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31 May 2016
12:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
Barbara Robb, c. 1941
... that Barbara Robb(pictured), a campaigner for the well-being of older people, was described by a cabinet minister in 1969 as a "terrible danger" to the British government?
... that Else Seifert worked as an onboard photographer for Hamburg Süd on its shipping routes around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in the 1930s?
... that when the Archie vs. Predator comic was first announced, many media outlets noted in their headline that the news was not a joke?
... that in the stealth video gameSneaky Sneaky the player controls a hooded thief, Sneaky, whose task is to retrieve rubies that were stolen from him?
... that the earliest painted portrait of a reigning English king is a presentation miniature showing Æthelstan c. 934 (illustrated)?
... that Lili Almog exhibited a photographic series titled "Perfect Intimacy" in 2006, specifically made by her in three Carmel monasteries in Haifa, Bethlehem, and Port Tobacco?
... that the Moirang PheeofManipur has a specific design called the "MoirangPheejin" which is woven with cotton or silk threads sequentially on both longitudinal edges of the fabric?
... that Wingfield W. Watson, an Irish immigrant to the United States, became a religious leader of the Strangites and wrote several publications in support of their beliefs?
... that postdoctoral researcher unions have successfully negotiated for a minimum salary, paid maternity leave, and just cause protections for discipline or dismissal?
... that the Montreal Laboratory was initially located in a house where bathrooms were used for offices, with papers and books stacked in the bathtubs?
... that Pachycorioolithus is a kind of fossil egg native to China that is notable for having a three-layered eggshell with an unusually thick external layer?
... that in 1971, "Anthrope Agapa" (Humankind Love Each Other), an album by Greek pop group Poll, sold 200,000 copies, a record unsurpassed by any Greek band since then?
... that Rathika Ramasamy's wildlife photographs (example pictured) were exhibited at the Clean Ganga Campaign held at the India International Centre in September 2005?
... that the song "Ständchen" (Serenade), by Richard Strauss, begins with an appeal to creep out quietly and ends with a climax of expecting a rose to glow from the rapture of the night?
... that Seema Malaka, a 19th-century Buddhist templeinColombo constructed on platforms in a lake, slowly sank into the water but was reconstructed in 1979?
... that the original Dhar iron pillar must have been almost twice as high and at least 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) heavier than the iron pillar of Delhi?
... that in the stealth video gameSpace Marshals, players can unlock gear and weapons such as shotguns, crossbows and axes, based on their performance in each level?
... that Vassar College's Ely Hall once housed the largest collegiate swimming pool in the United States?
... that after the announcement of 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, a conservative Iranian newspaper accused game director Navid Khonsari of espionage, and members of his development team took on aliases?
... that Barbara Tsakirgis worked at archaeological excavation sites in Sicily for her doctoral thesis on the subject of Hellenistic houses at Morgantina?
... that The Torist, a dark web site, is a literary review that can only be reached through Tor?
00:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at 19th Ave/Dunlap
... that after the opening of the Northwest Extension(new station pictured), the Valley Metro light rail system in Arizona is 26 miles (42 km) long and has 35 stations?
... that the romantic comedy film 5 to 7, about a young man who falls in love with a married woman, was inspired by a couple who had a "terribly civilized" open marriage?
... that when the binary search algorithm was assigned in a course for professional programmers, 90 percent of the programmers failed to provide a correct solution?
... that the Pigot Diamond was the largest diamond in England at the turn of the 19th century but its location today is unknown, although a popular legend says it was crushed to powder?
... that rather than accept his appointment as a bishop in Cyprus, the Christian saint Demetrian is said to have fled his home and hidden in a cave?
00:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
HMS Anne Galley ablaze off Toulon, 1744
... that in 1744, the British fire shipHMS Anne Galley(pictured) exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard?
... that many villages were named after a profession in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, indicating that the villagers were required to render a specific service to their lords?
... that when a train carrying newspapers derailed in the Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903, two people believed their lives were saved because they were cushioned by bundles of newspapers?
... that baseball player Ryan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
... that Mamluk SultanBaibars built two bridges near the towns of Jindas and Yibna in the outskirts of Ramla, which have survived more than seven centuries?
... that while adult red pumpkin beetles consume the leaves and flowers of the plant, their larvae eat the roots, stems and parts of the fruit in contact with the soil?
... that Yang Hongying, whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, is known as "China's J. K. Rowling"?
20 May 2016
12:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
RVCefas Endeavour
... that when Cefas' RVCefas Endeavour(pictured) performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also found Exmoor?
... that graffiti by artist Heba Amin which appeared in an episode of the television series Homeland included phrases in Arabic such as "Homeland is racist"?
... that Netty Herawaty began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?
18 May 2016
12:40, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Max Reger in 1895
... that after attending the premiere, a critic wrote that Gesang der VerklärtenbyMax Reger(pictured) "may well reach the outermost limit of musical expression altogether"?
... that when viewed from above, the choreography of Oh My Girl's "Closer" forms the shapes of the astrological signs in order to highlight the song's cosmic imagery?
... that when the office of Poet Laureate of Washington was established in 2007, it was proposed to pay the incumbent with a firkin of beer?
... that the Cavell Nurses' Trust began with funds gathered through an appeal during the First World War and became the UK's "largest benevolent fund for nurses"?
... that Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional fabric of Manipur protected under the GI registration, was in the past used by the King to honour soldiers for their bravery?
... that South Korean girl group Oh My Girl was denied entry to the United States when they flew to Los Angeles for Pink Ocean's album cover photoshoot?
... that sociologist William Chambliss concluded that conflict between social classes is the fundamental force in capitalist societies?
... that the Welsh Church (Burial Grounds) Act 1945 restored the legal right for the Church in Wales to look after burial grounds after they had been doing so unofficially?
... that in 2012 the Trinidadian Céline Gittens became the first black ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile in Tchaikovsky'sSwan Lake in the United Kingdom?
... that according to Mexican singer-songwriter Alejandra Guzmán, A + No Poder is a "more intelligent, mature and planned album" than her previous ones?
... that the stage backdrop for Leona Lewis' I Am Tour was described by one critic as resembling "five strips of giant toilet paper"?
13 May 2016
13:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
Hassan Shateri
... that Hassan Shateri(pictured), a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards who had been an assassination target for some time, was killed in Syria in February 2013?
... that LCD Soundsystem is releasing a new studio album in 2016, even though they had disbanded five years prior following a big farewell show?
... that the first train station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a predecessor of the Scelsi ITC, "was never so much admired as during the last half-hour of its existence"?
... that the domed wooden Dorkovo Museum displays fossils from the Pliocene epoch, including a life-size model of a gomphothere(pictured)?
... that Max Reger regarded his composition Der Einsiedler, a setting of a poem by Eichendorff for baritone, choir and orchestra, as "among the most beautiful things I've ever written"?
... that Delila Richards Abbott worked for a top secret government committee which advocated for policy changes for U.S. servicewomen in the 1960s?
... that the most streamed song of all time also reached number-one on the Mexico Airplay chart?
... that, speaking at the 2014 Conference on the Culture of Peace, Vijaya Melnick said that violence against women "continues to be our greatest shame and tragedy"?
... that according to Shia tradition, Narjis converted to Islam on the request of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, whom she saw in her dreams?
... that the Bosnian prince Vladislav was passed over in succession for unknown reasons, but nevertheless ruled with his wife Jelena in the name of their minor son Tvrtko?
... that the British Institute in Amman was founded by the archaeologist Crystal Bennett in 1975 to provide a base for British archaeological expeditions to Jordan?
... that Busker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending" re-enters the South Korean music charts every spring and is nicknamed "Cherry Blossom Zombie"?
11 May 2016
12:40, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Marlia Hardi
... that, at the age of 24, Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... that Der 100. Psalm, an extended setting of Psalm 100 for choir, orchestra, and organ by Max Reger, was premièred simultaneously in Chemnitz and Breslau?
... that four months after its creation, a Facebook group dedicated to the halal snack pack(pictured) had almost 90,000 members?
... that Emilia Baeyertz preached to crowds on Christianity but her son, Charles Nalder Baeyertz, was concerned about the moral dangers of "a prevalence of bad English"?
... that after losing a steel cage match in the main event of the 2016 Guerra de Golfo, professional wrestler Astro was forced to take off his mask?
... that in the Microsoft Windows and Wii video game Snail Mail, players navigate the various levels by controlling the main character, a snail named Turbo with a jetpack?
... that the Belgian folklorist Emiel van Heurck never graduated, but wrote books on religious popular culture and translated Multatuli into French?
... that American slaveholders altered "O'er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness" because they felt they could not sing a hymn that endorsed educating "the Negro"?
... that the footballer Emily Allen once scored 15 goals in one match?
00:51, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
Eduardo Sasha
... that Brazilian footballer Eduardo Sasha(pictured) is nicknamed after the model and actress Sasha Meneghel?
... that during World War II, the six-member Steinlauf family from the Nowy Sącz Ghetto were rescued by the nine-member Król family, who were risking the death penalty?
... that snowfall in Buenos Aires is rare, being observed only three times since the start of meteorological observations in 1906?
... that following safety-related rule changes to limit throwing distances, the U.S. women's high school record for the javelin throw set by Barbara Friedrich in 1967 may never be broken?
... that while the national motto "Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa" was supposed to build a unified Filipino national identity, it was later denounced as being "the slogan of a fascist regime"?
... that the music video for Justice's song "Stress", ranked by Complex magazine as the second-best music video of the 2000s, was banned from French television?
... that Ina Plug's research work on fossils from a site of an Early Iron Age settlement in the farm "Diamant" near Ellisr in South Africa was of domestic dogs dated to 570 AD?
... that prior to fronting Think Tank, Bill Turnbull had wanted to host a quiz show for some time?
... that before Hu Lanqi(pictured) became China's first female major general, she was a magazine cover girl, a prisoner of Nazi Germany, and was invited to Moscow by Maxim Gorky?
... that the controversial Torre de Manila, a residential condominium under construction in the Philippines, has been nicknamed by its critics as the "national photobomber"?
... that Gilbert Whitley thought Toxotes lorentzi was more primitive than other archerfish because it lacks the distinctive side markings characteristic of its genus?
... that Zahida Khatun Sherwani wrote poetry in Urdu under the pseudonyms "Zay Khay Sheen" and "Nuzhat", as the then-Muslim society did not permit women to write poetry or further women's causes?
... that in 1936, Southeast Asia's oldest warp ikat was found among skeletal remains in caves in Banton, Romblon, Philippines?
... that U.S. Senator Henry B. Payne actually had no middle name, but added the initial to give his name "a more pleasing effect"?
... that Meghan Trainor's "Lips Are Movin" music video received over 2.5 million YouTube views in less than two days?
... that the Ram Rath Yatra was a political-religious march led by BJP leader L. K. Advani in an air-conditioned Toyota designed to resemble a chariot?
01:51, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
Snow-covered Guallatiri
... that glacier-covered Guallatiri(pictured) was last active in 1960, and still features fumaroles?
... that Richard Dehmel(pictured) said that "Befreit" (1898), the Lied setting of his poem by Richard Strauss, was "a little bit too soft compared to the text, but it appeals to most people"?
... that intricate artworks on an Australian prison cell wall that were discovered by accident almost a century later are thought to be the handiwork of convictJames Walsh?
... that the Udokan Plateau experienced volcanic activity from the Miocene until about 2200 years ago?
... that 76 people complained when the EastEnders characters Paul Coker and Ben Mitchell were seen topless together in a funeral parlour with a corpse in the room?
... that the sites of Sira and the Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort(pictured) were considered auspicious because of a good omen of a hare chasing a hound, a common legend in the building of forts in India?
