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*... that [[Mel Gibson]] directed four [[music video]]s for [[singer-songwriter]] [[Oksana Grigorieva]]'s album '''''[[Beautiful Heartache]]'''''? *... that '''[[General strike against Leopold III of Belgium|the general strike against Leopold&nbsp;III of Belgium]]''' broke out a few days after [[Leopold III of Belgium|he]] returned to the throne in 1950? *... that after a fire destroyed [[United States dollar|US$]]500,000 worth of [[master recording]]s, singer '''[[Al Goodman (singer)|Al Goodman]]''' of [[Ray, Goodman & Brown]] said "I just stood there and watched 30 or 40 years of my life go by"? *... that the [[invasive species|invasive]] [[crayfish]] '''''[[Orconectes immunis]]''''' can [[competition (biology)|outcompete]] the earlier invader ''[[Orconectes limosus|O. limosus]]''? *... that after the medieval lawyer '''[[John of Tynemouth]]''' was kidnapped for ransom, he informed his kidnappers that the writer [[Gerald of Wales]] would be traveling nearby, causing Gerald to also be kidnapped? *'''''06:45, 12 August 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Litsea bindoniana leaves.jpg|100x100px|Bollywood leaves|alt=Big green leaves]] </div> *... that the [[Tooth-billed Catbird]] uses the leaves of the '''[[Litsea bindoniana|Big-leaved Bollywood]]''' ''(pictured)'' on its display court floor? *... that Rabbi Ronald Androphy of '''[[East Meadow Jewish Center]]''' protested enforcement in 2001 of an 1896 tax on houses of worship purchasing homes for clerics as violating the [[separation of church and state]]? *... that the defunct '''[[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team]]''' still hold the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] scoring record they set in [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads|1987]] with an average of 2.44 goals per game? *... that [[Cinema of India|Indian actress]] '''[[Mukta Barve]]''' won the 2007 [[Zee Marathi|Zee]] Award for best actress in a [[theatre|commercial play]] for her portrayal of a [[Kabaddi]] enthusiast? *... that [[Mel Gibson]] directed four [[music video]]s for [[singer-songwriter]] [[Oksana Grigorieva]]'s album '''''[[Beautiful Heartache]]'''''? *... that '''[[General strike against Leopold III of Belgium|the general strike against Leopold&nbsp;III of Belgium]]''' broke out a few days after [[Leopold III of Belgium|he]] returned to the throne in 1950? *... that after a fire destroyed [[United States dollar|US$]]500,000 worth of [[master recording]]s, singer '''[[Al Goodman (singer)|Al Goodman]]''' of [[Ray, Goodman & Brown]] said "I just stood there and watched 30 or 40 years of my life go by"? *... that the [[invasive species|invasive]] [[crayfish]] '''''[[Orconectes immunis]]''''' can [[competition (biology)|outcompete]] the earlier invader ''[[Orconectes limosus|O. limosus]]''? *... that after the medieval lawyer '''[[John of Tynemouth]]''' was kidnapped for ransom, he informed his kidnappers that the writer [[Gerald of Wales]] would be traveling nearby, causing Gerald to also be kidnapped? ===3 March 2010=== *'''''00:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Mammut Tripsdrill 08.jpg|100x100px|Wooden roller coaster ''Mammut'', roller skated by Dirk Auer in 2009]] </div> *... that German extreme [[Roller skating#Inline skating|in-line skater]] Dirk Auer roller skated down a large wooden roller coaster ''(pictured)'' at '''[[Erlebnispark Tripsdrill]]''', reaching speeds of {{convert|90|km/h}}? *... that in the 1990s, '''[[Congregation Beth Israel (Vancouver)|Congregation Beth Israel]]''' was the largest [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation in [[Greater Vancouver]]? *... that '''[[Minuscule 627]]''' has an unusual order of books, with the [[Book of Revelation]] placed between [[Acts of the Apostles]] and the [[general epistles]]? *... that in 1938, the [[barque]] '''{{ship||Priwall|barque|2}}''' recorded the fastest ever rounding of [[Cape Horn]] by a sailing ship? *... that [[Leland Myrick]] wrote the autobiographical [[graphic novel]] '''''[[Missouri Boy]]''''', even though he considers himself "a very private person"? *... that '''[[Levi L. Rowland]]''' worked as a professor at the [[Oregon]] [[Willamette University College of Medicine|medical school]] he was still attending? *... that the '''[[Yeywa Dam|Yeywa Hydropower Dam]]''' is the largest [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power plant]] and the first [[roller-compacted concrete]] dam in [[Burma]]? *... that [[Google Images]] caused controversy in 2009 after it was discovered that the number-one result for the search term "Michelle Obama" was a '''[[Anti-Michelle Obama humor|derogatory doctored photo]]''' of the US first lady? ===2 March 2010=== *'''''18:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Chhinnamasta.JPG|100x100px|Chinnamasta]] </div> *... that the self-decapitated [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|goddess]] '''[[Chhinnamasta|Chinnamasta]]''' ''(pictured)'' standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent? *... that [[Maryland]] politician '''[[Cheryl Kagan]]''' worked part-time as a substitute teacher while serving in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]? *... that in the [[1920s]], '''[[Cudahy Packing Company]]''' shifted from exporting cured pork because of British [[tariff]]s and focused instead on domestic sales of canned [[ham]]s, sliced dried beef, Italian-style [[sausage]], and sliced [[bacon]]? *... that '''[[Viktor Kaisiepo]]''', a [[Netherlands New Guinea]]n-born advocate of [[self-determination]] for [[Western New Guinea|West Papua]], lived most of his life in [[exile]] in the [[Netherlands]]? *... that the plant '''''[[Coreopsis verticillata]]''''' 'Moonbeam' was chosen as the 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association? *... that in 1709, a [[privateer]]ing force, of which [[Acadia]]n military officer '''[[Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin]]''' was a member, sank 35 British ships and took 470 people prisoner? *... that the 1997 flooding of '''[[Wilson Canyon]]''' in [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]], [[Nevada]], resulted in $726,000 in damage to [[Nevada State Route 208]]? *... that '''''[[Letters of Ayn Rand]]''''', published in 1995, was the first book by [[Ayn Rand]] to receive a positive review in ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'' since 1943? *'''''12:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Aeolidiella stephanieae.png|100x100px|Aeolidiella stephanieae]] </div> *... that the marine slug '''''[[Aeolidiella stephanieae]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is commonly kept in aquaria to control the anemone ''[[Aiptasia]]''? *... that '''[[Johan Gustaf Sandberg]]'''{{'}}s frescoes in [[Uppsala Cathedral]] depicting [[Gustav Vasa]] were the first frescoes painted in Sweden? *... that the '''[[cheater plug]]''' has been used to remedy [[ground loop (electricity)|ground loops]] in [[audio system]]s, with reckless disregard of [[electrical safety]]? *... that [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''[[Nick Carter (British Army officer)|Nick Carter]]''' is the current commander of British forces in southern [[Afghanistan]]? *... that the origin of the [[Mesoamerican chronology|Postclassic]] [[K'iche' people|K'iche']] [[Maya civilization|Maya]] patron deity '''[[Jacawitz]]''' has been traced back to a historical event at the city of [[Seibal]]? *... that '''[[Arthur Crispien]]''', who was dismissed as editor of a [[SDP|Social Democratic Party]] newspaper for his opposition to war credits in 1914, later became the Party's Chairman? *... that '''[[Danish Bacon]]''' is sliced, packed, and sold in the [[UK]]? *... that [[Rastafarian]] [[hardcore punk]] band [[Bad Brains]] signed to '''[[Neil Cooper (ROIR)|Neil Cooper]]''''s [[ROIR]] cassette label because Cooper, who had worked at the [[Royal Mint]], gave them medallions made for Emperor [[Haile Selassie]]? *'''''06:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Wadokaichin coin 8th century Japan.jpg|100x100px|Wadōkaichin coin]] </div> *... that '''[[Japanese currency]]''' started in the [[8th century]] with the minting of the ''[[Wadōkaichin]]'' coin ''(pictured)''? *... that the '''[[Swabian-Hall Swine]]''' breed of pig was started by King [[William I of Württemberg]]? *... that a reviewer of the 2006 album '''''[[Gigahearts]]''''' by the [[Italian]] [[industrial rock|industrial]] band [[Dope Stars Inc.]] described the group as "the new generation of what [[Gothic rock|Goth]] means in the 21st century"? *... that in 1974 animal rights activists attempted to bomb the lab of biologist '''[[Mike Handel]]'''? *... that the original and current '''[[Landing Masonry Bridge|Landing Road bridges]]''' in [[Landing, New Jersey]], stood side-by-side until the demolition of the older structure? *... that King '''[[Philip V of France|Philip V]]''' ordered that any [[lepers]] found guilty of poisoning wells in [[France in the Middle Ages|medieval France]] were to be burnt and their possessions forfeited to the [[List of French monarchs|Crown]]? *... that '''[[Burgers' Smokehouse]]''' is a [[California, Missouri]]-based seller of [[cure]]d and [[Smoking (cooking)|smoke]]d meats including [[bacon]] and [[hickory]] smoked, salt cured country hams, a specialty of the [[Ozarks]]? *... that during a rehearsal of ''[[Pagliacci]]'' with the [[Florentine Opera]] in 1998, [[tenor]] '''[[David Rendall (opera singer)|David Rendall]]''' sent a [[baritone]] to hospital when his [[theatrical property|prop]] knife failed to collapse? *'''''00:00, 2 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Eastern Gray Squirrel 800.jpg|100x100px|Eastern gray squirrel]] </div> *... that members of the '''[[Sciurini]]''' group of [[squirrel]]s, which includes the [[eastern gray squirrel]] ''(pictured)'', have been described as [[living fossil]]s? *... that '''[[Johan Søhr]]''' was responsible for investigating several '''[[Espionage in Norway during World War I|espionage cases in Norway during World War I]]''', including the [[Otto von Rosen|von Rosen]] and [[Walter von Rautenfels|Rautenfels]] cases? *... that the [[Royal National College for the Blind]] in [[Hereford]] houses the United Kingdom's National '''[[BlindArt]]''' collection? *... that during the [[Great Depression]], R. C. Nueske used a [[panel truck]] to market '''[[Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats]]''', including [[bacon]], [[sausage]]s, [[ham]]s and smoked [[turkey]]s, at little resorts across northern [[Wisconsin]]? *... the program [[STUDENT (computer program)|STUDENT]], written in 1964 by [[Daniel Bobrow]] for his PhD dissertation at [[MIT]], is one of the earliest known attempts at '''[[natural language understanding]]''' by a computer? *... that [[Milwaukee]] elected '''[[George Hampel (legislator)|George Hampel]]''' to the [[Wisconsin Legislature|state legislature]] first as a [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]] and later as a [[Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive]] before he helped merge the Progressives into the [[Republican Party of Wisconsin|Republican Party]]? *... that during the [[Ice Hockey European Championships]] in 1924, two of '''[[Spain men's national ice hockey team|Spain's]]''' seven players were injured but instead of having to forfeit the match, their [[Switzerland men's national ice hockey team|opponents]] agreed to play with five players as well? *... that a '''[[Flitch of bacon custom|flitch of bacon]]''' was offered at [[Wychnor Hall]] to married couples if they could swear that they did not regret their union, but it was so rarely claimed it was replaced with a wooden one? ===1 March 2010=== *'''''18:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Ilia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) - Volga Boatmen (1870-1873).jpg|120x100px|Barge Haulers on the Volga, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. 131.5 cm x 281 cm]] </div> *... that the figures in [[Ilya Repin]]'s '''''[[Barge Haulers on the Volga]]''''' ''(pictured)'' are based on real characters, including a former priest, a former soldier and a painter? *... that '''[[Lennard Stokes]]''', a 19th-century [[rugby union]] [[Cap (sport)|international]] who captained [[England national rugby union team|England]] on five occasions, also played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and later worked as a [[surgeon]]? *... that the '''[[cheese dream]]''' was popularized during the [[Great Depression]] as "an inexpensive company supper dish"? *... that in 2005 composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]] added a [[Chaconne|Ciaccona]] for strings to his '''''[[Polish Requiem]]''''', begun in 1980? *... that the forest area of the '''[[Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary]]''' helps in arresting [[desertification]] and advancement of the [[Thar desert]]? *... that the recently demolished '''[[Francis M. Drexel School]]''' in [[Philadelphia]] was named for a [[Francis Martin Drexel|financier]] whose family founded several educational institutions, including [[Drexel University]]? *... that the '''[[Battles of the Separation Corridor]]''' saw the first use of tanks by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] against the [[Egyptian army]]? *... that Sir '''[[Henry Bate Dudley]]''' not only chronicled the life of [[Thomas Gainsborough|Gainsborough]] but also wrote the comic opera ''The [[Flitch (bacon)|Flitch]] of Bacon''? *'''''12:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:5741-Linxia-Huasi-Gongbei.jpg|100x100px|An Islamic shrine in Linxia City]] </div> *... that with over 80 mosques and several important ''[[gongbei (Islamic architecture)|gongbei]]'' shrine complexes ''(example pictured)'', '''[[Linxia City]]''' is known as "[[China]]'s little [[Mecca]]"? *... that '''[[Serafin Olarte]]''' and [[Vicente Guerrero]] were the only independentist generals active during the low point of the [[Mexican War of Independence]] after the execution of [[José María Morelos]] in 1815? *... that '''''[[The BLT Cookbook]]''''' was highly recommended by the [[National Pork Board]]? *... that in ''[[Đại Việt sử lược]]'', it was recorded that '''[[Khúc Hạo]]''', not his father '''[[Khúc Thừa Dụ]]''', was the first of the [[Khúc family]] to be the [[Jiedushi]] of [[Vietnam|Tĩnh Hải quân]]? *... that '''''[[Banksiamyces]]''''' is a [[fungus]] that grow on the dead [[conifer cone|"cones"]] of ''[[Banksia]]'' species ? *... that '''''[[Amelia Goes to the Ball]]''''' is an ''[[opera buffa]]'' in one act composed by [[Gian Carlo Menotti]]? *... that former gold medalist in [[short track speed skating]] '''[[Lee Seung-Hoon]]''' converted in 2009 to long track to earn a spot in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]? *... that '''[[Bio-Blend Fuels]]''' produce a [[biodiesel]] made from [[pig fat]] that smells of [[bacon]]? *'''''06:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Toxotes jaculatrix.jpg|100x100px|Banded archerfish]] </div> *... that the '''[[banded archerfish]]''' ''(pictured)'' is able to hit targets up to three [[metre]]s away by shooting jets of water from its mouth? *... that the '''[[1906 College Football All-America Team]]''' included [[Princeton University|Princeton]] [[quarterback]] '''[[Edward Dillon (American football)|Eddie Dillon]]''', [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Francis Burr]]''', [[Yale University|Yale]] [[End (American football)|end]] '''[[Robert Forbes|Bob Forbes]]''', [[Cornell University|Cornell]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[William Newman (American football)|Bill Newman]]''', a [[midshipman]] who was '''[[Percy Northcroft|the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy]]''', and a guard who was described as "'''[[Elmer Thompson|one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron]]'''"? *... that the [[extinction|extinct]] [[snakefly]] genus '''''[[Proraphidia]]''''' is known from [[fossil]]s found in [[Spain]], [[England]], and [[Kazakhstan]]? *... that the seaside landscape of '''[[Montauk Association Historic District]]''' in New York includes seven 1881–84 [[Shingle Style architecture|Shingle Style]] summer houses? *... that the [[Queensland state election, 1983|1983 Queensland election]] was triggered when '''[[Terry White]]''', '''[[Angus Innes]]''', and various [[Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|MLAs]] of the "'''[[Ginger Group (Queensland)|Ginger Group]]'''" [[crossing the floor|crossed the floor]] in the Australian state's [[Queensland Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]? *... that the [[contemporary art]]ist '''[[Walenty Pytel]]''' was commissioned to create four 45-meter steel eagles for [[Portugal|Portuguese]] football club [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]? *... that the area around '''[[La Merced Market, Mexico City]]''', is considered to be a "tolerance zone" for prostitution? *... that '''[[Rwandan cuisine]]''' includes [[urwagwa]], a local beer made from fermented [[banana]]s? *'''''00:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Beaney Institute 002.jpg|100x100px|Beaney Institute]] </div> *... that the '''[[Royal Museum and Art Gallery|Beaney Institute]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Canterbury]] has a £1,000,000 [[Anthony van Dyck|Van Dyck]] painting of [[Dixwell Baronets|Sir Basil Dixwell]] in its collection? *... that between November 1996 and 2001, 936 people left the parish of '''[[Baños, Azuay|Baños]]''' in [[Cuenca, Ecuador|Cuenca Canton]], [[Ecuador]], and emigrated mostly to the [[United States]]? *... that at the age of 44, '''[[Roslyn M. Brock]]''', the newly elected Chairman of the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]], is the youngest person ever to serve in the position? *... that '''[[Henry Bracy]]''' was one of the most popular comic tenors of the [[Victorian era]]? *... that the '''[[Quadro Tracker]]''' detection device, which was advertised as being able to detect drugs, weapons, explosives, alcohol, missing people, precious metals, dead pets, and lost golf balls, was denounced by the [[FBI]] as a fraud? *... that in the [[interwar period]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[legation]] in [[Norway]] complained about '''[[Victor Mogens]]'''{{`}} bias as a commentator in [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|Norwegian radio]]? *... that the tail of the '''[[Bennett's stingray]]''' can make up three-quarters of its total length? *... that in 1906, some [[Filipino people|Filipino]] prisoners involved in '''[[Human experimentation in the United States|medical experiments in the United States]]''' were intentionally infected with [[cholera]], and those who survived were rewarded with cigars or cigarettes? ===28 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Galerina marginata.jpg|100x100px|right|Deadly skullcap (Galerina marginata)]] </div> *... that the '''[[Galerina marginata|deadly skullcap]]''' ''(pictured)'' may cause [[gastrointestinal bleeding]], a [[coma]], [[kidney failure]], or even death within seven days after eating? *... that in '''''[[Das Erbe]]''''', a [[Nazi propaganda]] movie, a friendly professor shows a young blonde woman how animals pursue "racial policy"? *... that ambulanceman Stanley Skinner was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] for his actions in the aftermath of the '''[[Marden rail crash|train crash]]''' at [[Marden, Kent|Marden]], [[Kent]] in 1969? *... that the ''Three Parishes'' pilgrimage churches in the [[Slovenia]]n village '''[[Rosalnice]]''' contain a 15th-century [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[sanctuary]] with [[mural|wall paintings]] depicting the [[crucifixion]] and [[Saint Christopher]]? *... that '''[[John Pittenger]]''', former [[Pennsylvania Secretary of Education]] and [[Dean (education)|dean]] of [[Rutgers School of Law–Camden]], was the first [[legislator]] to utilize [[high school]] [[legislative pages]] in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]? *... that the '''[[Pornography and erotica in the Philippines|Philippine-edition]]''' of ''[[Playboy]]'' [[magazine]] does not display [[frontal nudity]] or [[genitalia|human genitalia]] in order not to go against '''[[Filipino values]]'''? *... that former [[association football|football]] official '''[[Lencie Fred]]''' was the first [[Vanuatu]]an to be included on the [[FIFA]] list of [[referee (association football)|referees]]? *... that [[David Hockney]] took two weeks to paint a moment that lasted two seconds in his 1967 painting '''''[[A Bigger Splash]]'''''? *'''''12:02, 28 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Hadropithecus.jpg|100x100px|Hadropithecus stenognathus]] </div> *... that the [[extinction|extinct]] [[monkey lemur]]s, including '''''[[Hadropithecus]]''''' ''(pictured)'', were most closely related to modern [[indri]]s and [[sifaka]]s, as well as the extinct [[sloth lemur]]s? *... that when '''[[Francis Close]]''' retired as [[Dean (Christianity)|Dean]] of [[Carlisle Cathedral]] in 1881, he was the oldest dean in the [[Church of England]]? *... that '''[[Pocheon]]''', a [[South Korea]]n city located between [[Seoul]] and [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)|Gangwon province]] is famous for [[makgeolli]] (unfiltered rice wine) and [[galbi]] (marinated short beef ribs)? *... that human barricades, coordinated by the '''[[Dresden Without Nazis]]''' alliance, blocked Europe's largest annual neo-Nazi demonstration in February 2010? *... that [[George Meredith]]'s book '''''[[The Adventures of Harry Richmond]]''''' first appeared in ''[[Cornhill Magazine]]'' between September 1870 and November 1871, with illustrations by [[George du Maurier]]? *... that [[biathlon|biathlete]] '''[[Evgeny Ustyugov]]''' won the gold medal at the [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start|mass start event]] at his [[2010 Olympics|first Olympics]] three months after winning his first World Cup race? *... that the 9th century '''[[Pustakasala]]''' Hindu temple was discovered under the library construction site of Indonesia Islamic University? *... that '''[[Nicholas Barbon|Nicholas If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon]]''' is considered a pioneer of [[Property insurance|fire insurance]] in England? *'''''06:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Thomas Jefferson Association Building.jpg|100x100px|Thomas Jefferson Association Building]] </div> *... that many works by "[[Brooklyn]]{{'}}s greatest architect", '''[[Frank Freeman]]''', have been destroyed, including the '''[[Hotel Margaret]]''', '''[[Germania Club House]]''', '''[[Brooklyn Waterworks]]''', '''[[Bushwick Democratic Club House]]''', '''[[Brooklyn Savings Bank (building)|Brooklyn Savings Bank]]''' and '''[[Thomas Jefferson Association Building|Thomas Jefferson Building]]''' ''(pictured)''? *... that the '''[[Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park]]''' on [[Halmahera]] island of [[Indonesia]], is considered vital for 23 [[endemism|endemic]] bird species? *... that despite serving the [[Chalcedonian Christianity|Chalcedonian]] [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Ghassanids|Ghassanid]] ruler '''[[Al-Harith ibn Jabalah]]''' actively contributed to the revival of the [[Monophysitism|monophysitic]] [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Church]]? *... that '''[[infragravity waves]]''' generated along the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast of [[North America]] propagate across the oceans and contribute to the breakup on the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] in [[Antarctica]]? *... that '''[[Paula Dow]]''', the [[New Jersey Attorney General]], is the first [[African American]] woman to serve that post in the state's history? *... that while both '''''[[German submarine U-117 (1941)|U-117]]''''' and ''[[German submarine U-66 (1940)|U-66]]'' were attacked by aircraft from the {{USS|Card|CVE-11|6}} on 7 August 1943, only ''U-117'' was sunk? *... that the appearance of '''[[Raphael Friedeberg]]''' at the [[Monte Verità]] sanatorium turned [[Ascona]] into a center for itinerant [[Anarchism|anarchists]]? *... that fossils of the [[Temnospondyli|temnospondyl]] [[amphibian]] '''''[[Kourerpeton]]''''' were notoriously discovered in the window of a barber's shop in [[Arizona]]? *'''''00:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:John Ireland.jpg|100x100px|John Ireland, Dean of Westminster]] </div> *... that the position of '''[[Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture]]''' at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] was endowed by '''[[John Ireland (Dean of Westminster)|John Ireland]]''' ''(pictured)'', who was [[List of Deans of Westminster|Dean of Westminster]] for more than 25 years? *... that the '''[[Patrick Henry Brittan House]]''' in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], was built in 1858 by the 10th [[Secretary of State of Alabama]]? *... that '''[[Putsy Caballero]]''' is the youngest player ever to play in a game at [[Third baseman|third base]] in [[Major League Baseball]] history? *... that '''''[[Archiinocellia]]''''' is noted to be the only [[snakefly]] [[fossil]] genus from [[British Columbia]] and one of only two from [[Canada]]? *... that designated heritage designs by the early 20th-century Canadian [[architect]] '''[[Neil R. Darrach]]''' can be found in both [[St. Thomas, Ontario]], and [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]? *... that '''''[[Memories Off 5: Togireta Film|Memories Off 5: Encore]]'''''{{'s}} [[PlayStation Portable]] port includes a built-in [[Screenshot|screen capture]] feature to download images onto a [[Memory Stick|memory stick]]? *... that former professional footballer '''[[Tony Larkin]]''' helped to establish [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s first football academy for [[visual impairment|visually impaired]] players? *... that a '''[[Blake J. Robbins v. Lower Merion School District|class action lawsuit]]''' was brought against [[Lower Merion School District|a Pennsylvania school district]] for allegedly using [[webcam]]s in school-issued laptop computers to spy on students at home? ===27 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 27 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Mark mcgwire.jpg|100x100px|Mark McGwire]] </div> *... that [[Mark McGwire]] ''(pictured)'' hit more [[home run]]s than any player in [[Major League Baseball]] in 1997 yet did not '''[[List of Major League Baseball home run champions|lead a league in home runs]]'''? *... that at just over {{convert|18|mm|in}}, '''''[[Fibla carpenteri]]''''' is the largest species of [[snakefly]] known from [[amber]]? *... that in the four largest cities within the '''[[Greater Austin]]''' metropolitan area (US) the percentage of college-educated individuals in each is over 39% (compared to the national average of 24.4%)? *... that '''[[Tom Walley]]''' managed [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]'s 1982 [[FA Youth Cup]] winning team, which included [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]], [[Nigel Gibbs]] and [[Neil Price]]? *... that eclectic and non-traditional '''[[Quartet San Francisco]]''' has been nominated five times for [[Grammy Award]]s, most recently for ''QSF Plays Brubeck'', the first all-[[Dave Brubeck]] [[string quartet]] recording? *... that '''''[[Iro ni Ide ni Keri Waga Koi wa]]''''' was the result of both [[Windmill (company)|Windmill]]'s staff and fans wanting a game that was set in a school setting? *... that the inaugural inductees into the [[University of Connecticut]] '''[[Huskies of Honor]]''' included 23 basketball players and four [[head coach]]es, including [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coaches [[Jim Calhoun]] and [[Geno Auriemma]]? *... that the [[short story]] "'''[[The Congress (short story)|The Congress]]'''" by [[Argentina|Argentine]] writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]] was published in a [[special edition|deluxe edition]] with the letters made of [[gold]]? *'''''12:00, 27 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Mainzer Fastnacht Rosenmondnacht 2004.jpg|100x100px|Rosenmontag parade in 2004]] </div> *... that the [[Rosenmontag]] parade ''(pictured)'' of the '''[[Mainz carnival]]''' was presented in cinema 100 years ago? *... that former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international rugby union player '''[[Andrew Balfour]]''' led a health initiative that reduced malaria deaths in [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]], by 90%? *... that '''[[Hurricane Doria (1967)|1967's Hurricane Doria]]''' was described as "one of the most erratic storms ever observed"? *... that after her [[European Parliament]]ary career, '''[[Anne André-Léonard]]''' served as the Assistant Commissioner for Belgium at the [[Expo 2008|World Expo]] in [[Zaragoza]] from 2006 to 2008? *... that in '''[[Fort Geldria]]''' in South India there is a well-preserved Dutch cemetery, with tombstones carved in the [[Netherlands]], cared for by the [[Archeological Survey of India]]? *... that the [[Latin]] poem '''''[[Carmen Priami]]''''' features an artificially archaic language as a reaction to the [[Ancient Greek literature#Hellenistic poetry|Hellenizing]] trend in Latin poetry led by [[Ennius]]? *... that the [[Israel]]i politician and diplomat '''[[Adin Talbar]]''' was the national [[800 meter]] dash champion in 1942? *... that the '''[[tyranny of small decisions]]''' is a concept developed by the American economist [[Alfred E. Kahn]] in 1966, and has been applied to [[market failure]]s, [[environmental degradation]] and health outcomes? *'''''06:40, 27 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Crescent Athletic Club House - Underhill.jpg|100x100px|Crescent Athletic Club House]] </div> *... that surviving works by [[Brooklyn]] architect [[Frank Freeman]] include the '''[[Herman Behr Mansion]]''', '''[[Eagle Warehouse]]''', '''[[Brooklyn Union Gas Company Headquarters]]''', '''[[Villa Maria]]''' and '''[[Crescent Athletic Club House]]''' ''(pictured)''? *... that in 2007, [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] international [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Simione Tamanisau]]''' was prevented from playing in a [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying match by the [[New Zealand]] authorities? *... that the mushroom '''''[[Stropharia ambigua]]''''' has been said to taste like old leaves? *... that '''[[Nasrullah Khan]]''' was [[Emir of Afghanistan]] for one week in February 1919? *... that the '''[[La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway]]''' is the only [[NASCAR]]-sanctioned asphalt track in [[Wisconsin]]? *... that the American [[television program]] '''''[[Cannabis Planet]]''''' features [[Horticulture|horticulturist]] and [[author]] [[Ed Rosenthal]] as a [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] "expert"? *... that in {{mlby|1988}}, the [[Major League Baseball]] '''[[List of Major League Baseball earned run average champions|ERA title]]''' was decided by a margin of less than {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Run (baseball)|run]] between [[Allan Anderson]] and [[Teddy Higuera]]? *... that some modern [[K'iche' people|K'iche']] Maya revere rival [[syncretism|syncretised]] forms of the [[pre-Columbian]] Moon goddess '''[[Awilix]]''' that are said to be the lovers of [[James, son of Zebedee|St. James]]? *'''''00:00, 27 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Esopus Creek near Shandaken, NY.jpg|100x100px|Esopus Creek seen from a bridge on NY 28 near the hamlet of Shandaken, NY, USA]] </div> *... that the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]]' '''[[Esopus Creek]]''' (''pictured, near [[Shandaken, New York|Shandaken]]'') is one of the most productive [[trout]] streams in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]? *... that the English [[pirate]] '''[[Peter Love]]''' set up a base of operation in the [[Outer Hebrides]], but was betrayed by an associate [[outlaw]] and executed by the [[Government of Scotland|Scottish Government]] in 1610? *... that for [[The Kinks]]' 1968 album '''''[[Live at Kelvin Hall]]''''', sessions were held to "sweeten" the original [[Live album|live recording]]? *... that '''[[Fulcran Vigouroux]]''' was the first secretary of the [[Pontifical Biblical Commission]]? *... that the '''[[broad whitefish]]''' is eaten by [[brown bear]]s when they cannot find [[salmon]]? *... that '''[[Joe Oeschger]]''' co-owns the [[Major League Baseball]] record for most [[inning]]s pitched in a single game with 26? *... that the '''[[Tiller Ranger Station]]''' in southern [[Oregon]] served as the administrative headquarters for five different [[Umpqua National Forest]] ranger districts? *... that '''[[Neville Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram]]''' survived the [[Dunkirk evacuation]] because the [[soap dish]] he was carrying in his military backpack stopped a bullet that would have hit him in the back? ===26 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Physomerus grossipes cropped2.jpg|100x100px|Sweetpotato bug]] </div> *... that the female '''[[sweetpotato bug]]''' ''(pictured)'' is very protective of her young? *... that King [[Farouk of Egypt|Farouk I]] of [[Egypt]] secretly communicated with representatives of [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] through his father-in-law '''[[Youssef Zulficar Pasha]]''', Egypt's first ambassador to [[Iran]]? *... that the '''[[Church of the East]]''', originally the Christian church of [[Sassanid Persia]], eventually established churches throughout [[Asia]], including in [[Mesopotamia]], [[India]], [[Central Asia]], and [[China]]? *... that '''[[Recombination (cosmology)|recombination]]''' refers to the formation of the first electrically neutral [[hydrogen]] atoms in the universe? *... that '''[[Andrea Fay Friedman]]''''s first voice-acting role was portraying Ellen, a young woman with [[Down Syndrome]], on the "[[Extra Large Medium]]" episode of ''[[Family Guy]]''? *... that '''[[The Younger Lady (mummy)|KV35YL]]''', a [[mummy]] that was discovered in the ancient Egyptian tomb [[KV35]] in 1898 and thought to be male at the time, was recently determined by [[DNA testing]] to be [[Tutankhamun|King Tut]]'s mother? *... that former [[Philadelphia Eagles]] [[running back]] '''[[Perry Harrington]]''' was expected to compete for the [[Starting lineup|starting]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] job in [[1981 NFL season|1981]] when he [[Bone fracture|broke]] his leg in the fourth game of the season? *... that despite not sinking a single ship in her career, '''''[[German submarine U-241 (1943)|U-241]]''''' managed to shoot down a Norwegian [[PBY Catalina|Catalina]] flying boat? *'''''12:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Lamprotornis hildebrandti -Tanzania-8-2c2.jpg|100x100px|Hildebrandt's Starling]] </div> *... that the brightly coloured '''[[Hildebrandt's Starling]]''' ''(pictured)'' nests in abandoned [[woodpecker]] burrows and holes in [[Utility pole|telegraph poles]] and fenceposts? *... that after '''[[Willy Schaeffler]]''' taught [[George Patton]] to ski, he moved to the US and became the most successful ski coach in US history? *... that '''''[[Ororaphidia]]''''' and '''''[[Styporaphidia]]''''' are the oldest [[snakeflies]] known from [[China]], dating from the [[Middle Jurassic]]? *... that the '''[[BBC Sound Archive]]''' was founded in 1936 by '''[[Marie Slocombe]]''' while she was working as a temporary secretary disposing of sound recordings? *... that the [[Post mill#Hollow Post mill|''spinnenkopmolen'']] '''[[Arkens, Franeker|Arkens]]''', [[Franeker]], is the only windmill in the [[Netherlands]] fitted with ''Vlinderwieken'' ({{langx|en|Butterfly sails}})? *... that Australian [[triathlete]] '''[[Mirinda Carfrae]]''' in her first attempt at the [[Ironman Triathlon|Ironman]] distance broke the women's [[marathon]] course record at the [[2009 Ironman World Championship|2009]] [[Ironman World Championship|World Championships]]? *... that in the '''[[Treaty of Bromberg]]''', [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth|Poland-Lithuania]] accepted [[House of Hohenzollern|Hohenzollern]] sovereignity in the [[Duchy of Prussia]] in turn for an "eternal alliance"? *... that [[Thai people|Thai]] director '''[[Yongyoot Thongkongtoon]]'s''' debut film was ''[[The Iron Ladies]]'', a fact-based sports comedy about a volleyball team of gay and transgender men? *'''''06:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Armillaria gallica 26659.jpg|100x100px|Armillaria gallica]] </div> *... that a '''[[Armillaria gallica|humongous fungus]]''' ''(example pictured)'' caused a media stir after it was reported to cover an area of 37&nbsp;acres (15&nbsp;ha), weigh at least 21,000&nbsp;pounds (10,000&nbsp;kg), and be 1,500&nbsp;years old? *... that during the [[Convention of Aguascalientes]] the [[Emiliano Zapata|Zapatista]] '''[[Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama]]''' said that the [[Mexican flag]] symbolized "triumph of clerical reaction" and was then threatened by other attendees? *... that some participants in the '''[[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|men's singles luge]]''' event at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] complained that track changes made after the death of [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]] gave an advantage to stronger starters? *... that '''[[Alf Whist]]''', Minister of Industry and Shipping in the [[Quisling regime]], had no political experience prior to joining the [[Nasjonal Samling|Fascist party]] during [[occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi Germany's occupation]] in the 1940s? *... that the '''[[American Pie (franchise)|''American Pie'' franchise]]''', consisting of a trilogy and spin-off [[spiritual successor]] series, consisting of four films, spawned from the 1999 film ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''? *... that '''[[Robert C. Janiszewski]]''', longtime [[County Executive]] of [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]], [[New Jersey]], was the highest-ranking elected official in state history ever to work undercover for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]? *... that the female '''[[Green Pygmy Goose]]''' has a lower pitched whistle than the male? *... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] journalist '''[[Audhild Gregoriusdotter Rotevatn]]''' is known for her unusual name and consistent use of [[Nynorsk]]? *'''''00:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:CookhamBridge01.JPG|100x100px|Cookham Bridge]] </div> *... that the residents of [[Cookham]] had to wait 1,400 years for a '''[[Cookham Bridge|new bridge]]''' ''(pictured)''? *... that '''[[Magnar Lundemo]]''' competed in international championships in both [[1962 European Athletics Championships|running]] and [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962|skiing]] in 1962? *... that only one of the twenty-five [[aircraft]] operated by '''[[Invicta International Airlines]]''' was a [[jet aircraft|jet]], a [[Boeing 720|Boeing&nbsp;720B]]? *... that in 1871, '''[[Lars Havstad]]''' became one of the first two [[hearing impairment|deaf]] people to pass the [[examen artium|final examination]] in [[secondary school]]s in [[Norway]]? *... that the '''[[Salisbury and Yeovil Railway]]''' has been described as "the most successful of all railways in Southern England"? *... that the [[substellar object]] orbiting '''[[G 196-3]]''' was the second discovery of a [[brown dwarf]] found around a young [[Low-mass star#Low mass and high mass star formation|low-mass star]]? *... that [[Egypt]]ian diplomat '''[[F. D. Amr Bey|Amr Bey]]''' picked up [[Squash (sport)|squash]] while posted in the [[United Kingdom]] and went on to win six consecutive [[British Open Squash Championships]] in the 1930s? *... that '''''[[Electrinocellia|Electrinocellia peculiaris]]''''' is named for the Latin "electrum" meaning [[amber]], "''Inocellia''", the type genus for [[Inocelliidae]], and "peculiaris" for the enigmatic nature of the species? ===25 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church, Chester-le-Street, County Durham.jpg|100x100px|The parish church of St Mary and St Cuthbert]] </div> *... that the oldest surviving translation of the [[Gospel]]s into [[English language|English]] was made at '''[[St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street|St Mary and St Cuthbert]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Chester-le-Street]], [[England]]? *... that '''[[Frank Allen (footballer)|Frank Allen]]''' originally worked as a [[coal mining|coal miner]] before becoming a professional [[association football|footballer]] at the age of 24? *... that the [[Humboldt Fault|Humboldt Fault Zone]], which produced the '''[[1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake]]''', still poses a formidable threat to the state of Kansas? *... that '''[[Cao Van Vien|Cao Văn Viên]]''' was one of only two four-star [[general]]s in the history of [[South Vietnam]]? *... that the catfish '''''[[Pimelodus pictus]]''''' has extremely long [[barbel (anatomy)|barbels]], or whiskers, that can extend past the fish's [[caudal fin|tail fin]]? *... that Chicago-born record producer '''[[Lou Reizner]]''' conceived and produced the [[orchestral]] version of [[The Who]]'s [[rock opera]] ''[[Tommy (album)|Tommy]]''? *... that the trial mode from '''''[[Moto Racer 3]]''''' requires the player to maneuver an [[obstacle course]] on a [[motorcycle]]? *... that [[squire]] Richard Cooke '''[[Lulsley Court scandal|shot dead two tax collectors]]''' as he claimed that they were [[Poaching|poachers]]? *'''''12:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Maj Gen Cyril Clowes.jpg|100x100px|Cyril Clowes in 1942]] </div> *... that despite winning the first land victory against Japan in [[World War II]] at the [[Battle of Milne Bay]], '''[[Cyril Clowes|Major General Cyril Clowes]]''' ''(pictured)'' was relieved of his command for showing insufficient "vigour"? *... that the title story from '''''[[Shakespeare's Memory (book)|Shakespeare's Memory]]''''' by [[Argentina|Argentine]] writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]] is about a man who is given the memory of [[William Shakespeare]]? *... that in 1929, [[Wales national football team|Wales]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Moses Russell]]''' was threatened with a pistol during a [[pitch invasion]] whilst on a tour of Canada? *... that '''[[Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda]] is a [[Declared monument|declared monument of Hong Kong]]? *... that the [[Gandhi]] biographer '''[[Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar]]''', a student of [[Sergei Eisenstein|Eisenstein]], is considered to be one of the pioneers of [[documentary film]] making in [[India]]? *... that the '''[[Vĩnh Tế Canal]]''', built during the [[Nguyễn Dynasty]] in southern [[Vietnam]], was a symbol of mistreatment of the [[Khmer people]] and later used by the [[Khmer Rouge]] in anti-[[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] propaganda? *... that '''[[Edwin C. Burt]]'''{{`s}} shoe company issued a series of [[trade card]]s, one of which featured children sitting in a sailboat-shaped shoe? *... that '''[[Perica Vlašić]]''' won [[Diamond Challenge Sculls|Diamonds]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta|Henley]], even though he turned up the day before the regatta without a boat? *'''''06:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Cephaloscyllium ventriosum.jpg|100x100px|Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) in an aquarium]] </div> *... that the '''[[whitefin swellshark|whitefin]]''', '''[[Cook's swellshark|Cook's]], [[Australian reticulate swellshark|Australian reticulate]]''', '''[[spotted swellshark|spotted]]''', '''[[leopard-spotted swellshark|leopard-spotted]]''', '''[[painted swellshark|painted]]''', '''[[flagtail swellshark|flagtail]]''', '''[[speckled swellshark|speckled]]''', '''[[saddled swellshark|saddled]]''', and '''[[narrowbar swellshark]]s''' were all [[binomial nomenclature|scientifically described]] in 2008, more than doubling the number of [[species]] in the [[genus]] '''''[[Cephaloscyllium]]''''' ''(example pictured)''? *... that '''[[David Wilson (footballer born 1884)|David Wilson]]''' was [[Nelson F.C.]]'s first [[manager (football)|manager]] in [[the Football League]]? *... that residents of '''[[Texcoco, Mexico State]]''' have resisted, sometimes violently, the development of a major airport since the 1990s? *... that [[Tony Award]]-winning producer '''[[Richard Barr]]''' took part in the infamous radio broadcast of ''[[The War of the Worlds (radio)|The War of the Worlds]]''? *... that four members of the '''[[7th Battalion (Australia)|Australian 7th Battalion]]''' received the [[Victoria Cross]] for their actions during the [[Battle of Lone Pine]] in August 1915? *... that '''[[Norman Doidge]]''', author of popular science book ''[[The Brain That Changes Itself]]'', presented his research into [[psychotherapy]] at the [[White House]] in 1993? *... that the '''[[Bahá'í Faith in Haiti|Bahá'í Faith]]''' was first brought to [[Haiti]] in 1927? *... that the late [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Rep.]] '''[[Shady Wall]]''' once pulled a pistol on colleague [[Carl Gunter, Jr.]], when Gunter inadvertently disconnected Wall's telephone? *'''''00:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:U.S. Marine baseball team.jpg|100x100px|Marine baseball team in Managua, Nicaragua, 1915]] </div> *... that members of the [[United States Marine Corps]] ''(pictured)'' that were stationed in [[Central America]] in the early 20th century have been credited with bringing the sport of '''[[History of baseball in Nicaragua|baseball to Nicaragua]]''', and popularizing it in the area? *... that '''[[Alhaji Grunshi]]''' was the first soldier in British service to fire a shot in the [[First World War]]? *... that the principles of '''[[insanity in English law]]''' have been described as based on a "now obsolete" belief and "not therefore a satisfactory test of criminal responsibility"? *... that comedian and actor [[Dane Cook]] is referenced in the ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' episode "'''[[Training Day (Archer)|Training Day]]'''" when main character Archer negatively compares [[karate]] to him? *... that out of the described [[snakefly]] specimens from the [[Florissant Formation]], the '''''[[Raphidia funerata]]''''' [[holotype]] is the most complete? *... that '''[[Fox Brothers]]''', established in 1772, has provided cloth to [[Bob Hope]], [[Winston Churchill]], the [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Duke of Windsor]] and [[Cary Grant]]? *... that [[Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Norwegian]] [[cross-country skiing|cross-country skier]] '''[[Øystein Pettersen]]''' won a gold medal in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint|team sprint event]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] after filling in for a teammate who withdrew from the race due to illness? *... that copies of a forthcoming '''[[Kraken Opus]]''' book about [[Diego Maradona]] will be sold with samples of his blood and hair? ===24 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Woodsy-Owl-original.jpg|100x100px|Woodsy Owl]] </div> *... that '''[[Harold Bell]]''' co-created [[Woodsy Owl]] ''(pictured)'', [[mascot]] of the [[United States Forest Service]], on the [[Television program|set]] of the [[television series]] ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''? *... that [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] cricketer [[Brian Lara]] has made the '''[[List of international cricket centuries by Brian Lara|highest individual score and only quadruple century]]''' in [[Test cricket]]? *... that in order to convince [[defensive end]] '''[[Jody Schulz]]''' to sign a [[National Letter of Intent|letter-of-intent]], former [[East Carolina Pirates football]] coach [[Ed Emory]] took a plane to [[Kent Island, Maryland|Kent Island]] during a snowstorm? *... that [[Joseph Gutnick]], chairman of '''[[Great Central Mines]]''', was advised by the [[Rebbe]] [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson|Menachem Schneerson]] to go back to the Australian desert and search for "gold and diamonds"? *... that [[Buddhism in China|Chinese]] [[Buddhist monk]] '''[[Song Yun]]''' and companions traveled to northwest [[India]] at the request of [[Empress Dowager Hu|Empress Hu]] during the [[Northern Wei|Northern Wei dynasty]]? *... that some historians consider a '''[[1619 Jamestown Polish craftsmen strike|1619 strike]]''' by Polish craftsmen in the [[Jamestown Settlement]] to be the first [[General strike|strike]] in North American history? *... that cartoonist '''[[Ken Emerson]]''' wrote the second-longest running comic strip in [[Australia]]? *... that [[Prehistory of the Philippines|pre-colonial]] '''[[Sexuality in the Philippines|sexual customs]]''' in the [[Philippines]] involved equating the size of a woman's [[breast]]s and the wideness of her [[hip]]s with the price of the [[dowry]]? *'''''12:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Watt1914-16.jpg|100x100px|Oswald Watt around 1915]] </div> *... that '''[[Oswald Watt]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first Australian citizen to gain his [[Royal Aero Club]] pilot's certificate, before joining the [[French Foreign Legion]] on the outbreak of [[World War I]]? *... that [[Francisco Goya]]'s '''''[[Witches' Sabbath (1789)|Witches' Sabbath]]''''' was a protest against superstitious beliefs encouraged by leaders of the [[Spanish Inquisition]]? *... that literary historian '''[[Rolf Nyboe Nettum]]''', one of [[Norway]]'s central [[Knut Hamsun]] researchers, grew up as a neighbour of polar explorer [[Otto Sverdrup]]? *... that the ancient [[Amber Road]] passed through the '''[[Postojna Gate]]''' to reach the [[Mediterranean]]? *... that 18th-century Swedish admiral '''[[Olof Strömstierna]]''' was the son of a fisherman? *... that '''[[rubicline]]''' was the first [[mineral]] discovered with [[rubidium]] as an essential constituent? *... that '''[[Marc'Antonio Mazzoleni]]''' was [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo's]] personal instrument maker and helped Galileo make [[Sector (instrument)|military compasses]] and other instruments? *... that French athlete '''[[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]]''', who beat American [[Johnny Spillane]] in the final stretch of the [[Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km|individual normal hill/10&nbsp;km Nordic combined event]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympics]], was born in [[Montana]]? *'''''06:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Batillus tanker in Saint-Nazaire.jpg|100x100px|The Batillus in 1976]] </div> *... that the [[Batillus class supertankers|''Batillus'' class supertankers]] '''[[Pierre Guillaumat (supertanker)|''Pierre Guillaumat'']]''', '''[[Prairial (supertanker)|''Prairial'']]''', '''''[[Bellamya]]''''' and '''''[[Batillus]]''' (pictured)'' were four of the five biggest ships ever [[shipbuilding|built]]? *... that after inheriting her late husband's tools in 1760, '''[[Hester Bateman]]''' successfully ran a family [[silversmith]]ing business for 30 years? *... that over 100 '''[[Florida Black Bear]]s''' are killed on Florida roadways each year? *... that '''[[Dean Fredericks]]''', who portrayed [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] pilot ''[[Steve Canyon]]'' in the 1958–59 [[NBC]] [[television series]], was awarded a [[Purple Heart]] during [[World War II]]? *... that the [[mushroom]] '''''[[Cortinarius archeri]]''''' is featured on the cover of the book ''Fungi of Southern Australia''? *... that during the [[Mexican Revolution]], the rebel leader '''[[Jesús Salgado]]''', whose revolt often shaded into outright [[Bandit#Mexican|banditry]], led 5000 ''[[Liberation Army of the South|Zapatista]]'' troops in the taking of the capital of [[Guerrero]], [[Chilpancingo]]? *... that between its 1960 closing and its current use as a museum, '''[[District School No. 14]]''' in [[Pine Hill, New York]], was a coat factory and a furniture repair shop? *... that '''[[Amy Williams]]''', gold medal winner in '''[[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's|skeleton]]''' at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], was accused of getting an unfair advantage from ridges in her helmet? ===23 February 2010=== *'''''23:52, 23 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Universidad de Sevilla (rectorado) 001.jpg|100x100px|The Royal Tobacco Factory]] </div> *... that after nearly two centuries of active use, the '''[[Royal Tobacco Factory]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Seville]], [[Spain]], was converted into the seat of the [[rector#Spain|rectorate]] of the [[University of Seville]]? *... that [[college basketball]] [[point guard]] '''[[Demetri McCamey]]''' and [[Big Ten Conference]] foe [[Evan Turner]] were once teammates at [[Isiah Thomas]]' former high school? *... that '''[[Camp Na'aleh]]''', which was established in 1932 with help from [[Golda Meir]], the future [[Prime Minister of Israel]], is the oldest [[Habonim Dror]] summer camp in North America?" *... that for most of his [[European Parliament]]ary term, '''[[Gerhard Hager]]''' was a member of the [[Freedom Party of Austria]], before leaving the party just over one year before the end of his second term? *... that [[R&B]] singer '''[[Barrence Whitfield]]''' changed his name from Barry White, to avoid confusion with the [[Barry White|other Barry White]], who had changed his name from Barrence? *... that '''[[College Sports Information Directors of America]]''' has conferred Academic [[All-American]] to athetes in all [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] championship sports since 1952? *... that the arrest of the [[Ghassanid]] ruler '''[[Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith|Al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith]]''' in 581 provoked a two-year revolt by his sons against the [[Byzantine Empire]]? *... that the '''[[Old Harbor Light (Savannah, Georgia)|Old Harbor Light]]''' in [[Savannah, Georgia]], also known as the Savannah Harbor Rear Range Light, resembles a giant [[streetlight]]? *'''''17:54, 23 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Elephanta Caves Trimurti.jpg|100x100px|Elephanta Caves Trimurti]] </div> *... that Portuguese soldiers used '''[[Elephanta Caves]]''' – now a [[World Heritage Site]] – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the ''Trimurti'' ''(pictured)''? *... that '''[[Erin Carmody]]'''{{`s}} [[curling]] team twice won the [[Prince Edward Island]] provincial junior championships with an undefeated record? *... that '''''[[Nanoraphidia|Nanoraphidia electroburmica]]''''', known from a [[fossil]] in [[amber]], is the smallest known [[snakefly]] species, living or extinct? *... that American [[Zen Buddhist]] monk '''[[Claude AnShin Thomas]]''' has walked {{convert|19000|mi}} on peace pilgrimages? *... that the renovated '''[[Embassy of Russia in Luxembourg|Russian embassy]]''' has been described as the most magnificent [[List of diplomatic missions in Luxembourg|embassy in Luxembourg]]? *... that '''[[Crystal Taliefero]]''', percussionist with the [[Billy Joel Band]], also narrates children's audiobooks? *... that efforts to remove street vendors in the '''[[Tlaxcoaque]]''' area of [[Mexico City]] have resulted in threats to public officials? *... that '''[[Janet Vida Watson]]'''{{`}}s first job involved looking at the growth of chickens, but that she went on to become the first woman president of the [[Geological Society of London]]? *'''''11:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Dương Vân Nga.JPG|100x100px|Statue of Dương Vân Nga]] </div> *... that '''[[Dương Vân Nga]]''' ''(statue pictured)'' is the only woman in the [[history of Vietnam]] to be married to two [[List of Vietnamese monarchs|emperors]], [[Đinh Bộ Lĩnh|Đinh Tiên Hoàng]] of the [[Đinh Dynasty]] and [[Lê Hoàn]] of the [[Early Lê Dynasty]]? *... that the {{convert|14.44|mi|km|1|adj=on}} '''[[Stert and Westbury Railway]]''' shortened the distance from [[London Paddington station]] to {{stnlnk|Weymouth}} by {{convert|14.24|mi|km|1}}? *... that [[Caribbean|West Indians]] [[Viv Richards]] and [[Hallam Moseley]] top '''[[List of Somerset CCC players by number of appearances|the batting and bowling charts]]''' in [[List A cricket]] for [[Somerset County Cricket Club]]? *... that the [[mushroom]] '''''[[Russula integra]]''''' is a popular food in [[Northern Europe]]? *... that '''[[Joseph Huddart]]''', who made a fortune from making rope, first worked with his father to process fish that suddenly appeared in [[Solway Firth]]? *... that players can use the [[Wii Balance Board]] and shift their weight to control the monkey ball in '''''[[Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]]'''''? *... that '''[[Alphastates]]''' vocalist Catherine Dowling has been compared to both [[Beth Gibbons]] and [[Shirley Manson]] and called "a lady with the most evocative vocals in Irish music"? *... that [[Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Austrian]] brothers '''[[Wolfgang Linger|Wolfgang]]''' and '''[[Andreas Linger]]''' beat out [[Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Latvian]] brothers [[Andris Šics|Andris]] and [[Juris Šics]] for the gold medal in the '''[[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Doubles|doubles luge event]]''' at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]? *'''''05:58, 23 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Kalakaua Grant state visit 1874.jpg|100x100px|Hawaiian King and U.S. Grant]] </div> *... that '''[[Henry A. Peirce]]''' arranged the first [[state visit]] ''(pictured)'' of a ruling monarch to the U.S. for [[Kalākaua|King Kalākaua]] and [[Ulysses S. Grant]] in 1874? *... that the '''[[Amalgamated Sugar Company]]''', the second-largest polluter of [[sulfur dioxide]] in [[Oregon]] in 1995, marketed its White Satin sugar as "Oregon's Own and Only Sugar"? *... that sibling [[alpine skiing|alpine skiers]] '''[[Ornella Oettl Reyes|Ornella]]''' and '''[[Manfred Oettl Reyes]]''' are members of Peru's first team at the [[Winter Olympics]], despite being born and living their entire lives in [[Germany]]? *... that critics of the prosecution of anarchist [[Sherman Austin]] pointed out that [[Wikipedia]] contained more '''[[Bomb-making instructions on the internet|online bomb-making instructions]]''' than his website did? *... that ''[[Neighbours]]'' actor '''[[Jordan Smith (actor)|Jordan Smith]]''' was born in Scotland and did not emigrate to Australia until 2003? *... that the '''[[coregonus hoyi|bloater]]''', which inhabits the depths of the [[Great Lakes]], swells when brought to the surface? *... that [[Continental Navy]] Captain '''[[William Pickles (American Revolution)|William Pickles]]'''{{'}} ship, the {{USS|Morris|1778|2}}, was destroyed by a hurricane and replaced shortly before the 1779 '''[[Battle of Lake Pontchartrain]]'''? *... that [[indoor plumbing]] was not installed in a '''[[Lock Tender's House and Canal Store Ruin|former lock tender's cottage]]''' on the [[Delaware and Hudson Canal]] at [[High Falls, New York]], until the 1960s, over a century after it was built? *... that '''[[Manuel Pinho]]''' was forced to resign as [[Portugal]]'s [[Ministry of Economy and Innovation|Minister of Economy and Innovation]] after making a gesture towards an opposition member during a [[plenary session|session]] of [[Assembly of the Republic|parliament]]? ===22 February 2010=== *'''''05:58, 22 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:CranebyLinson1894.jpg|100x100px|Stephen Crane, 1894 painting]] </div> *... that [[Stephen Crane]] ''(pictured)'' based the 1898 short story "'''[[The Open Boat]]'''" upon his personal experience of having survived a shipwreck off the coast of [[Florida]]? *... that the recently discovered [[extrasolar planet]] '''[[HIP 79431 b]]''' is regarded as one of the most massive planets around [[red dwarf|M dwarf stars]]? *... that '''[[Arthur Stayner]]''', an [[United Kingdom|English]] horticulturist who was important in the founding of the [[sugar]] industry in [[Utah]], died in 1899 of [[lead poisoning]] from a [[Lead shot|lead pellet]] embedded in his heel? *... that '''[[Galentine's Day]]''', an episode of the [[NBC]] comedy ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', had a story so romantic, its characters said it made ''[[The Notebook (film)|The Notebook]]'' look like ''[[Saw V]]''? *... that the '''[[Arlington Club]]''', a private club organized by business and banking leaders in [[Portland, Oregon]], excluded women from membership for 123 years before admitting them in 1990? *... that '''[[Björn Ferry]]''', winner of the '''[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit|Men's pursuit biathlon]]''' event at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], has suggested that athletes who use [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|banned substances]] be given the [[death penalty]]? *... that despite being the oldest [[covered bridge]] in [[Lane County, Oregon]], the '''[[Mosby Creek Bridge]]''' still remains open to traffic? *... that during the "Christmas coup" at radio station [[WBAI]], '''[[Utrice Leid]]''' changed the locks on the doors? ===21 February 2010=== *'''''18:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)''''' *'''''12:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Cleopatra's Barge 1818.jpg|100x100px|A painting of Cleopatra's Barge (1818)]] </div> *... that '''''[[Cleopatra's Barge]]''''' ''(pictured)'', built for the [[Crowninshield family]] in 1816, became the [[Royal Yacht]] of King [[Kamehameha II]] and the first American pleasure craft to sail across the [[Atlantic]]? *... that [[Austrians|Austrian]] court painter '''[[Peter Fendi]]''', known for his [[erotic painting]]s, was one of the leading artists of the [[Biedermeier]] period? *... that '''''[[Đại Việt sử lược]]''''' is considered the oldest remaining annals of the [[history of Vietnam]]? *... that '''[[Mo Tae-Bum]]''', a [[South Korea]]n [[long track speed skating|long track speed skater]], won a [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympic]] [[gold medal]] on his 21st birthday? *... that the oldest association between ''[[Trypanosoma]]'', which causes [[Chagas disease]], and its [[vector (epidemiology)|vector]], the [[assassin bug]] ''[[Triatoma]]'', is found in '''''[[Triatoma dominicana]]''''' and '''''[[Trypanosoma antiquus]]'''''? *... that in 2003, Austrian [[Member of the European Parliament]] '''[[Daniela Raschhofer]]''' was conferred a [[Grand Decoration of Honour]]? *... that '''[[Horagolla National Park]]''' is the only [[urban park]] in the [[Western Province, Sri Lanka|Western Province]] of [[Sri Lanka]]? *... that '''[[Bernhard Heiliger]]''' was regarded as "[[West Germany]]'s foremost sculptor"? *... that when police raided the Cambridge College of Learning, a London based '''[[bogus colleges in the United Kingdom|bogus college]]''' for overseas students, they discovered just three classrooms and eleven desks? *'''''06:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Tommixportrait.jpg|100x100px|Tom Mix]] </div> *... that [[Giuseppe Garibaldi II|the grandson]] of [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], the [[Boer]] general [[Ben Viljoen]], and future [[Hollywood]] [[Westerns|Western]] star [[Tom Mix]] ''(pictured)'' fought for the rebel army in the '''[[Battle of Ciudad Juárez]]''', part of the [[Mexican Revolution]]? *... that '''[[Kurao Hiroshima]]''' was a two-time [[Olympic Games|Olympian]], two-time [[National Marathon champions (men)|Japanese marathon champion]], and two-time winner of the [[Fukuoka Marathon]]? *... that ''[[Who Let the Dogs Out (album)|Who Let the Dogs Out]]'' by [[Baha Men]] was the first number one of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s '''[[Independent Albums]]''' chart, and would later go on to be the biggest selling [[independent music|independent]] album of 2001? *... that director and writer '''[[Juanita Wilson]]''' spent time in [[Pripyat, Ukraine|"the most radioactive place on earth"]] while working on her debut [[Academy Award]]-nominated short film? *... that the [[Poland|Polish]] '''[[Independent Socialist Labour Party]]''' of '''[[Joseph Kruk]]''' merged into the [[Labor Zionism|Labour Zionist]] ''[[Poale Zion|Poalei Zion]]'' in 1937? *... that an '''[[electronic gear-shifting system]]''' for [[bicycle]]s can shift faster than a traditional mechanical system and calibrate itself to minimize maintenance? *... that in 1968 American archaeologist '''[[A. Ledyard Smith]]''' received the Order of the Quetzal from the [[Guatemala]]n government for his services to the cultural heritage of the country? *... that '''[[Anthony R. Cucci]]''', the 40th [[Mayor of Jersey City]], threatened to foreclose on the [[Statue of Liberty]] and sell it at auction for an overdue water bill? *'''''00:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Antelope Island State Park Map.jpg|100x100px|Antelope Island State Park Map]] </div> *... that, despite being named for [[Pronghorn|Antelope]], '''[[Antelope Island State Park]]''' ''(map pictured)'' is noted for being the home of one of the largest herds of [[American Bison|Bison]] in the United States? *... that '''[[Glen "Frosty" Little]]''' is one of only four people ever to be named "Master Clown" by the [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus|Ringling Brothers]] circus organization? *... that '''[[One City Center (St. Louis)|One City Center]]''' was the largest urban [[shopping mall]] in the [[United States]] when it opened in 1986? *... that the title Mai the Black Emperor (''Mai Hắc Đế'') of '''[[Mai Thúc Loan]]''' came from his distinctively dark complexion? *... that the '''[[Magellan Planet Search Program]]''' has discovered five eccentric Jupiter-mass [[Extrasolar planet|extra-solar planets]] since the program started gathering data in December 2002? *... that [[Martie Maguire]] and [[Emily Robison]] of the [[Dixie Chicks]] will be releasing an album as the '''[[Court Yard Hounds]]'''? *... that '''[[Culham Bridge]]''' has twice been an important defensive position on the [[River Thames]]? *... that '''[[BDTH2|BDTH<sub>2</sub>]]''', an industrial [[chelation]] agent that separates heavy metals from polluted soil, is also marketed as a [[dietary supplement]] for children with [[autism]]? ===20 February 2010=== *'''''18:03, 20 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:HMS Princess Royal LOC 18244u.jpg|100x100px|HMS Princess Royal]] </div> *... that the British [[battlecruiser]] '''{{HMS|Princess Royal|1911|2}}''' ''(pictured)'' fired 271 13.5-inch shells during the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]], but only scored three hits? *... that many of the [[Paterson, New Jersey]], textile mill workers who '''[[1835 Paterson Textile Strike|struck in 1835]]''' demanding shorter working hours were [[child labor|children]]? *... that the tragic romance of [[Tristan and Iseult]] is the subject matter of the '''[[Tristan Quilt]]''', a rare survival of medieval [[Trapunto quilting|trapunto]] [[quilting]]? *... that [[Facebook]] polls asking whether [[Barack Obama]] should be [[List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots|assassinated]] have been investigated by the government as possible felonious '''[[threatening the President of the United States|threats against the President of the United States]]'''? *... that [[Phelps Dodge]] bought the '''[[El Paso and Northeastern Railway]]''' and its associated properties to secure access to superior [[coke (fuel)|coke]] for their [[smelters]]? *... that several [[karaoke]] bars in the [[Philippines]] had banned the song "[[My Way (song)|My Way]]" due to the '''[[My Way killings|deaths attributed]]''' to it? *... that future [[sugar beet]] processing executive '''[[Henry Arthur Benning]]''' was a "rotten [[Court reporter|stenographer]]", then failed at selling tobacco, since he didn't partake in tobacco? *... that '''"[[Motorway man]]"''' is reluctant to cook, rarely has children, and may decide the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|next United Kingdom general election]]? *'''''12:03, 20 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:BeheadingPanelSBCTajin.JPG|100x100px|Close up of beheading on a panels of the South Ball Court at Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico]] </div> *... that the South Ball Court of '''[[El Tajín]]''', Mexico, has a panel ''(pictured)'' showing a [[Mesoamerican ballgame|ballplayer]] being beheaded? *... that '''[[Peter Clarke (police officer)|Peter Clarke]]''' was head of the [[Metropolitan Police]]'s [[Counter Terrorism Command]] from 2002 to 2008? *... that the discovery of the [[shipwreck]] '''{{SS|Ellengowan||6}}''' in 1991 off Channel Island, made it the oldest known shipwreck in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin harbour]]? *... that directing the film '''''[[Holy Lola]]''''' made [[Bertrand Tavernier]] fall in love with [[Cambodia]]? *... that the [[bioluminescent]] [[crustacea]]n '''''[[Vargula hilgendorfii]]''''', named after '''[[Franz Martin Hilgendorf|Franz Hilgendorf]]''', was used as a light source by Japanese soldiers in [[World War II]]? *... that after his arrest in 1940, [[Norwegian Army]] officer '''[[Odd Lindbäck-Larsen]]''' was referred to by the Germans as ''[[Reichskommissariat Norwegen|Reichskommissar]]'' [[Josef Terboven]]'s personal prisoner? *... that '''[[Google Buzz]]''' allows [[Gmail]] users to share messages and links across various social networking websites? *... that the longest '''[[Obscene Publications Act 1959|obscenity trial]]''' in English legal history partly concerned a cartoon of [[Rupert Bear]] ravaging a [[grandmother|granny]]? *'''''06:03, 20 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Honda CB900F 01.jpg|100x100px|Early Honda CB900F]] </div> *... that the '''[[Honda CB900F]]''' ''(pictured)'', known as the Hornet 900 in Europe and the 919 in North America, was out of production for 19 years before returning in 2002? *... that the frontman of the band [[Ignite (band)|Ignite]], '''[[Zoltán Téglás]]''', saves injured [[pelican]]s in his free time? *... that during the '''[[January 1961 nor'easter]]''' on the eve of [[John F. Kennedy]]'s presidential inauguration, thousands of abandoned cars led to massive traffic jams, including on the inauguration parade route? *... that the 1998 '''[[Merlin Miller]]''' film ''[[A Place to Grow]]'' starred country singer [[Gary Morris]] and also featured appearances by [[Boxcar Willie]], [[Wilford Brimley]], and [[John Beck (actor)|John Beck]]? *... that the [[Super-Earth]] orbiting '''[[HD 156668]]''' has an [[orbital period]] of less than five days? *... that '''[[Patrick Hemingway]]''', the son of [[Ernest Hemingway]], owned a [[safari]] business in [[Tanzania]] during the 1950s? *... that in [[France]], the '''[[Picardy Spaniel]]''' is used for [[Snipe hunt|hunting]] [[snipe]]s? *... that one former '''[[List of Chairs of the National Labor Relations Board|Chair of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board]]''' described the position as "more like a bully pulpit than a position of authority"? *'''''00:03, 20 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Carpetshark.jpg|100x100px|Carpet shark near Long Island, New Zealand]] </div> *... that the '''[[draughtsboard shark]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been known to [[bark (utterance)|bark]] like a [[dog]]? *... that the first-ever paid youth soccer coach in the [[United States]] was an Englishman named '''[[Derek Armstrong (footballer)|Derek Armstrong]]'''? *... that '''[[Paul M. Herzog]]'''{{`}}s grandfather-in-law, [[Oscar Straus (politician)|Oscar Straus]], and his step-son, [[Alexander Trowbridge]], were both [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]? *... that the capture of the [[France|French]] [[frigate]] '''{{HMS|Modeste|1793|2}}''' by the [[Royal Navy|British]] in the neutral port of [[Genoa]] in 1793 created a [[International incident|diplomatic incident]]? *... that '''[[Stewart Scullion]]''' played alongside [[Pelé]] and [[Bobby Moore]] in the [[1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup]], scoring their team's only goal of the tournament? *... that [[fossil]]s from the [[Paleocene]]-age '''[[Cerrejón Formation]]''' in [[Colombia]] are the earliest record of [[Neotropical]] [[rainforest]]s? *... that despite writing multiple [[hit record|hits]] such as "Sticks and Stones," "[[Tell Me Why (1956 song)|Tell Me Why]]", and "[[Leave My Kitten Alone]]", the [[United States|American]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] [[Singing|singer]] '''[[Titus Turner]]''' only recorded one album? *... that a [[Coade stone]] statue built at [[Brighton]]'s '''[[Royal Crescent, Brighton|Royal Crescent]]''' in 1802 to impress the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] had to be removed after excessive weathering made its arm drop off? ===19 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 19 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:German antique doll.jpg|100x100px|German bisque doll]] </div> *... that antique '''[[bisque doll]]s''' ''(pictured)'' are collectible, and dolls from French companies like [[Jumeau]] can be worth over US{{dollarsign}}20,000? *... that [[YouTube]] artist '''[[Beckii Cruel]]''' from the [[Isle of Man]] has become popular in [[Japan]]? *... that the [[Rhône (wine)|Rhône]] producer '''[[Chapoutier]]''' was the first [[winery]] to feature [[Braille]] script on their [[wine labels]]? *... that [[Arthur Coningham (cricketer)|Arthur Coningham]] was the '''[[List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in international cricket|first bowler]]''' to take a [[wicket]] with his first [[Delivery (cricket)|ball]] in a [[Test cricket]] match? *... that after the [[Dominions of Sweden|Swedish dominions]] '''[[Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia|Estonia and Livonia capitulated to Russia]]''' in 1710, their recovery remained a Swedish war aim for nearly a century? *... that stage and film actor '''[[Bruno Barnabe]]''' studied [[mime]] under [[Theodore Komisarjevsky]]? *... that '''[[Manchester Tram number 765]]''' is the last remaining electric car from [[Manchester Corporation Tramways]] still in operation? *... that the title story from '''''[[The Book of Sand (book)|The Book of Sand]]''''' by [[Argentina|Argentine]] writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]] describes a book with an infinite number of pages? *... that [[marathon]] races only receive [[IAAF]] '''[[IAAF Road Race Label Events|Gold Label Road Race]]''' status if organisers have taken steps to preserve the [[Natural environment|environment]]? *... that during his 25 years on the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Labor Relations Board]] '''[[John H. Fanning]]''' took part in more than 25,000 decisions? *'''''12:00, 19 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Beaverkill Covered Bridge.jpg|100x100px|Beaverkill Covered Bridge]] </div> *... that the '''[[Beaverkill Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'' near [[Roscoe, New York|Roscoe]] is one of only two extant [[Ithiel Town|Town]] [[lattice truss bridge|lattice truss]] [[covered bridge]]s in New York to have additional diagonals at the ends? *... that some of the tallest trees left in [[West Africa]] are found in '''[[Bia National Park]]'''? *... that [[Israel]]i politician and settlement activist '''[[Gershon Shafat]]''' spent ten months as a [[Jordan]]ian [[prisoner of war]]? *... that [[We Are Scientists]]' fourth [[studio album]], '''''[[Barbara (album)|Barbara]]''''', is their first recorded with drummer [[Andy Burrows]] and the band's debut release with [[PIAS Recordings]]? *... that diplomat '''[[Ted Lipman]]''', the current Canadian ambassador to [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]], is married to Chinese singer [[Dadawa]]? *... that the '''[[Myitsone Dam]]''' being built by the [[State Peace and Development Council|Burmese government]] and the [[China Power Investment Corporation]] is planned to provide 3,600 to 6,000 [[megawatt]]s of electricity for [[Yunnan]], China? *... that in 2001, '''[[Wolfgang Ilgenfritz]]''', along with several other [[Member of the European Parliament|Members of the European Parliament]], declared his personal financial interests online? *... that the evacuation of its base at [[Žatec]], Czechoslovakia, in August 1948 allowed the [[Israeli Air Force]] to bring over 2,000 tons of supplies to the besieged [[Negev]] in '''[[Operation Avak]]'''? *... that before '''[[Edward Moon|Sir Edward Moon, 2nd Baronet]]''', was a [[baronet]], he was a [[rowing (sport)|rower]]? *'''''06:00, 19 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Statute of anne.jpg|100x100px|Front page of the Act, as published in 1710]] </div> *... that the first [[copyright]] act, the '''[[Statute of Anne]]''' or "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning" ''(pictured)'', became law almost 300 years ago? *... that [[Maryland]] politician '''[[Karen S. Montgomery]]''' has an adult son with [[autism]] whom she has referenced in her advocacy for better developmental disability services in the state? *... that '''[[Big Butte Springs]]''', located in the '''[[Big Butte Creek]]''' watershed, produces {{convert|26000000|USgal|L}} of [[drinking water]] a day that serves 115,000 residents {{convert|30|mi|km}} away in the [[Rogue Valley]]? *... that [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] described [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[George Elliot (1784–1863)|George Elliot]]''' as one of the best officers in the [[Royal Navy|navy]]? *... that in 1960, 33 years before [[Dick Van Dyke]] began ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'', [[CBS]] ran the similarly titled [[television series|series]], '''''[[Diagnosis: Unknown]]''''', with [[Patrick O'Neal]] as a crime-solving [[pathologist]]? *... that '''[[Minuscule 614]]''' is one of the very few witnesses of the [[Western text-type]] with complete text of the [[Acts of the Apostles]]? *... that architect '''[[H. Neill Wilson]]''' designed massive summer cottages in [[Massachusetts]]' [[Berkshire County]], including [[Shadowbrook]] where [[Andrew Carnegie]] died? *... that the '''[[Gonâve Microplate]]''' originated as part of the [[Caribbean Plate]], but is expected to end up [[Accretion (geology)|accreted]] to the [[North American Plate]]? *... that, according to the hotel's owner, before '''[[Marshall's Hotel]]''' opened in 1880 in [[Yellowstone National Park|Yellowstone Park]], a visiting [[United States Secretary of the Interior|U.S. Interior Secretary]] had to sleep outdoors, and it rained that night? *'''''00:00, 19 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Rosary01.jpg|100x100px|Rosary beads]] </div> *... that [[Pope John Paul II]] placed '''[[Rosary devotions and spirituality|rosary devotions]]''' ''(example pictured)'' at the very center of Christian spirituality and called them "among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation"? *... that the [[Arena|sports arena]] '''[[Wesley Brown Field House]]''' at the [[United States Naval Academy]] is named after [[Wesley A. Brown]], the first [[African American]] to graduate from the academy? *... that Pedro Matias typed a 264 character [[text messaging|text message]] in 1:59, beating the existing [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]] record in the '''[[LG Mobile World Cup]]'''? *... that in 1939 '''[[Perkins v. Elg|it was ruled]]''' that a child born in the United States to alien parents retains U.S. citizenship, even if the parents take the child back to their home country? *... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[long jump]] [[Norwegian records in athletics|record]] for women, which '''[[Margrethe Renstrøm]]''' broke in 2009 with a 6.64 metres jump, was at the time the oldest Norwegian athletics record? *... that singer [[Janet Jackson]] appeared on the ''[[Will & Grace]]'' episode "'''[[Back Up, Dancer]]'''" nine months after the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]]? *... that '''[[Jean Charpentier]]''', [[press secretary]] for former [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Pierre Trudeau]], was the first foreign [[journalist]] to interview General [[Augusto Pinochet]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état]]? *... that the [[bulb]]s of the plant '''''[[Nerine bowdenii]]''''' have been said to be shaped like old-fashioned [[Chianti]] bottles? ===18 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Queen suriyothai0609 cropped.jpg|100x100px|Queen Suriyothai Memorial, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand]] </div> *... that the '''[[Burmese–Siamese War (1548–49)|Burmese–Siamese War of 1548–49]]''' saw the legendary death of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]]'s Queen [[Sri Suriyothai|Suriyothai]] during elephant-mounted combat ''(statue pictured)''? *... that '''''[[Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok]]''''', the dictionary of choice for solvers and makers of [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] [[crossword puzzle]]s, was edited by '''[[Marius Sandvei]]''' for more than five decades? *... that the '''[[Codex Carolinus]]''' is one of very few Gothic fragments of the [[New Testament]] on parchment that has survived to the present day? *... that in September 1924, '''[[Jack Fowler (footballer born 1899)|Jack Fowler]]''' scored five goals in a [[association football|football]] match for [[Swansea Town F.C.|Swansea Town]] against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], which remains the club record for most goals in a match? *... that a single cave in the '''[[Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area]]''' in [[Laos]] is used by at least 22 species of bats? *... that the [[France|French]] fast [[minelayer|minelaying cruiser]] '''{{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}}''' exploded in [[Casablanca]] Harbor, [[French protectorate of Morocco|French Morocco]], on 13 September 1939 while disembarking [[fuze]]d [[Naval mine|mines]]? *... that [[Clara Hughes]], who led the [[Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Canadian]] athletes in the '''[[2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers|parade of nations]]''' during the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], is the only athlete to have won multiple medals at both the [[Summer Olympics|Summer]] and [[Winter Olympics]]? *... that in [[Francisco Goya]]'s painting '''''[[Carlos IV in his Hunting Clothes]]''''' the artist showed his debt to [[Titian]]'s 1533 ''Charles V'' by showing a dog sniffing at the royal crotch? *'''''12:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Plains gartersnake.jpg|100x100px|Plains Garter Snake (''Thamnophis radix'')]] </div> *... that the '''[[Plains Garter Snake]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the most cold-tolerant snakes and often emerges from [[hibernation]] to bask on sunny winter days? *... that glazed black '''[[mathematical tile]]s''', as seen at '''[[Patcham Place]]''' and '''[[9 Pool Valley, Brighton|9 Pool Valley]]''', are a characteristic 18th-century architectural motif in [[Brighton|Brighton, England]]? *... that the early Maya farming village of '''[[Cuello]]''' in Belize has a mass grave containing 26 sacrificed war captives? *... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[high jump]]er '''[[Stine Kufaas]]''' set a [[Norwegian records in athletics|national record]] in the [[standing high jump]] in 2009? *... that four months after a '''[[1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation|mass resignation]]''', which caused a loss of 22 jobs, [[Major League Baseball]] [[Umpire (baseball)|umpires]] voted to form a new union? *... that '''[[S Ori 70]]''' is a mid-[[Brown dwarf#Spectral class T|T type]] [[astronomy|astronomical]] object, discovered in 2002 in the direction of the [[Sigma Orionis|Sigma Orinis cluster]]? *... that the [[United States|American]] [[Piedmont blues|Piedmont]] and [[Country blues|country]] [[blues]] [[singer]] and [[guitarist]] '''[[Alec Seward]]''' was one of at least five [[musician]]s billed as 'Guitar Slim'? *... that the '''[[Beppu-Ōita Marathon]]''' in [[Japan]] produced [[Marathon world record progression|world record]]-breaking [[marathon]] runs in both 1963 and 1978? *... that [[Mazisi Kunene]]'s '''''[[Emperor Shaka the Great]]''''' was originally written in [[isiZulu|Zulu]] and compiled from the [[Zulu]] [[oral tradition]]? *... that [[character actor]] '''[[I. Stanford Jolley]]''' performed some 500 times on [[film]] or [[television]] but reportedly never received more than {{dollarsign}}100 for each screen appearance? *'''''06:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:VoladoresChurchPapantla2.JPG|100x100px|]] </div> *... that '''[[Papantla, Veracruz|Papantla, Mexico]]''', is home to [[vanilla]], the [[El Tajín]] World Heritage site and the [[Danza de los Voladores de Papantla|Voladores]] ''(pictured)''? *... that the architecture of '''[[Agudas Achim Synagogue]]''' in [[Livingston Manor, New York]], reflects both the [[History of the Jews in the United States#Immigration of Eastern European Jews|Eastern European]] origins of its founders and the older [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches in the area? *... that former [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]] Gaelic Games Correspondent '''[[Jonathan Mullin]]''' previously guided [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] [[Ladies' Gaelic football]] team to two [[All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Championship]]s and a [[National Football League (Ireland)|National League]] title? *... that [[experimental rock]] band [[Yeasayer]] wanted their second [[studio album]] '''''[[Odd Blood]]''''' to challenge the music of [[Rihanna]] in clubs? *... that thirteen-year-old '''[[David Sills (American football)|David Sills]]''' has verbally committed to play [[college football]] for [[USC Trojans football|USC]] although he is not eligible to sign a [[National Letter of Intent|letter of intent]] until 2015? *... that the sawmill of '''[[Mitford, Alberta]]''', failed partly because most of the good quality [[lumber]] to be found in the area was used in the construction of the railway designed to haul said lumber to market? *... that '''[[Franz Anton Knittel]]''' deciphered the [[Gothic alphabet|Gothic]] text of the [[palimpsest]] [[Codex Carolinus]] in 1762? *... that according to folklore, '''[[The Shoe Dog]]''' howled mournfully outside any dwelling that would soon suffer a bereavement? *'''''00:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Baptistery.Arians10.jpg|100x100px|The empty throne with cushion, crux gemmata and cloth, flanked by Saints Peter and Paul]] </div> *... that the intended occupant of the '''[[Hetoimasia|empty throne]]''' ''(example pictured)'' may have been [[Alexander the Great]], [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Julius Caesar]], or [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]? *... that prior to joining [[Motown]], [[The Jackson 5]] '''[[List of songs recorded by The Jackson 5|recorded songs]]''' such as "You've Changed", "We Don't Have To Be Over 21 (to Fall in Love)", and "[[Big Boy (The Jackson 5 song)|Big Boy]]" at [[Steeltown Records]]? *... that prominent sociologist '''[[Nathan Glazer]]''' has, at different points in his career, been referred to as a [[Marxism|Marxist]], a [[Neoconservatism|neoconservative]], and an espouser of "armchair intellectual [[liberalism]]"? *... that about a million birds were [[bird ringing|banded]] at the '''[[Rossitten Bird Observatory]]''' between its establishment in 1901 and the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]]? *... that '''[[Simon J. Hall]]''' was listed among ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine's]]'' Best Doctors in 2007, 2008, and 2009? *... that a [[Class action|class action suit]] was filed in [[United States federal courts|US Federal Court]] against '''[[R2C2]]''', a company that sells [[term paper]]s online, alleging [[copyright infringement]] for reselling papers written by other authors? *... that former [[Wales|Welsh]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Wayne Jones (footballer)|Wayne Jones]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 24 when it was discovered that he had a previously undiagnosed [[arthritis|arthritic]] condition? *... that in 1782, the rector of the '''[[University of Osuna]]''' reminded the students to "abstain from throwing rocks, both inside and outside the university?" ===17 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 17 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild-23-61-09, Linienschiff "SMS Helgoland".jpg|100x100px|SMS Helgoland]] </div> *... that a crowd of 20,000 rioted in an attempt to secure the release of the [[Wilhelmshaven mutiny|mutinous]] crew of the [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Helgoland}}''' ''(pictured)'' in November 1918? *... that [[actor]] and acting teacher '''[[Bryan O'Byrne]]''' is credited with launching the [[acting]] career of [[Nick Nolte]], whom he discovered while coaching Nolte's college [[roommate]]? *... that [[social bookmarking]] service '''[[AddThis]]''', combined with its parent company [[Clearspring]], reach an online audience of more than 200 million monthly viewers? *... that in 1887, '''[[Marius Nygaard (academic)|Marius Nygaard]]''' co-published a [[Latin language|Latin]]-[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] [[dictionary]] which is still in use? *... that [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] scored a world record '''[[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997|952 runs for six wickets]]''' in a [[Test cricket|Test cricket match]] at the '''[[List of international cricket grounds in Sri Lanka|R. Premadasa Stadium]]''' against [[India national cricket team|India]] in 1997? *... that '''[[Richard Allen (abolitionist)|Richard Allen]]''', a [[Dublin]] draper, raised £20,000 for [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Irish famine]] relief efforts by writing letters to America? *... that once established, [[Labrador]]'s '''[[Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve]]''' will be the largest [[National Parks of Canada|National Park]] in [[Atlantic Canada]]? *... that Irish meteorologist '''[[Gerald Fleming]]''' has been noted to [[wink]] while giving [[weather forecasting|weather forecast]]s? *'''''12:00, 17 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Grape near Sancerre.jpg|100x100px|Pinot noir grapes near Sancerre]] </div> *... that even though it is known primarily for [[Sauvignon blanc]] [[wine]]s, '''[[Sancerre (wine)|Sancerre]]''' can also be a [[red wine]] made from [[Pinot noir]] ''(pictured)''? *... that [[speed skating|speed skater]] '''[[Tomomi Okazaki]]''', currently competing in her fifth [[Olympic Games]], is the oldest member of the [[Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Japanese team]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]? *... that '''''[[Myglaren]]''''', a social satire, was the first [[made-for-television]] film produced in Sweden and aired in 1966? *... that '''[[Ngô Sĩ Liên]]''' compiled ''[[Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư]]'', the oldest remaining historical record of a [[List of Vietnamese monarchs|Vietnamese dynasty]]? *... that the concert venues of the '''[[Rheingau Musik Festival]]''' include [[Eberbach Abbey]], [[Schloss Johannisberg]] and [[Lorch, Hesse|Lorch]]? *... that the mediaeval Gaelic manuscript '''[[MS 1467]]''' contains the earliest known [[pedigree chart|pedigree]] which gives [[Clan Campbell]] a "[[Ancient Britons|British]]" ancestry, from [[Uther Pendragon]], and [[King Arthur]]? *... that '''[[Robert Scholl]]''', the father of [[White Rose]] members [[Hans Scholl|Hans]] and [[Sophie Scholl]], was imprisoned for 18 months in 1943 for listening to a "[[Feindsender]]"? *... that [[South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics|South Korea]] was on track to sweep the '''[[Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|men's 1500 metre short track speed skating event]]''' at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] before '''[[Sung Si-Bak]]''' and [[Lee Ho-Suk]] crashed into each other on the final lap? *'''''06:00, 17 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Gator and Python.jpg|100x100px|An American alligator and a Burmese python struggling in Everglades National Park]] </div> *... that between 5,000 and 180,000 [[Burmese python]]s ''(pictured)'' are estimated to be '''[[List of invasive species in the Everglades|loose in the Everglades]]'''? *... that the first gold medal of the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] was won by [[Simon Ammann]] of [[Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Switzerland]] in the '''[[Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Normal hill individual|normal hill ski jump]]'''? *... that [[Ron Swanson]] builds a harp in the ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode "'''[[Sweetums (Parks and Recreation)|Sweetums]]'''", which was inspired by actor [[Nick Offerman]]'s real-life [[carpentry]] skills? *... that [[Selective Service System]] director '''[[Lawrence Romo]]''' testified to the [[U.S. Senate]] that he knew of no more ways that the [[United States Department of Defense|Defense Department]] can assist in increasing registration compliance? *... that the world's tallest [[concrete]]-faced rockfill [[dam]] is '''[[Shuibuya Dam]]''' on the [[Qingjiang River]] in [[China]]? *... that '''[[Richard Coughlan]]''' has been called "one of [[art rock]]'s longest tenured musicians"? *... that '''''[[Costa Deliziosa]]''''' will be the first [[cruise ship]] to be [[Ship naming and launching|christened]] in an [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian]] city? *... that '''''[[The Wolves in the Walls]]''''', a book by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Dave McKean]] that went on to become an [[off-Broadway]] [[Musical theatre|musical]], was inspired by a [[nightmare]] had by Gaiman's youngest daughter? *'''''00:00, 17 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Ganoga Sunset.jpg|100x100px|Sunset on Ganoga Lake]] </div> *... that in the 19th century, '''[[Ganoga Lake]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Pennsylvania]] had a hotel, its own [[ice cutting]] company, and a branch railroad line to serve both? *... that [[Wales national football team|Wales]] [[Association football during World War II|wartime]] international footballer '''[[Taffy Davies]]''' spent his entire 20-year professional career at [[Watford Football Club]]? *... that the [[Mesoamerican chronology|Classic Period]] [[Maya civilization|Maya]] city of '''[[Motul de San José]]''' in [[Guatemala]] made tribute payments of high quality [[Maya ceramics|ceramics]] after its [[Maya warfare|military defeat]]? *... that '''[[William C. McInnes]]''', one of the first [[Jesuits]] to study [[business administration]], simultaneously served as the [[Chancellor (education)|president]] of both [[Fairfield University]] and the [[University of San Francisco]] for four months? *... that '''''[[21st Century Slave]]''''' is a concept album with a narrative inspired by [[William Gibson]]'s series of [[Cyberpunk]] novels? *... that British painter '''[[Walter Westley Russell]]''' was appointed Keeper of the [[Royal Academy#Royal Academy Schools|Royal Academy Schools]] in 1927? *... that '''[[uranium hydride]]''' was investigated as a promising [[Uranium hydride bomb|bomb material]] in 1943 during the early phases of the [[Manhattan Project]]? *... that in 2002, the '''[[Dice throw (review)|dice throw]]''' was used as a journalistic method of [[review]] in 41 [[Daily newspaper|daily]] [[list of newspapers in Norway|newspapers in Norway]]? ===16 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Porbeagle head.jpg|100x100px|Porbeagle]] </div> *... that the '''[[porbeagle]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been known to "[[play (activity)|play]]" with [[kelp]] fronds, pieces of [[wood]], and [[fishing float]]s? *... that '''[[Abhimanyu Mithun]]''' was called up to the [[India national cricket team|India Test squad]] only ten weeks after making his [[first-class cricket]] debut? *... that the '''[[Exchequer of Ireland]]''' had exclusive jurisdiction over all Irish cases involving money owed to [[The Crown]]? *... that in 1963, '''[[Claude Hall]]''', a [[historian]] of [[United States|American]] [[diplomacy]], published a full-scale [[biography]] of [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Abel P. Upshur|Abel Parker Upshur]]? *... that many 16th-century faculty members at the '''[[University of Baeza]]''' were of [[Jew]]ish ancestry and came under the suspicion of the [[Spanish Inquisition]]? *... that the Soviet '''[[130 mm/50 B13 Pattern 1936]]''' naval gun was produced in three versions with mutually incompatible ammunition and range tables? *... that in 1865, '''[[Henry Martin Tupper]]''' founded the first [[historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]] in the [[Southern United States|American South]], [[Shaw University]] of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]]? *... that '''''[[Spongiforma]]''''', a sponge-like [[bolete]] newly described in 2009, smells like [[coal tar]]? *... that in 1937, [[Bangladesh]]i [[film director]] '''[[Khan Ataur Rahman]]''' won the first prize of [[Dhaka District|Dhaka Zilla]] Music Competition, when he was in [[third grade]]? *'''''12:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Cameron White warmingup.JPG|100x100px|Cameron White]] </div> *... that at age 20, [[cricket]]er '''[[Cameron White]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the youngest ever [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] of the [[Australia]]n [[States and territories of Australia|state]]-side, the [[Victorian Bushrangers]]? *... that the '''[[Swenske songer eller wisor 1536|1536 edition of ''Swenske songer eller wisor'']]''' is the first preserved [[hymnal]] published in the [[Swedish language]]? *... that scholar [[Gérard Prunier]] states that Major General '''[[John Numbi]]''' is a member of a [[ruling clique]] running the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]? *... that ''Graceland'', a 2006 [[short film]] directed by '''[[Anocha Suwichakornpong]]''', was the first [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai]] short film to be selected for the [[Cannes Film Festival]]? *... that '''[[Timurid relations with Europe]]''' in the early [[15th century]] led to the exchange of [[ambassador]]s and offers of offensive, defensive and commercial [[alliance]]s? *... that [[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships|in 2009]], [[triple jump]]er '''[[Fabrizio Donato]]''' set a new championship record for the [[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] at 17.59 metres? *... that '''[[UMOPAR]]''', the [[Drug prohibition law|anti-narcotics]] forces in [[Bolivia]], funded and trained by the U.S. government as part of the [[War on Drugs]], staged an unsuccessful [[coup d'état]] against the Bolivian government in 1984? *... that '''''[[Bình Ngô đại cáo]]''''' is considered the second [[Declarations of independence of Vietnam|declaration of independence]] of Vietnam, after the poem ''[[Nam quốc sơn hà]]'' which was written by [[Lý Thường Kiệt]] in the early [[Lý Dynasty]]? *... that the self-proclaimed "Gifted, Eccentric and World Famed Physician" '''[[Francis Tumblety]]''' sold "Pimple Destroyer"? *'''''06:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Galileo Io Pele color.jpg|100x100px|Colour image of Io's trailing hemisphere, highlighting the large red ring around the volcano Pele on Io]] </div> *... that the [[Volcanism on Io|Ionian]] [[volcano]] '''[[Pele (volcano)|Pele]]''', encircled by its own reddish [[volcanic ash|plume]] deposit ''(pictured)'', was named after a [[Pele (deity)|volcano goddess]] in [[Hawaiian mythology]]? *... that '''[[David Brown (Massachusetts protester)|David Brown]]'''{{`s}} two years in jail was the longest sentence ever for violating the [[Alien and Sedition Acts|U.S. Sedition Act of 1798]]? *... that in 519, [[Roman Empire|Roman]] statesman [[Cassiodorus]] published his ''Chronicle'' to congratulate the [[Visigoth]]ic prince '''[[Eutharic]]''' who had risen to the position of [[Roman consul|consul]]? *... that in traditional '''[[Plains hide painting]]''', [[Native American art|Native American]] women painted abstract, geometric designs while men painted representational, narrative images? *... that in 1891, [[Gus Weyhing]] won 31 games [[Pitcher|pitching]] for the '''[[Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891) all-time roster|Philadelphia Athletics]]''' of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]], the third of his four consecutive 30-win seasons in [[baseball]]? *... that nine [[Mayan languages]] are spoken in the [[Guatemala]]n [[Departments of Guatemala|department]] of '''[[Huehuetenango Department|Huehuetenango]]'''? *... that [[John Scagliotti]]'s 2003 film '''''[[Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World|Dangerous Living]]''''' was the first documentary about the experiences of gay and lesbian people in the non-Western world? *... that at the time of its 1914 construction, the [[Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis)|Railway Exchange Building]] was the '''[[List of tallest buildings in St. Louis|tallest building in St. Louis, Missouri]]'''? *... that [[Fanny Burney]] described a poem of '''[[George Huddesford]]'''{{`s}} as "vile" because it revealed that she had written the novel ''[[Evelina]]''? *'''''00:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> </div> *... that when [[U2]] played '''[[1997 U2 concert in Sarajevo|a concert in Sarajevo]]''' in 1997 ''(concert stage pictured)'', they attempted to include all the conflicting [[Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina|ethnicities of the region]] in the audience? *... that '''[[Margaretta Faugères]]''' called [[Thomas Jefferson]] an "eminent reasoner" but nevertheless challenged his claim that [[slavery|slaves]] lacked "finer feelings"? *... that '''[[Whitstable Museum and Gallery]]''' holds a permanent display dedicated to the life of [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Films]] actor [[Peter Cushing]], who lived in [[Whitstable]], [[South East England]]? *... that the '''[[North American Newspaper Alliance]]''', a major news syndicate, hired [[Ernest Hemingway]] to report on the [[Spanish Civil War]] in 1937? *... that [[Bulgaria]]n [[middle distance event|middle distance runner]] '''[[Vesela Yatsinska]]''' failed to make it past round one in the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] despite achieving a personal best time? *... that the film '''''[[Mihai Viteazul (film)|Mihai Viteazul]]''''' cast over 5,000 soldiers of the [[Romanian Armed Forces|Romanian army]] as [[Extra (actor)|extras]] to reenact various battles? *... that Sir '''[[David Veness]]''' was the [[United Nations]]' first [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General]] for Safety and Security? *... that the former '''[[District 10 School]]''' outside [[Margaretville, New York]], was demolished in the mid-19th century only to be rebuilt from the same stones three years later? ===15 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:A03716Phillipps.jpg|100x100px|Roy Phillipps]] </div> *... that to join the [[Australian Flying Corps]] in 1917, future [[flying ace|fighter ace]] '''[[Roy Phillipps]]''' ''(pictured)'' falsified his age by declaring he was four years younger? *... that the late [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] '''[[Red Church (Bulgaria)|Red Church]]''' near [[Perushtitsa]] in [[Bulgaria]] featured [[fresco]]es of [[apocrypha]]l scenes such as the flight of [[Elizabeth (Biblical person)|Elizabeth]] and the murder of [[Zechariah (priest)|Zechariah]], [[John the Baptist]]'s parents? *... that [[freestyle BMX]] rider '''[[Craig Campbell (BMX rider)|Craig Campbell]]''' pioneered the [[Aerials (skateboarding)|Rocket Air]] and the 540 wallride on a [[BMX bike]]? *... that the 14th century [[Sanskrit]] poem '''[[Madura Vijayam]]''' chronicles the conquest of [[Madurai Sultanate]] by the [[Vijayanagar Empire]]? *... that in addition to serving as the [[Leader of the Opposition]] in [[Queensland]], '''[[Nev Warburton]]''' was also noted as an enthusiastic [[lawn bowls]] player? *... that because a '''[[Hang Trong painting]]''' was once indispensable for each [[Hanoi]] family during the [[Tết]] holiday, it was also called Tết painting? *... that archaeologist '''[[Vance Haynes]]''' challenged the right of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] to rebury [[Kennewick Man]]—skeletal bone fragments about 9,000 years old—which Haynes said should be studied further? *... that while accompanying [[Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799–1832)|her sister]] for her marriage in Florence, '''[[Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony]]''' met and eventually married the groom's [[Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany|father]], becoming her sister's own step-mother-in-law? *'''''12:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Parma lee-side 1932 33.jpg|100x100px|The barque Parma]] </div> *... that the [[barque]] '''''[[Parma (barque)|Parma]]''''' ''(pictured)'' recorded the fastest ever time for a [[sailing ship]] from [[Australia]] to the [[United Kingdom]]? *... that [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s '''''[[True at First Light]]''''', a book about his 1953 [[safari]], was not published until almost 40 years after his death? *... that comedian [[Felix Herngren]] created, directed, wrote the scripts and plays a main character in the currently airing [[Television in Sweden|Swedish television series]] '''''[[Solsidan (TV series)|Solsidan]]'''''? *... that among the items exhibited at the '''[[Bsous Silk Museum]]''' in [[Lebanon]] are [[silkworm]]s and the traditional dresses and trousers worn by princesses in the 19th century? *... that the [[United States|American]] [[Chicago blues]] [[Singing|singer]], harmonicist, and [[songwriter]], '''[[Shakey Jake Harris]]''', acquired his [[nickname]] from his previous career as a [[Gambling|professional gambler]]? *... that the [[strike action|strike]] of the '''[[Calton weavers]]''', during which six people died, was the first major [[Industrial action|industrial dispute]] in [[Scotland|Scottish]] history? *... that '''[[James Oliver (inventor)|James Oliver]]''' invented a line of improved and specialized farm [[Plough|plow]]s and produced up to 300,000 of them annually? *... that the [[France|French]] [[French Gothic architecture|Gothic]] '''[[Niederhaslach Church]]''' in [[Alsace]] was plundered in 1525 during the [[Peasants' War]], burnt in 1633 during the [[Thirty Years' War]], and became a [[slaughterhouse]] in 1744? *'''''06:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:St. Henry Catholic Church front.jpg|100x100px|St. Henry's Catholic Church in St. Henry, Ohio, a Gothic Revival church with a tall tower]] </div> *... that '''[[St. Henry's Catholic Church (St. Henry, Ohio)|St. Henry's Catholic Church]]''' ''(pictured)'' in rural [[St. Henry, Ohio|St. Henry]] has been described as the most costly church in northwestern [[Ohio]]? *... that the new champion of the [[Culinary art|culinary]] contest '''[[Bocuse d'Or USA|Bocuse d'Or USA 2010]]''' is the [[Chef#Sous-chef|sous-chef]] [[James Kent (chef)|James Kent]]? *... that the establishment of the '''[[Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature|Marshal Foch Professorship of French Literature]]''' in [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] was announced a few days after [[Ferdinand Foch|Marshal Foch]] signed the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|Armistice with Germany]] to end the [[World War I|First World War]]? *... that in [[College football|U.S. college football]], the '''[[2010 East-West Shrine Game]]''' had the lowest attendance of any of the 85 [[East-West Shrine Game]]s? *... that after his final ''[[Tarzan]]'' [[film]], [[Johnny Weissmuller]] starred in the 1955–1956 [[Television program|TV series]] '''''[[Jungle Jim (TV series)|Jungle Jim]]''''', which features stories about a hunter, guide, and explorer? *... that the English [[treatise]] '''''[[Dialogus de Scaccario]]''''' was written as a series of questions and answers between a learned lawyer and his pupil? *... that "discoveries" by [[baseball]] [[scout (sport)|scout]] '''[[Paul Krichell]]''' included future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum#Inductees|Hall of Famers]] [[Lou Gehrig]] and [[Whitey Ford]]? *... that [[Hindu]] pilgrims to '''[[Pushkar Lake]]''' in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]], considered it lucky to be devoured by the [[crocodile]]s there? *'''''00:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Galli-Curci, Amelita, 1882-1963.jpg|100x100px|Amelita Galli-Curci]] </div> *... that a [[Margaretville, New York]], businessman named '''[[Galli-Curci Theatre|a new movie theater]]''' after [[Amelita Galli-Curci]] ''(pictured)'' in return for her singing at its opening night? *... that '''''[[Yongjiacaris]]''''' represents the second report of freshwater [[caridea]]n shrimp from the [[Mesozoic]] era? *... that '''[[Isabel Ashdown]]'''{{`s}} acclaimed first novel ''Glasshopper'' was written as part of her [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] and [[Master of Arts|MA]] and work at the [[University of Chichester]]? *... that the '''[[1893 New York hurricane]]''' virtually destroyed an entire [[Hog Island (New York)|island]]? *... that '''[[Alexander Milne (civil servant)|Alexander Milne]]''' served as an [[executor]] of [[Thomas Telford]]'s [[last will and testament]]? *... that [[Stephen Fry]] asked on [[Twitter]] for suggestions to name a [[BBC]] television series on the impact of the [[Internet]], now called '''''[[The Virtual Revolution]]'''''? *... that '''[[Ouvrage Rimplas|a Maginot Line fortification]]''' became a [[Edible mushroom|mushroom]] farm after it was deactivated in 1972? *... that British novelist [[Martin Amis]] believes his sister, '''[[Sally Amis]]''', was one of the [[sexual revolution]]'s most spectacular victims? ===14 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Filipino mestizo couple, early 1800s.jpg|100x100px|Tagalog Filipino mestizo couple, early 1800s]] </div> *... that '''[[Men in the Philippines|Filipino men]]''' and [[women in the Philippines|women]] engage in a form of '''[[courtship in the Philippines|courtship]]''' ''(example pictured)'' that is far more subdued and indirect compared to [[Western cultures]]? *... that '''[[Virginia Bolten]]''' was deported from [[Argentina]] to [[Uruguay]] in 1902 because of her [[anarchist]] activities? *... that '''[[Heart-kun]]''' is a Japanese puppy that was born with a heart-shaped patch of brown hair on its white-haired body? *... that '''[[Westgate Hall, Canterbury|Westgate Hall]]''', [[Canterbury|Canterbury's]] sole music and [[dance hall|dance venue]], is to be demolished by the [[City of Canterbury|Council]] in favour of a car park? *... that the [[United Kingdom|UK]] video game magazine ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' described '''[[Amy Hennig]]''' as one of the 100 most influential women in the [[video game industry]]? *... that Israel's [[Yiftach Brigade]] was transferred to the southern front for '''[[Operation GYS]]''' in the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and returned after the operation? *... that '''[[Bela S. Huntington]]''' was elected to the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] in 1897, but the legislature never [[19th Oregon Legislative Assembly|organized in 1897]] and he never served during another session? *... that hundreds of words still in use today, including ''accident, cinnamon, desk, scissors, vacation, and Valentine'', '''[[Chaucer's special manuscript words|first appear in manuscripts]]''' written by [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] in the 1300s? *'''''12:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Lợn âm dương.JPG|100x100px|''Lợn âm dương'', an example of Dong Ho painting]] </div> *... that the white colour of '''[[Dong Ho painting]]''' ''(example pictured)'', a genre of traditional [[Tết]] painting in Vietnam, is obtained from powder of [[Egg (food)|egg]] shells? *... that the Iranian embassy in London protested after [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], established '''[[Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship|a scholarship]]''' named after [[Neda Agha-Soltan]], who died in the [[2009 Iranian election protests]]? *... that the '''[[Chrysler ball-stud hemi]]''' was intended to replace three [[engine block]] and two [[cylinder head]] designs with a single model? *... that [[Somali people|Somali]]-[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[writer]] '''[[Amal Aden]]''' (pseudonym) is a noted critic of the Norwegian [[Social integration|integration]] policy, as well as the Somali community in [[Oslo]] itself? *... that '''[[Abraham Shakespeare]]''', an [[literacy|illiterate]] casual laborer, won a {{dollarsign}}17&nbsp;million [[Florida Lotto]] jackpot in 2006, but was [[murder]]ed three years later? *... that '''[[tò he]]''', a traditional toy in Vietnam which is often sold on the occasion of [[Tết]], is edible because it is made from [[rice powder]]? *... that by the age of 22, '''[[Jean-Pierre Warner]]''' was an acting [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] in the [[British Army]]? *... that when the '''[[Super Ball]]''' was first introduced in 1965, US Presidential adviser [[McGeorge Bundy]] had five dozen shipped to the White House for the amusement of the staff? *'''''06:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Banten-city-Java-1724.jpg|100x100px|Illustration of Banten from 1724]] </div> *... that the '''[[Sultanate of Banten]]''' ''(capital city pictured)'' was once a great trading center in [[Southeast Asia]], but was later overshadowed by [[Batavia]] and finally annexed by the [[Dutch East Indies]] in [[1813]]? *... that [[E Street Band]] member [[Clarence Clemons]] co-starred with [[Rick Springfield]] in the original 1990 pilot for ABC's '''''[[Human Target (1992 TV series)|Human Target]]''''' TV series? *... that in the stuffing of '''[[bánh chưng]]''' for [[Vegetarianism|vegetarians]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]s, [[pork]] is replaced by [[molasses]] or [[brown sugar]]? *... that the American journalist '''[[George Wilkes]]''' (died 1885) was one of the men who introduced [[parimutuel betting]] into the United States? *... that in one year during the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s, the coal mine at '''[[Midlandvale, Alberta]]''', operated for only 52 days? *... that '''[[Gustavo de Greiff]]''', [[Colombia]]'s first [[Attorney General of Colombia|Attorney General]] responsible for prosecuting druglords, advocated for [[drug decriminalization]] during the height of the [[United States]]'s [[War on Drugs]] in Colombia? *... that according to a [[Manx Chronicle|medieval source]], '''[[Ingemund]]''' was supposed to have been declared [[King of Mann and the Isles|king]] in the [[Hebrides]], but his [[rape|raping]] and [[pillaging]] enraged the locals, and he was slain on [[Lewis]] in 1097? *... that the failed '''[[Deseret Manufacturing Company]]''', created in [[Utah]] in the 1850s by [[Mormons]] to process [[sugar beet]]s into sugar, was nicknamed the "Damn Miserable Company"? *'''''00:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:La Mare Vineyards Jèrri.jpg|100x100px|Sights of the Northern Parishes of Jersey]] </div> *... that '''[[vine training systems]]''' ''(example pictured)'' help shape the [[canopy (grape)|canopy]] to allow adequate sunshine and air circulation so [[wine]] grapes can [[ripen (wine)|ripen]] and be less likely to develop [[grape diseases]]? *... that '''[[Pablo González Garza|Pablo González]]''', the [[Venustiano Carranza|Carranzistan chief]] responsible for [[Emiliano Zapata]]'s murder, was also known as "the general who never won a victory" during the entire [[Mexican Revolution]]? *... that according to the [[Michigan Department of Transportation]], the first highway [[centerline]] in the US was painted on the first designation of '''[[M-15 (Michigan highway)|M-15]]''' in 1917? *... that [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], architect '''[[Rudolph Tietig]]''' designed a [[Jewish]] [[country club]] and two [[synagogue]]s, including [[Rockdale Temple|Temple K.K. Bene Israel]] for one of the oldest congregations west of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]? *... that the beetle '''''[[Typhaea stercorea]]''''' has been found in grain storages dating all the way back to the [[Iron Age]]? *... that two [[school board]] members of the '''[[Sheridan School District (Oregon)|Sheridan School District]]''' faced a recall in 1985 after [[Religion and sexuality|religious leaders objected]] to them living together as an unmarried couple? *... that in 1946, the first modern [[bikini]] was introduced at '''[[Piscine Molitor]]''' by [[Louis Réard]], and modeled there by dancer [[Micheline Bernardini]]? *... that '''[[Howard Burnham]]''', an American [[mining engineer]], worked for France as a [[spy]] operating behind enemy lines, and used his wooden leg to secretly transport equipment? ===13 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Chinkara.jpg|100x100px|Chinkara (Indian Gazelle)]] </div> *... that the 1,200–1,500 [[Chinkara]] ''(pictured)'', the key species in the '''[[Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary]]''', [[Kutch]], India, are also its most frequently observed animal? *... that the English antiquarian '''[[John Joscelyn]]''' (died 1603) wrote a history of [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] that was not published until 1880, over 200 years after his death? *... that the people of Stipp, Oregon, renamed their town [[Macleay, Oregon|Macleay]] for [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] merchant and banker '''[[Donald Macleay]]''' after he donated money for a school? *... that the '''[[name-bearing type]]''' determines the application of [[specific name|specific]] and other names in [[zoological nomenclature]]? *... that [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television producer|producer]] '''[[Dominic Treadwell-Collins]]'''{{`}} first job in television was devising means of killing victims in the crime drama series ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''? *... that '''[[St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Padua, Ohio)|St. Anthony's Catholic Church]]''' in [[Padua, Ohio]], is distinguished by its [[pilaster]]s? *... that the [[Volcanism on Io|Ionian volcano]] '''[[Tawhaki Patera]]''' and the nearby valley '''[[Tawhaki Vallis]]''' are both named after the [[Māori mythology|Māori]] [[Thunder god|lightning deity]], [[Tāwhaki]]? *... that '''[[Nini Haslund Gleditsch]]''' participated in the [[flight of the Norwegian National Treasury]] in 1940? *'''''12:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:LamaLing-wiki.jpg|100x100px|Lamaling Monastery]] </div> *... that the '''[[Lamaling Monastery]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]], rebuilt in 1989, is one of the largest and most important monasteries of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in [[Nyingchi County]]? *... that '''[[Asbjørn Bryhn]]''' and '''[[Gunnar Haarstad]]''' were both long-term leaders of the [[Norwegian Police Security Service|Norwegian Police Surveillance Agency]]? *... that in his film '''''[[Close, Closed, Closure]]''''', Israeli director [[Ram Loevy]] describes the [[Gaza Strip]] as "a prison with one million inmates"? *... that in a sign of a warming friendship between '''[[Monaco–Russia relations|Vladimir Putin and Prince Albert II]]''', a three-bedroom [[dacha]] was built by the Russians at Albert's [[Monte Carlo]] estate in 2008? *... that according to some scholars, '''[[Christ's agony at Gethsemane]]''' was added to the [[New Testament]] to counter [[docetism]]? *... that the '''''[[alférez]]'' [[Ponce de Minerva]]''' (died 1175), from southern France, served three Spanish kings on twelve military campaigns? *... that the [[fossil]] [[Equidae|horse]] '''''[[Scaphohippus]]''''' became extinct when tectonic barriers between the [[Great Plains]] and [[Great Basin]] of [[North America]] disappeared about 13 million years ago? *... that '''[[Julius Hougen]]''' co-chaired the first large-scale charity fund-rasing campaigns in [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|Norwegian radio]]? *... that '''[[Tacubaya]]''', Mexico City, is the home to both the [[Los Pinos|Mexican presidential residence]] and "The Lost City"? *'''''06:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Canoe lei.jpg|100x100px|Canoe lei]] </div> *... that the '''[[Plumeria rubra|frangipani]]''' (or plumeria), which is used to make [[Lei (Hawaii)|leis]] ''(pictured)'' in [[Hawaii]], is native to [[Central America|Central]] and northern [[South America]]? *... that [[San Diego]] artist '''[[Salvador Torres]]''' led the movement to paint murals on the support columns of a freeway in [[Chicano Park]]? *... that the first successful [[sugar beet]] factory opening in [[Utah]], built by the [[Mormon]]-owned '''[[Utah-Idaho Sugar Company]]''', was celebrated by looting, bonfires, and free barrels of beer? *... that '''[[Eva Nansen]]''', '''[[Elisabeth Welhaven]]''' and '''[[Maren Sars]]''' contributed with music and storytelling in what was described as the "first [[Salon (gathering)|salon]]" of [[Oslo|Norway's capital]]? *... that the [[Byzantine]] general '''[[Constantine Diogenes]]''', who was implicated in a conspiracy against Emperor [[Romanos III]], committed suicide rather than revealing the names of his co-conspirators? *... that American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] '''[[Frankie Arion]]''' won the [[NECW Television Championship]] two months after [[List of professional wrestling terms#L|legitimately]] breaking his [[ankle]] and [[fibula]]? *... that [[United States Air Force]] Major General '''[[Caleb V. Haynes]]''' was the grandson of [[Chang and Eng Bunker|Chang Bunker]], one of the original "[[Conjoined twins|Siamese Twins]]"? *... that ''' [[Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove|buildings with Grade II*]]''' [[Listed building|listed status]] in [[Brighton and Hove]], [[England]], include the '''[[Royal Albion Hotel]]''', wrecked in 1998 by a fire that started in a pan of sausages? *'''''00:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Ernest Coe in 1947.jpg|100x100px|Speakers at a podium]] </div> *... that '''[[Ernest F. Coe]]''' was the primary force behind the creation of [[Everglades National Park]], but at the dedication of it ''(pictured)'' he considered his efforts a failure? *... that the book '''''[[Scientology (James R. Lewis book)|Scientology]]''''' edited by [[James R. Lewis]] includes contributions from [[J. Gordon Melton]], [[Anson Shupe]], and [[Susan J. Palmer]]? *... that '''[[Littleberry Mosby|Littleberry Mosby Jr]]''', [[captain (United States)|captain]] and [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] during the [[American Revolution|Revolution]] and [[War of 1812]], disinherited his son, Littleberry Mosby III, for leaving [[Virginia]]? *... that as a child, [[Norway|Norwegian]] singer-songwriter '''[[Ingrid Olava]]''' taught herself to play "[[Do-Re-Mi]]" from ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' on her neighbor's piano? *... that the founding of the [[Independent Labour Party]]'s '''[[ILP Guild of Youth|Guild of Youth]]''' in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] provoked the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] to found a youth wing of its own? *... that both the arrests of General [[Christian de Castries]] in the [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]] and of President [[Duong Van Minh]] ending the [[Ho Chi Minh Campaign]] were by units commanded by General '''[[Lê Trọng Tấn]]'''? *... that '''[[Ralph Creffeild]]''' was knighted by [[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] in 1713, having presented her with thanks from the town of [[Colchester]] for the [[peace of Utrecht]] earlier that year? *... that [[Lenny Kravitz]] wrote the recently leaked [[Michael Jackson]] song "'''[[Another Day (Michael Jackson song)|Another Day]]'''"? *... that the only damage suffered by the dome of the [[Hagia Sophia]] in the '''[[1509 Istanbul earthquake]]''' was plaster covering up [[Byzantine]] [[mosaic]]s fell off, revealing Christian images? ===12 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 12 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Anolis oculatus at Coulibistrie-b01.jpg|100x100px|A male Dominican Anole extending its throat fan]] </div> *... that the island of [[Dominica]] has two [[endemism|endemic]] lizards, the '''[[Dominican Ground Lizard]]''' and the '''[[Dominican Anole]]''' ''(pictured)''? *... that '''[[René Boileau (ice hockey)|René Boileau]]''' was given the pseudonym Rainy Drinkwater and promoted as being the first [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] in the [[National Hockey League]] by the [[New York Americans]] despite having no native blood? *... that on July 30, 1970, [[Israel]]i and [[Soviet]] fighter pilots battled in the skies over [[Egypt]] in an engagement codenamed '''[[Rimon 20]]'''? *... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] architect '''[[Hjalmar Welhaven]]'''{{'}}s collection of old [[ski]]s was the basis for the [[Holmenkollen Ski Museum|world's oldest ski museum]] in 1923 when it opened in [[Oslo]]? *... that '''[[Black Bike Week]]''' is the largest [[African American]] [[motorcycle rally]] in the US? *... that the [[Volcanism on Io|Ionian]] [[volcano]] '''[[Tupan Patera]]''', whose activity was first detected by [[Galileo (spacecraft)|''Galileo'']] in 1996, was named after the [[thunder god]] of the [[Tupi people|Tupí]]-[[Guaraní]] [[indigenous peoples in Brazil]]? *... that the "extremely productive carcinologist" American '''[[Raymond B. Manning]]''' amassed the world's largest collection of [[mantis shrimp]]? *... that in 1985, the [[Austrian wine]] industry was hit by '''[[1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal|a scandal]]''' involving a few wineries [[wine fraud|illegally adulterating]] [[wines]] with the mildly toxic substance [[diethylene glycol]] to make them taste [[sweeter (wine)|sweeter]]? *... that we know the exact birth time of the 5th-century poet '''[[Pamprepius]]''' thanks to a [[horoscope]] calculated by the Egyptian astrologer [[Rhetorius]]? *... that the '''''[[101 Dalmatians Musical]]''''' has several performers working on 15" stilts to simulate a canine perspective, and uses 15 real [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]] dogs for several scenes? *'''''12:00, 12 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Brahma Temple, Pushkar.jpg|100x100px|Brahma Temple, Pushkar, India]] </div> *... that according to [[Hindu mythology]], goddess [[Sarasvati|Savitri]] cursed her husband, the creator-god [[Brahma]], only to be worshipped at '''[[Brahma temple at Pushkar|Brahma temple]]''' ''(pictured)''? *... that the [[unit trust]] was devised by the [[British people|British]] Olympic rower '''[[Ian Fairbairn]]''', son of rower [[Steve Fairbairn]]? *... that '''[[Polhøgda]]''', the home of [[Eva Nansen|Eva]] and [[Fridtjof Nansen]], was an important location for social life of [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] intellectuals around 1900? *... that during the '''[[Mandi Shivaratri Fair]]''' held in [[Mandi, India|Mandi]], India, [[Hindu]] religiosity is the theme that establishes synthesis of the worship by [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiva]] cults? *... that despite not registering as a [[political party]], the pro-independence [[Sąjūdis]] movement won a clear majority in the '''[[Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1990]]'''? *... that publisher '''[[Richard Bentley (publisher)|Richard Bentley]]''' hired [[Charles Dickens]] to edit his periodical, ''[[Bentley's Miscellany]]''? *... that the [[Western Australia]]n [[carnivorous plant]] '''''[[Drosera derbyensis]]''''' was first found by [[Allen Lowrie]] near the [[Boab Prison Tree]] just outside of [[Derby, Western Australia|Derby]]? *... that '''[[Shahidan Kassim]]''' and his brother [[Ismail Kassim|Ismail]] have both held same seat for [[Arau]] in the [[Parliament of Malaysia]]? *... that '''[[Hurricane Inga (1969)|Hurricane Inga]]''' in September and October 1969 is the third longest-lived Atlantic hurricane on record, having lasted 25 days? *... that '''[[Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah]]''' performed the ''[[Hajj]]'' 70 times in his life? *'''''06:00, 12 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Huangbai Phellodendron amurense.jpg|100x100px|Huáng bǎi is the bark of the [[Amur cork tree]].]] </div> *... that '''[[Huáng bǎi]]''' ''(pictured)'', one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|fifty fundamental herbs]] of [[traditional Chinese medicine]], contains the anti-inflammatory alkaloid [[berberine]]? *... that 2,273 passengers booked travel from '''[[Templecombe railway station]]''', [[England]] in 1982, despite it being closed from 1966 to 1983? *... that the [[Volcanism on Io|Ionian]] [[volcano]] '''[[Masubi (volcano)|Masubi]]''' was first detected by the spacecraft ''[[Voyager 1]]'' in 1979 and named after [[Kagu-tsuchi|Homusubi]], the [[Japanese mythology|Japanese deity]] of [[fire worship|fire]]? *... that the early 13th century [[Romance (genre)|romance]] '''''[[Guillaume de Dole]]''''' is the first extant [[French language|French]] literary work combining [[narrative]] and [[Lyrics|lyric]], a form which by the end of the century had become canonical? *... that when [[occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazis]] usurped and reorganized [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|Norwegian broadcasting]] in 1940, '''[[Eyvind Mehle]]''' was considered as the successor of the deposed director [[Olav Midttun]], despite being subordinate to '''[[Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (Nazi)|Wilhelm F. K. Christie]]'''? *... that some [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] traveled up to {{convert|1500|mi|km}}, from as far away as the [[Mississippi River]], to participate in the 1757 '''[[Siege of Fort William Henry]]''' near [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]], [[Province of New York|New York]]? *... that the depictions of fish on the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] statue of '''[[St Christopher, Norton Priory|St&nbsp;Christopher]]''' in [[Norton Priory]], [[Cheshire]], England, are so realistic that five different species can be identified? *... that in 1984 '''[[Chet Upham]]''', former chairman of the [[Texas Republican Party]], introduced the first artificial snow in [[Colorado]] at his [[Loveland Ski Area]] near the [[Continental Divide]]? *'''''00:00, 12 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Blindshark.jpg|100x100px|Blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi)]] </div> *... that the '''[[blind shark]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the '''[[bluegrey carpetshark]]''' close their eyes when taken out of the water? *... that '''[[Lowell State College]]''' was the last state [[normal school]] established by the [[Massachusetts Board of Education|Massachusetts State Board of Education]]? *... that when '''[[R. Shamasastry]]''' discovered the [[Arthashastra]], it altered the perception of ancient India and the view that Indians learned administration from the Greeks? *... that the '''[[Hollenden Hotel]]''', established in 1885 and demolished in 1962, provided accommodations for the five [[President of the United States|U.S. Presidents]] following [[Grover Cleveland]] when they visited [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]? *... that [[Norway|Norway's]] first [[tank]] was a '''[[Landsverk L-120]]''' with an improvised [[Gun turret|turret]] and make-shift [[Vehicle armour|armour]]? *... that in "The Baby Sitter" of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Rifleman]]'', '''[[Phyllis Avery]]''' plays a dance hall girl who asks [[Lucas McCain]] to hide her daughter from a bigoted grandfather? *... that the decline of the [[Gopherus polyphemus|gopher tortoise]] poses a threat to the '''[[Florida mouse]]''', which forms the only [[mammal]] [[genus]] that [[endemism|occurs only]] in [[Florida]]? *... that the revelations of 14th-century [[Christian mysticism|Christian mystic]] '''[[Agnes Blannbekin]]''', which included visions of the [[Holy Prepuce|foreskin of Jesus]], were considered too obscene for print until the [[20th century]]? ===11 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Europe as a queen map upright.JPG|100x100px|Europa regina]] </div> *... that '''[[Europa regina]]''' ''(pictured)'' wears a '''[[hoop crown]]'''? *... that [[France|French]] protests caused the [[Russian Empire|Russians]] to award the contract for the '''{{sclass|Gangut|battleship|0}}''' [[battleship]] to a Russian firm rather than the [[Germany|German]] winner of the 1908 international design contest? *... that '''[[Kim Spalding]]''' played [[Doc Holliday]] in an enactment of the [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]] in a 1954 episode of the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[television series|TV series]] ''[[Stories of the Century]]''? *... that the [[carnivorous plant]] '''''[[Drosera meristocaulis]]''''' is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Pico da Neblina]] in [[South America]], {{convert|17000|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west of its most closely related species? *... that [[Danny Goodwin]], a '''[[List of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first-round draft picks|first-round draft pick]]''' of the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]], is the only player to be selected [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first in the draft]] on two separate occasions? *... that '''[[Anglo-Turkish piracy]]''' in the [[17th century]] led to the [[enslavement]] of [[Catholic]] captives in [[North Africa]], who could sometimes be liberated through a [[ransom]]? *... that [[blues]] scholars seem undecided if the [[United States|American]] blues [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and [[songwriter]] '''[[Ramblin' Thomas]]'''{{`s}} [[nickname]] referred to his style of playing, or [[itinerant]] nature? *... that male '''[[Arabian carpetshark]]s''' competing for a mate have been known to bite the [[claspers]] of their rivals? *'''''12:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Giant Haasts eagle attacking New Zealand moa.jpg|100x100px|Giant Haast's eagle attacking New Zealand moa]] </div> *... that when the giant flightless birds called [[moa]] ''(pictured)'' were '''[[Overexploitation|overexploited]]''' to the point of [[extinction]], the giant [[Haast's Eagle]] that preyed on them also became extinct? *... that [[Australian rules]] footballer '''[[Joe Misiti]]''' was inducted into the VFL/[[Australian Football League|AFL]] [[VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century|Italian Team of the Century]] in 2007? *... that [[Bijjala II]] of the [[Kalachuri]], a feudatory, eliminated [[Tailapa III]] and his family of the [[Chalukya dynasty|Chalukya Kingdom]] and ruled from Kalyana, now the '''[[Basavakalyana Fort]]''', for five years? *... that [[Tony Blair]] said that it was a mistake to say on '''''[[Fern Britton Meets...]]''''' that he would have still wanted to join the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 Iraq invasion]] if there were no [[weapon of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]]? *... that [[archivist]] and [[Gibraltar Cricket Association|cricketer]] '''[[Tommy Finlayson]]''', one of the [[Gibraltarian people|Gibraltarian]] [[Military history of Gibraltar during World War II#Prelude and evacuation|civilian evacuees during World War II]], later wrote a book about this period of the [[history of Gibraltar]]? *... that the '''[[War of Internet Addiction]]''' is a video made by ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' players to protest internet [[censorship in the People's Republic of China]]? *... that '''[[Pádraig MacKernan]]''', who served as Ireland's Ambassador to both France and the United States, had a public falling out with [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] [[David Andrews (Irish politician)|David Andrews]] in 1998? *... that the sports hall of [[Europe]]'s largest '''[[Silivri Prison|prison complex in Istanbul]]''' was converted into a courtroom because the existing one was not big enough to accommodate the hearings of the [[Ergenekon (organization)|Ergenekon]] trial? *'''''06:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Zacuelu2.jpg|100x100px|A pyramid in Zaculeu, Guatemala]] </div> *... that the [[Mam people|Mam]] [[Maya civilization|Maya]] capital city of '''[[Zaculeu]]''' ''(fragment pictured)'' fell to [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[conquistador]] [[Gonzalo de Alvarado|Gonzalo de Alvarado y Chávez]] after a siege that lasted several months? *... that '''[[Lowes Cato Dickinson]]''', portrait painter and [[Christian socialist]], painted [[Liberal Government 1868–1874|Gladstone's cabinet]] at [[10 Downing Street]] in 1868? *... that along with Ithonidae, '''[[Polystoechotidae]]''' are regarded as the most [[Primitive (biology)|primitive]] living members of the [[insect]] [[order (biology)|order]] [[Neuroptera]]? *... that a ''[[The Seattle Times|Seattle Times]]'' journalist described [[Michael Jackson]]'s "'''[[Tabloid Junkie]]'''" as "a disingenuous attack on sensational news stories about him", most of which the singer "planted"? *... that the '''[[1707 Hōei earthquake]]''' was the largest in [[Seismological history of Japan|Japanese history]], triggering a devastating [[tsunami]] and causing at least 5,000 casualties in [[Honshu]], [[Shikoku]] and [[Kyūshū]]? *... that in 1865, '''[[William Carpenter Bompas]]''' protected his party of [[bullock cart|ox-cart]]s from attacks by purportedly hostile [[Sioux]] by flying the [[Flag of England]]? *... that a [[SO(4)#Double rotations|double rotation]] in [[Four-dimensional space|four dimensions]] has exactly two '''[[Plane of rotation|planes of rotation]]'''? *... that the '''[[Shady Lady Ranch]]''', a [[prostitution in Nevada|licensed brothel in Nevada]], just hired the state's first legal [[male prostitution|male prostitute]]? *'''''00:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:South georgia pintail.jpg|100x100px|South Georgia Pintail]] </div> *... that the '''[[South Georgia Pintail]]''' ''(pictured)'', a small duck, scavenges at [[Pinniped|seal]] carcasses? *... that upon his accession as the [[bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]], '''[[John Tuigg]]''' found that the [[Panic of 1873]] had left the diocese's property and finances in disarray? *... that [[Old French]] literary genre of the '''''[[chanson de toile]]''''' consisted of songs supposedly sung by women weaving, songs about women in love who often sew as they relate their stories? *... that '''[[Otilio Montaño Sánchez|Otilio Montaño]]''', a [[Liberation Army of the South|Zapatista]] General, formally introduced [[Emiliano Zapata]] to [[Pancho Villa]], but later was accused of rebelling against Zapata and executed while maintaining his innocence? *... that architect '''[[Frode Rinnan]]''' designed sports venues such as the [[Holmenkollen ski jump]] and [[Bislett Stadion]], both of which were torn down in the 2000s? *... that [[volcano]]es of the '''[[Milbanke Sound Group]]''' in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], remain mysterious because little is known about them and their origins are not well defined? *... that [[R&B]] singer '''[[Margie Day]]''', who had a hit record with "[[Little Red Rooster]]" in 1951 and also recorded "Take Out Your False Teeth Daddy", established a children's art project in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]? *... that [[Thailand|Thai]] government and army officials have insisted on the effectiveness of the '''[[GT200]]''' "remote substance detector", despite the [[BBC]] having found it to consist of an empty plastic case? ===10 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 10 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Walking with Dinosaurs.jpg|100x100px|Dinosaur from Walking with Dinosaurs – The Live Experience]] </div> *... that [[theater producer]] '''[[William May (artistic director)|William May]]''' was inspired to create ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs#Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular|Walking with Dinosaurs – The Live Experience]]'' ''(pictured)'' after watching [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] constructing the [[Southern Cross railway station, Melbourne|Southern Cross railway station]] in [[Melbourne]]? *... that the '''[[Lowell Technological Institute]]''' in [[Massachusetts]] almost went bankrupt during both [[World Wars]] due to the increased demand for soldiers and textiles? *... that the [[Arab]] inhabitants of the [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of '''[[Hawsha]]''', which was depopulated in 1948, kept a shrine named for the prophet [[Joshua]]? *... that [[Sweden]] established '''[[Guinea-Bissau–Sweden relations|official diplomatic relations]]''' with [[Guinea-Bissau]] before Guinea-Bissau formally gained [[Guinea-Bissau War of Independence|independence from Portugal]] in 1974? *... that '''[[Klaus Sunnanå]]''', '''[[Kristian Gleditsch]]''' and [[Karl Evang]] were among the former ''[[Mot Dag]]'' members who became involved in the first [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[development aid]] project? *... that a major flood in the [[Tigris]] in 1936 caused the building site of the '''[[Kut Barrage]]''' in [[Iraq]] to be flooded entirely so that construction had to be temporarily halted? *... that [[Wayne Morse]] won the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary in an attempt to reclaim his Senate seat in the '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1974|1974 Oregon United States Senate election]]''' but died prior to the general election? *... that British billionaire '''[[Lawrence Graff]]''' purchased the [[Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond|Wittelsbach Diamond]] for approximately US{{dollarsign}}24.3&nbsp;million and then recut it removing 4 [[Carat (unit)|carat]]s? *'''''12:00, 10 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Sherlock Holmes Baffled.jpg|100x100px|Sherlock Holmes Baffled screenshot]] </div> *... that the 1900 [[Mutoscope]] film '''''[[Sherlock Holmes Baffled]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the first film appearance of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s character [[Sherlock Holmes]]? *... that Anne Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter Stephanie, founders of the non-profit '''[[HIP Haiti]]''', escaped disaster at the [[Hotel Montana]] during the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]] because of a glitch in their plans? *... that the discovery of the '''[[Telfer Mine]]''' in [[Western Australia]], officially attributed to [[Newmont Mining Corporation|Newmont Mining]], has been claimed by [[France|French]] [[Prospecting|prospector]] [[Jean-Paul Turcaud]]? *... that the [[shrew]] '''''[[Crocidura phanluongi]]''''', formally described on January 27, is the seventh new species of ''[[Crocidura]]'' to be described from [[Vietnam]] in as many years? *... that '''[[Alasdair Crotach MacLeod]]''' is said to have prayed for six hours prior to ordering the massacre of almost the entire population of the [[Hebridean]] island of [[Eigg]]? *... that the [[Cape Verde]]an poet '''[[Onésimo Silveira]]''' was the representative of [[African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde]] in [[Sweden]] in the early 1970s? *... that in 1686, at the '''[[Tōshiya]]''' archery contest in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]], Wasa Daihachiro successfully fired a record 13,053 arrows in 24 hours, averaging nine arrows a minute and hitting the target 8,133 times? *... that '''[[World Chocolate Wonderland]]''', the first [[chocolate]] [[theme park]] in [[China]], showcases the world's biggest chocolate model of the [[Great Wall of China]]? *'''''06:00, 10 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Arc De Triumph Flag.jpg|100x100px|Arc de Triomphe in Paris]] </div> *... that the names of French generals '''[[Raymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-Sulpice]]''', '''[[Charles-Étienne Gudin de La Sablonnière]]''', '''[[Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova]]''', and '''[[Frédéric Henri Walther]]''' are [[Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe|inscribed]] on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] ''(pictured)'' in [[Paris]]? *... that the president of [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola Co.]] believed that a new-age label would doom '''[[Tab Clear]]''', the company's clear cola answer to [[Crystal Pepsi]]? *... that under interrogation, '''[[Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar|Ahmad al-Naggar]]''' stated that [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] had raised funds by "renovating old houses in [[London]]"? *... that it is believed that the [[ghost town]] of '''[[Conquerville, Alberta]]''', began its decline when the local high school closed? *... that the [[Arabs|Arab]]-born eunuch slave '''[[Samonas]]''' rose to become the ''[[parakoimomenos]]'' of [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Leo VI the Wise|Leo the Wise]], and was even made godfather to his son, [[Constantine VII]]? *... that the '''[[Rubin test]]''' was once considered by many specialists "the twentieth century's most important contribution to the clinical study of [[female infertility]]"? *... that even though the '''[[Bradford Durfee College of Technology|Bradford Durfee Textile School]]''' was chartered in 1895 and incorporated in 1899, it opened in 1904? *... that '''[[Gregory Slay]]''', founding member and [[drummer]] for [[Remy Zero]], also co-wrote the [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated [[theme music|theme song]] for the [[dramatic programming|television drama]] ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''? *... that the '''[[Ham font]]''' was believed to cure sick infants and young children who were close to death? *'''''00:00, 10 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Westgate 087.jpg|100x100px|Westgate, Canterbury]] </div> *... that the 600-year-old '''[[Westgate, Canterbury|Westgate]]''' in [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]], is the largest surviving city gate in [[England]], with [[double-decker bus]]es still squeezing through it ''(process pictured)''? *... that a son of the first settlers of '''[[Mountaindale, Oregon]]''', later was mayor of [[East Portland, Oregon|East Portland]]? *... that according to '''''[[A Bright Red Scream]]''''', millions of Americans regularly use razors, knives or broken glass to intentionally [[self-harm|injure themselves]]? *... that '''[[Mick Higgins]]''' from [[New York]] played in the [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] [[Gaelic football]] team which won the final of the 1947 [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] at the [[Polo Grounds]] in New York? *... that during World War II the '''[[Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company]]''' made the "Galloping Gertie", a railroad motor car with a large target above it used for gunnery practice? *... that the [[Brazil]]ian [[rodent]] '''''[[Calomys cerqueirai]]''''' was named only in 2010? *... that the '''[[New Bedford Institute of Technology]]'''{{`s}} original mission was to refine the skills of the textile mill workers in the city of [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]? *... that [[The North Face]] is suing '''[[The South Butt]]''' for [[trademark infringement]]? ===9 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 9 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> </div> *... that between 1930 and 1933, the [[Russian battleship Sevastopol (1911)|Russian battleship '''''Parizhskaya Kommuna''''']] ''(pictured)'' carried a [[Heinkel]] [[aircraft catapult]]? *... that unlike some other songs [[Bob Dylan]] wrote about failed relationships, in "'''[[I Threw It All Away]]'''" he takes responsibility for the failure? *... that '''[[cognitive password]]s''' are used as an alternative authentication system and are comprised of fact and opinion based questions? *... that although heavily outnumbered, two [[United Nations Command|UN]] [[battalion]]s—one [[Australian Army|Australian]] and one [[Canadian Army|Canadian]]—halted an entire [[People's Volunteer Army|Chinese]] [[division (military)|division]] at the '''[[Battle of Kapyong]]''' (22–25 April 1951) during the [[Korean War]]? *... that Swedish actress '''[[Meg Westergren]]''', the daughter of [[Håkan Westergren]] and [[Inga Tidblad]], had originally planned to become a fashion designer? *... that in '''[[Georgetown, Alberta]]''', during the 1910s, coal miners were paid only {{dollarsign}}3 a day and indoor toilets were considered a luxury? *... that in 1963 '''[[Hughie Lee-Smith]]''', who later painted the official portrait of [[New York City Mayor]] [[David Dinkins]], became only the second [[African-American]] artist to be elected a [[National Academy of Design|National Academician]]? *... that the "Love Chu Chu!" part of the name of the [[visual novel]] '''''[[Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]]''''' was narrowed down from about one hundred different candidates? *... that anyone who sees the '''[[Dancing Hare]]''' is said to have good fortune for the rest of their days? *'''''12:00, 9 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Roman Museum 143a.jpg|100x100px|Mosaic floor panel as found in situ in Roman Museum]] </div> *... that the [[World War II]] bombing of [[Canterbury]] on 1 June 1942 revealed a [[mosaic]] pavement ''(pictured)'' which is now a [[scheduled monument]], sheltered by the '''[[Roman Museum]]'''? *... that '''''[[The Land of Green Plums]]''''' by [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] winner [[Herta Müller]], depicting life in a totalitarian state, became a favorite of [[Iran]]ian activist [[Mohammad-Ali Abtahi]] soon after he was released from jail? *... that during the [[Operation Weserübung|German invasion of Norway]], Minister of Justice [[Terje Wold]] told Police Chief of [[Oslo]] '''[[Kristian Welhaven]]''' to arrest fascist leader [[Vidkun Quisling]] if he got the opportunity? *... that '''''[[Cystoderma carcharias]]''''' is considered an inedible [[fungus]] because of an unpleasant odor attributable to the presence of [[geosmin]]? *... that the career of pianist '''[[Lincoln Mayorga]]''' has ranged from [[hit record|hit]] [[rock and roll]] instrumentals to [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]] recitals in [[Moscow]], by way of ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' and ''[[Pete's Dragon]]''? *... that '''[[tympanosclerosis]]''' is a disease caused by the [[calcification]] of tissues in the middle ear, sometimes resulting in [[hearing loss]]? *... that the town of '''[[Lille, Alberta]]''', was named as such because its coal mine's financial backers resided in [[Lille]], [[France]]? *... that '''[[Warrington Colescott]]''' created the etching ''Christmas with Ziggy'' (1964), a social satire of businessmen entertaining their mistresses at a posh London restaurant? *... that ''GameDaily'' named ''Uncharted'' character '''[[Elena Fisher]]''' the 49th hottest video game babe of all time? *'''''06:00, 9 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Reithrodontomys humulis 2.jpg|100x100px|Eastern harvest mouse]] </div> *... that the '''[[eastern harvest mouse]]''' ''(pictured)'' usually lives for less than a year in the wild? *... that [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]-born [[Northern Territory]] [[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory|Chief Minister]] '''[[Marshall Perron]]''' jokingly blamed [[Japan]] for denying him his birthright as a Territorian, as his family fled [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] shortly before it was [[Bombing of Darwin|bombed]]? *... that about one out of five babies born from an '''[[abdominal pregnancy]]''' has a [[birth defect]]? *... that the [[actor]] '''[[Read Morgan]]''' of [[NBC]]'s [[Western (genre)|western]] [[television series]] ''[[The Deputy (TV series)|The Deputy]]'' played [[basketball]] from 1950 to 1952 for the [[Kentucky Wildcats]]? *... that [[Project Stormfury]] attempted to artificially weaken '''[[Hurricane Debbie (1969)|1969's Hurricane Debbie]]'''? *... that the [[role-playing video game]] series ''[[Xenosaga]]'', the spiritual successor to the ''[[Xenogears]]'' video game, initially used the same composer, [[Yasunori Mitsuda]], to write '''[[Music of the Xenosaga series|the music of the series]]'''? *... that '''[[Arthur Sweatman]]''' was elected bishop of the [[Anglican Diocese of Toronto|Diocese of Toronto]] in 1879 as a compromise candidate after five days of balloting? *... that the '''[[Gbedu]]''' drum is traditionally used on state occasions or during ceremones of [[Ogboni]], the ancient [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] secret society? *... that upon hearing '''[[Robert Ambrose (composer)|Robert Ambrose]]'''{{`}}s work ''One Sweetly Solemn Thought'', a gambler reportedly laid down his cards and immediately became a reformed [[Christian]]? *'''''00:00, 9 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Marat1939.jpg|100x100px|Russian battleship Marat]] </div> *... that after the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[battleship]] '''[[Russian battleship Petropavlovsk (1911)|''Marat'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk during [[World War II]] by [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Junkers Ju 87|Stuka]]s, it was raised and used as a floating [[artillery battery]]? *... that '''[[Paul Chaffey]]''' voted [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour]] in 1997, the same year that he served as a [[Parliament of Norway]] representative for the [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]]? *... that the '''[[Leo IV (dwarf galaxy)|Leo IV]]''' [[dwarf galaxy]] is one of the smallest satellites of the [[Milky Way]]? *... that '''''[[The Art of Negative Thinking]]''''' is an award winning [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] film about a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] who rebels against the [[Intervention (counseling)|intervention]]s of his [[support group]] and its lead [[social work]]er? *... that [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international [[association football|football]] defender '''[[Alex McLintock]]''' played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] during his time at [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]? *... that the wounding in the [[Siege of Sarajevo]] of five-year-old Irma Hadzimuratovic, whose suffering garnered worldwide attention, prompted the '''[[Operation Irma]]''' medical evacuation? *... that [[Alabama]] is the first [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[United States]] to create its own [[Legislature|legislatively]] enacted [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet-level]] '''[[Alabama Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]'''? *... that the genus '''''[[Platythelphusa]]''''' represents the only [[evolutionary radiation]] of [[crab]]s to have occurred in a freshwater lake? ===8 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:SEALAB's Poppa Topside and father of saturation diving, George F. Bond.jpg|100x100px|Father of saturation diving, George F. Bond]] </div> *... that Captain '''[[George F. Bond]]''' ''(pictured)'' was known as the "father of [[saturation diving]]"? *... that the [[Richter magnitude scale|magnitude]] 6.8 '''[[1981 Dawu earthquake]]''' in China killed or injured more than 450 people? *... that the [[United States|American]] [[blues]] [[pianist]] '''[[Buster Pickens]]''' was shot dead following an argument in a bar? *... that the [[Italian Fascism|Italian]] attack against [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]] was stopped in the '''[[Battle of Elaia–Kalamas]]''', a few kilometers inside the Greek border, during the first days of the [[Greco-Italian War]]? *... that former [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Butch Wensloff]]''' served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]? *... that the High Court of the [[Free City of Danzig]] examined 988 witnesses to evince 40 cases of electoral fraud in the 1935 '''[[Volkstag]]''' elections? *... that the May 2004 collapse of '''[[Royal Tongan Airlines]]''' left the islands of [[Tonga]] without air service? *... that according to legend, the [[Clan MacLeod|MacLeods]] were on the verge of being defeated at the '''[[Battle of Glendale (Skye)|Battle of Glendale]]''' by the [[Clan Donald|MacDonald]]s, but their magical [[Fairy Flag]] was then unfurled, inspiring them to a hard-fought victory? *... that a collector said that the mushroom '''''[[Suillus tomentosus]]''''' tastes and smells like [[Tootsie Roll]]s when dried? *'''''12:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Isistius brasiliensis.jpg|120x100px|Cookiecutter shark]] </div> *... that the '''[[cookiecutter shark]]''' ''(pictured)'' may use the absence of [[bioluminescence]] to attract prey? *... that '''[[Cecilie Thoresen Krog]]''' was Norway's first female university student? *... that the '''[[Alchi Monastery]]''' in [[Ladakh]] was built, according to local tradition, by the translator [[Rinchen Zangpo]] (c. 1000&nbsp;AD), although inscriptions ascribe it to an 11th century Tibetan noble? *... that the word ''pyxidata'' in the mushroom name '''''[[Clavaria pyxidata]]''''' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ''pyxis'' meaning "small box"? *... that the late 6th century AD gold '''[[Liudhard medalet]]''' is the oldest surviving example of [[History of the English penny (c. 600-1066)#Overview|Anglo-Saxon coinage]]? *... that the clause of the [[Magna Carta]] prohibiting sentences of exile, except as the result of a lawful trial, refers particularly to the case of '''[[Robert Fitzwalter]]'''? *... that '''[[Broadfield House, Crawley|Broadfield House]]''' in [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]], has at various times housed a [[country club]], [[102.7 Mercury FM|a radio station]] and Crawley's [[New Towns in the United Kingdom|New Town]] [[Development Corporation]]? *... that '''[[Patrick Collison]]''' went on to become a millionaire after winning the [[Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition]] in 2005 at the age of sixteen? *'''''06:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Mount Tremper from southeast.jpg|120x100px|Mount Tremper]] </div> *... that [[Oscar Wilde]] praised the location of a resort hotel at the foot, rather than the summit, of the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]]' '''[[Mount Tremper]]''' ''(pictured)'' because it provided better views? *... that '''[[Typhoon Angela (1989)|1989's Typhoon Angela]]''' was the longest-tracked storm by the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] of the [[1989 Pacific typhoon season]]? *... that in 1715, the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] enlisted the aid of a [[Chipewyan]] woman, '''[[Thanadelthur]]''', to broker a peace deal between the Chipewyan and the [[Cree]]? *... that over the past four years, the '''[[Winnipesaukee Playhouse]]''' has won more New Hampshire Theater Awards than any other theater? *... that the second [[Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada]], '''[[William Bennett Bond]]''', was one of the shortest-serving Primates in [[Anglican Church of Canada|the church]]'s history? *... that with the introduction of the '''[[ROH World Television Championship]]''' in the [[Ring of Honor]] [[professional wrestling promotion|wrestling promotion]], the [[Championship (professional wrestling)#Gimmick/style championships|television type championship]] returned to national exposure? *... that the [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] '''[[Rancho Little Temecula]]''' in California was one of the few granted to an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous American]], though the court's decision came after the death of the applicant? *... that when the [[barque]] '''[[Pisagua (ship)|''Pisagua'']]''' collided with the [[steamship]] ''Oceana'', it was the steamship that sank? *'''''00:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Bundesarchiv N 1603 Bild-117, Russland, Sewastopol, zerstörte Festung Maxim Gorki.jpg|100x100px|Remains of the Imperatritsa Mariya's turrets]] </div> *... that the [[turret]]s from the [[lead ship]] of the '''{{sclass|Imperatritsa Mariya|battleship}}s''' ''(remains pictured)'' were salvaged after she sank and used for defending [[Sevastopol]] during [[Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)|World War II]]? *... that '''[[Fitznells Manor]]''', the last surviving [[manor house]] in the borough of [[Epsom and Ewell]] in [[Surrey]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], and a Grade 2 [[listed building]], is now used by a medical practice? *... that the [[Hungarian passport|Hungarian diplomatic passport]] is the only travel document in the world granting '''[[Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens|visa-free access]]''' to all member states of the [[G8+5]]? *... that subsidiaries of the aviation security firm '''[[ICTS International]]''' oversaw security for [[United Airlines]] at [[Logan International Airport]] on [[9/11]] and for [[Northwest Airlines Flight 253]]? *... that [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Milwaukee Brewers]] '''[[List of American League pennant winners|won an American League pennant]]''' in 1982 before moving to the [[National League]] in 1998? *... that the fifth [[Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada]], '''[[Clarendon Lamb Worrell]]''', turned down an earlier offer to become [[Bishop of Bermuda]]? *... that the mushroom '''''[[Amanita strobiliformis]]''''' has been said to smell like [[bleaching powder]]? *... that indigenous rights activist '''[[Stephen Corry]]''' thought that [[United Kingdom|British]] civilization and development was the best, until he made a trip to [[Nepal]] at age 18 and met the local people? ===7 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Kumbum Gyantse.jpg|100x100px|]] </div> *... that the [[kumbum]] ''(pictured)'' of '''[[Palcho Monastery]]''' in [[Gyantse]] is the largest such structure in [[Tibet]]? *... that [[flying ace|air ace]] '''[[John S. Loisel]]''' spent more time in combat than any other American pilot in [[World War II]] and also served in the [[Korean War]]? *... that the last '''[[German Type UE II submarine]]''', [[SM U-126]] was commissioned on October 3, 1918, just a little over a month before the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|armistice at Compiègne]]? *... that the '''[[List of National League pennant winners|winner of the National League pennant]]''' in [[Major League Baseball]] has gone on to win the [[World Series]] 43 times? *... that Canadian [[astrophysics|astrophysicist]] '''[[Victoria Kaspi]]''' was one of the first to observe the [[millisecond pulsar|cosmic recycling]] of [[pulsar]]s? *... that '''[[interstitial pregnancy|interstitial pregnancies]]''' cause a seven times higher [[maternal death|mortality]] than [[ectopic pregnancy|ectopic pregnancies]] in general? *... that '''''[[The Other Hand]]''''' by [[Chris Cleave]] was the only [[literary fiction]] novel on the 2009 British bestseller list without a [[Richard & Judy#Richard & Judy Book Club|Richard & Judy Book Club]] recommendation, a [[literary award]] or a [[film adaptation]]? *... that a 1950s '''[[Annalee Dolls|Annalee Doll]]''' was sold at auction for a record {{dollarsign}}6,000 in 1992? *... that '''[[Seward's Success, Alaska|Seward's Success]]''', [[Alaska]], was a proposed city enclosed by a [[dome]], which would have had a constant controlled temperature of {{convert|68|°F|°C}}? *'''''12:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Varahi crop.jpg|100x100px|A statue of Varahi, 1000-1100 CE]] </div> *... that the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|goddess]] '''[[Varahi]]''' ''(statue pictured)'' is worshipped only in the night according to secretive [[Vamamarga]] [[Tantra|Tantric]] practices? *... that [[Parliament of Norway]] member '''[[Christian Stray]]''' owned the newspaper ''[[Agderposten]]''? *... that '''[[crime statistics in the United Kingdom]]''' show that 114 people in [[Scotland]] were victims of [[homicide]] from 2007 to 2008? *... that the journalist and theatre historian [[abbé]] '''[[Antoine de Léris]]''' collaborated with [[Marc-Antoine Laugier|abbé Laugier]] in the first French review of music, ''Sentiment d'un harmonophile'', 1756? *... that '''''[[Misshitsu no Sacrifice]]''''' lets players investigate scenes and use items, unlike other [[visual novel]]s that are primarily driven by text and graphics? *... that the plant '''''[[Campanula isophylla]]''''' is able to tolerate frost on the mountains of northern [[Italy]], but not when grown in a pot? *... that '''[[Aksel Zachariassen]]''', a Norwegian revolutionary and later editor of ''[[Glåmdalen (newspaper)|Kongsvinger Arbeiderblad]]'' (1932–1941), was [[deportation|deported]] from the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] after a visit there in 1919? *... that the [[parish church]] of '''[[Up Hatherley]]''', England, was built because an elderly widow found it difficult to travel to a neighbouring village to worship? *'''''06:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Graham Court.jpg|100x100px|Graham Court building]] </div> *... that '''[[Graham Court]]''' ''(pictured)'', called a signal achievement in [[:Category:Apartments in New York City|NY apartment]] design and [[Harlem]]'s equivalent to [[the Dakota]], was the setting for a [[crack cocaine|crack]] factory in the movie [[New Jack City]]? *... that the [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]], '''[[Rancho New Helvetia]]''', was given to German-Swiss immigrant [[John Sutter]] to serve as a buffer between [[Californio]] lands and "marauding bands of hunters and trappers"? *... that despite only playing [[college football]] for two and a half seasons with the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]], '''[[Zak Kustok]]''' holds numerous rushing and passing records? *... that "'''[[Leslie's House]]'''", an episode of the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', features references to [[Wikipedia]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Montell Jordan]] and the [[Iran–Contra affair]]? *... that '''''[[Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well]]''''' is a book by economists Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal that advocates [[free market environmentalism]]? *... that '''[[Alexander Aitchison]]''' was [[Hamilton, Ontario]]'s first full-time fire chief, appointed in 1879? *... that [[Swizz Beatz]] and [[Bono]] began writing "'''[[Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)]]'''", a [[charity single]] for [[Humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake|Haiti earthquake relief]], over the telephone? *... that in 2001, the '''[[South Carolina Governor's Mansion]]''' stopped employing [[incarcerated|inmate]]s as [[butler]]s and [[maid]]s after guards allegedly allowed the inmates to have sex in the mansion? *'''''00:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Francisco Villa.gif|100x100px|Francisco Villa]] </div> *... that in 1915, during the [[Mexican Revolution]], [[Woodrow Wilson]] allowed [[Venustiano Carranza|Carranza's]] troops to be moved over US territory, contributing to [[Pancho Villa]]'s ''(pictured)'' defeat at the '''[[Second Battle of Agua Prieta]]'''? *... that former [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] chairman Bob Lord described coach '''[[Billy Dougall]]''', who worked for the [[association football|football club]] for 23 years, as the finest servant a club could have? *... that '''[[St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi|St Michael and All Angels Church]]''' in [[Blantyre, Malawi]], was constructed of brick in the late 1800s by local builders, led by a [[cleric]] who had no formal architectural training? *... that early in his short acting career '''[[Tod Griffin]]''' played [[George Washington]] and [[Patrick Henry]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' [[anthology]] [[television series|series]]? *... that the '''[[Coniston Railway]]''', which closed in 1962 owned two [[steam yacht]]s on [[Coniston Water]] in [[Cumbria]], England, one of which, ''[[SY Gondola]]'', continues to run on the lake today? *... that the kitchen wing of the '''[[Lace House (Canaan, New York)|Lace House]]''' in [[Canaan, New York]], deteriorated so badly during a [[probate]] fight over the house that it had to be demolished and rebuilt? *... that the '''[[Alvensleben Convention]]''' allowed [[Russia]]n troops to cross the [[Prussia]]n border in pursuit of [[Poland|Polish]] revolutionaries of the 1863 [[January Uprising]]? *... that '''[[Daniel Gotthilf Moldenhawer]]''' stole books to expand the [[Royal Danish Library]], where he was chief librarian? ===6 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Fuerzas surianas a las ordenes de Emiliano Zapata.jpg|100x100px|Zapata's troops on the march in Morelos]] </div> *... that the '''[[Battle of Cuautla (1911)|Battle of Cuautla]]''' between the [[Liberation Army of the South|Zapatistas]] ''(pictured)'' and troops of [[Porfirio Diaz]], has been described as "six of the most terrible days of battle" in the [[Mexican Revolution]]? *... that artist and hotelier Emile Brunel's '''[[Emile Brunel Studio and Sculpture Garden|studio]]''' in [[Boiceville, New York]], is an imitation of a European farmhouse, an unusual [[architectural style|style]] in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]]? *... that according to ''The Sportsman's Repository'', the '''[[English Water Spaniel]]''' is the best dog for hunting [[waterfowl]]? *... that [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] have all recently been proposed as '''[[official languages of the United Nations]]'''? *... that the '''[[Sex Machines Museum]]''', opened in 2002 in [[Prague]], has a collection of approximately 200 [[sex toy|sex devices]]? *... that animals at '''[[Qalqilya Zoo]]''' in the [[West Bank]], including a [[giraffe]] and three [[zebra]]s, were casualties of the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]? *... that [[Jane Leeves]], who starred as [[Daphne Moon]] in the sitcom ''[[Frasier]]'', appeared as a therapist in the ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' episode "'''[[How About a Friendly Shrink?]]'''" *... that the renovation of the '''[[The Devonshire Dome]]''' in 1881 by [[Robert Rippon Duke]] created the world's largest unsupported dome, with a diameter of {{convert|44.2|m|ft}}, and is still the largest in the UK today? *'''''12:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Diskit-gompa-1.jpg|100x100px|Diskit Monastery]] </div> *... that '''[[Diskit Monastery]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the oldest and largest [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[gompa|monastery]] in the [[Nubra Valley]] of [[Ladakh]], northern [[India]]? *... that '''[[Garry Foulds]]''' is one of only five footballers to play 300 VFL/[[Australian Football League|AFL]] matches for the [[Essendon Football Club]]? *... that Ron Feller, a [[PIAT]] operator in the [[Israel Defense Forces]], received the [[Hero of Israel]] citation for his actions in '''[[Operation Death to the Invader]]''' on July 18, 1948? *... that [[Alexander Wetmore]] assessed the extinct '''''[[Eonessa|Eonessa anaticula]]''''' as being an ancient type of [[Anatidae|duck]], possibly due to its [[fossil]]'s resemblance to the modern ''[[Oxyura jamaicensis]]''? *... that '''[[Cyclone Vaianu (2006)|2006's Cyclone Vaianu]]''' destroyed an estimated 70% of [[Tonga]]'s [[banana]] crop, and caused power outages that took up to a week to fully restore? *... that [[jazz]] pianist and vocalist '''[[Dena DeRose]]''' only considered singing professionally after [[carpal tunnel syndrome]] and [[arthritis]] forced her to give up playing the piano? *... that, until it was destroyed during [[Wilson's Raid]], the '''[[Brierfield Furnace]]''' was used to produce iron for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy's]] [[Brooke rifle|Brooke cannon]]? *... that the crew of the '''{{ship|Russian battleship|Gangut|1911|6}}''' staged a minor [[mutiny]] in 1915 when the [[executive officer]] refused to feed the crew the traditional meal of meat and [[macaroni]]? *'''''06:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Russet Sparrow (Male) I IMG 6779-crop.jpg|100x100px|A male Russet Sparrow]] </div> *... that when the '''[[Russet Sparrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the [[House Sparrow]] breed in the same [[hill station]], the House Sparrow prefers [[bazaar]]s and the Russet Sparrow "more [[upmarket|up market]]" houses? *... that in {{mlby|1994}}, while [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Kevin King (baseball)|Kevin King]]''' was a member of the [[Seattle Mariners]], he registered a [[loss (baseball)|loss]] on [[Opening Day]] against the [[Cleveland Indians]]? *... that '''[[Mastitis in dairy cattle|mastitis]]''' is the most costly and most common disease in [[dairy cattle]] in the [[United States]]? *... that '''[[Chitinamit]]''' in [[Guatemala]] was the first capital of the [[Guatemalan highlands|highland]] [[K'iche' people|K'iche']] [[Maya civilization|Maya]]? *... that [[Charles Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]] transported their [[zenith telescope]] on a featherbed 31 miles from Philadelphia to '''[[Star Gazers' Stone]]''' to begin surveying the [[Mason-Dixon line]]? *... that although '''[[Typhoon Dan (1989)|1989's Typhoon Dan]]''' was relatively weak, the storm left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the [[Philippines]]? *... that the [[Royal Australian Air Force|Royal Australian Air Force's]] '''[[No. 1 Wing RAAF|No. 1 Wing]]''' was often referred to as the 'Churchill Wing' because of [[Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill's]] key role in its formation? *... that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "'''[[Boy Meets Curl]]'''" will see [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and [[Marge Simpson]] compete at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Mixed curling|mixed-doubles]] [[curling]], an event that is not part of the Olympic programme? *'''''00:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Pterois volitans Manado-e edit.jpg|100x100px|Lionfish]] </div> *... that some '''[[coral reef fish]]''', like the [[lionfish]] ''(pictured)'', have [[venomous]] [[ray-finned fishes|spines in their fins]]? *... that 18th-century painter '''[[Szymon Czechowicz]]''' established a school of painting and thereby greatly influenced [[Culture of Poland#Art|Polish art]]? *... that many of [[Bo Schembechler]]'s assistant coaches at [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], including '''[[Milan Vooletich]]''', '''[[Jerry Hanlon]]''', '''[[Tirrel Burton]]''', and '''[[Dick Hunter]]''', had previously coached at [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami of Ohio]], the "[[Cradle of Coaches]]"? *... that the name of the [[koala]] derives from the word ''gula'' in [[Sydney language|Dharuk]] and other '''[[Yuin-Kuric languages]]'''? *... that '''[[Lorenz Schwietz]]''', who as [[Kingdom of Prussia|Royal Prussian]] [[executioner]] beheaded at least 120 people, shot himself dead? *... that [[Rashida Jones]], the actress who plays '''[[Ann Perkins]]''' in the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', was cast before the producers had determined what the show would be about? *... that '''[[Carrie Jones]]''' is a multi-award winning [[United States|American]] [[author]] of [[young-adult fiction]]? *... that '''[[Bohemian National Cemetery]]''' in [[Chicago]] contains a [[columbarium]] specifically intended to hold the ashes of [[Chicago Cubs]] fans? *... that the 1904 painting by [[Pablo Picasso]], '''''[[The Actor (painting)|The Actor]]''''', estimated to be worth over {{dollarsign}}100&nbsp;million, was torn when a woman stumbled and fell into it? ===5 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Consulate-General of Russia in New York City.jpg|100x100px|Consulate-General of Russia in New York City]] </div> *... that the building which today houses the '''[[Consulate-General of Russia in New York City]]''' ''(pictured)'' was bought in 1946 by noted [[eye surgeon]] [[Ramon Castroviejo]], who sold it to the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] in 1975? *... that '''[[Karl Johanssen]]''', foreign news editor in ''[[Dagsavisen|Arbeiderbladet]]'' and one of Norway's first [[Radio personality|radio personalities]], was denounced on the front page of ''[[Pravda]]''? *... that the illuminated '''[[Minuscule 569 (Gregory-Aland)|Minuscule 569]]''' was bought in Bulgaria in 1757, became a part of the [[Załuski Library]], and was dispatched to Saint Petersburg in 1794? *... that American singer-songwriter [[Patty Griffin]] listened to Christian songs by [[Bob Dylan]] before writing for her gospel album '''''[[Downtown Church]]'''''? *... that the [[Manchester]] '''[[Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857|Art Treasures Exhibition]]''' in 1857 attracted over 1.3&nbsp;million visitors, about four times the population of the city at that time? *... that '''[[Edvard Welle-Strand]]''', father of the [[Norwegian resistance movement|anti-Nazi resistance]] fighter '''[[Erling Welle-Strand]]''', was an [[antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] writer especially active in the 1910s and 1920s? *... that '''[[Potlatch River]]''', [[Idaho]], was named Colter's Creek by the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] in 1805? *... that the '''[[Remington 887 Nitro Mag|Remington 887]]''', which has many of the inner workings of the famous [[Remington 870]], uses a unique [[polymer]]-based finish which makes it virtually impervious to [[corrosion]] and inclement weather? *... that '''[[Dwight Baldwin (missionary)|Dwight Baldwin]]''', a 19th-century missionary to [[Hawaiian islands|Hawaii]], is credited with saving hundreds of lives as a physician despite having only an [[honorary degree]] in medicine? *'''''12:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Yue ware stoneware China Five Dynasties 10th century.jpg|100x100px|Yue ware 10th century]] </div> *... that '''[[Yue ware]]''' ''(example pictured)'' was an early type of [[Chinese ceramics]] that was exported as far as the [[Middle-East]] and [[East Africa]] from the [[8th century|8th]] to the [[11th century]]? *... that [[Australia]]n [[singer-songwriter]] '''[[Tamas Wells]]''' produced his second and third albums while working in [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]], on a community health [[HIV/AIDS in Burma|HIV/AIDS]] education project? *... that '''[[Pitzer equations]]''' are important for the understanding of the behaviour of [[ion]]s dissolved in natural waters such as rivers, lakes and sea-water? *... that '''[[Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez|Rafael de Izquierdo]]''' was the [[Governor-General]] of the [[Philippines]] during the [[1872 Cavite mutiny]] which led to the execution of the martyrs [[Gomburza]]? *... that though '''[[Coast Veddas]]''' use a [[Sri Lankan Tamil dialects|Sri Lankan Tamil dialect]] on a daily routine, they use [[Vedda language]] during [[Spirit possession]] rites? *... that after then [[Malaysia]]n [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Foreign Minister]] '''[[Ghazali Shafie]]''' survived a plane crash in 1982, his death was incorrectly reported in ''[[The New York Times]]''? *... that the [[Commemorative plaque|plaque]] at the entrance of '''[[Seagate Castle]]''' says that [[Mary Queen of Scots]] stayed at the castle after the [[Battle of Langside]] in 1568? *... that less than two years after '''[[Fernando de Rosa]]''' was convicted of attempting to assassinate [[Umberto II]], Umberto asked that he be pardoned? *... that after launching from [[Spain]] in 1789, the [[corvette]]s [[Descubierta and Atrevida|'''''Descubierta'' and ''Atrevida''''']] visited [[Montevideo]], [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[Macau|Macao]], [[Nootka Sound]], [[Dusky Sound]] and [[Doubtful Sound]], on a four-year trip? *'''''06:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Pinguicula orchidioides flower.jpg|100x100px|Pinguicula orchidioides flower]] </div> *... that '''''[[Pinguicula elizabethiae]]''''' and '''''[[Pinguicula orchidioides|P. orchidioides]]''''' ''(pictured)'', two [[rosette (botany)|rosette]]-forming [[Herbaceous|herb]]s found in [[Mexico]], [[carnivorous plant|eat insects]]? *... that the [[United States|American]] [[blues]] [[Singing|singer]] and [[pianist]] '''[[Maggie Jones (blues musician)|Maggie Jones]]''', who recorded 38 songs between 1923 and 1926, was billed as "The Texan Nightingale"? *... that the '''[[crux gemmata]]''' or "jeweled cross" was used to represent the [[New Jerusalem]] and the [[Tree of life|Tree of Life]] in [[Early Christian art and architecture|Early Christian]] and [[Medieval art]]? *... that [[Nick Offerman]], who plays '''[[Ron Swanson]]''' on the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', has received significant praise and been called the show's "secret weapon"? *... that on August 24, 2009, an [[Algal bloom|algae bloom]] hit '''[[Wickiup Reservoir]]''', dubbed as [[Oregon]]'s best fishing for [[brown trout]]? *... that '''[[George Levendis]]''' has held marketing and management positions at [[record labels]] on three different continents? *... that at one time the '''[[OVW Heavyweight Championship]]''' was [[wikt:Vacant|vacated]] due to the then-champion having a [[malignant]] [[brain tumor]]? *... that '''[[Eiríkr Magnússon]]''' fell out with scholar [[Guðbrandur Vigfússon]] over the need for famine relief in their native Iceland and how to translate the Bible? *... that a large concentration of [[Hagerman Horse]]s, '''[[List of Idaho state symbols|Idaho's]]''' [[List of U.S. state fossils|state fossil]], can be found at [[Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument]]? *... that '''[[Elsa Barker]]''' was an American novelist and poet who published three volumes of messages from a dead man? *'''''00:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> </div> *... that the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Soviets]] [[scuttling|scuttled]] the [[battleship]] '''''[[Russian battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya|Svobodnaya Rossiia]]''''' ''(pictured)'' on 19 June 1918 in [[Novorossiysk]] harbor rather than turn her over to the [[German Empire|Germans]] as required by the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]]? *... that along with top rated [[Taylor Hall (ice hockey b. 1991)|Taylor Hall]], '''[[Vladimir Tarasenko]]''', '''[[Brett Connolly]]''' and '''[[Kirill Kabanov]]''' are among the highest ranked prospects for the [[2010 NHL Entry Draft|2010]] [[National Hockey League]] Entry Draft? *... that the pioneer wagon route known as the [[Applegate Trail]], opened in 1846 by [[Jesse Applegate]], crossed the southern end of the '''[[Goose Lake Valley]]''' on the way to southern [[Oregon]]? *... that actor [[Paul Schneider (actor)|Paul Schneider]] initially felt insecure about playing '''[[Mark Brendanawicz]]''' on the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' because he was unsure about the motivations of the character? *... that although the '''[[Hollytrees Museum]]''' was sold to the [[Municipal corporation|corporation]] of [[Colchester|Colchester, England]] in 1922, the cost was met entirely by the private funds of [[Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray|Viscount Cowdray]] and his wife? *... that '''[[Chloe Frazer]]''' of the ''[[Uncharted]]'' franchise has been cited as an example of a [[video game]] character who accurately portrays the desires and frustrations of human sexuality? *... that prior to the construction of the first '''[[Florida Governor's Mansion]]''', governors of the state generally lived in [[boarding house]]s or [[hotel]]s? *... that '''[[Joan Tompkins]]''' in ''[[The Christine Jorgensen Story]]'' played the [[Denmark|Danish]] aunt who gave the world's first [[transsexual]], [[George Jorgensen]], his new name, Christine? ===4 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Stone paste dish Iznik Turkey 1550 1570.JPG|100x100px|Stone-paste dish with grape design, Iznik, Turkey, c. 1550–70. British Museum]] </div> *... that '''[[Chinese influences on Islamic pottery]]''' ''(example pictured)'' date back to the [[8th century]]? *... that at the 1815 [[Kandyan Convention]] which handed over [[Ceylon]] to [[British Empire|Britain]], '''[[Wariyapola Sri Sumangala]]''' took down the [[Union Jack]] and raised the flag of the [[Sinhala people|Sinhalese]] kings? *... that the [[BBC]] drama '''''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]''''' was filmed in an office vacated by [[Lehman Brothers]] and that some of their furniture was used to dress the set? *... that '''[[One Main Place (Portland, Oregon)|One Main Place]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was reportedly sold in 2010 for {{dollarsign|USD}}12&nbsp;million less than it was purchased for in 2006? *... that the famous [[anime]] director [[Hayao Miyazaki]] produced a [[television commercial]] inspired by the work of gag [[manga]] artist '''[[Shigeru Sugiura]]'''? *... that the Buddhist monk '''[[S. Mahinda]]''' was born in [[Sikkim]], identified himself as a [[Tibet]]an, and took part in the [[Sri Lankan independence movement|independence movement]] of [[Sri Lanka]]? *... that [[Aziz Ansari]]'s performance as '''[[Tom Haverford]]''' was considered one of the strongest elements of the [[Parks and Recreation (first season)|first season]] of the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''? *... that although [[Vietnam]]ese chancellor '''[[Lê Văn Thịnh]]''' was charged with high [[treason]] by Emperor [[Lý Nhân Tông]], today he is still worshipped by the people in his homeland of [[Bắc Ninh]]? *... that [[Michael Jackson]]'s hit song "'''[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]'''", co-produced by him and [[Quincy Jones]], was originally titled "Starlight"? *'''''12:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Gal Viharaya 02.jpg|100x100px|The seated image of the Buddha at Gal Vihara]] </div> *... that all the images in '''[[Gal Vihara]]''' ''(seated image pictured)'' of [[Polonnaruwa]] have been carved on a single, large granite rock face? *... that the [[moray eel]] '''''[[Gymnothorax pictus]]''''' is able to hunt on land? *... that the [[libretto]] for [[Jean-Philippe Rameau|Rameau]]'s first [[opera]], ''[[Hippolyte et Aricie]]'' (1733), was provided by the seasoned [[playwright]] and librettist '''[[Simon-Joseph Pellegrin|abbé Pellegrin]]'''? *... that '''[[Warne-Muralidaran Trophy]]''' is named after the two leading wicket takers of [[Test cricket]], [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] and [[Shane Warne]]? *... that the '''[[Lyme Caxton Missal]]''', on display in [[Lyme Park]], [[Cheshire]], is the only near-complete existing copy of the earliest known edition of a [[missal]] according to the [[Sarum Rite]]? *... that '''[[Arthur V. Dias]]''', a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Sri Lankan independence movement|independence activist]], pioneered a [[jackfruit]] propagation campaign by freely distributing seedlings and plants? *... that despite criticism of the strange scale of his [[1859 in art|1859]] '''''[[Ovid among the Scythians]]''''', even among his admirers [[Baudelaire]] and [[Théophile Gautier|Gautier]], [[Eugène Delacroix|Delacroix]] painted a second version in [[1862 in art|1862]]? *... that the '''[[Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak]]''' was the last time that Egypt attacked an Israeli village in the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and one of the war's last Egyptian offensive initiatives? *... that '''[[mole snake]]s''' can inflict serious bite wounds, but nonetheless are said to make good pets? *'''''06:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:NiñoDiosAzteca.JPG|100x100px|Niño Dios of Mexico]] </div> *... that '''[[Niño Dios of Mexico|images of the infant Jesus in Mexico]]''' ''(pictured)'' can be dressed as [[Aztec]]s, football players, and even drug traffickers? *... that the '''[[Hello Girls]]''', female [[telephone switchboard|switchboard]] operators in [[World War I]], were part of the [[U.S. Army Signal Corps]]? *... that the '''[[estuary stingray]]''' is persecuted due to its supposedly voracious appetite for [[aquaculture|farmed]] [[shellfish]], which has contributed to its decline? *... that four days after its building was moved to a new site and rededicated, '''[[St. Peter's Presbyterian Church|St. Peter's Church]]''' in [[Austerlitz, New York|Spencertown, New York]], changed its [[denomination (Christianity)|denomination]] from [[Congregationalism]] to [[Presbyterianism]]? *... that the '''[[Waikato River Trails]]''' was the project where [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[John Key]] officially opened the construction of the [[New Zealand Cycle Trail]]? *... that a poster based on the [[picture book]] '''''[[Let My Babies Go! A Passover Story]]''''' was put on display at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], in 2007? *... that the '''[[Montreal Stars]]''', a professional women's [[hockey]] team in Canada, will be represented by three members at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]? *... that the toy company [[Mattel]] lent the ''[[Will & Grace]]'' producers a {{dollarsign}}60,000 [[Cher]] doll prototype for the episode "'''[[Gypsies, Tramps and Weed]]'''"? *... that '''[[Lynn Bayonas]]''' worked for [[The Australian Ballet]] before making her break into television writing? *... that [[ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] brides sat in the lap of '''[[Mutunus Tutunus]]''' before marriage? *'''''00:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Palacio Marqués del Apartado.JPG|100x100px|Palace of the Marqués del Apartado]] </div> *... that the '''[[Palace of the Marqués del Apartado]]''' ''(pictured)'' has an underground system pumping water to keep it from sinking? *... that the phrase "'''[[doing a Leeds]]'''" has become synonymous in [[Football in England|English football]] with the pitfalls of financial mismanagement of football clubs, after the demise of Premier League team [[Leeds United A.F.C|Leeds United]]? *... that during [[the Susa weddings]] in 324&nbsp;BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] married both '''[[Parysatis II|Parysatis&nbsp;II]]''' and her second cousin's daughter, [[Stateira II|Stateira&nbsp;II]]? *... that an American judge was appointed to the '''[[Permanent Court of International Justice]]''' when it was formed, despite the [[United States]] not being a signatory to the Court protocol? *... that the [[John Singer Sargent]] painting '''''[[The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit]]''''' will in 2010 for the first time be exhibited alongside the painting that inspired it, ''[[Las Meninas]]'' by [[Diego Velázquez]]? *... that [[Edna St. Vincent Millay]]'s kitchen at '''[[Steepletop]]''', her home in [[Austerlitz, New York]], was the subject of a ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'' article in 1948? *... that [[Lemony Snicket]], author of the bestselling ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'', is releasing '''[[Untitled Lemony Snicket series|a new series]]''' in 2012 that will involve elements of his previous series, including the [[Great Unknown (A Series of Unfortunate Events)|Great Unknown]]? *... that the song "'''[[Fake Empire]]'''" by [[The National (band)|The National]] was used at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] and in a video for [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|Barack Obama's presidential campaign]], which the band actively supported? ===3 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:SEVILLA PABELLON MUDEJAR.JPG|100x100px|Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla (Mudéjar Pavilion, 1914)]] </div> *... that the lower-ground floor of the '''[[Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Spain, was originally an [[aeration]] chamber? *... that '''[[Tom Smith (footballer born 1909)|Tom Smith]]''' was one of five [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] players to play for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] when they won 1&ndash;0 against [[England national football team|England]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] in the [[1938 British Home Championship]]? *... that the [[iPhone]] social platform '''[[OpenFeint]]''' had over ten&nbsp;million users in less than a year since it first launched? *... that after '''[[William Dubh MacLeod]]''' was killed in 1480 at the [[Battle of Bloody Bay]], he was the last [[Clan MacLeod|MacLeod]] chief to be buried on the isle of [[Iona]]? *... that '''[[Ringsjön]]''' is the second largest lake in [[Skåne County]], Sweden, with an area of 41 square kilometres (10,000 acres)? *... that [[Sacrifice in Maya culture|human sacrifices]] to the [[K'iche' people|K'iche']] [[Maya civilization|Maya]] patron [[List of Maya gods and supernatural beings|deity]] '''[[Tohil]]''' had their severed heads placed on a [[tzompantli|rack]] in front of the [[Q'umarkaj#Temple of Tohil|temple]]? *... that actress [[Aubrey Plaza]] conceived the idea of '''[[April Ludgate]]''', her character on the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', having a "gay boyfriend" who also simultaneously dates another boy? *... that the extensive [[mangrove]] destruction in [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]] is a major threat to the [[Endangered species|endangered]] '''[[roughnose stingray]]'''? *... that '''[[Tony Nader]]''', a [[neurology|neurologist]] from [[Lebanon]], was awarded his weight in gold and crowned First Sovereign Ruler of the [[Global Country of World Peace]] by [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]? *'''''12:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Rhina ancylostoma.jpg|100x100px|Bowmouth guitarfish]] </div> *... that the rare '''[[bowmouth guitarfish]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been called "the [[Giant Panda|panda]] of the aquatic world"? *... that '''[[James R. Graham]]''' was a member of the team which discovered [[Fomalhaut b]], the first [[extrasolar planet|exoplanet]] directly imaged in [[Visible spectrum|visible light]]? *... that the '''[[Essex Street (NJT station)|Essex Street Station]]''' in [[New Jersey]], was once the terminus and headquarters of the [[Hackensack and New York Railroad]]? *... that '''[[Peter Stevens (RAF officer)|Peter Stevens]]''', the only known [[German Jews|German-Jewish]] [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Bombardier|bomber pilot]] in [[World War II|WWII]], enlisted using a stolen identity and later won a [[Military Cross]] for his attempts to escape from [[prisoner-of-war camp|POW camps]]? *... that the [[independent video game development|indie]] [[role-playing video game]] '''''[[The Spirit Engine 2]]''''' not only has a linear [[narrative]], but also takes place entirely in [[2D computer graphics|two dimensions]]? *... that [[Bob Welch (baseball)|Bob Welch]], a '''[[List of Los Angeles Dodgers first-round draft picks|first-round draft pick]]''' of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], was a part of the Dodgers' [[1981 World Series]] win and later, the [[Oakland Athletics]] who lost to the Dodgers in the [[1988 World Series|1988 series]]? *... that the U.S. military base '''[[Camp Kearny]],''' predecessor of [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], once housed a [[mooring mast]] for the [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s [[helium]] [[Airship|dirigibles]]? *... that former U.S. judge '''[[Samuel Zoll]]''' once ordered a [[family]] to eat dinners together for 30 days, sending a [[parole officer]] for verification? *'''''06:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Tikatemple V.jpg|100x100px|Tikatemple V]] </div> *... that '''[[Tikal Temple V|Temple V]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Mesoamerican chronology|Classic Period]] [[Maya civilization|Maya]] archaeological site of [[Tikal]], in [[Guatemala]], was the first [[mesoamerican pyramids|pyramid]] discovered at the site? *... that the '''[[American Security and Trust Company Building]]''' used to appear on the [[United States ten-dollar bill|U.S. {{dollarsign}}10 bill]]? *... that the [[Royal Navy]] sloop '''{{HMS|Beagle|1804|6}}''' captured three [[France|French]] [[privateer]]s during her ten years of service? *... that '''[[Glen P. Robinson]]''', founder of [[Scientific Atlanta]], now a subsidiary of [[Cisco Systems]], was a [[Amateur radio|ham radio]] enthusiast at age 14? *... that '''[[pluma porgy|Pluma porgies]]''' are the most common member of the [[genus]] ''[[Calamus (fish)|Calamus]]'' in the [[Antilles]], where they are often used for food? *... that '''[[David M. Malone]]''', a Canadian diplomat and specialist on international affairs, has worked extensively on relations with [[Haiti]] and used to stay at the [[Hôtel Montana|Hotel Montana]], destroyed in the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]? *... that the '''[[Barbours Cut Terminal]]''', part of the [[Port of Houston]], was the first [[Port|seaport]] in the [[United States]] to implement the international [[ISO 14001]] environmental standards? *... that English [[Mycology|mycologist]] and [[Plant pathology|plant pathologist]] '''[[R.W.G. Dennis]]''' has 40 [[fungus|fungal]] species named after him? *... that '''[[Andy Dwyer]]''', a character in the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', was only to appear in the [[Parks and Recreation (season 1)|first season]], but was made a regular cast member because the producers liked actor [[Chris Pratt]]? *'''''00:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Druitt2.jpg|100x100px|Montague Druitt]] </div> *... that '''[[Montague Druitt]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a suspect in the [[Jack the Ripper]] murders? *... that '''[[Charles René Dominique Sochet, Chevalier Destouches]]''', an admiral in the [[French Navy]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], was briefly imprisoned during the [[War in the Vendée]]? *... that '''[[George Mans]]''', captain of the [[1961 Michigan Wolverines football team|1961 Michigan football team]], later served in the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] and as an assistant coach under [[Bo Schembechler]]? *... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] journalist and [[Anti-fascism|anti-fascist]] '''[[Gerda Grepp]]''' was the first female reporter from [[Scandinavia]] to cover the [[Spanish Civil War]] as a [[war correspondent]]? *... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] won the '''[[2009 U.S. Open Cup Final]]''', becoming only the second [[Major League Soccer]] expansion team to do so in their inaugural season? *... that oarsman and 1932 Olympic Champion '''[[Rowland George]]''' was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire]] and the [[Distinguished Service Order]] for his service during [[World War II]]? *... that '''[[major urinary proteins]]''' are [[pheromones]] that promote [[aggression]] between rival male mice? *... that the '''[[Frank Chacksfield]]''' recording "Après Ski" was featured in the 2006 video game ''[[Saint's Row]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]]? ===2 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 2 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Jose Jimenez Aranda - The Bullring.jpg|100x100px|''Costumbrista'' painting "An Incident at the Bullring", José Jiménez Aranda (1870)]] </div> *... that the [[genre]] of [[Hispanic]] [[creative arts]] known as '''''[[costumbrismo]]''''' ''(example pictured)'' was influenced by [[England|Englishmen]] [[Joseph Addison]] and [[Richard Steele]] and [[France|Frenchmen]] [[Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy|Jouy]] and [[Louis-Sébastien Mercier]]? *... that '''[[Edward Loch, 2nd Baron Loch|Lord Loch]]''' was a [[World War I]] British General who went to the [[Greyhound Racing Association|dogs]]? *... that '''[[premature oxidation]]''' is a [[flaw (wine)|flaw]] that occurs when usually [[Aging of wine|ageworthy wines]], such as white [[Burgundy (wine)|Burgundy]], are found to be prematurely [[Redox|oxidised]] and undrinkable for reasons not yet fully understood? *... that the builder of the '''[[Rispenserpoldermolen, Easterein|Rispenserpoldermolen]]''', [[Easterein]], the [[Netherlands]], was described as a better [[millwright]] than a [[poet]]? *... that both the [[Comte de Paris]] and the [[Prince of Wales]] enjoyed the services of the '''[[Yank Adams|Digital Billiard Wonder]]'''? *... that the [[ant]] '''''[[Pseudomyrmex ferruginea]]''''' kills insects such as [[Cricket (insect)|crickets]] and stings the heads of animals such as [[goat]]s, attacking any approaching creatures attracted to the leaves of the [[Acacia cornigera|Bullhorn Acacia]]? *... that at the age of 13, [[English people|English]] [[cricket]]er '''[[Joe Root]]''' is the youngest person to have been awarded a scholarship to the [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] academy? *... that the [[Newbery Medal|2010 Newbery Winner]] '''[[Rebecca Stead]]''' only started writing children's books after her young son broke her laptop, destroying all of her 'serious writing'? *'''''12:00, 2 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Dalai Lama 1430 Luca Galuzzi 2007crop.jpg|100x100px|Dalai Lama]] </div> *... that '''[[Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh]]''', where the [[Dalai Lama]] ''(pictured)'' established [[Tibetan Government in Exile|his capital in exile]] in 1960, was cultivated by [[Padmasambhava|Guru Rinpoche]] in the 8th century? *... that '''[[Edward J. Miers]]''' was paid 60 [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]] for his [[monograph]] on the [[crab]]s of the [[Challenger expedition|''Challenger'' expedition]]? *... that the Government of Moscow owns 25% of the '''[[Moscow Monorail Transit System]]''', for a monetary value of about {{$}}3,379,000? *... that '''[[Charles Gray Round]]''' served as [[Recorder (legal office)|Recorder]] for the town of [[Colchester]] for nearly 30 years? *... that the city of [[Hobart, Tasmania|Hobart]] in [[Australia]] had the first fully electrified '''[[Trams in Hobart|tram network]]''' in the Southern Hemisphere, and the entire fleet was double-decker? *... that [[India]]n singer '''[[Master Saleem]]''' released his first album when he was 10 years old? *... that the '''[[National Animal Welfare Trust]]''' runs a centre at Trindledown Farm, which is the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s only sanctuary for elderly [[pet]]s? *... that after being given the honor of performing the royal burial of [[Kamehameha I]] according to the [[Hawaiian religion]] in 1819, '''[[Hoapili]]''' became a patron of [[list of Missionaries to Hawaii|Christian missionaries]]? *... that in 1920, '''[[Prince Joachim of Prussia (1876-1939)|Prince Joachim of Prussia]]''' was ordered under arrest by [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|German Minister of Defence]] [[Gustav Noske]] for fighting with French military officers? *'''''06:00, 2 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Tamias striatus2.jpg|100x100px|Eastern Chipmunk]] </div> *... that one burrow of the '''[[eastern chipmunk]]''' ''(pictured)'' was found to contain 390 [[acorn]]s? *... that baseball player '''[[Ben Paschal]]''' [[batting average|hit]] .360 as [[Babe Ruth]]'s replacement while Ruth missed the first 40 games of the [[1925 New York Yankees season|1925]] season with a stomach ailment? *... that most [[wine regions]] can be '''[[Climate categories in viticulture|categorized by climate]]''' as [[Mediterranean (climate)|Mediterranean]] (such as [[Tuscany (wine)|Tuscany]]), [[maritime (climate)|maritime]] ([[Bordeaux (wine)|Bordeaux]]) or [[continental (climate)|continental]] ([[Columbia Valley (wine)|Columbia Valley]])? *... that the [[donkey]] that inspired the [[novel]] and [[film]] '''''[[Brighty of the Grand Canyon]]''''' is memorialized at [[Grand Canyon National Park]] by a statue and an historic landmark? *... that between 1917 and 1928, [[Boston]]'s '''[[Park Drive (parkway)|Park Drive]]''' had to be redesigned to accommodate an increase in ownership of automobiles in the neighborhood? *... that [[United States|American]] [[country blues]] [[guitarist]], [[singer]] and [[songwriter]] '''[[Son Bonds]]''' was accidentally shot to death in August 1947 by his [[Myopia|short-sighted]] neighbor? *... that [[New York City Housing Authority|NYCHA]] developments on the [[Lower East Side]] include '''[[Alfred E. Smith Houses]]''', '''[[Baruch Houses]]''', '''[[Gompers Houses]]''', '''[[Hernandez Houses]]''', '''[[LaGuardia Houses]]''', '''[[Rutgers Houses]]''', and '''[[Vladeck Houses]]'''? *... that '''[[Felipe Neri]]''', a [[deaf]] [[Liberation Army of the South|Zapatista]] general, constructed explosives out of [[salmon]] cans and earned the nickname ''mochaorejas'' (clipper of ears) by cutting off ears of his [[POWs|prisoners]] and [[deserters]]? *'''''00:00, 2 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Imagen de la Virgen de Europa en la iglesia de San Martín de Sevilla.jpg|100x100px|The statue of Our Lady of Europe with the Holy Child in the Church of Saint Martin, Seville]] </div> *... that all of early [[14th-century]] [[Europe]] was consecrated under the protection of '''[[Our Lady of Europe]]''' ''(statue pictured)'' in [[Gibraltar]] where devotion has continued for over 700 years? *... that [[Connie Mack (baseball)|Connie Mack]] leads all '''[[List of Major League Baseball managers|managers in Major League Baseball]]''' with 3,731 [[win (baseball)|wins]] and 3,948 [[loss (baseball)|losses]]? *... that within two years of her launching, '''{{HMS|Wolverine|1805|6}}''' was involved in two [[friendly fire]] incidents, one with a frigate and one with a slaver? *... that [[architect]] '''[[Solomon Andrew Layton]]''' designed 22 buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in [[Oklahoma]], a state record? *... that the [[Italian Renaissance]] [[architect]] [[Andrea Palladio]]'s first commission in the city of [[Venice]] was an improved design for the [[façade]] of '''[[San Pietro di Castello (church)|San Pietro di Castello]]'''? *... that the [[FX network]] aired a preview of the ''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' episode "'''[[Mole Hunt]]'''" on September 17, 2009, without any prior promotion or announcement? *... that [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] player and [[mandolin]] virtuoso '''[[David Harvey (luthier)|David Harvey]]''' is [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]]'s master [[luthier]], responsible for all their mandolins, [[banjo]]s, and [[dobro]]s? *... that there are '''[[List of counties in Florida|counties in Florida]]''' named for leaders of both sides of the [[Second Seminole War]]? *... that in '''[[Burnley F.C. season 1920–21|1920–21]]''', [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] were crowned champions of [[Football in England|English football]] for the first time? *... that the tower of the '''[[Manistique Pumping Station]]''' is octagonal on the exterior but has 16 sides inside? ===1 February 2010=== *'''''18:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Whistler James Symphony in White No 3 1866.jpg|100x100px|Whistler's Symphony in White No 3 1866]] </div> *... that of [[James Abbott McNeill Whistler|James Whistler]]'s paintings '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl|Symphony in White, No. 1]]''''', '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl|No. 2]]''''' and '''''[[Symphony in White, No. 3|No. 3]]''''', only the last ''(pictured)'' carried that name originally? *... that '''[[Bernardo the Japanese]]''', a disciple of Saint [[Francis Xavier]], is the first [[Japanese people|Japanese person]] known to have set foot in [[Europe]]? *... that '''[[gold parting]]''' refers to the separation of [[gold]] and [[silver]]? *... that the [[parish church|church]] of '''[[Monkton Deverill]]''' was [[dedication|dedicated]] to [[Alfred the Great|King and Saint Alfred the Great]]? *... that in the 1930s the [[India]]n girl '''[[Shanti Devi]]''' related details of an alleged [[reincarnation|former life]], and a commission set up by [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]] deemed her claims to be accurate? *... that the colourful past of Australian former student police officer '''[[Kim Hollingsworth]]''' will be featured in the 2010 miniseries ''[[Underbelly (series)#2010: Underbelly: The Golden Mile|Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]''? *... that the [[fungus]] ''Hypomyces tremellicola'' is a [[parasite]] that deforms the [[cap (mycology)|cap]] of the [[mushroom]] '''''[[Crepidotus mollis]]'''''? *... that there are large stone markers and [[cairn]]s at the summit of each of the '''[[Tektek Mountains]]''' in southeastern [[Turkey]]? *... that in '''''[[Harriton v Stephens]]''''', the [[High Court of Australia]] rejected a claim for damages brought by a disabled woman for her "[[wrongful life]]"? *... that during the [[Lý Dynasty]], '''[[Tô Hiến Thành]]''' was the only person outside the royal family who was titled Prince (Vương)? *... that a male ghost reputedly haunts the ladies' toilet at the '''[[Brewery Shades]]''' in [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]]? *'''''12:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:LBJ nhu.jpg|100x100px|Vice President Lyndon B Johnson (left) meets Ngo Dinh Nhu (right)]] </div> *... that '''[[Ngo Dinh Nhu]]''' ''(pictured right)'', a Hitler admirer, younger brother and chief adviser to President [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Diem]] of [[South Vietnam]], tried to assassinate [[Prince Sihanouk|Sihanouk]] of [[Cambodia]] and publicly vowed to kill his father-in-law? *... that although only a 1½ mile (2.41&nbsp;km) long section of the '''[[Cranbrook and Tenterden Light Railway]]''' was ever built, it is still in use today as part of the [[Kent and East Sussex Railway]]? *... that prior to his death, '''[[Jack Barnes (association footballer)|Jack Barnes]]''' was the oldest former [[Football League]] player? *... that the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[dreadnought]] '''{{ship|Russian battleship|Imperatritsa Mariya||2}}''' [[capsize]]d and sank while at anchor in [[Sevastopol]] in 1916 after one of her powder [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]]s caught fire and exploded? *... that the first sub-[[four-minute mile]] in athletics was achieved at the '''[[Roger Bannister running track]]''', then known as the Iffley Road Track? *... that in 1130 the Emperor '''[[Lý Thần Tông]]''' ordered that all daughters of court mandarins of the [[Lý Dynasty]] must not wed so that he could select them as concubines? *... that the [[World Heritage Site]] '''[[Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu|Gusuku and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu]]''' represents more than 500 years of Ryukyu history? *... that according to a [[stele]] found in the late 1930s, '''[[Đỗ Anh Vũ]]''' was a devoted [[Lý Dynasty]] official of noble character, in contrast to the traditional account in the ''[[Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư]]''? *... that '''[[Amador Salazar]]''', a signatory of the [[Plan of Ayala]] and cousin of [[Emiliano Zapata|Zapata]], was killed by a stray bullet and was buried in a pyramid shaped [[mausoleum]] in [[Tlaltizapán]], dressed as a ''[[charro]]''? *'''''06:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)''''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Porfirio diaz.jpg|100x100px|Porfirio Diaz]] </div> *... that [[Porfirio Diaz]] ''(pictured)'' believed he could defend northern Mexico against [[Pancho Villa]] and [[Pascual Orozco]], but [[Emiliano Zapata|Zapata]]'s rebellion in [[Morelos]] convinced him to agree to the '''[[Treaty of Ciudad Juárez]]''' and resign? *... that '''[[The Candle Problem]]''', a [[cognitive test]], was given to students of [[Stanford University]] and [[M.B.A.]] students at the [[Kellogg School of Management]]? *... that despite threatening the western coast of [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]], '''[[Hurricane Love (1950)|1950's Hurricane Love]]''' weakened prior to landfall and moved ashore with little fanfare? *... that the short film '''''[[Second Effort]]''''', starring former [[American football]] coach [[Vince Lombardi]], has been called the best-selling training film of all time? *... that the only [[Rod Serling]] short story in the '''[[Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary|2009 Twilight Zone anthology]]''' was called the least Twilight Zone-like story in the collection? *... that department store mogul '''[[Roddy Burdine]]''' built [[Miami]]'s first skyscraper? *... that the ''Winthrop'', the last ship of the '''[[Massachusetts State Navy]]''', was sold in 1783, not long before the [[American Revolutionary War]] ended? *... that photographs of [[development mule|test prototype cars]], pioneered by '''[[Hans G. 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