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... that when Bob Barker (pictured) retired at aged 83, he held the record of oldest person to host a regularly scheduled game show?

... that fashion for plus-size models has existed since 1900?

... that the microwave oven was invented by accident when Percy Spencer was working with microwaves and noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket had started to melt?

... that President of the Philippines Bongbong Marcos is facing arrest in the United States for not paying US$353 million to human rights abuse victims of his father's dictatorship?

... that the Luttra Woman likely had a violent death?

12:54, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

... that the living part of Earth's (pictured) surface is called the "biosphere"?

... that KFC is considered a Christmas tradition in Japan?

... that Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez is a supporter of cryptocurrency and takes his salary in Bitcoins?

... that between 10 and 40 percent of child soldiers are girls?

... that even over half a century after the event, no full evaluation of the risk and impact of the first nuclear test has been done?

19:53, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

... that the songwriters for the bossa nova song "The Girl from Ipanema", wrote it after seeing 17-year-old model Heloísa Pinheiro (pictured) walking down Ipanema?

... that in the 1780s, Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein built a machine that was able to imitate speech sounds?

... that before becoming Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum owned a small technological startup company and sold it to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001?

... that County Hall in London, a grade II* listed building, now hosts an aquarium?

... that the Eiffel Tower in Paris was initially constructed as a temporary exhibit for the 1889 World's Fair, but it has since become one of the most iconic landmarks in the world?

02:54, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

... that when the Whopper (pictured) was introduced in 1957 it only cost 37 cents in the United States?

... that there have been 161 Nobel Laureates from Harvard University?

... that survivors of a 2023 fire in Johannesburg, South Africa refused to be moved because they were worried about being deported?

... that when a person takes medications intravenously, they start working within 15 to 30 seconds?

... that the Solar System is about 4.568 billion years old?

19:54, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

... that in 2018, Claudia Sheinbaum (pictured) became the first woman and first Jew to be elected as Head of Government of Mexico City?

... that Neurolinguistic programming started as science in the 1970s, but is considered pseudoscience today?

... that Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

... that the Great Lakes in Canada and the United States is the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world?

... that in May 2022, Venezuelan farmer Juan Vicente Pérez became the last living man who was born in the 1900s decade?

19:53, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

... that certain species of sand dollar (pictured) clone themselves to better escape some predators?

... that when Dick Clark was running for the U.S. Senate, he walked 1,300 miles across Iowa to raise awareness of his campaign?

... that a 16th century text on syphilis contains the first documented description on how to use a condom?

... that before becoming Moldova's first female president, Maia Sandu worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.?

... that Japan is called "Nihon" or "Nippon" in Japanese which means "the origin of the Sun"?

... that the Mud March was an attempt by Union Army Major General Ambrose Burnside to attack Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?

19:54, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

... that the Mezquita de Córdoba mosque (pictured) in Spain is supported by over 850 columns?

... that at age 88, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter helped build homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012?

... the first country to make metal coins was called Lydia?

... that the Amazon Rainforest has so much biodiversity that it makes 20% of the world's oxygen, earning it the title "The Lungs of the Earth"?

... that female indentured servants who were raped by their masters and became pregnant would have their contract increased by two years?

... that before becoming "The Unabomber", Ted Kaczynski was a child prodigy and an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley?

11:17, 4 June 2024‎ (UTC)

... that because of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (pictured) the League of Nations was founded and he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919?

... that Antarctica is the largest and coldest desert?

... that at age 52, Shinzo Abe was the youngest person elected as prime minister of Japan in its post-war history?

... that sometime during the 17th century, the decorated walking stick replaced the sword carried by aristocrats as a status symbol?

... that in some cultures, women would sometimes be naked until marriage, because people thought they had nothing to hide?

... that even though they were first described in 1839, hamsters were not successfully bred and domesticated until 1939?

23:59, 18 June 2024‎ (UTC)

... that the 1874 military painting Calling the Roll After An Engagement, Crimea (pictured) by Elizabeth Thompson was bought by Queen Victoria?

... that Lichen can live on bare rock, walls, trees, wood, gravestones, and on exposed soil surfaces?

... that Carly Fiorina entered an election for the United States Senate less than a year after surviving breast cancer?

... that Canada was pre-approved to become part of the United States in the Articles of Confederation section 11 without further votes?

... that The Chaos is a poem that shows that in English many words are not pronounced the way they are written?

... that because of his illness with diverticulitis, Tancredo Neves was never inaugurated as President of Brazil and remained as president-elect until his death in 1985?

18:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

... that even though she was the first woman as the head of the Académie Française, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (pictured) insisted on using the male form of her title?

... that the Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system and can even be seen from outer space?

... that glam rock musician Marc Bolan, who never learned how to drive a car because of a fear of dying young, died in a car crash at aged 29?

... that the first known dinosaurs were bipedal predators that were one to two metres long?

... that Wikipedia started in early 2001 as a "feeder" website to Nupedia?

... that because of the way they treat women, the infant mortality in Afghanistan has gone up since the Taliban took power in 2021?

13:58, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

... that Venus (pictured) is the hottest planet in the Solar System despite being second from the Sun at an average of 480 °C (896.0 °F)?

... that Guillermo Lasso is the first Ecuadorian president to use muerte cruzada which dissolved the National Assembly to avoid his impeachment?

... that more people died due to World War II than any other war in history at around 73 million?

... that while Orrin Hatch was the U.S. Senator from Utah, he earned USD $10,000 for writing songs for the LDS Church?

... that desert kites were probably used for hunting?

... that in August 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dropped 800 pounds of human waste into the Chicago River and onto people on a boat below?

17:53, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

... that former Assemblywoman Luisa González (pictured) was pepper sprayed by the National Police of Ecuador while on her way to register her presidential candidacy?

... that the lines on the sides of school buses in the United States have an important safety role in the event of an accident?

... that the great white shark has no natural predators other than the killer whale?

... that Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine was the closest a U.S. president had come to a combat zone since Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War?

... that the Vatican City is the smallest country in the world by size, at 0.49 km² and by population, at 764?

... that when YouTuber Markiplier created an OnlyFans account for charity, the site crashed because of the large amount of people visiting the website?

18:54, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

... that chinchillas (pictured) spray their own urine and release their fur as a defensive action?

... that in 2023, members of the House of Commons of Canada unknowingly gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a Waffen-SS veteran?

... that The Star-Spangled Banner has four stanzas but usually only the first is sung and is the most well known?

... that Brendan Fraser is the first Canadian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

... that the UNICEF photo of the year 2007 showed a 40-year-old Afghan man with his 11-year-old bride?

... that Moses is seen as an important prophet in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith and Rastafari?

21:53, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

... that Narges Mohammadi (pictured), who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was excluded from a mountain climbing group at university because of her political activities?

... that when Spanish conquistadores came to South America in the 1500s they took potatoes back to Europe?

... that in 2022, Tuvalu announced that they would become the first country to make a replica of themself in the metaverse?

... that Tom Petty said it took him three and a half minutes to write his song "Wildflowers" and only performed it once while writing it?

... that Kevin McCarthy is the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to be removed during a legislative session?

... that the social deduction game Among Us is inspired by the party game Mafia and the 1982 science fiction horror movie The Thing?

23:32, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

... that the Luther Brannon House (pictured) was removed from the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, a few months after it was demolished?

... that Paul Revere founded a company in 1801, called Revere Copper Company, that is still in operation today?

... that in 2012, due to rising sea levels, the government of Kiribati bought land on Fiji so the people could move there if needed?

... that when feminist Irina Karamanos's domestic partner Gabriel Boric was elected President of Chile, they were both against her becoming first lady?

... that Panasonic released a special version of Yoshi's Cookie that teaches players how to make the cookies in the game?

... that Olivier Messiaen wrote a piece completely inspired by birdsong?

01:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

... that when Javier Milei (pictured) was elected President of Argentina in 2023, he became the first libertarian head of state in the world?

... that according to the WHO, girls 15 to 19 years old are about twice as likely to die after pregnancy than those 20 to 24 years old?

... that Wayne Gretzky was called "the greatest ice hockey player of all time" by an official encyclopedia of the NHL?

... that in 2006 and 2007, surveys ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education?

... that actor Matthew Perry made his former mansion in Malibu, California into a rehab center and was given an award from the White House because of it?

... that the word pidgin comes from Chinese language business and is unrelated to the English word pigeon?

18:33, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

... that the Japanese spider crab (pictured) can grow to be almost 4 metres in width?

... that Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan from 1997 until 2007?

... that before they were used as a contraceptive, condoms were used to protect against disease?

... that if Leonor, Princess of Asturias becomes the Queen of Spain, she will be Spain's first queen regnant since her 4th great-grandmother Isabella II?

... that in 1809, a slave cost about $40,000 USD, in today's money, but in the 21st century, getting a slave costs as little as $90-100 USD?

... that Harold Macmillan was the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to be granted a hereditary peerage?

16:33, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

... that Kaja Kallas (pictured) is the first female Prime Minister of Estonia and is also the daughter of former Prime Minister Siim Kallas?

... that the amount of chlorophyll in a leaf can be measured with a handheld meter?

... that in 2000, Mel Carnahan was elected to the U.S. Senate less than one month after he was killed in a plane crash?

... that the United States government paid an average of $1.8 million each to the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks?

... that because of Richard Roundtree's role as John Shaft, many believe it led to the rise of African American leading actors in Hollywood movies?

... that in 2022, lawmakers from Panama passed a bill that allowed citizens to pay their taxes using cryptocurrency?

01:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

... that over 1,700 people have committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge (pictured)?

... that in 2022, actor Emma Corrin became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star?

... that The Road to Serfdom, an influential book by economist Friedrich August von Hayek, was also published as a picture book?

... that when Clint Eastwood was mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in the 1980s, he made eating ice cream on the city streets legal?

... that archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible, meaning honey never spoils?

... that former National Assembly member Fernando Villavicencio was a journalist who helped uncover Ecuador's surveillance program towards journalists and politicians?

00:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

... that fashion designer Iris Apfel (pictured) is the oldest person to ever have a Barbie doll made based on her?

... that when a plant does photosynthesis it releases the oxygen that we breathe?

... that in 1982, Jack Swigert, one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives but died before taking office?

... that in 2016, New York City had the biggest foreign-born population of any city in the world?

... that President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen is the son of aristocratic refugees from Russia's Bolshevik Revolution?

... that the Andromeda galaxy is moving towards the Milky Way galaxy and will collide with it in about 3.75 billion years?

21:33, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

... that the cancelled Chicago Spire (pictured) project would have been 2,000 feet tall and the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere?

... that Giorgio Napolitano was the first President of Italy to have been re-elected?

... that the Ecuadorian city of Otavalo has an outdoor market that dates back to the 1870s and is one of the largest in South America?

... that Ada Dietz used mathematics to invent weaving patterns?

... that 60% of Canadians live south of Seattle, Washington?

... that after the killing of Harambe, the Western lowland gorilla had 5% support in a public poll for the 2016 U.S. presidential election?

03:33, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

... that Charles Darwin (pictured) dropped out of medical school because he was bored of the lectures there and did not like the sight of blood?

... that a day on the planet Venus is longer than its year?

... that in 1975, Silvio Santos became the first Brazilian television personality to own a broadcast station?

... that people who were asked what their ideal match should be like in speed dating often decided completely differently from what they had wanted before?

... that when he was re-elected in 2022, Emmanuel Macron became the first French president in twenty years to have been re-elected?

... that at least five symptoms must be present to diagnose depression?

23:34, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

... that by causing over 700,000 deaths per year, mosquitoes (pictured) may be the deadliest threat to humans?

... that before Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States, he was a teacher at a Hispanic-majority school near the Mexico–United States border?

... that Chicago was founded in the early 1700s by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to create a canal for boats to travel between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River?

... that Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo was born half-deaf in her left ear?

... that in the age group of those 15 to 24 years old, about twice as many women hurt themselves than men?

... that at age 35, Daniel Noboa is the youngest person elected as President of Ecuador?

00:33, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

... that singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (pictured) is the youngest person to win two Academy Awards?

... that the World Health Organization said that the postnatal period is the most important and the most ignored phase in the lives of mothers and newborns?

... that Kamala Harris has cast more tie-breaking votes than any other vice president in American history?

... that the name of the dwarf planet Pluto was suggested by a 11 year old schoolgirl named Venetia Burney?

... that before he became Emir of Kuwait in 2023 at age 83, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the oldest crown prince in the world?

... that there are currently around 391,000 known living species of plants in the world?

20:33, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

... that the Seated Buddha from Gandhara (pictured) in Pakistan is the oldest surviving statue of Buddha in the world and also one of the first depictions of Buddha in human form?

... that Al Capone was one of the first Americans to receive a newly-developed drug called penicillin?

... that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was against the use of the name India by the Republic of India, saying that it was misleading and would cause confusion?

... that Tim Walz is the first sitting governor to be picked as the Democratic vice presidential nominee since the 1924 presidential election?

... that after having just one language in January 2001, Wikipedia was available in 161 languages less than four years later?

... that when he died, Wolfgang Schäuble was the longest serving member of parliament in Germany's history, serving from 1972 until 2023?

15:33, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

... that the Ecuadorian First Lady Lavinia Valbonesi (pictured) is a nutritionist who owns a healthy dining location in Guayaquil and a fitness center in Tampa, Florida?

... that there are about as many bacterial cells as human cells in each of our bodies?

... that in 2001, Norman Lear bought one of the first published copies of the U.S. Declaration of Independence for $8.1 million and went on a national tour with the document?

... that it not safe to drink rainwater as it could have bacteria, viruses or chemicals in it?

... that in 2023, Lee Jae-myung became the first South Korean opposition leader to be issued an arrest warrant since the country's transition into a democracy?

... that the McRib from McDonalds was originally introduced in 1981, and it has been retired and reintroduced many times over the years?

02:33, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

... that Himalayan pink salt (pictured) does not actually come from the Himalayas, but from the Salt Range mountains in Punjab, Pakistan?

... that Rosalynn Carter was the first First Lady of the United States to have her own office and staff at the White House?

... that some new plastics are being made without oil, such as with plants and bacteria, to make them biodegradable?

... that after South Vietnam fell, Henry Kissinger offered to return his Nobel Peace Prize, eighteen months after he received it for his work in the Paris Peace Accords?

... that Canada has become the first G7 nation to make cannabis legal?

... that businessman Lee Miglin proposed a 1,999 foot 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago, but the project was cancelled after he was killed by Gianni Versace's killer Andrew Cunanan?

13:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

... that tea (pictured) is the second most consumed drink in the world, after water?

... that journalist Hugh Aynesworth witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby in November 1963?

... that only one person worldwide has survived rabies without vaccine treatment?

... that Napoleon re-introducing slavery in the French colonies led to Haiti becoming independent, in 1804?

... that Dominica is home to Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest hot spring?

... that Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to lead a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country?

22:33, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

... that after he died in 2014, the death of James Brady (pictured) was ruled as a homicide from the injuries he received at Ronald Reagan's assassination attempt in 1981?

... that in the mid-19th century, the goods made without slave labor often were difficult to find, had a poorer quality and were more expensive, than those made by slaves?

... that the mask used for fictional serial killer Michael Myers was originally a James T. Kirk mask that was painted white?

... that Robert Moses designed an access road to a beach on Long Island with bridges that were too low for buses to pass, so that only those who could afford a car would visit that beach?

... that in 1976, middle-distance runner Carmen Valero became the first female athlete to ever represent Spain at the Summer Olympic Games?

... that for a long time, no one saw the importance of the Taung Child, because of the Piltdown Man discovered about 12 years earlier?

17:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

... that the Chicago Water Tower (pictured) inspired the designs of some White Castle restaurant buildings?

... that at age 34, Gabriel Attal is the youngest person to become Prime Minister of France and the first openly gay man to hold this office?

... that because of the high production costs to make A Christmas Carol, the novella made less money than what Charles Dickens expected?

... that Margrethe II was the first woman as the head of the state of Denmark?

... that "Now and Then" has been called the "last Beatles song" since it has new and old recordings from the band members and even uses AI for John Lennon's voice?

... that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams began her career by recording her original songs in her bedroom and uploading them to Instagram and SoundCloud?

20:33, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

... that in 2017, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (pictured) became the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet?

... that the first life on Earth appeared 3.6 billion years ago in the Archaean era?

... that Lidia Gueiler, the first female President of Bolivia, was removed from office by her cousin Luis García Meza in 1980?

... that the main economic activity on Nauru since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island?

... that in January 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the world to be executed by inert gas asphyxiation?

... that the movie industry made nearly $9 billion to the New York City economy as of 2015?

21:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

... that the bee hummingbird (pictured) from the Isle of Youth in Cuba is the smallest living bird species in the world with an average length of only 5-6 centimeters?

... that in 1924, University of Chicago law students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered a 14-year old boy to show that they were intelligent?

... that the French word for sausage comes from Vulgar Latin salsica, which comes from salsicus meaning seasoned with salt?

... that in 1923, Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated as President of the United States at his family farm in Vermont by his father?

... that Istanbul is the only city in the world that is on two different continents: Europe and Asia?

... that during Daniel J. Evans's campaign for Governor of Washington, serial killer Ted Bundy was a close campaign assistant of his?

00:33, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

... that in May 2022, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh (pictured) was shot by an Israel Defense Forces bullet despite wearing a blue press vest?

... that the World Health Organization recommendations are for babies to be breastfed for at least 2 years?

... that Cillian Murphy took inspiration from David Bowie's appearance in the 1970s for his lead role in the 2023 movie Oppenheimer?

... that the Gaza Strip has one of the youngest populations in the world as 43% of the people are age 14 or younger?

... that in 2022, former President of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the 2019 political crisis?

... that the effects of the Tunguska event could be measured as far away as Europe, Jakarta, or Washington D.C.?

15:33, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

... that Canadians eat more doughnuts (pictured) per person than any other nation?

... that comic book writer Stan Lee was one of the nine men to be military classified as a "playwright" by the United States Army?

... that the Anglo-Zanzibar War fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1986 lasted only 38 minutes, making it the shortest recorded war?

... that when she was elected in 2021, former First Lady Xiomara Castro became the first female President of Honduras?

... that in 1925, a team of sled dogs delivered drugs against a disease outbreak to Nome, Alaska, which was cut off because of bad weather?

... that playback singer Asha Bhosle is one of the oldest actresses to make their debut in Bollywood, at the age of 79?

03:33, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

... that in 2019, the Samsung Galaxy S10 (pictured) became the first Samsung smartphone to have a Qualcomm in-screen ultrasonic fingerprint sensor?

... that in 2025, during his South American tour in Peru, YouTuber IShowSpeed was made "honorary mayor of Lima" for two hours?

... that Japan gets 1,500 earthquakes per year?

... that in 2024, Bernardo Arévalo's inauguration as President of Guatemala was delayed for one day because the country's congress did not approve its invited guest list?

... that in 2016, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics?

... that before becoming President of the United States, Andrew Jackson studied law as a teenager and passed his bar exam at the age of 20?

16:33, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

... that Lily Gladstone (pictured) is the first Native American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress?

... that with over $975 million in the box office, Oppenheimer is the highest-grossing biographical movie of all time?

... that the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, was a former professional boxer?

... that in 2022, Qatar became the first Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup?

... that Alexander Graham Bell believed that when two deaf people married each other, that it would create a "deaf race"?

... that the urban legend The Backrooms is believed to have created the internet's aesthetic of liminal spaces, which shows usually busy areas as unnaturally empty?

13:33, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

... that the Borobudur temple (pictured) in Central Java, Indonesia is the largest Buddhist temple in the world?

... that Emmanuel Macron's parents sent him to Paris for his studies because of his relationship with his teacher Brigitte Auzière, who later became his wife?

... that the 2023 movie Barbie is the first movie directed by a solo female director to make one billion dollars at the box office?

... that in 2024, the Russian government issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas because she removed Soviet World War II monuments in Estonia?

... that Kukës is the first city to have ever been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize?

... that Harold Washington, the first African American Mayor of Chicago, died while in office of a heart attack at Chicago City Hall in 1987?

02:33, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

... that Karla Sofía Gascón (pictured) is the first transgender woman nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award?

... that in 2024, the United Kingdom became the first G7 country to phase out coal power after 142 years of using the energy source for electric generation?

... that in 2007, Vladimir Putin became the first Russian leader to visit Iran since Joseph Stalin went to the Tehran Conference in 1943?

... that because The Dark Knight was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy increased the amount of movies that could be nominated for the category?

... that Lewis Strauss has been called a "villain in American history" for his role in removing J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance for personal reasons?

... that five days after Threads was released, over 100 million users were registered, making it one of the fastest growing social media apps in history?

17:33, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

... that the Temple of Confucius (pictured) in Qufu, China is the largest and oldest Confucian temple in the world?

... that in 1984, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. President to visit a synagogue since Ulysses S. Grant?

... that the 1981 Toto song "Africa" was written after David Paich saw a documentary about Africans suffering?

... that Toni Breidinger is the first female Arab-American to race in NASCAR?

... that Oslo was renamed Christiania by King Christian IV, but was renamed back to Oslo in 1925?

... that Pope Leo XIV has a university degree in mathematics and is a lawyer in canonical law?

00:33, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

... that when South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) declared martial law in 2024, he became the first to do so since the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980?

... that based on statistics from 2023, if the U.S. state of California were an independent nation, it would be the world's fifth largest economy?

... that several people and priests were found guilty of negligent homicide in Anneliese Michel's death because they did not give her medical attention after she had several exorcisms performed on her?

... that Colombia is the world's leading producer of emeralds, with 70–90% of the world's emeralds coming from the country?

... that in 2007, Charles Rangel became the first African-American chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee?

... that Estonia is the first country to allow same-sex marriage that used to be part of the Soviet Union?

21:33, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

... that beagles (pictured) have around 225 million scent receptors, which is at least 10,000 times stronger than that of humans?

... that in 2014, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg became the first Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change for the United Nations to work with cities to fight climate change?

... that the Korean song "Arirang" is listed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list twice?

... that in 2025, Carlo Acutis, who recorded Eucharistic miracles online as a teenager, became the first canonized millennial in the Catholic Church?

... that the Indus Valley civilization of Pakistan is among the four oldest civilisations in the world and also the earliest known urban culture of South Asia?

... that Dame Maggie Smith said her role as Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies was "unsatisfying", but enjoyed it since she bonded with her grandchildren about it?

17:33, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

... that the Meat-Shaped Stone (pictured) is one of the Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan?

... that in 2015, Mia Love became the first Black Republican woman elected to the United States Congress?

... that over ten million iPhone 6 were sold in the first week of its release in 2014, making it one of best-selling touchscreen phones of all time?

... that Audrey Hepburn is the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for the same role?

... that in January 2024, several armed gang members stormed a television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador while it was broadcasting live?

... that chef and humanitarian José Andrés is said to have made small plates dining popular in the United States?

17:33, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

... that in 2024, second lieutenant Madison Marsh (pictured) became the first member of the U.S. Armed Forces to win the Miss America title?

... that the Chicago song "25 or 6 to 4" was banned in Singapore from 1970 to 1993 because the country thought the song was about drugs?

... that pineapples can take two or three years to grow?

... that in Suriname most people who cannot read or write are women?

... that Dennis Skinner was suspended from the British Parliament at least ten times for calling members inappropriate names including former Prime Minister David Cameron?

... that postpartum depression affects more women living in low and middle income countries than those living in high income countries?

15:33, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

... that the Masjid al-Haram (pictured) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia is the largest mosque in the world and is also the most expensive building on Earth?

... that in 2024, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas became the first cabinet member to be impeached since 1876?

... that Moscow is the largest city by land area on the European continent?

... that Toby Fox's first important work was a Halloween version of EarthBound?

... that 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago has the highest indoor swimming pool in the United States?

... that in 2022, J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was given back to him, 68 years after it was controversially removed during the Second Red scare?