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... that geophysical methods have been used to look for the palace of Cleopatra?
... that the Nantgarw traditionofMorris dancing is based on what one woman remembered of the dances she had seen when she was young?
... that several members of the Hyatt 10 were reappointed by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III because he thought it would be "liberating" for them?
... that in some archaic Greek alphabets(Corinthian inscription pictured), an Ε could look like a Β, a Β like a C, a Γ like an Ι, an Ι like a Σ, or a Σ like an Μ?
... that a club started by two undergraduates in 1839 was central to the spread of Victorian restoration which determined the character of most English churches and cathedrals today?
... that Indian businessman and builder T. Namberumal Chetty is said to have owned 99 residences in the Chennai neighborhood of Chetpet, but would not purchase a 100th for astrological reasons?
... that after St Gwenllwyfo's Church in Anglesey, Wales, was abandoned in 1856 in favour of a replacement, its medieval roof took nearly 100 years to collapse?
... that a reviewer wrote that Katia Plaschka, "quite accurately described as a high soprano, sings music of stratospheric difficulty" when performing Luigi Nono's music?
... that after the English Civil War, a statue of King Charles I was hidden by a metalsmith whilst he sold cutlery that he claimed was made from its melted-down metal?
... that Brian Epstein was so angered that The Beatles were paid in loose change for a gig at the Aintree Institute, he never booked with the venue's promoter again?
... that while preparing for the air assault over the River Rhine, the commanders of the 3rd Parachute Brigade were told to expect almost a third of their strength to become casualties?
... that members of the Queensland Shearers Union and British Seamen's Union blockaded wool bales produced by non-union shearers in Brisbane in 1890?
... that although Daniel is portrayed as a young man by Rubens in his depiction of Daniel in the lions' den, Daniel would have been over eighty according to biblical chronology?
... that astronomers have discovered a real-life "Tatooine"?
08:00, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
... that the taboo offering of a cloth stained with menstrual blood to the Hindu goddessMatangi(pictured) is thought to grant the ability to attract a mate?
... that the 15th-century church of the Dragalevtsi Monastery on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital Sofia features frescoes of military saints in full knights' armour (pictured)?
... that the breakaway North America Vishwa Kannada Association was formed in March 2009 by 7 founder members of the Association of Kannada Kootas of America and 25 others?
... that in 1737 cooper Charles Milsom discovered a springinLyncombe, Bath, while fixing a fishpond, and styled himself as a doctor to market the spring water for its health-giving properties?
... that, though it owes much in design to the Royal CrescentinBath, Buxton Crescent is said to be "more richly decorated and altogether more complex"?
... that despite reports that they played so badly their set was cut short, The Beatles' first performance at Lathom Hall led to a number of future bookings there, earning them the 2005 equivalent of £120 per concert?
... that A Day in the Life is an internet television documentary web series produced by Morgan Spurlock that represents Hulu's first original long-form programming venture?
... that Marcel Janco(pictured), the founder of Dada stagecraft, decided to emigrate from Romania when his brother-in-law was tortured to death by the Iron Guard?
... that William Butler Yeats loathed Robin de la Condamine's performance in his The Shadowy Waters, but could not fire him because all the actors were working for free?
... that a judge's error on the first episode of a television game show (pictured) hosted by Swedish television director Nils Erik Bæhrendtz introduced a new term into the Swedish language?
... that the theft of a saddlebag from the Sioux City Public Museum in 1996 may have been part of a string of museum thefts which involved stealing Native American artifacts?
... that Turtagrø was the location for the first climbing school in Norway?
... that Bruce Timm, the producer of the animated film adaptation Batman: Year One, said that adapting the comic story arc was straightforward since the original story was already cinematic?
... that, three days before his death in a plane crash, Chilean journalist Roberto Bruce replaced the host of a breakfast programme for the first time?
... that the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad offered "millions of acres" of cheap land as a motivation for settlers to move to Iowa and Nebraska in 1872?
... that ancient scholars considered the Mutiny at Sucro the most important event of Scipio Africanus' early military career?
08:00, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
... that after its 1688 re-gilding, the Coventry Cross(replica pictured) was so bright that people could hardly bear to look directly at it on a sunny day?
... that M-78, a state highwayinMichigan, was extended several times and converted into a freeway, but now follows its original 1919 routing?
... that the exceptional Holstein sire Carlin M Ivanhoe Bell passed on the genes for both good milk production and complex vertebral malformation, a lethal genetic disorder?
... that a review of "The Rise of the Blue Beetle!" said that it is not for people who dislike "wormholes, single-cell organisms and evil intergalactic pirates being mentioned in the same breath as Batman"?
... that in 1899, Major League Baseball pitcher Frank Bates lost 18 of 19 games while making "a circus-like assortment of pitching mistakes"?
... that the world's smallest electric motor is made up of a single molecule and can be driven at up to one million revolutions per second?
... that Gevra mine in India's Korba Coalfield has been described as the largest open cast mine in Asia and has reported a record daily production of 100,000 tonnes?
... that prior to its reconstruction, the Sioux Narrows Bridge, located along Ontario Highway 71, featured the longest single span of a wooden bridge in North America, at 64 metres (210 ft)?
... that El Fua, originally made popular by an alcoholic Mexican man, has been used by Chilean students during the protests for free education in the country?
... that the University of Lomé is the largest university in the African country of Togo with a student body of roughly 40,000?
... that in June 2009, the price of Brent Crude went up to its highest point in eight months after one man spent less than three hours trading futures while drunk?
... that Neo-Confucianism during Japan's Edo Period(pioneer Fujiwara Seika pictured) believed that the universe could be understood through human reason, even if interpretations were different depending on the philosophical school?
... that from the day of his marriage till his death, Texas Governor Peter Hansborough Bell never set foot in the state?
... that the Nyorai, top-level Buddhist gods of Japan, are portrayed as almost human, but with very long arms, webbed fingers, and other unusual marks?
... that Major League Baseball player Emmett Seery was so patient during at bats that one newspaper wrote that he was "a good enough waiter to preside at a restaurant"?
... that the yellow bloodwood(bark pictured) tends to grow on the western slopes of plateaus and escarpments?
... that as a Major League Baseball rookie, Buster Hoover finished second in the league batting statistics even though his team did not complete the season?
... that Buster Warenski made a replica, containing over 32 ounces of gold, of a dagger found in Tutankhamun's tomb?
08:00, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
... that the black brittle star(pictured) and its associate the common brittle star may form beds on the sea floor extending hundreds of square metres and consisting of millions of individuals?
... that Portia Iverson's Strange Son documents how an autistic Indian boy and his mother traveled from India to California to help Iverson's son communicate?
00:00, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
... that Swedish television's first TV news presenter, Olle Björklund, (pictured) was fired after his name appeared in a tobacco advertisement?
... that when children's book illustrator Clare Turlay Newberry purchased a $500 ocelot for a live drawing model, The New York Times headline read "Still A Lot For Ocelot"?
... that a cloneofDesktop Dungeons was released for the iPhone before the developers had even finished the game?
... that the short story "Langit Makin Mendung" was banned in Indonesia partly because a character wore glasses?
00:00, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
... that, 66 years after it opened as a department store, the 1910 Olds, Wortman & King building (pictured) became the first indoor shopping mall in downtown Portland, Oregon?
... that in 1854, Charles S. Drew(pictured) was appointed quartermaster general of the Oregon territorial militia by Democratic governor John W. Davis, but was removed from office when he joined the Know-Nothing Party?
... that the Indonesian literary group Lekra was accused of having foreknowledge of the attempted coup d'état in 1965?
... that evidence collected by Brazilian scientists indicates that there may be salty water flowing underneath the Amazon and into the Atlantic Ocean?
... that while working on his 1897 painting of eleven Fox Terriers, The Totteridge XI, artist Arthur Wardle was repeatedly told to make the dogs appear closer to the breed standard?
... that GrubHub Food Delivery & Pickup advertises its food delivery services as free, but has been sued for allegedly charging a customer an extra dollar?
... that Robert Crawford, scorer of the first goal in international football, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for causing a servant to be flogged to death?
... that Charles Sylvester described toilets in 1819 at the new Derby Infirmary that cleaned themselves and exchanged foul air every time they were used (see diagram)?
...that QRpedia lets museum visitors quickly see Wikipedia articles about exhibits, on their mobile phones, in their own language?
... that among those killed in the 1740 Batavia massacre were 500 prisoners and hospital patients?
... that the 1924 Australian silent film Fisher's Ghost was not shown in Sydney because it was deemed "too gruesome"?
... that Princess Sophia(pictured), the fifth daughter of King George III, once remarked her life was so "deadly dull" that she wished she were a kangaroo?
... that the amount of personal information collected from kids on the Bomb Pops website, as of 1999, was used as an example of why children's privacy laws were needed?
... that the production of the 2009 album Love's Harmony took place on four continents?
... that Richard Bacon had a lengthy career in fishing, as well as serving in both World Wars?
... that Dummy Taylor(pictured), once the highest salaried deaf person in the United States, was ejected from a baseball game for cursing out the umpire in sign language?
... that the first episode of the 2011 British-American television series Strike Back: Project Dawn gave the network Cinemax its best ratings since 2005?
... that there was a widespread belief in 19th-century German psychiatry that all forms of mental illness were simple variations of a single unitary psychosis?
... that people in Berlin raised over a million gold marks for charity in World War I by hammering nails into a wooden statueofHindenburg 12 metres (42 feet) high?
... that the Old ChurchofHelsinki was intended to be a temporary building that could serve the parish until consecration of the Helsinki Cathedral?
... that Pizza Hut's success in the People's Republic of China inspired the Norwegian pizza chain Peppes Pizza to open in Beijing?
00:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
... that the suicidal civil servant Urmuz(pictured) was depicted by posterity as Romania's first Dadaist?
... that Operation Eagle is an Egyptian military campaign aimed at confronting Islamic insurgents and criminal gangs in the Sinai Peninsula?
