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===31 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Jamaica High School]]''' ''(pictured)'', once [[Queens]]' largest public high school with 4,613 students, closed in 2014 with a graduating class of only 24 students?
* ... that '''[[Gertrude Förstel]]''' was Sophie when ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' was first performed in Vienna, and sang in the premieres of ''[[Tiefland (opera)|Tiefland]]'' and Mahler's [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth Symphony]]?
* ... that a '''[[randomised decision rule]]''' satisfying the [[Bayes estimator|Bayes criterion]] always has a non-random alternative?
* ... that the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] '''[[Palace of Darius in Susa|palace at Susa]]''' served as a model for [[Persepolis]]?
* ... that for the filming of '''''[[Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?]]''''' on Manhattan's [[Upper West Side]], the filmmakers relied on regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes rather than hiring [[Extra (acting)|extras]]?
* ... that the '''[[Al-Mujadila|58th chapter of the Quran]]''' explains how Muhammad's original position on the legal status of divorced women was overruled?
* ... that in the late 1980s, the now defunct airline '''[[Nigeria Airways]]''' took delivery of the last [[DC-10]] ever built?
* ... that 22 years after he [[Walk-on (sports)|walked-on]] at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]], '''[[Matt Luke (American football)|Matt Luke]]''' became its head football coach?
===30 July 2017===
*'''''00:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Black stork|black stork]]''' ''(pictured)'' population has been declining for many years in Western Europe and the bird is no longer a summer visitor to [[Scandinavia]]?
* ... that '''[[Robert Lee Burns]]''', a reformed convict from [[Oregon]], was the subject of an interstate extradition battle between Oregon and California?
* ... that some inhabitants of the [[Colca Canyon]] believe their ancestors came from the '''[[Hualca Hualca]]''' volcano?
* ... that Swedish singer '''[[Wille Crafoord]]''' launched the Hovturnén, an annual concert tour in [[Scania|Skåne]], in which singers and performers travel by horseback between gigs?
* ... that at 27 weeks, the '''[[List of number-one Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs|longest running number-one song]]''' on the US ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs chart is "[[Closer (The Chainsmokers song)|Closer]]" by [[The Chainsmokers]], featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]?
* ... that the tubeworm '''''[[Eunice norvegica]]''''' often grows in association with a deep water coral?
* ... that the increased prominence of '''[[pizza in China]]''' had the secondary effect of introducing Chinese consumers to cheese as a culinary ingredient?
* ... that in 1975, eight men stole $30 million from the Providence Mafia and associates in the '''[[Bonded Vault heist]]'''?
===29 July 2017===
*'''''00:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the hull of [[USS Albacore (AGSS-569)|USS ''Albacore'']] ''(launch pictured)'' had the '''[[Hilda Lyon|Lyon Shape]]''' that was originally designed for airships by a woman?
* ... that early '''[[coffee vending machine]]s''' used instant coffee powder mixed with hot water, while some modern machines fresh-grind the coffee and dispense various espresso drinks?
* ... that '''[[Mithuben Petit]]''', a woman freedom fighter during the [[British Raj]], played a major part in the [[Salt March]] with [[Mahatma Gandhi]]?
* ... that the '''[[As-Sajda|32nd chapter of the Quran]]''' is known by the name "The Prostration", and alternatively, "The Beds"?
* ... that '''[[Richard Saltonstall Rogers]]''', a political enemy of [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], has been suggested as the inspiration for a character in Hawthorne's ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''?
* ... that when the '''[[Theater Münster]]''' opened in 1956, it was regarded as the first new theatre in Germany after World War II?
* ... that '''[[huli-huli chicken]]''' is turned on a [[rotisserie|spit]], and named from the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] word ''{{lang|haw|huli}}'', meaning "turn"?
* ... that Donald Trump urged his Twitter followers not to buy the biography '''''[[Trump Revealed]]''''' by [[Michael Kranish]] and [[Marc Fisher]]?
===28 July 2017===
*'''''00:00, 28 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a geologist named a secondary vent of '''[[Palomo]]''' volcano ''(pictured)'' after his son, hoping that one day he would get to know the mountain range?
* ... that '''[[Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson|Stanley Blankson]]''' made the smooth flow of human and vehicular traffic his major aim during his term as mayor of [[Accra]]?
* ... that [[Jordan]] holds an annual celebration on 1 March for the '''[[Arabization of the Jordanian Army command|1956 Arabization of the Jordanian Army command]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Carmen Cincotti]]''' ate nearly 1,000 [[hot dog]]s in two months while training for the 2017 [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]], where he ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to finish in second place?
* ... that when dislodged from its burrow, the '''[[Paranthus rapiformis|onion anemone]]''' may get rolled around by the sea before finding a suitable place to dig?
* ... that in 1944, Northern Ireland politician '''[[William Lyle]]''' denounced as "obnoxious" the views of minister [[Harry Midgley]], whom Lyle hoped would become "more mature"?
* ... that the '''[[Hainan partridge]]''' occurs in forests that have recovered from logging?
* ... that the 1928 one-act play '''''[[The Queen's Messenger (1928)|The Queen's Messenger]]''''' was the first television drama?
===27 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Nili Patera dune field]]''' ''(detail pictured)'' was the first location on [[Mars]] where evidence was obtained of [[dune]] movement of a minimum of {{convert|1|m|0}}?
* ... that '''[[William L. Mercereau]]''', Superintendent of Steamships for the [[Pere Marquette Railway]], was responsible for building up what was at the time the world's largest [[Train ferry|carferry]] fleet?
* ... that the '''[[Oxynaspis gracilis|black coral barnacle]]''' sometimes grows on '''''[[Plumapathes pennacea]]'''''?
* ... that contralto '''[[Ruth Siewert]]''' appeared as [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Erda]] not only [[Bayreuth Festival|in Bayreuth]], but also at [[La Scala]], [[La Fenice]], and [[La Monnaie]]?
* ... that the film '''''[[Poetry in Motion (film)|Poetry in Motion]]''''' was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry?
* ... that after working for the [[International Coffee Organization]] in London and as a consultant for the World Bank, '''[[Owusu Afriyie Akoto]]''' became Ghana's [[Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana)|Minister of Food and Agriculture]]?
* ... that the 2013 book '''''[[Disinformation (book)|Disinformation]]''''' was included in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s "Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf"?
* ... that '''[[Grace Hutchins]]''' promoted a radical [[Christian pacifism|Christian pacifist movement]] in the United States?
*'''''00:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]] wrote his cantata '''''[[La Damoiselle élue]]''''', setting a poem by [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], he had probably not seen the poet's painting of the subject ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the first county courthouse for [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], was built on {{convert|20|acre|ha}} donated by '''[[Mark W. Bullard]]''' in 1876?
* ... that in animal studies of the '''[[health and safety hazards of nanomaterials]]''', [[carbon nanotube]]s had similar inhalation exposure effects to [[asbestos]]?
* ... that '''[[John Ward Westcott]]''' developed a marine mail system that eventually became the only floating [[ZIP Code]] in the United States?
* ... that in the mid-1980s, some [[HIV/AIDS|HIV]] patients pinned their hopes for survival on an experimental drug called '''[[HPA-23]]'''?
* ... that at over {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}, '''[[Pınargözü Cave]]''' is the longest cave in Turkey and has not yet been fully surveyed?
* ... that the upcoming movie ''[[Stronger (film)|Stronger]]'' is based on a memoir by [[Boston Marathon bombing]] survivor '''[[Jeff Bauman]]'''?
* ... that the release of [[Los Gatos (band)|Los Gatos]]' debut single "'''[[La balsa]]'''" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of [[Argentine rock]]?
* ... that according to [[Snopes.com|Snopes]], the belief that the [[soul]] weighs '''[[21 grams experiment|21 grams]]''' should not be given any credence?
* ...that within a '''[[Monte Viso Tunnel]]''' is the most ancient tunnel of Italy throught the mountain?
===26 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Gorgonia mariae]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is one of several species of sea fans affected by a terrestrial [[Aspergillosis|fungal disease]] in the Gulf of Mexico?
* ... that '''[[Alfred Ezra]]''' learnt how to keep hummingbirds in captivity using [[Mellin's Food|baby food]]?
* ... that the '''[[Flag of Washington]]''' must show [[George Washington]]'s profile facing the same direction on both sides, making it one of the most expensive U.S. state flags to produce?
* ... that '''[[Oxford Bibliographies Online]]''' has been called "an anti-[[Google]]"?
* ... that the '''[[white-necklaced partridge]]'''{{`s}} forehead is white in one subspecies and chestnut in the other?
* ... that '''[[Richard Scott (doctor)|Richard Scott]]''' was a doctor who in 1963 became the world's first professor in [[general practice]]?
* ... that the short film '''''[[Le Building]]''''' was created as an opener for the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] as the thesis project of five students of [[Gobelins, l'École de l'image|Gobelins]]?
* ... that '''[[Martin F. Scanlon]]''' was one of the [[Early Birds of Aviation]]?
*'''''00:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Don Reitz]]''' incorporated his niece's drawings into a series of [[Studio pottery|ceramic pieces]] that came to be known as the ''Sara Period (example pictured)''?
* ... that the '''[[1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing|Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing]]''' in 1981 led to the death of the prime minister, [[Mohammad Javad Bahonar]], and President [[Mohammad Ali Rajai]]?
* ... that '''[[Charles Moses]]''' escaped from Singapore with Major General [[Gordon Bennett (general)|Gordon Bennett]], led a cavalry regiment at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and crossed the Rhine with the British commandos?
* ... that '''[[The Big Bend]]''', which would be the world's longest building if built, was designed to circumvent zoning regulations?
* ... that the Indian legislator '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]''' is critical of the [[Sheikh Hasina]]-led government of Bangladesh?
* ... that Donald Trump blamed his [[ghostwriter]] for inaccuracies in '''''[[Trump 101]]''''', saying in a deposition that he had read it "very quickly" before publication?
* ... that the '''''[[Incident at Clovelly Cottage]]''''' (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"?
* ... that the operator of [[Casino Pier]] returned from lunch to find '''[[Jet Star (Casino Pier)|his new roller coaster]]''' was being built in a different location than he had intended?
===25 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 25 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign]]''' relied on aircraft ''(example pictured)'' and "[[Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels]]"?
* ... that '''[[Yvonne Busch]]''' left home at age eleven, on her own initiative, to pursue music?
* ... that the '''[[Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar]]''' has a [[hybrid train|hybrid]] design that allows it to run on either battery power or via [[pantograph (transport)|pantograph]] and [[overhead line]]?
* ... that the '''''[[Guangming Daily]]''''' was one of only three national newspapers published in China during the [[Cultural Revolution]]?
* ... that '''[[Hendrika B. Cantwell]]''', one of the first physicians in the US to work for a [[child protection]] agency, came in contact with an estimated 30,000 cases of suspected [[child abuse]] and neglect?
* ... that the legality of a 2016 plan to tax the '''[[Yale University endowment]]''' was questioned, in part due to a 1745 act of the [[Colony of Connecticut]] which granted the school tax-exempt status?
* ... that '''[[GhanaSat-1]]''', the first [[Ghana]]ian satellite in space, is used to monitor the country's coastline as well as broadcast [[God Bless Our Homeland Ghana|Ghanaian songs]]?
* ... that [[Test cricket|international cricketer]] '''[[Carlisle Best]]''' would "aggravate bowlers" by commentating on himself while [[Batting (cricket)|batting]]?
*'''''00:00, 25 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[bedding ceremony]]''' ''(pictured)'' symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' [[Human sexual activity|sexual intimacy]], but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?
* ... that '''[[Alice Tangerini]]''' is the only botanical illustrator ever hired by the [[Smithsonian Institution]]?
* ... that the '''[[National Socialist Party (Jordan)|National Socialist Party]]'''{{`s}} victory in the [[Jordanian general election, 1956|1956 general election]] formed the only elected government in [[Jordan]]'s history?
* ... that '''[[Samsun Golf Course]]''' is thought to be the first course in the world to be built on ground recovered from the sea?
* ... that when disturbed, the '''[[rufous-throated partridge]]''' flies to branches as [[thrush (bird)|thrushes]] do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees like [[Old World babbler|babblers]]?
* ... that developer [[Parroty Interactive]]'s 1997 parody video game '''''[[The X-Fools]]''''' was released in anticipation of the fifth season of the paranormal TV series ''[[The X-Files]]''?
* ... that '''[[Robin Fontes]]''' is the highest-ranking female military officer to serve in Afghanistan since the [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|American invasion of that country]] in 2001?
* ... that '''''[[The Graybar Hotel]]''''' was written by a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without parole?
===24 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 24 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Amfleet]]''' ''(coaches pictured)'' was [[Amtrak]]'s first new intercity passenger cars and the [[Budd Company]]'s last?
* ... that '''[[Margaret Amoakohene]]''', currently a member of Ghana's [[Council of State (Ghana)|Council of State]], is the country's former [[High Commissioner]] to Canada?
* ... that radio station '''[[KRGE]]''' in [[Weslaco, Texas]], once shared time with [[KDEI|another station]] that later moved 350 miles (560 km) from [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] to [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]]?
* ... that '''[[Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah]]''' of Kashmir was one of the founders of [[All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference]]?
* ... that the '''[[Liriomyza sativae|vegetable leaf miner]]''' became a serious problem in tomato crops in Florida after insecticides had killed the [[Braconidae|wasps]] that had previously kept it under control?
* ... that tea garden worker '''[[Karimul Haque]]''' has been awarded India's fourth highest civilian award?
* ... that the [[People's Protection Units|YPG]] was denounced after the '''[[Battle of al-Yaarubiyah]]''' for fighting the [[Free Syrian Army]], which was not even present during the battle?
* ... that '''[[Rick Langford]]''' pitched 22 consecutive [[complete game|complete baseball games]] in 1980?
* ... that the '''[[Tjele helmet fragment]]''' is part of one of only five known [[Viking Age]] helmets?
*'''''00:00, 24 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Tjele helmet fragment]]''' is part of one of only five known [[Viking Age]] helmets?
* ... that '''[[Shanno Devi]]''' was the first woman speaker of a State Assembly in India?
* ... that U.S. admiral [[Mark Lambert Bristol|Mark Bristol]] unsuccessfully protested against the '''[[Samsun deportations|deportations of Samsun Greeks]]''' to the Turkish authorities of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Mustafa Kemal]]?
* ... that '''[[Norah C. James]]'''{{`}} first book ''Sleeveless Errand'' was ruled obscene and ordered by the [[Bow Street Police Court]] to be destroyed?
* ... that '''[[The Gamblers (surf band)|The Gamblers]]'''{{`}} "Moon Dawg!" single is considered by some to be the first [[Surf music|surf rock]] record?
* ... that '''[[Charles Corydon Hall]]''' is considered the father of the [[rock wool]] insulation industry in America?
* ... that the '''[[Shinano River]]''' is the longest river, and has the third largest [[drainage basin]], in Japan?
* ... that [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]] barrel racer '''[[Charmayne James]]''' still managed to win the round when her horse [[Scamper (horse)|Scamper]]'s bridle fell off?
===23 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 23 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that American Civil War [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] surgeon '''[[Charles T. Pepper]]''' was the original inspiration for the [[Dr Pepper]] soft drink ''(1910 logo shown)''?
* ... that renewed [[volcanic activity]] at '''[[Antofagasta de la Sierra]]''' could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?
* ... that '''[[Paula Murrihy]]''', who appeared in operatic title roles such as [[Dido and Aeneas|Dido]], [[Carmen]], [[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel]] and the [[Der Rosenkavalier|Rosenkavalier]], sang [[Lied]]er with viola and piano for the [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]?
* ... that '''''[[Microshaft Winblows 98]]''''' served as parody video game developer [[Parroty Interactive]]'s take on [[Microsoft]], [[Windows]], and [[Bill Gates]]?
* ... that there was a campaign to deny '''[[Catherine Afeku]]'''{{`s}} appointment as Ghana's Minister of Tourism because she had not done her [[National Service Secretariat (Ghana)|national service]]?
* ... that in the UK, the endangered '''[[Tansy beetle]]''' can only be found on the banks of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]], near [[York]]?
* ... that '''[[Shekhar Naik]]''' is the first [[Blind cricket|blind cricketer]] to be awarded the [[Padma Shri]]?
* ... that '''''[[Trump Tower (novel)|Trump Tower]]''''' was marketed as the "[[debut novel]]" of [[Donald Trump]]?
*'''''00:10, 23 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[pallid cuckoo]]''' ''(pictured)'' was first described as a pigeon?
* ... that Indian [[Jat people|Jat]] legislator '''[[Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary]]''' assisted chief minister [[Mayawati]] in pacifying agitations in Jat-dominated areas?
* ... that during the '''[[Rhode Island banking crisis]]''' of the early 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people lost access to their money?
* ... that within 100 years of the '''[[Spanish conquest of Nicaragua]]''', the native population had been all but eliminated by a combination of newly-introduced disease, the slave trade, warfare, and mistreatment?
* ... that '''[[Nicole Chevalier]]''' was awarded [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] for her performance of the four female characters in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffman]]'' at the [[Komische Oper Berlin]]?
* ... that '''''[[Dishonored 2]]''''', a [[steampunk]] video game, had its anti-piracy software hacked by a group called SteamPunks?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Depression Eight (1981)|Tropical Depression Eight]]''' in [[1981 Atlantic hurricane season|1981]] dropped up to {{convert|21|in|mm}} of rainfall in [[Texas]], much of which fell in only six hours?
* ... that '''[[R. W. Symonds|Robert Symonds]]''', expert in old [[English furniture]], claimed that his girlfriend thrust a pair of [[curling tongs]] in his ear?
===22 July 2017===
*'''''12:25, 22 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the story of '''[[Hannah Norsa]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as "an archetypal tale of how stage stardom might lead to social transformation"?
* ... that after the 1194 '''[[Battle of Fréteval]]''', [[Richard I of England|Richard I]] captured the [[Philip Augustus|French King's]] government [[archive]] which travelled with him, who as a result founded the [[Archives Nationales (France)|French National Archives]] in Paris?
* ... that '''''[[A Voz do Brasil]]''''' is the longest-running radio program in the Southern Hemisphere?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 22 -->
* ... that Greek shipping tycoon '''[[Basil Goulandris]]''' and his wife Elisa died childless and left an art collection worth an estimated $3 billion that has been the subject of a family feud ever since?
* ... that the critically endangered shrub '''[[Banksia aurantia|orange dryandra]]''' is known from an area of less than {{convert|4.5|km2|1}} in Western Australia?
* ... that investment banker '''[[Peter W. Smith]]''' contacted Russian hackers in an unsuccessful attempt to locate [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|missing emails]] from [[Hillary Clinton]]'s computer system?
* ... that the '''''[[Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo]]''''', published by the composer [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] in 1735, were believed lost but published again in 2016?
* ... that '''[[Drop the Dip]]''', the first roller coaster to use a [[Train (roller coaster)#Restraints|lap bar]], was inspired by a toy in a dentist's office waiting room?
*'''''00:40, 22 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Maurice Wilder-Neligan]]''' ''(pictured)'' was dubbed "The Eccentric Colonel" for distributing newspapers to his troops during a lull in an attack?
* ... that in the [[John Gay]] version of '''''[[Achilles (opera)|Achilles]]''''', the hero is introduced as a [[Cross-dressing|cross-dresser]]?
* ... that '''[[Sue Alexander]]''' tapped into her grief over her younger brother's death to write a children's book about a [[Bedouin]] girl dealing with the same issue?
* ... that the Indian Ocean coral '''''[[Acropora rudis]]''''' is "[[Endangered species|endangered]]" by habitat destruction and its susceptibility to coral bleaching, disease and ocean acidification?
* ... that '''[[Marc Soustrot]]''' conducted a staging of both Debussy's cantata ''[[La Damoiselle élue]]'' and Honegger's oratorio ''[[Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher]]'' at the [[Frankfurt Opera]] in 2017?
* ... that '''[[First Minister's Questions (Scottish Parliament)|First Minister's Questions]]''' in the Scottish Parliament was moved to an earlier time to allow more school children to see the session?
* ... that governor '''[[Min Linka]]''' of [[Bago, Myanmar|Pegu]] was executed after his failed rebellion against his brother King [[Binnya U]] of [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Martaban]]?
* ... that smut has been reported on '''[[Scouten Brook]]'''?
===21 July 2017===
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* ... that the bass '''[[Oskar Czerwenka]]''' appeared in 1,084 performances at the [[Vienna State Opera]], and his home was integrated into a state music school ''(pictured)'' that was named after him?
* ... that New York City's '''[[Citi Bike]]''' is the largest [[bicycle-sharing system]] in the United States?
* ... that the music video for [[Oh Land]]'s "'''[[Cherry on Top]]'''" is intended to serve as the first of three short films directed by Duncan Winecoff?
* ... that as a teenager, [[association football]]er '''[[Frank Dudley (footballer)|Frank Dudley]]''' gave up on turning professional due to his height—and then experienced a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on}} growth spurt?
* ... that '''{{HMS|Roebuck|1774|2}}''' was the flagship of Admiral [[Mariot Arbuthnot]] at the [[Siege of Charleston]] in 1780?
* ... that singer-songwriter '''[[Jo Carol Pierce]]''' attended high school with artists [[Joe Ely]] and [[Butch Hancock]] in [[Lubbock, Texas]]?
* ... that the flowers of '''''[[Banksia alliacea]]''''' smell of onions?
* ... that when Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the '''[[woman card]]''', she did and it garnered $2.4 million for her campaign?
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* ... that the Hindu festival '''[[Ganga Dussehra]]''' ''(celebration pictured)'' commemorates [[Ganges in Hinduism|the descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth]]?
* ... that '''[[Sebastiano DiGaetano]]''', an early mafia boss of the [[Bonanno crime family]], disappeared after stepping down in 1912?
* ... that due to violent disruptions by [[Battalion for the Defence of the Language|Hebrew-only proponents]], '''[[Yiddish cinema|Yiddish films]]''' screened in [[Mandatory Palestine]] had to be dubbed?
* ... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' said the podcast '''''[[Crimetown]]''''' "advances the [true crime] genre" and called it one of the "best new podcasts of 2016"?
* ... that '''[[Wilhelm Ehmann]]''', founder and director of a school of church music, toured internationally conducting his choir Westfälische Kantorei?
* ... that in 1990, '''[[Typhoon Zola (1990)|Typhoon Zola]]''' flooded 420 houses in Japan?
* ... that personal dust monitors required for coal miners by the U.S. [[Mine Safety and Health Administration]] are based on the '''[[tapered element oscillating microbalance]]'''?
* ... that Indian politician '''[[Idris Ali (politician)|Idris Ali]]''' has compared party chief [[Mamata Banerjee]] to [[Mother Teresa]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], and the goddess [[Saraswati]]?
===20 July 2017===
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* ... that the supposed relics of Georgian saint [[Ketevan the Martyr]] were retrieved from the ruins of the '''[[Church of St. Augustine, Goa|Church of St. Augustine]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Goa]]?
* ... that '''[[Frank J. Canova]]''' has been described as the inventor of the [[smartphone]]?
* ... that '''[[Mayda Insula]]''' on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] is the first named island beyond the Earth?
* ... that among the [[Tuareg people]], men traditionally wear a veil called a '''[[litham]]''' or ''tagulmust'', while women go unveiled?
* ... that the 2016 "slashomedy" '''''[[Pi Day Die Day]]''''' stars ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' actor [[Ari Lehman]]?
* ... that [[Jammu and Kashmir]] education minister '''[[Naeem Akhtar (politician)|Naeem Akhtar]]''' installed a helpline to his personal office to hear complaints?
* ... that the '''[[G (New York City Subway service)|New York City Subway G]]''' train is the only non-[[S (New York City Subway service)|shuttle]] service that does not run through [[Manhattan]]?
* ... that at a 1999 performance of '''[[Savuka]]'''{{`s}} [[Music in the movement against apartheid|anti-apartheid song]] "'''[[Asimbonanga]]'''", former South African President [[Nelson Mandela]] danced on stage?
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* ... that in creating his '''''[[Luceafărul (poem)|Luceafărul]]''''' myth about the impossible love between a deity ''(pictured)'' and a mortal, [[Mihai Eminescu]] may have been influenced by the ''[[Katha Upanishad]]''?
* ... that '''[[Paul Abels]]''', the first openly gay minister to serve in a major Christian denomination in the United States, was nearly removed from his pastorate after he [[coming out|came out]] in the 1970s?
* ... that the Thai [[Heist film|heist]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film '''''[[Bad Genius]]''''' is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams?
* ... that when '''[[Ulysses S. Grant historical reputation|Ulysses S. Grant]]''' was nominated for president in 1868, he received all 650 votes from delegates, with no other candidate being nominated?
* ... that "'''[[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]]'''" became [[Mariah Carey]]'s third consecutive number-one single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]?
* ... that if elected to government, '''[[Independence from Europe]]''' would build a large condominium in London to house British Members of Parliament?
* ... that '''[[Martin Janus]]''' wrote the original lyrics of "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne", which Bach used in [[Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147|a cantata]] in a setting known as "[[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]]"?
* ... that the second [[Reusable launch system|reused orbital rocket]] in history, '''[[Falcon 9 booster B1029]]''', was "extra toasty" upon coming back from the [[Kármán line|edge of space]] on June 23, 2017, to land on a [[Autonomous spaceport drone ship|drone ship]]?
===19 July 2017===
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* ... that after being thrown into the Atlantic Ocean by [[Hurricane Sandy]], the '''[[Star Jet]]''' roller coaster ''(wreckage pictured)'' was replaced—safely inland—by '''[[Hydrus (roller coaster)|Hydrus]]'''?
* ... that Indian Member of Parliament '''[[Mohammad Asrarul Haque]]''' polled the highest number of votes in his state of [[Bihar]] in the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 general election]]?
* ... that '''[[Mazaalai (satellite)|Mazaalai]]''', the first Mongolian satellite in space, is named after the endangered [[Gobi bear]]?
* ... that '''[[Uwe Eric Laufenberg]]''', General Manager of the [[Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden|Staatstheater Wiesbaden]], presented his staging of Wagner's ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' at the [[Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden|Internationale Maifestspiele]] in 2017?
* ... that the book '''''[[Midas Touch (book)|Midas Touch]]''''', co-authored by Donald Trump and [[Robert Kiyosaki]], praises the [[Economic results of migration|economic benefits]] of immigration to the United States?
* ... that in Norwegian [[fjord]]s, the sea anemone '''''[[Actinostola callosa]]''''' feeds heavily on the [[helmet jellyfish]]?
* ... that while a member of the [[Philadelphia City Council]], '''[[Thomas McIntosh]]''' challenged the [[School District of Philadelphia|school district]] to ensure that school conditions were equal in both black and white neighborhoods?
* ... that since first being built in 1888, '''[[Main Building (St. Edward's University)|Main Building]]''' at [[St. Edward's University]] has been burned down, torn open by a [[tornado]], and used as a [[military academy]]?
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* ... that in the opera '''''[[Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho]]''''', [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] ''(pictured)'' characterized the noble people by elements from the [[opera seria]], and the peasants by Spanish folk music?
* ... that the '''[[SS Pere Marquette|SS ''Pere Marquette'']]''' was the first steel [[train ferry]] built in the world?
* ... that when '''[[Elissa P. Benedek]]''' was named president of the [[American Psychiatric Association]] in 1990, she was only the second woman to fill that post since the group's founding in 1844?
* ... that the real-life subject of the film '''''[[The Broken Cord]]''''', diagnosed with [[fetal alcohol syndrome]], was struck by a car and died before the film's release?
* ... that '''[[Byattaba]]''', the [[List of rulers of Martaban|rebel ruler of Martaban]], was paid in gold by King [[Binnya U]] so that he would acknowledge the King as his overlord?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Storm Winona (1990)|Tropical Storm Winona]]''', which struck Japan in August 1990, originated from a northerly displaced [[monsoon trough]]?
* ... that '''[[Women Wage Peace]]''' held a 50-day [[hunger strike]] outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015?
* ... that 35 years ago today, [[Tucson, Arizona]], radio station '''[[KIKX (defunct)|KIKX]]''' shut down after losing its [[broadcast license|FCC license]] over a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's DJs?<!-- Special occasion hook for 18 July-->
===18 July 2017===
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* ... that when '''[[Brasheedah Elohim]]''' ''(pictured)'' signed with an Israeli women's basketball team in 2007, her unusual surname prompted local media to quip, "[[Elohim|God]] has arrived in Israel"?
* ... that disclosure of '''[[White House visitor logs]]''' has been the subject of several lawsuits brought by [[Open government|government transparency]] activists?
* ... that [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s 1971 novel '''''[[The Tombs of Atuan]]''''' tells the coming-of-age story of a female character, a choice unusual to fantasy of the time?
* ... that '''[[St. Cajetan Church]]''', part of the World Heritage Site [[Churches and convents of Goa]], is modeled on [[St. Peter's Basilica]]?
* ... that Dutch-Jewish lawyer '''[[Abel Herzberg]]''' and his wife were moved by train from [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp|Bergen-Belsen]] in April 1945, liberated by the Soviets in May, survived typhoid, and arrived back in Amsterdam in June?
* ... that Coney Island's '''[[Cannon Coaster]]''' was designed to shoot its riders out of a giant cannon over a gap in the tracks?
* ... that '''[[Doris Frankel]]''' won an Emmy for her work on ''[[All My Children]]''?
* ... that a rhyming passage from [[Mihai Eminescu]]'s novel '''''[[Poor Dionis]]''''' proposes "that this world is merely dreamland and a cat's fantastic vision"?
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* ... that several freight cars of the '''[[Disneyland Railroad]]''' ''(locomotive pictured)'' originally had no seats because [[Walt Disney]] wanted passengers to feel like cattle riding in a real [[Stock car (rail)|cattle train]]?<!--Special occasion hook for July 17-->
* ... that '''[[Melanie Lewy]]''' had to sell some of her clothes to pay for her husband's funeral?
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Betty (1980)|Typhoon Betty]]''' killed 101 people in the Philippines?
* ... that the book '''''[[Time to Get Tough]]''''' by [[Donald Trump]] was written with the assistance of editors from ''[[Breitbart News]]''?
* ... that the British Government is selling off '''[[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bangkok|its embassy in Bangkok]]''' in what will be Thailand's priciest real estate deal ever?
* ... that the development team of '''''[[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]]''''' purchased a [[lock picking]] set during development?
* ... that '''[[Marjan Šarec]]''' started his career as a comedian, but was later elected Mayor of [[Kamnik]] and recently announced his candidacy for [[President of Slovenia]]?
* ... that during the '''[[Papal conclave, 1623|1623 papal conclave]]''', the election of [[Pope Urban VIII]] was supposedly foretold by a swarm of bees?
===17 July 2017===
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* ... that [[Lamborghini]]'s first hybrid vehicle was its concept car '''[[Lamborghini Asterion|Asterion]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that after Catholic bishop '''[[Gaston Marie Jacquier]]''' was assassinated in [[Algiers]], [[Léon-Étienne Duval|Archbishop Duval]] ordered priests not to wear [[clerical clothing]] or display the cross in public?
* ... that the book '''''[[Dezinformatsia (book)|Dezinformatsia]]''''' by [[Richard H. Shultz]] and [[Roy Godson]] explains [[Communist propaganda]] used by the Soviet Union?
* ... that [[Pia Miller]] was drawn to the role of '''[[Kat Chapman]]''' in ''[[Home and Away]]'' when she realised the character was not [[Sexualization|sexualised]]?
* ... that the album '''''[[Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall]]''''' features a concert that celebrated [[Clint Eastwood]]'s contributions to jazz?
* ... that the '''[[Kent Rugby Football Union|Kent RFU]]''' created the second-ever county cup competition for rugby union in Southern England?
* ... that heavy infestations of '''[[Neodiprion pinetum|white pine sawfly]]''' can defoliate a tree or even kill it?
* ... that '''[[Ray Hill (activist)|Ray Hill]]''' has married 12 prisoners' loved ones for them by proxy on his radio show?
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* ... that '''[[Confidencen]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the oldest [[Rococo]] theatre in Sweden?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Hazard]]''', a preacher's wife, led a group of women in the defence of [[Bristol]] during the [[English Civil War]]?
* ... that organic farmer '''[[Uroš Macerl]]''' won the [[Goldman Environmental Prize]] for leading a legal challenge against a cement company?
* ... that '''[[Jackie Chan DC Racing]]''', owned by '''[[David Cheng]]''', is the first team based in mainland China to race in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]]?
* ... that '''[[Stephen III of Moldavia]]''' stated in 1502 that he had fought 36 battles and only lost two of them?
* ... that the '''[[Eitel Building]]''' was nominated for historic landmark status by nearby condominium owners to prevent the construction of a 22-story tower?
* ... that the upcoming video game '''''[[The Artful Escape]]''''' is described as "[[David Bowie]] traveling off from London on an interstellar trip to create Ziggy Stardust"?
* ... that '''[[Constance Wood]]''' was the first to install a cyclotron in a hospital, but was teased by one of her patients with a rat?
===16 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Muhammad I of Granada]]''' ''(pictured)'', founder of the [[Emirate of Granada|last Muslim state in Spain]], helped [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] take Córdoba and Seville from the Muslims?
* ... that ''Publishers Weekly'' called '''''[[Why We Want You to Be Rich]]''''' authors Donald Trump and [[Robert Kiyosaki]] "a strangely winning combination"?
* ... that Canadian theoretical physicist '''[[Helen Freedhoff]]''' was doctoral advisor to [[Erwin Schrödinger|Schrödinger]]'s grandson?
* ... that '''[[Tallinn Central Library]]''' lends Estonian-language e-books to people in any part of the world?
* ... that '''[[Sam Panopoulos]]''' "invented" the [[Hawaiian pizza]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bellevue City Hall|city hall]]''' of [[Bellevue, Washington]], was previously a [[Qwest]] telecommunications office?
* ... that the BBC medical drama series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' received criticism for a '''[[Casualty (series 29)|series 29]]''' episode which featured a crash that viewers believed resembled the [[2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash]]?
* ... that [[Mail art|mail artist]] '''[[Pauline Smith (artist)|Pauline Smith]]''' created the Adolf Hitler Fan Club?
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* ... that '''[[Georgia Ann Robinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first African-American policewoman in the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]?
* ... that the population of '''[[Platypus cylindrus|oak pinhole borer beetles]]''' in Britain greatly increased after the [[Great Storm of 1987]] brought down large numbers of trees?
* ... that '''[[Science Express]]''', a scientific exhibition for children mounted on a train, is included in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for being the largest, the longest running and the most visited mobile exhibition?
* ... that the book '''''[[Think Big and Kick Ass]]''''', by Donald Trump and [[Bill Zanker]], was the highest selling personal finance work on [[Amazon.com]] in 2015?
* ... that "'''[[Wonderous Stories]]'''" by the [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]] remains their highest charting UK single with a peak at number 7 in 1977?
* ... that '''''[[katemeshi]]''''' was a common [[Peasant foods|peasant food]] in Japan during the Meiji and Taishō periods?
* ... that the slave-owner and [[Member of parliament|MP]] '''[[William James (Carlisle MP)|William James]]''' received £4,713, equivalent to about £6 million today, as compensation following the British [[Slavery Abolition Act 1833|Slavery Abolition Act of 1833]]?
* ... that during the final hours of operation for the '''[[Douglas County Library System]]''', supporters held a [[wake (ceremony)|wake]]?
===15 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Foxwarren Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the inspiration for Toad Hall, a location for Robin Hood and test site for the bouncing bomb?
* ... that during the reign of '''[[Muhammad II of Granada|Muhammad II]]''', [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] survived simultaneous attacks by [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] and the [[Marinid dynasty|Marinids]], its two larger neighbors?
* ... that the '''[[The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon|Rolling Stones' concert in Havana]]''' was the first foreign rock concert to take place in Cuba and was attended by an estimated 500,000 people?
* ... that economist '''[[Peter Schmidt (economist)|Peter Schmidt]]'''{{`s}} 1977 work on [[stochastic frontier analysis|stochastic frontier models]] is considered one of the most influential ''[[Journal of Econometrics]]'' papers of all time?
* ... that a traditional town fair in [[Zagreb]], Croatia, has '''[[Golden Bull of 1242|its roots]]''' in a [[Mongol invasion of Europe|Mongol invasion]]?
* ... that the '''[[Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel]]''' is the only tunnel with stations shared between trains and buses in the United States?
* ... that '''[[Bencie Woll]]''' was the first person to hold a professorship in [[sign language]] in the United Kingdom?
* ... that the sea anemone '''''[[Gonactinia|Gonactinia prolifera]]''''' can both walk and swim?
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* ... that [[pimento cheese]] ''(example pictured)'' is a type of '''[[cheese spread]]''' that has been referred to as "pâté of the south" and "Carolina caviar"?
* ... that after lobbying to regulate the licensing of nurses in [[Colorado]], '''[[Louie Croft Boyd]]''' applied for and became the first licensed nurse in the state?
* ... that living '''[[Aiptasia pallida|glass anemones]]''' can be dissected in the laboratory and then put back in an aquarium, where they will [[Regeneration (biology)|heal]]?
* ... that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] was reported to have said that whoever recited the Quranic chapter '''[[Al-Waqi'a]]''' every night would "never be afflicted by need"?
* ... that the book '''''[[Insane Clown President]]''''' by [[Matt Taibbi]] debuted on bestseller lists for both ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''?
* ... that '''[[Lioba Braun]]''', who became known appearing as [[Tristan und Isolde|Brangäne]] in Bayreuth in 1994, was the first soloist to record Reger's ''[[Die Weihe der Nacht]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]]''' was the last rail passenger car manufactured by [[Pullman Company|Pullman-Standard]]?
* ... that '''[[Eddie Baxter]]''' was a ''[[The Continental (TV series)|Continental]]'' organist?
===14 July 2017===
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* ... that [[Ivan Efimov|Ivan]] and '''[[Nina Simonovich-Efimova|Nina Efimov]]''', known as the Adam and Eve of Russian puppetry, lived for six years largely on earnings from their traveling puppet show ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Joe (1980)|Typhoon Joe]]''' and '''[[Typhoon Kim (1980)|Typhoon Kim]]''' struck the Philippines within a week of each other in July 1980?
* ... that the first United States vessel to enter the [[Black Sea]] was owned by '''[[Ezra Weston II]]''', a Massachusetts shipbuilder known as "King Caesar"?
* ... that '''[[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic|MINURCA]]''' was established by the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] to replace another peacekeeping force called MISAB?
* ... that '''[[Kate Devlin]]''' is a computer scientist working in the field of [[sex robot]]s and human-computer interaction?
* ... that [[Robert A. Heinlein|Robert Heinlein]]'s 1959 novel '''''[[Starship Troopers]]''''' is a critique of US society of the 1950s, and advocates for [[corporal punishment|corporal]] and [[capital punishment]]?
* ... that award-winning film director '''[[Nujoom Al-Ghanem]]''' is also a poet?
* ... that the '''[[Irish Fright]]''' caused thousands of English people to arm themselves against non-existent Irish marauders believed to be burning and massacring English towns?
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* ... that model '''[[Sofia Richie]]''' ''(pictured)'' played soccer until she broke her hip in a [[Segway PT|Segway]] accident?
* ... that the '''[[Karimata Strait]]''', today in Indonesia, was used by the British fleet in the [[Invasion of Java (1811)|1811 invasion of Java]]?
* ... that '''[[Matthias von Stegmann]]''' made German [[Voice-over translation|voice-overs]] for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', staged Wagner's [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Ring Cycle]] for children, and directed the first production of Wagner's ''[[Rienzi]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festival]]?
* ... that the documentary '''''[[Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?]]''''' presented by [[John Sweeney (journalist)|John Sweeney]] was featured at the [[International Journalism Festival]] in [[Perugia]], [[Italy]]?
* ... that '''[[Pietro Campori]]''' was promoted as a candidate for pope in both 1621 and 1623?
* ... that the first [[ice rink]] in South Africa was created for the 1936 '''[[Empire Exhibition, South Africa|Empire Exhibition]]'''?
* ... that after surviving a shooting incident, '''[[Boakye Agyarko]]''' immigrated to the US as a [[Right of asylum|political refugee]] and rose to become a vice president of the [[Bank of New York]]?
* ... that colonies of the black coral '''''[[Leiopathes glaberrima]]''''' can live for over four thousand years?
===13 July 2017===
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* ... that white reformist Northern women founded the '''[[Montgomery Industrial School for Girls]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Montgomery, Alabama, to educate black girls, who included [[Rosa Parks]] and [[Johnnie Carr]]?
* ... that Indian politician '''[[Akhtarul Iman]]''' withdrew his candidacy for the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Indian general election]] ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?
* ... that [[Martin Luther]] wrote the song of praise "'''[[Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein]]'''" ("The best time of the year is mine") as part of a poem, not as a [[hymn]]?
* ... that '''[[Chris Taliutafa Young|Chris Young]]''' was deposed in 1924 by the [[Edward Stanley Kellogg|Governor of American Samoa]] after he took the Samoan royal title [[Tui Manu'a]], because the idea was incompatible with the US Constitution?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Depression Six (1975)|Tropical Depression Six]]''' of the [[1975 Atlantic hurricane season]] caused the [[Florida Panhandle]] to have its rainiest July since 1923?
* ... that the '''[[Saba (surah)|34th chapter of the Quran]]''' was named after [[Sheba]], but does not talk about the [[Queen of Sheba]]?
* ... that Dutch politician '''[[Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello]]''' was the first person to introduce protection of lesbian rights and anti-discrimination measures at an official [[World Conference on Women, 1985|UN conference]]?
* ... that the first-round draw for the English '''[[2017–18 EFL Cup]]''' was held in Thailand?
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* ... that the '''[[Ludington family]]''' included [[Sybil Ludington|a teenage girl]] ''(statue pictured)'' whose night-long ride to alert the [[Continental Army]] of an imminent British attack has been compared to the [[Paul_Revere#"Midnight Ride"|ride of Paul Revere]]?
* ... that actress '''[[Siobhan Finneran]]''' said she wanted her ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' character "flung off the roof of the Abbey"?
* ... that '''[[Acantholyda erythrocephala|red-headed pine sawfly]]''' larvae drag pine needles into the silken tubes in which they live?
* ... that theoretical physicist '''[[Deepak Dhar]]''' and [[Ramakrishna Ramaswamy]] solved the [[Abelian sandpile model]] of [[self-organized criticality]] with their "Dhar-Ramaswamy model"?
* ... that [[Seattle]]'s '''[[Kitsap Fast Ferries|passenger-only ferries]]''', blamed for beach erosion, were forced to slow down because of a class-action lawsuit?
* ... that '''[[Juana Bordas]]''' says her parents were uncomfortable with the idea of her leaving home to go to college due to the "crab syndrome"?
* ... that the Soviet Army's '''[[7th Guards Tank Division]]''' was part of the [[Group of Soviet Forces in Germany]] for 43 years during the Cold War?
* ... that the call letters of radio stations '''[[KFAS]]''' and [[KLVA|KFAS-FM]] were adopted to honor minority owner [[Frank Sinatra|Francis Albert Sinatra]]?
===12 July 2017===
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* ... that '''''[[Compendium ferculorum, albo Zebranie potraw|Compendium ferculorum]]''''' ("A Collection of Dishes"), the oldest cookbook in Polish, inspired the description of a traditional banquet ''(illustration pictured)'' in [[Pan Tadeusz|the Polish national epic]]?
* ... that [[Oklahoma]] state legislator '''[[Emily Virgin]]''' tried to derail a [[religious freedom bill]] by proposing that businesses must publicly post a notice declaring whom they would refuse services to?
* ... that a [[classically conditioned stimulus]] can affect [[operant behavior]] and [[motivation]] through '''[[Pavlovian-instrumental transfer]]'''?
* ... that a plume of gas rises from [[fumarole]]s on '''[[Putana (volcano)|Putana]]''' volcano?
* ... that '''''[[Terrorist Recognition Handbook]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] discusses signs of terrorist planning?
* ... that '''[[Hayao Miyazaki]]''' aspired to become a manga artist but found he could not draw people, instead drawing primarily planes, tanks, and battleships for several years?
* ... that the release of [[Los Gatos (band)|Los Gatos]]' debut single "'''[[La balsa]]'''" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of [[Argentine rock]]?
* ... that [[Neal McDonough]]'s appearance in the [[Marvel One-Shot]] short '''''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''''' was supposed to be filmed in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wore to portray [[Dum Dum Dugan]]?
*'''''00:00, 12 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Italian immigrant '''[[Mario Peruzzi]]''' was the co-founder and president of [[Planters|Planters Peanut company]] ''(Mr. Peanut pictured)''?
* ... that during the '''[[Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)|Siege of Thessalonica]]''' in 1422–1430, the city changed hands from the [[Byzantine Empire]] to the [[Republic of Venice]], and finally was captured by the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that [[Scissor Sisters]] and [[MNDR]] conceived the song "'''[[Swerlk]]'''" to commemorate the anniversary of the [[2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]]?
* ... that [[Yuan dynasty]] plum-blossom painter '''[[Wang Mian]]''' lived in a house surrounded by a thousand plum trees?
* ... that the decline of [[book review]] sections in newspapers was the impetus for the founding of the '''''[[New York Journal of Books]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Joan Birkland]]''' won both the [[Colorado]] state tennis and golf championships in the same summer ... twice?
* ... that the [[Government of Bihar]] started a bidding process to get an industry partner for the '''[[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur]]''', but no bidder emerged?
* ... that the '''[[59th Ariel Awards]]''' will be held despite a 77% cut to the [[Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas|Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences]]{{'}} budget?
===11 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Flag of the Orange Order]]''' ''(pictured)'' was based on what was purportedly the personal standard of [[William III of England|King William III]] at the [[Battle of the Boyne]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 11 -->
* ... that '''[[Frank Beermann]]''' conducted the first recording of [[Bruno Maderna]]'s Requiem, and the German premiere of [[Péter Eötvös]]'s opera ''[[Love and Other Demons]]'' at the [[Chemnitz Opera]]?
* ... that [[Christopher Hitchens]] called the book '''''[[The Terrorists of Iraq]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] "a highly potent analysis" of [[jihadism]]?
* ... that '''[[Richard H. Carmichael]]''' was shot down on 20 August 1944 while leading the 462d Bombardment Group in the [[bombing of Yawata]], the first daylight air raid on Japan since the [[Doolittle Raid|Tokyo Raid]] in 1942?
* ... that the '''''[[Penstemon digitalis]]''''' cultivar "Husker Red" was named after the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]?
* ... that the '''[[Al-Hujurat|49th chapter of the Quran]]''' compares [[backbiting]], a sin in Islam, to "eating the flesh of one's brother"?
* ... that '''[[Dominic Nitiwul]]''' has been involved in the fight against [[galamsey]]ers?
* ... that the Chinese have been playing '''[[Shengguan Tu|their version]]''' of ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]'' and [[Snakes and Ladders]] since the ninth century?
*'''''00:00, 11 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Golden-naped woodpecker|golden-naped]]''', '''[[Yellow-tufted woodpecker|yellow-tufted]]''', '''[[White-fronted woodpecker|white-fronted]]''', and '''[[yellow-fronted woodpecker]]''' ''(pictured)'' are included in the genus '''''[[Melanerpes]]''''', which is characterised by black, white, red and yellow plumage?
* ... that Scottish engineer '''[[Adam Clark (engineer)|Adam Clark]]''' spent ten years of his life building the [[Chain Bridge (Budapest)|Chain Bridge]] in Budapest, and has appeared on Hungarian currency?
* ... that Donald Trump said he read the book '''''[[Defeating ISIS]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] while a candidate for U.S. president?
* ... that '''[[Rhacotis]]''', the Egyptian predecessor of [[Alexandria]], may have been a thriving city centuries before the birth of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]?
* ... that due to several accidents, only six cars finished on the lead lap at the '''[[2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Dara Hobbs]]''' appeared as Wagner's [[Tristan und Isolde|Isolde]] at many venues, including [[Theater Bonn]], [[Stadttheater Minden]], and [[Neuschwanstein Castle|Schloss Neuschwanstein]]?
* ... that [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], star of rockumentary '''''[[We Are X]]''''', must wear a neck brace while drumming and keeps oxygen tanks backstage due to asthma?
* ... that there was an [[landing on Long Island|'''amphibious invasion of Long Island''']] in 1943?
===10 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil]]''' ''(pictured)'' once belonged to the House of Bourbon?
* ... that '''[[Marc Kasowitz]]''' has represented Donald Trump in bankruptcies, [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]], and the [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian election interference]] investigation?
* ... that when his candidacy was vetoed in the '''[[Papal conclave, 1669–70|1669–70 papal conclave]]''', [[Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci]] became so embarrassed that it was said to be the cause of his death shortly thereafter?
* ... that '''''[[Banksia hookeriana]]''''' plants are larger when they grow on [[road verge]]s?
* ... that '''[[Virginia Apuzzo]]''' was a nun until shortly after the [[Stonewall riots]], when she left her convent and became a gay rights and AIDS activist?
* ... that '''''[[The Beast (book)|The Beast]]''''' is the first book written by [[CPJ International Press Freedom Award]]-winning journalist Óscar Martínez?
* ... that '''[[Maria Friesenhausen]]''' sang soprano solo with the [[NDR Chor]] in the 1950s and trained students of the [[University of Dortmund]] for an opera performance in 2001?
* ... that there are many more female than male '''[[Dendroctonus micans|great spruce bark beetles]]''', and incestuous matings are normal?
*'''''00:00, 10 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the book '''''[[The Plot to Hack America]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] ''(pictured)'' describes [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections]]?
* ... that despite his role as a medic to the Decepticons, the character of '''[[Knock Out (Transformers: Prime)|Knock Out]]''' in ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' was created as a foil to [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]]?
* ... that '''''[[Fest- und Gedenksprüche]]''''' are three motets composed by [[Johannes Brahms]] for the ceremony in which he was named an [[List of honorary citizens of Hamburg|honorary citizen of Hamburg]]?
* ... that '''[[Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro]]''' ordained the British monk who set up the first [[Theravada]] monastic community in Britain?
* ... that young [[Mullet (fish)|mullets]] swim through lava tubes into '''[[Halulu Lake]]''' in the Hawaiian Islands, but have to be brought to '''[[Halalii Lake]]''' in barrels?
* ... that '''[[Edward H. Phelps]]''' was wounded at the [[Battle of Missionary Ridge]], and while still leading his men forward was shot a second time and killed?
* ... that after its dissolution in 1973, some members of the '''[[Labour Party of Scotland]]''' left to work for a [[Radio Free Scotland|pirate radio station]]?
* ... that stockbroker '''[[Tony Rudd (stockbroker)|Tony Rudd]]''' was recruited by the future British Home Secretary to be an extra in the film ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]''?
===9 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Chiliques]]''' volcano ''(pictured)'' is of cultural importance to the town of [[Socaire]], Chile, where it was considered to be the source of water?
* ... that '''[[Ernest Addison]]''', the fifteenth Governor of the [[Bank of Ghana]], is a [[Mfantsipim School|Mfantsipim]] alumnus?
* ... that the '''[[Taylor Force Act]]''', proposed by US Senator Lindsey Graham, would prevent the [[Palestinian National Authority]] from using American economic aid to pay terrorists?
* ... that the naval architect '''[[Robert Logan (naval architect)|Robert Logan]]''' designed the first steel [[train ferry]]?
* ... that '''[[The Rickshank Rickdemption|the season three premiere]]''' of ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' was first aired unannounced as a part of [[Adult Swim]]'s annual April Fools' joke?
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Nahikari García]]''' signed for [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]] when she was 16 years old?
* ... that '''[[Technomyrmex albipes|white-footed ants]]''' protect [[Aonidiella aurantii|red scale insects]], a major pest of citrus in South Africa?
* ... that [[Soviet Air Forces]] fighter pilot and commander '''[[Pyotr Pumpur]]''' began his military career as a chauffeur?
*'''''00:00, 9 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when comedian [[Peter Sellers]] visited his friend [[Spike Milligan]] at '''[[Monkenhurst]]''' ''(pictured)'' naked as a practical joke, he was sent away still naked?
* ... that the '''[[WDR Rundfunkchor Köln|Kölner Rundfunkchor]]''', the radio choir of the [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] in Cologne, premiered Karlheinz Stockhausen's ''[[Momente]]'' in 1962?
* ... that '''[[Janina Goss]]''' has been described as the "power behind the throne" in modern Polish politics?
* ... that the '''[[Arkansas Air & Military Museum]]''' displays [[Walmart]] founder [[Sam Walton]]'s first aircraft, an [[Ercoupe 415C]]?
* ... that [[Ajige]] beheaded Shen Shikui for his refusal to surrender '''[[Ka Island]]'''?
* ... that '''''[[Truth Serum (EP)|Truth Serum]]''''', [[Tove Lo]]'s debut EP, is a [[concept album|concept record]] that describes her most intense love affair, from the happy beginning to trying to move on after the breakup?
* ... that '''[[William A. Dwyer Jr.]]''' and '''[[Joseph T. Murphy]]''' were opponents in a '''[[Philadelphia City Council special election, 1960|1960 Philadelphia City Council election]]''' but were later colleagues on the [[Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund]]''' pays monthly stipends to the families of suicide bombers?
===8 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 8 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the novel ''The Princess of the Moon: A Confederate Fairy Story'' by '''[[Cora Semmes Ives]]''' ''(pictured)'' depicts a lunar invasion by [[Yankee]] [[carpetbagger]] balloonists?
* ... that '''[[Puchuldiza]]''' in Chile was the site of the first electricity generated from [[geothermal energy]] in South America?
* ... that [[Governor of the State of Mexico|Governor-elect of the State of Mexico]] '''[[Alfredo del Mazo Maza]]'''{{`s}} [[Alfredo del Mazo González|father]], [[Alfredo del Mazo Vélez|grandfather]], and [[Enrique Peña Nieto|cousin]] all held the office before him?
* ... that the '''[[Vintage Grill & Car Museum]]''' in [[Weatherford, Texas]], features President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 [[Lincoln Continental]] and a 1975 [[Trabant]]?
* ... that during the civil war of the [[Ottoman Interregnum]], at one time or another '''[[Junayd of Aydın|Junayd Bey]]''', ruler of the [[Beylik of Aydın]], supported four different Ottoman princes vying for the throne?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]''''' will be the first collaboration between director [[Lal Jose]] and actor [[Mohanlal]]?
* ... that '''[[Claudia Barainsky]]''' performed operatic title roles including [[Daphne (opera)|Daphne]], [[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]], [[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]], and [[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]?
* ... that '''[[Full Fact]]''' fact-checked the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|Brexit referendum]]?
===7 July 2017===
*'''''22:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[flag of the Solomon Islands]]''' ''(pictured)'' was designed by a [[Kiwi (people)|Kiwi]]? <!--Special occasion hook for July 7-->
* ... that [[Qing dynasty]] poet '''[[Lin Yining]]''' was part of the "Banana Garden Five"?
* ... that '''[[Brideside]]''' was launched in [[Chicago]] because it was perceived to be the largest bridal market in the United States?
* ... that at the beginning of his reign, '''[[Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada|Muhammad III]]''' of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] allied his kingdom with [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]] against the [[Marinid dynasty|Marinid]]s, while at the end those three powers were allied against him?
* ... that the '''[[Porco (caldera)|Porco caldera]]''' in Bolivia, a major source of [[silver]] for the [[Inca society|Inca]], is now Bolivia's largest [[zinc]] mine?
* ... that '''[[chaudfroid sauce]]''' can be prepared using a [[reduction (cooking)|reduction]] of boiled meat carcasses and other ingredients?
* ... that '''[[Sunil Babu Pant]]''' was the first openly gay federal-level legislator in Asia?
* ... that the '''[[Hotel Manger]]''' once used a steam locomotive to heat the building?
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* ... that the '''[[Adelphi School]]''' ''(pictured)'' is considered to be the last free-tuition charity school building still standing in [[Philadelphia]]?
* ... that [[Kolkata]] mayor '''[[Sovan Chatterjee]]''' is the first mayor of any city of India to get [[Security categories in India|Z-plus security cover]]?
* ... that '''[[elevated park]]s''' are becoming more common, inspired by the success of New York's [[High Line]]?
* ... that while [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]] replaced '''[[Alard du Gaucquier]]''' as Kapellmeister, he thought highly enough of him to grant a [[Letters patent|patent of nobility]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(III) chloride|Nugent–RajanBabu reagent]]''' can be used to prepare a key intermediate in the synthesis of [[vinorelbine]], a treatment for [[non-small-cell lung carcinoma|non-small-cell lung cancer]]?
* ... that former [[Attorney General of Ghana|Attorney General]] '''[[Ayikoi Otoo]]''' is now Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada?
* ... that the predatory beetle '''''[[Rhizophagus grandis]]''''' was imported to the United States from Belgium in an attempt to control the '''[[Dendroctonus terebrans|black turpentine beetle]]'''?
* ... that in 1972, Colorado engineering technician '''[[Janet Bonnema]]''' legally challenged the superstition that a woman who went underground into a tunnel or mine brought bad luck?
===6 July 2017===
*'''''00:00, 6 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the leader of the US-trained '''[[Anti-Terror Units]]''' ''(fighters pictured)'' in the Syrian Civil War was suspected to have been assassinated by [[National Intelligence Organization (Turkey)|Turkish Intelligence operatives]] for conducting "terror operations"?
* ... that [[Moufdi Zakaria]] reportedly wrote the lyrics to '''[[Kassaman|the national anthem of Algeria]]''' with his own blood on the walls of his jail cell?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 5 -->
* ... that construction of the '''[[Macrolibramiento Palmillas-Apaseo el Grande]]''' highway was delayed by difficulties acquiring rights of way, rising material costs, and intermittent funding from the Mexican government?
* ... that after the death of pediatric neurologist '''[[Bronson Crothers]]''', [[Harvard Medical School]] established a professorship in his name?
* ... that the video game '''''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]''''' was considered the most risky out of 40 concepts pitched for development?
* ... that sailors under [[Ferdinand Magellan|Magellan]] may have guessed that '''[[Samborombón Bay]]''' was the birthplace of the [[phantom island]] of [[Saint Brendan's Island|Saint Brendan]]?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Darkest Minds (film)|The Darkest Minds]]''''' is the live-action directorial debut of animation director [[Jennifer Yuh Nelson]]?
* ... that physician '''[[Bodog F. Beck]]''' kept a [[beehive]] outside his office in New York for his "bee venom therapy"?
===5 July 2017===
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* ... that Benjamin Franklin suggested to George Washington that he adopt the '''[[Flag of the East India Company]]''' ''(pictured)'' as the flag of the United States?<!-- Special occasion hook for 4 July -->
* ... that '''[[David Hermann]]''' staged [[Ascanio in Alba|a Mozart opera]] at the [[Salzburg Festival]] at age 29, and combined [[Der Diktator|three Krenek operas]] in [[Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt|Frankfurt]]?
* ... that one of the final Quranic chapters revealed in [[Mecca]], called "'''[[Al-Inshiqaq|The Sundering]]'''", talks about the [[Last Judgment#Islam|Day of Judgment]]?
* ... that [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]r '''[[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]]''' was a machine gunner who participated in the [[Normandy landings]]?
* ... that a "[[Innovation district|food innovation district]]" and [[farmers' market]] are proposed for the immediate vicinity of '''[[Rainier Beach station]]'''?
* ... that the New Zealand cricketer [[Richard Hadlee]] was twice the man of the series in the '''[[Trans-Tasman Trophy]]'''?
* ... that Irish director '''[[Neasa Hardiman]]''' won both an [[Irish Film & Television Academy|IFTA]] and a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] award for her work on ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''?
* ... that despite years of investigation and a manhunt, the '''[[1939 City of San Francisco derailment|1939 ''City of San Francisco'' derailment]]''' remains unsolved?
===4 July 2017===
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* ... that the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]'s '''[[Modern Gothic cabinet]]''' ''(pictured)'' is considered one of the finest American examples of [[Modern Gothic style|the style]]?
* ... that in 1678, '''[[Anthonio Hurdt]]''' led the forces of the [[Dutch East India Company]] for the [[Kediri campaign (1678)|Kediri campaign]] in Java, despite his lack of experience in Java or in military command?
* ... that [[ecotourism]] resort '''[[Hotelito Desconocido]]''' was reportedly a [[money laundering]] front for a Mexican [[drug cartel]]?
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Álvaro Domínguez Soto|Álvaro Domínguez]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 27 due to persistent back injuries?
* ... that Gottfried von Einem's opera '''''[[Der Prozeß (opera)|Der Prozeß]]''''', based on [[The Trial|the novel by Franz Kafka]], was premiered at the [[Salzburg Festival]]? <!--Special occasion hook for July 3-->
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Agnes (1984)|Typhoon Agnes]]''' was the last one to affect the Philippines during the [[1984 Pacific typhoon season]]?
* ... that '''[[Henry W. Sawyer]]''' argued before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] in the landmark [[Establishment Clause]] cases of ''[[Abington School District v. Schempp]]'' and ''[[Lemon v. Kurtzman]]''?
* ... that the "'''[[Prayer of Saint Francis]]'''" is a 20th-century peace prayer mistakenly attributed to [[Francis of Assisi|the 13th-century saint]]?
===3 July 2017===
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* ... that in 2013, Poland became the world's largest producer of '''[[Mead in Poland|mead]]''' made according to traditional methods {{nowrap|''(example pictured)''?}}
* ... that '''[[Gonçalo Teixeira Corrêa]]''' crossed China in the 1620s to train the [[Military history of China before 1911#Ming|Ming army]] in modern artillery, but lost his life to a mutineer's arrow?
* ... that the hymn "'''[[Breathe on Me, Breath of God]]'''" was described as being so simple it belied the education and knowledge of its author, Professor Edwin Hatch?
* ... that '''[[Richard Painter]]''', chief ethics lawyer to President [[George W. Bush]], is suing [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] for his alleged violation of the US Constitution?
* ... that the video game '''''[[Remember Me (video game)|Remember Me]]''''' was appraised by its developer as the [[Digital media|digital]] view of human identity compared to its [[Analog device|analog]] counterpart, ''[[Life Is Strange]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Peter Cornelius Conservatory]]''' in [[Mainz]] celebrated 125 years of music education by moving to a new building?
* ... that [[Alabama]] was one of six U.S. states to not have a [[human trafficking]] law before state legislator '''[[Merika Coleman]]''' successfully cosponsored a bill criminalizing it?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' was trapped in a [[Benghazi]] apartment for weeks during the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?
===2 July 2017===
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* ... that although [[New Brunswick]] was [[Canadian Confederation|confederated into Canada]] 150 years ago today, '''[[Flag of New Brunswick|the province's flag]]''' ''(pictured)'' was not adopted until 1965?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that '''[[Tui Manu'a Matelita]]''', the Samoan queen of [[Manu'a]], was described by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] as "a little slip" of a girl, "who sits all day in a pink gown, in a little white European house"?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] have held the '''[[Frank Worrell Trophy]]''' since [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1994–95|1995]]?
* ... that '''[[Horace Hodes]]''' discovered the main function of [[vitamin D]] in his first year of medical school?
* ... that rioters [[Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal|burned]] the first permanent '''[[St. Anne's Market|provincial seat of Canada]]'''? <!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that the fossil ant '''''[[Cephalotes dieteri]]''''' has a smaller head than its sister species?
* ... that '''[[Jordyn Huitema]]''' scored her first goal for the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian women's national soccer team]] in an exhibition game against [[Costa Rica women's national football team|Costa Rica]], and scored her second goal less than a minute later?
* ... that "'''[[Fatshe leno la rona]]'''", the national anthem of [[Botswana]], was reportedly not the government's preferred choice because it was composed by the co-founder and leader of an [[Opposition (parliamentary)|opposition party]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
===1 July 2017===
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* ... that table tennis player and model '''[[Soo Yeon Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'' has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for '''[[SPiN|a chain of table tennis bars]]'''?
* ... that [[Pu Songling]] wrote "'''[[Tian Qilang]]'''" with a Chinese killer in mind?
* ... that '''[[Douglas Putnam]]''' served in the [[Battle of Shiloh]] during the [[American Civil War]], and later published an eyewitness account of the battle?
* ... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub '''''[[Persoonia pauciflora]]''''' is within {{convert|2.5|km}} of the [[Type (biology)|type specimen]]?
* ... that '''[[N. V. Madhusudana]]''' demonstrated the electromechanical [[Coupling (physics)|coupling effects]] of [[Cholesteric liquid crystal|cholesteric liquid crystals]] for the first time?
* ... that [[human sacrifice]]s were performed on '''[[Pichu Pichu]]''', an extinct volcano near [[Arequipa]]?
* ... that a Lebanese postage stamp featuring '''[[Anissa Rawda Najjar]]''' was issued in 2014, soon after her [[centenarian|100th birthday]]?
* ... that '''[[arson in royal dockyards]]''' was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
* ... that '''[[Informatics General]]''' developed and marketed the first software product to have cumulative sales of $1 million, $10 million, and $100 million?
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* ... that '''[[Jamaica High School]]''' ''(pictured)'', once [[Queens]]' largest public high school with 4,613 students, closed in 2014 with a graduating class of only 24 students?
* ... that '''[[Gertrude Förstel]]''' was Sophie when ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' was first performed in Vienna, and sang in the premieres of ''[[Tiefland (opera)|Tiefland]]'' and Mahler's [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth Symphony]]?
* ... that a '''[[randomised decision rule]]''' satisfying the [[Bayes estimator|Bayes criterion]] always has a non-random alternative?
* ... that the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] '''[[Palace of Darius in Susa|palace at Susa]]''' served as a model for [[Persepolis]]?
* ... that for the filming of '''''[[Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?]]''''' on Manhattan's [[Upper West Side]], the filmmakers relied on regular pedestrian traffic to background the scenes rather than hiring [[Extra (acting)|extras]]?
* ... that the '''[[Al-Mujadila|58th chapter of the Quran]]''' explains how Muhammad's original position on the legal status of divorced women was overruled?
* ... that in the late 1980s, the now defunct airline '''[[Nigeria Airways]]''' took delivery of the last [[DC-10]] ever built?
* ... that 22 years after he [[Walk-on (sports)|walked-on]] at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]], '''[[Matt Luke (American football)|Matt Luke]]''' became its head football coach?
===30 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Black stork|black stork]]''' ''(pictured)'' population has been declining for many years in Western Europe and the bird is no longer a summer visitor to [[Scandinavia]]?
* ... that '''[[Robert Lee Burns]]''', a reformed convict from [[Oregon]], was the subject of an interstate extradition battle between Oregon and California?
* ... that some inhabitants of the [[Colca Canyon]] believe their ancestors came from the '''[[Hualca Hualca]]''' volcano?
* ... that Swedish singer '''[[Wille Crafoord]]''' launched the Hovturnén, an annual concert tour in [[Scania|Skåne]], in which singers and performers travel by horseback between gigs?
* ... that at 27 weeks, the '''[[List of number-one Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs|longest running number-one song]]''' on the US ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs chart is "[[Closer (The Chainsmokers song)|Closer]]" by [[The Chainsmokers]], featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]?
* ... that the tubeworm '''''[[Eunice norvegica]]''''' often grows in association with a deep water coral?
* ... that the increased prominence of '''[[pizza in China]]''' had the secondary effect of introducing Chinese consumers to cheese as a culinary ingredient?
* ... that in 1975, eight men stole $30 million from the Providence Mafia and associates in the '''[[Bonded Vault heist]]'''?
===29 July 2017===
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* ... that the hull of [[USS Albacore (AGSS-569)|USS ''Albacore'']] ''(launch pictured)'' had the '''[[Hilda Lyon|Lyon Shape]]''' that was originally designed for airships by a woman?
* ... that early '''[[coffee vending machine]]s''' used instant coffee powder mixed with hot water, while some modern machines fresh-grind the coffee and dispense various espresso drinks?
* ... that '''[[Mithuben Petit]]''', a woman freedom fighter during the [[British Raj]], played a major part in the [[Salt March]] with [[Mahatma Gandhi]]?
* ... that the '''[[As-Sajda|32nd chapter of the Quran]]''' is known by the name "The Prostration", and alternatively, "The Beds"?
* ... that '''[[Richard Saltonstall Rogers]]''', a political enemy of [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], has been suggested as the inspiration for a character in Hawthorne's ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''?
* ... that when the '''[[Theater Münster]]''' opened in 1956, it was regarded as the first new theatre in Germany after World War II?
* ... that '''[[huli-huli chicken]]''' is turned on a [[rotisserie|spit]], and named from the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] word ''{{lang|haw|huli}}'', meaning "turn"?
* ... that Donald Trump urged his Twitter followers not to buy the biography '''''[[Trump Revealed]]''''' by [[Michael Kranish]] and [[Marc Fisher]]?
===28 July 2017===
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* ... that a geologist named a secondary vent of '''[[Palomo]]''' volcano ''(pictured)'' after his son, hoping that one day he would get to know the mountain range?
* ... that '''[[Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson|Stanley Blankson]]''' made the smooth flow of human and vehicular traffic his major aim during his term as mayor of [[Accra]]?
* ... that [[Jordan]] holds an annual celebration on 1 March for the '''[[Arabization of the Jordanian Army command|1956 Arabization of the Jordanian Army command]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Carmen Cincotti]]''' ate nearly 1,000 [[hot dog]]s in two months while training for the 2017 [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]], where he ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to finish in second place?
* ... that when dislodged from its burrow, the '''[[Paranthus rapiformis|onion anemone]]''' may get rolled around by the sea before finding a suitable place to dig?
* ... that in 1944, Northern Ireland politician '''[[William Lyle]]''' denounced as "obnoxious" the views of minister [[Harry Midgley]], whom Lyle hoped would become "more mature"?
* ... that the '''[[Hainan partridge]]''' occurs in forests that have recovered from logging?
* ... that the 1928 one-act play '''''[[The Queen's Messenger (1928)|The Queen's Messenger]]''''' was the first television drama?
===27 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Nili Patera dune field]]''' ''(detail pictured)'' was the first location on [[Mars]] where evidence was obtained of [[dune]] movement of a minimum of {{convert|1|m|0}}?
* ... that '''[[William L. Mercereau]]''', Superintendent of Steamships for the [[Pere Marquette Railway]], was responsible for building up what was at the time the world's largest [[Train ferry|carferry]] fleet?
* ... that the '''[[Oxynaspis gracilis|black coral barnacle]]''' sometimes grows on '''''[[Plumapathes pennacea]]'''''?
* ... that contralto '''[[Ruth Siewert]]''' appeared as [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Erda]] not only [[Bayreuth Festival|in Bayreuth]], but also at [[La Scala]], [[La Fenice]], and [[La Monnaie]]?
* ... that the film '''''[[Poetry in Motion (film)|Poetry in Motion]]''''' was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry?
* ... that after working for the [[International Coffee Organization]] in London and as a consultant for the World Bank, '''[[Owusu Afriyie Akoto]]''' became Ghana's [[Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana)|Minister of Food and Agriculture]]?
* ... that the 2013 book '''''[[Disinformation (book)|Disinformation]]''''' was included in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s "Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf"?
* ... that '''[[Grace Hutchins]]''' promoted a radical [[Christian pacifism|Christian pacifist movement]] in the United States?
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* ... that when [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]] wrote his cantata '''''[[La Damoiselle élue]]''''', setting a poem by [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], he had probably not seen the poet's painting of the subject ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the first county courthouse for [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], was built on {{convert|20|acre|ha}} donated by '''[[Mark W. Bullard]]''' in 1876?
* ... that in animal studies of the '''[[health and safety hazards of nanomaterials]]''', [[carbon nanotube]]s had similar inhalation exposure effects to [[asbestos]]?
* ... that '''[[John Ward Westcott]]''' developed a marine mail system that eventually became the only floating [[ZIP Code]] in the United States?
* ... that in the mid-1980s, some [[HIV/AIDS|HIV]] patients pinned their hopes for survival on an experimental drug called '''[[HPA-23]]'''?
* ... that at over {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}, '''[[Pınargözü Cave]]''' is the longest cave in Turkey and has not yet been fully surveyed?
* ... that the upcoming movie ''[[Stronger (film)|Stronger]]'' is based on a memoir by [[Boston Marathon bombing]] survivor '''[[Jeff Bauman]]'''?
* ... that the release of [[Los Gatos (band)|Los Gatos]]' debut single "'''[[La balsa]]'''" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of [[Argentine rock]]?
* ... that according to [[Snopes.com|Snopes]], the belief that the [[soul]] weighs '''[[21 grams experiment|21 grams]]''' should not be given any credence?
* ...that within a '''[[Monte Viso Tunnel]]''' is the most ancient tunnel of Italy throught the mountain?
===26 July 2017===
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* ... that '''''[[Gorgonia mariae]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is one of several species of sea fans affected by a terrestrial [[Aspergillosis|fungal disease]] in the Gulf of Mexico?
* ... that '''[[Alfred Ezra]]''' learnt how to keep hummingbirds in captivity using [[Mellin's Food|baby food]]?
* ... that the '''[[Flag of Washington]]''' must show [[George Washington]]'s profile facing the same direction on both sides, making it one of the most expensive U.S. state flags to produce?
* ... that '''[[Oxford Bibliographies Online]]''' has been called "an anti-[[Google]]"?
* ... that the '''[[white-necklaced partridge]]'''{{`s}} forehead is white in one subspecies and chestnut in the other?
* ... that '''[[Richard Scott (doctor)|Richard Scott]]''' was a doctor who in 1963 became the world's first professor in [[general practice]]?
* ... that the short film '''''[[Le Building]]''''' was created as an opener for the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] as the thesis project of five students of [[Gobelins, l'École de l'image|Gobelins]]?
* ... that '''[[Martin F. Scanlon]]''' was one of the [[Early Birds of Aviation]]?
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* ... that '''[[Don Reitz]]''' incorporated his niece's drawings into a series of [[Studio pottery|ceramic pieces]] that came to be known as the ''Sara Period (example pictured)''?
* ... that the '''[[1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing|Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing]]''' in 1981 led to the death of the prime minister, [[Mohammad Javad Bahonar]], and President [[Mohammad Ali Rajai]]?
* ... that '''[[Charles Moses]]''' escaped from Singapore with Major General [[Gordon Bennett (general)|Gordon Bennett]], led a cavalry regiment at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and crossed the Rhine with the British commandos?
* ... that '''[[The Big Bend]]''', which would be the world's longest building if built, was designed to circumvent zoning regulations?
* ... that the Indian legislator '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]''' is critical of the [[Sheikh Hasina]]-led government of Bangladesh?
* ... that Donald Trump blamed his [[ghostwriter]] for inaccuracies in '''''[[Trump 101]]''''', saying in a deposition that he had read it "very quickly" before publication?
* ... that the '''''[[Incident at Clovelly Cottage]]''''' (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"?
* ... that the operator of [[Casino Pier]] returned from lunch to find '''[[Jet Star (Casino Pier)|his new roller coaster]]''' was being built in a different location than he had intended?
===25 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign]]''' relied on aircraft ''(example pictured)'' and "[[Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels]]"?
* ... that '''[[Yvonne Busch]]''' left home at age eleven, on her own initiative, to pursue music?
* ... that the '''[[Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar]]''' has a [[hybrid train|hybrid]] design that allows it to run on either battery power or via [[pantograph (transport)|pantograph]] and [[overhead line]]?
* ... that the '''''[[Guangming Daily]]''''' was one of only three national newspapers published in China during the [[Cultural Revolution]]?
* ... that '''[[Hendrika B. Cantwell]]''', one of the first physicians in the US to work for a [[child protection]] agency, came in contact with an estimated 30,000 cases of suspected [[child abuse]] and neglect?
* ... that the legality of a 2016 plan to tax the '''[[Yale University endowment]]''' was questioned, in part due to a 1745 act of the [[Colony of Connecticut]] which granted the school tax-exempt status?
* ... that '''[[GhanaSat-1]]''', the first [[Ghana]]ian satellite in space, is used to monitor the country's coastline as well as broadcast [[God Bless Our Homeland Ghana|Ghanaian songs]]?
* ... that [[Test cricket|international cricketer]] '''[[Carlisle Best]]''' would "aggravate bowlers" by commentating on himself while [[Batting (cricket)|batting]]?
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* ... that the '''[[bedding ceremony]]''' ''(pictured)'' symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' [[Human sexual activity|sexual intimacy]], but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?
* ... that '''[[Alice Tangerini]]''' is the only botanical illustrator ever hired by the [[Smithsonian Institution]]?
* ... that the '''[[National Socialist Party (Jordan)|National Socialist Party]]'''{{`s}} victory in the [[Jordanian general election, 1956|1956 general election]] formed the only elected government in [[Jordan]]'s history?
* ... that '''[[Samsun Golf Course]]''' is thought to be the first course in the world to be built on ground recovered from the sea?
* ... that when disturbed, the '''[[rufous-throated partridge]]''' flies to branches as [[thrush (bird)|thrushes]] do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees like [[Old World babbler|babblers]]?
* ... that developer [[Parroty Interactive]]'s 1997 parody video game '''''[[The X-Fools]]''''' was released in anticipation of the fifth season of the paranormal TV series ''[[The X-Files]]''?
* ... that '''[[Robin Fontes]]''' is the highest-ranking female military officer to serve in Afghanistan since the [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|American invasion of that country]] in 2001?
* ... that '''''[[The Graybar Hotel]]''''' was written by a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without parole?
===24 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Amfleet]]''' ''(coaches pictured)'' was [[Amtrak]]'s first new intercity passenger cars and the [[Budd Company]]'s last?
* ... that '''[[Margaret Amoakohene]]''', currently a member of Ghana's [[Council of State (Ghana)|Council of State]], is the country's former [[High Commissioner]] to Canada?
* ... that radio station '''[[KRGE]]''' in [[Weslaco, Texas]], once shared time with [[KDEI|another station]] that later moved 350 miles (560 km) from [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] to [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]]?
* ... that '''[[Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah]]''' of Kashmir was one of the founders of [[All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference]]?
* ... that the '''[[Liriomyza sativae|vegetable leaf miner]]''' became a serious problem in tomato crops in Florida after insecticides had killed the [[Braconidae|wasps]] that had previously kept it under control?
* ... that tea garden worker '''[[Karimul Haque]]''' has been awarded India's fourth highest civilian award?
* ... that the [[People's Protection Units|YPG]] was denounced after the '''[[Battle of al-Yaarubiyah]]''' for fighting the [[Free Syrian Army]], which was not even present during the battle?
* ... that '''[[Rick Langford]]''' pitched 22 consecutive [[complete game|complete baseball games]] in 1980?
* ... that the '''[[Tjele helmet fragment]]''' is part of one of only five known [[Viking Age]] helmets?
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* ... that the '''[[Tjele helmet fragment]]''' is part of one of only five known [[Viking Age]] helmets?
* ... that '''[[Shanno Devi]]''' was the first woman speaker of a State Assembly in India?
* ... that U.S. admiral [[Mark Lambert Bristol|Mark Bristol]] unsuccessfully protested against the '''[[Samsun deportations|deportations of Samsun Greeks]]''' to the Turkish authorities of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Mustafa Kemal]]?
* ... that '''[[Norah C. James]]'''{{`}} first book ''Sleeveless Errand'' was ruled obscene and ordered by the [[Bow Street Police Court]] to be destroyed?
* ... that '''[[The Gamblers (surf band)|The Gamblers]]'''{{`}} "Moon Dawg!" single is considered by some to be the first [[Surf music|surf rock]] record?
* ... that '''[[Charles Corydon Hall]]''' is considered the father of the [[rock wool]] insulation industry in America?
* ... that the '''[[Shinano River]]''' is the longest river, and has the third largest [[drainage basin]], in Japan?
* ... that [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]] barrel racer '''[[Charmayne James]]''' still managed to win the round when her horse [[Scamper (horse)|Scamper]]'s bridle fell off?
===23 July 2017===
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* ... that American Civil War [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] surgeon '''[[Charles T. Pepper]]''' was the original inspiration for the [[Dr Pepper]] soft drink ''(1910 logo shown)''?
* ... that renewed [[volcanic activity]] at '''[[Antofagasta de la Sierra]]''' could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?
* ... that '''[[Paula Murrihy]]''', who appeared in operatic title roles such as [[Dido and Aeneas|Dido]], [[Carmen]], [[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel]] and the [[Der Rosenkavalier|Rosenkavalier]], sang [[Lied]]er with viola and piano for the [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]?
* ... that '''''[[Microshaft Winblows 98]]''''' served as parody video game developer [[Parroty Interactive]]'s take on [[Microsoft]], [[Windows]], and [[Bill Gates]]?
* ... that there was a campaign to deny '''[[Catherine Afeku]]'''{{`s}} appointment as Ghana's Minister of Tourism because she had not done her [[National Service Secretariat (Ghana)|national service]]?
* ... that in the UK, the endangered '''[[Tansy beetle]]''' can only be found on the banks of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]], near [[York]]?
* ... that '''[[Shekhar Naik]]''' is the first [[Blind cricket|blind cricketer]] to be awarded the [[Padma Shri]]?
* ... that '''''[[Trump Tower (novel)|Trump Tower]]''''' was marketed as the "[[debut novel]]" of [[Donald Trump]]?
*'''''00:10, 23 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[pallid cuckoo]]''' ''(pictured)'' was first described as a pigeon?
* ... that Indian [[Jat people|Jat]] legislator '''[[Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary]]''' assisted chief minister [[Mayawati]] in pacifying agitations in Jat-dominated areas?
* ... that during the '''[[Rhode Island banking crisis]]''' of the early 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people lost access to their money?
* ... that within 100 years of the '''[[Spanish conquest of Nicaragua]]''', the native population had been all but eliminated by a combination of newly-introduced disease, the slave trade, warfare, and mistreatment?
* ... that '''[[Nicole Chevalier]]''' was awarded [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] for her performance of the four female characters in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffman]]'' at the [[Komische Oper Berlin]]?
* ... that '''''[[Dishonored 2]]''''', a [[steampunk]] video game, had its anti-piracy software hacked by a group called SteamPunks?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Depression Eight (1981)|Tropical Depression Eight]]''' in [[1981 Atlantic hurricane season|1981]] dropped up to {{convert|21|in|mm}} of rainfall in [[Texas]], much of which fell in only six hours?
* ... that '''[[R. W. Symonds|Robert Symonds]]''', expert in old [[English furniture]], claimed that his girlfriend thrust a pair of [[curling tongs]] in his ear?
===22 July 2017===
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* ... that the story of '''[[Hannah Norsa]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as "an archetypal tale of how stage stardom might lead to social transformation"?
* ... that after the 1194 '''[[Battle of Fréteval]]''', [[Richard I of England|Richard I]] captured the [[Philip Augustus|French King's]] government [[archive]] which travelled with him, who as a result founded the [[Archives Nationales (France)|French National Archives]] in Paris?
* ... that '''''[[A Voz do Brasil]]''''' is the longest-running radio program in the Southern Hemisphere?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 22 -->
* ... that Greek shipping tycoon '''[[Basil Goulandris]]''' and his wife Elisa died childless and left an art collection worth an estimated $3 billion that has been the subject of a family feud ever since?
* ... that the critically endangered shrub '''[[Banksia aurantia|orange dryandra]]''' is known from an area of less than {{convert|4.5|km2|1}} in Western Australia?
* ... that investment banker '''[[Peter W. Smith]]''' contacted Russian hackers in an unsuccessful attempt to locate [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|missing emails]] from [[Hillary Clinton]]'s computer system?
* ... that the '''''[[Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo]]''''', published by the composer [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] in 1735, were believed lost but published again in 2016?
* ... that '''[[Drop the Dip]]''', the first roller coaster to use a [[Train (roller coaster)#Restraints|lap bar]], was inspired by a toy in a dentist's office waiting room?
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* ... that '''[[Maurice Wilder-Neligan]]''' ''(pictured)'' was dubbed "The Eccentric Colonel" for distributing newspapers to his troops during a lull in an attack?
* ... that in the [[John Gay]] version of '''''[[Achilles (opera)|Achilles]]''''', the hero is introduced as a [[Cross-dressing|cross-dresser]]?
* ... that '''[[Sue Alexander]]''' tapped into her grief over her younger brother's death to write a children's book about a [[Bedouin]] girl dealing with the same issue?
* ... that the Indian Ocean coral '''''[[Acropora rudis]]''''' is "[[Endangered species|endangered]]" by habitat destruction and its susceptibility to coral bleaching, disease and ocean acidification?
* ... that '''[[Marc Soustrot]]''' conducted a staging of both Debussy's cantata ''[[La Damoiselle élue]]'' and Honegger's oratorio ''[[Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher]]'' at the [[Frankfurt Opera]] in 2017?
* ... that '''[[First Minister's Questions (Scottish Parliament)|First Minister's Questions]]''' in the Scottish Parliament was moved to an earlier time to allow more school children to see the session?
* ... that governor '''[[Min Linka]]''' of [[Bago, Myanmar|Pegu]] was executed after his failed rebellion against his brother King [[Binnya U]] of [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Martaban]]?
* ... that smut has been reported on '''[[Scouten Brook]]'''?
===21 July 2017===
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* ... that the bass '''[[Oskar Czerwenka]]''' appeared in 1,084 performances at the [[Vienna State Opera]], and his home was integrated into a state music school ''(pictured)'' that was named after him?
* ... that New York City's '''[[Citi Bike]]''' is the largest [[bicycle-sharing system]] in the United States?
* ... that the music video for [[Oh Land]]'s "'''[[Cherry on Top]]'''" is intended to serve as the first of three short films directed by Duncan Winecoff?
* ... that as a teenager, [[association football]]er '''[[Frank Dudley (footballer)|Frank Dudley]]''' gave up on turning professional due to his height—and then experienced a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on}} growth spurt?
* ... that '''{{HMS|Roebuck|1774|2}}''' was the flagship of Admiral [[Mariot Arbuthnot]] at the [[Siege of Charleston]] in 1780?
* ... that singer-songwriter '''[[Jo Carol Pierce]]''' attended high school with artists [[Joe Ely]] and [[Butch Hancock]] in [[Lubbock, Texas]]?
* ... that the flowers of '''''[[Banksia alliacea]]''''' smell of onions?
* ... that when Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the '''[[woman card]]''', she did and it garnered $2.4 million for her campaign?
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* ... that the Hindu festival '''[[Ganga Dussehra]]''' ''(celebration pictured)'' commemorates [[Ganges in Hinduism|the descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth]]?
* ... that '''[[Sebastiano DiGaetano]]''', an early mafia boss of the [[Bonanno crime family]], disappeared after stepping down in 1912?
* ... that due to violent disruptions by [[Battalion for the Defence of the Language|Hebrew-only proponents]], '''[[Yiddish cinema|Yiddish films]]''' screened in [[Mandatory Palestine]] had to be dubbed?
* ... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' said the podcast '''''[[Crimetown]]''''' "advances the [true crime] genre" and called it one of the "best new podcasts of 2016"?
* ... that '''[[Wilhelm Ehmann]]''', founder and director of a school of church music, toured internationally conducting his choir Westfälische Kantorei?
* ... that in 1990, '''[[Typhoon Zola (1990)|Typhoon Zola]]''' flooded 420 houses in Japan?
* ... that personal dust monitors required for coal miners by the U.S. [[Mine Safety and Health Administration]] are based on the '''[[tapered element oscillating microbalance]]'''?
* ... that Indian politician '''[[Idris Ali (politician)|Idris Ali]]''' has compared party chief [[Mamata Banerjee]] to [[Mother Teresa]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], and the goddess [[Saraswati]]?
===20 July 2017===
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* ... that the supposed relics of Georgian saint [[Ketevan the Martyr]] were retrieved from the ruins of the '''[[Church of St. Augustine, Goa|Church of St. Augustine]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Goa]]?
* ... that '''[[Frank J. Canova]]''' has been described as the inventor of the [[smartphone]]?
* ... that '''[[Mayda Insula]]''' on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] is the first named island beyond the Earth?
* ... that among the [[Tuareg people]], men traditionally wear a veil called a '''[[litham]]''' or ''tagulmust'', while women go unveiled?
* ... that the 2016 "slashomedy" '''''[[Pi Day Die Day]]''''' stars ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' actor [[Ari Lehman]]?
* ... that [[Jammu and Kashmir]] education minister '''[[Naeem Akhtar (politician)|Naeem Akhtar]]''' installed a helpline to his personal office to hear complaints?
* ... that the '''[[G (New York City Subway service)|New York City Subway G]]''' train is the only non-[[S (New York City Subway service)|shuttle]] service that does not run through [[Manhattan]]?
* ... that at a 1999 performance of '''[[Savuka]]'''{{`s}} [[Music in the movement against apartheid|anti-apartheid song]] "'''[[Asimbonanga]]'''", former South African President [[Nelson Mandela]] danced on stage?
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* ... that in creating his '''''[[Luceafărul (poem)|Luceafărul]]''''' myth about the impossible love between a deity ''(pictured)'' and a mortal, [[Mihai Eminescu]] may have been influenced by the ''[[Katha Upanishad]]''?
* ... that '''[[Paul Abels]]''', the first openly gay minister to serve in a major Christian denomination in the United States, was nearly removed from his pastorate after he [[coming out|came out]] in the 1970s?
* ... that the Thai [[Heist film|heist]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film '''''[[Bad Genius]]''''' is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams?
* ... that when '''[[Ulysses S. Grant historical reputation|Ulysses S. Grant]]''' was nominated for president in 1868, he received all 650 votes from delegates, with no other candidate being nominated?
* ... that "'''[[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]]'''" became [[Mariah Carey]]'s third consecutive number-one single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]?
* ... that if elected to government, '''[[Independence from Europe]]''' would build a large condominium in London to house British Members of Parliament?
* ... that '''[[Martin Janus]]''' wrote the original lyrics of "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne", which Bach used in [[Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147|a cantata]] in a setting known as "[[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]]"?
* ... that the second [[Reusable launch system|reused orbital rocket]] in history, '''[[Falcon 9 booster B1029]]''', was "extra toasty" upon coming back from the [[Kármán line|edge of space]] on June 23, 2017, to land on a [[Autonomous spaceport drone ship|drone ship]]?
===19 July 2017===
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* ... that after being thrown into the Atlantic Ocean by [[Hurricane Sandy]], the '''[[Star Jet]]''' roller coaster ''(wreckage pictured)'' was replaced—safely inland—by '''[[Hydrus (roller coaster)|Hydrus]]'''?
* ... that Indian Member of Parliament '''[[Mohammad Asrarul Haque]]''' polled the highest number of votes in his state of [[Bihar]] in the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 general election]]?
* ... that '''[[Mazaalai (satellite)|Mazaalai]]''', the first Mongolian satellite in space, is named after the endangered [[Gobi bear]]?
* ... that '''[[Uwe Eric Laufenberg]]''', General Manager of the [[Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden|Staatstheater Wiesbaden]], presented his staging of Wagner's ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' at the [[Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden|Internationale Maifestspiele]] in 2017?
* ... that the book '''''[[Midas Touch (book)|Midas Touch]]''''', co-authored by Donald Trump and [[Robert Kiyosaki]], praises the [[Economic results of migration|economic benefits]] of immigration to the United States?
* ... that in Norwegian [[fjord]]s, the sea anemone '''''[[Actinostola callosa]]''''' feeds heavily on the [[helmet jellyfish]]?
* ... that while a member of the [[Philadelphia City Council]], '''[[Thomas McIntosh]]''' challenged the [[School District of Philadelphia|school district]] to ensure that school conditions were equal in both black and white neighborhoods?
* ... that since first being built in 1888, '''[[Main Building (St. Edward's University)|Main Building]]''' at [[St. Edward's University]] has been burned down, torn open by a [[tornado]], and used as a [[military academy]]?
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* ... that in the opera '''''[[Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho]]''''', [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] ''(pictured)'' characterized the noble people by elements from the [[opera seria]], and the peasants by Spanish folk music?
* ... that the '''[[SS Pere Marquette|SS ''Pere Marquette'']]''' was the first steel [[train ferry]] built in the world?
* ... that when '''[[Elissa P. Benedek]]''' was named president of the [[American Psychiatric Association]] in 1990, she was only the second woman to fill that post since the group's founding in 1844?
* ... that the real-life subject of the film '''''[[The Broken Cord]]''''', diagnosed with [[fetal alcohol syndrome]], was struck by a car and died before the film's release?
* ... that '''[[Byattaba]]''', the [[List of rulers of Martaban|rebel ruler of Martaban]], was paid in gold by King [[Binnya U]] so that he would acknowledge the King as his overlord?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Storm Winona (1990)|Tropical Storm Winona]]''', which struck Japan in August 1990, originated from a northerly displaced [[monsoon trough]]?
* ... that '''[[Women Wage Peace]]''' held a 50-day [[hunger strike]] outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015?
* ... that 35 years ago today, [[Tucson, Arizona]], radio station '''[[KIKX (defunct)|KIKX]]''' shut down after losing its [[broadcast license|FCC license]] over a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's DJs?<!-- Special occasion hook for 18 July-->
===18 July 2017===
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* ... that when '''[[Brasheedah Elohim]]''' ''(pictured)'' signed with an Israeli women's basketball team in 2007, her unusual surname prompted local media to quip, "[[Elohim|God]] has arrived in Israel"?
* ... that disclosure of '''[[White House visitor logs]]''' has been the subject of several lawsuits brought by [[Open government|government transparency]] activists?
* ... that [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s 1971 novel '''''[[The Tombs of Atuan]]''''' tells the coming-of-age story of a female character, a choice unusual to fantasy of the time?
* ... that '''[[St. Cajetan Church]]''', part of the World Heritage Site [[Churches and convents of Goa]], is modeled on [[St. Peter's Basilica]]?
* ... that Dutch-Jewish lawyer '''[[Abel Herzberg]]''' and his wife were moved by train from [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp|Bergen-Belsen]] in April 1945, liberated by the Soviets in May, survived typhoid, and arrived back in Amsterdam in June?
* ... that Coney Island's '''[[Cannon Coaster]]''' was designed to shoot its riders out of a giant cannon over a gap in the tracks?
* ... that '''[[Doris Frankel]]''' won an Emmy for her work on ''[[All My Children]]''?
* ... that a rhyming passage from [[Mihai Eminescu]]'s novel '''''[[Poor Dionis]]''''' proposes "that this world is merely dreamland and a cat's fantastic vision"?
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* ... that several freight cars of the '''[[Disneyland Railroad]]''' ''(locomotive pictured)'' originally had no seats because [[Walt Disney]] wanted passengers to feel like cattle riding in a real [[Stock car (rail)|cattle train]]?<!--Special occasion hook for July 17-->
* ... that '''[[Melanie Lewy]]''' had to sell some of her clothes to pay for her husband's funeral?
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Betty (1980)|Typhoon Betty]]''' killed 101 people in the Philippines?
* ... that the book '''''[[Time to Get Tough]]''''' by [[Donald Trump]] was written with the assistance of editors from ''[[Breitbart News]]''?
* ... that the British Government is selling off '''[[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bangkok|its embassy in Bangkok]]''' in what will be Thailand's priciest real estate deal ever?
* ... that the development team of '''''[[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]]''''' purchased a [[lock picking]] set during development?
* ... that '''[[Marjan Šarec]]''' started his career as a comedian, but was later elected Mayor of [[Kamnik]] and recently announced his candidacy for [[President of Slovenia]]?
* ... that during the '''[[Papal conclave, 1623|1623 papal conclave]]''', the election of [[Pope Urban VIII]] was supposedly foretold by a swarm of bees?
===17 July 2017===
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* ... that [[Lamborghini]]'s first hybrid vehicle was its concept car '''[[Lamborghini Asterion|Asterion]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that after Catholic bishop '''[[Gaston Marie Jacquier]]''' was assassinated in [[Algiers]], [[Léon-Étienne Duval|Archbishop Duval]] ordered priests not to wear [[clerical clothing]] or display the cross in public?
* ... that the book '''''[[Dezinformatsia (book)|Dezinformatsia]]''''' by [[Richard H. Shultz]] and [[Roy Godson]] explains [[Communist propaganda]] used by the Soviet Union?
* ... that [[Pia Miller]] was drawn to the role of '''[[Kat Chapman]]''' in ''[[Home and Away]]'' when she realised the character was not [[Sexualization|sexualised]]?
* ... that the album '''''[[Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall]]''''' features a concert that celebrated [[Clint Eastwood]]'s contributions to jazz?
* ... that the '''[[Kent Rugby Football Union|Kent RFU]]''' created the second-ever county cup competition for rugby union in Southern England?
* ... that heavy infestations of '''[[Neodiprion pinetum|white pine sawfly]]''' can defoliate a tree or even kill it?
* ... that '''[[Ray Hill (activist)|Ray Hill]]''' has married 12 prisoners' loved ones for them by proxy on his radio show?
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* ... that '''[[Confidencen]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the oldest [[Rococo]] theatre in Sweden?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Hazard]]''', a preacher's wife, led a group of women in the defence of [[Bristol]] during the [[English Civil War]]?
* ... that organic farmer '''[[Uroš Macerl]]''' won the [[Goldman Environmental Prize]] for leading a legal challenge against a cement company?
* ... that '''[[Jackie Chan DC Racing]]''', owned by '''[[David Cheng]]''', is the first team based in mainland China to race in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]]?
* ... that '''[[Stephen III of Moldavia]]''' stated in 1502 that he had fought 36 battles and only lost two of them?
* ... that the '''[[Eitel Building]]''' was nominated for historic landmark status by nearby condominium owners to prevent the construction of a 22-story tower?
* ... that the upcoming video game '''''[[The Artful Escape]]''''' is described as "[[David Bowie]] traveling off from London on an interstellar trip to create Ziggy Stardust"?
* ... that '''[[Constance Wood]]''' was the first to install a cyclotron in a hospital, but was teased by one of her patients with a rat?
===16 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Muhammad I of Granada]]''' ''(pictured)'', founder of the [[Emirate of Granada|last Muslim state in Spain]], helped [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] take Córdoba and Seville from the Muslims?
* ... that ''Publishers Weekly'' called '''''[[Why We Want You to Be Rich]]''''' authors Donald Trump and [[Robert Kiyosaki]] "a strangely winning combination"?
* ... that Canadian theoretical physicist '''[[Helen Freedhoff]]''' was doctoral advisor to [[Erwin Schrödinger|Schrödinger]]'s grandson?
* ... that '''[[Tallinn Central Library]]''' lends Estonian-language e-books to people in any part of the world?
* ... that '''[[Sam Panopoulos]]''' "invented" the [[Hawaiian pizza]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bellevue City Hall|city hall]]''' of [[Bellevue, Washington]], was previously a [[Qwest]] telecommunications office?
* ... that the BBC medical drama series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' received criticism for a '''[[Casualty (series 29)|series 29]]''' episode which featured a crash that viewers believed resembled the [[2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash]]?
* ... that [[Mail art|mail artist]] '''[[Pauline Smith (artist)|Pauline Smith]]''' created the Adolf Hitler Fan Club?
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* ... that '''[[Georgia Ann Robinson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first African-American policewoman in the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]?
* ... that the population of '''[[Platypus cylindrus|oak pinhole borer beetles]]''' in Britain greatly increased after the [[Great Storm of 1987]] brought down large numbers of trees?
* ... that '''[[Science Express]]''', a scientific exhibition for children mounted on a train, is included in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for being the largest, the longest running and the most visited mobile exhibition?
* ... that the book '''''[[Think Big and Kick Ass]]''''', by Donald Trump and [[Bill Zanker]], was the highest selling personal finance work on [[Amazon.com]] in 2015?
* ... that "'''[[Wonderous Stories]]'''" by the [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]] remains their highest charting UK single with a peak at number 7 in 1977?
* ... that '''''[[katemeshi]]''''' was a common [[Peasant foods|peasant food]] in Japan during the Meiji and Taishō periods?
* ... that the slave-owner and [[Member of parliament|MP]] '''[[William James (Carlisle MP)|William James]]''' received £4,713, equivalent to about £6 million today, as compensation following the British [[Slavery Abolition Act 1833|Slavery Abolition Act of 1833]]?
* ... that during the final hours of operation for the '''[[Douglas County Library System]]''', supporters held a [[wake (ceremony)|wake]]?
===15 July 2017===
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* ... that '''[[Foxwarren Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the inspiration for Toad Hall, a location for Robin Hood and test site for the bouncing bomb?
* ... that during the reign of '''[[Muhammad II of Granada|Muhammad II]]''', [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] survived simultaneous attacks by [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] and the [[Marinid dynasty|Marinids]], its two larger neighbors?
* ... that the '''[[The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon|Rolling Stones' concert in Havana]]''' was the first foreign rock concert to take place in Cuba and was attended by an estimated 500,000 people?
* ... that economist '''[[Peter Schmidt (economist)|Peter Schmidt]]'''{{`s}} 1977 work on [[stochastic frontier analysis|stochastic frontier models]] is considered one of the most influential ''[[Journal of Econometrics]]'' papers of all time?
* ... that a traditional town fair in [[Zagreb]], Croatia, has '''[[Golden Bull of 1242|its roots]]''' in a [[Mongol invasion of Europe|Mongol invasion]]?
* ... that the '''[[Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel]]''' is the only tunnel with stations shared between trains and buses in the United States?
* ... that '''[[Bencie Woll]]''' was the first person to hold a professorship in [[sign language]] in the United Kingdom?
* ... that the sea anemone '''''[[Gonactinia|Gonactinia prolifera]]''''' can both walk and swim?
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* ... that [[pimento cheese]] ''(example pictured)'' is a type of '''[[cheese spread]]''' that has been referred to as "pâté of the south" and "Carolina caviar"?
* ... that after lobbying to regulate the licensing of nurses in [[Colorado]], '''[[Louie Croft Boyd]]''' applied for and became the first licensed nurse in the state?
* ... that living '''[[Aiptasia pallida|glass anemones]]''' can be dissected in the laboratory and then put back in an aquarium, where they will [[Regeneration (biology)|heal]]?
* ... that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] was reported to have said that whoever recited the Quranic chapter '''[[Al-Waqi'a]]''' every night would "never be afflicted by need"?
* ... that the book '''''[[Insane Clown President]]''''' by [[Matt Taibbi]] debuted on bestseller lists for both ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''?
* ... that '''[[Lioba Braun]]''', who became known appearing as [[Tristan und Isolde|Brangäne]] in Bayreuth in 1994, was the first soloist to record Reger's ''[[Die Weihe der Nacht]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]]''' was the last rail passenger car manufactured by [[Pullman Company|Pullman-Standard]]?
* ... that '''[[Eddie Baxter]]''' was a ''[[The Continental (TV series)|Continental]]'' organist?
===14 July 2017===
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* ... that [[Ivan Efimov|Ivan]] and '''[[Nina Simonovich-Efimova|Nina Efimov]]''', known as the Adam and Eve of Russian puppetry, lived for six years largely on earnings from their traveling puppet show ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Joe (1980)|Typhoon Joe]]''' and '''[[Typhoon Kim (1980)|Typhoon Kim]]''' struck the Philippines within a week of each other in July 1980?
* ... that the first United States vessel to enter the [[Black Sea]] was owned by '''[[Ezra Weston II]]''', a Massachusetts shipbuilder known as "King Caesar"?
* ... that '''[[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic|MINURCA]]''' was established by the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] to replace another peacekeeping force called MISAB?
* ... that '''[[Kate Devlin]]''' is a computer scientist working in the field of [[sex robot]]s and human-computer interaction?
* ... that [[Robert A. Heinlein|Robert Heinlein]]'s 1959 novel '''''[[Starship Troopers]]''''' is a critique of US society of the 1950s, and advocates for [[corporal punishment|corporal]] and [[capital punishment]]?
* ... that award-winning film director '''[[Nujoom Al-Ghanem]]''' is also a poet?
* ... that the '''[[Irish Fright]]''' caused thousands of English people to arm themselves against non-existent Irish marauders believed to be burning and massacring English towns?
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* ... that model '''[[Sofia Richie]]''' ''(pictured)'' played soccer until she broke her hip in a [[Segway PT|Segway]] accident?
* ... that the '''[[Karimata Strait]]''', today in Indonesia, was used by the British fleet in the [[Invasion of Java (1811)|1811 invasion of Java]]?
* ... that '''[[Matthias von Stegmann]]''' made German [[Voice-over translation|voice-overs]] for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', staged Wagner's [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Ring Cycle]] for children, and directed the first production of Wagner's ''[[Rienzi]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festival]]?
* ... that the documentary '''''[[Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?]]''''' presented by [[John Sweeney (journalist)|John Sweeney]] was featured at the [[International Journalism Festival]] in [[Perugia]], [[Italy]]?
* ... that '''[[Pietro Campori]]''' was promoted as a candidate for pope in both 1621 and 1623?
* ... that the first [[ice rink]] in South Africa was created for the 1936 '''[[Empire Exhibition, South Africa|Empire Exhibition]]'''?
* ... that after surviving a shooting incident, '''[[Boakye Agyarko]]''' immigrated to the US as a [[Right of asylum|political refugee]] and rose to become a vice president of the [[Bank of New York]]?
* ... that colonies of the black coral '''''[[Leiopathes glaberrima]]''''' can live for over four thousand years?
===13 July 2017===
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* ... that white reformist Northern women founded the '''[[Montgomery Industrial School for Girls]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Montgomery, Alabama, to educate black girls, who included [[Rosa Parks]] and [[Johnnie Carr]]?
* ... that Indian politician '''[[Akhtarul Iman]]''' withdrew his candidacy for the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Indian general election]] ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?
* ... that [[Martin Luther]] wrote the song of praise "'''[[Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein]]'''" ("The best time of the year is mine") as part of a poem, not as a [[hymn]]?
* ... that '''[[Chris Taliutafa Young|Chris Young]]''' was deposed in 1924 by the [[Edward Stanley Kellogg|Governor of American Samoa]] after he took the Samoan royal title [[Tui Manu'a]], because the idea was incompatible with the US Constitution?
* ... that '''[[Tropical Depression Six (1975)|Tropical Depression Six]]''' of the [[1975 Atlantic hurricane season]] caused the [[Florida Panhandle]] to have its rainiest July since 1923?
* ... that the '''[[Saba (surah)|34th chapter of the Quran]]''' was named after [[Sheba]], but does not talk about the [[Queen of Sheba]]?
* ... that Dutch politician '''[[Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello]]''' was the first person to introduce protection of lesbian rights and anti-discrimination measures at an official [[World Conference on Women, 1985|UN conference]]?
* ... that the first-round draw for the English '''[[2017–18 EFL Cup]]''' was held in Thailand?
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* ... that the '''[[Ludington family]]''' included [[Sybil Ludington|a teenage girl]] ''(statue pictured)'' whose night-long ride to alert the [[Continental Army]] of an imminent British attack has been compared to the [[Paul_Revere#"Midnight Ride"|ride of Paul Revere]]?
* ... that actress '''[[Siobhan Finneran]]''' said she wanted her ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' character "flung off the roof of the Abbey"?
* ... that '''[[Acantholyda erythrocephala|red-headed pine sawfly]]''' larvae drag pine needles into the silken tubes in which they live?
* ... that theoretical physicist '''[[Deepak Dhar]]''' and [[Ramakrishna Ramaswamy]] solved the [[Abelian sandpile model]] of [[self-organized criticality]] with their "Dhar-Ramaswamy model"?
* ... that [[Seattle]]'s '''[[Kitsap Fast Ferries|passenger-only ferries]]''', blamed for beach erosion, were forced to slow down because of a class-action lawsuit?
* ... that '''[[Juana Bordas]]''' says her parents were uncomfortable with the idea of her leaving home to go to college due to the "crab syndrome"?
* ... that the Soviet Army's '''[[7th Guards Tank Division]]''' was part of the [[Group of Soviet Forces in Germany]] for 43 years during the Cold War?
* ... that the call letters of radio stations '''[[KFAS]]''' and [[KLVA|KFAS-FM]] were adopted to honor minority owner [[Frank Sinatra|Francis Albert Sinatra]]?
===12 July 2017===
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* ... that '''''[[Compendium ferculorum, albo Zebranie potraw|Compendium ferculorum]]''''' ("A Collection of Dishes"), the oldest cookbook in Polish, inspired the description of a traditional banquet ''(illustration pictured)'' in [[Pan Tadeusz|the Polish national epic]]?
* ... that [[Oklahoma]] state legislator '''[[Emily Virgin]]''' tried to derail a [[religious freedom bill]] by proposing that businesses must publicly post a notice declaring whom they would refuse services to?
* ... that a [[classically conditioned stimulus]] can affect [[operant behavior]] and [[motivation]] through '''[[Pavlovian-instrumental transfer]]'''?
* ... that a plume of gas rises from [[fumarole]]s on '''[[Putana (volcano)|Putana]]''' volcano?
* ... that '''''[[Terrorist Recognition Handbook]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] discusses signs of terrorist planning?
* ... that '''[[Hayao Miyazaki]]''' aspired to become a manga artist but found he could not draw people, instead drawing primarily planes, tanks, and battleships for several years?
* ... that the release of [[Los Gatos (band)|Los Gatos]]' debut single "'''[[La balsa]]'''" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of [[Argentine rock]]?
* ... that [[Neal McDonough]]'s appearance in the [[Marvel One-Shot]] short '''''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''''' was supposed to be filmed in a pool, but could not because of the muscle suit he wore to portray [[Dum Dum Dugan]]?
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* ... that Italian immigrant '''[[Mario Peruzzi]]''' was the co-founder and president of [[Planters|Planters Peanut company]] ''(Mr. Peanut pictured)''?
* ... that during the '''[[Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)|Siege of Thessalonica]]''' in 1422–1430, the city changed hands from the [[Byzantine Empire]] to the [[Republic of Venice]], and finally was captured by the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that [[Scissor Sisters]] and [[MNDR]] conceived the song "'''[[Swerlk]]'''" to commemorate the anniversary of the [[2016 Orlando nightclub shooting]]?
* ... that [[Yuan dynasty]] plum-blossom painter '''[[Wang Mian]]''' lived in a house surrounded by a thousand plum trees?
* ... that the decline of [[book review]] sections in newspapers was the impetus for the founding of the '''''[[New York Journal of Books]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Joan Birkland]]''' won both the [[Colorado]] state tennis and golf championships in the same summer ... twice?
* ... that the [[Government of Bihar]] started a bidding process to get an industry partner for the '''[[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur]]''', but no bidder emerged?
* ... that the '''[[59th Ariel Awards]]''' will be held despite a 77% cut to the [[Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas|Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences]]{{'}} budget?
===11 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Flag of the Orange Order]]''' ''(pictured)'' was based on what was purportedly the personal standard of [[William III of England|King William III]] at the [[Battle of the Boyne]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 11 -->
* ... that '''[[Frank Beermann]]''' conducted the first recording of [[Bruno Maderna]]'s Requiem, and the German premiere of [[Péter Eötvös]]'s opera ''[[Love and Other Demons]]'' at the [[Chemnitz Opera]]?
* ... that [[Christopher Hitchens]] called the book '''''[[The Terrorists of Iraq]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] "a highly potent analysis" of [[jihadism]]?
* ... that '''[[Richard H. Carmichael]]''' was shot down on 20 August 1944 while leading the 462d Bombardment Group in the [[bombing of Yawata]], the first daylight air raid on Japan since the [[Doolittle Raid|Tokyo Raid]] in 1942?
* ... that the '''''[[Penstemon digitalis]]''''' cultivar "Husker Red" was named after the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]?
* ... that the '''[[Al-Hujurat|49th chapter of the Quran]]''' compares [[backbiting]], a sin in Islam, to "eating the flesh of one's brother"?
* ... that '''[[Dominic Nitiwul]]''' has been involved in the fight against [[galamsey]]ers?
* ... that the Chinese have been playing '''[[Shengguan Tu|their version]]''' of ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]'' and [[Snakes and Ladders]] since the ninth century?
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* ... that the '''[[Golden-naped woodpecker|golden-naped]]''', '''[[Yellow-tufted woodpecker|yellow-tufted]]''', '''[[White-fronted woodpecker|white-fronted]]''', and '''[[yellow-fronted woodpecker]]''' ''(pictured)'' are included in the genus '''''[[Melanerpes]]''''', which is characterised by black, white, red and yellow plumage?
* ... that Scottish engineer '''[[Adam Clark (engineer)|Adam Clark]]''' spent ten years of his life building the [[Chain Bridge (Budapest)|Chain Bridge]] in Budapest, and has appeared on Hungarian currency?
* ... that Donald Trump said he read the book '''''[[Defeating ISIS]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] while a candidate for U.S. president?
* ... that '''[[Rhacotis]]''', the Egyptian predecessor of [[Alexandria]], may have been a thriving city centuries before the birth of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]?
* ... that due to several accidents, only six cars finished on the lead lap at the '''[[2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Dara Hobbs]]''' appeared as Wagner's [[Tristan und Isolde|Isolde]] at many venues, including [[Theater Bonn]], [[Stadttheater Minden]], and [[Neuschwanstein Castle|Schloss Neuschwanstein]]?
* ... that [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]], star of rockumentary '''''[[We Are X]]''''', must wear a neck brace while drumming and keeps oxygen tanks backstage due to asthma?
* ... that there was an [[landing on Long Island|'''amphibious invasion of Long Island''']] in 1943?
===10 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 10 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil]]''' ''(pictured)'' once belonged to the House of Bourbon?
* ... that '''[[Marc Kasowitz]]''' has represented Donald Trump in bankruptcies, [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]], and the [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian election interference]] investigation?
* ... that when his candidacy was vetoed in the '''[[Papal conclave, 1669–70|1669–70 papal conclave]]''', [[Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci]] became so embarrassed that it was said to be the cause of his death shortly thereafter?
* ... that '''''[[Banksia hookeriana]]''''' plants are larger when they grow on [[road verge]]s?
* ... that '''[[Virginia Apuzzo]]''' was a nun until shortly after the [[Stonewall riots]], when she left her convent and became a gay rights and AIDS activist?
* ... that '''''[[The Beast (book)|The Beast]]''''' is the first book written by [[CPJ International Press Freedom Award]]-winning journalist Óscar Martínez?
* ... that '''[[Maria Friesenhausen]]''' sang soprano solo with the [[NDR Chor]] in the 1950s and trained students of the [[University of Dortmund]] for an opera performance in 2001?
* ... that there are many more female than male '''[[Dendroctonus micans|great spruce bark beetles]]''', and incestuous matings are normal?
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* ... that the book '''''[[The Plot to Hack America]]''''' by [[Malcolm Nance]] ''(pictured)'' describes [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections]]?
* ... that despite his role as a medic to the Decepticons, the character of '''[[Knock Out (Transformers: Prime)|Knock Out]]''' in ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' was created as a foil to [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]]?
* ... that '''''[[Fest- und Gedenksprüche]]''''' are three motets composed by [[Johannes Brahms]] for the ceremony in which he was named an [[List of honorary citizens of Hamburg|honorary citizen of Hamburg]]?
* ... that '''[[Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro]]''' ordained the British monk who set up the first [[Theravada]] monastic community in Britain?
* ... that young [[Mullet (fish)|mullets]] swim through lava tubes into '''[[Halulu Lake]]''' in the Hawaiian Islands, but have to be brought to '''[[Halalii Lake]]''' in barrels?
* ... that '''[[Edward H. Phelps]]''' was wounded at the [[Battle of Missionary Ridge]], and while still leading his men forward was shot a second time and killed?
* ... that after its dissolution in 1973, some members of the '''[[Labour Party of Scotland]]''' left to work for a [[Radio Free Scotland|pirate radio station]]?
* ... that stockbroker '''[[Tony Rudd (stockbroker)|Tony Rudd]]''' was recruited by the future British Home Secretary to be an extra in the film ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]''?
===9 July 2017===
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* ... that the '''[[Chiliques]]''' volcano ''(pictured)'' is of cultural importance to the town of [[Socaire]], Chile, where it was considered to be the source of water?
* ... that '''[[Ernest Addison]]''', the fifteenth Governor of the [[Bank of Ghana]], is a [[Mfantsipim School|Mfantsipim]] alumnus?
* ... that the '''[[Taylor Force Act]]''', proposed by US Senator Lindsey Graham, would prevent the [[Palestinian National Authority]] from using American economic aid to pay terrorists?
* ... that the naval architect '''[[Robert Logan (naval architect)|Robert Logan]]''' designed the first steel [[train ferry]]?
* ... that '''[[The Rickshank Rickdemption|the season three premiere]]''' of ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' was first aired unannounced as a part of [[Adult Swim]]'s annual April Fools' joke?
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Nahikari García]]''' signed for [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]] when she was 16 years old?
* ... that '''[[Technomyrmex albipes|white-footed ants]]''' protect [[Aonidiella aurantii|red scale insects]], a major pest of citrus in South Africa?
* ... that [[Soviet Air Forces]] fighter pilot and commander '''[[Pyotr Pumpur]]''' began his military career as a chauffeur?
*'''''00:00, 9 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when comedian [[Peter Sellers]] visited his friend [[Spike Milligan]] at '''[[Monkenhurst]]''' ''(pictured)'' naked as a practical joke, he was sent away still naked?
* ... that the '''[[WDR Rundfunkchor Köln|Kölner Rundfunkchor]]''', the radio choir of the [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] in Cologne, premiered Karlheinz Stockhausen's ''[[Momente]]'' in 1962?
* ... that '''[[Janina Goss]]''' has been described as the "power behind the throne" in modern Polish politics?
* ... that the '''[[Arkansas Air & Military Museum]]''' displays [[Walmart]] founder [[Sam Walton]]'s first aircraft, an [[Ercoupe 415C]]?
* ... that [[Ajige]] beheaded Shen Shikui for his refusal to surrender '''[[Ka Island]]'''?
* ... that '''''[[Truth Serum (EP)|Truth Serum]]''''', [[Tove Lo]]'s debut EP, is a [[concept album|concept record]] that describes her most intense love affair, from the happy beginning to trying to move on after the breakup?
* ... that '''[[William A. Dwyer Jr.]]''' and '''[[Joseph T. Murphy]]''' were opponents in a '''[[Philadelphia City Council special election, 1960|1960 Philadelphia City Council election]]''' but were later colleagues on the [[Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund]]''' pays monthly stipends to the families of suicide bombers?
===8 July 2017===
*'''''12:00, 8 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the novel ''The Princess of the Moon: A Confederate Fairy Story'' by '''[[Cora Semmes Ives]]''' ''(pictured)'' depicts a lunar invasion by [[Yankee]] [[carpetbagger]] balloonists?
* ... that '''[[Puchuldiza]]''' in Chile was the site of the first electricity generated from [[geothermal energy]] in South America?
* ... that [[Governor of the State of Mexico|Governor-elect of the State of Mexico]] '''[[Alfredo del Mazo Maza]]'''{{`s}} [[Alfredo del Mazo González|father]], [[Alfredo del Mazo Vélez|grandfather]], and [[Enrique Peña Nieto|cousin]] all held the office before him?
* ... that the '''[[Vintage Grill & Car Museum]]''' in [[Weatherford, Texas]], features President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 [[Lincoln Continental]] and a 1975 [[Trabant]]?
* ... that during the civil war of the [[Ottoman Interregnum]], at one time or another '''[[Junayd of Aydın|Junayd Bey]]''', ruler of the [[Beylik of Aydın]], supported four different Ottoman princes vying for the throne?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]''''' will be the first collaboration between director [[Lal Jose]] and actor [[Mohanlal]]?
* ... that '''[[Claudia Barainsky]]''' performed operatic title roles including [[Daphne (opera)|Daphne]], [[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]], [[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]], and [[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]?
* ... that '''[[Full Fact]]''' fact-checked the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|Brexit referendum]]?
===7 July 2017===
*'''''22:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[flag of the Solomon Islands]]''' ''(pictured)'' was designed by a [[Kiwi (people)|Kiwi]]? <!--Special occasion hook for July 7-->
* ... that [[Qing dynasty]] poet '''[[Lin Yining]]''' was part of the "Banana Garden Five"?
* ... that '''[[Brideside]]''' was launched in [[Chicago]] because it was perceived to be the largest bridal market in the United States?
* ... that at the beginning of his reign, '''[[Muhammad III, Sultan of Granada|Muhammad III]]''' of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] allied his kingdom with [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]] against the [[Marinid dynasty|Marinid]]s, while at the end those three powers were allied against him?
* ... that the '''[[Porco (caldera)|Porco caldera]]''' in Bolivia, a major source of [[silver]] for the [[Inca society|Inca]], is now Bolivia's largest [[zinc]] mine?
* ... that '''[[chaudfroid sauce]]''' can be prepared using a [[reduction (cooking)|reduction]] of boiled meat carcasses and other ingredients?
* ... that '''[[Sunil Babu Pant]]''' was the first openly gay federal-level legislator in Asia?
* ... that the '''[[Hotel Manger]]''' once used a steam locomotive to heat the building?
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* ... that the '''[[Adelphi School]]''' ''(pictured)'' is considered to be the last free-tuition charity school building still standing in [[Philadelphia]]?
* ... that [[Kolkata]] mayor '''[[Sovan Chatterjee]]''' is the first mayor of any city of India to get [[Security categories in India|Z-plus security cover]]?
* ... that '''[[elevated park]]s''' are becoming more common, inspired by the success of New York's [[High Line]]?
* ... that while [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]] replaced '''[[Alard du Gaucquier]]''' as Kapellmeister, he thought highly enough of him to grant a [[Letters patent|patent of nobility]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(III) chloride|Nugent–RajanBabu reagent]]''' can be used to prepare a key intermediate in the synthesis of [[vinorelbine]], a treatment for [[non-small-cell lung carcinoma|non-small-cell lung cancer]]?
* ... that former [[Attorney General of Ghana|Attorney General]] '''[[Ayikoi Otoo]]''' is now Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada?
* ... that the predatory beetle '''''[[Rhizophagus grandis]]''''' was imported to the United States from Belgium in an attempt to control the '''[[Dendroctonus terebrans|black turpentine beetle]]'''?
* ... that in 1972, Colorado engineering technician '''[[Janet Bonnema]]''' legally challenged the superstition that a woman who went underground into a tunnel or mine brought bad luck?
===6 July 2017===
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* ... that the leader of the US-trained '''[[Anti-Terror Units]]''' ''(fighters pictured)'' in the Syrian Civil War was suspected to have been assassinated by [[National Intelligence Organization (Turkey)|Turkish Intelligence operatives]] for conducting "terror operations"?
* ... that [[Moufdi Zakaria]] reportedly wrote the lyrics to '''[[Kassaman|the national anthem of Algeria]]''' with his own blood on the walls of his jail cell?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 5 -->
* ... that construction of the '''[[Macrolibramiento Palmillas-Apaseo el Grande]]''' highway was delayed by difficulties acquiring rights of way, rising material costs, and intermittent funding from the Mexican government?
* ... that after the death of pediatric neurologist '''[[Bronson Crothers]]''', [[Harvard Medical School]] established a professorship in his name?
* ... that the video game '''''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]''''' was considered the most risky out of 40 concepts pitched for development?
* ... that sailors under [[Ferdinand Magellan|Magellan]] may have guessed that '''[[Samborombón Bay]]''' was the birthplace of the [[phantom island]] of [[Saint Brendan's Island|Saint Brendan]]?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[The Darkest Minds (film)|The Darkest Minds]]''''' is the live-action directorial debut of animation director [[Jennifer Yuh Nelson]]?
* ... that physician '''[[Bodog F. Beck]]''' kept a [[beehive]] outside his office in New York for his "bee venom therapy"?
===5 July 2017===
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* ... that Benjamin Franklin suggested to George Washington that he adopt the '''[[Flag of the East India Company]]''' ''(pictured)'' as the flag of the United States?<!-- Special occasion hook for 4 July -->
* ... that '''[[David Hermann]]''' staged [[Ascanio in Alba|a Mozart opera]] at the [[Salzburg Festival]] at age 29, and combined [[Der Diktator|three Krenek operas]] in [[Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt|Frankfurt]]?
* ... that one of the final Quranic chapters revealed in [[Mecca]], called "'''[[Al-Inshiqaq|The Sundering]]'''", talks about the [[Last Judgment#Islam|Day of Judgment]]?
* ... that [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]r '''[[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]]''' was a machine gunner who participated in the [[Normandy landings]]?
* ... that a "[[Innovation district|food innovation district]]" and [[farmers' market]] are proposed for the immediate vicinity of '''[[Rainier Beach station]]'''?
* ... that the New Zealand cricketer [[Richard Hadlee]] was twice the man of the series in the '''[[Trans-Tasman Trophy]]'''?
* ... that Irish director '''[[Neasa Hardiman]]''' won both an [[Irish Film & Television Academy|IFTA]] and a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] award for her work on ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''?
* ... that despite years of investigation and a manhunt, the '''[[1939 City of San Francisco derailment|1939 ''City of San Francisco'' derailment]]''' remains unsolved?
===4 July 2017===
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* ... that the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]'s '''[[Modern Gothic cabinet]]''' ''(pictured)'' is considered one of the finest American examples of [[Modern Gothic style|the style]]?
* ... that in 1678, '''[[Anthonio Hurdt]]''' led the forces of the [[Dutch East India Company]] for the [[Kediri campaign (1678)|Kediri campaign]] in Java, despite his lack of experience in Java or in military command?
* ... that [[ecotourism]] resort '''[[Hotelito Desconocido]]''' was reportedly a [[money laundering]] front for a Mexican [[drug cartel]]?
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Álvaro Domínguez Soto|Álvaro Domínguez]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 27 due to persistent back injuries?
* ... that Gottfried von Einem's opera '''''[[Der Prozeß (opera)|Der Prozeß]]''''', based on [[The Trial|the novel by Franz Kafka]], was premiered at the [[Salzburg Festival]]? <!--Special occasion hook for July 3-->
* ... that '''[[Typhoon Agnes (1984)|Typhoon Agnes]]''' was the last one to affect the Philippines during the [[1984 Pacific typhoon season]]?
* ... that '''[[Henry W. Sawyer]]''' argued before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] in the landmark [[Establishment Clause]] cases of ''[[Abington School District v. Schempp]]'' and ''[[Lemon v. Kurtzman]]''?
* ... that the "'''[[Prayer of Saint Francis]]'''" is a 20th-century peace prayer mistakenly attributed to [[Francis of Assisi|the 13th-century saint]]?
===3 July 2017===
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* ... that in 2013, Poland became the world's largest producer of '''[[Mead in Poland|mead]]''' made according to traditional methods {{nowrap|''(example pictured)''?}}
* ... that '''[[Gonçalo Teixeira Corrêa]]''' crossed China in the 1620s to train the [[Military history of China before 1911#Ming|Ming army]] in modern artillery, but lost his life to a mutineer's arrow?
* ... that the hymn "'''[[Breathe on Me, Breath of God]]'''" was described as being so simple it belied the education and knowledge of its author, Professor Edwin Hatch?
* ... that '''[[Richard Painter]]''', chief ethics lawyer to President [[George W. Bush]], is suing [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] for his alleged violation of the US Constitution?
* ... that the video game '''''[[Remember Me (video game)|Remember Me]]''''' was appraised by its developer as the [[Digital media|digital]] view of human identity compared to its [[Analog device|analog]] counterpart, ''[[Life Is Strange]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Peter Cornelius Conservatory]]''' in [[Mainz]] celebrated 125 years of music education by moving to a new building?
* ... that [[Alabama]] was one of six U.S. states to not have a [[human trafficking]] law before state legislator '''[[Merika Coleman]]''' successfully cosponsored a bill criminalizing it?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' was trapped in a [[Benghazi]] apartment for weeks during the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?
===2 July 2017===
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* ... that although [[New Brunswick]] was [[Canadian Confederation|confederated into Canada]] 150 years ago today, '''[[Flag of New Brunswick|the province's flag]]''' ''(pictured)'' was not adopted until 1965?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that '''[[Tui Manu'a Matelita]]''', the Samoan queen of [[Manu'a]], was described by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] as "a little slip" of a girl, "who sits all day in a pink gown, in a little white European house"?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] have held the '''[[Frank Worrell Trophy]]''' since [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1994–95|1995]]?
* ... that '''[[Horace Hodes]]''' discovered the main function of [[vitamin D]] in his first year of medical school?
* ... that rioters [[Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal|burned]] the first permanent '''[[St. Anne's Market|provincial seat of Canada]]'''? <!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
* ... that the fossil ant '''''[[Cephalotes dieteri]]''''' has a smaller head than its sister species?
* ... that '''[[Jordyn Huitema]]''' scored her first goal for the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian women's national soccer team]] in an exhibition game against [[Costa Rica women's national football team|Costa Rica]], and scored her second goal less than a minute later?
* ... that "'''[[Fatshe leno la rona]]'''", the national anthem of [[Botswana]], was reportedly not the government's preferred choice because it was composed by the co-founder and leader of an [[Opposition (parliamentary)|opposition party]]?<!-- Special occasion hook for July 1st -->
===1 July 2017===
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* ... that table tennis player and model '''[[Soo Yeon Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'' has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for '''[[SPiN|a chain of table tennis bars]]'''?
* ... that [[Pu Songling]] wrote "'''[[Tian Qilang]]'''" with a Chinese killer in mind?
* ... that '''[[Douglas Putnam]]''' served in the [[Battle of Shiloh]] during the [[American Civil War]], and later published an eyewitness account of the battle?
* ... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub '''''[[Persoonia pauciflora]]''''' is within {{convert|2.5|km}} of the [[Type (biology)|type specimen]]?
* ... that '''[[N. V. Madhusudana]]''' demonstrated the electromechanical [[Coupling (physics)|coupling effects]] of [[Cholesteric liquid crystal|cholesteric liquid crystals]] for the first time?
* ... that [[human sacrifice]]s were performed on '''[[Pichu Pichu]]''', an extinct volcano near [[Arequipa]]?
* ... that a Lebanese postage stamp featuring '''[[Anissa Rawda Najjar]]''' was issued in 2014, soon after her [[centenarian|100th birthday]]?
* ... that '''[[arson in royal dockyards]]''' was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
* ... that '''[[Informatics General]]''' developed and marketed the first software product to have cumulative sales of $1 million, $10 million, and $100 million?
