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28 October 2025

00:00, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Abigail Becker, the Angel of Long Point

... that the Angel of Long Point (pictured) saved seventeen lives across five different incidents?
... that Aboriginal Australians who first saw herds of water buffalo interpreted the new animals as a manifestation of their dreaming?
... that the departure of Carl Borgmann from the University of Vermont ended 17 years of scientists serving consecutive terms as president?
... that the walls of the former Lyttelton Gaol are archaeologically significant as one of the first uses of concrete in New Zealand?
... that Aileen Davies sang roles on the first two D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recordings using the new electrical-recording technology?
... that the city of Kikwit, estimated to have a population of at least half a million, had only four paved roads in 2023?
... that Ed McCann chose a career in civil engineering after being dissuaded from other branches of engineering by their military applications?
... that, after moving to Canada to work as a priest, Naboth Manzongo did not see his wife and children in Zimbabwe for three years due to COVID-19–related processing delays?
... that Pink Floyd escaped from its enclosure at the Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005, but continued to be spotted in Texas as late as 2023?

27 October 2025

00:00, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Domenico Ottomano

... that the alleged son (pictured) of an Ottoman sultan and an enslaved concubine became a Catholic friar?
... that the healthcare needs of intersex people depend on what physical characteristics they have?
... that Queen Isabella I lost her first husband to politics, her second to assassins, her third to a window, and her fourth to fish?
... that a study in 2024 found that about half of the 500 tonnes (1.1 million lb) of produce brought to the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal daily was thrown out?
... that Thomas Schubert made his acting debut on the 2011 film Breathing, on the director's insistence that an amateur actor play the leading role?
... that the 2007 NFC Championship Game, with a temperature of −3 °F (−19 °C) and wind chill as low as −24 °F (−31 °C), was one of the coldest games in Lambeau Field history?
... that Sir Frederic Willans attended the deathbeds of Queen Alexandra and her son King George V?
... that while the United States publicly denied any wrongdoing in a 2013 drone strike on a wedding convoy, it likely gave over $1 million in compensation to the victims' families?
... that Alexander McIver took his fight to remain North Carolina's superintendent of public instruction all the way to the state supreme court?

26 October 2025

00:00, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Flag of Mauritania

... that the red bands on the flag of Mauritania (pictured) were added in 2017 to represent the blood shed for the country's independence from France?
... that, according to the ruling party, the citizenry overwhelmingly allowed the president to be re-elected in the 1939 Salvadoran presidential election?
... that the wedding ceremony of Fukura P and Kazumi Takayama was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?
... that three-quarters of Turkey's bird species live in the Kızılırmak Delta?
... that Adamsochrysa fossils from British Columbia and Washington are most similar to an Australian green lacewing?
... that doctor Nandipha Magudumana received payment for the use of her archives in the Netflix documentary Beauty and the Bester, which she subsequently attempted to prevent from being aired?
... that the music of Fontaine in Genshin Impact was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra?
... that Barbara Buczek intentionally composed music so intricate that it was nearly impossible to realise all of its details?
... that fans of The Exit 8 travelled from across the world to visit a Japanese subway station?

25 October 2025

00:00, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Help Mark

... that the Help Mark (pictured) is a Japanese accessibility symbol for people with invisible disabilities?
... that King Hugh I of Cyprus married his stepsister with special permission from the pope?
... that penicillin was largely forgotten about for a decade after its initial discovery in 1929?
... that there have been attempts to make chess an Olympic sport since at least 1924?
... that Charles Bornou once served as a minister of finance and a mayor at the same time?
... that the demolition of 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington, New Zealand, revealed the possessions of illegal residents?
... that Sunaryanta ran 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from his home to register for an election, and later ran 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) back home after losing re-election?
... that a 1941 jam session was notable for its racial integration?
... that Isaac A. Hopper was one of the One Hundred?

24 October 2025

00:00, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Gibraltar Mountain

... that Gibraltar Mountain (pictured) is one of a few documented U.S. sites where Okanogan fameflower is native?
... that Mohamed Saïl refused prisoner support from International Red Aid in protest against the treatment of Soviet prisoners in the Solovki prison camp?
... that the 1939 NIT and the 1939 NCAA tournament determined two different national champions in men's college basketball?
... that Jeannette Ng accepted the 2019 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer with a speech in which she called the award's namesake, John W. Campbell, a "fucking fascist"?
... that Euclid's Elements has been estimated to be second only to the Bible in its number of published editions?
... that Linda Anne Hutchison performed as a leading soprano of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, including during its first visit to continental Europe since the 1880s?
... that the modern cinnamon fern has existed since the Cretaceous?
... that John Greenewald Jr. founded a U.S. government transparency website when he was a teenager?

23 October 2025

00:00, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Sarah Fischer

... that soprano Sarah Fischer (pictured) sang excerpts from the title role in Carmen for the very first televised BBC broadcast of opera music?
... that Jeff Baena made his characters Jewish in Life After Beth because he thought that Jews would be more likely to come back as zombies?
... that Dorothy Sproule received letters from five British monarchs, earning her the epithet "Canadian Poet-Laureate to Royalty"?
... that the publication of the magazine Jiaoyu zazhi was interrupted when the Japanese army bombed its publisher's headquarters?
... that Dries Van Langendonck has been called "the great Belgian [Formula One] hope"?
... that "Infantino Street", an episode of The Flash, was named after a writer from the Silver Age of Comic Books?
... that, after Yoetikno's death, his family had local villagers keep a 24-hour watch over his grave in fear of graverobbers?
... that the owner of Pringle House planned on vacating due to the risk of earthquake damage, but an earthquake damaged the building first?
... that Albanian prime minister Edi Rama determined that an AI system should become a cabinet minister tasked with ending corruption in public tenders?

22 October 2025

00:00, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Panka Pelischek

... that the pianist Panka Pelishek (pictured) was a Heroine of Socialist Labor?
... that while a British school inspired by a circus tent was described as "eclectic and witty", its "plain functional" replacement won an RIBA Award?
... that Vietnamese prisoner Triệu Quân Sự escaped from jail four times, and was twice caught while playing online games at internet cafés?
... that China's imperial chancellor killed himself after he was blamed for the devastation of the 29 BC Yellow River flood?
... that a hospitalized Ruth El Saffar had to dictate the introduction of her final book to Diana de Armas Wilson, with whom she had co-edited Quixotic Desire?
... that a public service announcement about drunk driving was voted the best television advertisement in New Zealand?
... that Denise Stoklos's "essential theatre" involves minimizing her acting methods while maximizing "the power of drama"?
... that Donald Trump applies his own makeup each day, according to his former press secretary?
... that where NFL player Spencer Reid is from, "There's no McDonald's. There's no nothing"?

21 October 2025

00:00, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Mecodema howittii

... that the ground beetle Mecodema howittii (pictured), only known to be found on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand, is in decline?
... that prior to becoming prime minister of Canada, Paul Martin frequently searched the basement of Devonshire Lodge for a bootlegging tunnel?
... that the world's longest continuous rock climbing route is a horizontal 4,500-metre (14,800 ft) traverse on El Capitan, according to Guinness World Records?
... that Olympic wrestler Robert Diouf twice defeated an opponent who was nearly 20 kilograms (44 lb) heavier than him?
... that Byrnihat was ranked by an air technology company as the world's most polluted city in 2024?
... that the 2013 murder of Mark Carson, a hate crime involving the killing of an openly gay man, took place less than a quarter-mile (400 m) from the Stonewall Inn?
... that Fort Duvernette played a role in saving the survivors of a 1795 Carib attack on a British supply convoy?
... that a plane crash was watched in real time by a bedridden woman through her mirror?
... that the Prince of Ning decided to rebel against the emperor right after his birthday party?

20 October 2025

00:00, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Harriet Harris

... that, as the University of Edinburgh's chaplain, Harriet Harris (pictured) appointed more than 40 honorary chaplains to serve traditions including Daoism, humanism, paganism and mindfulness?
... that Badingah became the first female regent of Gunung Kidul after her predecessor died of a heart attack?
... that First Nations actor and musician Erroll Kinistino grew up in a two-room, mud-shack cabin?
... that impersonations of United States immigration officials have become a chronic crime problem in 2025?
... that Gilles of Saumur was given the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tyre as compensation for the loss of the Archdiocese of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade?
... that the 71-year-old Jackie Chan performed all his own stunts without using doubles in The Shadow's Edge?
... that Angus Watt was a financial advisor, broadcaster, and diplomat all at the same time?
... that the Paraguayan Regional Workers' Federation named and shamed known strikebreakers in its newspaper?
... that PETA wrote a letter to the CEO of Nintendo over a Cow?

19 October 2025

00:00, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Page from the Tarikh-i Alfi

... that, unusually for contemporary Islamic chronicles, the Tarikh-i Alfi (page pictured) begins with the death of Muhammad, not his birth?
... that Albert Gatschet's field notes on the grammar of Atakapa is the only surviving work on the language carried out with native speakers?
... that one reviewer criticised The Magician's Daughter for not mentioning its setting's historical context?
... that only seven Tubular lifeboats were built, but they remained in service for 83 years?
... that Adolfo Rossi was the only journalist to report firsthand on the turmoil in Sicily sparked by the Fasci Siciliani in 1893?
... that gallerist and congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet inspired the character Soojin on Girls, according to The Dallas Morning News?
... that Malaysia is the most successful delegation at the Olympics without a gold medal?
... that Dutch filmmaker Richard Raaphorst claimed that a boss character in Resident Evil Village copied the design of a monster he created for his 2013 film Frankenstein's Army?
... that an ongoing U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean, ostensibly intended to combat drug trafficking, may be actually intended to intimidate Venezuela?

18 October 2025

00:00, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Cormocephalus rubriceps

... that the giant centipede Cormocephalus rubriceps (pictured) can grow up to 20 centimetres (8 inches) in length?
... that a Russian spy couple used comments on Cristiano Ronaldo YouTube videos to send coded messages to Moscow?
... that racing driver Neil Cunningham was also a stunt double in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace?
... that, during the 2012 Weezer Cruise, band members oversaw wedding vow renewals, a shuffleboard contest, a midnight movie screening, and a 1980s-themed prom?
... that in 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first in the Indian Premier League to win all away games in a season?
... that singer Tomoo was once unhappy with her performance in a singing contest, despite being chosen as one of its finalists?
... that more than 50 planned speakers boycotted the Bendigo Writers Festival over its code of conduct?
... that the personal website of an actor is used for benchmarking newly released gadgets?
... that Mikael Genberg has sent a house to the Moon?

17 October 2025

00:00, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Sylvester Espelage

... that Sylvester Espelage (pictured), unlike most American clergy, wore a queue and a long beard during his missionary work in Wuhan?
... that Erika Kirk forgave her husband's alleged killer at his memorial service?
... that the spider Desis marina makes its nest in the intertidal zone of the coast, where it can survive underwater for up to 19 days?
... that Hoàng Xuân Vinh won Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal with a record-setting shot at the 2016 Games?
... that the crew of Blackwater 61 knew that they were flying down a box canyon for more than fifteen minutes before the plane crashed?
... that Texan poet laureate Jenny Lind Porter was described as America's new Emily Dickinson?
... that a Michigan TV station was designed to serve a smaller area so it could obtain a network affiliation?
... that a grand-nephew of Queen Elizabeth II underwent 200 hours of training in India to become a yoga instructor?
... that the architect of 745 Fifth Avenue once dressed up as the building?

16 October 2025

00:00, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

... that Winnipeg's historic Holy Trinity Anglican Church (pictured) is at risk of structural failure within the next few years?
... that Olympic cyclist Michael Watson was hospitalised because of a dog?
... that the Roblox video game Grow a Garden once had more than 20 million simultaneous players?
... that Roberta G. Simmons found that an organ transplant was considered by some recipients to be "a burdensome debt"?
... that Kōsaku Yamada's Overture in D major has been described as "a kind of challenge by the composer to Japanese traditional music"?
... that actress Jennifer Brooke and her colleagues faced severe weather from Storm Imogen while filming her death scene for Hollyoaks?
... that Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint-venture company, provided insights into oil discoveries that may have influenced Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III's stance on Malaysia?
... that Walter Bgoya published a novel by Aniceti Kitereza almost 35 years after it had been written?
... that an exiled Sakalava monarch sold Mayotte to the French in exchange for an annual pension?

15 October 2025

00:00, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Postage stamp commemorating the Corrective Move

... that the 1969 Corrective Move (commemorative stamp pictured) transformed South Yemen into a communist state?
... that more than 50 New Caledonian women enlisted to join a World War II Free French regiment, but only two – Raymonde Jore and Raymonde Rolly – ultimately served?
... that Muhammad Ahmed Miftah was arrested while leading prayers 20 years before becoming prime minister of the Houthi-led government of Yemen?
... that the Irwin Union Bank's glass walls and open-plan layout, uncommon for an American bank building of its time, led to its designation as a historic landmark?
... that circus performer Franz Taibosh began his career dancing for British soldiers during the Second Boer War?
... that one issue with understanding the culture of Champa is that surviving inscriptions are concerned almost exclusively with the elite?
... that Fernando Garibay described his collaboration with Kylie Minogue as "Peter Pan meets Tinker Bell"?
... that Juventus Women were champions of Italy every year for their first five years of existence?

14 October 2025

00:29, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Shreen Abdul Saroor

... that women's rights activist Shreen Saroor (pictured) was sent to a Catholic convent for her education after her mother became concerned with her tomboy-like behavior?
... that four US Army soldiers stole $36 million in valuables from a German castle in late 1945?
... that forensic scientist Luke S. May was nicknamed "America's Sherlock Holmes" for his work as an investigator?
... that the author of The Space-Time Painter considers the review bombing against it to be reasonable?
... that Rita Rusk was employed to style the hair of her former trainee Sharleen Spiteri after Spiteri became the lead singer of Texas?
... that architect Geoff Malone was tasked with impressing visitors with a "rocket ship" design for a Singapore movie theatre?
... that Sarah Kraning perceives sound as color, texture, and movement?
... that the ependytes, originally a Persian male tunic, became a luxury fashion statement in classical Athens, where it was worn by women and children?
... that part of the bonus paid to bartender Gary Hoffman after he was selected in the 1984 NFL draft was a round of drinks for his friends?

13 October 2025

00:00, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

The Accidental Burning of the USS Missouri in Gibraltar

... that the only casualty of USS Missouri's destruction (pictured) was a pet bear?
... that Lourdes Ambriz, singing voice of Belle in the Spanish version of Beauty and the Beast, became the artistic director of the Mexican national opera?
... that numerous historians and academics have argued that Israel has used the Holocaust to justify its treatment of Palestinians?
... that Riho Furui wrote her debut song after struggling with life in Canada?
... that professional sumo fighting stables are often housed in Shinto shrines when they travel outside of Tokyo?
... that the son of Mary Fortune – one of the earliest female writers of detective fiction – was a career criminal?
... that Diane Orr and C. Larry Roberts were once said to "epitomize the regional, independent filmmaker"?
... that in 2010 a journalist fell for a satirical tweet made by a fictional U.S. congressman, then wrote a lengthy response in The Washington Post?
... that the musical duo Braxe + Falcon formed a supergroup with the band Phoenix to make music about UFOs?

12 October 2025

00:00, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Sappho Fresco

... that the Sappho Fresco (pictured) from Pompeii is most likely not a portrait of Sappho?
... that Thames lightermen would pull their barges up to the Leaning Tower of Rotherhithe to collect their wages?
... that Christophe de Menil had "a long history of supporting 'difficult' art projects", according to The New York Times?
... that the Dutch colonial Amfioen Society was designed to maintain a legal monopoly over raw opium?
... that gymnast Mikhail Koudinov, at 14 years old, was New Zealand's youngest competitor at the 2006 Commonwealth Games?
... that Malpas's debut album was composed over email?
... that Solanum baretiae was named after Jeanne Baret, who circumnavigated the world disguised as a man?
... that Carolina Contreras founded one of the first all-natural hair salons in the Dominican Republic?
... that "Soda Pop" was originally "Ice Cream"?

11 October 2025

00:00, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

S. R. Crown Hall

... that architect Dirk Lohan paid $2,705 for the right to smash a window at a building his grandfather designed (pictured)?
... that Bernardo Zapater, a founding member of Spain's oldest private scientific society, is the namesake of a "totally underrated" flower?
... that the Sentachan Mine was listed as the second-coldest mine in the world by Mining.com?
... that Patricia Arquette researched cults and armies to prepare for her role as Harmony Cobel in the television series Severance?
... that Rockefeller University sold a version of Joan Mitchell's City Landscape for $17 million in 2024 to fund research?
... that Filipino police chief Guillermo Eleazar rose to prominence after publicly shaming another officer?
... that the urban environment around Glasgow's Argyle Street ash tree may have helped it to survive ash dieback disease?
... that Cal Clemens "tackled like a sledge hammer"?
... that a Japanese porn actor opened a restaurant that served poo-flavored curry?

10 October 2025

00:00, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Ángel Salas Larrazábal

... that flying ace Ángel Salas Larrazábal (pictured) was a co-leader of Spain for two days between the death of Francisco Franco and the ascension of King Juan Carlos I?
... that the architect of Chicago's 860–880 Lake Shore Drive nearly quit the project after his original floor plans were rejected?
... that author Jilly Cooper used Sue Macartney-Snape's illustrations to create the satirical novel Araminta's Wedding?
... that the process of lysine malonylation has been linked to diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes?
... that Ana Aguayo has won gold medals for Mexico in basketball and flag football?
... that political philosophers focus on desirable norms, while political scientists concentrate on empirical descriptions?
... that King Baldwin III was 13 or 14 when he won his first military success—after which his mother took steps to prevent a second?
... that a hoard of valuable artwork was hidden within the Morozova Mansion in 1917?
... that ten dancers dressed as furry monkeys featured in the television premiere of Through the Crystal Ball?

9 October 2025

00:00, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Ivatan woman wearing a vakul

... that Ivatan women wear waterproof headdresses made of leaves (example pictured)?
... that John Stonebraker moved 300-pound (140 kg) ice blocks to prepare for the 1939 college football season?
... that the rulers of the 14th-century Emirate of Erzincan were Muslims, but its major cities were primarily Christian?
... that Barbara Wilk once hand-painted two thousand frames for her animated film?
... that Hano Qritho is rooted in an ancient biblical story and continues to be celebrated by Assyrians in Tur Abdin?
... that Takuya Kawamura announced his marriage through a card game?
... that the South Rim Fire destroyed seven toilets in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park?
... that the release of Tyla's 2025 EP was interpreted as both a failure and a success depending on the measurements used?
... that circus performer Ferry Torrez lived next door to his crocodiles?

8 October 2025

00:00, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Launch of Apollo 11 on a Saturn V

... that the sound from the engines of the Saturn V (pictured) during testing shattered the windows of nearby houses?
... that voice actress Niina Hanamiya taught herself to read and write Egyptian hieroglyphs?
... that the editors of The Eastern Miscellany refused to cooperate with a British-imposed media blackout following the 1925 Shanghai massacre?
... that the Ibnu duo, Ibnu Said and Ibnu Wahyutomo, were two diplomats who carried out bureaucratic reforms within Indonesia's foreign ministry?
... that Lynch Fragments sculptures are made with metal scraps and objects like axes, barbed wire, chains, nails, padlocks, spikes, and wrenches?
... that Queen Eschiva and her children were kidnapped by the pirate Kanakes after her husband put a bounty on him?
... that the Holden Special Vehicles Maloo set the Guinness World Record for the fastest production utility or pickup truck in 2006?
... that Gorillaz's upcoming album is scheduled to feature at least six dead musicians?
... that Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu said he had "completed football" after the 2023 EFL Championship play-off?

7 October 2025

00:00, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Inland Steel Building

... that a window-washing railroad track ran atop Chicago's Inland Steel Building (pictured)?
... that Ted Aber created a series of alphabetized files on 1,600 family names while researching the history of Hamilton County, New York?
... that the 2022 German presidential election was held at Paul Löbe House instead of the Reichstag due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
... that Béatrice Uria-Monzon, in the title role of Bizet's Carmen, preferred a "meditative" and "dreamy" performance over a "sexy" one?
... that Sonangol Sinopec International once outbid both ExxonMobil and British Petroleum for two oil sites in Angola?
... that the Armenians were enraged when their 60-year-old king married the 12-year-old Sibylla of Cyprus?
... that Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church has hosted a speech by US president Jimmy Carter and the funeral of his attorney general?
... that Alexander McQueen's second runway show featured a pregnant woman with a shaved head, a model in a plaster corset, and a woman pretending to put her finger in her vagina?
... that Tyler Neville overcame being born deaf, a sunken chest, a fractured back, more than 20 surgeries, and cancer to sign with an NFL team?

6 October 2025

00:00, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Mitchell Sabattis

... that Abenaki guide Mitchell Sabattis (pictured) co-invented the Adirondack guideboat?
... that President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez resigned prior to the 1935 Salvadoran presidential election so that he could circumvent a constitutional ban on re-election?
... that Hyde Park Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, was disassembled and moved in order to drive a saloon out of the neighborhood?
... that most cocoa in Samoa is consumed locally as a drink known as koko Samoa?
... that Chris Samuels, on the last play of his NFL career, caught a pass that set up a game-winning score – and broke his leg?
... that a dream of a concert inspired the creation of the band behind Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator?
... that Xymmer phungi was named after the revolutionary leader Phan Đình Phùng?
... that there was a baseball match between the two most common surnames in Japan?
... that Bootles' Baby's author's baby was Bootles?

5 October 2025

00:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Shaktikanta Das

... that Shaktikanta Das (pictured) qualified with a degree in history, yet rose to lead India's central bank?
... that to compete as Timor-Leste's first Winter Olympian at the 2014 Games, Yohan Goutt Gonçalves had to raise US$75,000, most of which came from himself and his family?
... that Zinaida Nevzorova entered into a marriage of convenience with Gleb Krzhizhanovsky to keep their activist group together, but they later developed a genuine romantic relationship?
... that destruction layers at the Byzantine Church of Khirbet et-Tireh in Palestine were probably caused by the 749 Galilee earthquake?
... that a judicial decision urged Kenya to recognize the land of the Endorois people, but it still had not done so more than a decade later?
... that the 2025 Leagues Cup final set an attendance record for the tournament and for any sporting event at its host stadium?
... that Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 for Switzerland by a single point?
... that Indonesia's ambassador to Serbia, Andreano Erwin, joined the foreign ministry because his trading company went bankrupt?
... that sabotage in World War II involved delaying the Nazi nuclear program, derailing trains, freeing Jews, and ... explosive rats?

4 October 2025

00:00, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Anne

... that Anne (pictured) was the last circus elephant in the United Kingdom?
... that priest Suitbert Mollinger served five years for fraud in a Dutch prison before founding one of the world's largest relic chapels in the United States?
... that agate gemstones have been found on every continent, including Antarctica?
... that Jackson Findlay is a fourth-generation Canadian Football League player?
... that people used Toontown Rewritten for virtual Black Lives Matter protests in 2020?
... that Walter of Montbéliard ruled Cyprus because his wife, Burgundia, was heir presumptive to the throne?
... that the Houaiss Dictionary of the Portuguese Language was so large that it had to be printed in Italy?
... that Shel Hershorn lost interest in photojournalism after the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
... that North Korea built the 72-Hour Bridge after its troops killed two US soldiers for trimming a tree?

3 October 2025

00:16, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Ferber House

... that the Ferber House (pictured) was rumored to be haunted after the family who owned it went extinct?
... that voice actress Azusa Tachibana shares a name with a character from the anime K-On!, and so her mother pushed her to join a high school band?
... that a Maryland TV station's facilities originally housed a pharmacy and restaurant?
... that Japanese governor Takashi Kimura grew up admiring American baseball player Jim Abbott because both of them were missing a hand?
... that the Crystal Springs Dam survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake despite being built just 1,000 feet (300 m) from the San Andreas Fault?
... that Harold Putnam was the 59th member of his family to serve in the Massachusetts legislature?
... that the editor-in-chief of The Ladies' Journal was removed in 1925 after he advocated for polyamory?
... that Anne Bayley's clinical research in Zambia showed that, contrary to widespread opinion in the early 1980s, HIV could be spread through heterosexual sex?
... that in the Zootopia abortion comic, Nick and Judy's apartment is modeled after one in Seinfeld?

2 October 2025

00:00, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Josephine Hall

... that musical theatre actress Josephine Hall (pictured) became famous for performing a song that she purposefully sang high and off-key?
... that Northwest Marine Iron Works produced the last sternwheel steam tugboat operated in the United States?
... that Elias Peleti is said to have been the most forgettable Latin patriarch of Jerusalem in a century?
... that the UK's best-selling single of 2013 has been described as a "rape anthem"?
... that when Marianne Angermann earned her university entrance, the pronouns on her printed diploma were altered manually?
... that the Ostjuden antisemitic stereotype was used to describe Jews from Eastern Europe by both non-Jewish Germans and assimilated German Jews?
... that a lowly garrison soldier was responsible for relocating the capital of the Han dynasty?
... that Nigeria's independence on 1 October 1960 was marked by the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of the country's new flag before 40,000 people at the Lagos Race Course?
... that Ida Barber campaigned against corsets in her fashion journalism?

1 October 2025

00:00, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Great Armoury

... that in 1919 a restaurant with vending machines was opened in the 17th-century Great Armoury (pictured) in Gdańsk?
... that Livingstone Luboobi claimed that he chose to teach himself double mathematics at A-level because there was no teacher available?
... that Aso Tateno Dam started construction in 1983 and was only completed in 2024?
... that the family of a missing woman originally hid that she was transgender to avoid prejudice during the search?
... that a mongrel lover wrote a typology of the dogs and a series of children's books based on them?
... that a Chinese art student who murdered her lover was released after only five years because the Japanese invaded?
... that Arthur Conan Doyle defeated Wilfrid Edgecombe at billiards every time he played him at The Harrogate Club?
... that the presumed skull of Menabe king Toera was returned to Madagascar by France almost 128 years after his death?
... that 83 manuscripts from Sozomeno da Pistoia's collection, which numbered 110 in 1460, have been found scattered across Europe?

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