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23:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

... 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?