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... that Maryland DelegateTorrey C. Brown, a physician, once assisted in saving the life of a fellow legislator who suffered a heart attack during a debate?
... that Bert "Yank" Levy, who taught the British Home Guard and coauthored one of the first books on guerrilla warfare, said a cheese cutter could be used as a weapon?
... that American snowboarders Taylor Gold and his sister Arielle both went to Sochi to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but both saw their efforts derailed by falls?
... that Vassar College students living in Raymond House(pictured) were able to receive $115 off their annual bills in exchange for housekeeping duties?
... that The Last Arrow was praised for its "inventive re-imagining" of the Robin Hood legend, although one reviewer felt that its "sadistic sexual torture may offend some"?
... that after Rembrandt toothpaste discontinued its canker sore toothpaste, the 3 oz (85 g) tube that had formerly sold for $6.99 instead sold for approximately $50, on eBay?
... that Allan du Toit was 15 years old when he wrote his first published book?
... that The Widow's Son pub is named for the legend of a widow who every Good Friday baked a hot cross bun for her only son, in the hope that he was not lost at sea and would one day return home?
... that the 1915 landing at Anzac Cove on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula is marked on 25 April each year by a dawn service at the cove (pictured), attended by 50,000 people in 2013?
... that La India's recordings of "Ese Hombre" and "Dicen Que Soy", on her album Dicen Que Soy, have been described as "anthems for female salsa lovers"?
... that Ada Hitchins's measurements of atomic mass from uranium ores (pictured) provided the first experimental evidence for the existence of isotopes?
... that following the death of Rani Chandra in a plane crash, unfinished portions involving her in the 1976 Tamil film Bhadrakali were shot with a look-alike?
... that in the structure of Bach's St John Passion(first page pictured), the centre of symmetry is "Durch dein Gefängnis ...", expressing: "By your prison ... came our freedom"?
... that Barney Berlinger won the United States decathlon championship in 1933 despite jogging through the final event, 1500 meters, so slowly he scored no points?
... that although Karl Ove Knausgård's family threatened legal action over his autobiographical novel series My Struggle, he published it anyway and sold half a million copies?
... that Czech Radio broke a national record for the longest uninterrupted radio broadcast when it celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2013?
... that the Sterbelied "Valet will ich dir geben" is described in a subtitle as a song of consolation, in which a pious heart bids farewell to this world?
... that roundMunsö Church(pictured) was built to serve both a religious and a defensive purpose?
... that salmon canning magnate Frank M. Warren, the only first-class passenger from Oregon to perish in the sinking of the Titanic, played for one of the first baseball teams in Portland?
... that Morton B. Panish and a colleague at Bell Labs developed a laser that led to fiber optics, laser printers, barcode readers, and optical disc drives?
... that Sigma called their label "Life Recordings" on the grounds that the music industry made them make the record label their life?
... that Anthony Minoprio provided a new master plan for Crawley New Town after the previous planner suddenly resigned in "an extraordinary decision [... which was] never completely explained"?
... that as of 2013, Iran is one of only four countries known to carry out public executions?
... that in 1853, Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll helped draft a letter addressing women in the United States which called for the abolition of slavery?
... that a version of the astro pop cocktail is layered with red, white, and blue colors, and served in a shot glass?
09:10, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
... that in 1901 Beatrice Tomasson(pictured) and her teammates became the first to climb the south face of the Marmolada, which was then considered "the longest and most difficult climb in the Alps"?
... that Pike's Lane was the venue of the first-ever goal scored in league football?
... that a January 1947 contest, on radio station WINCinWinchester, Virginia, was responsible for shorting out the telephone system for the entire city?
... that 7th-grade science students at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, California, helped researchers discover a new series of Martian lava tubes(pictured)?
... that whilst the 1951 founding conference of the Uttar Pradesh Praja Party targeted getting 2.5 million members, it won just two seats in that year's Legislative Assembly election?
... that Iranian student activist Maryam Shafipour spent seven months in pre-trial detention, including more than two months in solitary confinement, before being sentenced to seven years in prison?
... that when Michael Weiße published 157 songs in German for the Bohemian Brethren, it was the most extensive hymnal of his time, and the first organized by topic?
... that Angie Epifano gained widespread media attention and millions of page views after she wrote an essay on her personal experience of sexual assault?
... that Dutch Jesuit priest Frans van der Lugt, who had lived in Syria since 1966 and ministered to Christians and Muslims alike, was shot dead in April 2014 in Homs?
... that Manchester United–Arsenal brawl in 1990 is the only instance in English league football history in which a team has been docked points due to player misconduct?
... that in the 1960s, Robert Heinecken inserted pornographic images into mainstream magazines such as Time and Vogue and then returned the altered magazines to the newsstands?
00:40, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
... that the single-celled Methanosarcina(Methanosarcina barkeri fusaro pictured) may have played a significant role in both the evolution of early life and the worst extinction event in history?
... that the British aircraft carrierHMS Formidable(pictured) became known as "The Ship That Launched Herself" due to a surprising mishap before her launching ceremony?
... that Härkeberga Church contains medieval frescos that have never been covered or painted over?
... that the Bank of Canada described the use of $2 banknotes of the 1937 Series as appearing "like migratory birds and disappearing like the lemmings"?
... that Danish women's rights activist Astrid Stampe Feddersen(pictured) took part in the fight against prostitution and fought for greater equality between men and women, including unmarried women?
... that Australian tour promoterMichael Chugg was served divorce papers on the same day he was awarded "Father of the Year"?
00:00, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
... that the flag of NATO(pictured) was first hoisted on November 9, 1953, at the opening ceremony of the Atlantic Exhibition in Paris?
... that biochemist Sofia Simmonds, despite her scientific accomplishments, was not promoted to full professoratYale until nearly 30 years after she started there?
... that, during the 1929–30 English football season, at a point when only one other Watford F.C. player had scored more than one goal, Frank McPherson had already scored 22 of Watford's 29 total goals?
... that although Lafran Pane is considered the founder of the Muslim Students' Association, members sometimes did not recognize him or considered him a government spy?
... that the Madras High Court banned quarrying activities on or near a hill in Keelavalavu because it contains a monument of archaeological importance?
... that when Bill Sefton raised the pole vaultworld record to 4.54 m (14 ft 11 in), he could not try to improve it further as the uprights did not go any higher?
... that visitors at The Flask, Highgate, were once asked to swear to drink only strong beer, and not to kiss the maid if they could kiss the mistress, unless they preferred the maid or could kiss both?
... that after taking an early interest in gymnastics in Algiers, Myriam Ould-Braham turned to dance, finding it was more fun to move about with music?
... that the Garden of Ninfa(pictured) has been called "the most romantic garden in the world"?
... that Cold War-era spy Hüseyin Yıldırım, sentenced to life without parole in the United States, was later pardoned and secretly extradited to Turkey, where he stayed only one day in prison?
... that Washington County Fire District 2inOregon began as the Hillsboro Rural Fire Protection District and is now headed by the Hillsboro Fire Department's chief?
... that Wisps, creatures in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, were added to Sonic Colorsaspower-ups so that the player would not have to switch characters to experience varied gameplay?
... that Annette Winkler, CEO of Smart, once headed a commercial truck dealership and became licensed to drive heavy trucks in nine days, to better understand her customers?
... that in the late 19th century, those academics who used the letters "F.S.Sc." after their names had been duped by a "bogus literary society" (emblem pictured)?
... that the novel Southern Cross does not contain any words?
... that William Wallace died inside the Rock of Gibraltar after falling off his bicycle?
00:00, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
... that Béla I of Hungary(bust pictured) was mortally wounded by his throne collapsing under him?
... that Operation In Our Sites is an effort by the U.S. government to detect intellectual property violations, and that agencies can arrest suspects connected with targeted websites and seize their assets?
... that the Moravian Church Mission Ships were a series of twelve ships that made an annual voyage from London to the church's mission stations in Labrador every summer between 1770 and 1926?
... that Randi Altschul's disposable cellphone was named "product of the year" in 2002?
