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===28 February 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Big Horn, Manchester|Big Horn]]''' ''(pictured)'', a gateway sculpture to [[Manchester]]'s [[Northern Quarter (Manchester)|Northern Quarter]], was built on the remains of a hat factory in 1999?
* ... that '''[[John Michael Bednarek]]''' was commander of the [[First United States Army]], prior to becoming the top US military officer in Iraq?
* ... that to promote her song "'''[[Chained to the Rhythm]]'''", [[Katy Perry]] left [[disco ball]]s playing the track in various cities?
* ... that a television crew captured the '''[[Beating of Ken Tsang|beating of a handcuffed protester]]''' by police during the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]]?
* ... that the '''[[White House Family Theater]]''' was built out of a former [[cloakroom]] in 1942?
* ... that [[Avicenna]] made an argument to prove the existence of God which became known as the "'''[[Proof of the Truthful]]'''"?
* ... that '''[[Maria Luise Thurmair]]''' published the "love talks" she exchanged with her husband when he was a soldier in World War II, and wrote the lyrics for many hymns in the ''[[Gotteslob]]''?
* ... that during the '''[[Knowles Riot]]''' of 1747, Bostonians put the sheriff's deputy in the [[stocks]]?

*'''''00:00, 28 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Curtis P. Iaukea]]''' ''(pictured)'' served as the Hawaiian ambassador to the coronation of [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III of Russia]] and the Golden and Diamond Jubilees of [[Queen Victoria]]?
* ... that the architecturally outstanding '''[[Kensington Railway Station]]''', now a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]], is referred to as a "boulder station" because of its fieldstone walls?
* ... that the plot of '''''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''''' revolves around [[Dr. Robotnik]] turning bean-like creatures into robots with his "Mean Bean-Steaming Machine"?
* ... that '''[[Kodandera M. Cariappa]]''' is one of only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank of [[Field marshal (India)|field marshal]]?
* ... that a group of 1,000 U.S. diplomats signed a '''[[Dissent Channel|dissent cable]]''' protesting [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769]]?
* ... that "'''[[Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn]]'''" is the only hymn by [[Paul Gerhardt]] which Bach set to music as a [[Chorale cantata (Bach)|chorale cantata]]?
* ... that '''[[Maria Eugenia Bozzoli]]''' was one of the founders of anthropology in Costa Rica?
* ... that the [[cleaner shrimp]] '''''[[Lysmata grabhami]]''''' waves its white antennae to attract clients?

===27 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Puccinia libanotidis|moon carrot rust]]''', which infects the '''[[Seseli libanotis|moon carrot]]''' ''(pictured)'', was thought extinct in Britain, but was re-discovered in 2009?
* ... that the anthropologist '''[[Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann]]''', who made field trips to villages in [[Slavonia]], [[Transylvania]], and Turkey, met Jews after they were liberated from [[Theresienstadt concentration camp|Theresienstadt]]?
* ... that the potentially explosive '''[[trifluoroperacetic acid]]''' is not commercially available, yet can be quickly prepared in three different ways using [[hydrogen peroxide]]?
* ... that the '''[[Blue Castle Project]]''' is a proposed [[nuclear power plant]] that will increase [[Utah|Utah's]] electrical generation capacity by 50 percent?
* ... that the '''[[Ciomadul]]''' volcano in [[Romania]] last erupted less than 50,000 years ago and is still potentially active?
* ... that '''[[Kathleen N. Straus]]''' served three consecutive eight-year terms on the [[Michigan State Board of Education]], ending when she was age 93?
* ... that in '''''[[Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v. Switzerland]]''''', the [[European Court of Human Rights|court]] ruled that compulsory mixed-gender swimming lessons in public school do not violate the [[freedom of religion]] of Muslim families?
* ... that the '''[[Point Abino Light Tower]]''' on Lake Erie derives its name from a Jesuit missionary who lived on the point in a log cabin atop a dune?

*'''''00:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the former '''[[flag of Provo, Utah]]''' ''(pictured)'', was compared to [[Centrum (multivitamin)|Centrum]] vitamin bottles?
* ... that the '''[[Platylepas ophiophila|sea snake barnacle]]''' is short-lived because it does not usually survive when its host sheds its skin?
* ... that Southampton reached the '''[[2017 EFL Cup Final]]''' against Manchester United today without conceding a goal? 
* ... that '''[[William Walsh (bishop of Dover)|William Walsh]]''' was [[Bishop of Mauritius]] in 1892 when the country suffered one of its worst [[cyclone]]s?
* ... that the [[Art Deco]] '''[[Théâtre de la Michodière]]''' in Paris has presented mostly [[Boulevard theatre (aesthetic)|boulevard plays]]?
* ... that a version of the [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] television series '''''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]''''' had been in development since 2011, when the network was still known as [[ABC Family]]?
* ... that the '''[[ZTE Orbit]]''' was the first [[Windows Phone]] to include [[near field communication]]?
* ... that former professional wrestling world champion [[Bruno Sammartino]] once '''[[Animals in professional wrestling|wrestled an orangutan]]'''?

===26 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 26 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[portrayal of Mormons in comics|'''portrayal of Mormons in comics''']] ''(example pictured)'' in the 1900s imagined women fighting in the [[Utah War]] in large dresses?
* ... that a sports stadium in Shahjahanpur and a crude oil tanker were named after '''[[Jadunath Singh]]''', a [[Param Vir Chakra]] recipient?
* ... that '''[[Winslade]]'''{{`s}} [[chapel]] was sold for £35?
* ... that '''[[Theodore Sizer (art historian)|Theodore Sizer]]''' was named [[Yale University]]'s first [[Pursuivant of Arms]] in 1963?
* ... that '''[[Dhanush filmography|Dhanush played a character]]''' with [[bipolar disorder]] in [[3 (2012 Tamil film)|''3'']], a 2012 Tamil film?
* ... that [[Michael Praetorius]] published '''''[[Missodia Sionia]]''''', a collection of 104 pieces of [[sacred music]] in Latin, including 14 settings of [[Amen]] and a [[Mass (music)|mass]] for eight voices?
* ... that a congressman suggested [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] use the '''[[White House to Treasury Building tunnel|U.S. Treasury Building as a bunker]]''' during [[World War II]] because "there's nothing in the treasury vaults except [[IOU]]'s anyway"?
* ... that in [[Shinto]], '''[[Kayu ura|rice gruel divination]]''' is used for predicting the harvest?

*'''''00:00, 26 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the royal purple 1935 '''[[Commemorative banknotes of the Canadian dollar|commemorative banknote]]''' ''(pictured)'' for the silver jubilee of George V is the only $25 banknote ever issued by the Bank of Canada?
* ... that '''[[George A. Mitchell]]''' has been called the father of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]]?
* ... that '''[[Regional regulation (Indonesia)|regional regulations]]''' passed by Indonesian [[List of regencies and cities of Indonesia|regencies and cities]] occupy the lowest position in the country's hierarchy of laws?
* ... that "'''[[Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort]]'''" by [[Martin Luther|Luther]] was titled "A hymn for the children to sing against the two arch-enemies of Christ, and His Holy Church, the Pope and the Turks"?
* ... that [[maize]], [[Cacao bean|cacao]], and [[achiote]] were historically the main crops produced in '''[[El Progreso, Jutiapa|El Progreso]]''', Guatemala?
* ... that India's '''[[Dhyan Chand Award|lifetime achievement sporting honour]]''' is named after field hockey player [[Dhyan Chand]], who scored more than 1000 goals during his career?
* ... that because he was unfamiliar with the cello, [[Francis Poulenc]] received help from the cellist [[Pierre Fournier]] when composing his '''[[Cello Sonata (Poulenc)|Cello Sonata]]'''?
* ... that the authors of '''''[[Prophets of Deceit]]''''' warned that a time might come when Americans become susceptible to psychological manipulation by a political agitator?

===25 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 25 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Golden Valley Formation]]''' preserves fossilized remains of ''[[Coryphodon]]'' ''([[Paleoart|life restoration]] shown)''?
* ... that '''[[Vince Allen]]''' was twice signed to [[Canadian Football League]] teams due to injuries to other players?
* ... that when completed, the proposed '''[[Damen station (CTA Green Line)|Damen station]]''' will be the third new [[Chicago "L"]] station of [[Rahm Emanuel]]'s tenure as [[Mayor of Chicago]]?
* ... that two electors who put forward candidates at the '''[[Bruce by-election, April 1865|April 1865 Bruce by-election]]''' in New Zealand were nearly candidates themselves?
* ... that the architect for '''[[2&U]]''', an upcoming office building in Seattle, was selected in a [[hackathon]]?
* ... that '''[[Damnoen Saduak Floating Market]]''' was a location in the 2008 film ''[[Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)|Bangkok Dangerous]]'' starring [[Nicolas Cage]]?
* ... that '''[[Bob Kramer]]''' has been described as "the greatest American [[Knife making|knifesmith]] working today"?
* ... that [[Ed Sheeran|Ed Sheeran's]] 2010 EP '''''[[Loose Change (EP)|Loose Change]]''''' entered the Australian charts six and a half years after its original UK-only release?

*'''''00:00, 25 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the pyramidal structure of the '''[[hexamethylbenzene|hexamethylbenzene dication]]''' ''(pictured)'' has a central carbon atom bonded to an "unprecedented" six other carbon atoms?
* ... that the 1859 construction of '''[[Hamilton Waterworks]]''', now a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]], was prompted by a cholera epidemic that killed 552 people?
* ... that '''[[Cecil E. Harris]]''', the U.S. Navy's second most successful World War II [[flying ace]], was a school teacher from landlocked South Dakota?
* ... that the call of '''[[Lagden's bushshrike]]''' has been likened to ''hoop hoop'' or ''toot toot''?
* ... that the majority of people seeking '''[[refugees in Poland|refugee status in Poland]]''' are citizens of the [[Post-Soviet states|former Soviet Union]]?
* ... that the families of Tongan Princess '''[[ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku (1912–1933)|Fusipala]]''' set up a rival court against her half-sister Queen [[Sālote Tupou III]]?
* ... that one commentator predicted that '''[[Bell v. Cone|a 2002 United States Supreme Court ruling]]''' would lead to a "dim future" for state prisoners?
* ... that [[Jamiroquai]]'s 2017 song "'''[[Automaton (song)|Automaton]]'''" drew comparisons to the work of [[Daft Punk]]?

===24 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 24 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Diego de Argumosa]]''' ''(pictured)'' introduced the use of [[Diethyl ether|ether]] as an [[Anesthesia|anesthetic]] to Spain in 1847?
* ... that the diet of the sea anemone '''''[[Urticinopsis antarctica]]''''' includes sea urchins, starfish, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, crinoids, gastropods, bivalve molluscs, and small fish?
* ... that '''[[Emma Kaili Metcalf Beckley Nakuina]]''' is often considered Hawaii's first female judge?
* ... that 20 members of the ''[[Wehrmacht]]'' received [[Iron Cross|Iron Crosses]] for their involvement in the '''[[Kraljevo massacre]]'''?
* ... that although mathematician '''[[Vojtěch Jarník]]''' is known to computer scientists for [[Prim's algorithm|his minimum spanning tree algorithm]], his main work was in [[number theory]]?
* ... that the '''[[forest giant squirrel]]''' can crack open nuts with particularly tough shells such as the [[Coula edulis|African walnut]]?
* ... that the production team kept the ending of '''''[[Blood-C]]''''' a secret from the main cast, allowing them to record only three episodes at a time?
* ... that when a full-page photograph of a naked '''[[Vivien Neves]]''' in ''[[The Times]]'' caused a sensation in 1971, it was being used to advertise a pharmaceutical company?

*'''''00:00, 24 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Dredge No. 4]]''' ''(pictured)'', now a [[National Historic Site of Canada]], mined nine tons of gold between 1913 and 1959?
* ... that author '''[[Bano Qudsia]]''' has been conferred with the [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (Star of Excellence) and the [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (Crescent of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan?
* ... that the '''[[Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester|Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation]]''' in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] is the oldest purpose-built Greek Orthodox church in England?
* ... that the '''[[1892 Legislative Session of the Kingdom of Hawaii]]''', which lasted 171 days, was the longest in the history of the monarchy?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Horse Soldiers (film)|Horse Soldiers]]''''' is [[Nicolai Fuglsig]]'s feature film directorial debut?
* ... that for foiling his king's plan to assassinate King [[Minkhaung I|Minkhaung I of Ava]], '''[[Lagun Ein]]''' of Pegu was forced to make two attempts on Minkhaung's life?
* ... that the New York City Police Department's '''[[Strategic Response Group]]''' was formed in 2015 to respond to high-profile events and incidents?
* ... that the [[association football]]er '''[[Albert Barnett]]''' was one of five brothers who played for [[Altrincham F.C.]]?
* ... that ''Zoologia physica'', a scientific handbook about animals by '''[[Johann Sperling]]''' from the [[University of Wittenberg#History|University of Wittenberg]], was published in 1661 after his death?

===23 February 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[thick-billed ground pigeon]]''' ''(pictured)'' eats seeds regurgitated by the [[magnificent bird-of-paradise]]?
* ... that '''[[Leslie Thrasher]]''', the creator of the fictional character Lil, was a [[Realism (arts)|realist]]?
* ... that after producing the album '''''[[They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in the Glittering World of the Salons]]''''', [[Rich Costey]] went on to record [[When the Pawn...|another whose title was 90 words long]]?
* ... that ''Zoologia physica'', a scientific handbook about animals by '''[[Johann Sperling]]''' from the [[University of Wittenberg#History|University of Wittenberg]], was published in 1661 after his death?
* ... that according to [[Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel|Haddad-Adel]] in '''''[[The Culture of Nakedness and the Nakedness of Culture]]''''', differences between [[Western world|Western]] clothes and those of [[Eastern world|Easterners]] reflect "divergent notions of humankind"?
* ... that former [[Major League Baseball]] player '''[[Mike Hollimon]]''' became an executive for a player representation agency?
* ... that artists are not charged to produce work at the [[Off-Off-Broadway]] theater '''[[The Tank (theater)|The Tank]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Llanrumney Hall]]''' has been a [[English country house|stately home]], a [[prison|remand centre]], and a [[pub]]?

*'''''00:00, 23 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in '''''[[The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776]]''''' ''(pictured)'', [[John Trumbull|the artist]] wanted to show the compassion of General [[George Washington]]?
* ... that [[canal engineer]] '''[[John Hore]]''' was described as setting a new standard for [[Waterways in the United Kingdom|inland waterways]] with the [[River Kennet#Navigation|Kennet navigation]], which was characterised as an important forerunner of the [[Industrial Revolution#Canals|canals of the Industrial Revolution]]?
* ... that only two men who participated in the '''[[Whiskey Rebellion]]''' were convicted of treason, but they were later pardoned by President George Washington?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] defensive back '''[[Taurean Allen]]''' was considered one of the top prospects in the [[2010 CFL Draft]] but played only six games professionally?
* ... that '''[[Erythranthe suksdorfii|Suksdorf's monkeyflower]]''' of the genus '''''[[Erythranthe]]''''' was named after the mostly self-taught immigrant botanist [[Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf]]?
* ... that '''[[Ahmad Hashim Abd al-Isawi]]''' earned the nickname the "Butcher of Fallujah" after allegedly masterminding the [[2004 Fallujah ambush|2004 ambush]] in which four private contractors were killed, mutilated, and their bodies displayed?
* ... that '''[[George Washington Pilipō]]''', a leading Hawaiian politician of the 19th century, was known as "The Lion of North Kona"?
* ... that '''[[Recycled Orchestra of Cateura|children playing instruments made from scrap]]''' have recorded with [[Basement Jaxx]] and performed with [[Megadeth]]?

===22 February 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Mantri Manai]]''' ''(pictured)'' has a mixture of [[History of architecture#Europe|European]] and [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]] architectural styles?
* ... that the '''[[grey jay]]''' builds its nests in late winter, while the forest is still deep in snow?
* ... that last year, the Indonesian province of [[Aceh]] processed 324 court cases and carried out at least 100 [[caning]] sentences under '''[[Islamic criminal law in Aceh|its Islamic criminal code]]'''?
* ... that in 1951, '''[[Constance Dallas]]''' became the first woman elected to [[Philadelphia City Council]]?
* ... that '''''[[Designed by Apple in California]]''''' was dedicated to Apple Inc. co-founder [[Steve Jobs]]?
* ... that before the end of 1940, the Dutch '''[[Committee for Jewish Refugees (Netherlands)|Committee for Jewish Refugees]]''' had facilitated the emigration from Europe of about 22,000 Jews, who thus escaped the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]]?
* ... that the '''[[Huntly rail bridge bombing]]''' was called an "infamous act of terrorism" by New Zealand Prime Minister [[Sidney Holland]]?
* ... that comic creator [[Gerry Alanguilan]] spent more than a year researching chickens before he began working on '''''[[Elmer (comics)|Elmer]]'''''?

*'''''00:00, 22 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[book of hours]] '''''[[Heures de Charles d'Angoulême]]''''' contains a [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature]] of the beginning of the ''[[Ave Maria]]'' in [[Historiated initial|historiated letters]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary]]''' in Saskatchewan, established in 1887, was the first bird sanctuary in North America?
* ... that '''[[George Francis Hardy]]''' was an actuary, Egyptologist, and amateur astronomer whose scientific methods and calculations contributed to all three fields?
* ... that [[David Bowie]] wrote the lyrics to his 1987 song "'''[[Time Will Crawl]]'''" after hearing of the [[Chernobyl disaster]], and later chose the song as one of his favorites from his entire career?
* ... that '''[[WCHV (AM)|WCHV]]''', the oldest radio station in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], was founded more than {{convert|200|mi|km}} away on the campus of [[Emory and Henry College]]?
* ... that layers of ash considered to be from the '''[[Dacht-i-Navar Group]]''' volcanic complex in Afghanistan have been found 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) away in India?
* ... that more than 300 [[pre-main-sequence star |young stars]] in '''[[RCW 36]]''' have been detected by the [[Chandra X-ray Observatory]]?
* ... that U.S. presidential counselor [[Kellyanne Conway]]'s mention of a nonexistent '''[[Bowling Green massacre|massacre in Bowling Green, Kentucky]]''', went viral?

===21 February 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[striated thornbill]]''' ''(pictured)'' often hangs upside-down while foraging?
* ... that fire has been burning continuously since 1971 in an urn at the Indian memorial '''[[Amar Jawan Jyoti]]'''?
* ... that in a '''[[managed alcohol program]]''', chronic alcoholics are treated with alcohol?
* ... that despite originally contesting the [[Town of Dunedin by-election, 1859|1859 Town of Dunedin by-election]], '''[[William John Dyer]]''' did not participate in the poll called afterwards?
* ... that during '''[[Operation Python]]''', oil reserves, ammunition warehouses and workshops worth $3 billion were destroyed by the [[Indian Navy]]?
* ... that [[Dieter Oesterlen]] designed the large concert hall of the '''[[Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen|Funkhaus Hannover]]'''?
* ... that over 1,000 people complained when the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' called three High Court judges "'''[[Enemies of the People|enemies of the people]]'''"?
* ... that to celebrate the '''[[150th anniversary of Canada]]''' in 2017, access to [[National Parks of Canada|national parks]], [[National Historic Sites of Canada|historic sites]] and [[National Marine Conservation Area|marine conservation areas]] is free?

*'''''00:00, 21 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in '''''[[General George Washington at Trenton]]''''' ''(pictured)'', [[John Trumbull|Trumbull]] painted Washington in "the most sublime moment", the night before the [[Battle of Princeton]]?
* ... that '''''[[Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon‎|Pilgrim]]''''', the premiere title of video game developer [[Arxel Tribe]], was based on [[The Pilgrimage|a novel]] by Brazilian author [[Paulo Coelho]], who also wrote the game's screenplay?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] linebacker '''[[Zock Allen]]''' was named after the sound a cartoon character makes when hitting something?
* ... that the documentary '''''[[Hell's Angel (documentary)|Hell's Angel]]''''' claims that [[Mother Teresa]] was a demagogue and an obscurantist?
* ... that the '''[[Super V-2]]''' was a French project to develop the [[V-2 rocket]] into a long-range missile, one version of which was capable of striking targets as far away as Russia?
* ... that billionaire '''[[Leslie Koo]]'''{{`s}} [[New Taiwan dollar|NT$]]400 million bribe resulted in an 11-year jail sentence for former Taiwanese president [[Chen Shui-bian]]?
* ... that "'''[[Never Learn Not to Love]]'''" is a reworked version of [[Charles Manson]]'s song "Cease to Exist"?
* ... that a '''''[[Nuphar carlquistii]]''''' waterlily rhizome fossil was once identified as a [[ensete|banana]]?

===20 February 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Canal Lake Concrete Arch Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'', a [[National Historic Sites of Canada |National Historic Site of Canada]], is an example of a "transitional structure" between stone arch bridges and reinforced bridges?
* ... that English [[association football|association footballer]] '''[[Yasin Ben El-Mhanni]]''' made his name as a [[YouTube]] sensation?
* ... that the '''[[Samsung Omnia M]]''' was announced for the European market prior to being rolled out in [[Brazil]] and [[China]]?
* ... that the rival ports of [[Port of Seattle|Seattle]] and [[Port of Tacoma|Tacoma]] merged to form the '''[[Northwest Seaport Alliance]]''' in 2014 because of increased competition from ports in British Columbia?
* ... that the extinct [[crape myrtle]] relative '''''[[Shirleya]]''''' was first described from fossils out of a "Hi hole"?
* ... that '''[[Dirk Kaftan]]''' conducted Schönberg's ''[[Gurre-Lieder]]'', recorded ''[[Jenůfa]]'' with the [[Graz Opera]], and led Bruckner's [[Symphony No. 4 (Bruckner)|Fourth Symphony]] in seven concerts of the [[Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie]]?
* ... that from 1909 to 1945, some students were transported to and from '''[[Jeffers High School]]''' via a special train on the [[Copper Range Railroad]]?
* ... that '''[[Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells]]''' is a term given to people, traditionally ascribed as being from [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]], who write letters of incensed conservative moral outrage?

*'''''00:00, 20 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that during development of the [[M8 (rocket)|M8 rocket]] in 1941, '''[[Leslie Skinner]]''' ''(pictured)'' built the first prototypes with casings made from old fire extinguishers?
* ... that when the '''[[Ubina Hoard]]''' was looted on the day after excavations had started, members of the [[Estonian Defence League]] were dispatched to guard it?
* ... that '''[[Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells]]''' is a term given to people, traditionally ascribed as being from [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]], who write letters of incensed conservative moral outrage?
* ... that the January 1868 death of '''[[Scarlat Vârnav|a Romanian nationalist monk]]''' just days after he had been '''[[Romanian general election, 1867|elected deputy]]''' sparked an [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] riot?
* ... that '''[[Ocosta Elementary School]]''' in [[Westport, Washington]], has the first public [[tsunami]] refuge built in the United States?
* ... that the '''[[early history of Gowa and Talloq|Indonesian kingdoms of Gowa and Talloq]]''' imported ceramics on a scale that, according to archaeologists Bulbeck and Caldwell, "beggars imagination"?
* ... that [[Paul Éluard]]'s poem "'''[[Liberté (poem)|Liberté]]'''", an ode to liberty written in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|occupied France]], was distributed by parachute from British aircraft?

===19 February 2017===
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* ... that '''[[St. Marien am Behnitz]]''' ''(interior pictured)'', the second-oldest Catholic church in the Berlin area, was designed by [[August Soller]] and restored by private owners?
* ... that a pair of '''[[stripe-breasted woodpecker]]s''' were once observed sitting on the eggs simultaneously?
* ... that the upcoming television series '''''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''''' was first developed in 2008 as a feature film by [[Marvel Studios]] but was shelved due to the success of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]''?
* ... that the [[state funeral of John F. Kennedy]] was the only one for a United States president in which '''[[Foreign military units at the state funeral of John Kennedy|foreign military forces participated]]'''?
* ... that Swedish rock band '''[[Mecki Mark Men]]''' played with both [[Jimi Hendrix]] and the [[Royal Swedish Opera]]?
* ... that the fossil maple '''''[[Acer eonegundo]]''''' was described from a single partial leaf?
* ... that '''[[Amy Burvall]]''', co-creator of the ''historyteachers'' videos, originally wanted to be a spy?

*'''''00:00, 19 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Northern needle-clawed bushbaby|northern]]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[Southern needle-clawed bushbaby|southern needle-clawed bushbabies]]''' are specialist feeders on [[Natural gum|gum]]?
* ... that out of thirteen elections held in the '''[[Gundlupet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gundlupet Vidhan Sabha constituency]]''', in the south-Indian state of [[Karnataka]], seven have been won by '''[[K. S. Nagarathanamma]]''' and five by '''[[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]]'''?
* ... that '''[[SeaTac/Airport station]]''' in Seattle was opened in time for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], held in [[Vancouver]], Canada?
* ... that [[Bill Clinton]] starred with [[Kevin Spacey]] in the 2000 [[short film]] '''''[[The Final Days (Clinton film)|The Final Days]]'''''?
* ... that the '''[[rufous-fronted parakeet]]''' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Colombia where it occurs on two volcanic massifs in the Andes?
* ... that from 1973 until 2012, '''[[Myra Nimmo]]''' held the Scottish women's national [[long jump]] record?
* ... that the pubic hair of a '''[[Milford Lane]]''' woman is the scene of a battle in the bawdy 1716 poem, ''[[The Duel of the Crabs]]''?

===18 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Britannia Mines Concentrator|Britannia Mines]]''' ''(concentrator pictured)'' in British Columbia had the greatest copper ore concentrate output in the British Empire from 1925 to 1930?
* ... that '''[[Manohar Lal Munjal]]''' was the first Indian to receive the Distinguished International membership of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering?
* ... that all four singles from [[Alejandro Fernández]]'s album '''''[[Me Estoy Enamorando (album)|Me Estoy Enamorando]]''''' reached number one on the [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] chart in the United States?
* ... that '''[[Joseph L. Kun]]''' served for 30 years on the [[Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas]], but was defeated when he ran for another term in '''[[Philadelphia municipal election, 1957|the 1957 elections]]''' at the age of 75?
* ... that in January 2017, anarchist squatters occupied one of the four London houses of the Russian billionaire '''[[Andrey Goncharenko]]''', and used it as a homeless shelter?
* ... that [[Jean Anouilh]]'s play '''''[[Léocadia]]''''', one of his ''Pièces roses'', was staged on Broadway as ''Time Remembered''?
* ... that in 2013, two hundred teachers occupied a toll booth on '''[[Mexican Federal Highway 180D]]''' and allowed cars to pass for free?

*'''''00:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[One Kemble Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built using precast [[cruciform]] concrete blocks to avoid the use of [[scaffolding]]?
* ... that the billionaire '''[[Philip Day (businessman)|Philip Day]]''' grew up on a [[council estate]], and now owns a [[Edmond Castle|country estate]]?
* ... that [[Tamedia]], the publishing company of the German language women's magazine '''''[[Annabelle (magazine)|Annabelle]]''''', banned it from reporting critical political news in 2013?
* ... that the '''[[Working–Hotelling procedure]]''', first formulated in 1929, was one of the earliest methods of [[simultaneous inference]]?
* ... that [[T. H. White]] wrote ''[[Mistress Masham's Repose]]'' for '''[[Amaryllis Garnett]]'''?
* ... that some fighters of the '''[[Guardians of the Dawn]]''' describe themselves as "mujahideen of the cross"?
* ... that [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]]'s song "'''[[I Made It (Fantasia song)|I Made It]]'''" was described as sounding like a finale for the musical [[The Color Purple (musical)|''The Color Purple'']]?
* ... that scientists have proposed '''[[pre-collisional Himalaya|four models]]''' to describe the arrangement of the layers of rock before the collision of India with Asia that formed the [[Himalayas]]?

===17 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 17 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Anisa Mohammed]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only cricketer to take five '''[[List of five-wicket hauls in women's One Day International cricket|five-wicket hauls in women's One Day Internationals]]'''?
* ... that scientists have proposed '''[[pre-collisional Himalaya|four models]]''' to describe the arrangement of the layers of rock before the collision of India with Asia that formed the [[Himalayas]]?
* ... that '''[[Henry L. Reaves]]''' was an open range cattle rancher on land near what is now [[Disney World]] before serving in the Georgia House of Representatives for 38 years?
* ... that in an '''[[air stripline]]''', air is used as an [[Insulator (electricity)|electrical insulator]] to reduce [[transmission loss]]es?
* ... that the '''[[Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium]]''' in [[São Paulo]], opened in 1957, was the first planetarium in Brazil?
* ... that "'''[[Get Enough]]'''" had a commercial release limited to 2,000 [[Gramophone record|7"]] vinyl singles?
* ... that [[German hip hop|German rapper]] '''[[Schwesta Ewa]]''' often sings about her former life as a prostitute?

===16 February 2017===
*'''''23:15, 16 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that establishing the chemical structure of '''[[apparicine]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a notable early use of [[nuclear magnetic resonance decoupling]]?
* ... that '''[[Jean Tatlock]]''' had a romantic relationship with [[Robert Oppenheimer]], introducing him to poetry and politics?
* ... that only two chiefs of the [[Indian Army]] have ever been promoted to '''[[Field marshal (India)|field marshal]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[desert hare]]''' can produce up to 30 offspring in a year?
* ... that according to a commentator, fiddle player '''[[Joe Thompson (musician)|Joe Thompson]]''' "was the inspiration for a national revival of [[string band|stringband music]]"?
* ... that whilst carrying out '''[[High Explosive Research]]''', British scientists developed atomic weapons?
* ... that the [[Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array|Very Large Array]] observed nearly one million radio sources during the '''[[Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters]]''' survey?
* ... that over a 22-year period, [[Colorado]] cattle ranch owner '''[[Sue Anschutz-Rodgers]]''' increased her stock from 33 cows and a single bull to 1,700 head of cattle?

*'''''11:00, 16 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array|Very Large Array]] ''(pictured)'' observed nearly one million radio sources during the '''[[Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters]]''' survey?
* ... that over a 22-year period, [[Colorado]] cattle ranch owner '''[[Sue Anschutz-Rodgers]]''' increased her stock from 33 cows and a single bull to 1,700 head of cattle?
* ... that at a cost of £2.5 million (US$3.2 million), the opening scene for "'''[[The Holy Trinity (The Grand Tour)|The Holy Trinity]]'''", the first episode of ''[[The Grand Tour (TV series)|The Grand Tour]]'', was the most expensive scene in television history?
* ... that Dutch television maker and author '''[[Teun van de Keuken]]''' started [[Tony's Chocolonely]], which sells what is called "slave-free chocolate"?
* ... that the '''[[India Government Mint, Noida|Indian Government Mint in Noida]]''' is one of the four mints in the country and the only one established since [[Indian independence movement|independence in 1947]]?
* ... that the British anthropologist '''[[Karin Barber]]''' started her academic career at the [[Obafemi Awolowo University|University of Ife]], where she was required to teach in Yoruba?
* ... that the [[Miami Dolphins]] have not won a playoff game since the '''[[2000 Miami Dolphins season|2000 season]]'''?

===15 February 2017===
*'''''22:45, 15 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1782, the [[Qianlong Emperor]] enquired "[[Lacquerware|lacquer]] is cause for ten officials to protest; what if it is also '''[[Carved lacquer|carved]]'''?" ''(example pictured)''
* ... that the Grammy-winning opera [[tenor]] '''[[Aaron Sheehan]]''' did not begin singing until his final year of high school?
* ... that '''[[Hanzo (Overwatch)|Hanzo]]''' and his brother Genji from ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'' were originally a single character that was split during development?
* ... that the [[Particle physics|particle physicist]] '''[[Jeff Forshaw]]''' works with data from the [[Large Hadron Collider]] at [[CERN]] and appeared on television to explain the [[Higgs boson]] to children under 12?
* ... that after gaining [[Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom (1560)|a partial victory over the Jaffna kingdom in 1560]], the Portuguese successfully defeated their enemy in the '''[[Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom (1591)|invasion of 1591]]''' and installed their own king?
* ... that '''[[Paul Dibb]]''' formulated [[Dibb Report|an eponymous report]] of [[Australian Defence Force|Australia’s defence capabilities]]?
* ... that '''''[[We're Going on a Bear Hunt]]''''' was the text used to break the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]]'' for the "Largest Reading Lesson"?

*'''''10:30, 15 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in the '''[[Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg|Christian centre of meditation and spirituality]]''' in Frankfurt, visitors can walk through a [[labyrinth]] of burning tealights ''(pictured)'' one Saturday each year?
* ... that '''''[[Yazh Nool]]''''', an important research work on the ancient [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Tamil]] musical instrument known as [[yazh]], describes six types of forgotten [[musical instrument|instruments]]?
* ... that the '''[[Kaʻahumanu Society]]''', originally founded in 1864 by Hawaiian royalty [[Victoria Kamāmalu]], [[Bernice Pauahi Bishop]], and [[Liliuokalani]], was rechartered by a '''[[Lucy Kaopaulu Peabody|lady-in-waiting]]''' in 1905?
* ... that '''''[[Famatinanthus|Famatinanthus decussatus]]''''' is a rare shrub from Argentina threatened by mining, off-road vehicles, and livestock?
* ... that [[defensive back]] '''[[Michael Allen (Canadian football)|Michael Allen]]''' set a [[Canadian Football League]] record by returning five blocked punts for touchdowns?
* ... that the '''[[Euryoryzomys nitidus|elegant rice rat]]''' sometimes carries a [[hantavirus]] that can cause a [[Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome|fatal disease]] in humans?
* ... that gospel street singer '''[[Flora Molton]]''' performed in downtown [[Washington, D.C.]], into her eighties?

===14 February 2017===
*'''''22:15, 14 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that an Indian Police official called the '''[[Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle]]s''' ''(example pictured)'' "coffins on wheels"?
* ... that '''[[August Buchner]]''', a professor of poetry and rhetoric at the [[University of Wittenberg]], wrote the libretto for a lost ballet-opera by [[Heinrich Schütz]]?
* ... that the 1994 '''[[New Jersey Rockin' Rollers]]''', led by [[Manon Rhéaume]], defeated [[Erin Whitten]] and the [[Pittsburgh Phantoms (RHI)|Pittsburgh Phantoms]], in the first professional [[roller hockey]] game with two women as goaltenders?
* ... that the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' suggested that the depopulated Palestinian village of '''[[Dayr Muhaysin]]''' was a [[Crusader states|Crusader]] village, held as a [[fief]] of the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]]?
* ... that the '''[[Gobi big brown bat]]''' is thought to include [[butterfly|butterflies]] in its diet?
* ... that the British art historian '''[[Humphrey Brooke (art historian)|Humphrey Brooke]]''' grew more than 500 varieties of rose?
* ... that '''''[[Saturday Night! – The Album]]''''' was described as "artless" in ''The Washington Post''?

*'''''03:29, 14 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the oviraptorid dinosaur '''''[[Nemegtomaia]]''''' ''(pictured)'' brooded its eggs?
* ... that the former Palestinian villages of '''[[Ni'ilya]]''' and '''[[al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya]]''' appeared in the Ottoman [[Defter|census]] of 1596?
* ... that at age 21, '''[[Jewell Jones]]''' became the youngest [[Michigan House of Representatives|state representative]] in [[History of Michigan|Michigan history]]?
* ... that '''[[Param Vir Chakra]]''', India's highest military decoration, has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were made posthumously?
* ... that the first use of a '''[[transfer function matrix]]''' in [[control system]]s was on development of gas turbine engines for the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]]?
* ... that the [[desert bighorn sheep]], [[cougar]], and threatened [[Mojave Desert tortoise]] are among the animals whose habitat is protected in the '''[[Gold Butte National Monument]]''' in southeastern [[Nevada]]?
* ... that the British anthropologist '''[[Wendy James (anthropologist)|Wendy James]]''' started her academic career at the [[University of Khartoum]] in Sudan?
* ... that the '''[[flea]]''' was illustrated by [[Robert Hooke]] in 1665 in his pioneering book ''[[Micrographia]]''?

===13 February 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[flea]]''' ''(pictured)'' was illustrated by [[Robert Hooke]] in 1665 in his pioneering book ''[[Micrographia]]''?
* ... that '''''[[Qard al-Hasan]]''''' is considered a "beautiful loan" in Islam, because the borrower is [[Allah]] and not the person who receives the loan?
* ... that '''[[John Clive Ward]]''' has been called "the father of the [[United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction|British H-bomb]]"?
* ... that '''[[Packera obovata|spoon-leaved ragwort]]''' is sometimes eaten by sheep despite being toxic to many grazing mammals?
* ... that [[Magong]]'s '''[[Mazu Temple (Magong)|Mazu Temple]]''' claims to be the oldest temple in Taiwan?
* ... that India annually celebrates [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day]] on 4 December to mark the victory of '''[[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]'''?
* ... that playwright and journalist '''[[Refik Erduran]]'''{{`s}} fourth marriage, to his third wife's daughter from an earlier marriage, was [[annulment|annulled]] after six years by court decision for being immoral?

*'''''00:29, 13 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Hrithik Roshan]]''' ''(pictured)'' topped ''[[Eastern Eye]]''{{`s}} listing of the "50 Sexiest Asian Men" in 2011, 2012, and 2014?
* ... that '''[[Presidential M&M's]]''' are given as gifts to guests of the President of the United States?
* ... that '''[[Ian McTaggart-Cowan]]''' was considered "the father of Canadian [[ecology]]"?
* ... that according to the 1997 book '''''[[Policy Design for Democracy]]''''', "degenerative policy making" is a major feature of the United States political system?
* ... that a chapel in the village of '''[[Medstead]]''' was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]?
* ... that '''[[Phillip Henry Bridenbaugh]]'''{{`s}} 265–65–25 record was believed to be the best in the history of [[Pennsylvania]] [[high school football]]?
* ... that the adult male '''[[Masoala fork-marked lemur]]''' has a cutaneous gland on the throat which is rubbed against the female during [[social grooming]]?

===12 February 2017===
*'''''12:44, 12 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Carmo Planetarium]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[São Paulo]], Brazil, uses 9,000 optical fibres and 109 lenses to portray the night sky?
* ... that '''[[Van Cortlandt Park]]''' contains both [[the Bronx]]'s oldest building and the United States' oldest public golf course?
* ... that during '''[[Krishnapada Ghosh]]'''{{`s}} term as Labour Minister in the second [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] government of West Bengal, police were instructed not to intervene against striking workers?
* ... that when the '''[[USS Albany (1846)|USS ''Albany'']]''' disappeared off the coast of Venezuela in 1853, its crew included the offspring of several prominent politicians?
* ... that the extinct sweetgum '''''[[Liquidambar changii]]''''' was described from the "Hi hole" location in [[Washington (state)|Central Washington State]]?
* ... that [[United States Navy]] officer '''[[Jesse Iwuji]]''' played [[college football]] for the [[Navy Midshipmen football|Naval Academy]] and currently races in [[NASCAR]]?
* ... that the lyrics of [[Tove Lo]]'s song "'''[[Not on Drugs]]'''" compared falling in love to being under the influence of drugs?

*'''''00:43, 12 February 2017 (UTC)'''''

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* ... that '''[[Oecophylla smaragdina|weaver ants]]''' ''(pictured)'' were being used to control citrus pests in China as early as 304 A.D.?
* ... that after the ballet dancer '''[[Franziska Romana Koch]]''' sang in the opera ''[[Anton Schweitzer|Alceste]]'' which was composed for her, [[Christoph Martin Wieland|its librettist]] celebrated her performance in a poem?
* ... that as a result of the '''[[Suhl card reader case]]''', an amateur psychic spent years in prison?
* ... that '''[[Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre]]''' was [[President of Guatemala]] for ten days?
* ... that '''''[[Acer ferrignoi]]''''' was named for James Ferrigno, who supplied access to [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] fossils to scientists describing the extinct [[maple]]?
* ... that following the tradition of Urdu poets, [[Bollywood]] lyricist '''[[Naqsh Lyallpuri]]''' took his surname from [[Faisalabad|his birthplace]], and his family also adopted it?
* ... that '''[[List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals|performances at the Minnesota Fringe Festival]]''' have taken place in a loading dock, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a moving car?

===11 February 2017===
*'''''12:37, 11 February 2017 (UTC)'''''

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* ... that, objecting to World War I, [[Georgia O'Keeffe]] painted '''''[[The Flag (O'Keeffe painting)|The Flag]]''''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the '''[[Amur hedgehog]]''' makes pig-like grunts as it searches for food?
* ... that 17th-century Polish poet '''[[Anna Stanisławska]]''' wrote about her life and three marriages as a series of 77 [[Threnody|laments]]?
* ... that [[defensive back]] '''[[Jeff Allen (gridiron football)|Jeff Allen]]''' was traded twice during his career, but played for neither of the teams that traded for him?
* ... that '''[[Sir John Rogerson's Quay]]''', a private development in 18th-century Dublin, became home to a 19th-century [[diving bell]] used to further develop [[Dublin quays|Dublin's quays]]?
* ... that the constellation '''[[Frederici Honores]]''' was established to honour [[Frederick the Great]]?
* ... that the six-year reign of the [[caliph]] '''[[al-Muktafi]]''' saw the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] recover the territories of [[Medieval Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], marking the last revival in its fortunes before its collapse?
* ... that Mexican actor and [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] '''[[Tonina Jackson]]''' was so popular that a [[soft drink]] was named after him?

*'''''00:00, 11 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Pompeii Lakshmi]]''' ''(pictured)'' is an Indian [[ivory carving|ivory statuette]] of the Hindu goddess, excavated at [[Pompeii]]?
* ... that the U.S. government '''[[Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017|temporary funding bill]]''' passed in December also contained provisions to expedite the approval process for [[James Mattis]] as [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]?
* ... that '''[[Antonio Fantuzzi]]'''{{`s}} "mildly licentious" [[etching]] of ''Mars and Venus Bathing'' (c. 1543) probably copies a painting in the six-room bath suite of the [[Palace of Fontainebleau]]?
* ... that the fossil maple '''''[[Acer lincolnense]]''''' has leaves divided into three leaflets?
* ... that while he was trained in classical French cuisine at [[Le Cordon Bleu]], Israeli chef '''[[Erez Komarovsky]]''' prefers to cook with "couscous, olive oil, and goat cheese"?
* ... that '''''[[Sept répons des ténèbres]]''''', sacred music by [[Francis Poulenc]], was commissioned by the [[New York Philharmonic]] and premiered after the composer's death?
* ... that since its 2007 debut in the United States, the '''[[Rumbler siren]]''' has been adopted by [[emergency service]]s in Australia and Singapore?

===10 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 10 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Canadian artist [[Emily Carr]] felt unable to look at her painting '''''[[The Indian Church]]''''' ''(pictured)'' because she was embarrassed when people complimented her on her work?
* ... that one edition of Lenni Brenner's book '''''[[Zionism in the Age of the Dictators]]''''' has on its cover a medal commemorating a visit to Palestine by Nazi [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] Officer [[Leopold von Mildenstein]]?
* ... that '''[[John I Doukas of Thessaly|John I Doukas]]''', ruler of [[Thessaly]], sneaked out of his fortress during a siege, disguised as a [[Groom (profession)|groom]] seeking a stray horse?
* ... that the '''[[Neurological Society of India]]''' was founded in 1951 by [[Jacob Chandy]], [[Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi]], '''[[S. T. Narasimhan]]''', and '''[[Baldev Singh (neurologist)|Baldev Singh]]''', pioneers of epilepsy surgery in India?
* ... that the '''[[Aztec thrush]]''', a [[vagrancy (biology)|vagrant]] to the United States, was first recorded there more than 100 years after it was [[species description|described]] in Mexico?
* ... that the British [[botanist]] Professor '''[[William T. Stearn|William Stearn]]''' never attended university nor earned a degree, because his family was too poor?
* ... that the Swiss government '''[[Switzerland and weapons of mass destruction|made detailed plans]]''' to acquire and test [[nuclear weapon]]s during the [[Cold War]]?
* ... that [[offensive lineman]] '''[[Ian Allen (gridiron football)|Ian Allen]]''' retired from professional football to pursue a music career?

*'''''00:00, 10 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Pamela Cunningham Copeland]]''' ''(pictured)'' was honored by the [[Garden Club of America]] for her vision in preserving rare and endangered plants at [[Mt. Cuba Center|Mount Cuba]]?
* ... that drawing the graphic novel diary '''''[[Dendō]]''''' helped Brittany Long Olsen cope with "raw and emotional" moments on her [[Missionary (LDS Church)|LDS mission]] in Japan?
* ... that "'''[[Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit]]'''", a hymn by the [[Protestant Reformers|Protestant reformer]] Martin Luther based on [[Psalm 124]], appears in the current Protestant hymnal only partly, within stanzas from [[Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält|a colleague's hymn]]?
* ... that an interactive exhibit about the life and work of '''[[David Hawkins (philosopher)|David Hawkins]]''' was called "Cultivate the Scientist in Every Child"?
* ... that at the establishment of '''[[Bahía Portete – Kaurrele National Natural Park|Bahía Portete National Natural Park]]''', Colombian president [[Juan Manuel Santos]] said, "Biodiversity is to Colombia what oil is for the Arabs"?
* ... that '''[[Sophie Molineux]]''' won the inaugural [[Betty Wilson]] Young Cricketer of the Year Award at the 2017 [[Allan Border Medal|Allan Border Medal Ceremony]]?
* ... that '''[[historical comet observations in China]]''' as far back as 12 BC have been used to study changes in the brightness of [[Halley's Comet]]?

===9 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 9 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the design of the '''[[Roosevelt dime]]''' ''(pictured)'' has remained almost intact through its more than 70 years of production?
* ... that poems by '''[[Martin Greif (poet)|Martin Greif]]''' inspired music by [[Max Reger]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Anton Webern]], and possibly [[Gustav Mahler]]?
* ... that by royal edict, only members of certain families could be masters in the [[guild]] for makers of '''[[Limoges enamel]]'''?
* ... that at 14 years of age, '''[[Minami Itahashi]]''' was the youngest person to win a springboard diving event at the Japanese national championships?
* ... that New York's '''[[Constitution Marsh]]''', an [[Important Bird Area]], is adjacent to what was once "the most [[cadmium]] polluted site in the world"?
* ... that King [[Razadarit]] once sent Queen '''[[Mwei Thin|Thuddhamaya]]''' in a golden [[Litter (vehicle)|litter]] to one of his top commanders, despite her objections?
* ... that '''[[Laguna del Maule (volcano)|Laguna del Maule]]''' is a volcanic field in Chile that has been [[Bradyseism|inflating]] at a rapid pace during the last decade?
* ... that the Ethiopian '''[[Debo Band]]''' was founded by amateur [[klezmer]] musicians?

*'''''00:00, 9 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Maximilian Chapel ''(pictured)'', atop '''[[Cerro de las Campanas]]''', is built in a style that "has nothing to do with Mexican buildings"?
* ... that the '''[[Superfest International Disability Film Festival]]''' is the longest-running disability film festival in the world?
* ... that the '''[[Banu Sulaym|Sulaym]]i''' commander '''[[Abu'l-A'war]]''' led the Arabs to a major naval victory over the Byzantines in the [[Battle of the Masts]]?
* ... that '''[[freedom of the press in South Korea]]''' has declined since 2010?
* ... that '''[[Carlos Fernández Gondín]]''' fought against Cuban dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and the United States in the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]], and afterwards helped found the [[Communist Party of Cuba]]?
* ... that the drawing of [[Lucifer]] from the '''''[[Divine Comedy illustrated by Botticelli]]''''' depicts the whole story of canto XXXIV, and shows Lucifer's geographical location in Hell?
* ... that the English [[Peace movement|peace campaigner]] '''[[Betty Tebbs]]''' was arrested at the age of 89 for participating in anti-[[Trident nuclear programme|Trident]] protests?

===8 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 8 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, in 1904, '''[[HMS Spiteful (1899)|HMS ''Spiteful'']]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[warship]] to be powered solely by [[fuel oil]]?
* ... that high school teacher '''[[Gertrude Hull]]''' tutored [[Douglas MacArthur]] in preparation for passing his entrance examination to [[United States Military Academy|West Point]]?
* ... that the '''[[Meloe variegatus|variegated oil beetle]]''' was used as a treatment for [[rabies]] in the 19th century?
* ... that the victims of the '''[[Kragujevac massacre]]''' in Serbia included 144 high school students?
* ... that the Canadian government invests millions of dollars in [[First Nations]] communities to close the '''[[digital divide in Canada]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Charoen Krung Road]]''' was built because foreign consuls complained of not having a road for their carriages in [[Bangkok]]?
* ... that '''[[Robert Boyd (journalist)|Robert Boyd]]''' missed out on the scoop of a lifetime but won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] in the process?

*'''''00:00, 8 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that while the '''[[Echinocystis|wild cucumber]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the '''[[Sicyos angulatus|oneseed bur cucumber]]''' both grow in North America, one has been used in a [[Aphrodisiac|love potion]] and the other to treat [[sexually transmitted infection]]s?
* ... that the '''[[Neurological Society of India]]''' was founded in 1951 by [[Jacob Chandy]], [[Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi]], '''[[S. T. Narasimhan]]''', and '''[[Baldev Singh (neurologist)|Baldev Singh]]''', pioneers of epilepsy surgery in India?
* ... that the character [[List of D.Gray-man characters#Komui Lee|Komui Lee]] in the manga series '''''[[D.Gray-man]]''''' is based on [[Katsura Hoshino|the author]]'s boss?
* ... that '''[[emotional lability]]''' can be seen in conditions such as [[personality disorder]], [[bipolar disorder]], [[ADHD]], and alcohol intoxication, or after a [[stroke]]?
* ... that despite being shot in the back and witnessing atrocities as a [[child soldier]] in South Sudan, '''[[Deng Adut]]''' is now a defence lawyer in Australia?
* ... that '''[[Laguna del Maule (volcano)|Laguna del Maule]]''' is a volcanic field in Chile that has been [[Bradyseism|inflating]] at a rapid pace during the last decade?
* ... that '''[[George Drumm]]''' wrote "[[Hail, America]]" while riding the [[New York City Subway]]?

===7 February 2017===
*'''''12:00, 7 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that during '''[[2016 Manzanita tornado|an October 2016 tornado]]''' in [[Manzanita, Oregon|Manzanita]], Oregon ''(damage pictured)'', the local branch of the [[National Weather Service]] issued a record ten [[tornado warning]]s in a single day?
*... that '''[[Carlos Enrique Díaz de León]]''', president of Guatemala for two days, once refused a bribe of US$200,000?
* ... that a 2011 takeover of the '''[[Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa]]''' in Mexico by protesting students lasted for two months?
* ... that the composer '''[[Peter Janssens]]''' subtitled his ''Menschensohn'' ([[Son of man (Christianity)|Son of man]]) a "''Sacro-Pop-Musical''"?
* ... that you can go directly from '''[[Aqueduct Racetrack (IND Rockaway Line)|Aqueduct Racetrack]]''' to [[Manhattan]], but not directly back?
* ... that '''[[Elijah of Nisibis|Elijah, archbishop of Nisibis]]''', befriended the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] vizier and recorded their conversations in his ''Book of Sessions''?
* ... that some specimens of the fossil egg '''''[[Macroolithus]]''''' have been found with embryos of [[Oviraptoridae|oviraptorid dinosaurs]] inside?

*'''''00:00, 7 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[white-browed robin-chat]]''' sometimes nests on occupied buildings' walls and trellises covered with climbing plants?
* ... that under the 1850–1903 '''[[Oudh Bequest]]''', six million [[Indian rupee|rupees]] were transferred from the Indian kingdom of Oudh to the Shia holy cities of [[Najaf]] and [[Karbala]]?
* ... that '''[[Tilo Medek]]''' set Lenin's ''[[Decree on Peace]]'' for speaking voice and four percussionists, and wrote an opera based on [[The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum|a Böll novel]]?
* ... that the '''[[Geological history of the Precordillera terrane|Precordillera Platform]]''' in Argentina may have originally broken off from rocks that are now in the southeastern United States?
* ... that in the late 1970s '''[[Beryl Rawson]]''' used computers to analyse the family life of Roman slaves?
* ... that the '''[[Big Sur Land Trust]]''' pioneered the "conservation buyer" method of preserving land, saving thousands of acres in [[Big Sur]] from possible development?
* ... that scholars have debated whether the mysterious '''[[Third Murderer]]''' in William Shakespeare's tragedy ''[[Macbeth]]'' was [[Macbeth (character)|Macbeth]] himself?

===6 February 2017===
*'''''12:05, 6 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[John Henry Wise]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] to play [[college football]]?
* ... that visitors to the collection at '''[[The House of Houdini]]''' can gain admittance only by decoding a secret message on their admission ticket?
* ... that '''[[Christopher R. W. Nevinson]]''' was described by [[Charles Lewis Hind]] as "among the most discussed, most successful, most promising, most admired and most hated British artists"?
* ... that the Chinese variety store '''[[Miniso]]''' was co-founded by a Japanese designer and a Chinese entrepreneur?
* ... that [[Jainism|Jain]] figure '''[[Bahubali]]''' is said to have meditated motionless in a standing posture for a year, during which time climbing plants grew around his legs?
* ... that stockpiles of [[United States Marine Corps]] weapons and equipment are stored in caves in Norway as part of a '''[[Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway|Marine Corps Prepositioning Program]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita|Pasang Lhamu Sherpa]]''', one of the first Nepali women to climb [[K2]], was named after [[Pasang Lhamu Sherpa|the first Nepali woman to climb Everest]]?

*'''''00:20, 6 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Benedetto Montagna]]'''{{`s}} engravings ''(example pictured)'' are rated more highly than his paintings, but he stopped making them around 1523, when he inherited [[Bartolomeo Montagna|his father]]'s workshop?
* ... that during the [[Wilcox rebellion of 1889]], '''[[Robert Napuʻuako Boyd]]''' was shot and wounded in the head, but survived to testify against his fellow conspirators?
* ... that [[Scott McCloud]]'s webcomic '''''[[The Right Number]]''''' requires readers to zoom in on each panel to view the next one?
* ... that '''[[Patrick Eagar]]''' took photographs at 325 [[Test cricket|Test matches]], including 98 [[The Ashes|Ashes matches]]?
* ... that [[TLC (group)|TLC]] member [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]] threatened to wear black tape over her mouth on the music video for "'''[[Creep (TLC song)|Creep]]'''" because she opposed the song's lyrical content?
* ... that democratically elected Guatemalan president '''[[Jacobo Árbenz]]''' was toppled by a [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état|CIA-sponsored coup in 1954]]?
* ... that the 1953 Chinese painting '''''[[The Founding Ceremony of the Nation]]''''' was modified and even repainted, as some of those depicted were purged from government and later rehabilitated?

===5 February 2017===
*'''''12:35, 5 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[dome car]]s of the '''''[[Train of Tomorrow]]''''' ''(pictured)'' were inspired by a ride in the Rocky Mountains in either an [[EMD F-unit|F-unit]] or a [[caboose]]'s cupola?
* ... that '''[[William T. Greenough]]''' is called a "towering figure in neuroscience" for showing that the structure of the brain changes throughout one's entire life, and not just in infancy?
* ... that '''[[Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire|a documentary]]''' on Canadian singer-songwriter [[Leonard Cohen]]'s troubled 1972 concert tour was completed in 1974 but released theatrically in 2017?
* ... that '''[[Koh-i-Sultan]]''' volcano in Pakistan last erupted approximately 90,000 years ago and still displays [[Fumarole|fumarolic]] activity?
* ... that educational video game '''''[[Opening Night (video game)|Opening Night]]''''' allowed young players to direct their own plays?
* ... that '''[[St. Peter's Church, Colombo]]''', was previously used as a banquet hall by the Dutch?
* ... that '''[[Amy Richlin]]''' teaches ancient sex?

*'''''00:50, 5 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the extinct '''''[[Tsukada davidiifolia]]''''' ''(leaf fossil pictured)'' from Washington State is related to the living [[Davidia involucrata|dove-tree]]?
* ... that the six-year reign of the [[caliph]] '''[[al-Muktafi]]''' saw the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] recover the territories of [[Medieval Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], marking the last revival in its fortunes before its collapse?
* ... that a [[Outburst flood|megaflood]] from ancient '''[[Lake Atna]]''' 17,000 years ago may have contributed to the devastation caused by the [[1964 Alaska earthquake]]?
* ... that '''[[Sandra Tayler]]''' wrote ''Hold on to Your Horses'' to help her daughter "visualize and control her impulsive ideas"?
* ... that the '''[[Ras Al-Khair Power and Desalination Plant]]''' in Saudi Arabia is the world's largest hybrid desalination plant?
* ... that ''Compendium ferculorum'' by '''[[Stanisław Czerniecki]]''' is the first cookbook written originally in Polish?
* ... that '''[[Saint Anne's Guest Home]]''' is reputed to be [[List of reportedly haunted locations in the United States|haunted]] by a nun?

===4 February 2017===
*'''''13:05, 4 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the real name of the 16th-century Italian printmaker '''[[Giovanni Battista Palumba|Master I.B. with a Bird]]''' ''(monogram pictured)'' was long suspected to be bird-related, but this was only demonstrated in 1936?
* ... that the anti-cancer drug '''[[ixazomib]]''' can be [[Metabolism|metabolized]] by at least eight different [[enzyme]]s?
* ... that [[Red Army]] commander '''[[August Kork]]''' served as an [[Imperial Russian Army]] staff officer in World War I?
* ... that '''''[[Estocolmo]]''''' is the first Argentine television series to be premiered by [[Netflix]]?
* ... that injury denied '''[[Lorne Crerar]]''' a full international cap as a player, but 20 years later he took part in two Rugby World Cup Finals as a judicial officer?
* ... that from the 9th to the late 11th centuries, the '''[[Droungarios of the Fleet|''droungarios'' of the Imperial Fleet]]''' headed the main fleet of the [[Byzantine navy]], stationed at [[Constantinople]]?
* ... that '''[[siderography]]''', a process to produce counterfeit-resistant banknotes, was submitted for an 1817 [[Bank of England]] contest in an era when English banknotes were known as "filthy rags"?

*'''''01:20, 4 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[James Braidwood (firefighter)|James Braidwood]], superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, was killed during the '''[[1861 Tooley Street fire]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Cho Hŏn]]''', a [[Joseon|Joseon dynasty]] official and [[righteous army]] leader, died in the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)|Imjin War]]?
* ... that the '''[[FP (catalogue)|catalogue of compositions by Francis Poulenc]]''', published in 1995 by Carl B. Schmidt, contains ''[[Concert champêtre]]'', [[FP (catalogue)#49|FP 49]], inspired by the harpsichordist [[Wanda Landowska]]?
* ... that '''[[Yamuna Eri]]''', a Sri Lankan [[List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Jaffna District|monument in Jaffna]], is so named for the sacred waters added to it from India's [[Yamuna]] River in the thirteenth century AD?
* ... that '''[[Giovanni Antonio da Brescia]]''' probably made the first print of ''[[Laocoön and His Sons]]'', the famous statue excavated in Rome in 1506?
* ... that [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] was present at the French victory in the '''[[Battle of Valmy]]''' and judged it to be the beginning of "a new epoch in the history of the world"?
* ... that the 1960 crime film '''''[[Private Property (1960 film)|Private Property]]''''' was "condemned" by the [[National Legion of Decency]]?

===3 February 2017===
*'''''13:35, 3 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the ''Map of Hell'' ''(pictured)'' by [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]] is the subject of the 2016 documentary film '''''[[Botticelli Inferno]]'''''?
* ... that [[Jaffna kingdom]] lost sovereignty over [[Mannar Island]] after the '''[[Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom (1560)|first invasion by the Portuguese in 1560]]'''?
* ... that Czech-Israeli [[food technology]] researcher '''[[Zdenka Samish]]''' said that every fruit and vegetable can be made into jam?
* ... that '''[[Thompson Snell & Passmore]]''' holds the world record for being the oldest continually operating law firm still in existence?
* ... that the '''[[white-headed robin-chat]]''' is the only African robin with an entirely white head?
* ... that the bisexual journalist '''[[Edith Shackleton Heald]]''' was [[W. B. Yeats]]' mistress, and lived with the openly lesbian artist [[Gluck (painter)|Gluck]] for 32 years?
* ... that the '''[[Oriental Desert Express]]''' is equipped with shovels to help clear sand off the railroad tracks?

*'''''01:50, 3 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|Mary Jackson]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first black female engineer at [[NASA]] after successfully petitioning the City of [[Hampton, Virginia]], to allow her to attend required graduate courses at a [[Racial segregation in the United States|whites-only]] school?
* ... that while English composers often combine "Mag and Nunc", [[Arvo Pärt]] set his [[Magnificat (Pärt)|Magnificat]] for Berlin and his '''[[Nunc dimittis (Pärt)|Nunc dimittis]]''' later for the [[St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)|Edinburgh Episcopal Cathedral]]?
* ... that the '''[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore)]]''' fell out of favour due to its isolation from other left-wing groups?
* ... that according to historian [[Stefan Winter (historian)|Stefan Winter]], '''[[al-Makzun al-Sinjari]]''' is "perhaps the most prominent individual in [[Alawite]] history"?
* ... that [[Wesley Snipes]] had been interested in portraying the [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] in film for more than 20 years, before Marvel Studios officially announced '''''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''''' in 2014 with [[Chadwick Boseman]] in the role?
* ... that the East German actress '''[[Sonja Kehler]]''', who was known for singing [[Bertolt Brecht|Brecht]], taught acting in Denmark?
* ... that China's '''[[Shuixian Zunwang |Five Water Gods]]''' may have originated from a misunderstood surname?

===2 February 2017===
*'''''12:10, 2 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that on this day in 1574, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] and her court saw a play about the rape victim '''[[Timoclea]]''' ''(pictured)'' acted by London schoolboys?
* ... that approximately 80% of residents of [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], live in '''[[komboni]]s'''?
* ... that [[Malus|crab apples]] were regarded as talismans against '''[[Wen Shen]]''', the Chinese god of pestilence?
* ... that the ancient '''[[Clattern Bridge]]''' was a [[medieval football]] goal and [[Common scold|scolds]] were [[Cucking stool|ducked]] there too?
* ... that the bass '''[[Thomas Thomaschke]]''' appeared as Wagner's [[Die Walküre|Hunding]] at [[La Scala]], as Mozart's [[The Magic Flute|Sarastro]] in [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera|Glyndebourne]], and recorded Bach's ''[[Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125|Mit Fried und Freud]]'' with [[Nikolaus Harnoncourt|Harnoncourt]]?
* ... that "'''[[to rob Peter to pay Paul]]'''" means to eliminate one debt by incurring another?

*'''''00:25, 2 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Girl with Peaches|girl with peaches]]''' ''(pictured)'' married the future chief prosecutor of the [[Most Holy Synod]]?
* ... that Major General '''[[James N. Post III]]''' flew over 4,000 hours in the [[F-16 Falcon]]?
* ... that female '''[[dusky bushbaby|dusky bushbabies]]''' carry their infants in their mouths and sometimes "park" them on branches near their nest holes?
* ... that the oldest bar in Arizona, '''[[The Palace Restaurant and Saloon]]''' in Prescott, played host to [[Wyatt Earp]] and [[Doc Holliday]] in the late 1870s before they moved on to Tombstone?
* ... that a monument on '''[[Chenail Island]]''' honours the families that lived there before much of the island was submerged?
* ... that '''[[Vanda Hybnerová]]''' was named Best Actress in a Play at the 2004 [[Thalia Awards]] for her performance in ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]''?
* ... that a critic of the [[Didacticism|didactic]] comic strip '''''[[Goofus and Gallant]]''''' observed that the "obnoxious" Goofus may appeal to children more than the "do-gooder" Gallant?

===1 February 2017===
*'''''12:40, 1 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[blue-winged parrot]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of three species of parrot that make regular yearly [[bird migration|migrations]] over a sea or ocean?
* ... that after being granted a wildcard entry, Australian high diver '''[[Rhiannan Iffland]]''' went on to win the 2016 [[Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series|Cliff Diving World Series championship]] in her rookie year?
* ... that the extinct maple '''''[[Acer taggarti]]''''' was first described from 13 fossils, 6 of which were fruits?
* ... that [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|All India Gorkha League]] leader '''[[Deo Prakash Rai]]''' was denounced as a communist agent and deported from [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] in 1950?
* ... that [[Gwen Stefani]] and [[Justin Timberlake]]'s song "'''[[What U Workin' With?]]'''" was first revealed through a surprise post on Timberlake's Instagram account?
* ... that '''[[Hugh de Beauchamp (sheriff)|Hugh de Beauchamp]]''' is considered to be the first [[English feudal barony|feudal baron]] of Bedford?
* ... that '''[[Ted Meines]]''' assumed the identity of a deceased minister to avoid arrest [[Netherlands in World War II|in the Netherlands during World War II]]?

*'''''00:12, 1 February 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" '''[[John Plankinton]]''' built '''[[Elizabeth Plankinton House|a mansion]]''' ''(pictured)'' as a wedding gift for his daughter [[Elizabeth Plankinton|Elizabeth]], but she refused to live in it because her fiancé, '''[[Richard Henry Park]]''', ran off with a dancer?
* ... that [[Woody Harrelson]]'s '''''[[Lost in London]]''''' became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
* ... that [[Alex Vincent (actor)|Alex Vincent]]'s role in '''''[[Cult of Chucky]]''''' (2017) is his first principal role in [[Child's Play (franchise)|the franchise]] since ''[[Child's Play 2]]'' (1990)?
* ... that economics professor '''[[Carolyn Shaw Bell]]''' established a model that sent a disproportionate number of students at [[Wellesley College]] into careers in economics and business?
* ... that '''[[Llullaillaco]]''' is a historically active volcano and the highest archaeological site in the world?
* ... that the '''[[Town of Dunedin by-election, 1859|1859 by-election in Dunedin]]''', New Zealand, was won by [[James Macandrew]], who had precipitated it with his resignation from office?
* ... that in 1999 '''[[Lucy Dudko]]''' hijacked a helicopter to [[Prison escape|break out]] her lover from [[Silverwater Correctional Complex]] in [[Sydney]]?

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