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===30 April 2017===
*'''''01:40, 30 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Altenberger Dom]]''' ''(pictured)'' was restored with support from [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|a Prussian king]] who decreed that Catholics and Protestants had to use it [[Simultaneum|simultaneously]]?
* ... that Britain's first motorway, the '''[[Preston By-pass]]''', had to close within weeks of opening due to frost damage?
* ... that '''[[Lewis Ludington]]''' founded the city of [[Columbus, Wisconsin]], but never resided in the state?
* ... that '''''[[Puzzled]]''''' was one of twenty games that came with the 2012 [[Neo Geo X]] console?
* ... that after the [[1920 Duluth lynchings|Duluth lynchings]], the African-American suffragist '''[[Nellie Griswold Francis]]''' initiated, drafted, and lobbied for a state anti-lynching bill that was signed into law in 1921?
* ... that the trap-jaw ant '''''[[Odontomachus assiniensis]]''''' stings larger prey but kills smaller prey with a snap of its jaws?
* ... that '''[[La Loma Foods|Loma Linda Foods]]''' and Worthington Foods were the largest manufacturers of [[Soybean|soy]]-based foods in the U.S. in the 1960s?
* ... that the artist '''[[Myles Murphy]]''' was seriously injured while painting himself in a wedding dress?
===29 April 2017===
*'''''01:55, 29 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Alf Ramsey]]''' ''(pictured)'' led [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] to become English football champions four years before leading [[England national football team|England]] to win the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]?
* ... that the engine frames of the '''[[Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway]]''' "had to be extra heavy ... to withstand rough usage"?
* ... that '''[[El Temblor]]''' in Guatemala is the site of a ruined ancient [[Maya civilization|Maya]] city that has not yet been excavated by archaeologists, but has been badly damaged by looters?
* ... that the linguistic research of '''[[Elena Georgieva]]''' showed that [[Bulgarian grammar#Word order|Bulgarian word order]] may change based on the emphasis a speaker wants to convey?
* ... that all four [[Andretti Autosport]] entries at the '''[[2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]''' retired from the race due to mechanical or electrical issues?
* ... that the [[Bollywood]] writer '''[[Mukhram Sharma]]''' won the inaugural [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] in 1955 for ''[[Aulad (1954 film)|Aulad]]'' (1954)?
* ... that the '''[[NDR Chor]]''' performed in Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] for the opening of the [[Elbphilharmonie]]?
* ... that '''[[Min Bala of Myaungmya|Min Bala]]''' staged a coup against King [[Hkun Law]] of [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Martaban]], only to give up the throne at his wife's insistence?
===28 April 2017===
*'''''02:10, 28 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[electric fire engine]]''' had numerous advantages over the 19th-century steam fire engine ''(both pictured)'', but was not put into service because a storm could knock out the power?
* ... that anthropologist [[Verrier Elwin]]'s autobiography '''''[[The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin]]''''' was published posthumously and won the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for English|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1965?
* ... that '''[[John Henderson (University of Texas football player)|John Henderson]]''' is the oldest living former [[Texas Longhorns football]] player?
* ... that '''[[Ed Krupp]]''' has been director of [[Griffith Observatory]] for more than half of its existence?
* ... that "'''[[The Devil of Christmas]]'''", a 2016 episode of ''[[Inside No. 9]]'', was filmed using authentic 1970s cameras?
* ... that during the [[Trunajaya rebellion]], Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the '''[[Battle of Gegodog]]''', but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
* ... that the newly-opened '''[[Karşıyaka Tram]]''' will be free of charge for its first 50 days?
* ... that '''[[star war]]s''' took place in Mexico 1,500 years ago?
===27 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 27 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that civil rights activist '''[[Unita Blackwell]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of [[Mississippi]]?
* ... that soldiers lined up on the sinking British [[troopship]] '''[[SS Tyndareus|SS ''Tyndareus'']]''' began to sing "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]" while waiting for orders?
* ... that many reviewers compared the superhero comic '''''[[Ultra (comics)|Ultra]]''''' to the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]''?
* ... that the recently named fossil egg '''''[[Suchoolithus]]''''' dates to the [[Late Jurassic]], making it tied for the oldest-known [[Crocodylomorpha|crocodylomorph]] egg?
* ... that the film '''''[[The Brainwashing of My Dad]]''''' received funding from [[Kickstarter]]?
* ... that the term '''''[[elastance]]''''', the inverse of [[capacitance]], was coined by [[Oliver Heaviside]] to promote an analogy of a [[capacitor]] as a spring rather than a container of [[electric charge|charge]]?
* ... that "'''[[Christ ist erstanden]]'''", an old German hymn mentioned as early as the 12th century, was set for choir in the 21st century?
* ... that despite topping his class at [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Sandhurst]], '''[[John Gellibrand]]''' found the prospects for promotion in the British Army so bleak that he resigned his commission and moved to [[Tasmania]] to grow apples?
===26 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 26 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Rishabhanatha]]''' ''(statue pictured)'', the traditional founder of [[Jainism]], was said to be born in the age when there was happiness all around with no work for men to do?
* ... that [[Namibia]] is considering abolishing '''[[Winter time (Namibia)|winter time]]'''?
* ... that the Australian cricketer '''[[Veronica Pyke]]''' was the second highest [[wicket#dismissing a batsman|wicket-taker]] in the inaugural [[2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season|Women's Big Bash League season in 2015–16]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palau ground dove]]''' prefers limestone islands to volcanic islands?
* ... that when '''[[Marshall L. Shepard]]''' said the opening prayer at the [[1936 Democratic National Convention]], segregationist Senator [[Ellison D. Smith]] left in protest?
* ... that a campaign mailer for Los Angeles' '''[[Measure S]]''' designed to look like an eviction notice drew the ire of [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department|the sheriff's department]] after many recipients thought it was real?
* ... that professional figure skaters [[Stéphane Lambiel]] and [[Nobunari Oda]] had cameos in the [[anime]] series '''''[[Yuri on Ice]]'''''?
* ... that the US military refers to [[Death Valley]]'s '''[[Rainbow Canyon (California)|Rainbow Canyon]]''' as ''Star Wars Canyon''?
===25 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 25 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Big Chief Restaurant]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Wildwood, Missouri]], is all that remains of a tourist complex that opened on [[U.S. Route 66]] in 1928?
* ... that during the [[History of the Jews in Italy#Jews during the Fascist era|Holocaust in Italy]], doctors at '''[[Fatebenefratelli Hospital]]''' protected Jews from the Nazis by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K"?<!--Special occasion hook for April 24-->
* ... that '''[[Louise Nixon Sutton]]''' was the first African-American woman to be awarded a PhD in mathematics by [[New York University]] in 1962?
* ... that [[Muhammad]]'s first wife [[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]] and uncle [[Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abu Talib]] died in the same year, traditionally known as the '''[[Year of Sorrow]]'''?
* ... that the predatory mite '''''[[Neoseiulus cucumeris]]''''' can survive and breed while feeding solely on pollen?
* ... that Filipino director '''[[Jerrold Tarog]]''' has planned a film adaptation of the [[graphic novel]] ''[[The Mythology Class]]'' by [[Arnold Arre]]?
* ... that two students at '''[[Traian National College]]''' in [[Turnu Severin]], Romania, were executed in 1949 for being part of the [[Romanian anti-communist resistance movement|anti-communist resistance movement]]?
* ... that '''[[Caleb Swanigan]]''' went from being a {{convert|360|lb|kg|adj=on}} eighth grader to an [[college basketball|NCAA basketball]] consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]]?
===24 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 24 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Washington at Verplanck's Point]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a gift from [[John Trumbull]] to [[George Washington|the president]]'s wife, [[Martha Washington]], was praised as “the most perfect extant” by her [[George Washington Parke Custis|grandson]]?
* ... that on his 48th birthday, artillery officer '''[[Bjarne Keyser Barth]]''' was tasked by his commander with surrendering a fortress to invading German troops?
* ... that the plant species '''''[[Antirrhinum filipes]]''''' has been discovered on slopes in the [[Grand Canyon]], within the [[Mojave Desert]], and within the [[Sonoran Desert]]?
* ... that '''[[Javed Agrewala]]''' and his team developed a vaccination program against ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'' for which he holds a United States patent?
* ... that '''[[Kenny and the Kasuals]]'''{{`}} "Journey to Tyme" is considered one of the earliest songs to incorporate elements of [[psychedelic music]]?
* ... that [[Brigadier General]] '''[[Salvador Estrella]]''' earned the moniker ''red blooded'' for his courage in battle?
* ... that '''[[Dunes Forest Village]]''' was an exclusive "island" retreat, surrounded by sand rather than water, and owned by a newspaper publisher?
* ... that the '''[[Sceriman family]]''', a wealthy [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] merchant family of Armenian ethnicity, gained [[Papal States|Roman]] citizenship in 1696?
===23 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 23 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that within a year of implementing '''[[Caltrain Express|express service]]''' ''(train pictured)'', San Francisco Bay Area commuter rail system [[Caltrain]] experienced a 12 percent increase in ridership?
* ... that General '''[[Marcial Samaniego]]''', Paraguayan defense minister under [[Alfredo Stroessner]], had a fascination with the religions of [[indigenous peoples in Paraguay]]?
* ... that [[Public Service Broadcasting (band)|Public Service Broadcasting]]'s '''[[Every Valley|new album]]''' depicts the history of the [[Mining in Wales|mining industry in Wales]]?
* ... that in 1724, [[Pope Benedict XIII]] had to be convinced to accept '''[[Papal conclave, 1724|his election]]''' to the papacy by the head of the Dominican Order?
* ... that '''[[Alan Abel (musician)|Alan Abel]]''' served as a percussionist for the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] for 38 years?
* ... that '''[[Licence laundering|source code laundering]]''' occurs when code released under one licence is redistributed by another party under a different licence?
* ... that the January 2017 reinstatement of the '''[[Holman Rule]]''' allows members of the United States House of Representatives to amend routine [[Appropriations bill (United States)|spending bills]] to mandate the firing of individual Federal employees?
* ... that '''[[nundinae|weekends in ancient Rome]]''' came only every eight days?
===22 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 22 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Australian teacher '''[[Lorna Hodgkinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Education at [[Harvard University]]?
* ... that [[Steps (group)|Steps]]' fifth studio album, '''''[[Tears on the Dancefloor]]''''', is their first album in 17 years to consist mostly of original material?<!--Special occasion hook for April 21-->
* ... that '''[[Virendra Singh (physicist)|Virendra Singh]]''' delivered the inaugural [[Homi J. Bhabha|Homi Bhabha]] exchange lecture of the [[Institute of Physics]] and Indian Physics Association in 2000?
* ... that '''[[grey-and-buff woodpecker]]s''' roost communally in shallow holes?
* ... that '''[[Anthony Harkness]]''' is considered the founder of the [[Cincinnati]] locomotive industry?
* ... that during the '''[[1954 Paraguayan coup d'etat]]''', President [[Federico Chávez]] tried to seek refuge in Paraguay's Military College, but was arrested by its director?
* ... that the '''[[MT GDF Suez Neptune|MT ''GDF Suez Neptune'']]''', a [[floating production storage and offloading]] vessel, serves as Turkey's first [[Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility|floating liquified natural gas storage facility]]?
* ... that [[Comedy Central]] advertised '''''[[The President Show]]''''' by faking a Russian hack?
===21 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 21 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Hannibal]] sacked the Iberian settlement within the site of '''[[Sagunto Castle]]''' ''(pictured)'', an action that led to the [[Second Punic War]]?
* ... that the '''[[Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park]]''' includes the Atkins House, the oldest brick building in [[Hopkins County, Texas]]?
* ... that '''''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered]]''''' was the first ''[[Call of Duty]]'' game to have accurate bullet casings ejected from every gun?
* ... that microbiologist '''[[Jane Gibson]]''' established through her 1954 discovery that [[selenium]], a [[trace element]], is essential for [[coliform bacteria|coliform bacterial]] growth?
* ... that '''[[Mohammed Mohiedin Anis|Abu Omar]]''' returned home after the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)|Battle of Aleppo]] to find that only 13 of his 30 vintage cars remained?
* ... that '''[[Ilse Hess]]''', who was one of the first women to study at the [[University of Munich]], remained a committed [[Nazism|Nazi]] after World War II?
* ... that "'''[[When in Rome, do as the Romans do]]'''" means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting?
* ... that '''[[Elder Charles D. Beck]]'''{{`s}} [[boogie-woogie]]-based piano playing on "Memphis Flu" anticipated the style of [[rock and roll]] pianists?
===20 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 20 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the website "Six Degrees to '''[[Harry R. Lewis|Harry Lewis]]'''" ''(Lewis pictured)'' was a precursor to Facebook?<!--Special occasion request for April 19-->
* ... that federal funding for the '''[[Electrification of Caltrain|project to electrify]]''' Bay Area commuter railroad [[Caltrain]] was pulled days before construction was scheduled to begin?
* ... that '''[[Angata]]''', a Christian [[Rapa Nui people|Rapa Nui]] prophetess, led a 1914 rebellion on [[Easter Island]], claiming God wanted her people to kill and eat the island's livestock?
* ... that [[Donald Trump]] says he hopes to achieve a '''[[Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration|foreign policy]]''' whereby "old enemies become friends"?
* ... that '''[[Sigismund Báthory]]''', [[Prince of Transylvania]], promised to restore the freedom of the [[Székelys|Székely]] commoners if they joined his campaign against the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]?
* ... that [[Max Reger]] conducted the premiere of "'''[[An die Hoffnung]]'''" (To Hope), a setting of [[Friedrich Hölderlin|Hölderlin]]'s poem and his only [[orchestral song]], with contralto Anna Erler-Schnaudt?
* ... that '''[[Ravinder Goswami]]''' carried out the first studies on [[vitamin D deficiency]] in India?
* ... that the '''[[Orobanche uniflora|naked broomrape]]''' is a [[parasitic plant|parasite]] of other plants?
===19 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 19 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Jadwiga Szubartowicz]]''' ''(pictured aged 110)'', the oldest living [[Poles|Pole]], witnessed the [[October Revolution]]?
* ... that in 1957 no fewer than 13 variations of the '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]''' were in use across the U.S.: in '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version)|Los Angeles]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)|San Francisco]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)|Kansas/Missouri]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)|Chicago]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Buffalo Athletic Club version)|Ohio/New York]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)|Georgia]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Iowa/Nebraska version)|Iowa/Nebraska]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Indianapolis version)|Indianapolis]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)|Idaho/Utah]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)|West Texas]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)|East Texas]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)|Minneapolis]]''', and '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)|Alabama/Tennessee]]'''?
* ... that voice actress and singer '''[[Machico (singer)|Machico]]''' made a cameo as herself in the anime television series ''[[Seiyu's Life!]]''?
* ... that in 1894, a [[flash flood]] trapped seven cave explorers in the '''[[Lurgrotte]]''' [[karst]] cave of Austria for ten days?
* ... that for failing to collect their quotas of '''[[Landolphia owariensis|Congo rubber]]''', many people lost their hands?
* ... that '''[[Michael I of Wallachia]]''' was still the co-ruler with his father [[Mircea I of Wallachia|Mircea I]] when in 1417 he refused to send the tribute that Mircea had promised to pay to the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that the '''[[Glossary of bird terms#feather|feathers of birds]]''' are considered the most complex [[Integumentary system|integumentary]] structures found in [[vertebrate]]s, and a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty?
===18 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 18 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a week in honor of the '''[[prawn soup]]''' ''chupe de camarones'' ''(pictured)'' took place in areas of [[Peru]] in 2016?
* ... that '''[[Pendleton Dudley]]''' refused to talk about the work he did to launch [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s political career?
* ... that Bach's cantata for [[Easter Monday]], '''[[Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6|''Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden'', BWV 6]]''', is based on the [[Road to Emmaus appearance|Road to Emmaus narration]]?<!--Special occasion hook for April 17-->
* ... that Brigadier General '''[[Guy Fort]]''' is the only American-born [[General officers in the United States|general officer]] to be executed by enemy forces?
* ... that records of the '''[[Wetar ground dove]]''' in [[West Timor]] are from just three localities?
* ... that '''[[Constance Davey]]''' established the first "opportunity classes" for children with [[Special education|special educational needs]] in South Australia?
* ... that at the '''[[Rey de Reyes (2017)|2017 ''Rey de Reyes]]''', professional wrestler [[Johnny Mundo]] became a triple champion, holding the [[AAA Mega Championship|AAA Mega]], [[AAA World Cruiserweight Championship|Cruiserweight]], and [[AAA Latin American Championship|Latin American Championships]]?
* ... that the cheese producer '''[[Wyke Farms]]''' still uses an 1861 recipe?
===17 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 17 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Queen '''[[Tamaeva V]]''' saved the [[Kuhl's lorikeet|Rimatara lorikeet]] ''(pictured)'' from extinction through a royal [[Tapu (Polynesian culture)|taboo]] that forbade her people from harming or exporting the birds?
* ... that the 20th-century Easter hymn "[[Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones]]" takes its melody from "'''{{lang|de|[[Lasst uns erfreuen]]}}'''" (Let us rejoice), a tune published in 1623 by a German activist against [[witch-hunt]]s?
* ... that a career-threatening knee injury to [[Tasmanian Roar]] cricketer '''[[Erin Burns]]''' was successfully treated with stem cell injections by the [[Sydney Swans]]' club doctor, [[Nathan Gibbs]]?
* ... that the tongue of the '''[[Bombus balteatus|golden-belted bumble bee]]''' is about two-thirds as long as its body?
* ... that passenger service on the [[Staten Island Railway]]'s '''[[North Shore Branch]]''' was discontinued 16 years after it was rebuilt?
* ... that '''[[Ursula Zollenkopf]]''', a [[contralto]] of the [[NDR Chor|NWDR Chor]], performed solo and choral parts in a posthumous [[Moses und Aron|Schoenberg opera premiere]] and in [[Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66|an Easter cantata by Bach]]?
* ... that '''[[Chocorua Island Chapel]]''' at [[Squam Lake]], New Hampshire, part of the first summer youth camp in America, was built by the camp's boys with an [[glacial erratic|erratic]] boulder, trees, and beach sand?
* ... that '''[[Juan Tepano]]''' was proclaimed "king" of [[Easter Island]] by officers of the [[Chilean Navy]], but no one – including Tepano – took the ceremony seriously?
===16 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Ellen Thayer Fisher]]'''{{`s}} paintings of flowers ''(example pictured)'' were widely distributed as [[Chromolithography|chromolithographs]] by Boston publisher [[Louis Prang]]?
* ... that at the end of the Second World War, more than 23,000 repatriated British prisoners of war volunteered to attend '''[[Civil Resettlement Units]]''' to help them readjust to being home?
* ... that '''[[Tommy Blake (musician)|Tommy Blake]]''' was the first musician to record at [[RCA Studio B]]?
* ... that the dignitaries at the opening of the '''[[Barbados Railway]]''' wondered why the railway ended so abruptly among barren sand hills?
* ... that '''[[Riro Kāinga|Simeon Riro Kāinga]]''', the last [[king of Easter Island]], was suspected of having been poisoned when he died during a diplomatic trip to Chile?
* ... that the catfish '''''[[Trachelyopterus insignis]]''''' has several local names, being referred to as both a "maiden" and a "goat"?
* ... that '''[[Helen King (police officer)|Helen King]]''' will be the first police officer to head an [[Oxbridge]] college?
* ... that [[Paul Hindemith]] said of the third dance of his opera '''''[[Das Nusch-Nuschi]]''''': "It is essential that this piece be danced (or rather wobbled to) by two eunuchs with incredibly fat and naked bellies"?
===15 April 2017===
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* ... that Bach wrote the chorale "'''[[O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig]]'''" (O Lamb of God, innocent) in red between the music for the two choirs in [[St Matthew Passion structure#1|the beginning]] of his ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'' ''(pictured)''?<!--Special occasion hook for April 14-->
* ... that '''[[Charles A. Cheever]]''' constructed the first telephone line in [[New York City]] and was its owner?
* ... that the [[Good Friday]] hymn "'''[[Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said]]'''" was one of two American works included in the Church of England's ''[[Hymns Ancient and Modern]]''? <!-- Special occasion hook for 14 April -->
* ... that Major '''[[Somnath Sharma]]''', a [[Param Vir Chakra]] recipient, and General [[Vishwa Nath Sharma]], former chief of the Indian Army, were brothers?
* ... that the world's first coal-fired [[power station]] was at '''[[Holborn Viaduct power station|Holborn Viaduct]]''', London?
* ... that tenor '''[[Max Ciolek]]''' performed the [[Evangelist (Bach)|Evangelist]] in [[Passions (Bach)|Bach's Passions]], and the [[Mass in B minor structure|Mass in B minor]] with [[La Petite Bande]] in Australia?<!-- Special occasion hook for 14 April -->
* ... that the '''[[Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|government of ancient Macedonia]]''' was a monarchy, yet the [[Koinon of Macedonians|Macedonian commonwealth]] contained some local democracies with [[popular assembly|popular assemblies]] and annual elections?
* ... that '''[[Lillie Mae Bradford]]''' was arrested for refusing to leave the [[Racial segregation in the United States|whites-only]] section of a bus in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], four years before Rosa Parks' 1955 prosecution for the same "crime"?
===14 April 2017===
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* ... that the [[Nazi plunder]] of European treasures prevented [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s '''''[[Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior]]''''' ''(pictured)'' from falling into the hands of the [[Red Army]]?
* ... that the Danish illustrator '''[[Lilian Brøgger]]''' has illustrated over a hundred books in a variety of unconventional styles?
* ... that Bach set a stanza from the evening hymn "'''[[Werde munter, mein Gemüte]]'''" (Become cheerful, my mind), which [[Johann von Rist|Johann Rist]] and [[Johann Schop]] created in collaboration, in his ''[[St Matthew Passion structure#40|St Matthew Passion]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for April 13-->
* ... that 25 years ago today, [[anti-nuclear activist]] '''[[Richard Springer]]''' was arrested by the [[U.S. Secret Service]] after he approached [[Ronald Reagan]] and smashed a crystal statue?<!--Special occasion hook for April 13-->
* ... that the '''[[Andean flicker]]''' is unusual among woodpeckers in foraging on the ground and in often [[Bird colony|nesting colonially]]?
* ... that '''[[Birendra Nath Mallick]]''' and his team demonstrated that increased production of [[noradrenaline]] triggered [[REM sleep]]-loss, resulting in brain excitability?
* ... that [[Hank Azaria]] won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of '''''[[Brockmire]]'''''?
* ... that during the '''[[Bonville–Courtenay feud]]''', the Earl of Devon's men stole all [[Nicholas Radford]]'s horses and the sheets off his invalid wife's bed?
===13 April 2017===
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* ... that [[Michelangelo]] destroyed parts of his own [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]] to make room for his '''''[[The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|Last Judgement]]''''' ''(detail pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Chris Marron]]''' jointly holds the record for the most goals scored in an [[FA Cup]] match, having scored 10 in one game?
* ... that as the German army invaded France in 1940, radio station '''[[Paris-Mondial]]''' began broadcasting "recordings of military marches and panicked appeals for guns, tanks, and planes"?
* ... that award-winning [[graphic novel]]ist '''[[Miriam Katin]]''' only started creating comics at the age of 63?
* ... that [[J. Lamar Worzel]] was a recipient of the '''[[Navy Meritorious Public Service Award]]''' for his part in helping discover the first nuclear submarine lost at sea?
* ... that the "'''[[I believe that we will win!]]'''" chant, used as a rallying cry by United States fans during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], was first used for the college football [[Army–Navy Game]]?
* ... that '''[[Anil Kumar Mandal]]''' developed an alternative surgical protocol for treating [[pediatric glaucoma]]?
* ... that [[Pu Songling]] based his '''[[A Strange Matter Concerning Pigeons|pigeon collector]]''' character on a real-life stone fanatic?
===12 April 2017===
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* ... that any baseballs that get hit and lodged in the '''[[Wrigley Field ivy]]''' ''(pictured)'' score the batter a [[ground rule double|double]]?<!--Special occasion hook for April 10 (corresponding to UTC -06:00, which works out to 7:00 PM in Chicago; game starts at 7:05 PM-->
* ... that during the Second World War, the Norwegian naval officer '''[[Niels Larsen Bruun]]''' sank a German supply ship before he was certain which country was invading Norway?
* ... that the '''[[fire-bellied woodpecker]]''' can [[Glossary of bird terms#D|drum]] at the rate of 14 to 38 taps per second?
* ... that '''''[[Brown v. Maryland]]''''' was the first decision of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] to construe the '''[[Import-Export Clause]]''' of the Constitution?
* ... that the title for [[Elizabeth Nunez]]'s novel '''''[[Anna In-Between]]''''' (2009) was inspired by [[M. G. Vassanji]]'s novel '''''[[The In-Between World of Vikram Lall]]''''' (2003)?
* ... that '''[[George Wilson (quarterback)|George Wilson, Jr.]]''' was a starting quarterback for the [[Miami Dolphins]] while his father, '''[[George Wilson (American football coach)|George Wilson, Sr.]]''', was the head coach?
* ... that '''[[Neptune Theatre (Seattle)|Neptune Theatre]]''' in [[Seattle]] had weekly showings of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' from 1977 to 1993, and reopened with the same film after renovation in 2011?
* ... that President [[Donald Trump]] criticized [[Snoop Dogg]]'s remix music video of "'''[[Lavender (BadBadNotGood song)|Lavender]]'''" for having a scene in which Snoop fires a flag gun at a clown parody version of Trump?
===11 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 11 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Monument of States]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Kissimmee, Florida]], was erected in response to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] and built with stones donated from around the world?
* ... that '''[[Caius Largennius]]''' is considered the first [[Lucca|Lucchese]] in the world?
* ... that the play '''''[[Sweat (play)|Sweat]]''''' by [[Lynn Nottage]] has been described as "the first theatrical landmark of the [[Donald Trump|Trump]] era"?
* ... that when he ceded [[Easter Island]] to Chile, King '''[[Atamu Tekena]]''' gave up a handful of grass and retained a handful of dirt?
* ... that '''[[Mexican Federal Highway 15D]]''' includes two of the country's five most expensive toll roads?
* ... that prior to her major debut, singer '''[[Maon Kurosaki]]''' posed as a [[Model (person)#Gravure idols|gravure model]] for the cover of a novel?
* ... that the seeds of the '''[[Tacca integrifolia|white batflower]]''' may be distributed by small mammals that feed on the fleshy fruits?
* ... that in March 1998, the Ontario Court of Justice '''[[R. v. Gowan|ruled that being topless while one engages in a commercial purpose such as prostitution is illegal]]'''?
===10 April 2017===
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* ... that ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' honoured '''[[Agnata Butler|Agnata Ramsay]]'''{{`s}} exam success with a cartoon ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the Catholic hymnal '''''[[Kirchenlied]]''''', first published in 1938, was not immediately banned by the Nazis because it also contained Protestant songs?
* ... that Australian actress '''[[Anna Bamford]]''' made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[Andrew Upton]]'s production of ''[[Platonov (play)|The Present]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Northern Marmara and Değirmenköy (Silivri) Depleted Gas Reservoir]]''' is currently the only operational underground [[natural gas storage]] facility in Turkey?
* ... that '''[[Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist)|Vijay Kumar]]''', along with [[Debi Prasad Sarkar]], demonstrated for the first time that [[HBx]] protein stimulated [[Mitogen-activated protein kinase#Signaling cascades|mitogen-activated signaling cascades]] in living animals?
* ... that 43{{nbsp}}million unique viewers watched [[SK Telecom T1]] defeat [[Samsung Galaxy (eSports)|Samsung Galaxy]] in the the finals of the '''[[2016 League of Legends World Championship|2016 ''League of Legends'' World Championship]]'''?
* ... that some factions of the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Hanthawaddy court]] undermined the authority of [[prince regent|Princess Regent]] '''[[Maha Dewi of Hanthawaddy|Maha Dewi]]''' by publicizing her alleged affair with her much younger nephew-in-law?
* ... that in Canada, [[Canadian ten-dollar note|ten dollars]] will get you an '''[[EMD F40PH]]''' diesel locomotive?<!-- Special occasion request for April 9th. -->
===9 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 9 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the upper quarters of the '''[[coat of arms of Andorra]]''' ''(pictured)'' feature the arms of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell|Bishop of Urgell]] and the [[Count of Foix]], the "two traditional protectors" of the principality?
* ... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' claimed that he would have beaten [[Michael Jordan]] in one-on-one basketball?
* ... that the Australian television film '''''[[Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye]]''''' broke all first-day streaming records on [[Presto (company)|Presto]]?
* ... that '''[[George Escol Sellers]]''' was the basis for the fictional character Colonel Eschol Sellers in [[Mark Twain]]'s novel ''[[The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today|The Gilded Age]]''?
* ... that the Czech fossil ant '''''[[Odontomachus paleomyagra]]''''' has mandibles notably similar to those of a related South African species?
* ... that '''[[Satish K. Gupta]]''' explored the possibilities of using [[zona pellucida]] proteins for the development of [[Immunocontraception|immunocontraceptive]] protocols?
* ... that the '''[[Rock Island Arsenal Museum]]''' is the second oldest museum of the [[United States Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Rose Cannabich]]''' was "a very beautiful and well-behaved girl", according to her piano teacher [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], who composed [[Piano Sonata No. 7 (Mozart)|a piano sonata]] for her?
===8 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 8 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the halo on the '''[[Big A Sign]]''' ''(pictured)'' lights up to tell passing motorists of a [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] baseball win?<!--Special occasion hook for April 7-->
* ... that '''[[Barbara Hammond|Barbara Bradby]]''' was the first woman to ride a bicycle at [[Oxford University]], where her academic prowess inspired a limerick?
* ... that one could '''[[Dishabituation#Application|enhance their learning]]''' while their [[Mind-wandering|mind wanders]] by using [[dishabituation]] technique?
* ... that '''[[Paul Bashutsky]]''' took part in the suppression of the [[Decembrist revolt]] in 1825, and was promoted to [[General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia)|General of the Infantry]] three years later?
* ... that '''''[[Rhizophora racemosa]]''''' is normally the first [[mangrove]] to colonise newly exposed mudflats in West Africa?
* ... that by winning the '''[[2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]''', the [[San Miguel Beermen]] became the second team in Philippine Basketball Association history to keep permanent possession of the [[Jun Bernardino Trophy]]?
* ... that '''[[María Parrado]]''' won the first season of ''[[La Voz (Spanish TV series)#La Voz Kids|The Voice Kids]] Spain''?
===7 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 7 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the artist '''[[René Beeh]]''' ''(self-portrait shown)'' was a surveyor on the [[Western Front (World War I)|World War I Western Front]]?
* ... that '''[[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue]]''' is the New York City Subway's first solar-powered subway station?
* ... that [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] goalkeeper '''[[Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)|Paul Cooper]]''' saved eight out of the ten penalties he faced during the 1979–80 season?
* ... that the nine-year-old '''[[McGuire Apartments]]''' building in [[Seattle]] was demolished due to the discovery of major [[corrosion]] issues?
* ... that '''[[Shahid Jameel]]''' and his group were the first to identify ''subtype C'' strain as the most common [[HIV-1]] infection among Indians?
* ... that the CIA's [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse#"The Quiet One"|black helicopter]] from [[Area 51]] was used '''[[The Vinh wiretap|to eavesdrop]]''' on Paris Peace Talks discussions during the Vietnam War?
* ... that German rapper '''[[Jaye Muller]]''' started the weekly newsletter ''Germany Alert'' in 1991 to document neo-Nazi activity?
* ... that the '''[[Black River (Saucon Creek)|Black River]]''' is a "miserable ditch"?
===6 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 6 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 18th-century '''[[Schloss Bruchsal]]''' ''(pictured)'' in southwest Germany contains an elaborate [[Baroque]] staircase that has been described as "ingenious and ravishing"?
* ... that the [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, conferred its fellowship on '''[[Kanhu Charan Mohanty]]''' (1994) and '''[[Arjan Hasid]]''' (2013), and elected '''[[Ronald E. Asher]]''' (2007) as an honorary fellow?
* ... that the {{convert|16,030|acre}} of Federal land in [[New Mexico]]'s '''[[Sabinoso Wilderness]]''' are inaccessible without trespassing, because they are entirely enclosed in privately-owned property?
* ... that [[Francis Poulenc]] composed his '''[[Violin Sonata (Poulenc)|Violin Sonata]]''' at the insistence of violinist [[Ginette Neveu]], and played the piano part when she premiered it?
* ... that two women captured in Boston under the [[Fugitive Slave Act of 1793]] were rescued during the '''[[Abolition Riot of 1836]]'''?
* ... that [[Antoine-Jean Gros]]'s painting '''''[[Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau]]''''' influenced the works of [[Théodore Géricault]] and [[Eugène Delacroix]]?
* ... that '''[[Lake Ptolemy|a lake]]''' larger than [[Lake Erie]] existed in the eastern [[Sahara]] less than 12,000 years ago?
* ... that suspected Mexican [[drug lord]] '''[[Rubén Oseguera González]]''' was released from prison three times in less than a year?
===5 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 5 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Gutenberg Bible]] held by the '''[[Diocesan Museum in Pelplin]]''' ''(pictured)'' survived World War II in Canada, kept in a vault at the [[Bank of Montreal]] until 1959?
* ... that the severed head of '''[[Andrew Báthory|Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania]]''', was sewn back on?
* ... that '''[[Cascade Valley Hospital]]''' was the last independent hospital in [[Snohomish County, Washington]], until it was acquired in 2016?
* ... that cricketer '''[[Georgia Redmayne]]'''{{`s}} 87-year-old grandfather vaulted the boundary fence and embraced her after she had become the first player to hit a [[Women's National Cricket League|WNCL]] century for [[Tasmanian Roar]]?
* ... that the theme song for the television series ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' is actually called "'''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (song)|Yo Home to Bel-Air]]'''"?
* ... that [[New York Mets]] fans once booed the '''[[Home Run Apple]]''' for over two minutes because it was not raised for a Mets [[home run]]?
* ... that mezzo-soprano '''[[Claudia Mahnke]]''' appeared as Dido in ''[[Les Troyens]]'' by Berlioz, and according to a reviewer, in the final 25 minutes convincingly ranged from hurt vulnerability to furious despair?
* ... that '''[[Macrotermitinae|termites]]''' developed agriculture some 31 million years ago?
===4 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 4 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Oakland Athletics]]' management refuses to remove the [[tarpaulin]] from '''[[Mount Davis (Oakland)|Mount Davis]]''' ''(pictured)'' unless the team reaches the World Series?<!--Special occasion request for April 3-->
* ... that in one of '''[[George Ronald Richards|Ron Richards]]'''{{'}} plans for [[Petrov Affair|the defection of spy Vladimir Petrov]] to Australia, Petrov was going to buy a chicken farm outside Sydney?<!--Special occasion request for April 3-->
* ... that '''[[New Palace Yard]]''', where part of the [[2017 Westminster attack|March 2017 terror attack in Westminster]] took place, was formerly used for tournaments, [[pillory]]ings, and executions?
* ... that '''[[Gottfried von Hagenau]]''', a physician and poet, introduced the [[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]] in Strasbourg in 1307?
* ... that '''[[Stierling's woodpecker]]''' is threatened by habitat loss, especially in areas where tobacco is cultivated and dried over open fires?
* ... that '''[[Schuyler Wheeler|Schuyler Skaats Wheeler]]''' invented the first electric fan?
* ... that '''[[a+ (television channel)|a+]]''' will provide local television programming mixed with national content to 21 Mexican cities by the end of June 2017?
* ... that in 1861, brothel proprietor '''[[Ann Manley]]''' rescued part of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment after it was attacked by a mob in Baltimore?
===3 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Giyorgis of Segla]]''' ''(pictured)'' was imprisoned by Ethiopian Emperor [[Dawit I]] because of his controversial views on the [[Sabbath in Christianity|Sabbath]]?
* ... that [[Barry Bonds]] used a maple baseball bat manufactured by '''[[Sam Bat]]''' to set an [[List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders|MLB single-season home run record]] in 2001?<!-- Special occasion hook for April 2 -->
* ... that '''[[Louis-René Villermé]]''' is considered a founder of [[social epidemiology]] for his work proving the association between poverty and mortality in early industrial France?
* ... that '''[[Warren Newton Dusenberry]]''' acted as principal of [[Brigham Young University|Brigham Young Academy]] for only a few months before resigning to go to law school?
* ... that 19 people, including Brigadier General '''[[Robert F. Travis]]''', were killed when '''[[1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash|a Boeing B-29 crashed]]''' with a [[Mark 4 nuclear bomb]] on board?
* ... that [[Stanley Elkin]] won the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]] in fiction for his novels '''''[[George Mills (novel)|George Mills]]''''' (1982) and '''''[[Mrs. Ted Bliss]]''''' (1995)?
* ... that '''[[Moses Fleetwood Walker]]''' was the first openly black athlete to play in [[Major League Baseball]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for April 2 -->
* ... that President of the Philippines [[Ferdinand Marcos]] took a siesta in the master bedroom of the '''[[Mercado Mansion]]''' during a campaign sortie in the 1960s?
===2 April 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[white-throated honeyeater]]''' ''(pictured)'' used to be gay, but isn't any more?
* ... that '''[[Wayne Shaw (footballer)|the Roly Poly Goalie]]''' ate all the pies?
* ... that '''[[The Winker's Song (Misprint)|a song about masturbation]]''' was written by [[Doc Cox|Ivor Biggun]] and recommended by [[John Lydon|Johnny Rotten]]?
* ... that '''[[Polk Valley Run|Poke Valley Run]]''' was reputedly named for its shite pokes?
* ... that '''[[1953 Alcoa Aluminum advertisement|a woman can open a bottle]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Robin Hood v. United States|Robin Hood sued the United States]]'''?
* ... that baseball players fall down on '''[[Tal's Hill|the Grassy Knoll]]'''?
* ... that erection engineer '''[[Mark Barr]]''' had a business making rubbers, said bicycles stimulated ball development, and was elected to the screw committee?
===1 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Album primo-avrilesque|an 1897 monograph]]''' by French artist [[Alphonse Allais]] included the print ''Dance of drunks in the fog'' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[caterpillar inflation]]''' is a gut-wrenching process?
* ... that in [[Portland, Oregon]], an '''[[John Outhouse|outhouse, or john]]''', played a seminal role in public education?
* ... that '''[[Rendra Karno|Soekarno]]''' demanded much of [[Soekarno]], but Soekarno did not listen?
* ... that '''[[Robert Rinder|Judge Rinder]]''' is not a judge?
* ... that in 1926 a '''[[Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower|Mennonite tower]]''' was built in the German capital of Canada?
* ... that "'''[[Vaginal steaming|sorcery for your vagina]]'''" can result in second-degree burns?
* ... that the '''[[Trans-Universal Zombie Church of the Blissful Ringing]]''' is the fifth largest religious community in Slovenia?
* ... that thrust into a difficult situation, '''[[Londonderry Borough Police|horney dicks]]''' failed to satisfy?
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* ... that [[Thor Heyerdahl]] claimed that stone reliefs ''(pictured)'' on the [[Marquesas Islands]] — now accepted to represent the extinct '''[[Marquesan Dog]]''' — depicted [[llama]]s, so as to bolster his theory that Polynesia was settled from South America?
* ... that Belgian mezzo-soprano '''[[Jeanne Deroubaix]]''' was a soloist in the premiere of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]'s ''[[Threni (Stravinsky)|Threni]]'', and performed with [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]] in his ''[[Le marteau sans maître]]'' at [[The Proms]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March Women's History Month-->
* ... that the name of the '''[[Wipeout (series)|''Wipeout'' series]]''' of video games was inspired by the instrumental song [[Wipe Out (instrumental)|"Wipe Out"]] by [[The Surfaris]]?
* ... that '''[[Thomas North Whitehead]]''' suggested that the United Kingdom give America one of the four surviving copies of the [[Magna Carta]] to win support for [[Lend-Lease]]?
* ... that two major landmarks of [[Gwanghwamun Plaza]] in central [[Seoul]] are the '''[[Statue of King Sejong (Gwanghwamun)|statues of King Sejong]]''' and of '''[[statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin|Admiral Yi Sun-sin]]'''?
* ... that [[Associated Press]] war correspondent '''[[George E. Bria]]''', known for his brevity as an editor, insisted that "the [[Normandy landings|D-Day landings]] could be reported in 400 words"?
* ... that the 40 rays on the '''[[flag of Kyrgyzstan]]''' represent the number of tribes united by national folk hero [[Epic of Manas|Manas]] to fight against the [[Mongols]]?
* ... that ''[[The New Republic]]'' suspected the '''[[Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade|1958 attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade]]''' was a hoax set up to help his chances in the [[United States presidential election, 1960|1960 United States presidential election]]?
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===30 April 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Altenberger Dom]]''' ''(pictured)'' was restored with support from [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|a Prussian king]] who decreed that Catholics and Protestants had to use it [[Simultaneum|simultaneously]]?
* ... that Britain's first motorway, the '''[[Preston By-pass]]''', had to close within weeks of opening due to frost damage?
* ... that '''[[Lewis Ludington]]''' founded the city of [[Columbus, Wisconsin]], but never resided in the state?
* ... that '''''[[Puzzled]]''''' was one of twenty games that came with the 2012 [[Neo Geo X]] console?
* ... that after the [[1920 Duluth lynchings|Duluth lynchings]], the African-American suffragist '''[[Nellie Griswold Francis]]''' initiated, drafted, and lobbied for a state anti-lynching bill that was signed into law in 1921?
* ... that the trap-jaw ant '''''[[Odontomachus assiniensis]]''''' stings larger prey but kills smaller prey with a snap of its jaws?
* ... that '''[[La Loma Foods|Loma Linda Foods]]''' and Worthington Foods were the largest manufacturers of [[Soybean|soy]]-based foods in the U.S. in the 1960s?
* ... that the artist '''[[Myles Murphy]]''' was seriously injured while painting himself in a wedding dress?
===29 April 2017===
*'''''01:55, 29 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Alf Ramsey]]''' ''(pictured)'' led [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] to become English football champions four years before leading [[England national football team|England]] to win the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]?
* ... that the engine frames of the '''[[Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway]]''' "had to be extra heavy ... to withstand rough usage"?
* ... that '''[[El Temblor]]''' in Guatemala is the site of a ruined ancient [[Maya civilization|Maya]] city that has not yet been excavated by archaeologists, but has been badly damaged by looters?
* ... that the linguistic research of '''[[Elena Georgieva]]''' showed that [[Bulgarian grammar#Word order|Bulgarian word order]] may change based on the emphasis a speaker wants to convey?
* ... that all four [[Andretti Autosport]] entries at the '''[[2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]''' retired from the race due to mechanical or electrical issues?
* ... that the [[Bollywood]] writer '''[[Mukhram Sharma]]''' won the inaugural [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] in 1955 for ''[[Aulad (1954 film)|Aulad]]'' (1954)?
* ... that the '''[[NDR Chor]]''' performed in Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] for the opening of the [[Elbphilharmonie]]?
* ... that '''[[Min Bala of Myaungmya|Min Bala]]''' staged a coup against King [[Hkun Law]] of [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Martaban]], only to give up the throne at his wife's insistence?
===28 April 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[electric fire engine]]''' had numerous advantages over the 19th-century steam fire engine ''(both pictured)'', but was not put into service because a storm could knock out the power?
* ... that anthropologist [[Verrier Elwin]]'s autobiography '''''[[The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin]]''''' was published posthumously and won the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for English|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1965?
* ... that '''[[John Henderson (University of Texas football player)|John Henderson]]''' is the oldest living former [[Texas Longhorns football]] player?
* ... that '''[[Ed Krupp]]''' has been director of [[Griffith Observatory]] for more than half of its existence?
* ... that "'''[[The Devil of Christmas]]'''", a 2016 episode of ''[[Inside No. 9]]'', was filmed using authentic 1970s cameras?
* ... that during the [[Trunajaya rebellion]], Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the '''[[Battle of Gegodog]]''', but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
* ... that the newly-opened '''[[Karşıyaka Tram]]''' will be free of charge for its first 50 days?
* ... that '''[[star war]]s''' took place in Mexico 1,500 years ago?
===27 April 2017===
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* ... that civil rights activist '''[[Unita Blackwell]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of [[Mississippi]]?
* ... that soldiers lined up on the sinking British [[troopship]] '''[[SS Tyndareus|SS ''Tyndareus'']]''' began to sing "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]" while waiting for orders?
* ... that many reviewers compared the superhero comic '''''[[Ultra (comics)|Ultra]]''''' to the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]''?
* ... that the recently named fossil egg '''''[[Suchoolithus]]''''' dates to the [[Late Jurassic]], making it tied for the oldest-known [[Crocodylomorpha|crocodylomorph]] egg?
* ... that the film '''''[[The Brainwashing of My Dad]]''''' received funding from [[Kickstarter]]?
* ... that the term '''''[[elastance]]''''', the inverse of [[capacitance]], was coined by [[Oliver Heaviside]] to promote an analogy of a [[capacitor]] as a spring rather than a container of [[electric charge|charge]]?
* ... that "'''[[Christ ist erstanden]]'''", an old German hymn mentioned as early as the 12th century, was set for choir in the 21st century?
* ... that despite topping his class at [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Sandhurst]], '''[[John Gellibrand]]''' found the prospects for promotion in the British Army so bleak that he resigned his commission and moved to [[Tasmania]] to grow apples?
===26 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Rishabhanatha]]''' ''(statue pictured)'', the traditional founder of [[Jainism]], was said to be born in the age when there was happiness all around with no work for men to do?
* ... that [[Namibia]] is considering abolishing '''[[Winter time (Namibia)|winter time]]'''?
* ... that the Australian cricketer '''[[Veronica Pyke]]''' was the second highest [[wicket#dismissing a batsman|wicket-taker]] in the inaugural [[2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season|Women's Big Bash League season in 2015–16]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palau ground dove]]''' prefers limestone islands to volcanic islands?
* ... that when '''[[Marshall L. Shepard]]''' said the opening prayer at the [[1936 Democratic National Convention]], segregationist Senator [[Ellison D. Smith]] left in protest?
* ... that a campaign mailer for Los Angeles' '''[[Measure S]]''' designed to look like an eviction notice drew the ire of [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department|the sheriff's department]] after many recipients thought it was real?
* ... that professional figure skaters [[Stéphane Lambiel]] and [[Nobunari Oda]] had cameos in the [[anime]] series '''''[[Yuri on Ice]]'''''?
* ... that the US military refers to [[Death Valley]]'s '''[[Rainbow Canyon (California)|Rainbow Canyon]]''' as ''Star Wars Canyon''?
===25 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Big Chief Restaurant]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Wildwood, Missouri]], is all that remains of a tourist complex that opened on [[U.S. Route 66]] in 1928?
* ... that during the [[History of the Jews in Italy#Jews during the Fascist era|Holocaust in Italy]], doctors at '''[[Fatebenefratelli Hospital]]''' protected Jews from the Nazis by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K"?<!--Special occasion hook for April 24-->
* ... that '''[[Louise Nixon Sutton]]''' was the first African-American woman to be awarded a PhD in mathematics by [[New York University]] in 1962?
* ... that [[Muhammad]]'s first wife [[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]] and uncle [[Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abu Talib]] died in the same year, traditionally known as the '''[[Year of Sorrow]]'''?
* ... that the predatory mite '''''[[Neoseiulus cucumeris]]''''' can survive and breed while feeding solely on pollen?
* ... that Filipino director '''[[Jerrold Tarog]]''' has planned a film adaptation of the [[graphic novel]] ''[[The Mythology Class]]'' by [[Arnold Arre]]?
* ... that two students at '''[[Traian National College]]''' in [[Turnu Severin]], Romania, were executed in 1949 for being part of the [[Romanian anti-communist resistance movement|anti-communist resistance movement]]?
* ... that '''[[Caleb Swanigan]]''' went from being a {{convert|360|lb|kg|adj=on}} eighth grader to an [[college basketball|NCAA basketball]] consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]]?
===24 April 2017===
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* ... that '''''[[Washington at Verplanck's Point]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a gift from [[John Trumbull]] to [[George Washington|the president]]'s wife, [[Martha Washington]], was praised as “the most perfect extant” by her [[George Washington Parke Custis|grandson]]?
* ... that on his 48th birthday, artillery officer '''[[Bjarne Keyser Barth]]''' was tasked by his commander with surrendering a fortress to invading German troops?
* ... that the plant species '''''[[Antirrhinum filipes]]''''' has been discovered on slopes in the [[Grand Canyon]], within the [[Mojave Desert]], and within the [[Sonoran Desert]]?
* ... that '''[[Javed Agrewala]]''' and his team developed a vaccination program against ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'' for which he holds a United States patent?
* ... that '''[[Kenny and the Kasuals]]'''{{`}} "Journey to Tyme" is considered one of the earliest songs to incorporate elements of [[psychedelic music]]?
* ... that [[Brigadier General]] '''[[Salvador Estrella]]''' earned the moniker ''red blooded'' for his courage in battle?
* ... that '''[[Dunes Forest Village]]''' was an exclusive "island" retreat, surrounded by sand rather than water, and owned by a newspaper publisher?
* ... that the '''[[Sceriman family]]''', a wealthy [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] merchant family of Armenian ethnicity, gained [[Papal States|Roman]] citizenship in 1696?
===23 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 23 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that within a year of implementing '''[[Caltrain Express|express service]]''' ''(train pictured)'', San Francisco Bay Area commuter rail system [[Caltrain]] experienced a 12 percent increase in ridership?
* ... that General '''[[Marcial Samaniego]]''', Paraguayan defense minister under [[Alfredo Stroessner]], had a fascination with the religions of [[indigenous peoples in Paraguay]]?
* ... that [[Public Service Broadcasting (band)|Public Service Broadcasting]]'s '''[[Every Valley|new album]]''' depicts the history of the [[Mining in Wales|mining industry in Wales]]?
* ... that in 1724, [[Pope Benedict XIII]] had to be convinced to accept '''[[Papal conclave, 1724|his election]]''' to the papacy by the head of the Dominican Order?
* ... that '''[[Alan Abel (musician)|Alan Abel]]''' served as a percussionist for the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] for 38 years?
* ... that '''[[Licence laundering|source code laundering]]''' occurs when code released under one licence is redistributed by another party under a different licence?
* ... that the January 2017 reinstatement of the '''[[Holman Rule]]''' allows members of the United States House of Representatives to amend routine [[Appropriations bill (United States)|spending bills]] to mandate the firing of individual Federal employees?
* ... that '''[[nundinae|weekends in ancient Rome]]''' came only every eight days?
===22 April 2017===
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* ... that the Australian teacher '''[[Lorna Hodgkinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Education at [[Harvard University]]?
* ... that [[Steps (group)|Steps]]' fifth studio album, '''''[[Tears on the Dancefloor]]''''', is their first album in 17 years to consist mostly of original material?<!--Special occasion hook for April 21-->
* ... that '''[[Virendra Singh (physicist)|Virendra Singh]]''' delivered the inaugural [[Homi J. Bhabha|Homi Bhabha]] exchange lecture of the [[Institute of Physics]] and Indian Physics Association in 2000?
* ... that '''[[grey-and-buff woodpecker]]s''' roost communally in shallow holes?
* ... that '''[[Anthony Harkness]]''' is considered the founder of the [[Cincinnati]] locomotive industry?
* ... that during the '''[[1954 Paraguayan coup d'etat]]''', President [[Federico Chávez]] tried to seek refuge in Paraguay's Military College, but was arrested by its director?
* ... that the '''[[MT GDF Suez Neptune|MT ''GDF Suez Neptune'']]''', a [[floating production storage and offloading]] vessel, serves as Turkey's first [[Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility|floating liquified natural gas storage facility]]?
* ... that [[Comedy Central]] advertised '''''[[The President Show]]''''' by faking a Russian hack?
===21 April 2017===
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* ... that [[Hannibal]] sacked the Iberian settlement within the site of '''[[Sagunto Castle]]''' ''(pictured)'', an action that led to the [[Second Punic War]]?
* ... that the '''[[Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park]]''' includes the Atkins House, the oldest brick building in [[Hopkins County, Texas]]?
* ... that '''''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered]]''''' was the first ''[[Call of Duty]]'' game to have accurate bullet casings ejected from every gun?
* ... that microbiologist '''[[Jane Gibson]]''' established through her 1954 discovery that [[selenium]], a [[trace element]], is essential for [[coliform bacteria|coliform bacterial]] growth?
* ... that '''[[Mohammed Mohiedin Anis|Abu Omar]]''' returned home after the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)|Battle of Aleppo]] to find that only 13 of his 30 vintage cars remained?
* ... that '''[[Ilse Hess]]''', who was one of the first women to study at the [[University of Munich]], remained a committed [[Nazism|Nazi]] after World War II?
* ... that "'''[[When in Rome, do as the Romans do]]'''" means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting?
* ... that '''[[Elder Charles D. Beck]]'''{{`s}} [[boogie-woogie]]-based piano playing on "Memphis Flu" anticipated the style of [[rock and roll]] pianists?
===20 April 2017===
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* ... that the website "Six Degrees to '''[[Harry R. Lewis|Harry Lewis]]'''" ''(Lewis pictured)'' was a precursor to Facebook?<!--Special occasion request for April 19-->
* ... that federal funding for the '''[[Electrification of Caltrain|project to electrify]]''' Bay Area commuter railroad [[Caltrain]] was pulled days before construction was scheduled to begin?
* ... that '''[[Angata]]''', a Christian [[Rapa Nui people|Rapa Nui]] prophetess, led a 1914 rebellion on [[Easter Island]], claiming God wanted her people to kill and eat the island's livestock?
* ... that [[Donald Trump]] says he hopes to achieve a '''[[Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration|foreign policy]]''' whereby "old enemies become friends"?
* ... that '''[[Sigismund Báthory]]''', [[Prince of Transylvania]], promised to restore the freedom of the [[Székelys|Székely]] commoners if they joined his campaign against the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]?
* ... that [[Max Reger]] conducted the premiere of "'''[[An die Hoffnung]]'''" (To Hope), a setting of [[Friedrich Hölderlin|Hölderlin]]'s poem and his only [[orchestral song]], with contralto Anna Erler-Schnaudt?
* ... that '''[[Ravinder Goswami]]''' carried out the first studies on [[vitamin D deficiency]] in India?
* ... that the '''[[Orobanche uniflora|naked broomrape]]''' is a [[parasitic plant|parasite]] of other plants?
===19 April 2017===
*'''''00:00, 19 April 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Jadwiga Szubartowicz]]''' ''(pictured aged 110)'', the oldest living [[Poles|Pole]], witnessed the [[October Revolution]]?
* ... that in 1957 no fewer than 13 variations of the '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]''' were in use across the U.S.: in '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version)|Los Angeles]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)|San Francisco]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)|Kansas/Missouri]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)|Chicago]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Buffalo Athletic Club version)|Ohio/New York]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)|Georgia]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Iowa/Nebraska version)|Iowa/Nebraska]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Indianapolis version)|Indianapolis]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)|Idaho/Utah]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)|West Texas]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)|East Texas]]''', '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)|Minneapolis]]''', and '''[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)|Alabama/Tennessee]]'''?
* ... that voice actress and singer '''[[Machico (singer)|Machico]]''' made a cameo as herself in the anime television series ''[[Seiyu's Life!]]''?
* ... that in 1894, a [[flash flood]] trapped seven cave explorers in the '''[[Lurgrotte]]''' [[karst]] cave of Austria for ten days?
* ... that for failing to collect their quotas of '''[[Landolphia owariensis|Congo rubber]]''', many people lost their hands?
* ... that '''[[Michael I of Wallachia]]''' was still the co-ruler with his father [[Mircea I of Wallachia|Mircea I]] when in 1417 he refused to send the tribute that Mircea had promised to pay to the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that the '''[[Glossary of bird terms#feather|feathers of birds]]''' are considered the most complex [[Integumentary system|integumentary]] structures found in [[vertebrate]]s, and a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty?
===18 April 2017===
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* ... that a week in honor of the '''[[prawn soup]]''' ''chupe de camarones'' ''(pictured)'' took place in areas of [[Peru]] in 2016?
* ... that '''[[Pendleton Dudley]]''' refused to talk about the work he did to launch [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s political career?
* ... that Bach's cantata for [[Easter Monday]], '''[[Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6|''Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden'', BWV 6]]''', is based on the [[Road to Emmaus appearance|Road to Emmaus narration]]?<!--Special occasion hook for April 17-->
* ... that Brigadier General '''[[Guy Fort]]''' is the only American-born [[General officers in the United States|general officer]] to be executed by enemy forces?
* ... that records of the '''[[Wetar ground dove]]''' in [[West Timor]] are from just three localities?
* ... that '''[[Constance Davey]]''' established the first "opportunity classes" for children with [[Special education|special educational needs]] in South Australia?
* ... that at the '''[[Rey de Reyes (2017)|2017 ''Rey de Reyes]]''', professional wrestler [[Johnny Mundo]] became a triple champion, holding the [[AAA Mega Championship|AAA Mega]], [[AAA World Cruiserweight Championship|Cruiserweight]], and [[AAA Latin American Championship|Latin American Championships]]?
* ... that the cheese producer '''[[Wyke Farms]]''' still uses an 1861 recipe?
===17 April 2017===
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* ... that Queen '''[[Tamaeva V]]''' saved the [[Kuhl's lorikeet|Rimatara lorikeet]] ''(pictured)'' from extinction through a royal [[Tapu (Polynesian culture)|taboo]] that forbade her people from harming or exporting the birds?
* ... that the 20th-century Easter hymn "[[Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones]]" takes its melody from "'''{{lang|de|[[Lasst uns erfreuen]]}}'''" (Let us rejoice), a tune published in 1623 by a German activist against [[witch-hunt]]s?
* ... that a career-threatening knee injury to [[Tasmanian Roar]] cricketer '''[[Erin Burns]]''' was successfully treated with stem cell injections by the [[Sydney Swans]]' club doctor, [[Nathan Gibbs]]?
* ... that the tongue of the '''[[Bombus balteatus|golden-belted bumble bee]]''' is about two-thirds as long as its body?
* ... that passenger service on the [[Staten Island Railway]]'s '''[[North Shore Branch]]''' was discontinued 16 years after it was rebuilt?
* ... that '''[[Ursula Zollenkopf]]''', a [[contralto]] of the [[NDR Chor|NWDR Chor]], performed solo and choral parts in a posthumous [[Moses und Aron|Schoenberg opera premiere]] and in [[Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66|an Easter cantata by Bach]]?
* ... that '''[[Chocorua Island Chapel]]''' at [[Squam Lake]], New Hampshire, part of the first summer youth camp in America, was built by the camp's boys with an [[glacial erratic|erratic]] boulder, trees, and beach sand?
* ... that '''[[Juan Tepano]]''' was proclaimed "king" of [[Easter Island]] by officers of the [[Chilean Navy]], but no one – including Tepano – took the ceremony seriously?
===16 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Ellen Thayer Fisher]]'''{{`s}} paintings of flowers ''(example pictured)'' were widely distributed as [[Chromolithography|chromolithographs]] by Boston publisher [[Louis Prang]]?
* ... that at the end of the Second World War, more than 23,000 repatriated British prisoners of war volunteered to attend '''[[Civil Resettlement Units]]''' to help them readjust to being home?
* ... that '''[[Tommy Blake (musician)|Tommy Blake]]''' was the first musician to record at [[RCA Studio B]]?
* ... that the dignitaries at the opening of the '''[[Barbados Railway]]''' wondered why the railway ended so abruptly among barren sand hills?
* ... that '''[[Riro Kāinga|Simeon Riro Kāinga]]''', the last [[king of Easter Island]], was suspected of having been poisoned when he died during a diplomatic trip to Chile?
* ... that the catfish '''''[[Trachelyopterus insignis]]''''' has several local names, being referred to as both a "maiden" and a "goat"?
* ... that '''[[Helen King (police officer)|Helen King]]''' will be the first police officer to head an [[Oxbridge]] college?
* ... that [[Paul Hindemith]] said of the third dance of his opera '''''[[Das Nusch-Nuschi]]''''': "It is essential that this piece be danced (or rather wobbled to) by two eunuchs with incredibly fat and naked bellies"?
===15 April 2017===
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* ... that Bach wrote the chorale "'''[[O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig]]'''" (O Lamb of God, innocent) in red between the music for the two choirs in [[St Matthew Passion structure#1|the beginning]] of his ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'' ''(pictured)''?<!--Special occasion hook for April 14-->
* ... that '''[[Charles A. Cheever]]''' constructed the first telephone line in [[New York City]] and was its owner?
* ... that the [[Good Friday]] hymn "'''[[Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said]]'''" was one of two American works included in the Church of England's ''[[Hymns Ancient and Modern]]''? <!-- Special occasion hook for 14 April -->
* ... that Major '''[[Somnath Sharma]]''', a [[Param Vir Chakra]] recipient, and General [[Vishwa Nath Sharma]], former chief of the Indian Army, were brothers?
* ... that the world's first coal-fired [[power station]] was at '''[[Holborn Viaduct power station|Holborn Viaduct]]''', London?
* ... that tenor '''[[Max Ciolek]]''' performed the [[Evangelist (Bach)|Evangelist]] in [[Passions (Bach)|Bach's Passions]], and the [[Mass in B minor structure|Mass in B minor]] with [[La Petite Bande]] in Australia?<!-- Special occasion hook for 14 April -->
* ... that the '''[[Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|government of ancient Macedonia]]''' was a monarchy, yet the [[Koinon of Macedonians|Macedonian commonwealth]] contained some local democracies with [[popular assembly|popular assemblies]] and annual elections?
* ... that '''[[Lillie Mae Bradford]]''' was arrested for refusing to leave the [[Racial segregation in the United States|whites-only]] section of a bus in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], four years before Rosa Parks' 1955 prosecution for the same "crime"?
===14 April 2017===
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* ... that the [[Nazi plunder]] of European treasures prevented [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s '''''[[Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior]]''''' ''(pictured)'' from falling into the hands of the [[Red Army]]?
* ... that the Danish illustrator '''[[Lilian Brøgger]]''' has illustrated over a hundred books in a variety of unconventional styles?
* ... that Bach set a stanza from the evening hymn "'''[[Werde munter, mein Gemüte]]'''" (Become cheerful, my mind), which [[Johann von Rist|Johann Rist]] and [[Johann Schop]] created in collaboration, in his ''[[St Matthew Passion structure#40|St Matthew Passion]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for April 13-->
* ... that 25 years ago today, [[anti-nuclear activist]] '''[[Richard Springer]]''' was arrested by the [[U.S. Secret Service]] after he approached [[Ronald Reagan]] and smashed a crystal statue?<!--Special occasion hook for April 13-->
* ... that the '''[[Andean flicker]]''' is unusual among woodpeckers in foraging on the ground and in often [[Bird colony|nesting colonially]]?
* ... that '''[[Birendra Nath Mallick]]''' and his team demonstrated that increased production of [[noradrenaline]] triggered [[REM sleep]]-loss, resulting in brain excitability?
* ... that [[Hank Azaria]] won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of '''''[[Brockmire]]'''''?
* ... that during the '''[[Bonville–Courtenay feud]]''', the Earl of Devon's men stole all [[Nicholas Radford]]'s horses and the sheets off his invalid wife's bed?
===13 April 2017===
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* ... that [[Michelangelo]] destroyed parts of his own [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]] to make room for his '''''[[The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|Last Judgement]]''''' ''(detail pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Chris Marron]]''' jointly holds the record for the most goals scored in an [[FA Cup]] match, having scored 10 in one game?
* ... that as the German army invaded France in 1940, radio station '''[[Paris-Mondial]]''' began broadcasting "recordings of military marches and panicked appeals for guns, tanks, and planes"?
* ... that award-winning [[graphic novel]]ist '''[[Miriam Katin]]''' only started creating comics at the age of 63?
* ... that [[J. Lamar Worzel]] was a recipient of the '''[[Navy Meritorious Public Service Award]]''' for his part in helping discover the first nuclear submarine lost at sea?
* ... that the "'''[[I believe that we will win!]]'''" chant, used as a rallying cry by United States fans during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], was first used for the college football [[Army–Navy Game]]?
* ... that '''[[Anil Kumar Mandal]]''' developed an alternative surgical protocol for treating [[pediatric glaucoma]]?
* ... that [[Pu Songling]] based his '''[[A Strange Matter Concerning Pigeons|pigeon collector]]''' character on a real-life stone fanatic?
===12 April 2017===
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* ... that any baseballs that get hit and lodged in the '''[[Wrigley Field ivy]]''' ''(pictured)'' score the batter a [[ground rule double|double]]?<!--Special occasion hook for April 10 (corresponding to UTC -06:00, which works out to 7:00 PM in Chicago; game starts at 7:05 PM-->
* ... that during the Second World War, the Norwegian naval officer '''[[Niels Larsen Bruun]]''' sank a German supply ship before he was certain which country was invading Norway?
* ... that the '''[[fire-bellied woodpecker]]''' can [[Glossary of bird terms#D|drum]] at the rate of 14 to 38 taps per second?
* ... that '''''[[Brown v. Maryland]]''''' was the first decision of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] to construe the '''[[Import-Export Clause]]''' of the Constitution?
* ... that the title for [[Elizabeth Nunez]]'s novel '''''[[Anna In-Between]]''''' (2009) was inspired by [[M. G. Vassanji]]'s novel '''''[[The In-Between World of Vikram Lall]]''''' (2003)?
* ... that '''[[George Wilson (quarterback)|George Wilson, Jr.]]''' was a starting quarterback for the [[Miami Dolphins]] while his father, '''[[George Wilson (American football coach)|George Wilson, Sr.]]''', was the head coach?
* ... that '''[[Neptune Theatre (Seattle)|Neptune Theatre]]''' in [[Seattle]] had weekly showings of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' from 1977 to 1993, and reopened with the same film after renovation in 2011?
* ... that President [[Donald Trump]] criticized [[Snoop Dogg]]'s remix music video of "'''[[Lavender (BadBadNotGood song)|Lavender]]'''" for having a scene in which Snoop fires a flag gun at a clown parody version of Trump?
===11 April 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Monument of States]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Kissimmee, Florida]], was erected in response to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] and built with stones donated from around the world?
* ... that '''[[Caius Largennius]]''' is considered the first [[Lucca|Lucchese]] in the world?
* ... that the play '''''[[Sweat (play)|Sweat]]''''' by [[Lynn Nottage]] has been described as "the first theatrical landmark of the [[Donald Trump|Trump]] era"?
* ... that when he ceded [[Easter Island]] to Chile, King '''[[Atamu Tekena]]''' gave up a handful of grass and retained a handful of dirt?
* ... that '''[[Mexican Federal Highway 15D]]''' includes two of the country's five most expensive toll roads?
* ... that prior to her major debut, singer '''[[Maon Kurosaki]]''' posed as a [[Model (person)#Gravure idols|gravure model]] for the cover of a novel?
* ... that the seeds of the '''[[Tacca integrifolia|white batflower]]''' may be distributed by small mammals that feed on the fleshy fruits?
* ... that in March 1998, the Ontario Court of Justice '''[[R. v. Gowan|ruled that being topless while one engages in a commercial purpose such as prostitution is illegal]]'''?
===10 April 2017===
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* ... that ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' honoured '''[[Agnata Butler|Agnata Ramsay]]'''{{`s}} exam success with a cartoon ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the Catholic hymnal '''''[[Kirchenlied]]''''', first published in 1938, was not immediately banned by the Nazis because it also contained Protestant songs?
* ... that Australian actress '''[[Anna Bamford]]''' made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[Andrew Upton]]'s production of ''[[Platonov (play)|The Present]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Northern Marmara and Değirmenköy (Silivri) Depleted Gas Reservoir]]''' is currently the only operational underground [[natural gas storage]] facility in Turkey?
* ... that '''[[Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist)|Vijay Kumar]]''', along with [[Debi Prasad Sarkar]], demonstrated for the first time that [[HBx]] protein stimulated [[Mitogen-activated protein kinase#Signaling cascades|mitogen-activated signaling cascades]] in living animals?
* ... that 43{{nbsp}}million unique viewers watched [[SK Telecom T1]] defeat [[Samsung Galaxy (eSports)|Samsung Galaxy]] in the the finals of the '''[[2016 League of Legends World Championship|2016 ''League of Legends'' World Championship]]'''?
* ... that some factions of the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Hanthawaddy court]] undermined the authority of [[prince regent|Princess Regent]] '''[[Maha Dewi of Hanthawaddy|Maha Dewi]]''' by publicizing her alleged affair with her much younger nephew-in-law?
* ... that in Canada, [[Canadian ten-dollar note|ten dollars]] will get you an '''[[EMD F40PH]]''' diesel locomotive?<!-- Special occasion request for April 9th. -->
===9 April 2017===
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* ... that the upper quarters of the '''[[coat of arms of Andorra]]''' ''(pictured)'' feature the arms of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell|Bishop of Urgell]] and the [[Count of Foix]], the "two traditional protectors" of the principality?
* ... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' claimed that he would have beaten [[Michael Jordan]] in one-on-one basketball?
* ... that the Australian television film '''''[[Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye]]''''' broke all first-day streaming records on [[Presto (company)|Presto]]?
* ... that '''[[George Escol Sellers]]''' was the basis for the fictional character Colonel Eschol Sellers in [[Mark Twain]]'s novel ''[[The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today|The Gilded Age]]''?
* ... that the Czech fossil ant '''''[[Odontomachus paleomyagra]]''''' has mandibles notably similar to those of a related South African species?
* ... that '''[[Satish K. Gupta]]''' explored the possibilities of using [[zona pellucida]] proteins for the development of [[Immunocontraception|immunocontraceptive]] protocols?
* ... that the '''[[Rock Island Arsenal Museum]]''' is the second oldest museum of the [[United States Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Rose Cannabich]]''' was "a very beautiful and well-behaved girl", according to her piano teacher [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], who composed [[Piano Sonata No. 7 (Mozart)|a piano sonata]] for her?
===8 April 2017===
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* ... that the halo on the '''[[Big A Sign]]''' ''(pictured)'' lights up to tell passing motorists of a [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] baseball win?<!--Special occasion hook for April 7-->
* ... that '''[[Barbara Hammond|Barbara Bradby]]''' was the first woman to ride a bicycle at [[Oxford University]], where her academic prowess inspired a limerick?
* ... that one could '''[[Dishabituation#Application|enhance their learning]]''' while their [[Mind-wandering|mind wanders]] by using [[dishabituation]] technique?
* ... that '''[[Paul Bashutsky]]''' took part in the suppression of the [[Decembrist revolt]] in 1825, and was promoted to [[General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia)|General of the Infantry]] three years later?
* ... that '''''[[Rhizophora racemosa]]''''' is normally the first [[mangrove]] to colonise newly exposed mudflats in West Africa?
* ... that by winning the '''[[2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]''', the [[San Miguel Beermen]] became the second team in Philippine Basketball Association history to keep permanent possession of the [[Jun Bernardino Trophy]]?
* ... that '''[[María Parrado]]''' won the first season of ''[[La Voz (Spanish TV series)#La Voz Kids|The Voice Kids]] Spain''?
===7 April 2017===
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* ... that the artist '''[[René Beeh]]''' ''(self-portrait shown)'' was a surveyor on the [[Western Front (World War I)|World War I Western Front]]?
* ... that '''[[Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue]]''' is the New York City Subway's first solar-powered subway station?
* ... that [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] goalkeeper '''[[Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)|Paul Cooper]]''' saved eight out of the ten penalties he faced during the 1979–80 season?
* ... that the nine-year-old '''[[McGuire Apartments]]''' building in [[Seattle]] was demolished due to the discovery of major [[corrosion]] issues?
* ... that '''[[Shahid Jameel]]''' and his group were the first to identify ''subtype C'' strain as the most common [[HIV-1]] infection among Indians?
* ... that the CIA's [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse#"The Quiet One"|black helicopter]] from [[Area 51]] was used '''[[The Vinh wiretap|to eavesdrop]]''' on Paris Peace Talks discussions during the Vietnam War?
* ... that German rapper '''[[Jaye Muller]]''' started the weekly newsletter ''Germany Alert'' in 1991 to document neo-Nazi activity?
* ... that the '''[[Black River (Saucon Creek)|Black River]]''' is a "miserable ditch"?
===6 April 2017===
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* ... that the 18th-century '''[[Schloss Bruchsal]]''' ''(pictured)'' in southwest Germany contains an elaborate [[Baroque]] staircase that has been described as "ingenious and ravishing"?
* ... that the [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, conferred its fellowship on '''[[Kanhu Charan Mohanty]]''' (1994) and '''[[Arjan Hasid]]''' (2013), and elected '''[[Ronald E. Asher]]''' (2007) as an honorary fellow?
* ... that the {{convert|16,030|acre}} of Federal land in [[New Mexico]]'s '''[[Sabinoso Wilderness]]''' are inaccessible without trespassing, because they are entirely enclosed in privately-owned property?
* ... that [[Francis Poulenc]] composed his '''[[Violin Sonata (Poulenc)|Violin Sonata]]''' at the insistence of violinist [[Ginette Neveu]], and played the piano part when she premiered it?
* ... that two women captured in Boston under the [[Fugitive Slave Act of 1793]] were rescued during the '''[[Abolition Riot of 1836]]'''?
* ... that [[Antoine-Jean Gros]]'s painting '''''[[Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau]]''''' influenced the works of [[Théodore Géricault]] and [[Eugène Delacroix]]?
* ... that '''[[Lake Ptolemy|a lake]]''' larger than [[Lake Erie]] existed in the eastern [[Sahara]] less than 12,000 years ago?
* ... that suspected Mexican [[drug lord]] '''[[Rubén Oseguera González]]''' was released from prison three times in less than a year?
===5 April 2017===
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* ... that the [[Gutenberg Bible]] held by the '''[[Diocesan Museum in Pelplin]]''' ''(pictured)'' survived World War II in Canada, kept in a vault at the [[Bank of Montreal]] until 1959?
* ... that the severed head of '''[[Andrew Báthory|Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania]]''', was sewn back on?
* ... that '''[[Cascade Valley Hospital]]''' was the last independent hospital in [[Snohomish County, Washington]], until it was acquired in 2016?
* ... that cricketer '''[[Georgia Redmayne]]'''{{`s}} 87-year-old grandfather vaulted the boundary fence and embraced her after she had become the first player to hit a [[Women's National Cricket League|WNCL]] century for [[Tasmanian Roar]]?
* ... that the theme song for the television series ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' is actually called "'''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (song)|Yo Home to Bel-Air]]'''"?
* ... that [[New York Mets]] fans once booed the '''[[Home Run Apple]]''' for over two minutes because it was not raised for a Mets [[home run]]?
* ... that mezzo-soprano '''[[Claudia Mahnke]]''' appeared as Dido in ''[[Les Troyens]]'' by Berlioz, and according to a reviewer, in the final 25 minutes convincingly ranged from hurt vulnerability to furious despair?
* ... that '''[[Macrotermitinae|termites]]''' developed agriculture some 31 million years ago?
===4 April 2017===
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* ... that the [[Oakland Athletics]]' management refuses to remove the [[tarpaulin]] from '''[[Mount Davis (Oakland)|Mount Davis]]''' ''(pictured)'' unless the team reaches the World Series?<!--Special occasion request for April 3-->
* ... that in one of '''[[George Ronald Richards|Ron Richards]]'''{{'}} plans for [[Petrov Affair|the defection of spy Vladimir Petrov]] to Australia, Petrov was going to buy a chicken farm outside Sydney?<!--Special occasion request for April 3-->
* ... that '''[[New Palace Yard]]''', where part of the [[2017 Westminster attack|March 2017 terror attack in Westminster]] took place, was formerly used for tournaments, [[pillory]]ings, and executions?
* ... that '''[[Gottfried von Hagenau]]''', a physician and poet, introduced the [[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]] in Strasbourg in 1307?
* ... that '''[[Stierling's woodpecker]]''' is threatened by habitat loss, especially in areas where tobacco is cultivated and dried over open fires?
* ... that '''[[Schuyler Wheeler|Schuyler Skaats Wheeler]]''' invented the first electric fan?
* ... that '''[[a+ (television channel)|a+]]''' will provide local television programming mixed with national content to 21 Mexican cities by the end of June 2017?
* ... that in 1861, brothel proprietor '''[[Ann Manley]]''' rescued part of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment after it was attacked by a mob in Baltimore?
===3 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Giyorgis of Segla]]''' ''(pictured)'' was imprisoned by Ethiopian Emperor [[Dawit I]] because of his controversial views on the [[Sabbath in Christianity|Sabbath]]?
* ... that [[Barry Bonds]] used a maple baseball bat manufactured by '''[[Sam Bat]]''' to set an [[List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders|MLB single-season home run record]] in 2001?<!-- Special occasion hook for April 2 -->
* ... that '''[[Louis-René Villermé]]''' is considered a founder of [[social epidemiology]] for his work proving the association between poverty and mortality in early industrial France?
* ... that '''[[Warren Newton Dusenberry]]''' acted as principal of [[Brigham Young University|Brigham Young Academy]] for only a few months before resigning to go to law school?
* ... that 19 people, including Brigadier General '''[[Robert F. Travis]]''', were killed when '''[[1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash|a Boeing B-29 crashed]]''' with a [[Mark 4 nuclear bomb]] on board?
* ... that [[Stanley Elkin]] won the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]] in fiction for his novels '''''[[George Mills (novel)|George Mills]]''''' (1982) and '''''[[Mrs. Ted Bliss]]''''' (1995)?
* ... that '''[[Moses Fleetwood Walker]]''' was the first openly black athlete to play in [[Major League Baseball]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for April 2 -->
* ... that President of the Philippines [[Ferdinand Marcos]] took a siesta in the master bedroom of the '''[[Mercado Mansion]]''' during a campaign sortie in the 1960s?
===2 April 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[white-throated honeyeater]]''' ''(pictured)'' used to be gay, but isn't any more?
* ... that '''[[Wayne Shaw (footballer)|the Roly Poly Goalie]]''' ate all the pies?
* ... that '''[[The Winker's Song (Misprint)|a song about masturbation]]''' was written by [[Doc Cox|Ivor Biggun]] and recommended by [[John Lydon|Johnny Rotten]]?
* ... that '''[[Polk Valley Run|Poke Valley Run]]''' was reputedly named for its shite pokes?
* ... that '''[[1953 Alcoa Aluminum advertisement|a woman can open a bottle]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Robin Hood v. United States|Robin Hood sued the United States]]'''?
* ... that baseball players fall down on '''[[Tal's Hill|the Grassy Knoll]]'''?
* ... that erection engineer '''[[Mark Barr]]''' had a business making rubbers, said bicycles stimulated ball development, and was elected to the screw committee?
===1 April 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Album primo-avrilesque|an 1897 monograph]]''' by French artist [[Alphonse Allais]] included the print ''Dance of drunks in the fog'' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[caterpillar inflation]]''' is a gut-wrenching process?
* ... that in [[Portland, Oregon]], an '''[[John Outhouse|outhouse, or john]]''', played a seminal role in public education?
* ... that '''[[Rendra Karno|Soekarno]]''' demanded much of [[Soekarno]], but Soekarno did not listen?
* ... that '''[[Robert Rinder|Judge Rinder]]''' is not a judge?
* ... that in 1926 a '''[[Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower|Mennonite tower]]''' was built in the German capital of Canada?
* ... that "'''[[Vaginal steaming|sorcery for your vagina]]'''" can result in second-degree burns?
* ... that the '''[[Trans-Universal Zombie Church of the Blissful Ringing]]''' is the fifth largest religious community in Slovenia?
* ... that thrust into a difficult situation, '''[[Londonderry Borough Police|horney dicks]]''' failed to satisfy?
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* ... that [[Thor Heyerdahl]] claimed that stone reliefs ''(pictured)'' on the [[Marquesas Islands]] — now accepted to represent the extinct '''[[Marquesan Dog]]''' — depicted [[llama]]s, so as to bolster his theory that Polynesia was settled from South America?
* ... that Belgian mezzo-soprano '''[[Jeanne Deroubaix]]''' was a soloist in the premiere of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]'s ''[[Threni (Stravinsky)|Threni]]'', and performed with [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]] in his ''[[Le marteau sans maître]]'' at [[The Proms]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March Women's History Month-->
* ... that the name of the '''[[Wipeout (series)|''Wipeout'' series]]''' of video games was inspired by the instrumental song [[Wipe Out (instrumental)|"Wipe Out"]] by [[The Surfaris]]?
* ... that '''[[Thomas North Whitehead]]''' suggested that the United Kingdom give America one of the four surviving copies of the [[Magna Carta]] to win support for [[Lend-Lease]]?
* ... that two major landmarks of [[Gwanghwamun Plaza]] in central [[Seoul]] are the '''[[Statue of King Sejong (Gwanghwamun)|statues of King Sejong]]''' and of '''[[statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin|Admiral Yi Sun-sin]]'''?
* ... that [[Associated Press]] war correspondent '''[[George E. Bria]]''', known for his brevity as an editor, insisted that "the [[Normandy landings|D-Day landings]] could be reported in 400 words"?
* ... that the 40 rays on the '''[[flag of Kyrgyzstan]]''' represent the number of tribes united by national folk hero [[Epic of Manas|Manas]] to fight against the [[Mongols]]?
* ... that ''[[The New Republic]]'' suspected the '''[[Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade|1958 attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade]]''' was a hoax set up to help his chances in the [[United States presidential election, 1960|1960 United States presidential election]]?
