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==Did you know...==
*'''''04:38, 5 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the band [[Green Day]] ''([[:Image:Billie Joe Armstrong-cropped.jpg|lead vocalist pictured]])'' has been '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Green Day|nominated]]''' for 10 [[American Music Awards]], 13 [[Grammy Awards]], and 25 [[MTV Music Video Awards]]?
*... that [[Dravidian parties]] '''[[Rise of Dravidian parties to power in Tamil Nadu|rose to power]]''' in [[Tamil Nadu]] after the 1967 general election in [[India]], in which they won all the seats they competed for?
*... that the '''[[Stockbridge Militia]]''' was the first [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] unit in the [[Continental Army]]?
*... that an island purchased by '''[[Lloyd Mathews]]''' for use as a [[prison]] is now a [[conservation area]] for [[giant tortoise]]s?
*... that the television broadcast of the '''[[2000 Sugar Bowl]]''' was watched by an estimated 18.4&nbsp;million people?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Li Zhongchen]]''', whose emperor-bestowed name meant "faithful subject," later betrayed [[Emperor Dezong of Tang]] and served the rebel [[Zhu Ci]]?
*... that the gilt-copper '''[[Reliquary Shrine of Saint Eleutherius]]''' in the [[cathedral of Tournai]] is considered the most sumptuous surviving mid-13th century [[reliquary]]?
*... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' published an article mentioning that [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player '''[[Jeff Johnson (baseball)|Jeff Johnson]]''' had been bothered because of rumors he had heard about the [[New York Yankees]] pursuing different [[pitcher]]s?


*'''''22:42, 4 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the [[1923 Tour de France|1923]] [[Tour de France]] winner '''[[Henri Pélissier]]''' ''([[:Image:1919pelissier cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' was shot by his lover using the gun with which his wife had shot herself some years earlier?
*... that the main house on the grounds of the city-owned '''[[Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center]]''' in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] incorporates [[swastika]]s in its architecture?
*... that the [[trouvère]] '''[[Andrieu Contredit d'Arras]]''' joined a [[Crusade]] in 1239 as a [[knight]] and [[minstrel]]?
*... that the '''[[BTR-90]]''', an [[armoured personnel carrier]] in service with [[Russian army|Russian]] [[Internal Troops]], is fitted with a [[gun turret]] identical to the one used on the [[BMP-2]]?
*... that '''[[Robert Steinberg (chocolate maker)|Robert Steinberg]]''' and John Scharffenberger experimented with the original varieties of [[Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker|Scharffen Berger]] [[brand]] [[chocolate]] in Steinberg's home [[kitchen]]?
*... that the '''''[[Niue Star]]''''', founded in 1993, is [[Niue]]'s only printed [[newspaper]]?
*... that the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] won the World Series in just their '''[[Arizona Diamondbacks seasons|fourth season]]''' of [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that '''[[MSC Sinfonia|MS ''European Stars'']]''', built in 2002, was the last new [[cruise ship]] delivered to '''[[Festival Cruises]]''' before their bankruptcy in 2004?
*... that '''[[Bancroft Gherardi, Jr.]]''' was one of the foremost authorities in [[History of the telephone|early telephone engineering]], and received the [[IEEE Edison Medal]] for his work on electrical communication?


*'''''16:51, 4 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[drag racing|drag racer]] '''[[Bruce Larson]]''' hired [[sprint car racing|sprint car racer]] '''[[Maynard Yingst]]''' ''([[:Image:MaynardYingst_SprintCar.jpg|sprint car pictured]])'' as his crew chief for his 1989 [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]] [[Funny Car]] championship season?
*... that during [[World War II]], the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-run '''[[Haidari concentration camp]]''' near [[Athens]] was so infamous that it became known as the "[[Bastille]] of [[Greece]]"?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] warlord '''[[Tian Yue]]''' was, along with his mother, wife, and children, killed by his cousin Tian Xu, who then took over the circuit that he governed?
*... that the original of the [[1812 in art|1812]] painting '''''[[Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion]]''''' by [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]] was only recently discovered in [[Sweden]] and acquired by the [[Saint Louis Art Museum]] in 1983?
*... that '''[[Henry Jolles]]''', who had played [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]]'s complete piano music in [[Heidelberg]] in 1928, escaped [[Nazi]] persecution in 1942 by fleeing from France to Brazil with the assistance of American [[Varian Fry]]?
*... that the construction of the '''[[Storm King Highway]]''' took {{convert|22|mi|km}} off the drive between [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]] and [[West Point, New York]], two cities only {{convert|10|mi|km}} apart?
*... that [[Imperial Japanese Army]] general '''[[Takaji Wachi]]''' attempted to create a collaborationist state in [[Guangxi]], [[China]] in the mid 1930s?
*... that the book '''''[[Deadly Cults|Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers]]''''' was written by a former commander of the [[homicide]] branch of the [[Indianapolis Police Department]]?


*'''''11:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the song '''"[[I'm Just Wild About Harry]]"''' ''([[:Image:Eubie Blake - Just Wild about Harry.ogg|listen]])'' was the most popular number from the first successful [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] show to have an all African-American cast?
*... that the 1931 Workers Olympiad held in [[Vienna]], organized by the '''[[Socialist Workers' Sport International]]''', was larger than the [[1932 Los Angeles Olympics]] both in number of participants and spectators?
*... that while growing up in [[Kentucky]], [[aerobatics]] pilot '''[[Gene Soucy]]''' would wash and refuel airplanes at a local airport in exchange for flight time?
* ... that [[Mary Shelley]]'s edition of [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]]'s '''''[[Prometheus Unbound (Shelley)|Prometheus Unbound]]''''' was delayed 19 years because Percy's father, [[Timothy Shelley]], refused to allow any of his son's poetry to be published?
*... that [[Croat]]ian [[composer (music)|composer]] '''[[Alfi Kabiljo]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[musical theater|plays]] have been produced over 2,000 times?
*... that the 1971 book '''''[[Encounters with the Archdruid]]''''' by [[John McPhee]] chronicles environmentalist [[David Brower]]'s confrontations with his ideological enemies?
*... that [[boy soprano]] [[Andrew Johnston (singer)|Andrew Johnston]]'s debut album, '''''[[One Voice (Andrew Johnston album)|One Voice]]''''', features a duet with ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' contestant [[Faryl Smith]]?
*... that former [[California State Assembly]]man '''[[Glenn E. Coolidge]]''' was the 1962 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|congressional]] candidate for [[California]]'s [[California's 12th congressional district|12th district]], but died suddenly during the campaign?


*'''''05:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that after 19 years broadcasting from an antenna atop the 42-story '''[[DuMont Building]]''' ''([[:Image:Dumont-building.jpg|pictured]])'' in [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[WKCR-FM]] became the first station to broadcast from the mast on top of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]?
*... that former [[Regimental Sergeant Major]] '''[[Harry Lapwood]]''' was known as having the loudest voice in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]?
*... that a scripted argument at '''[[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble 1995]]''' set up a wrestling match between wrestler [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[National Football League|American football]] player [[Lawrence Taylor]]?
*... that in 1951, [[Bulgaria]]n politician and exile '''[[G. M. Dimitrov]]''' helped found the first Bulgarian [[NATO]] [[Company (military unit)|company]]?
*... that the ruined [[Anglo-Saxon architecture|Saxon]] '''[[St Peter's Church, West Blatchington]]''' was used as a [[Chicken coop|henhouse]] for many years before being restored in the 19th century?
*... that '''[[Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick]]''' published a short book of favorite songs titled ''Louisiana Let's Sing'' in honor of her husband [[Claude Kirkpatrick|Claude]]'s unsuccessful candidacy for [[Governor of Louisiana]] in 1963?
*... that [[canal engineer]] '''[[Hugh Henshall]]''' was both pupil of and brother-in-law to [[James Brindley]], the famous canal architect of the [[Industrial Revolution]]?
*... that it took '''[[Peter Steinfeld]]''' six weeks to write the opening eleven pages of his first screenplay, ''[[Drowning Mona]]''?


*'''''23:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Dome of the Chain]]''' ''([[:Image:Dome of the Chain.jpg|pictured]])'', a free-standing dome functioning as a prayer house on the [[Temple Mount]], was possibly used as a building model for the adjacent [[Dome of the Rock]]?
*... that [[deadpan]] comedian '''[[Kevin Wu]]''' was one of three Asians under the age of 21 to be in the top five of [[YouTube]]'s all time most subscribed in 2008?
*... that by 1937, the [[Warsaw]] branch of the [[General Jewish Labor Union|Bund]]ist '''[[Morgnshtern]]''' was the largest sporting organisation in [[Poland]]?
*... that [[art historian]] '''[[George Zarnecki]]''' worked with a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spy for almost 30&nbsp;years at the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]]?
*... that [[Japanese rock]] band [[Abingdon Boys School]] provided one of the two opening theme tunes for the '''[[List of D.Gray-man episodes (season 1)|first season]]''' of the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' [[anime]]?
*... that [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[cricket]]er '''[[Maurits van Nierop]]''' had been recalled to the [[Netherlands national cricket team]] squad for the first time in two years just two weeks before he died?
*... the '''[[loading coil]]''' saved [[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]] an estimated US$100&nbsp;million in the first quarter of the 20th century but [[Oliver Heaviside]] was paid nothing for the idea?
*... that after the resignation of [[Roman Abramovic]], '''[[Roman Kopin]]''' was unanimously confirmed by local [[legislator]]s to be the next governor of [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]]?


*'''''17:13, 3 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[threadfin jack]]''' ''([[:Image:Threadfin jack.png|pictured]])'' has been found at a number of archaeological sites in [[Central America]], indicating this species has been caught by humans for [[Fish as food|food]] for at least three millennia?
*... that [[UK|British]] [[architect]] '''[[Rodney Gordon]]''' considered running for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], but could not decide which party he wanted to be in?
*... that the '''''[[Willamette Law Review]]''''' offices are housed in a former [[Carnegie library]] re-dedicated in a ceremony featuring [[U.S. Supreme Court]] judge [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]?
*... that "'''[[The Nose (short story)|The Nose]]'''" is a 1916 [[Japanese literature|Japanese]] short story by [[Akutagawa Ryūnosuke]] about a [[Buddhist priest]] who is obsessed with his ungainly nose?
*... that [[Eero Saarinen]]'s '''[[Bell Labs Holmdel Complex]]''' was called the "The Biggest Mirror Ever" because of its unique exterior?
*... that '''[[Jacopo I da Carrara]]''', ''signore'' of [[Padua]], [[Italy]], voluntarily stepped down in 1319 to save the city from [[Cangrande I della Scala]]?
*... that [[ticket resale|ticket scalpers]] were arrested prior to the '''[[UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament|2008 UAAP men's basketball finals]]''' for reselling tickets at exorbitant prices?
*... that the '''[[Bandra Fair]]''' in [[Mumbai]], [[India]] was established to commemorate finding a statue of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] in the [[Arabian Sea]]?
*... that [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[film producer]] '''[[Sandy Stern]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s producing partner is [[R.E.M.]]'s lead singer [[Michael Stipe]]?


*'''''10:21, 3 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''"[[Frog Legs Rag]]"''' ''([[:Image:Frog Legs Rag 2.ogg|listen]])'' was the second highest selling [[ragtime]] song after "[[Maple Leaf Rag]]" in publisher [[John Stillwell Stark]]'s catalog?
*... that [[Loughborough University]]'s '''[[Pilkington Library]]''' is cooled by an on campus [[Cogeneration|combined heat and power]] plant which provides electricity to the rest of the university?
*... that the 2002 '''[[Battle of Nablus]]''' continued for two hours after the [[Palestinian]] fighters announced their willingness to surrender?
*... that [[biochemist]] '''[[Rollin Hotchkiss]]''', a pioneer in [[bacterial transformation]] and [[molecular genetics]], helped to popularize the term "[[genetic engineering]]"?
*... that the '''[[September 2008 attacks on Christians in Mangalore]]''' started in response to the allegations by [[Bajrang Dal]] that the [[New Life Fellowship|New Life Fellowship Church]] was indulging in forcible conversion of [[Hindu]]s?
*... that '''[[Henry Bohlen]]''', an [[American Civil War]] [[Union Army|Union]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] who was born in [[Germany]] in 1810, was the first foreign-born Union general in the Civil War?
*... that the '''[[High Arctic relocation]]''' of 87 [[Inuit people]] in the [[Cold War]] was called "one of the worst [[Human rights in Canada|human rights violations]] in the [[history of Canada]]" by the [[Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples]]?


*'''''04:35, 3 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Flagellation of Christ]]''' first appears in [[Christian art|art]] ''([[:Image:Gotland-Dalhem-Kyrka Glasmalerei 07.jpg|example pictured]])'' in the 9th century?
*... that '''[[Sadamu Shimomura]]''', the last [[Ministry of War of Japan|Army Minister]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Army]], was appointed after the [[surrender of Japan]]?
*... that the '''[[Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons|Alabama Crimson Tide]]''' [[college football]] team holds [[NCAA]] records for both [[bowl game]] appearances and victories with 55 and 31 respectively?
*... that although designed for use on [[light rail]] lines, the '''[[Valmet RM 2]]''' trams were only ever used on traditional [[tram]] systems?
*... that [[List of convicted computer criminals|computer criminal]] '''[[Jeanson James Ancheta]]''' was the first person to be charged for controlling large numbers of hijacked computers or [[botnets]]?
*... that '''[[conductor gallop]]''', the wind-induced 1&nbsp;[[Hertz|Hz]] [[oscillation]] of overhead [[Electric power transmission|transmission line]]s, is also known as "dancing"?
*... that [[UK|British]] [[equestrianism|equestrian]] '''[[Anne Dunham (equestrian)|Anne Dunham]]''' won her first individual [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] gold medal in the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Games]] at the age of 59?
*... that the '''[[Red Hill Fire Observation Station|Red Hill fire tower]]''' was the last in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]] to be closed down?
*... that '''[[Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet|Sir Michael Seymour]]''' was appointed to command '''[[HMS Niemen (1809)|HMS ''Niemen'']]''' in September 1809, a ship he had captured from the French that April?


*'''''21:11, 2 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Goodpasture Bridge|Goodpasture Covered Bridge]]''' ''([[:Image:Goodpasture Covered Bridge, 2008.JPG|pictured]])'' spanning the [[McKenzie River]] near [[Vida, Oregon|Vida]], [[Oregon]] is decorated for the [[Christmas]] season?
*... that at the funeral of '''[[Anthony Browne (justice)|Sir Anthony Browne]]''', friends were given [[mourning ring]]s engraved on the outside with 'Wee dye'?
*... that '''[[M3 Amphibious Rig]]''', a self-propelled [[amphibious warfare|amphibious]] bridging vehicle, was originally developed by the German firm Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern?
*... that the first work of '''[[Texas literature]]''' in English was the [[1833 in literature|1833]] book ''Texas'' by [[Mary Austin Holley]], cousin of [[Stephen F. Austin]]?
*... the '''[[San Esteban Chuckwalla]]''' can exceed two&nbsp;feet (61&nbsp;cm) in length, making it the largest member of its genus, and a textbook example of [[insular gigantism]]?
*... that '''[[Warren A. Morton]]''', a [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Wyoming House of Representatives|Wyoming House]], was the father of a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] and the son-in-law of a [[U.S. representative]] from [[Pennsylvania]]?
*... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[river]] '''[[Lysakerelven]]''', an [[ecosystem]] of national importance, has walking and cycling trails on both banks from its source to its mouth at the [[Oslofjord]]?
*... that '''[[Charlie Hillard]]''' was the first American to win the World [[Aerobatics]] Championship?


*'''''15:35, 2 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Holgate School (Hucknall)|Holgate School]]''' in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]] had a [[Khatchkar]] ''([[:Image:Khachkar - For Children's Sake.jpg|pictured]])'' installed in thanks by the [[Armenia]]n Government for UK-funded '''[[Lord Byron School (Gyumri)|Lord Byron School]]''' in [[Gyumri]]?
*... that [[Springfield Armory, Inc.]] assisted [[Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division]] in making the '''[[United States Navy Mark 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle]]''' by supplying the needed machinery to make it?
*... that according to [[Hansard]], [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] boxer '''[[Paddy Maguire (boxer)|Paddy Maguire]]''' once sparred with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Colin Moynihan]] in a London pub?
*... that the [[weroance]] of the '''[[Appomattoc]]''' tribe, Perecute, personally led Thomas Batts and Robert Fallam on an expedition in 1671 to become the first Europeans to set foot within what is now [[West Virginia]]?
*... that [[list of Slovenian biologists and botanists|Slovenian biologist]] '''[[Ivan Regen]]''' is considered the founder of modern [[bioacoustics]] due to his work on [[cricket (insect)|cricket]] and [[katydid]] acoustic communication?
*... that in [[Mexico City]]'s '''[[Zócalo]]''', 18,000 Mexicans stripped naked for the artist [[Spencer Tunick]]?
*... that many of the pieces of the anthology '''''[[Suspiria de Profundis]]''''' were lost before publication, as its author [[Thomas de Quincey]] may have accidentally set them on fire?
*... that after living in the U.S. for 50 years, painter '''[[Kazys Varnelis]]''' returned to [[Lithuania]] in 1998 at the age of 81?


*'''''09:01, 2 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that rains from '''[[Tropical Storm Lester (2004)|Tropical Storm Lester]]''' ''([[:Image:Tropical Storm Lester (2004).jpg|pictured]])'' triggered a [[mudslide]] that temporarily buried a man in [[Mexico]]?
*... that '''[[Else Højgaard]]''' was a [[prima ballerina]] who was awarded [[knighthood]] in the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]?
*... that the 1871 '''[[Battle of Blanco Canyon]]''' marked the first time a foreign military force had penetrated to the heart of the [[Comancheria]] since the [[Comanche]] rose to power on the [[Great Plains]]?
*... that '''''[[Gliricidia sepium]]''''' is used as [[firewood]], [[live fencing]], [[fodder]], coffee shade, [[green manure]] and [[Rodenticide|rat poison]]?
*... that [[Alaska]]n [[fiber artist]] '''[[Fran Reed]]''' was known for her distinctive [[basket]]s made from [[dried fish]] skins?
*... that '''[[Hapoel Tayibe F.C.|Hapoel Tayibe]]''' was the first ever [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab]] [[association football|football]] club to play in the top division in [[Israel]]?
*... that '''[[A.U. Fuimaono]]''' was the first [[Delegate (United States Congress)|Delegate]] from [[American Samoa]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]]?
*... that [[Brazil]]ian nursing assistant '''[[Edson Isidora Guimaraes]]''' is thought to have killed patients in a hospital in [[São Paulo]] because a [[funeral home]] was paying him $60 a time for the relatives' contact details?
*... that in August 1936, the [[Matson Navigation Company]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Mauna Loa}}''' came to the aid of a [[windjammer]] that was crewed by [[Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Sea Scouts]] and had been missing for two weeks?


*'''''03:11, 2 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that more than 100,000 '''[[Heinkel Tourist]]''' ''([[:Image:Heinkel Tourist 175, Bj. 1956 1a.jpg|pictured]])'' [[scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]]  were sold despite being heavier and more expensive than [[Vespa]]s and [[Lambretta]]s?
*... that '''[[Nora Kimball]]''' co-starred with [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] in [[David Gordon (dance)|David Gordon]]'s ''Made in U.S.A.''?
*... that the '''[[urbilaterian|last common ancestor of bilaterian animals]]''' has been reconstructed as a tiny worm with a combined mouth and anus?
*... that the [[Lauterpacht Centre for International Law]] was named after its founder '''[[Sir Elihu Lauterpacht]]''' and his father [[Sir Hersch Lauterpacht]]?
*... that 29 out of 40 prepared songs were excluded from the final track list of [[Brandon Heath]]'s album '''''[[What If We]]'''''?
*... that following the purchase of [[British Energy]] by [[Electricité de France]], plans for a new '''[[Hinkley Point C nuclear power station]]''' have been announced?
*... that on April 17, [[1964 in baseball|1964]], '''[[Tim Harkness]]''' of the [[New York Mets]] became the first Mets player to bat and the first to get a hit in the team's first game played at [[Shea Stadium]]?
*... that the '''[[Oxford Music Hall]]''', opened in 1861, burned down twice within its first dozen years of operation?
*... that [[Prussian]]-born American surveyor and city planner '''[[Julius Pitzman]]''' was directly responsible for the development of the [[private place]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] around the turn of the 20th century?


*'''''19:03, 1 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the magazine '''''[[Electrician and Mechanic]]''''' ''([[:Image:Electrician and Mechanic Feb 1913 Cover.jpg|cover pictured]])'' changed its title six times in two years before acquiring its current title, ''[[Popular Science]]''?
*... that '''[[Mike J. Manning]]''' was threatened with [[deportation]] from [[Papua New Guinea]] for a report criticizing [[corruption]] in the government?
*... that the [[United Arab Emirates]] has signed an agreement with the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]] to build a '''[[Guggenheim Abu Dhabi |Guggenheim museum]]''' in [[Abu Dhabi]]?
*... that although '''[[Iván DeJesús, Jr.]]''' was selected to play in the 2008 [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]] All-star game, he instead played in the [[2008 All-Star Futures Game]]?
*... that the song "'''[[Another Planet / Voyager|Another Planet]]'''" by [[drum and bass]] band [[Pendulum (band)|Pendulum]] uses samples from [[Jeff Wayne]]'s musical version of ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds|The War of the Worlds]]''?
*... that, after the rebellious [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Zhu Tao]]''' was defeated by Wang Wujun and [[Li Baozhen]], he immediately executed two subordinates who had suggested that he battle Wang and Li?
*... that [[Betty Furness]], a Hollywood film actress turned [[consumer advocate]], was appointed by [[Nelson Rockefeller]] as the first chairman and executive director of the '''[[New York State Consumer Protection Board]]'''?
*... that when '''[[Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Giurgiu|Giurgiu Cathedral]]''' in [[Romania]] was inaugurated in 2006, it received a box with the [[relic]]s of [[Saint George]], but this was stolen the following year?


*'''''09:49, 1 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[List of David Bowie awards and nominations|David Bowie]]''' ''([[:Image:David Bowie Chile.jpg|pictured]])'' was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 2007 [[Webby Awards]]?
*... that the followers of the '''[[Socialist Workers Party (Palestine)|Socialist Workers Party]]''' in [[British Mandate of Palestine|Palestine]], the precursor of the [[Communist Party of Israel]], were known as ''mopsim''?
*... that '''''[[Double Falshood]]''''' is a [[1727 in literature|1727]] play by [[Lewis Theobald]] based on the "Cardenio" episode in ''[[Don Quixote]]''?
*... that Olympic distance runner '''[[Matt Centrowitz]]''' was the number one high school mile runner in America in 1973?
*... that [[Dustin the Turkey]], a [[puppet]], represented '''[[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]'''?
*... that '''[[Gary D. McCaleb]]''', a former [[mayor]] of [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]], once recruited the late [[Benazir Bhutto]] of [[Pakistan]] to speak to a community gathering in his [[West Texas]] city?
*... that '''[[Cleckheaton railway station]]''' was stolen in August 1971?
*... that '''[[Supreme National Tribunal]]''', a [[war crime]] [[tribunal]] active in [[Poland]] from 1946 to 1948, presided over seven high-profile cases, including the First [[Auschwitz Trial]]?
*... that '''[[Morris Sullivan]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s relocation of his [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]] [[animation]] company from the U.S. to [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], to exploit tax advantages, helped stimulate the development of Ireland's animation industry?


*'''''14:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that according to writings by missionary [[Innocent of Alaska|Ivan Popov]], an 18th-century settlement on '''[[Uliaga Island]]''' ''([[:Image:Uliaga.jpg|pictured]])'' was destroyed by a [[Russians|Russian]] settler at the request of [[Aleut|natives]] on nearby [[Umnak Island]]?
*... that the '''[[Red-backed Kingfisher]]''' nests in [[burrow]]s in [[riverbank]]s but not near water?
*... that the '''[[Great Swamp (New York)|Great Swamp]]''' in [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] and [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]] County, New York is one of the largest [[wetland]]s in the state?
*... that '''[[Richard Kessel]]''', a consumer advocate who opposed the [[US$]]5.5&nbsp;billion [[Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant]], purchased the facility for one dollar as head of the [[Long Island Power Authority]]?
*... that '''[[Ayrlies Garden]]''' has been described as the "quintessential [[New Zealand]] garden"?
*... that in [[2004 in film|2004]], '''''[[Ouaga-Saga]]''''' was one of two or three films the [[Burkina Faso]] government produces in a year?
*... that '''[[Dave Needham (boxer)|Dave Needham]]''' is only one of a few British boxers to have been both a [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBC]] [[List of British bantamweight boxing champions|bantamweight]] and [[List of British featherweight boxing champions|featherweight]] champion?


*'''''20:52, 30 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that in August 2007, millionaire businessman Anwar Rashid and his family left '''[[Clifton Hall, Nottingham|Clifton Hall]]''' ''([[:Image:Clifton Hall Beeston.jpg|pictured]])'', their £3.6M home in [[Nottingham]], because they thought it was [[haunted house|haunted]]?
*... that '''[[John Montague (baseball)|John Montague]]''' of the [[Seattle Mariners]] earned the first [[save (baseball)|save]] in team history, pitching two scoreless innings to preserve a 5–1 win against the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] on April 9, 1977?
*... that the [[2006 in film|2006 film]] '''''[[Strawberry Fields (2006 film)|Strawberry Fields]]''''' is a documentary about [[Palestinian]] farmers in [[Gaza]] facing hardships caused by the [[Israel]]–[[Hamas]] military conflict?
*... that '''[[New York State Route 146B]]''' was decommissioned after as little as 17&nbsp;years after its initial designation?
*... that in 1715, '''[[Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov]]''', the largest [[Russia]]n landowner after the [[tsar]], owned territories larger than modern [[Bulgaria]] or [[Iceland]]?
*... that a '''[[List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley#Tower of Pallets|tower of 2,000 wooden Schlitz beer pallets]]''', described as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body", is a '''[[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]]'''?
*... that the 15th-century figure '''[[John Juyn|Sir John Juyn]]''' served simultaneously as [[Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer]] and [[Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]], only relinquishing the positions when he was appointed [[Chief Justice of the King's Bench]]?


*'''''14:52, 30 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that, at {{convert|248.1|m}}, '''[[Midtown Tower]]''' ''([[:Image:Tokyo midtown tower.JPG|pictured]])'' is the tallest building in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]?
*... that '''[[William Fox (actor)|William Fox]]''' was awarded a scholarship to [[drama school]], but only on the condition that he passed the money on to another student?
*... that the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] village '''[[Cacela Velha]]''' was once the site of the Medina of Qast’alla Daraj, an Islamic town dating back to the 10th century?
*... that '''[[Francis Gawdy|Sir Francis Gawdy]]''', his father and his two older half-brothers were all baptised Thomas Gawdy, although Francis had his name changed at his [[confirmation]]?
*... that [[oyster]]s deposit '''[[pseudofeces]]''' in such amounts that they can clean up an entire [[estuary]]?
*... that '''[[Marguerite Wilson]]''' is celebrated in the '''[[Golden Book of Cycling]]''' for holding all 16 British road records?
*... that '''[[vaporized hydrogen peroxide]]''' was used to disinfect buildings contaminated in the [[2001 anthrax attacks]] in the U.S.?
*... that the '''[[Angel Island Chuckwalla]]''', an [[Iguanidae]] species, was considered such an important food item to the [[Seri]] people that they translocated the species to islands within the [[Sea of Cortés]]?


*'''''08:29, 30 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that during testing, '''[[M247 Sergeant York]]''' ''([[:Image:M247 2.jpg|pictured]])'' locked onto an [[exhaust fan]], shot into the ground instead of its target, and threatened to fire on the high-ranking review panel in nearby stands?
*... that '''[[International Gothic]]''' art is so called because very similar styles existed in centres as far apart as [[France]], [[Bohemia]], [[Italy]] and [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]]?
*... that English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Fred Geary]]''' scored the first goal at the opening of [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]'s new [[Goodison Park]] stadium in August 1892?
*... that the [[Korea]]n traditional winter hat '''[[nambawi]]''' can be luxuriously adorned with [[geumbak|gold leaf]] decoration for women?
*... that '''[[Mike Berniker]]''' produced [[Barbra Streisand]]'s first three albums, which were described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "among the most expressively uninhibited" of her career?
*... that despite its leaders being deported to remote parts of the country, the [[Gabon]]ese opposition garnered 46% of the vote in '''[[Gabonese legislative election, 1964|a 1964 legislative election]]'''?
*... that '''[[Greenbank Gardens]]''' near [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] were built by Robert Allason, a [[slave trade]]r?


*'''''02:29, 30 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that after [[Chief Justice of the King's Bench]] '''[[Robert Tresilian]]''' was executed for [[treason]] in 1388 ''([[:Image:Tresilian.jpg|pictured]])'', his wife married a [[pirate]]?
*... that [[Rage Software]] were forced to use fictitious footballer names on the [[PC game]] '''''[[Microsoft International Soccer 2000]]''''' because they did not acquire a license from [[FIFA]]?
*... that the '''[[Dome of the Prophet]]''' was built by the [[Ottoman empire|Ottoman]]s on the spot where some believe [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] prayed on the night of [[Isra and Mi'raj]]?
*... that [[George Washington]] called '''[[Dismal Swamp State Park|Dismal Swamp]]''' a "glorious paradise" and now part of it is a [[List of North Carolina state parks|North Carolina state park]]?
*... that the '''[[Sołtan argument]]''' as outlined in 1982 suggests that the [[supermassive black hole]] at the center of [[Milky Way|our galaxy]] was once a [[quasar]]?
*... that '''[[New York State Route 194]]''' was the only state highway in [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]] removed because of the 1980 state maintenance swaps?
*... that two sculptors from [[Vest-Telemark]], '''[[Dyre Vaa]]''' and '''[[Anne Grimdalen]]''', both contributed to the decoration of [[Oslo City Hall]]?
*... that the name of '''[[Cabonga Reservoir]]''' in central [[Quebec]] is derived from the [[Algonquin language|Algonquin]] ''kakibonga'', meaning "completely blocked by sand"?
*... that the '''[[Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Constanţa|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]]''' in [[Constanţa]], [[Romania]], which twice served as a parish church and twice as a cathedral, was made a [[monastery]] as well in 2001?


*'''''18:54, 29 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that from 1996 to 2001, [[auto racing|racers]] driving the '''[[Riley & Scott Mk III]]''' ''([[:Image:Riley Scott Mk III.jpg|pictured]])'' [[sports prototype]] won a total of eight Drivers Championships in four different [[sports car racing]] series?
*... that the cause of the '''[[Svenskehuset Tragedy|''Svenskehuset'' Tragedy]]''', where 17&nbsp;men died on [[Svalbard]] in the winter of 1872&ndash;73, was until recently a mystery?
*... that '''[[Richard Wesley]]''' first won critical acclaim for his 1971 play ''Black Terror'' and financial success for his screenplays for the [[Bill Cosby|Cosby]]/[[Sidney Poitier|Poitier]] vehicles ''[[Uptown Saturday Night]]'' and ''[[Let's Do It Again (1975 film)|Let's Do It Again]]''?
*... that a '''[[jobawi]]''' is a [[Korea]]n traditional winter [[cap]] with ear-flaps which was worn by women during the late [[Joseon Dynasty]]?
*... that '''[[George Odgers]]''' was the last living member of the 14 historians who wrote the [[Military history of Australia in World War II|official history of Australia's involvement]] in [[World War II]], ''[[Australia in the War of 1939–1945]]''?
*... that the '''[[C. Burton Hotel]]''' may be the only [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] building in [[Sullivan County, New York]], with a recessed [[porch]] and [[columns]]?
*... that during the [[Siege of Paris]], [[France|French]] [[inventor]] and [[photographer]] '''[[René Dagron]]''' used [[carrier pigeon]]s carrying [[microfilm]]s to send messages across German lines?
*... that "'''[[Where do you want to go today?]]'''", launched in November 1994, was the title of [[Microsoft]]'s first global image [[advertising campaign]]?


*'''''12:48, 29 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[Edmund Nelson (clergyman)|Reverend Edmund Nelson]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s most famous son, [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson]] ''([[:Image:HoratioNelson1.jpg|pictured]])'', was born 250&nbsp;years ago today?
*... that the 17th-century gardeners of the '''[[Izmaylovo Estate]]''' managed to grow [[figs]], [[coconuts]] and [[melon]]s but failed to breed [[silk worm]]s?
*... that after filing to run for a seat on the [[Oregon Supreme Court]], judge '''[[Jason Lee (Oregon judge)|Jason Lee]]''' had two cases decided against his interests in the same court before withdrawing?
*... that during the [[2008 in television|2008]]–[[2009 in television|2009 television season]], the actress [[Shenae Grimes]] has starring roles in both the '''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 8)|eighth season]]''' of ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', and the first season of ''[[90210_(TV_series)|90210]]''?
*... that [[Cameroon]]ian politician '''[[Louis-Paul Aujoulat]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thesis was named best in his [[faculty (university)|faculty]] at the [[Catholic University]]?
*... that in the [[Toronto Blue Jays seasons]], they have had seven different pitchers '''[[List of Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers|start twice or more on Opening Day]]'''?
*... that during the murder trial of '''[[Thomas Lodwig|Dr Thomas Lodwig]]''', he claimed that he had used the poison [[potassium chloride]] to enhance the effect of painkillers rather than to kill his patient?


*'''''06:37, 29 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the [[Chicago Cubs]] have a tradition of raising a '''[[Cubs Win flag]]''' ''([[:Image:20080708 Oversized Cubs Win Flag.jpg|pictured]])'' on the [[flagpole]] atop the [[scoreboard]] at [[Wrigley Field]] after every Cubs [[home (sports)|home]] victory?
*... that British [[swimming|swimmer]] '''[[Heather Frederiksen]]''' won four medals at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] after being told by doctors that she would never be able to swim again?
*... that the [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] novel '''''[[Thrones, Dominations]]''''' was started by [[Dorothy L. Sayers]] in 1936 and completed by [[Jill Paton Walsh]] over 60 years later?
*... that the '''[[Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton]]''', a [[charter school|chartered]] [[middle school]] that requires students to learn three years of [[Latin]] and to study [[classic books|Literary classics]], has been recognized as a [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School]]?
*... that strong waves from '''[[Hurricane Bonnie (1998)|Hurricane Bonnie]]''' in [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998]] washed thousands of tires, part of an artificial reef, ashore in [[North Carolina]]?
*... that the '''[[Texel Disaster]]''' of 1940 resulted in severe damage to [[HMS Express (H61)|HMS ''Express'']] and the sinking of two other ships who went to her aid?


*'''''00:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the {{convert|108.1|km|mi|adj=on}} '''[[Canal de l'Ourcq]]''' ''([[:Image:SEVRAN - Chemin de halage et po,nt de Sevran.JPG|pictured]])'' provides over half of the {{convert|380000|m3|cuyd}} of water used daily by the city of [[Paris]] for cleaning public works?
*... that [[Latvians|Latvian]] [[basketball]] player '''[[Ieva Tāre]]''' suffered a serious arm injury during the [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008|qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics]], but recovered in time for the actual [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]?
*... that '''[[Label Fandango]]''' was created by Andy Macleod and Simon Williams, the man behind debut singles from [[Coldplay]] and [[Keane (band)|Keane]]?
*... that '''[[George Ashley Campbell]]''' decided to use [[loading coil]]s for improving telephone line quality only after he realized that the [[manhole]]s were the right distance apart to allow this cheaper solution?
*... that the '''[[Schlesinger Doctrine]]''' of 1974 re-introduced the idea of [[flexible response]] to U.S. nuclear warfighting policy?
*... that '''[[San Giorgio a Cremano]]''' is so named because the residents called on their patron saint [[Saint George]] for protection from the fiery eruptions of [[Mount Vesuvius]]?
*... that unlike most other [[Jewish American|Jewish]] communities in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]], the congregants of '''[[Ulster Heights Synagogue]]''' were farmers rather than resort operators?
*... that '''''[[The Mock Tempest]]''''' was a [[1674 in literature|1674]] [[parody]] of [[John Dryden|Dryden]] and [[William Davenant|Davenant]]'s adaptation of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[The Tempest|Tempest]]''?


*'''''17:51, 28 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that "'''[[Disneyland with the Death Penalty]]'''" became a famous description for [[Singapore]] ''([[:Image:Disneyland with the Death Penalty.jpg|pictured]])'' following the 1993 publication of [[William Gibson]]'s article of the same name?
*... that '''[[James W. Cannon]]''' co-wrote a paper suggesting that the [[Non-Euclidean geometry|"negatively curved"]] nature of microscopic growth patterns of bio-organisms is responsible for the highly folded structure of the [[brain tissue]]?
*... that the current '''[[National Palace (Mexico)|National Palace of Mexico]]''', despite having been destroyed and rebuilt several times, still contains building blocks from the original palace of [[Aztec]] emperor [[Moctezuma II]]?
*... that '''[[Sydney Deane]]''', who narrowly missed representing [[Australia]] in [[cricket]], was the first Australian to appear in a [[Hollywood]] film?
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Simba}}''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cargo ship]], was severely damaged in port by a [[land mine]] dropped by a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[bomber]] during the [[World War II]]?
*... that the '''[[Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District|Menlo Avenue Historic District]]''' in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] reflects the transition to [[American Craftsman]] style architecture?
*... that [[Canoe racing|flatwater canoer]] '''[[Vladas Česiūnas]]''' was forcibly returned by the [[KGB]] to the [[Soviet Union]] out of fear that he would publish a book on [[Doping (sport)|doping]] in the Soviet Union prior to the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]?
*... that '''[[Schools Plus]]''', an education policy proposed by [[New Zealand]] [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[Helen Clark]], was boycotted by 15 schools?
*... that '''[[Louis Timothee]]''' was the first public [[librarian]] in the United States?


*'''''12:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[Elena Paparizou]] ''([[:Image:PaparizouMad2008 cropped.jpg|pictured]])'', the second choice to represent '''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005]]''', ended up winning the contest with "[[My Number One]]"?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famers]] [[Don Drysdale]] and [[Don Sutton]] each made seven '''[[List of Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers|Opening Day starts]]''' for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] since the Dodgers moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1958?
*... that former [[Thailand|Thai]] [[Minister of Education]] '''[[Pin Malakul|M.L. Pin Malakul]]''' created a [[slide rule]] for calculating the day of week of any given date despite being required to study [[Sanskrit]] rather than mathematics?
*... that the '''[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Willesden)|Swaminarayan Temple]]''' in the [[London]] suburb of [[Willesden]] is in a [[adaptive reuse|converted]] church?
*... that '''[[Hyman Golden]]''' was co-founder and chairman of [[Snapple]], which got its name from one of its early products, a carbonated apple juice that had a "snapply apple taste"?
*... that the 1991 '''[[Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy]]''' has been called a major political accomplishment of the post-[[Cold War]] era?
*... that '''[[Michael Sachs (judge)|Sir Michael Sachs]]''' was the first [[England|English]] [[solicitor]] to become a [[High Court judge]], appointed in 1993?
*... that [[Bob Brenly]] led his team to the [[2001 World Series]] and won in his first season as the '''[[List of Arizona Diamondbacks managers|Arizona Diamondbacks manager]]'''?


*'''''05:48, 28 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the [[ancient Egypt]]ian temples of '''[[Temple of Dakka|Dakka]]''' ''([[:Image:The Temple of Dakka by Dennis G. Jarvis.jpg|pictured]])'', '''[[Temple of Maharraqa|Maharraqa]]''', '''[[Wadi es-Sebua]]''',  '''[[Amada]]''', and '''[[Temple of Derr|Derr]]''' were all dismantled in the 1960s and rebuilt elsewhere, to avoid the rising waters of [[Lake Nasser]] created by the [[Aswan Dam]]?
*... that '''[[Bill Laxton]]''' was the winning pitcher in the first game ever won by the [[Seattle Mariners]], a come-from-behind, 7–6 win over the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]]?
*... that six hours after it had been [[Tropical cyclone forecasting#Intensity|forecast]] to become a [[tropical storm]], '''[[Hurricane Joyce (2000)|Hurricane Joyce]]''' unexpectedly dissipated?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Zhu Ci]]''', angry that he was removed from command due to his brother [[Zhu Tao]]'s rebellion, later tried to become emperor of his own state of Qin?
*... that the members of the [[Music of Canada|Canadian]] [[alternative dance]] band '''[[Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker]]''' met while stocking the beer fridge at a golf course?
*... that '''[[Theresa Elmendorf]]''' was the first woman president of the [[American Library Association]]?
*... that [[Baghdad]] was '''[[Siege of Baghdad (812-813)|under siege]]''' for more than a year during a civil war in the 9th century between [[Al-Amin]] and his brother [[Al-Ma'mun]] for the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]?
*... that [[architect]] '''[[Andrew Rebori]]''' once referred to modern buildings as "steel and glass upside-down cakes"?


*'''''23:57, 27 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[Jabba The Hutt]] [[puppeteer]] '''[[Toby Philpott]]''' ''([[:Image:Infobox philpott.jpg|pictured]])'' began his career as a homeless [[juggling|juggler]] in the streets of [[London]]?
*... that '''[[Tropical Storm Gilma (2006)|Tropical Storm Gilma]]''' was, in terms of [[wind speed]], the weakest named storm of the [[2006 Pacific hurricane season]]?
*... that two weeks before the '''[[1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings|1964 bombings]]''' of the United States Embassy in [[Libreville]], [[Gabon]], the country had undergone an [[1964 Gabon coup d'état|abortive coup d'etat]] which overthrew its president, [[Leon M'ba]]?
*... that '''[[Farhad Reza]]''', along with 12 other [[Bangladesh]]i [[cricket]]ers, was banned from playing for 10&nbsp;years after joining the '''[[Dhaka Warriors]]''' team in the unauthorised [[Indian Cricket League]]?
*... that the '''[[papal election, 1159|papal election in 1159]]''' that followed the death of [[Pope Adrian IV]] resulted in a [[papal]] [[Schism (religion)|schism]], which lasted until 1178?
*... that '''[[Michael P.C. Carns]]''', who was the [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]] from 1991&ndash;94, received numerous military awards and decorations such as the [[Silver Star]]?
*... that the '''''[[Instructions of Shuruppak]]''''', first attested in a tablet from '''[[Abu Salabikh]]''', has been called "the most significant piece of [[wisdom literature]] in [[Sumerian language|Sumerian]]"?
*... that '''[[J. Clarence Karcher]]''' invented the [[Reflection seismology|reflection seismograph]] and founded [[Geophysical Service Incorporated]], which became [[Texas Instruments]]?


*'''''18:15, 27 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[Philip Goldberg]]''' ''([[:Image:Philipgoldberg cropped.jpg|pictured]])'', former [[Diplomatic missions of the United States|U.S. Ambassador]] to [[Bolivia]], was the eighth [[Head of Mission|chief of mission]] in U.S. diplomatic history declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' and expelled from a country where he was serving?
*... that [[Mario Lemieux]] became the only rookie in [[National Hockey League]] all-star history to win game MVP honours at the '''[[37th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1985 All-Star Game]]'''?
*... that the damaged and demasted brig '''[[Polly_(brig)|''Polly'']]''' drifted over six months and more than {{convert|2000|mi}} across the [[Atlantic]] with its surviving crew?
*... that the [[Lombards|Lombard]] duke '''[[Euin]]''' had to twice defend the [[Duchy of Trent]] from the [[Franks]], in 584 by battle and in 591 by diplomacy?
*... that '''[[Vihar Lake]]''', the largest in [[Mumbai]], was created in 1860?
*... that [[socialite]] '''[[Hazel Crane]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s posthumous memoirs revealed her secret criminal career, including smuggling [[emerald]]s out of [[South Africa]] in her [[Beehive (hairstyle)|beehive hairdo]] and her baby's [[Diaper|nappy]]?
*... that reforms enacted by [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], after the 1909 '''[[Goudi coup]]''' helped bring him to power, largely forestalled the development of strong [[Socialism|socialist]] and [[Agrarianism|agrarian]] movements then seen elsewhere in the [[Balkans]]?
*... that '''[[Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland)|Diocesan School for Girls]]''' students can download whiteboard notes to their laptops?


*'''''11:51, 27 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[T.S. Eliot]]'s poem "[[The Waste Land]]" parodies the lyrics of the [[Irving Berlin]] & [[Ted Snyder]] song "'''[[That Mysterious Rag]]'''" ''([[:Image:Irving Berlin - That Mysterious Rag.ogg|song to the right]])''?
*... that [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s '''[[Heather Fell]]''', the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic]] silver medallist in [[modern pentathlon]], had to work three part-time jobs in order to fund her training?
*... that '''[[Fateh Sagar Lake]]''' was re-created in 1888 by re-constructing an earlier [[earth dam]] which got washed away?
*... that '''[[Helga Vlahović]]''' was picked, along with Oliver Mlakar, to host the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990|1990 Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Zagreb]] following [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]'s win at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1989|1989 contest]]?
*... that '''''[[The City Sun]]''''', a black-owned newspaper, told [[David Dinkins]], [[New York City]]'s first [[African American]] mayor, that he was "beginning to look like a wimp"?
*... that according to recent research, the '''[[shadow trevally]]''' is one of the first fish to move in after a ship is [[Scuttling|scuttled]]?
*... that '''[[Myna Potts]]''', an [[history|historical]] [[preservationist]] from [[West Texas]], converted her father's former [[general store]] into a [[museum]] dedicated to [[rural]] people of the recent past?


*'''''05:58, 27 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[George Gordon Byron's early life|young Lord Byron]]''' ''([[:Image:Lord Byron in Albanian dress cropped.jpg|1813 portrait pictured]])'' shared his mother's violent temper and, during one fit of anger, bit into a [[saucer]]?
*... that the '''[[Cadillac Gage Peacekeeper II]]''' [[armoured vehicle]] has a {{convert|0.5|in|adj=on}} thick [[armour]] that can provide protection against [[7.62mm]] [[armour piercing ammunition]]?
*... that new [[Manchester City F.C.]] chairman '''[[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]]''' was also the man who negotiated the [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]'s inclusion in the [[2009 Formula One season]]?
*... that '''[[North University Park Historic District|North University Park]]''' in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] contains many well-preserved [[Victorian house]]s and was the birthplace of [[U.S. President|U.S. Presidential]] candidate [[Adlai Stevenson]]?
*... that when a [[mutiny]] broke out in the absence of [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Cui Ning]]''', his [[concubine]] Lady Ren suppressed it with soldiers she had hired herself?
*... that the '''[[coastal trevally]]''' is frequently known under an incorrect [[Latin name]] because of a [[typo]] in the first volume to describe it?
*... that as well as being an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] competitor and World Championship bronze medallist in the multi-discipline sport of [[modern pentathlon]], '''[[Katy Livingston]]''' also played [[netball]] at [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] level?


*'''''22:35, 26 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that a simple [[kite]] defeated [[cannon]]s, [[Steamboat|steamers]], and [[rocket]]s in the bid to lay a line for the '''[[Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge]]''' ''([[:Image:Niagara rail 2.jpg|ad pictured]])''?
*... that in [[Norse mythology]], '''[[Hjúki and Bil]]''' have been theorized as personifying the waxing and waning moon and, due to similarities, as connected to the [[nursery rhyme]] "[[Jack and Jill (song)|Jack and Jill]]"?
*... that [[Al Jackson]] and [[Roger Craig]] share the worst [[winning percentage]] of the '''[[List of New York Mets Opening Day starting pitchers|Opening Day starting pitchers for the New York Mets]]''' with a record of 0&ndash;2?
*... that '''[[Arthur Raikes]]''' was a [[British army]] [[army officer|officer]] but received honours from [[Zanzibar]], [[Austria]] and [[Portugal]]?
*... that the ceiling of the [[burial chamber]] in the '''[[Pyramid of Merenre]]''' has an [[Astrology|astrological theme]]?
*... that in the fictional [[1977 in literature|1977]] novel ''[[The Sword of Shannara]]'', '''[[Shea Ohmsford]]''' is the only descendant of [[Jerle Shannara]] left in the [[Four Lands]], and therefore the only one left who can use the [[Shannara artifacts#The Sword of Shannara|Sword of Shannara]]?
*... that people with classical '''[[auditory agnosia]]''' cannot associate a sound (such as a motor running) with its meaning or concept (such as a car)?
*... that the largest surviving painting by 15th-century [[Gothic art]]ist '''[[Master Francke]]''' is an [[altarpiece]] dedicated to Saint [[Thomas of Canterbury]]?


*'''''16:15, 26 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[Huletts Landing, New York]]''' ''([[:Image:LgFall2007 1.jpg|pictured]])'' is one of three settlements near [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]] whose place names derive from members of General [[James Wadsworth]]'s [[American Revolutionary War]] brigade?
*... that [[UK|British]] [[canoeing|canoeist]] '''[[David Florence]]''' failed with an application to join the [[European Space Agency]]'s [[astronaut]] training program before winning a silver medal at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]?
*... that '''"[[All the Way (Eddie Vedder song)|All the Way]]"''' by [[Eddie Vedder]] is a song about the [[Chicago Cubs]] written at the request of [[Ernie Banks]]?
*... that the '''[[Mazagon Fort]]''' in [[Mumbai]] was destroyed by [[Yakut Khan]] in 1690?
*... that [[photojournalist]] '''[[Stanley Greene]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s image of a [[ballet tutu|tutu]]-clad girl with a [[champagne (wine)|champagne]] bottle became a symbol of the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]]?
*... that when Britain took the dispute over the '''[[sovereignty of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]''' to the [[International Court of Justice]] in 1955, [[Argentina]] declined to cooperate?
*... that the six [[home run]]s hit in the '''[[1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]''' were all hit by future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famers]], including a {{convert|520|ft|adj=on}} shot by [[Reggie Jackson]]?
*... that when [[Haydn Tanner]] and '''[[Willie Davies]]''' orchestrated [[Swansea RFC|Swansea rugby club]]'s defeat of the touring [[All Blacks]] they were both still schoolboys?


*'''''10:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the [[venom]] of the '''[[Beaded Lizard]]''' ''([[:Image:Heloderma horridum pair (Buffalo Zoo) cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' has been found to contain several [[enzyme]]s useful in the manufacturing of drugs to treat [[diabetes]]?
*... that the '''[[2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash]]''' caused the [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport]] to be closed for a day because the other runway at the airport was also unusable since it was undergoing resurfacing?
*... that small '''[[modello|modelli]]''' of works of art were produced for patrons to approve?
*... that [[UK|British]] [[swimming|swimmer]] '''[[Matt Walker (swimmer)|Matt Walker]]''' has won eight silver and bronze [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] medals in individual events, but all three of his gold medals have come in the 4×100&nbsp;m [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] [[relay race|relay]]?
*... that "'''[[Go, Cubs, Go]]'''" was the most popular [[folk music]] [[digital download]] on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] in the first week of October 2007?
*... that ''Pandorea'' "Golden Showers" is a yellow-flowering variety of the [[Flora of Australia|Australian]] [[native plant]] the '''[[Pandorea pandorana|Wonga Wonga Vine]]'''?
*... that in the final game of the '''[[1926–27 Boston Bruins season]]''', [[Billy Coutu]]'s attack on a [[referee]] caused him to be the first player banned from the [[National Hockey League]] for life?
*... that the works of German artist '''[[Erich Buchholz]]''' were labeled "degenerate" by the [[Nazis]], and only after the end of [[WWII]] his work became appreciated?


*'''''04:19, 26 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[Hurricane Michelle]] ''([[:Image:Hurricane Michelle 2001.jpg|pictured]])'', '''[[List of storms in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season|a storm which took place in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season]]''', caused numerous deaths and large-scale damage in [[Jamaica]], [[Cuba]], [[Honduras]], and [[Nicaragua]]?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Duan Xiushi]]''' died after an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Zhu Ci, who was planning to dethrone [[Emperor Dezong of Tang]]?
*... that the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] accused [[Cricket Australia]] of double-standards when the latter expressed its '''[[2008/09 Australian cricket team tour to India|willingness to tour India]]''' even while cancelling its tour to [[Pakistan]] earlier this year?
*... that '''''[[Ageratina adenophora]]''''', a plant native to [[Mexico]] which has invaded [[Flora of Australia|Australia]], [[Flora of India|India]] and the [[Flora of the United States|United States]], causes [[respiratory  failure]] called "blowing disease" in [[horse]]s?
*... that before her election to the [[New York State Senate]], '''[[Carol Berman]]''' led the ultimately unsuccessful effort to prevent the [[Concorde]] from landing at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|Kennedy Airport]] in [[New York City]]?
*... that [[Azúcar Moreno]]'s song "'''[[Bandido]]'''" caused a stir at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990|1990 Eurovision Song Contest]] when one of the backing tracks malfunctioned, causing the singers to storm off stage?
*... that '''[[Jack Hillman]]''' was responsible for the earliest recorded case of [[match fixing]] in [[association football|football]]?


*'''''21:23, 25 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{MS|West Grama}}''' ''([[:Image:USS West Grama (ID-3794).jpg|pictured]])'', while in the service of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in 1919, was the first American-[[flag state|flagged]] ship to enter [[Bulgaria]]n waters?
*... that [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral]] '''[[Joseph Sydney Yorke|Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke]]''' drowned when his boat [[capsize]]d returning to shore?
*... that there were several '''[[allegations of cheating in the 1994 Formula One season|allegations of cheating]]''' during the [[1994 Formula One season]]?
*... that '''[[Erich Walter Sternberg]]''' was the first of a wave of professional musicians to flee [[Germany]] for [[Palestine]] prior to [[World War II]]?
*... that [[Udo Zimmermann]]'s [[opera]], '''''[[Die weisse Rose (opera)|Die weisse Rose]]''''' tells the story of [[Hans Scholl|Hans]] and [[Sophie Scholl]], a brother and sister who were [[guillotined]] by the [[Nazis]] for leading a non-violent resistance group?
*... that [[Half Japanese]]'s '''''[[Greatest Hits (Half Japanese album)|Greatest Hits]]''''' was included in ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'''s top 100 [[indie rock]] albums?
*... that the '''[[Idangai]]''' or ''left-hand'' is the name of a faction of six [[castes]] which existed in [[Tamil people|Tamil society]] in ancient times?
*... that [[Orson Welles]]' [[1968 in film|1968 film]] '''''[[The Immortal Story]]''''' played in the U.S. as a double feature with [[Luis Buñuel]]'s ''[[Simon of the Desert]]''?
*... that the first [[library catalog]] was the '''[[Pinakes (tables)|Pinakes]]''' developed by the first [[bibliography|bibiliographer]] [[Callimachus|Callimachus of Cyrene]] at the [[Library of Alexandria]]?
*... that in 1998, [[Henry Kissinger]] introduced '''[[Lynn Forester de Rothschild|Lynn Forester]]''' to her future husband, [[Evelyn Robert de Rothschild]]?


*'''''13:32, 25 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that to avoid worrying about sound quality for too long, [[Record producer|producer]] '''[[Rob Swire]]''' of [[Pendulum (band)|Pendulum]] ''([[:Image:Pendulum Live Electric 2007.jpg|pictured]])'' drafted the [[demo (music)|demos]] for the album ''[[In Silico]]'' using [[Commodore 64]] and [[Nintendo video game consoles|Nintendo]] [[emulator]]s?
*... that multiple book reviews have referred to '''''[[Raven (book)|Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People]]''''' as the definitive book on [[Jim Jones]] and the [[Peoples Temple]]?
*... that victory in the '''[[1904 FA Cup Final]]''' gave [[Manchester City F.C.]] their first major honour?
*... that [[architect]] '''[[Alfred Rosenheim]]''' doubted whether [[modern architecture]] could strictly be regarded as architecture?
*... that the producers of [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[Spy film|espionage]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] film '''''[[Mukhbiir]]''''' offered a [[money back guarantee]] for those who did not like the film, but prepared the refund for only 5,000 viewers?
*... that '''[[Thomas Jones (justice)|Sir Thomas Jones]]''' was made [[Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]] as a reward for his severity in sentencing, and then removed three years later for not being severe enough?
*... that '''''[[Partenope (Zumaya)|Partenope]]''''' was the first [[opera]] written by an [[Americas|American]]-born [[composer]]?
*... that [[Chilean]] [[Canadian]] writer '''[[Carmen Rodriguez]]''' publishes much of her work in both [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and that she herself is responsible for their [[translation]]?


*'''''08:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[Jerzy and Eugenia Latoszyński]]''' have been named [[Righteous among the Nations|Righteous Among the Nations]] for harboring one of many [[Jew]]ish children of the [[Warsaw Ghetto]] ''([[:Image:Gueto de v.jpg|pictured]])'' during the [[Nazi]] [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupation of Poland]]?
*... that one of the short stories in [[Sandra Cisneros]]' collection '''''[[Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories]]''''' relates to the myth of [[La Llorona]], who haunts the real [[Woman Hollering Creek]] in [[Texas]]?
*... that in 1906, [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[architect]] Sir [[Robert Lorimer]] built the '''[[Hill of Tarvit]]''' mansion house on an [[Iron Age]] site?
*... that as captain of the cruiser [[USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)|''Pittsburgh'']], future [[List of United States Navy four-star admirals|four-star admiral]] '''[[John E. Gingrich]]''' managed to sail his ship {{convert|900|mi}} to safety after a [[typhoon]] tore off its [[bow (ship)|bow]]?
*... that '''[[Barley Yards Brewing Company]]''' is the first [[brewery]] in the [[United States]] to brew a [[Riesling]] ale?
*... that [[Prussia]]n noble '''[[Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein]]''' was kidnapped by the order of [[Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg]], and later tried and executed for [[treason]]?
*... that [[jökulhlaup]]s, glacial bursts, from [[Oregon]]'s '''[[White River Glacier (Oregon)|White River Glacier]]''' on [[Mount Hood]] have washed out a highway six times since 1926?


*'''''02:05, 25 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[thermal imaging camera]]''' ''([[:Image:Thermal imaging tire.jpg|pictured]])'' has been called the best advance in [[firefighting]] equipment in the last 25 years, and the most expensive?
*... that the [[parish church]] at '''[[Penterry]]''' stands isolated in a field near [[Chepstow]] in [[Wales]], with a nearby [[plague pit]] thought to hold the remains of many villagers who perished in the [[Black Death]]?
*... that [[New York State Assembly|New York State Assembly member]] '''[[David Koon]]''' has pushed for full funding for [[Enhanced 911|E911]], a system of automatically locating [[9-1-1]] callers, after his daughter was abducted and brutally murdered in 1993?
*... that the '''[[Kamikaze class destroyer (1905)|Kamikaze class destroyer]]''' ''Shiratae'' was one of the few ships of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] to have been lost in combat during the [[Battle of Tsingtao]]?
*... that four months after the one-time-only U.S. airing of the 1991 [[Walt Disney Television|Disney]] television [[Television pilot|pilot]] '''''[[Acting Sheriff]]''''', Disney sold bonds that promised to pay up to a 20&nbsp;percent return if ''Acting Sheriff'' were [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]]?
*... that after examining 2,500 [[witness]] statements and approximately 270,000 pages of evidence, '''[[The Shipman Inquiry]]''' concluded that doctor [[Harold Shipman]] had murdered 250 of his patients?
*... that [[agribusiness]] executive '''[[Daron Joffe]]''' used to teach [[horticulture]] and farming to incarcerated teenagers in the [[San Francisco]] area?


*'''''18:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that in 1817, the previously banned '''[[coat of arms of Paris]]''' ''([[:Image:Blason paris 75.svg|pictured]])'' was restored to its traditional form?
*... that [[New York City Medical Examiners Office|Chief Medical Examiner]] '''[[Charles Hirsch]]''', responsible for identifying remains of [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attack]] victims, was injured while setting up a temporary morgue when the [[Collapse of the World Trade Center|North Tower collapsed]]?
*... that the '''[[lattice phase equaliser]]''' was invented by [[Otto Zobel]], better known for his work on [[constant-resistance network]]s to equalise amplitude?
*... that the [[1935 in film|1935]] [[short subject]] '''''[[Alibi Bye Bye]]''''' was the last film appearance of the comedy team of [[Bobby Clark (comedian)|Bobby Clark]] and [[Paul McCullough]]?
*... that [[systems scientist]] '''[[Béla H. Bánáthy]]''' conceived of a [[Academic conference|conference]] where all attendees present papers, and the conference itself is an in-depth, extended conversation between all participants?
*... that the '''[[1993 Independence Bowl]]''' was the first game in which a blocked [[field goal]] was returned for a [[touchdown]] by a [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech football]] player?
*... that 13th-century [[Armenians|Armenian]] [[historian]] and scholar '''[[Vardan Areveltsi]]''' was a religious adviser to [[Doquz Khatun]], the wife of [[Ilkhanate|Ilkhanate Mongol]] leader [[Hulagu Khan]]?
*... that rock band '''[[The Waxwings]]''' took their name from a poem in [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s novel ''[[Pale Fire]]''?


*'''''11:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''''[[A Victim of the Mormons]]''''' ''([[:Image:A Victim Of The Mormons 4.jpg|ad pictured]])'' is a [[1911 in film|1911]] [[Cinema of Denmark|Danish]] [[silent film]] that initiated a decade of anti-[[Mormon]] films in the [[United States]]?
*... that the spectators '''[[List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents|killed]]''' in '''[[Alex Fiorio]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash at the 1989 [[Monte Carlo Rally]] were fellow rally drivers '''[[Lars-Erik Torph]]''' and his co-driver?
*... that '''[[Biomedical Tissue Services]]''' was shut down after investigators discovered that it had harvested remains from 1,000 corpses without consent, including those of [[Alistair Cooke]]?
*... that '''[[Charles Beattie]]''' became a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] despite never winning an election, and lost his seat despite never being voted out?
*... that '''[[Holler House]]''' is a century-old [[tavern]] that has the oldest [[bowling alley]] in America?
*... that survivors of the '''''[[Loch Sloy]]''''' disaster who made it ashore to [[Kangaroo Island]], were eventually found with the remains of two dead [[penguin]]s tied around their neck?
*... that, since 2002, the '''[[Community design]]''' has provided Europe-wide protection for [[design]]s more simply and cheaply than the previous country-by-country approach?
*... that [[Whitewater kayaking|whitewater kayaker]] '''[[Douglas C. Gordon]]''' died while attempting the first descent of the [[Yarlung Zangbo River|Tsangpo River]] in [[Tibet]]?


*'''''05:23, 24 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Porsche PFM 3200]]''' ''([[:Image:Porsche PFM 3200.jpg|pictured]])'' was a version of the [[Porsche 911]]'s [[Engine cooling|air-cooled]] engine built for the [[general aviation]] market?
*... that '''[[Henry Taylor Parker]]''', a critic nicknamed "Hard-to-Please", was "[[Boston]]'s oracle on theatre and music" for 29 years?
*... that '''''[[Bibliotheca universalis]]''''' was the first modern [[bibliography]] of importance done by the "father of bibliography", [[Conrad Gesner]]?
*... that in the [[Florida Marlins]]' 16 seasons, they have had six different pitchers '''[[List of Florida Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers|start twice or more on Opening Day]]'''?
*... that '''[[Louis Réard]]''', who invented the [[bikini]], chose nude dancer [[Micheline Bernardini]] to model the first modern-day bikini in July 1946 at Piscine Molitor in [[Paris]]?
*... that despite a [[US$]]900,000 budget, finances on the [[1993 in film|1993 film]] '''''[[Amongst Friends]]''''' were so tight that the contents of a bag of [[Doritos]] opened in the film were replaced by yellow cardboard triangles?
*... that the [[via ferrata]] '''[[VF Ivano Dibona|Ivano Dibona]]''' in the '''[[Cristallo (mountain)|Cristallo]]''' in the [[Dolomites]] is a restored historical route which was used during [[World War I]]?
*... that '''[[Herbert Mayfield]]''', one of the Mayfield Brothers, a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] [[band (music)|band]], earned his living as a [[welder]] for [[cattle]] [[feedlots]] in [[West Texas]]?


*'''''20:14, 23 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[Irving Berlin]] composed the song "'''[[I Want to Go Back to Michigan]]'''" ''([[:Image:Irving Berlin Michigan1c.jpg|cover pictured]])'' more than 30 years before [[Judy Garland]] performed it for the [[1948 in film|1948 film]] ''[[Easter Parade (film)|Easter Parade]]''?
*... that [[Luxembourger]] [[mathematician]] '''[[Joseph Jean Baptiste Neuberg|Joseph Neuberg]]''' founded the [[journal]] ''Nouvelle correspondance mathématique'' in honour of the earlier journal ''Correspondance mathématique et physique''?
*... that in 1914, the '''[[Cumberland Market Group]]''' of [[neo-realism]] painters founded in [[London]]'s [[Cumberland Market]] held only one exhibition, but was never formally dissolved?
*... that U.S. [[bodybuilding]] champion '''[[Brandon Curry]]''' was first interested in [[weight training]] when he received a pair of [[Hulk Hogan]]-branded [[dumbbells]] for his sixth birthday?
*... that '''[[St Andrew's Church, Waterloo Street, Hove|St Andrew's Church, Brunswick Town, Hove]]''', designed by Sir [[Charles Barry]], was the first [[Italianate architecture|Italianate-style]] church in [[England]]?
*... that the [[1999 in literature|1999 book]] '''''[[A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China]]''''' won the [[Lionel Gelber Prize]] and the [[New York Public Library]]'s Helen Bernstein Book Award?
*... that '''[[Curtis Woodhouse]]''' was a [[professional boxer]] while still playing [[professional sports|professional]] [[Association football|football]] for [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]]?


*'''''14:00, 23 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that a '''[[jokduri]]''' ''([[:Image:Korean headgear-Jokduri-01A.jpg|pictured]])'' is a type of [[Korea]]n traditional [[coronet]] worn by women for special occasions such as [[wedding]]s?
*... that '''[[United Copper]]''' survived a lengthy battle with [[Standard Oil]]-controlled [[Amalgamated Copper]], backed by the wealth of [[John D. Rockefeller]], only to collapse in the [[Panic of 1907]]?
*... that '''[[Edith Atkins]]''' who broke numerous [[UK|British]] [[cycling]] records died aged 79 pushing her bike across a [[zebra crossing]]?
*... that some believe the [[pictograph]]s in '''[[Burro Flats Painted Cave]]''' were drawn by [[Native American]] maidens who slept in the cave as part of a [[puberty]] ritual?
*... that [[The Dave Clark Five]] sang ''[[London Bridge is Falling Down]]'' on [[Lucille Ball]]'s 1966 [[Television special|TV special]] '''''[[Lucy in London]]'''''?
*... that [[Singapore]]an [[equestrianism|equestrienne]] '''[[Laurentia Tan]]''' won Singapore's first-ever [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] medals, two [[bronze medal|bronzes]] in [[dressage]], at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]?
*... that '''[[Columbia Aircraft]]''' successfully converted the famed [[Lancair IV]] to a fixed-gear [[general aviation]] aircraft, but was purchased by [[Cessna]] in 2007 after stiff competition from the [[Cirrus SR22]]?


*'''''08:07, 23 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the old and new '''[[One Fathom Bank Lighthouse]]s''' in [[Malaysia]] ''([[:Image:One Fathom Bank Lighthouses (old and new), Selangor.png|pictured]])'' are situated an estimated {{convert|500|m}} apart from each other?
*... that '''[[Philip Marc]]''', [[John of England|King John]]'s [[High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests|sheriff in Nottinghamshire]], should have had his [[bailiwick]] removed under the terms of the [[Magna Carta]]?
*... that [[Orson Welles]] shot the footage for his unfinished film '''''[[The Dreamers (unfinished film)|The Dreamers]]''''' in his Hollywood home?
*... that [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] '''[[So Wa Wai]]''' was only able to compete at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Paralympic Games]] after being given a job by [[Cantopop]] star and actor [[Andy Lau]] that allowed him time to train?
*... that the first '''[[mail chute]]''' was installed in the Elwood Building in [[Rochester, New York]] in 1884?
*... that '''[[Operation Mole Cricket 19]]''' was the first time a Western air force successfully destroyed a [[Soviet]]-built [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] network?
*... that historian '''[[Maurice Isserman]]''', known for books on the [[Communist Party USA]] and the [[New Left]], has refocused on the history of [[mountaineering]] in the [[Himalayas]]?


*'''''02:02, 23 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the '''[[Corpus Clock]]''' ''([[:Image:Corpus Clock 1.jpg|pictured]])'', a large sculptural [[clock]] at [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Corpus Christi College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] featuring the world's largest [[grasshopper escapement]], is entirely accurate only once every five minutes?
*... that [[African-American]] [[mezzo-soprano]] '''[[Muriel Smith (singer)|Muriel Smith]]''' turned down a part in the [[Porgy and Bess (film)|1959 film version]] of ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'', saying "it doesn't do the right thing for my people"?
*... that the first airplane flight in [[Norway|Norwegian]] history was performed by [[Carl Cederström]] at '''[[Etterstad]]''' in [[Oslo]] in 1910?
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{MS|West Honaker}}''' was the first [[diesel engine|diesel]]-powered ship to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe?
*... that [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] [[gold medalist]] [[swimming|swimmers]] '''[[Sascha Kindred]]''' and '''[[Nyree Lewis]]''' are nicknamed the "golden couple" of disability swimming?
*... that the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]'s '''''[[Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.|Prima Paint]]''''' decision created the [[Arbitration#Severability and law governing the arbitration agreement|separability principle]], requiring that most issues in [[contract]]s with [[arbitration clause]]s be decided by the arbitrator?
*... that '''[[Kamio Mitsuomi]]''', an [[Imperial Japanese Army]] general, was in command of [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] ground forces at the [[Battle of Tsingtao]] in [[World War I|WWI]]?
*... that the 18th-century '''[[James "Squire" Patton House]]''' in [[New Windsor, New York]], is now a training facility for the [[Newburgh (city), New York|city of Newburgh]] [[police]] [[police dog|K-9]] unit?
*... that the ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' version of [[fictional character]] '''[[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]]''' was written to be likeable and vulnerable instead of comedic?


*'''''19:24, 22 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that an '''[[ayam (cap)|ayam]]''' ''([[:Image:Korean hat-Ayam-01 cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' is a [[Korea]]n traditional winter [[cap]] mostly worn by women in the [[Joseon period]]?
*... that at the time of its sinking in the 1896 [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]], '''[[HHS Glasgow|HHS ''Glasgow'']]''' was the only ship in the navy of [[Zanzibar]]?
*... that a '''[[A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton|''Saturday Night Live'' sketch]]''', featuring [[Amy Poehler]] and [[Tina Fey]] as [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Sarah Palin]] respectively, was dismissed by [[Carly Fiorina|Palin's spokeswoman]] as "sexist"?
*... that [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Peter Litchfield]]''' donated the man of the match award from his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut to [[motor neurone disease]] in memory of former teammate Mel Holden?
*... that the [[2001 in film|2001 film]] '''''[[Sia, le rêve du python]]''''' was inspired by a 7th-century myth of the [[Wagadu]] people of [[Western Africa]]?
*... that [[New Zealand]] telecommunications entrepreneur '''[[Annette Presley]]''' once claimed that she would work as the CEO of [[Telecom New Zealand]] for [[NZ$]]1?
*... that the '''[[Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center]]''' hosts a biennial competition for artists living or working in [[Connecticut]]?
*... that the [[The United Kingdom in World War I|British]] failure to break through [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] lines in the '''[[Battle of Wadi (WWI battle)|Battle of Wadi]]''' during [[WWI]], led to [[Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend|Charles Townshend]]'s disastrous surrender following the [[Siege of Kut]]?


*'''''11:00, 22 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that [[Conrad Gessner]]'s 1551 book '''''[[Historiae animalium (Gesner)|Historiae animalium]]''''' is the first use of [[fossil]] illustrations ''([[:Image:Gesner fossil illustration 1551.jpg|pictured]])''?
*... that the '''[[Oregon Civic Justice Center]]''' at the [[Willamette University College of Law|Willamette Law School]] was dedicated exactly 96 years after the building was first opened as a [[Carnegie library]]?
*... that '''[[Kitigan Zibi, Quebec|Kitigan Zibi]]''', a [[First Nations]] [[Indian reserve|Reserve]] in the [[Outaouais region]] of [[Quebec]], is the largest [[Algonquin]] Nation in Canada, in both area and population?
*... that the '''''[[Commercial & Financial Chronicle]]''''' was modeled after ''[[The Economist]]'' to be the first weekly national  business newspaper in the United States?
*... that [[Brazil]]ian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bobô (footballer born 1962)|Bobô]]''' won the 1988 [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] before playing three games for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] in 1989?
*... that the [[1994 in film|1994 film]] '''''[[Walls of Sand]]''''' was the first contemporary feature film to be [[webcast]] on the [[Internet]]?
*... that [[Darryl Kile]] is the only [[Colorado Rockies]] [[starting pitcher]] to '''[[List of Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers|win twice on Opening Day]]'''?
*... that '''[[Trawsgoed Crosswood]]''' Estate, owned by the Vaughn family since the year 1200, was home to the second largest [[lead]] mine in [[Britain]]?
*... that when [[Kristin Kreuk]] was cast as '''[[Lana Lang (Smallville)|Lana Lang]]''' in the television series ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', she had no idea who her character was in [[Superman]] lore?


*'''''05:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[heritage turkey]]s''' ''([[:Image:Bourbon Red tom close-up cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' are the only [[domestic turkey]]s able to reproduce without [[artificial insemination]]?
*... that in 2005, '''[[Abdullah Wardak]]''', a former [[Mujahideen]] commander from [[Afghanistan]], received the "[[key to the city]]" of [[Evansville, Indiana]]?
*... that a recent live performance of "'''[[The Robots]]'''" by [[Kraftwerk]] was disrupted by a curtain that refused to close?
*... that Lieutenant-General '''[[Robert Richardson (British Army officer)|Robert Richardson]]''' commanded units of the [[British Army]] on three separate occasions during [[the Troubles]]?
*... that the origin of '''[[Chicano literature]]''', the literature of [[Mexican-Americans]] in the U.S., has been traced back as far as 1542 and the chronicle of [[Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca]]?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Li Baozhen]]''', in search of [[immortality]], consumed over 20,000 pills made by an [[alchemy|alchemist]], which eventually killed him?
*... that the '''[[Cambridgeshire Cats]]''' [[American football]] team were briefly known as the "Cambridge Crunchers" following a [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]] deal with a [[Seattle]]-based apple export company?
*... that men were forbidden to enter the [[Palestinian]] village of '''[[Ijnisinya]]''' by [[Helena of Constantinople]] to ensure that she and her maids could swim in its lake with total freedom?
*... that '''[[John G. Jackson (writer)|John G. Jackson]]''' became a contributor to influential [[black nationalist]] journal ''[[Negro World]]'' while still in high school?


*'''''22:47, 21 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kaunas|St. Michael the Archangel Church]]''' ''[[:Image:Kauno soboras. 2007-04-06.jpg|(pictured)]]'' in [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] was a military church, built for the [[Kaunas Fortress]] [[garrison]]?
*... that [[screenwriter]] '''[[Gustin Nash]]''' was inspired to write the [[teen film]] ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'' by a group of teenagers that he spent time with while working at a mall in [[Burbank, California]]?
*... that the '''[[2008 Congo football riots]]''' were sparked by accusations of [[witchcraft]]?
*... that '''[[Maxime de la Falaise]]''', called "the only truly [[Chic (style)|chic]] [[English people|Englishwoman]]" by [[Cecil Beaton]], said that "no [[Heterosexuality|straight]] man was attractive" in the 1970s' [[fashion]] industry?
*... that '''[[Controlled Demolition, Inc.]]''' was recognized with [[Guinness Book of World Records|world records]] for its 1998 demolitions of a {{convert|1200|ft|adj=on}} radio tower, the tallest structure, and a 33-floor department store, the tallest building?
*... that [[Negro league baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Dave Brown (baseball)|Dave Brown]]''' disappeared in 1925 after murdering a man in a bar fight, but was rumored to have secretly resumed pitching under the alias "Lefty Wilson"?
*... that the '''[[Valluvar]]s''' are the hereditary priests of the [[Pallar]]s and [[Paraiyar]]s of the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]?
*... that '''[[Richard Mohun]]''' was the only [[White people|white]] survivor of a three-year expedition to lay a [[telegraph line]] from [[Lake Tanganyika]] to the [[River Nile]]?
*... that a [[Japanese mythology|Japanese]] sea spirit named '''[[shōjō]]''' with red hair and a fondness for [[sake]] is featured in [[Noh]] and [[Kabuki]] plays?


*'''''13:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that when the [[Malcolm III of Scotland|King of Scotland]] told [[Magnus III of Norway|King Magnus]] of [[Norway]] he could have any land he could [[circumnavigate]], Magnus had a [[longship]] ''([[:Image:Moragsoorm.jpg|reconstruction pictured]])'' dragged across an [[isthmus]] to '''[[East Loch Tarbert, Argyll]]''' and claimed [[Kintyre]]?
*... that the complete, power operated, low recoil force [[gun turret]] of the [[Stingray light tank]] is used on the '''[[LAV-600]]''' light armoured vehicle?
*... that [[Tang Dynasty]] general '''[[Li Baoyu|An Baoyu]]''' received permission to use the imperial surname [[Li (surname)|Li]] because he did not want to share a surname with the rebel [[An Lushan]]?
*... that audiences of the 1658 theatrical presentation '''''[[The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru]]''''' were entertained by [[Acrobatics|acrobats]] and trained [[ape]]s between the scenes?
*... that architect '''[[Elmer Grey]]''' recalled that "my health broke down completely" after he finished a major commission on a [[Christian Science]] church in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]?
*... that '''[[Songpa sandaenori]]''' is a type of [[Talchum|Korean mask play]] originated in the neighborhoods of [[Songpa-dong]] of [[Seoul]], [[South Korea|Korea]]?
*... that [[Australia]]n politician '''[[Mick Clough]]''' defeated a sitting member of parliament at three different elections?
*... that '''[[Bridgeport Village (Oregon)|Bridgeport Village]]''', a shopping center in [[Washington County, Oregon]], was built on the site of a former rock [[quarry]]?


*'''''07:32, 21 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the traditional dress of '''[[Hui'an maidens]]''' ''([[:Image:Huian maiden statue.JPG|statue pictured]])'' has been jokingly referred to as "feudal heads, thrifty jackets, democratic bellies, and wasteful trousers"?
*... that despite printing only 1500 copies per issue, the journal [[Scrutiny (journal)|'''''Scrutiny''''']] helped [[F. R. Leavis]] become an influential [[literary critic]]?
*... that in [[1975 Major League Baseball season|1975]], his only full [[season (sports)|season]], '''[[Stan Perzanowski]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[earned run average]] was the lowest on the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]?
*... that '''''[[Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers]]''''' is the first dated book printed in [[England]]?
*... that '''[[Charles Ancliffe]]''''s [[waltz]] ''Nights of Gladness'' became famous enough that [[BBC]] named a whole series of programmes after it?
*... that '''[[Rudy Robbins]]'''' since disbanded "The Spirit of Texas" was named in 1991 by the [[Texas State Senate]] as the "official Cowboy Band for Texas"?
*... that '''[[Destruction of Kalisz|the town of Kalisz was almost completely destroyed]]''' during [[WWI]] by German forces pursuing the ''[[Schrecklichkeit]]'' policy?
*... that the [[United Nations Human Rights Committee]] found that [[Cameroon]]ian [[investigative journalism|investigative journalist]] '''[[Philip Njaru]]''' has faced repeated [[police brutality]] since 1997?
*... that '''[[Edgar Speyer|Sir Edgar Speyer]]''' funded the [[The Proms|Promenade Concerts]] from 1902 to 1914, but he was accused of trading with the enemy during the [[First World War]] and lost his [[British citizenship]]?


*'''''01:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that '''[[dancheong]]''' ''([[:Image:Korea-Deoksugung-01.jpg|example pictured]])'' refers to [[Architecture of Korea|Korean]] traditional decorative coloring on [[hanok|wooden building]]s and [[artifact]]s for style?
*... that in February 1943, [[Nazi Germany|German]] General '''[[Hubert Lanz]]''' plotted to arrest [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] during a visit to his headquarters?
*... that the '''[[yellowfin whiting]]''' is so popular for [[recreational fishing]] that recreational catches have represented nearly a third of the catch in its [[Southern Australia]]n range?
*... that never having previously taken five [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] in a match, '''[[Nikita Miller]]''' managed the feat twice in the 2007&ndash;08 [[Carib Beer Cup]] final?
*... that '''[[Bellifortis]]''' is the first illustrated manual of military techology?
*... that the '''[[Kress Drachenflieger]]''' of 1901 was the first [[Aircraft#Heavier_than_air.E2.80.94aerodynes|heavier-than-air]] machine to use an [[internal combustion engine]] in an [[first flying machine|attempt to fly]]?
* ... that [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Presenter|broadcaster]] '''[[John Creedon]]''' is set to learn a [[musical instrument]] alongside [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-[[Academy Award for Best Actor|winning]] actor [[Jeremy Irons]]?
*... that [[New York State Route 30]] is the longest of only five '''[[State highways in Hamilton County, New York|state highways in Hamilton County, New York]]'''?


*'''''19:29, 20 September 2008 (UTC)'''''
*... that the colorfully-painted common room of the [[Jazz Age]] '''[[Naniboujou Club Lodge]]''' ''([[:Image:Naniboujou Lodge DR.jpg|pictured]])'' has been called "a psychedelic marriage of [[Art Deco]] and traditional [[Cree]] Indian patterns"?
*... that [[Senegal]]ese filmmaker '''[[Ben Diogaye Beye]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first feature film was critical of [[polygamy]]?
*... that starting in 2009, certain [[biotech]] [[corn]] hybrid seeds will be covered by the risk management program of the U.S. '''[[Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]]'''?
*... that although [[William Hogarth]] painted his '''''[[March of the Guards to Finchley]]''''' as a gift for [[George II of Great Britain|George II]], the King took great offence at the artwork and refused to keep it?
*... that the three major peaks of the '''[[Tofane]]''' were first reached in 1863, 1864 and 1865 by [[Austria]]n [[Mountaineering|mountaineer]] [[Paul Grohmann]]?
*... that '''[[Lydia Thompson]]''' and her troupe of "British Blondes" introduced [[Burlesque (genre)|burlesque]] to America in 1868?


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