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14 يونيو 2012

  • 16:00, 14 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

  • ... أن نوع الفطر Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus (بالصورة) تكاد تنقرض في فرنسا؟
  • ... أن السباحة الأسترالية الحائزة على المدالية البرونزية في دورة الألعاب الاولمپية للمعوقين في 2008 آنابل وليامز كانت دوپلير تشارليز ثرون؟
  • ... that the PZL SM-4 Łątka never flew, because its engine was not approved for use in flight؟
  • ... that Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki organized the World Wrestling Peace Festival, an international supercard, as a way to promote world peace؟
  • ... that although Duke Huan of Tian Qi murdered Tian Yan to usurp the throne of Qi, the two brothers were buried together in the Two Kings' Cemetery؟
  • ... that Stanwell Tops had a Black Christmas in 2001؟
  • ... that While She Sleeps won the Kerrang! award for Best British Newcomer at the 2012 awards ceremony؟
    • 08:00, 14 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Łazienkowska Thoroughfare

  • ... that Łazienkowska Thoroughfare (بالصورة), the most famous road in Poland, is part of the main transportation route for UEFA Euro 2012 connecting Okęcie Airport to the الاستاد الوطني في وارسو؟
  • ... أن والد لاعبة الخماسي الحديث الاولمپية المصرية آية مدني كان عضواً في لجنة فازت بجائزة نوبل للسلام لعام 2007؟
  • ... أن إمداد المياه للمناجم في حوض الجليل أُعطِيَ كسبب لدعم تطوير خطة برادفيلد في كوينزلاند، أستراليا؟
  • ... that Justin Timberlake's 2007 single "Summer Love" is about wanting to fall in love with a "lusty seasonal lover"؟
  • ... that Stephen Pryor won a no-hitter on June 8, 2012, in his fourth Major League Baseball appearance؟
  • ... أن St Luke's Church في كرايست‌تشرش، نيوزيلندا، استبدلت كنيسة أقدم كانت "فبيحة وتشبه الاسطبل"؟
  • ... that Get Married 3 features characters named after مارك زكربرگ، اوپرا وينفري، وهانونگ برامانتيو؟
    • 00:00, 14 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Male Namaqua Sandgrouse

  • ... that the female Namaqua Sandgrouse incubates the eggs during the day and the more conspicuous male (صورة) takes the night shift؟
  • ... that according to ASME, Wyman-Gordonقالب:`s 50,000-ton press was the largest machine in the world when completed in 1955؟
  • ... that the Pacific Pinball Museum has 800 pinball machines in storage in a secret location؟
  • ... that a sherd of medieval pottery was unearthed in 1956 at St James House in Monmouth؟
  • ... that fossils of Yelovichnus were initially believed to be the feeding trails of other organisms؟
  • ... that Charles Dennis Fisher, described as one of the "most prominent members of [the] educational staff" of the University of Oxford, died in the explosion of إتش‌إم‌إس Invincible at the Battle of Jutland؟
  • ... that 2010 Australian Junior National archery champion Alice Ingley has ancestors from the same area of England as the historical Robin Hood؟

    13 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 13 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Fred Tenney, pictured circa 1897

  • ... that Fred Tenney (بالصورة) was described as "one of the best defensive first basemen of all time", while a different Fred Tenney played only six games at the position؟
  • ... that Roy Lichtenstein's Golf Ball paraphrases Piet Mondrian's pre-World War I black and white oval paintings such as Composition in Black and White؟
  • ... that diners eating at the Table Lumière in the three Michelin star restaurant Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester can select their own tableware؟
  • ... that despite finishing second in Tippeligaen with Molde FK in 2002, football coaches Kalle Björklund and Gunder Bengtsson were fired after six matches in 2003؟
  • ... that the West German Audio Book Library for the Blind made its first recordings at night, in a room covered with egg cartons؟
  • ... that the Sugababes song "Gotta Be You", according to band member Keisha Buchanan, is the first use of the crunk genre by a British band؟
  • ... that the use of "bloke", a slang term for a man, has inspired "First Bloke", a male variant of "First Lady
    • 08:00, 13 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    The Nelson Rooms at 2 Glendower Street

  • ... that the collection of the Nelson Museum, in Monmouth, Wales, was first housed in a gymnasium (exterior pictured) built by Lady Llangattock؟
  • ... that communist Poland's ORMO voluntary police reserves specialized in staging and performing criminal acts, unlawful arrests, and street beatings of peaceful protesters؟
  • ... that 5to Piso was the first album Ricardo Arjona released after moving to Warner Music؟
  • ... that the Emirates Cup was cancelled from the 2012–13 Arsenal season due to the 2012 London Olympics؟
  • ... that Mani Ratnam's Nayagan was one of the three Indian films to be included in Time's "All-Time 100 Movies" in 2005؟
  • ... that some of the most active parents in the Orthodox Jewish day school founded by Rabbi David Rebibo in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1965 were members of the local Reform temple؟
  • ... that muttongrass is eaten by sheep؟
    • 00:00, 13 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Port of Póvoa de Varzim

  • ... that the Port of Póvoa de Varzim (بالصورة) in Portugal has 1000 years of recorded history and continuous use؟
  • ... that Bert Sincock, born in a gold rush boomtown in 1887, was the first British Columbia native to play Major League Baseball؟
  • ... that shoe salesman Hamid Ghassemi-Shall was sentenced to death because of an alleged e-mail؟
  • ... that an inscription discovered at Milecastle 19 of Hadrian's Wall is one of only 60 known dedications to the mother goddess known in Roman Britain؟
  • ... that Albert Einstein once played violin with the Zoellner Quartet, which earlier had played by invitation for Helen Keller؟
  • ... أن الكتابات المصرية القديمة عن أسطورة أوزيريس لا تصف بوضوح وفاة اوزيريس لأن المصريين كانوا يخافون أنهم إن فعلوا ذلك فقد يؤثر سلباً على العالم؟
  • ... that the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad was split along state lines in 1894؟

    12 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 12 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Cypresses في ليلة حافلة بالنجوم بريشة ڤنسنت ڤان گوخ (1889)

  • ... that the disputed Baldin Collection, including Cypresses in Starry Night by van Gogh (بالصورة), was looted from Germany during World War II and is today held by Russia؟
  • ... that Wes Ferrell leads all Major League Baseball pitchers in home runs hit in a season (9), and in a career (37)؟
  • ... that the name for the new bridge being built alongside the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge is to be chosen in a public vote in 2013؟
  • ... that Bach was "fired up as never before" when he began his second cycle of chorale cantatas with O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20, for the first Sunday after Trinity in 1724؟
  • ... that Clarence 13X taught that the letters of the word "Allah" stood for "arm, leg, leg, arm, head", indicating the divine status of humans؟
  • ... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 2011 was based on a story posted in a blog؟
  • ... that British archer Amy Oliver, who is due to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, didn't like the sport when she first tried it؟
    • 08:00, 12 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    The Centripetal Spring Armchair in the catalogue of the 1851 Great Exhibition

  • ... that the Centripetal Spring Armchair of 1849 (بالصورة), one of the first modern office chairs, was unsuccessful outside the US because it was considered immorally comfortable؟
  • ... that communist politician Rustam Effendi wrote the first Indonesian stage play؟
  • ... that the Japanese art film Megane, described as "an ode to the pleasures of unhurried living", was given its name after the director realized most characters wore glasses؟
  • ... that stock car racer Joey McCarthy started racing at age ten؟
  • ... that the first three concerts of Beyoncé Knowles's revue show Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live sold out within one minute؟
  • ... that Leydig cell hypoplasia is a rare genetic disorder that can cause pseudohermaphroditism or delayed or absent puberty in affected males؟
  • ... that 2012 Australian Opal Hanna Zavecz earned a basketball scholarship at the University of Wyoming even though the coach had never seen her play؟
    • 00:00, 12 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Sometra factory in operation, 2005

  • ... that two factories (one pictured) in Copşa Mică, Romania, together made it one of the most polluted towns in Eastern Europe by the early 1990s؟
  • ... that John Hibbard played three years of college baseball for the University of Michigan despite having previously played professional baseball for the Chicago White Stockings؟
  • ... that despite São Tomé and Príncipe gaining independence in 1975, the women's national football team did not play their first FIFA recognised match until 2002؟
  • ... that Mermaid in Miami Beach was Roy Lichtenstein's first commissioned public art؟
  • ... that British World Champion Modern Pentathlete Mhairi Spence has an ambition to be the host of BBC One's quiz show A Question of Sport؟
  • ... that the U.S. Travel Act prohibits interstate or foreign travel to promote, manage or commit extortion, bribery, prostitution and other crimes؟
  • ... that the Southern Triangle can't be seen from Europe؟ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 11 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Church of St Helen

  • ... that when three men wearing gloves, masks and balaclavas were found on the roof of a church (بالصورة) missing £100,000 worth of lead, they were let off because police said they "might be there just for the view"؟
  • ... that the first SCCA E Production class racing championship won in a Mazda Miata was won by Terry McCarthy؟
  • ... that silicate perovskites may make up to 93% of the lower mantle and that the magnesium form is considered to be Earth's most abundant mineral؟
  • ... that Randolph Scott, the star of China Sky, referred to the film as "disappointing"؟
  • ... that Australian 2010 Commonwealth Games team archery gold medalist Taylor Worth is a member of a shadow archery team؟
  • ... that in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Porter subway station there are gloves attached to the escalator and embedded in the floor؟
  • ... that PSIR Rembang players attacked both referees in a match at 2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division؟
    • 08:00, 11 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Two pilots of No. 7 EFTS RAAF discuss the day's flying next to their Tiger Moth training biplanes.

  • ... that No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (aircraft of unit pictured) was the only Royal Australian Air Force training unit to be based in Tasmania during World War II؟
  • ... that Once, which was directed by John Tiffany and choreographed by Steven Hoggett, has the most nominations at the 66th Tony Awards؟
  • ... that Elizabeth Potts was the only woman ever legally executed in Nevada؟
  • ... that Australian multiple swimming world record holder Benard Kieran took up swimming while serving time aboard a reformatory ship؟
  • ... that Cheap Trick's song "Southern Girls" is about girls in southern Canada, but the title was changed because writer Rick Nielsen didn't like the sound of "Southern Canadian Girls"؟
  • ... that exposed oak beams in the plantation house at Walnut Grove reveal Roman numerals marking where joists are to be attached؟
  • ... that Florida watermelon farmer Ross Chastain scored a top 10 finish in his very first NASCAR race؟
    • 00:00, 11 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    The Long Point Light and Battery, on the site of a ghost village in Provincetown, Massachusetts

  • ... that when Cape Cod's village of Long Point, Massachusetts (بالصورة) became a ghost town, its residents took their houses with them – by floating them across the harbor؟
  • ... that Abdulwahab Hussain played a leading role and was arrested during Bahraini uprisings of 1994–2001 and 2011–2012؟
  • ... that Mark Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow was sold on May 8, 2012, for $86.9 million, a world record auction price for contemporary art؟
  • ... that Lincoln MacMillan played on Michigan football teams that defeated Notre Dame in each of the first five games between the schools؟
  • ... that the television drama Kazoku no Uta has the lowest viewership ratings of any Fuji Television prime-time drama series؟
  • ... that during the War of 1812, Angus McDonald was commissioned as a captain in the Regular Army following his nomination and appointment by United States President James Madison؟
  • ... that Marika Mitsotakis likened the political style of her husband, Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis, to the calming effect of Valium؟

    10 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 10 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    A red and white Chevrolet race car rounds a curve on a racing course.

  • ... that Tim Schendel (2011 car pictured) was the last driver to win the NASCAR Midwest Division Championship؟
  • ... that the Swedish hymn En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt is used both as a summer hymn and for funerals, but is rarely sung in its entirety؟
  • ... that Anne Henrietta Martin of Nevada was the first woman to run for the United States Senate؟
  • ... that No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAAF graduated over 2,000 pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme between 1941 and 1944؟
  • ... that Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil‎, President of the Principality of Asturias, resigned in 1993 because of Petromocho؟
  • ... that Roy Lichtenstein's Happy Tears was acquired in 1964 and not resold until 2002, when it established a new record for the auction price of a Lichtenstein work؟
  • ... that actor Alex Papps was still being recognised as his Home and Away character Frank Morgan twenty years after he originally departed the series؟
    • 08:00, 10 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Madame Moitessier

  • ... that Ellen H. Johnson says Roy Lichtenstein's I Know...Brad was descended from Ingres' Madame Moitessier (بالصورة)؟
  • ... that mutations in the gene CYP17A1 lead to impaired sex steroid production in patients with the genetic disorder isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency؟
  • ... that Bozeman, Montana, is home to two breweries – the Bozeman Brewery Historic District and Spieth and Krug Brewery – now listed in the National Register of Historic Places؟
  • ... that the simulation video games Cafeteria Nipponica, Dungeon Village, Epic Astro Story, Grand Prix Story, and Hot Springs Story were developed by Japanese video game developer Kairosoft؟
  • ... that Walt Hazzard had his number retired by UCLA, but he allowed it to be reissued to Kevin Love؟
  • ... that in 2011, Namibia ranked fourth worldwide in uranium production, behind Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia؟
  • ... that hero of epic poetry Musa Kesedžija had three hearts؟
    • 00:00, 10 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God

  • ... that Jan Matejko created an ironic self-caricature of himself painting one of his works, the Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (بالصورة)؟
  • ... that the Asuka Historical Museum exhibits Asuka-period artefacts from Yamada-dera and the Takamatsuzuka Tomb؟
  • ... that Ignacy Krasicki's Pan Podstoli (1778) was one of the first Polish novels؟
  • ... that US academic Susan J. Douglas is concerned that depictions of high-powered women in media imply (incorrectly) that feminism has achieved its goals؟
  • ... that Taddeo d'Este was given a palace and admission to the Great Council of Venice for foiling an attack on Padua؟
  • ... that Magellan Development Group opted not to apply for public way permits for Coast at Lakeshore East because of the May 2012 Chicago Summit؟
  • ... that First Lady Michelle Obama describes Thomas Jefferson's attempts to grow four-foot-long cucumbers in her gardening book American Grown؟

    9 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 9 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    The Wedding Dance, a 1566 oil painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

  • ... that in The Wedding Dance (بالصورة), a 1566 oil painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the movements of the people show that they are acting inappropriately or in an epitome of rustic buffoonery؟
  • ... that a new election will be held to choose the Nepalese Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution following the previous one's failure؟
  • ... that despite not playing football before he was 10 years old, Zymer Bytyqi became the youngest player in Tippeligaen aged 15 years and 261 days؟
  • ... that the title of the Japanese-language album 20 [Twenty] by South Korean rock band F.T. Island refers to the average age of the band members؟
  • ... that a character in the British farce Simple Spymen remarks he needs "a thin moustache on the top lip and a pointed beard on the bottom" to pass for a Frenchman؟
  • ... that Seline Hizli was one of only 34 individuals to be accepted onto the three-year acting course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007؟
  • ... that in social network analysis, a Simmelian tie is the basic relationship in a clique؟
    • 08:00, 9 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Queenie Newall at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

  • ... that at 53 years and 275 days, Queenie Newall (بالصورة) is the oldest female athlete to have won a gold medal at an Olympic Games؟
  • ... that film director and producer Luciano Ercoli is married to actress Nieves Navarro, star of several of his giallo thrillers؟
  • ... that Plesiopithecus, a fossil primate from the late Eocene in Egypt, closely resembles the aye-aye of Madagascar and raises questions about the evolutionary history of lemurs؟
  • ... that the only NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that Dan Pardus competed in was delayed by both fire and rain؟
  • ... that Iván Guzmán de Rojas created software that could translate multiple languages simultaneously and served as Vice-President of the National Electoral Court of Bolivia؟
  • ... that Indonesian director Teddy Soeriaatmadja decided to go into film after seeing Reservoir Dogs؟
  • ... that Hamka was accused of plagiarising his novel Sinking of the van der Wijck, described as his best؟
    • 00:00, 9 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Andrews Tavern (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

  • ... that during his ownership of Andrews Tavern (بالصورة), Samuel Andrews served as postmaster for the governments of both the Confederate States of America and the United States؟
  • ... that when the Munich Crisis started, Edward Fennessy and Geoffrey Roberts built the famous RAF Fighter Command plotting room in only 36 hours؟
  • ... that "3 Spoons of Suga", a song by English girl group Sugababes, was included in the soundtrack for the 2007 film St Trinian's؟
  • ... that because wood used to build the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Hawaii's Koke'e State Park had to be floated in salt water, the buildings avoided termite damage؟
  • ... that Jimmy Makar won 22 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races as crew chief for Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte؟
  • ... that the church of La Yesa in the Province of Valencia was burned down in 1840 following the Carlist Wars but was subsequently reconstructed؟
  • ... that U.S. 2012 presidential candidate Bob Ely refers to himself as a "jerk" and lists 24 reasons to not vote for him؟ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 8 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    French dancer, Mademoiselle Parisot, in the provocative type of costume she was known for in her performances in London in the 1790s and 1800s

  • ... that the racehorse Parisot, winner of the 1796 Epsom Oaks, was named after French ballet dancer Mademoiselle Parisot (بالصورة), whose performance created a stir in London that year؟
  • ... that satirist Abdul Samay Hamed was attacked by a knife-wielding man, but succeeded in disarming his attacker؟
  • ... that since the Israel national association football team played its first official game in 1934, more than 450 players have represented Israel in international matches؟
  • ... that the Spotted Sandgrouse may travel many kilometres from its feeding ground in order to drink؟
  • ... that bad weather was a constant hindrance to operations at No. 6 Service Flying Training School RAAF in Mallala, South Australia, during World War II؟
  • ... that according to critics, the Sugababes' song "It Ain't Easy" contains compositional elements from "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode؟
  • ... that Sydney Cumbers was nicknamed "Long John Silver" because he wore an eyepatch to conceal his missing eye that he lost when he was a child؟
    • 08:00, 8 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Kingsley House and Hendre House

  • ... that George Vaughan Maddox, architect of Kingsley House and Hendre House (بالصورة), was a native of Monmouth؟
  • ... that Kerry Blue Terrier Torums Scarf Michael was the first dog to win Crufts, Westminster and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship؟
  • ... that Michael Roach, an American professional soccer player, played in college with future teammates Kevin Alston and Alec Purdie؟
  • ... that it took Stan and Jan Berenstain two years to revise The Big Honey Hunt, the first Berenstain Bears book, to Dr. Seuss's satisfaction؟
  • ... that George Strez Balšić was one of several noblemen who renounced their support of Skanderbeg in 1457, and he sold his fortress to the Ottomans؟
  • ... that according to The Fix by Damian Thompson, we can become addicted to sugar in the same way we can become a heroin addict؟
  • ... that Fred Bonine set the world's record in the 110-yard dash in 1886, and later saw over a million patients in his medical office؟
    • 00:00, 8 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Ruins of Kilbirnie Castle and House

  • ... that Kilbirnie Castle (ruins pictured) in North Ayrshire includes a 15th-century keep with walls that are 7 to 8 feet (2.1–2.4 m) thick؟
  • ... that BBC broadcaster and producer Ursula Eason pioneered the use of sign language in television programmes for deaf children؟
  • ... that the killing of four policemen in an ambush in Rentería was the Basque separatist group ETA's deadliest attack of 1982؟
  • ... that the Huites Dam provides irrigation for 89,700 hectares (222,000 acres) of land؟
  • ... that in Posthumous Trilogy, a Mate Matišić drama collection, all three plays end in the suicide of the protagonist؟
  • ... that Jan Matejko's painting The Hanging of the Sigismund Bell received a golden medal in the Paris World's Fair of 1878؟
  • ... that Frank Bliss, the first Michigan Wolverine to play Major League Baseball, tucked his trousers into long boots for shin protection as a catcher in the early 1870s؟

    7 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 7 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Weldy Walker in 1883

  • ... that an 1888 letter written by Weldy Walker (بالصورة), the second African American in Major League Baseball, was called "perhaps the most passionate cry for justice ever voiced by a Negro athlete"؟
  • ... that the remains of the ancient Roman Empire settlement of Baalbek were almost completely destroyed during the Near East earthquake of 1759؟
  • ... that Polish historian Stefania Wolicka was one of the first women to receive a PhD degree in modern Europe؟
  • ... that Thomas Hart Benton's mural Achelous and Hercules, now on display at the Smithsonian, was originally painted for a women's clothing store in Kansas City؟
  • ... that local tribes have nicknamed the Malagarasi as "the river of bad spirits"؟
  • ... that geologist T. Wayland Vaughan had a private audience with Emperor Hirohito and was decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun؟
  • ... that the feature film Tortoise in Love was entirely crowd funded from the village of Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor؟
    • 08:00, 7 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Samantha Richards at the Opals' camp

  • ... that 2012 Australian Opal Samantha Richards (بالصورة) earned a gold medal playing on the Australian basketball team at the 2007 World University Games؟
  • ... that biscuit grass can grow in brackish or salt marshes, and survive crude oil pollution؟
  • ... that critics compared the Sugababes' 2007 song "Never Gonna Dance Again" to "Careless Whisper" by George Michael؟
  • ... that William Wheaton helped draft the first set of baseball rules in 1845؟
  • ... that Longkou Mining Group, a subsidiary of Shandong Energy, is the only company in China mining coal under the sea؟
  • ... that the species observed in Lower Hael Wood near Monmouth include ducks, skylarks, sparrowhawks and long-tailed tits؟
  • ... that Richard Benjamin Harrison, nicknamed "The Old Man", is co-owner of the Las Vegas pawn shop featured in the reality TV series Pawn Stars؟
    • 00:00, 7 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Agincourt Square

  • ... that the Crown and Thistle Inn in Agincourt Square (بالصورة), Monmouth, was home to one of the earliest Masonic Lodges in Monmouthshire؟
  • ... that the open-wheel racing career of Emerson Newton-John was put on hold for over a decade by the September 11 attacks؟
  • ... that between 1848 and 1981, every director of Liberia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had originally resided in Montserrado County؟
  • ... that An Ruzi was made ruler of Qi despite being just a little boy, but was killed by his older brother Duke Dao of Qi after less than a year on the throne؟
  • ... that Oakley, a plantation home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was built in 1828 by Samuel Alsop, Jr. as a gift for his daughter؟
  • ... that Indonesian actress Kinaryosih won four separate awards for her role in Suddenly Dangdut؟
  • ... that the design of the Dyott Bomber was modified from an aircraft intended for the exploration of South Africa؟

    6 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 6 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    1859 1p "In Ps" tete-beche pair of stamps issues by the State of Buenos Aires

  • ... that one of the world's great philatelic rarities, the 1 peso "In Ps" tête-bêche pair (بالصورة), is the only known copy of the State of Buenos Aires 1859 Barquitos postage stamp error؟
  • ... that Wedlock, a 2009 book by Wendy Moore, details the abusive second marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, the great-great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II؟
  • ... that the career of Canadian professional wrestler Quinson Valentino, one of Ontario's top heel performers during the 2000s, ended after losing a retirement match in 2008؟
  • ... that Hamka's debut novel Under the Protection of Ka'bah promoted orthodox Islam as a path to true development؟
  • ... that the Illinois Manufacturers' Association has its origins in a group formed to oppose laws against sweatshops؟
  • ... that Pakistani cricketers hold the record for the highest number of wins in Twenty20 Internationals؟
  • ... that in his tell-all memoir The Bronx Zoo, Sparky Lyle talked about how he enjoyed sitting on birthday cakes naked؟
    • 08:00, 6 يونيو 2012 (UTC)
  • ... that Rhode Island governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stephen Hopkins (بالصورة), was also an astronomer who helped take measurements during the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun؟
  • ... that "No Me Ames", a duet by American recording artists Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, is a cover of the Italian hit "Non Amarmi", recorded by Aleandro Baldi and Francesca Alotta؟
  • ... that, aside from Monnow Bridge Gatehouse, the only standing portion that remains of Monmouth Town Walls and Defences is attached to a pub؟
  • ... that many geographic features on Campbell Island, New Zealand, were named for members of the French 1874 Transit of Venus astronomical expedition؟
  • ... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 1989, Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta, was the last feature film for both director Teguh Karya and star Tuti Indra Malaon؟
  • ... that over one thousand shelters were opened to accommodate evacuees from Hurricane Bud؟
  • ... that Bronwyn Oliverقالب:`s 2005 sculpture Vine is over 16 metres (52 ft) high and was assembled by eight Croatian welders؟
    • 00:00, 6 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Illustration of a Red-winged Blackbird from Bird Neighbours

  • ... that Neltje Blanchan's 1897 book Bird Neighbors used photographs of stuffed birds (red-winged blackbird pictured) because contemporary cameras could not take good photographs of living ones؟
  • ... that Australian Opal Tess Madgen's U-18 South Australia Country team beat Victoria 99–61 in one of the biggest wins ever at the Australian national championships؟
  • ... that the transit of Venus of 1639 was predicted by self-taught astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks, and the only recorded observations of it were by him and his friend William Crabtree؟
  • ... that Rear Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood was named poet laureate of the Royal Navy by Time in 1941؟
  • ... that the German National Library of Economics, with over 4 million items and 46 kilometers of shelf space, is the world's largest economics library؟
  • ... that special trains were laid on for voters returning to Oxford University for the 1860 election of the Boden Professor of Sanskrit؟
  • ... that Rosenborg BK's young midfielder Ole Kristian Selnæs is a big fan of the Norwegian soap opera Hotel Cæsar؟

    5 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 5 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Leicestershire celebrating a victory

  • ... that Leicestershire (بالصورة) are the only team that have been English Twenty20 cricket champions more than once؟
  • ... that Blur guitarist Graham Coxon recorded 21 tracks for his 10-track album A+E؟
  • ... that cutthroat grass is primarily found in only two counties in central Florida؟
  • ... that the Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.6 floatplane trainer was the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service's last pusher aircraft؟
  • ... that Henk Ten Berge of De Telegraaf described When the Light Comes as "one of the strangest films ever produced by a Dutchman"؟
  • ... that in 386 BC Duke Tai of Tian Qi was formally recognized as ruler of the state of Qi, ending over six centuries of rule by the House of Jiang؟
  • ... that the 1907 Sydney bathing costume protests were a response by men wearing women's clothing to proposed regulations on beach dress؟
    • 08:00, 5 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Red-colored crystal of sarkinite

  • ... that when first noted, arsenoclasite appeared very similar to sarkinite (بالصورة), but with one perfect cleavage؟
  • ... that poet, translator and educator Margaret Diesendorf, born in Vienna and raised in Hungary, was described as "the Conscience of New South Wales
  • ... that the successful kidney transplantation to a patient from the UAE in Cleveland led to the annual running of the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in New York؟
  • ... that the young-adult novel Ice Quake by Colin Bateman involves a missing satellite, a double-size polar bear and a cryoseism؟
  • ... that Australia won the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final by 98 runs from India, clinching their fifth World Cup title؟
  • ... that Brushstrokes was the first component of Roy Lichtenstein's Brushstrokes series؟
  • ... that a German Gigolo has won four gold and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics؟
    • 00:00, 5 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Bloomsbury Farm in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

  • ... that Bloomsbury Farm (بالصورة), built between 1785 and 1790, is one of the oldest surviving privately owned residences in Spotsylvania County, Virginia؟
  • ... that more than 600 sacrificial horses and 30 dogs are estimated to be buried in the 2,500-year-old tomb of Duke Jing of Qi؟
  • ... that Richard Petty Motorsports swept the front row in qualifying for the 2012 Coca-Cola 600؟
  • ... that Thomas Dick, Superintendent of Otago Province in New Zealand, "distinguished himself more by an assiduous devotion to duty than by any display of brilliance"؟
  • ... that poet Iolo Morganwg of Flemingston learned to read by watching his father carve words on tombstones؟
  • ... that Italian Bracco Geas basketball player Laura Summerton won two Olympics silver medals, a Commonwealth gold medal and a World Championship gold medal with the Australian Opals؟
  • ... that the interactive website Elf Yourself, an annual tradition where viewers can place personal images into downloadable videos of dancing elves, was first developed by Jason Zada؟

    4 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 4 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Liberdade glider

  • ... that the US Navy has been developing autonomous underwater gliders (example pictured) to track submarines and marine mammals؟
  • ... that the Oblates of Mary Immaculate founded missionary stations at Aminuis and Epukiro in rural eastern Namibia at the beginning of the 20th century؟
  • ... that stock car driver Casey Roderick was described as a "legitimate protege of Bill Elliott
  • ... that the Taney Court held that it had no jurisdiction to review former Congressman Clement Vallandigham's arrest and trial by military commission by means of habeas corpus؟
  • ... that diplomat Karol Boscamp-Lasopolski was executed by an angry mob during the Kościuszko Uprising؟
  • ... that Thursday Nights, Channel 5 once almost led to a fight between Chelsea and Manchester City players؟
  • ... that comedienne Connie Ediss, in a string of popular London musicals from 1896, became known for her "buxom bourgeoise" characters؟
    • 08:00, 4 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    1917 mugshot of Ben Kuhl

  • ... that in State v. Ben Kuhl (mugshot pictured), precedent was set, extending identification of individuals in criminal cases to include palm prints, not just fingerprints؟
  • ... that Australian Opal and Logan Thunder center Cayla Francis chose to play basketball over netball because she preferred the contact aspect of basketball؟
  • ... that the M16 rocket was used in only a single engagement of the Second World War؟
  • ... that the hooded oyster is known as Saccostrea cucullata (Born, 1778)؟
  • ... that the Oscoda County Courthouse, unlike many of its contemporaries, is a wood frame structure and not built of stone or brick؟
  • ... that according to Micronesian mythology, trickster god Olifat created much discord among the gods, but gave humanity the secret of fire؟
  • ... that J. K. Rowling agreed to let North Foreland Lodge girls' school perform Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but later withdrew consent as this would have been a world premiere؟
    • 00:00, 4 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Reconstruction of the Saxon Princess bed burial, Kirkleatham Museum

  • ... that an Anglo-Saxon princess (reconstruction pictured) was buried on a bed with her jewellery in the Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery؟
  • ... that Robbie Faggart won two races in five days at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1992؟
  • ... that the 1715 Bach cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165, relates to Jesus teaching Nicodemus about "being born of water and of the Spirit"؟
  • ... that Daresbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, received a supreme award for renovation some weeks after it suffered significant earthquake damage؟
  • ... that heavy rain on its grass runway at RAAF Station Amberley in 1940 forced No. 3 Service Flying Training School to institute a 13-hour workday and fly at nearby airfields to maintain schedule؟
  • ... that polio eradication efforts in Pakistan were hampered by a vaccination campaign conducted by the CIA as cover in the search for Osama bin Laden؟
  • ... that Get Married 2 was released not long after its director got married؟

    3 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 3 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    St Oswald's church

  • ... that St. Oswald's church, Oswaldkirk (بالصورة), hosted the first sermon of the future Archbishop of Canterbury and chaplain to Charles II, John Tillotson؟
  • ... that Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp was used as a training camp for conscientious objector smokejumpers during World War II؟
  • ... that English historian Alison Weir has produced books about Eleanor of Aquitaine in both fiction and non-fiction؟
  • ... that Fain Skinner won the 1999 World Karting Association national championship؟
  • ... that certain birds are assisted by the presence of other members of their species in raising their young, a phenomenon known as the Fraser Darling effect؟
  • ... that Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling was the first book published on health and mental health care for lesbian and gay youth؟
  • ... that the 1970 film Le foto proibite di una signora per bene features a bossa nova-influenced score that has been compared to the work of Antônio Carlos Jobim؟
    • 08:00, 3 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Amylostereum laevigatum

  • ... that wood wasps and their fungal symbionts, Amylostereum fungi (بالصورة), may cause a total economic loss of $254 million per year for the Canadian forest industry over the next 20 years؟
  • ... that the village of Guimerà accounts for 24 of the structures on the government of Catalonia's list of architectural heritage monuments؟
  • ... that the San Diego Chargers retired the number of Junior Seau posthumously at his memorial؟
  • ... that at age nine, Robertson Davies was paid for writing an article published in the Renfrew Mercury, his father's newspaper؟
  • ... that Roy Lichtenstein's Roto Broil was sold at Sotheby's for $75,000 in 1976؟
  • ... that during the Stalinist terror Baron Jerzy Waldorff defamed Catholic priests while serving as an editor of the popular Kraków magazine Przekrój؟
  • ... that 1988 St. Leger Stakes winner Minster Son was the first Thoroughbred racehorse to win a British Classic with its breeder riding as the jockey؟
    • 00:00, 3 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Outside of Uriarte Talavera

  • ... that the Mexican Uriarte workshop (بالصورة) still creates Talavera pottery using 16th-century methods؟
  • ... that Minori Hayakari, holder of the Japanese record in women's 3000 m steeplechase, has won six consecutive national titles since the event was introduced in 2006؟
  • ... that 20% of the authors in various academic disciplines report being the target of coercive citation by scientific journal editors؟
  • ... that Richard Wickes was the first American casualty of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey؟
  • ... that growing on the shell of the Pacific pink scallop helps the sponge Myxilla incrustans avoid being swamped by shifting sediment on the seabed؟
  • ... that the Indonesian film Suddenly Dangdut won 12 film awards, despite being filmed in seven days؟
  • ... that the Monmouth Methodist Church in Monmouth, Wales, was set back behind the houses along St James Street by law؟

    2 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 2 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Tropical Storm Beryl approaching Florida on May 27, 2012

  • ... that Tropical Storm Beryl (بالصورة) was the strongest North Atlantic tropical cyclone to ever make landfall during the month of May؟
  • ... that Access2Research is petitioning U.S. President Obama to issue an open-access mandate for publicly funded research؟
  • ... that in 1896, baritone Anton Sistermans premiered first Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen in Berlin, then Vier ernste Gesänge by Johannes Brahms in Vienna؟
  • ... that Jay Jeffrey was the first Division I head coach in Texas State Bobcats baseball history؟
  • ... that Titanic 2020: Cannibal City is a sequel to the apocalyptical fiction, Titanic 2020؟
  • ... that Andrea Bianchi's Nude per l'assassino follows "the giallo formula almost to the letter"؟
  • ... that the Italian Republic of Genoa controlled the Greek island of Rhodes for two years, from 1248 to 1250؟
    • 08:00, 2 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Portrait of Madame Cézanne

  • ... that Roy Lichtenstein's Portrait of Madame Cézanne is an ironic quotation of art historian Erle Loran's outline of the original Cézanne portrait (بالصورة)؟
  • ... that Johan Sørensen was the first publisher of cheap books for the mass market in Norway؟
  • ... that cancer cell chromosomes undergo distinctive changes in addition to mutations؟
  • ... that 2012 Australia women's national basketball team member Kathleen MacLeod played for a year each in Hungary and France؟
  • ... that George Gissing considered his novella The Paying Guest to be "a frothy trifle"؟
  • ... that the father–son duo of Marques and Kris Johnson each won a college basketball national championship with the UCLA Bruins after being the top high school player in Los Angeles؟
  • ... that Glen Morgan and James Wong included several references to their cancelled series Space: Above and Beyond in their script for Millennium's "The Thin White Line
    • 00:00, 2 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Sammy Cox in 1890

  • ... that centenarian Sammy Cox (بالصورة) of Carrick, Tasmania, may not have been as old as he claimed؟
  • ... that despite writing many scientific papers at Yale University and having the time limit waived, carcinologist Martin Burkenroad never submitted a dissertation؟
  • ... that Blue Scar was the first feature film to be scored by a British woman؟
  • ... that in Nguyen v. INS, the US Supreme Court upheld a law making it harder for a foreign-born illegitimate child to inherit US citizenship from the father than from the mother؟
  • ... that Stafanie Taylor, the 2011 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, is the only player to have scored half-centuries in three consecutive Twenty20 Internationals؟
  • ... that Susan Clark and Diane Keaton received Emmy nominations for playing Amelia Earhart in made-for-TV movies on NBC in 1976 and on TNT in 1994؟
  • ... that Fashion Star season one winner Kara Laricks describes her design aesthetic as "modern-day Annie Hall meets a Japanese street style

    1 يونيو 2012

    • 16:00, 1 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Niels Kaas, a Danish chancellor

  • ... that Niels Kaas (بالصورة) was the chancellor of Denmark during the late 1500s؟
  • ... that Action Saybusch was intended to be the first of several German expulsions of Poles from Silesia to the occupied General Government in World War II؟
  • ... that renowned German furniture designer Tommi Parzinger spent the last 15 years of his life working on Expressionist paintings؟
  • ... that Brule Lake in Minnesota is the source of two rivers that enter بحيرة سوپريور forty miles apart؟
  • ... that after a WNBL game in which Kristen Veal scored 16 points, other players shaved Veal's head to support the Leukemia Foundation؟
  • ... that the deluxe cover to Simian Mobile Disco's 2012 album, Unpatterns, is back to front and forms a moiré pattern with the CD image؟
  • ... that Arsenal went 995 minutes without conceding a goal in European football؟
    • 08:00, 1 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Baby gas mask in the Monmouth Regimental Museum

  • ... that the Monmouth Regimental Museum displays a variety of objects, including a mediaeval "crock pot" and a baby gas mask (بالصورة)؟
  • ... that Lucio Fulci's 1977 film Sette note in nero has been compared to the later American film Eyes of Laura Mars؟
  • ... that although ROCOSes are visible astronomical objects, it is impossible to determine whether or not they belong to مجرتنا؟
  • ... that Nikolai Ramm Østgaard served as president of the International Ski Federation for 17 years, from 1934 to 1951؟
  • ... that Reformed theologian G. I. Williamson, in the tradition of Puritan Sabbatarianism, says viewing television, newspapers or magazines is improper for Sunday Sabbath؟
  • ... that according to Rap-Up magazine, the double-sided poster included in Rihanna's 2009 box set 3 CD Collector's Set is worth the price of the album alone؟
  • ... that Snurge was the first maiden to win the St. Leger Stakes for 77 years and retired as the biggest money winner in European horseracing؟
    • 00:00, 1 يونيو 2012 (UTC)

    Stanisław Klimecki

  • ... that Stanisław Klimecki (بالصورة) served as the President of Kraków only for a few weeks before being fired and arrested by the Gestapo in September 1939, which led to his 1942 execution؟
  • ... that 12-year-old Tom Schaar is the only person to ever complete a 1080, described as "the holy grail of all skateboard tricks”؟
  • ... that the song "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" was the third number-one hit for Roberto Carlos and Rocío Dúrcal in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart؟
  • ... أن ليمونعنع، مشروب الليمون والنعناع واسع الانتشار في الشرق الأوسط، اخترعته وكالة إعلان؟
  • ... that Gerard Reve's The Fourth Man, commissioned by the Dutch foundation Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek for the 1981 Boekenweek, was turned down as too controversial؟
  • ... that the flowerheads of the fern-leaf spider flower, Grevillea longifolia, look like toothbrushes؟
  • ... that Power has been described as powerful؟