nkwenkwe Nkomo was an anti-apartheid activist who was imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela?
... that in Saskatchewan, Oban was known for having the last Interlocking tower at the CNR and CPR level crossing, until it was closed in 1990?
... that Jock Wilson, who died at the age of 105 in September 2008, was Great Britain's oldest D-Day veteran?
... that India has supported Kazakhstan's bid to create a Caspian Sea naval fleet despite Russia's opposition?
... that Carson Parks, who wrote the hit song "Somethin' Stupid", was the brother of Beach Boys' collaborator Van Dyke Parks?
... that Dick Trickle, billed as the winningest short track driver in history, won his first race outside of his home region at the 1966 National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway?

06:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

... that St George's Church, Everton (pictured) and St Michael's Church, Aigburth were two of the three churches in Liverpool built by John Cragg which contained many cast iron components?
... that Jasper Goodwill, later a mayor in Louisiana, was given the middle initial "K" by the U.S. Army during World War I as a way to enhance identification of the soldiers?
... that the Tugboat Spence and its barge Guantanamo Bay Express deliver cargo twice-monthly from Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba?
... that during the World War II, English footballer Jimmy Boswell served in the same army unit as four other future Gillingham F.C. players?
... that the day that British East India Company acquired a sliver of land to build Fort St. George is celebrated as Madras Day in Madras, India?
... that the Victorian painter William Shakespeare Burton was said to have dug a hole in the ground to stand in, so that he could paint the grass and ferns at eye level?
... that Zac Brown Band's single "Chicken Fried" was previously recorded by The Lost Trailers, whose version was withdrawn after Brown changed his mind about licensing the song to that record label?
... that Georg J. Lober′s sculpture of Hans Christian Andersen in New York City's Central Park was funded in part by contributions from Danish and American schoolchildren?

01:34, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

... that the MIM-46 Mauler (pictured) was the first in a long string of failed attempts to add armored anti-aircraft missile systems into the US Army?
... that despite being of common birth, the marriage of Falkes de Breauté made him "the equal of an earl"?
... that Germany helped India establish the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and their bilateral trade is expected to reach €30 billion by 2010?
... that John Harber Phillips, the legal counsel who defended Lindy Chamberlain, later became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia?
... that the Bain Commercial Building is the only intact Second Empire-style building in Wappingers Falls, New York?
... that the penitential tone of John Audelay's poetry may have been influenced by his sense of responsibility for his lord's involvement in a fatal brawl?
... that Spain, which placed second at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Su canción", was rumored to have given high marks to a competitor so it would not have to host the contest the following year?
... that Dave Levine, the president of an e-commerce company, was featured in the inaugural episode of Millionaire Matchmaker where he described the type of wife he sought?

18:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

... that after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake (destroyed building pictured), a number of infants were safely rescued from the Juárez Hospital despite being without food and water for seven days?
... that Australian politician Charlie Lynn held the New South Wales 24-hour Ultra Marathon record in 1985 and 1986?
... that the 2008 teen comedy film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist was Lorene Scafaria's ninth screenplay but first novel adaptation?
... that unlike their peers in other Australian states, physiotherapists in New South Wales are subject to discipline by a special Physiotherapists Tribunal?
... that having lost his father early, Norwegian Parliament member Nils Landmark was raised by Jens Stub, a founding father of the Norwegian Constitution?
... that among Connecticut's contributions to the American Civil War are the Henry rifle and the song "Marching Through Georgia"?
... that the British late night satire show Up Sunday was described by one of the cast members as "aimed at dirty-minded insomniacs"?
... that John J. Leonard, a professor at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, developed a vision-based simultaneous localization and mapping algorithm for mapping the RMS Titanic?

13:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

... that Neel Kashkari (pictured), six years after completing his MBA, was put in charge of the $700 billion U.S. Government bailout of financial institutions?
... that Arya Samaj spearheaded the 19th-century cow protection movement, Hindu opposition to Muslim cow sacrifice, leading to violent riots spreading all across India?
... that Arthur Wimperis, after a career as a songwriter and librettist for British musical comedies, became an Academy Award-winning screenwriter in Hollywood, surviving a torpedo attack to get there?
... that pollution has risen in the Sundarijal reservoir in Nepal due to large numbers of tourists who crowd the area every weekend?
... that Queensland lawyer Mostyn Hanger said it was "a chore" to be Chief Justice?
... that the SS Schenectady, an oil tanker, broke in two while sitting at the dock in calm weather?
... that the 5th-century Palace of Lausus in Constantinople housed a vast collection of classical statues, including that of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
... that Jack Montgomery, a Louisiana state senator from 1968 to 1972, was preceded and succeeded in the post by Harold Montgomery, and they were unrelated?

06:14, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

... that after the standardisation of the German Shepherd Dog, other herding dogs in Germany became known as Old German Shepherd Dogs which is now the name given to a rare modern breed (pictured)?
... that Tam Spiva, from a family of small-town newspaper publishers, wrote scripts for such television series as The Brady Bunch and Gentle Ben?
... that the Japanese manga Black God was created by a manhwa team of Koreans who do not know the Japanese language?
... that the Oregon State Bar was the first bar association in the U.S. to provide complete access to all attorney records it keeps, but only after a lawsuit?
... that Ole Hovelsen Mustad, namesake of the company O. Mustad & Son, also served one term in the Norwegian Parliament?
... that King's Mill on the River Trent was used to grind flints for the pottery industry?
... that Swaminarayan's biography, Satsangi Jeevan, comprises of 19,387 Shlokas among 360 chapters, in 5 volumes?
... that virologist Harald zur Hausen is recipient of both the Gairdner Foundation International Award and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008?

00:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

... that on Jackie Robinson Day of 2007, more than 200 baseball players wore number 42 in honor of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's (pictured) major league debut?
... that Kang Hye-jeong made her feature film debut in the 2001 science fiction film Nabi, winning Best Actress at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival?
... that the Art Building is the third oldest building at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, but has been on campus longer than all but one other building?
... that Captain William Mounsey, in command of the much smaller HMS Bonne Citoyenne, captured a frigate and later commanded her as HMS Furieuse?
... that Tropical Storm Karina is currently the shortest-lived storm in the 2008 Pacific hurricane season?
... that Tang Dynasty chancellor Chang Gun was demoted over Emperor Dezong's erroneous belief that Chang had falsified signatures from his colleagues Guo Ziyi and Zhu Ci?
... that Future Primitive and Other Essays by anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan is regarded as an underground classic by anarchists and technophobes alike?

17:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

... that the 1962–1963 CBS sitcom The New Loretta Young Show (Loretta Young pictured) introduced audiences to later stars Dack Rambo and Ted Knight?
... that Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, has indigenous and exotic botanical species of 68 genera and 96 species with about 6,000 plants?
... that Bolivian Mollo culture drinking cups included a built-in straw?
... that Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is a C.P.A. and lawyer whose first job assignment was the delinquency of then-owner of the White Sox Bill Veeck?
... that in Shinto, a gongen represents a manifestation of a buddha from India to guide the Japanese people to salvation?
... that two companies with the name Oregon Central Railroad both claimed the same federal land grants?
... that Tang Dynasty official Yang Wan declined a customary stipend as a senior official of his rank and distributed the stipend to his colleagues?
... that Eduardo Galeano's 1978 revolutionary chronicle Days and Nights of Love and War inspired anarchist collective CrimethInc. to write their manifesto Days of War, Nights of Love 22 years later?

12:07, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

... that art historian George Kubler declared The Wrestler (pictured), an ancient Olmec statuette, "among the great works of sculpture of all ages"?
... that Nicholas Carr wrote a controversial article titled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" in the July/August 2008 edition of The Atlantic Monthly?
... that South African Jean-Michel d'Avray played football in England and Holland before becoming the last ever National Soccer League Coach of the Year in Australia?
... that M-67, a state highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has remained essentially unchanged but the highways connecting to it have changed three times since 1919?
... that Jens Landmark, Norwegian Lieutenant Colonel and director of Kongsberg Weapons Factory, also served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament?
... that Julie Couillard's memoir My Story reveals confidential opinions that Canadian member of Parliament Maxime Bernier allegedly shared with her and was released eight days before Bernier is seeking re-election?
... that architect Sidney Eisenshtat designed a futuristic synagogue that was later a filming location for the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country?

05:24, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

... that before Charles Aitken installed electric lighting, the Tate Gallery (pictured) was cleared of visitors on dark and foggy days?
... that anyone who has loaned or borrowed money has participated in the hypothetical loanable funds market that brings savers and borrowers together?
... that the Welsh inventor Edwin Stevens devised the world's first wearable electronic hearing aid?
... that the Zionist Socialist Workers Party broke with the World Zionist Organization after the 1905 WZO congress had rejected the proposal to resettle Jews in East Africa?
... that an oil painting by Ryūsei Kishida was auctioned for 7.731 billion yen, the highest price ever achieved for a Japanese painting?
... that MTA Regional Bus Operations consolidates all bus operations formerly maintained by MTA New York City Bus, MTA Long Island Bus, and MTA Bus?
... that Hungarian István Réti travelled to Turin, to paint 1848 revolutionary Lajos Kossuth, who had died there recently?
... that the plesiosaur Bathyspondylus was first described in 1982 from a specimen collected in 1774?
... that William Long, Minister of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland at the start of The Troubles, later became the skipper of a fishing boat?
... that only a few English churches celebrate the ancient custom of "clipping the church"?
... that Ontario has more universities, with 22, than any other Canadian province?

23:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

... that the Fiji Crested Iguana (pictured) was discovered when a scientist saw the lizard in the 1980 film Blue Lagoon?
... that Clarence D. Wiley, already a 40-year public official in Louisiana, was to have joined his parish governing council when he died in 1976 of a sudden stroke?
... that the 2008 Bangkok gubernatorial election campaign saw candidates bathing in a canal and punching a journalist?
... that as Israeli military governor of the Gaza Strip, Yitzhak Pundak planned to relocate the Palestinian refugees there to a new city in the Sinai Peninsula, but met with opposition from Ariel Sharon?
... that unlike other Dutch Colonial stone houses in the Hudson Valley, the Wynkoop House has no stone with the builder's initials?
... that Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz studied economics at Harvard University for two years before moving to Palo Alto, California to work on Facebook full-time?