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31 August 2025

00:00, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Flag of El Salvador

... that one of the blue stripes on the flag of El Salvador (pictured) represents the Atlantic Ocean, despite the country not having a coastline on it?
... that the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre was established after a 2004 report found that captive bears in Malaysia were largely inadequately cared for?
... that Hadiza Bazoum, a former first lady of Niger, has been imprisoned in the Presidential Palace since a 2023 coup d'état?
... that the sculpture Against the Tide was inspired by a hand gesture of Michelangelo's Pietà?
... that NBA player Chris Mañon said that his role in college was to "make life hell" for the best opposing players?
... that Dutch Maid Bakery in Tennessee has survived fire, war, the Great Depression, and the rebranding of its fruitcake?
... that Yiddish poet Mikhl Gordon's first collection under his real name was not published until 1889, a year before his death?
... that the New Zealand band Sachi gained prominence after throwing a USB demo through the car window of music producer Diplo?
... that church chancellor Baldwin and knight Bernard Vacher were sent to tell Pisa and Genoa to stop feuding and fight Muslims together instead, but the Italians refused?

30 August 2025

00:00, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Sibylla crowning Guy as king

... that Queen Sibylla agreed to divorce her unpopular husband, Guy, on the condition that she could choose her next husband, only for her to choose Guy again and crown him king (pictured)?
... that James Marriott's second album took its name from an incident involving a dog that was left behind during a childhood move?
... that singer Tati Penna was considered one of the first feminists on Chilean television?
... that in a speech at Howard University, novelist Toni Morrison described fascism as a marketing strategy for power?
... that RhonniRose Mantilla produced, directed and created her own musical to showcase her dancing?
... that Canadian football player Nigel Williams served two tours of duty during the war in Afghanistan?
... that Lego sued Nintendo over their N&B Block toys?
... that literary scholar Mitzi Myers tried to rescue her library as it burned in a house fire?
... that an 8th-century log of agarwood was enjoyed as incense for more than a millennium by Japanese leaders including Oda Nobunaga and Emperor Meiji?

29 August 2025

00:00, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

James R. Thompson Center

... that the namesake of the James R. Thompson Center (pictured) once called it a "scrap heap"?
... that by 2010 Yi Kŭmch'ŏl had written approximately one-fifth of all North Korean science fiction literature?
... that members of the Sole Front for Women's Rights staged a hunger strike outside the Mexican president's official residence?
... that the Royal Alderney Militia were described as "totally inefficient" and "useless" by two generals in the mid–19th century?
... that the voice actress for Marin Kitagawa said that she would get very hungry after recording lines for the role?
... that the person who coined the term "Barbenheimer" did not recall writing it?
... that medical doctor Jules LaDuron tried to stab someone with a bayonet?
... that the Carthaginians faked agreement to a peace deal after a battle to train their surviving forces for the next one?
... that Miriam Silverberg's academic career ended with Erotic Grotesque Nonsense?

28 August 2025

00:00, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Pupusas

... that both El Salvador and Honduras claim to be the country of origin of the pupusa (examples pictured)?
... that Justin Nsengiyumva was appointed Rwanda's prime minister in the same year that he returned to the country after more than 15 years?
... that, before air conditioning, a company in the U.S. chocolate industry made confections at night to sell the next morning?
... that Julia Hagen plays a cello made by Francesco Ruggeri in 1684?
... that the ban on abortion in the Republic of the Congo is unchanged from a law from 1810?
... that sprinter George Short first started training at the age of 17, then competed in the Olympics two years later?
... that the former luxury passenger liner HMS Worcestershire carried reinforcements across the English Channel on the day after D-Day?
... that Alberic II of Spoleto appointed five popes and fathered another?
... that the submarine Dmitry Donskoy has a gym, a swimming pool, a sauna, and an aviary?

27 August 2025

00:00, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

Zhou Bingde with her uncle Zhou Enlai, Premier of China

... that Zhou Bingde, despite being the niece of the premier of China (both pictured), refused to use her family status for protection during the Cultural Revolution?
... that the video game Danan: The Jungle Fighter allows the player to summon either an armadillo, an eagle, or a chimpanzee for help?
... that, when the dying Patriarch Stephen was asked by his king how he was, he replied: "Sire, I am faring as you desire"?
... that actor Paul Nicholls made a surprise return on EastEnders after a 27-year absence?
... that it took more than two decades to complete the decorations to the Boston Central Library after it opened to the public?
... that Nina Negri was one of only two people to exhibit engravings at the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme?
... that the name of Diaphoretickes, a group containing a huge diversity of organisms including plants and kelps, is derived from a Greek word meaning diverse?
... that Kathleen Romoli became an anthropologist after witnessing the exploitation of natural resources while promoting a mining company?
... that a reviewer found the children's novel The Cat Mummy "really quite disturbing"?

26 August 2025

00:00, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Warming stripes illustrating global warming since 1850

... that the exhibition Pirouette: Turning Points in Design at the Museum of Modern Art includes a data graphic (pictured) that was compared to a Morris Louis painting?
... that Hollywood makeup artist Bernadine Anderson supported herself in college by doing makeup on corpses?
... that around 700,000 calls were made using 5 Calls to members of the US Congress in one week?
... that Javier Gómez was the president of Valencia CF for 48 hours in June 2009?
... that in 1915 Prahran became one of the first railway stations in Victoria to be provided with automatic signalling?
... that Dercy Furtado advocated for the rights of Brazilian women to work at night?
... that the village of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home plans to turn it into a historic site?
... that sprinter Saidur Rahman Dawn first ran on a synthetic athletics track at the age of 19?
... that Shadow the Hedgehog's love for Latinas in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 originated from Sonic fandom shitposting?

25 August 2025

00:00, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Andrey Zaliznyak

... that Andrey Zaliznyak (pictured) invented self-contained linguistic problems that require no prior knowledge of the language to solve?
... that soccer games were still played at Marquette Stadium while it was being demolished?
... that Frederick E. Bakutis, then the US Navy commander in Antarctica, remarked in 1965 that it would "remain the womanless white continent of peace"?
... that the supreme state organ of power of a communist state holds unified power unless it constrains itself through a constitution and laws?
... that the abilities of a Jujutsu Kaisen character were based on a traditional method of inflicting curses?
... that Alca Electronics was liquidated after being sued by Sega for copying a game, even though their major distributor was one of Sega's founders?
... that Respati Ardi was announced as a candidate in a 2024 election a day before the registration deadline?
... that the creator of Reddit's cringe culture community originally intended it to foster empathy for awkward people, not to mock them?

24 August 2025

00:00, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Cynodon gibbus

... that the original type specimen of the fish species Cynodon gibbus (example pictured) may have been destroyed in a bombing raid?
... that Marty Norton, after leading the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 1925, was imprisoned in at least eight different years and escaped jail twice?
... that three Indonesian presidents have reportedly fallen victim to the "Kediri curse"?
... that Marc Mac made his early projects deliberately "faceless" to sidestep racism?
... that autocratic legalism allows leaders to use the law to undermine liberal democracy while appearing to uphold it?
... that Samuel S. Mayerberg was targeted in a drive-by shooting in 1932 for criticizing political boss Tom Pendergast?
... that, after Ustrzyki Górne was burnt down and depopulated following World War II, a students' club from Warsaw played the most important role in its reconstruction?
... that Marcel Schwerzmann, before becoming a Swiss cantonal council member, finished second in a transatlantic boat race from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia?
... that traditional methods of abortion in Niger often favor the color red?

23 August 2025

00:00, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

... that Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pictured), Malaysia's first female chief justice, was dubbed "the only man in the Federal Court"?
... that Taylor Swift wrote a song that a critic considered to be a "piece of Ethel Kennedy fanfiction"?
... that Native American Ted Towendolly pioneered a fly-fishing technique that was independently reinvented in Europe fifty years later?
... that the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol once bought several firearms that it could not use?
... that cyclist Alexandra Yeung raced with one hand during the final 20 kilometres (12 miles) of a race in the Himalayas, and still finished in second place?
... that the Perth Panthers, a Scotland-based ice hockey team, were composed mainly of Americans and Canadians?
... that Undefeated's previous bassist was replaced by Lis Dunckel, who did not know how to play bass?
... that The Old Man and the Sea was one of Saddam Hussein's favourite books?
... that Baldwin, the first archbishop of Caesarea, allegedly confessed to faking a divine sign by carving a cross into his forehead?

22 August 2025

00:05, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Lizzie the elephant pulling a cart

... that Thos. W. Ward Ltd. used camels and an elephant named Lizzie (pictured) to replace horses during World War I?
... that Rendon Labador was invited by the Philippine National Police to lead a 93-day fitness program, but his involvement ended abruptly after just a few days?
... that Indonesia's current state apparatus minister, Rini Widyantini, was appointed as spokesperson in a coffee morning event?
... that Frank Page built roads in France during World War I and was put in charge of North Carolina's highway system after the war?
... that "New York City" has been described as a "stupidly fun B-side"?
... that American football player Willie Culpepper said that he was fined for dropping a pass in practice?
... that "Je te laisserai des mots" was the first French-language song to reach one billion streams on Spotify?
... that Caquetá Department, despite its high Human Development Index score, had a 44.8% poverty rate in 2021?
... that a New Zealand dairy co-operative adjusted their collection schedule so that Andy Oliver could go to bed on time?

21 August 2025

00:00, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Male Orthetrum japonicum dragonfly

... that Orthetrum japonicum (pictured) was one of the first species of Japanese dragonfly to be recognized and described by Europeans?
... that Graham Crowley's painting Spider with Mushroom Soup uses a jagged tin can to evoke the image of vagina dentata?
... that Jacqueline Wilson wrote Rent a Bridesmaid (2016) to reflect the "current craze" for weddings?
... that an NAACP chapter successfully protested the appointment of an African bishop to a role at Dartmouth College?
... that many reviewers described the Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer as an odd pairing, but their 2024 co-headlining concert tour received generally positive reviews?
... that American MILF porn star Serenity Cox was a nurse for fifteen years?
... that the 1926 book The New Household sought to elevate housework to the status of serious professional labor?
... that Hans Ephraimson-Abt began advocating for better support for families of aviation-accident victims after his daughter's death on Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in 1983?
... that the Green Bay Packers' victory in the 1997 NFC Championship Game was the third straight year in which they beat the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs?

20 August 2025

00:00, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Stabbing of Hugh II of Jaffa

... that Queen Melisende was so infuriated by her husband's treatment of Count Hugh II of Jaffa (attack pictured), her cousin and alleged lover, that her husband feared for his own life?
... that recent coups in Sudan, Mali, Tunisia and Niger have been described as "coupvolutions"?
... that Ardian Wicaksono adopted an orangutan during his posting as consul general in Hamburg?
... that a house in Jackson, Mississippi, was named in reference to an Ayn Rand novel, whose main character was reportedly based on the house's architect?
... that Rusiate Rogoyawa saw snow for the first time in 1982 and competed at the Winter Olympics six years later?
... that it took 14 years for the city of San Antonio to get a public radio station?
... that Broadway musical composer Jacques Presburg led a popular jazz orchestra in Berlin prior to his 1943 death in Auschwitz?
... that the first Spark by Hilton hotel was a converted Days Inn?
... that Samoa Samoa was from American Samoa?

19 August 2025

00:00, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Stuttgart small kitchen

... that the Munich kitchen was developed because the Stuttgart kitchen (example pictured) did not allow a housewife to look after her children?
... that football manager Juan Álvarez was nicknamed the "king without a crown" after his team lost a championship due to the away goals rule?
... that an estimated three-quarters of New Zealand's population saw Elizabeth II during her 1953–1954 tour of the country?
... that Thomas Lincoln Tally, considered the pioneer movie-theater exhibitor of Los Angeles in 1916, is credited with coining the term "moving picture"?
... that a line delivered by Pelé in the 1980 movie Os Trombadinhas went viral as a meme in Brazil?
... that a Roman historian reported that Perdiccas, Alexander the Great's regent after his death, was nominated as king with great support, but hesitated to accept the role?
... that Magical Girl Witch Trials received full voice acting after crowdfunding raised more than 30 times the original goal?
... that when Edgewood was built in Stanleytown, Virginia, its Greek Revival style was unknown to most people in the area?
... that toy designer Shunsaku Tamiya was placed under government surveillance for speaking to Soviets about their tanks?

18 August 2025

00:00, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Iblis guarding the divine garden

... that the dispute over the fundamental nature of the leader of the devils in Islam (pictured) dates back to the religion's formative stages?
... that 223 East 25th Street was auctioned off in 1973, triggering a bidding war that drove the price up ninefold?
... that Sudanese politician Mohammed Hassan al-Ta'ishi is the prime minister of a government that opposes a council on which he once served?
... that the teams of five countries set seven national records during a women's 4 × 400 metres relay event in 2024?
... that Pope Leo XIV planned to attend Tolentine College, but it closed before he could enroll?
... that Tomoya Machino ate five pounds (2.3 kg) of rice daily for a year to put on the necessary weight to be an American football lineman?
... that a hermit lived at the hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut until 1968?
... that eight poems to the 6th-century Brittonic king Urien Rheged may be among the oldest works of vernacular literature in post-classical Europe?
... that the Strong Court had a weak leader?

17 August 2025

00:00, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Okanogan fameflower blooms

... that according to a 1994 paper, the Okanogan fameflower (pictured) spent the last ice age in a glacial refugium?
... that swimmer Yu Zidi qualified for the World Aquatics Championships at just twelve years old?
... that a community vote allowed players of the "wholesome" city-building game The Wandering Village to feed their villagers to a giant beast?
... that Olympic silver medallist Eduard von Lütcken captured a Russian general before being killed in an early action of the First World War?
... that 4chan users found a Burger King restaurant based on a photo of someone standing on lettuce within 15 minutes of its posting?
... that Lindsay de Sausmarez was elected head of government of Guernsey only a few days after deciding to run for the position?
... that a French abortion ban in Mali dating from 1920 was in place until 2002?
... that Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company employees participated in a walkout that precipitated the 1919 Seattle General Strike?
... that, according to tradition, after Saint Vidal was martyred, his body was separated into pieces but reassembled itself three times?

16 August 2025

00:00, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Caricature of Elizabeth Gunning

... that Elizabeth Gunning (caricature pictured) was the subject of a pamphlet war about forged love letters, and used her notoriety to market her first novel?
... that part of the Bolton Percy hoard was discovered by schoolboys?
... that Jake Larson went viral on TikTok for discussing his experiences of World War II?
... that the Mesola red deer survived only in a single woodland in Italy until 2023?
... that a university building designed in 1952 was built in 2020, needing only minor adjustments to meet building codes?
... that sportsman Nándor Dáni competed in athletics, cycling, rowing, and speed skating during his career?
... that government-owned grocery stores in the United States include city-owned supermarkets and military commissaries?
... that more than 200 British warships assembled for a fleet review just days before the start of the First World War?
... that Victor Hall, who died twice in 1986, is still alive?

15 August 2025

00:00, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Tomb of Louis Adrian

... that the tomb (pictured) of Louis Adrian is surmounted by a sculpture of the helmet that he developed for the French Army?
... that the coconut octopus walks on two legs to look like a floating coconut?
... that a theme-park attraction based on Harry Potter's Diagon Alley cost approximately US$400 million to build?
... that Matt Koart forced himself to eat 2000 calories in addition to his regular meals to increase his weight?
... that a cruise ship off the coast of Tahiti was the first floating Olympic Village?
... that Erna Meyer urged the Jewish immigrant readers of How to Cook in Palestine to try olives and eggplants, but doubted their ability to eat spicy food like the "native population"?
... that suicide by electrocution, while usually very rare, was one of the most common suicide methods in Nazi concentration camps due to the surrounding high-voltage electric fences?
... that hurdler Ahmed Hamada was the Bahraini flagbearer for two Olympic Games – sixteen years apart?
... that an annual festival attracts fans of a defunct car company to its former manufacturing complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana?

14 August 2025

00:00, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

Enriqueta Duarte

... that Enriqueta Duarte (pictured) swam the English Channel despite having never before competed in open water swimming?
... that Bath fire station, a rare example of a design by a female architect from the pre-WWII era, is proposed for demolition?
... that wrestler Din Mohammad celebrated his gold medal at the Asian Games by riding an elephant?
... that the withdrawn medication diethylstilbestrol caused uterine hypoplasia?
... that a negotiated truce in the Breton Civil War included a commitment to end the Hundred Years' War just six years after it started?
... that Pope Paul VI ordained more than 350 men as priests in a ceremony that lasted over three hours?
... that Shakira considered sending an apology note to Matt Damon's wife after mentioning him in the lyrics of her song "Men in This Town"?
... that Altuntash, a former slave-soldier, tried to redraw the political map of southern Syria—until his wife surrendered to his enemies?

13 August 2025

00:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

Leaf of Drosera capensis bending around a captured insect

... that despite a reputation as a weed and its invasive species status in New Zealand, Drosera capensis (pictured) is uncommon in its native habitat?
... that ChatGPT developer John Schulman said that his first period of serious self-directed study was inspired by the television show BattleBots?
... that the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty held elections in El Salvador that "the entire country" knew were fraudulent?
... that George Zurcher was suspended as a Catholic priest for six years because he gave a critical homily on All Saints' Day 1899?
... that the fossil osoberry Oemleria janhartfordae was described from a single flower just starting towards fruiting?
... that Arthur J. Ruhlig was the first person to record observations of deuterium–tritium fusion?
... that there was once a proposal to demolish the Paul Schweikher House and Studio to make way for a sewage plant?
... that the design of Death in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was inspired by Christian imagery?
... that Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery formed part of "The Sofa" at the Athenaeum Club?

12 August 2025

00:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Miniature depiction of the siege of Shaizar

... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family, crusaders tried to seize the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?
... that Anacaona was the subject of a popular salsa song centuries after her death?
... that the song "Michelle Pfeiffer" has been described as possessing "a cresting emotionality grand enough to fill the tallest IMAX screen"?
... that the printed edition of the Woodstock Letters runs almost 50,000 pages, covering nearly 13 feet (4 metres) of shelving?
... that some exoplanets are evaporating catastrophically?
... that 11 of the 27 Italian generals who died during the First World War perished during the last six months?
... that American football kicker Brian Hall used a prosthetic leg?
... that Jacqueline Wilson worked with Disability Rights UK when writing The Best Sleepover in the World?
... that Laila Friis-Salling took up skiing due to a bet?

11 August 2025

00:00, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

The eleven nets of a cube

... that there are eleven ways (pictured) to unfold a cube?
... that Jeong Haneul went from being a North Korean soldier to a South Korean YouTuber?
... that the mosaic effect is the act of combining seemingly unrelated data to reveal sensitive or classified information that individual pieces of data would not disclose?
... that Simón Radowitzky was forced to pay a fare for his own deportation?
... that Palaeocarpinus fruit fossils have been recovered from Cold Ash and Hells Half Acre?
... that painter Low Kway Song founded the first Straits Chinese Methodist church in Malacca?
... that Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang features Dennis Rodman singing "Happy Birthday" to Kim Jong Un?
... that a worker attempted to kill labor activist Luisa Moreno with an ice pick at a union meeting?
... that Karma held the flag of Bhutan at the Olympics multiple times?

10 August 2025

00:00, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Regan Garden

... that after losing a Shanghai mansion (pictured) to the Empire of Japan in World War II, British hotelier Victor Sassoon abandoned repossession plans following a communist takeover?
... that Randy D had his first chance to join radio while working as a parking attendant at Lincoln Center?
... that the goal of "peace" may mean different things to Israelis and Palestinians?
... that actress Montana Manning initially had a speaking role in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but it was cut?
... that a Virginia TV station broadcast an all-Black variety show on its first day in 1950?
... that Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones and Phyllis Edness both competed in the 1948 Olympics and were respectively the first woman and first black woman to compete for Bermuda?
... that the novel Vera, or Faith was described by a reviewer as "probably the most endearing book about anxiety ever written"?
... that the jury of matrons who assessed whether Ann Davis was pregnant after she was sentenced to death were the first civilian jurors for a criminal trial in New South Wales?
... that in Burundi there is a belief that healers can perform temporary abortions?

9 August 2025

00:00, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Meg White

... that Meg White (pictured), a key figure in the 2000s garage-rock revival, has not made any public appearances since 2009?
... that Italian football clubs could have a third reserve team in the early 20th century?
... that Lourdes Klitzkie took up running in her late thirties to combat boredom, then qualified for the Olympics?
... that Herb Alpert's 2024 album 50 commemorates both his 50th studio album and his golden wedding anniversary?
... that Margarethe Hardegger established an illegal abortion clinic in her own home?
... that in July 2025 Elon Musk opened a flying saucer–shaped diner on Route 66 in Hollywood?
... that Queen Melisende wanted to get rid of her husband's friend Elias, so she made him an offer that he could not refuse?
... that the joint-most successful team in the Indian Premier League finished last in 2025?
... that Bishop Anselm, Abbot Geoffrey, and Viscount Rohard were sent in 1142 to delicately inform the Byzantine emperor that he was welcome in Jerusalem—just not with an army?

8 August 2025

00:00, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Franco Testa

... that Olympic champion Franco Testa (pictured) quit cycling to become a butcher?
... that a writer from The Spinoff called the children's book Cliffhanger a "win for the nerds"?
... that South African politician Jabu Mbalula is the older brother of Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the African National Congress?
... that an English translation of At 25:00, in Akasaka was released as a launch title of a boys' love manga reading service?
... that a nomad known as "Mule" sued to protect the "sacred relationship between man and horse to travel together with reverence and respect for this beautiful place in which we all reside called Earth"?
... that a killing resulted in five company-sized units of police, soldiers and marines being sent to secure the 2024 Sampang regency election?
... that Charles Winckler, a Danish national shot put and discus champion, won his only Olympic medal in a tug-of-war tournament?
... that goo from a ship might contain a previously undescribed life form?
... that wildlife rehabilitator Mikayla Raines housed two "lesbian goth foxes" at her SaveAFox Rescue in Minnesota?

7 August 2025

00:00, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Frederick L. Scarf

... that Frederick L. Scarf (pictured) developed the plasma-wave detector for the Voyager program, which recorded the "sounds of space", described as "an eerie symphony of hisses, pops, and whistles"?
... that "On Eagle's Wings" was quoted in Joe Biden's presidential victory speech and featured in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
... that Randy Winkler was the "Jolly Green Giant", while Gérard Lefranc was just the "Green Giant"?
... that after a building in Poland was wrecked by one explosion then demolished by a second, a cat was found alive among the rubble?
... that readers looked forward to a second novel by Walter J. Muilenburg that never happened?
... that the song "Bésame" blends afrobeat and flamenco?
... that sources do not identify with certainty when or why university students began throwing shoes onto the Shoe Tree in Minneapolis?
... that Serge de Beaurecueil, having spent a "wretched childhood" dreaming of journeying to a faraway land, became the only Catholic priest in Afghanistan?
... that a reviewer for Rolling Stone said that a 2024 concert tour by Weezer resembled a cross between an Iron Maiden concert and the Disneyland attraction Star Tours?

6 August 2025

00:00, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Westhope

... that when the Westhope house (pictured) was being built, neighbors were confused as to its design, so its owners said it was supposed to be a pickle factory?
... that actress Arielle Prepetit was cast in the first African American daytime soap opera in 34 years, Beyond the Gates?
... that a public debate in the 2024 Bojonegoro regency election was cancelled because one of the candidates entered the stage?
... that Swiss national Charles Champaud represented Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics?
... that a TV station went from being potentially named after a deceased investor to being named after "the crossroads of Middle Georgia"?
... that actress Eva O'Hara pushed for her Hollyoaks character to be given "something more meaty" rather than have a happy ending?
... that Plotkin's Vaccines was written by the inventor of the rubella vaccine because he felt that vaccinology had become a distinct field of medicine?
... that Arthur Newnham was born in India, played first-class cricket in England, and served as a military attaché in Moscow?
... that an impostor traded to the Green Bay Packers disappeared after playing one game for the team?

5 August 2025

00:00, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Wycliffe Smith

... that pastor, poet, teacher, and musician Wycliffe Smith (pictured) has served as lieutenant governor of Saba and prime minister of Sint Maarten?
... that during Operation Security and Order, Mbah Suro's followers fought against Indonesian Army special forces with clubs and headbands?
... that NFL player Henry Monroe retired after one season to enter medical school?
... that workers of Jakarta's Public Facility Maintenance Agency are known as "orange troops"?
... that Luis Aranaz was named an "adopted son" of Sabadell after captaining the city's football club to two Spanish second-division titles in the 1940s?
... that the SWAT unit in Regina recruited their first female officer from the Regina Police Service in May 1991?
... that Namibian activist Werner Mamugwe was banned from entering Bechuanaland Protectorate due to his political activities?
... that North Korea thanked the United States for helping its sailors defeat a group of pirates?
... that "the Psycho" controlled the drug trade in Finglas, Cabra, and Ballymun from the early 1990s until his death in 1996?

4 August 2025

00:00, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

A Balloon in Mid-Air

... that A Balloon in Mid-Air (pictured) depicts a flight by artist Jules Tavernier with aeronaut Étienne Buislay, who died in a balloon accident a week later?
... that Isoup Ganthy, who was part of Cambodia's first Olympic team, later died in prison after being accused of working to overthrow the Khmer Rouge?
... that supporters of candidates in the 2024 Serang mayoral election fought during a public debate and the ballot-number lottery?
... that junior college president Hurst Robins Anderson participated in his brother's inauguration as president of a university?
... that Donald Trump served Clemson Tigers players and coaches fast food during their 2018–19 College Football Playoff championship visit to the White House?
... that the Kingdom of Jerusalem was lost after its army answered Princess Eschiva's plea for help against her besiegers?
... that the supercomputer S-1 was designed to have 16 processors, each with the power of a Cray-1?
... that a park in Canada is named after Axis official Dragutin Kamber?
... that American president Harry S. Truman went to Valhalla?

3 August 2025

00:00, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Zhou Enshou

... that Zhou Enshou (pictured) was arrested during the Cultural Revolution on the orders of his own brother?
... that viewers complained that the 2023 Coronation Street Christmas Day episode was only 30 minutes long?
... that Wilf Pine, manager of Black Sabbath, had his arm dislocated by a vibrating bed because Ozzy Osbourne kept feeding it quarters?
... that the wreck of SS Virago, which sank off Alderney in 1882 with the loss of all crew members, was not discovered for 127 years?
... that João Barrento had been a distinguished equestrian in Portugal since he was a teenager, but only made his Olympic debut in his forties?
... that Kylie Minogue released "Timebomb" after attracting 25,000 tweets in less than 45 minutes?
... that a community mural inspired by John Jonik's pet duck was destroyed by a cleanup crew who mistook it for graffiti?
... that the British Army deliberately kept conditions at Blargies prison camp poor to prevent soldiers from viewing it as a "soft" alternative to combat?
... that Terry Brown is reported to have founded an escort service using helicopters for remote rural areas?

2 August 2025

00:00, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Air pollution from a brick factory

... that air pollution (example pictured) increases the risk of miscarriages, strokes and dementia?
... that a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision helped to protect comic books from government regulation and censorship?
... that, although Ray Prohaska's father beat him to dissuade him from becoming an artist, he had a lengthy, successful career as an illustrator?
... that Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! featured a Domino's Pizza mascot as an antagonist?
... that Hannah Sharts played soccer for the UCLA Bruins over twenty years after her mother fought to create the NCAA team?
... that a narcotics addict appealed his drug possession charges on the argument that his addiction compelled him to take drugs, but he narrowly lost?
... that Broadway Jones refused to join the original production of the musical Show Boat due to low pay, despite the song "Ol' Man River" being created for him?
... that The Republic of Nothing inspired Rush drummer Neil Peart to write a letter to the author, leading him to write his own book?
... that Giovanni Battista Bugatti performed 516 executions for six popes?

1 August 2025

00:00, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Tres Marias cottontail

... that the Tres Marias cottontail (example pictured) does not fear humans?
... that Olympian Dick Mize designed multiple cross-country skiing trails in Anchorage, Alaska, over a 40-year period?
... that the Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders led to Atari rescheduling its entire release line-up?
... that Harriet Converse Moody's restaurant and catering business failed after almost 40 years in part because of her lavish spending as a patron of poets?
... that the winter of 1917–18 caused Nantucket to connect to mainland Massachusetts via an ice bridge?
... that Eduard Hermann was a race walker, boxer, and farmer?
... that Sentient is a satellite AI system of the National Reconnaissance Office, described as an artificial brain?
... that Claude-Charles Bourgonnier was barred from exhibiting his art at the Salon in Paris after tearing up one of his own paintings while it was on display?
... that Astoria the turkey evaded capture by the New York City Police Department?

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