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31 May 2018
00:25, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Mary Greyeyes (left) in publicity photo
... that World War II servicewoman Mary Greyeyes(pictured, left) was incorrectly labeled as an "unidentified Indian princess" in a famous Canadian Women's Army Corps publicity photo?
... that the Trout Creek Hill volcanic eruption approximately 340,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene, produced a lava flow that extended 20 km (12 mi), temporarily damming the Columbia River?
... that the Russian occupations of Beirut in 1772 and 1773 marked the first period in over 250 years that Beirut was ruled by a power other than the Ottoman Empire?
... that during apartheid, music producer Rashid Vally owned a record shop that was among the few places in Johannesburg where people of different racial backgrounds could socialize?
... that after being rejected by 24 publishers, Robert Schneider's first novel, Schlafes Bruder, became an international bestseller and spawned a film, a ballet, an opera, and several plays?
... that early Japanese Mormons lost contact with their church for over 20 years after the first mission closed?
... that Saint Dominic in Soriano was a 1530 painting believed to be of miraculous origin, with numerous miracles being attributed to it?
27 May 2018
01:25, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Foss couchant by Edward Lear
... that the English poet and illustrator Edward Lear is said to have built his new house on the same floorplan as his old home to avoid confusing his cat Foss(pictured)?
... that the Irish lawyer and satirist William Norcott ended his life in poverty in Constantinople where he was reportedly decapitated and his body thrown into the sea?
... that in Re Bristol South-East Parliamentary Election, it was held that votes for Tony Benn were effectively "thrown away" because, as a hereditary peer, he was disqualified from sitting in the House of Commons?
23 May 2018
01:05, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
Aminiature from the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander
... that Birgit Arrhenius revealed that a Torslunda plate helmeted figure, thought to represent Odin, had its eye deliberately struck out, consistent with the associated legend?
... that Lago di Bientina was the largest lake in Tuscany until the beginning of a 300-year effort to drain it?
... that Irish surgeon Gustavus Hume was so fond of prescribing oatmeal porridge to his patients that he became known as "Stirabout Gusty"?
... that in addition to being the oldest racecourse and second-oldest golf course in Thailand, the Royal Bangkok Sports Club also served as its first airfield?
... that a coroner's inquest into the death of Ms Dhu found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff?
... that a 2009 recording of Louis Vierne's Messe solennelle for choir and two organs at Saint-Sulpice, where it was first performed in 1901, was called "musical and spiritual time-travel"?
... that the Sunday Observance Act 1695 banned the playing of sports on Sunday in Ireland, and parts of the act are still in force in Northern Ireland?
... that members of the Krom Klone(pictured), the all-female bodyguard of the King of Siam, had to take a vow of chastity, though an exception was made for marrying the king?
... that Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner has been described as "the only person in Britain famous for being a footballer's mate"?
... that Longqing Gorge is a scenic area in Beijing created after the flooding of the canyon by the construction of a nearby dam?
... that after police told Brandon Swanson's mother he had "a right to be missing" ten years ago today, she successfully lobbied for a state law requiring that such investigations start promptly?
... that while posted to London during the First World War, journalist Beatrice Nasmyth had her brother smuggle her articles back to Canada to avoid censorship?
... that the partial eye-ring of the male green iora looks like a pair of bright yellow eyelids?
... that when the Opémiska Community Hall fire broke out, people inside did not immediately evacuate because they thought the fire was part of a performance?
... that the British submariner Hugh Mackenzie(pictured) was credited with sinking over 40,000 gross register tons of enemy shipping, including Mussolini's yacht Diana?
... that an unconscious bias training program has been created to help people unlearn bias while sleeping?
... that Ye Jizhuang, China's first Minister of Trade, was among the first four officers to be awarded a general's rank by the Communist Party?
... that an underground temple of Mithraism was discovered inside Zerzevan Castle during archaeological excavations?
... that a fellow writer said that satire was the oxygen in Sushil Siddharth's life?
... that a goal of Unix System Laboratories was the creation of their namesake product "for the masses"?
... that the Welsh footballerNathan Wigg retired from playing after a scan of his knee was described as looking like it could have "been in a car crash"?
... that while one reviewer could not get past the second level of Army Men: Operation Green, another felt the game would only take a few hours to beat?
... that Indian politician Anil Sarkar led efforts to provide relief and shelter for hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Bangladesh Liberation War?
... that Spring is Coming was the first South Korean musical performance in the North in over a decade, and was attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
... that a power failure resulted in the destruction of the Juno II launch vehicle (pictured) carrying the Explorer S-1 satellite, five seconds after its launch?
... that Gujarati writer Mafat Oza published his own elegy in his poetry collection Ashubh?
... that New York City's Jacob Riis Park contained the world's largest paved parking lot when it was constructed?
... that Clara Schumann noted in her diary in 1853 that her husband was very happy about completing his Märchenerzählungen, fairy-tale music for piano, clarinet, and viola?
... that according to legend, The Lady Bushranger "escaped from custody while in a locked toilet aboard a moving train"?
01:06, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
Ant tending aphids
... that aphids(pictured) are sometimes farmed by ants?
... that the pianist Margarita Höhenrieder has premiered works dedicated to her by Harald Genzmer, including a concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings?
... that in the novel New England White, Stephen L. Carter writes about the murders of a black professor and a schoolgirl set in a town described as "the heart of whiteness"?
... that the Smith–Ninth Streets station (pictured) in New York City is the world's highest subway station?
... that Lt. Gen. Wang Bingzhang, head of China's ballistic missile and satellite programs, was imprisoned for ten years without being convicted of a crime?
... that Wendy Watson Nelson taught nursing students that "the family's ability to change depends upon their ability to alter their perception of the problem"?
... that the Holocaust Wall Hangings(example pictured) are a series of fabric banners created between 1988 and 2002 illustrating the plight of the Jewish people and other minorities during the Holocaust?
... that James T. Sutherland, known as the "Father of Hockey", founded the Memorial Cup after serving overseas in World War I?
... that the Bradenton Riverwalk area was originally nicknamed "The Sand Pile"?
... that German stage director Tobias Kratzer nominated two versions of Verdi's Rigoletto for an international competition, pretending to be an American woman in the first instance, and a Bulgarian in the second?
... that Bai Xiangguo, China's Minister of Foreign Trade, was dismissed because he "failed to withstand the poisonous snake that took the form of a beautiful woman"?
... that not having been observed by a potential rescue ship, three survivors from the Margaret Olwill coordinated their shouts to attract the attention of a second ship?
... that the pear sucker arrived in the eastern United States from Europe in the early 1800s and took about 100 years to travel across the country?
... that during the construction of New York City's Van Wyck Expressway, a four-story apartment building was placed on metal rollers and relocated away from the expressway's path?
... that Kavinder Gupta was elected mayor of Jammu for a record three consecutive terms?
... that Louise Antonini disguised herself as a man to serve in the French Navy and Napoleon's army for a total of 25 years?
7 May 2018
12:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Otsego in 1943
... that prior to their naval service, USS Otsego(pictured in later army service) escaped destruction in an earthquake, and USS Philippines survived three weeks of storms at sea without a rudder?
... that Li Zhengyou, vice-governor of Yunnan province, was also a pioneer in the research of high-altitude hybrid rice?
... that Gaboimilla, a mythical Chilean queen, is said to have allowed men into her kingdom only for procreation?
... that the British jazz-funk band Jamiroquai gave a performance on an aircraft travelling at 1017 km/h (632 mph), setting the Guinness World Record for "fastest concert"?
... that Yang Gui was the chief designer of the Red Flag Canal, considered by Premier Zhou Enlai as one of the two "miracles" of the People's Republic of China?
... that the Ventura Pier was the longest wooden pier in California until a storm sheared off approximately 420 feet (130 m) in 1995?
... that Charlotte Serber worked at the secret Project Y during World War II, but after the war could not get a security clearance to work as a librarian at Berkeley?
... that bisexual lighting(colours pictured) has been criticized for contributing to the perpetuation of bisexual stereotypes?
... that in the only church dedicated to Saint Wendreda, the roof is decorated with 118 oaken angels?
... that U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed to revoke government funding using the rescission process, which was successfully used 461 times prior to 2000 but has never been attempted since?
... that footballerJoe Mayo "never really thought about" turning professional, and was training as an accountant when offered his first professional contract?
... that during its development, the predatory plant bug Deraeocoris brevis can consume up to 400 eggs and nymphs of the pear psylla?
... that during the filming of Atlanta's "Teddy Perkins", Donald Glover was referred to by the crew as "Teddy" and "there was no Donald on set whatsoever"?
... that the copepodTemora longicornis makes daily vertical migrations, spending the day near the seabed and the night near the surface?
... that after a decade-long opera and concert career, George Bentham originated the leading role of Alexis in The SorcererbyGilbert and Sullivan, which proved to be his last performing engagement?
... that Ralph Abernathy(pictured), mentor and friend of Martin Luther King Jr., led a demonstration protesting the use of federal funds for the Apollo 11 project when many Americans lived in poverty?
... that Greta Arwidsson, Sweden's first female professor of Scandinavian and Comparative Archaeology, turned to the subject while excavating the Valsgärdeboat graves in school?
... that the Scottish Triple Qualification allowed doctors fleeing Nazi oppression to practise medicine in Britain?
... that the ursine tree-kangaroo(illustrated) is listed by the IUCN as "vulnerable" as it is hunted for food and its numbers are decreasing?
... that Oleta Crain, one of only three black women officers in training in the U.S. Army in 1943, was not allowed to sleep in the same barracks or take a shower at the same time as the white women?
... that the Easter hymn "Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht" (The tomb is empty, the hero awake) from 1777 has been called a hit among church songs?
... that after being sentenced to death for resisting the Romanian military intervention, the Moldavian officer Anatolie Popa was pardoned and offered a position in the Romanian Army?
... that the Airports Act 1986 created the private company BAA from a public aviation authority?
... that the species description for the mite Afropolonia tgifi was likely only approved because the journal's editors were unfamiliar with the expression "TGIF" ("Thank God It's Friday")?
... that the duties of Mollie Lentaigne, a nurse during the Second World War, included drawing the experimental surgery (example pictured) being performed on members of the Guinea Pig Club?
... that the Ford Piquette Avenue PlantinDetroit, Michigan, was the first factory where more than 100 cars were assembled in one day?
... that Minister Dein, a loyalist of King Binnya UofHanthawaddy, escaped execution by King Razadarit by telling the new king that his only "crime was being a servant of your father, the king"?
... that the American superhero film Thor: Ragnarok features elements from the comic book storyline "Planet Hulk"?
... that Both Lives Matter ran an advertising campaign in 2017 with billboards featuring the headline "100,000 people are alive today because of our laws on abortion. Why change that?"
... that the elephant trunkfish(pictured) grazes on the seabed and can weigh up to 4.5 kg (10 lb)?
... that Benjamin Ladraa embarked on a 4,800-kilometre (3,000 mi) trek from Sweden to Jerusalem to raise awareness of rights violations in the West Bank?
