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===28 February 2018===
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* ... that [[African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)|African-American civil rights]] leader '''[[Fannie Lou Hamer]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Police brutality in the United States|brutally beaten on the orders of police]] in [[Mississippi]] for standing up against [[racial segregation]]? <!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
* ... that the [[Constitutional Council (France)|French Constitutional Council]] triggered a '''[[Wallis and Futuna's 1st constituency by-election, 2018|by-election]]''' in a constituency where the [[Napole Polutele|winning candidate]] avoided a second round by 16 votes?
* ... that harpsichordist '''[[Pieter-Jan Belder]]''' recorded the complete ''[[Fitzwilliam Virginal Book]]'', and [[Georg Philipp Telemann|Telemann]]'s complete ''[[Tafelmusik (Telemann)|Tafelmusik]]'' with his ensemble Musica Amphion?
* ... that the anime series '''''[[C (anime)|C]]''''' was inspired by the [[bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers]]?
* ... that '''[[Henry V. Plummer]]''' was a chaplain with the US Army [[Buffalo Soldier]]s, while his son '''[[H. Vinton Plummer]]''' was a leader in [[Marcus Garvey]]'s secret service and militia?<!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
* ... that '''[[Warming's lantern fish]]''' spends the day at depths and ascends at night to feed on mats of [[diatom]]s near the sea surface?
* ... that '''[[Kenneth Cairns]]''' won four gold medals and one silver in his first [[Paralympic Games]]?
* ... that the jazz club '''[[Bop City]]''' was the site of the only meeting between [[Louis Armstrong]] and [[Charlie Parker]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
===27 February 2018===
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* ... that '''[[John Johnson (architect, born 1807)|John Johnson]]''' and [[Alfred Meeson]] designed the [[Alexandra Palace]] ''(pictured)'' in north London?
* ... that findings at '''[[Laili (cave)|Laili Cave]]''' show that [[Timor]] was colonised at least 44,600 years ago, making it the oldest known habitation of [[Human|modern humans]] in [[Wallacea]]?
* ... that after '''[[J. Charles Jones]]''' led an anti-segregation [[sit-in]] with hundreds of activists at a [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth]] [[Lunch counter|counter]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], the store closed its counter to prevent further [[Racial integration|integration]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that [[List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's motet]] '''[[Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229|''Komm, Jesu, komm'', BWV 229]]''' (Come, Jesus, come) sets lyrics by [[Paul Thymich]], scored for a double choir?
* ... that abolitionist '''[[Richard Foster (abolitionist)|Richard Foster]]''' was an officer of the [[1st Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry]] in the civil war and, with his regiment, established the [[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln Institute]] as a school for African Americans?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that the youngest bell of '''[[St. Lubentius, Dietkirchen]]''', a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church on a rock, was consecrated by [[Pope John Paul II]]?
* ... that 16-year-old '''[[Hailie Deegan]]''' is the only female driver in the [[NASCAR K&N Pro Series West]]?
* ... that nominations for the '''[[UK Picture Editors' Guild]]''' awards have included photographs of battlefield conflict, German figure skaters, and [[Theresa May]] laughing?
===26 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[United States Courthouse (Austin, Texas, 2012)|Austin United States Courthouse]]''' ''(pictured)'' was given an abundance of windows and natural lighting to represent the importance of [[Transparency (behavior)|transparency]] in the judiciary?
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] reached today's '''[[2018 EFL Cup Final]]''' against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] without playing a game outside London?<!--Special occasion hook for 25 February-->
* ... that 40 years ago, '''[[Disappearance of Gary Mathias|Gary Mathias disappeared]]''' after leaving a working automobile to walk into California's [[Plumas National Forest]] without winter clothing or food, along with four men later found dead?
* ... that '''[[Sudden Rush]]''' was the first group to record [[na mele paleoleo|nā mele paleoleo]] (Hawaiian [[Hip hop music|hip hop]])?
* ... that in 1955, '''[[White America, Inc.|a white supremacist organization]]''' claimed the [[racial integration]] of schools in the United States was a plot devised in Moscow to "mongrelize" [[White Americans]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that pianist '''[[Christopher White (pianist)|Christopher White]]''' arranged four movements of Mahler's unfinished [[Symphony No. 10 (Mahler)|Tenth Symphony]] for his instrument and made a recording at [[Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel]], Hampstead?
* ... that '''[[Wat Phra Dhammakaya]]''' contains a large monument with a million Buddha statues?
* ... that in 1977, hostages on board '''[[1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking|a hijacked airliner]]''' escaped when their captors fell asleep?
===25 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 25 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[John W. Overton]]''' ''(pictured)'' was killed in World War I, a year after setting the world track and field records in the indoor mile and indoor 1000 yard (910 m) races in 1917?
* ... that the organizers of '''[[FESTIMA]]''', a festival in [[Burkina Faso]] celebrating [[traditional African masks]], estimate that 100,000 people attended in 2016?<!--Special occasion hook for February 24-->
* ... that after the [[shooting of Trayvon Martin]], Seattle author '''[[Ijeoma Oluo]]''' started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had previously devoted to food?
* ... that what at first sight appears to be a single '''''[[Oedera capensis]]''''' flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads?
* ... that because she felt she lacked acting experience, Japanese voice actress '''[[Tomori Kusunoki]]''' initially auditioned as a singer?
* ... that the killings at the '''[[Alem Bekagn]]''' prison were visible from the windows of the [[Organisation of African Unity]] headquarters, but were never mentioned by the OAU?
* ... that the Yellow River put an end to '''[[Yuanqu County (Shandong)|Wanting]]''' in 1168?
===24 February 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Su Bai]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first head of [[Peking University]]'s archaeology department, is considered a pioneer in the archaeology of Buddhism?
* ... that the deep water [[squat lobster]] '''''[[Eumunida picta]]''''' is often [[Biological interaction|associated]] with the coldwater coral ''[[Lophelia|Lophelia pertusa]]''?
* ... that '''[[Satan]]''' frequently appeared as a comic relief figure in late medieval [[mystery play]]s, in which he "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background"?
* ... that during the '''[[United States federal government shutdown of 1980|first U.S. government shutdown in 1980]]''', the [[Carter administration]] dispatched U.S. Marshals to [[Federal Trade Commission]] facilities to enforce the shutdown?
* ... that '''[[Evelyn Terhune]]''', a member of the U.S. [[fencing]] team at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]], took up the sport on a dare?
* ... that '''[[HMG Heat and Waterproof Adhesive]]''' was used to adhere the 100–200 fragments of the [[Pioneer Helmet|Pioneer helmet]]?
* ... that '''[[Jaroslav Eminger]]''', an officer in the German [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] during [[World War II]], was acquitted of charges of collaboration and declared a "loyal Bohemian and a brave man"?
* ... that the '''[[Macon Whoopees (SHL)|Macon Whoopees]]''' were named after [[Doris Day]]'s rendition of the song "[[Makin' Whoopee]]"?
===23 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 23 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[John Trumbull]], the painter of '''''[[General George Washington Resigning His Commission]]''''' ''(pictured)'', considered '''[[George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief|Washington's resignation]]''' "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world"?<!--Special occasion hook for February 22-->
* ... that in [[Sumerian religion|Sumerian mythology]], a group of gods known as the '''[[Anunnaki]]''' put the goddess [[Inanna]] on trial for her attempt to conquer the [[Kur|Underworld]]?
* ... that [[Jean-Jack Queyranne]] proposed that the '''[[regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]''', like the European Parliament, hold alternating sessions in two cities?
* ... that in 1910, '''[[Monroe Morton]]''' constructed the [[Morton Theatre]] in the "Hot Corner", a center of African American business and culture in [[Athens, Georgia]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February-->
* ... that the proposed '''[[Major Road Network]]''' designation would comprise just 4 percent of England's road length but carry 43 percent of its traffic?
* ... that [[Indianapolis Colts]] [[defensive back]] '''[[D. J. White (American football)| D. J. White]]''' forced at least one [[fumble]] in each of his four years at [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football| Georgia Tech]]?
* ... that the '''[[Taiwan bush warbler]]''' was described in 1917, but was not named as a distinct species until 2000?
===22 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 22 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 1928 [[Charles Demuth]] painting '''''[[I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold]]''''' ''(pictured)'' appeared on a US postage stamp in 2013?
* ... that the marine '''[[Xenoturbella bocki|paradox worm]]''' may resemble the common ancestor of humans and mollusks?
* ... that '''[[Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe]],''' was one of [[Queen Victoria]]'s longest serving ladies-in-waiting?
* ... that at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], '''[[Dom Parsons]]''' won the first medal for a British male in [[Skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] in 70 years?<!--Special occasion hook to run before February 25-->
* ... that a '''[[East Link Extension|light rail line]]''' in [[Seattle]] will become the first to use a [[pontoon bridge|floating bridge]]?
* ... that '''[[Armando Ríos Piter]]''' declined his own party's nomination for [[Governor of Guerrero]] because it wanted him to sign a pact with the [[Ángel Aguirre Rivero|former governor]]?
* ... that '''[[Quinta Market]]''' in Manila is believed to be the birthplace of the Filipino dessert ''[[halo-halo]]''?
* ... that in '''''[[South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.|South Dakota v. Wayfair]]''''', the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to "kill ''[[Quill Corp. v. North Dakota|Quill]]''"?
===21 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Fagersta airspace surveillance tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been compared to both a [[minaret]] and the tower of a fairy tale castle?
* ... that [[bobsleigh]] duo '''[[Mica McNeill]]''' and '''[[Mica Moore]]''' crowdfunded £30,000 to compete at [[2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup]] events?<!--Special occasion hook for February 20-->
* ... that the island of '''[[Ruffle Bar]]''' was isolated from the rest of New York City for three months each year due to the surrounding bay being frozen over?
* ... that '''[[Huang Zongying]]''' and her husband [[Zhao Dan]] were both named among the best 100 actors in the history of Chinese cinema?
* ... that the shrub '''''[[Banksia blechnifolia]]''''' got its name because its leaves resembled those of ferns?
* ... that superintendent '''[[Marcus Ames]]''' resigned in protest after plans were announced to introduce workhouses to the [[Lancaster Industrial School for Girls]] in Massachusetts?
* ... that the [[People's Liberation Army]] captured [[Nanjing]], the capital of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], three days after launching the '''[[Yangtze River Crossing Campaign]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Milk Street, London|Melecstrate, Melchstrate, Melkestrate, Melcstrate, Melkstrete, Milkstrate, Milcstrate, Milkestretende, and Milkstrete]]''' are all the same place?
===20 February 2018===
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* ... that in 2011, the '''[[National Coalition Party]]''' ''(poster pictured)'' became the largest political party in the [[Parliament of Finland|Finnish parliament]] for the first time in its history?
* ... that [[British Army]] researchers developed '''[[Searchlight Control radar|SLC radar]]''' in their spare time after they grew tired of watching how "searchlight beams swung wildly about the sky but rarely found and held a target"?
* ... that '''[[Youth in Africa|Africa's large population of youths]]''' and children makes it the youngest continent, with 60% of residents younger than twenty-five?
* ... that '''[[Joseph Stamler]]''' allowed a lawsuit opposing mandatory school sex education to proceed, stating that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] protects "the one person who is sincere in a conscientious religious conviction"?
* ... that in 1976, an [[air traffic controller]] error caused '''[[1976 Anapa mid-air collision|two aircraft to collide]]''' over [[Anapa]] in the Soviet Union, killing all 70 people on board both planes?
* ... that [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]{{`s}} '''[[Amazon Spheres|spherical employee lounge]]''' in Seattle was opened with an [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]] voice command?
* ... that the '''[[Dibranchus atlanticus|Atlantic batfish]]''' uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to "walk" over the seabed?
* ... that war correspondent '''[[Philip Jacobson]]''' placed bets on horse races while reporting from the battlefield?
===19 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 19 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Phoenix Arising]]''''' for [[bassoon]] and piano was composed by [[Graham Waterhouse]] ''(pictured)'' in memory of his father, the bassoonist [[William Waterhouse (bassoonist)|William Waterhouse]], who believed in his instrument's "broad expressive possibilities"?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18th-->
* ... that '''[[Asa Miller]]''', one of only two athletes competing for the [[Philippines]] at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], was born and raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], and still lives there?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18-->
* ... that the '''[[greater thornbird]]''' builds a cone-shaped nest, usually over water, while the '''[[freckle-breasted thornbird]]''' makes a gourd-shaped nest with a long entrance tunnel?
* ... that 109 years ago today, [[William Howard Taft]] was made a '''[[Mason at sight]]'''?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18-->
* ... that the [[Constitutional Council (France)|French Constitutional Council]] triggered '''[[French residents overseas' 5th constituency by-election, 2018|a by-election]]''' in a constituency representing French nationals in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Monaco?
* ... that Australian mathematician '''[[Katherine Heinrich]]''' was the first female president of the [[Canadian Mathematical Society]]?
* ... that in July 1918, '''''[[Jagdgeschwader III]]''''' faced the problem of self-igniting ammunition?
* ... that the setting of the film '''''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''''' was inspired by the [[Dust Bowl]] that occurred in 1930s America during the [[Great Depression]]?
===18 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 18 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in the poll for '''[[China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century]]''', the [[Shang dynasty]] capital [[Yinxu]] ''(oracle bone pictured)'' received the highest number of votes?
* ... that before a distraught '''[[Disappearance of Marilyn Bergeron|Marilyn Bergeron disappeared ten years ago today]]''', a friend says she told him what was bothering her was worse than witnessing a murder or being raped, but would not say what? <!--Special Occasion hook for February 17-->
* ... that '''[[long face syndrome]]''' may be associated with [[sleep apnea]]?
* ... that siblings '''[[Thomas Muirhead (curler)|Thomas]]''', [[Glen Muirhead|Glen]], and [[Eve Muirhead]] are all competing in [[curling]] for [[Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics]]?<!--Special Occasion hook for February 14-20-->
* ... that during the [[Vietnam War]], '''[[Pacific Architects and Engineers]]''' provided cover for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s [[Phoenix Program]]?
* ... that the announcement of the reopening of the '''[[Embassy of Poland, Manila|Embassy of Poland in Manila]]''' coincided with Poland's decision to expand its economic involvement in Asia?
* ... that '''[[Mu-ming Poo]]''' led a team of scientists that created the world's [[Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua|first primate clones]] with [[somatic cell nuclear transfer|the same technique]] used to create [[Dolly (sheep)|Dolly the sheep]]?
===17 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Vadstena Town Hall]]''' ''(pictured)'' once contained a [[jail]], and the town [[executioner]] lived next door?
* ... that the 2017 Finnish film '''''[[The Unknown Soldier (2017 film)|The Unknown Soldier]]''''' set the Guinness World Record for most [[Explosive material#High explosives|high explosives]] detonated in a single film take?
* ... that [[Green Bay Packers]] cornerback '''[[Kevin King (American football)| Kevin King]]''' played most of his first season with an injury to his shoulder which [[Dislocated shoulder|dislocated]] several times and left him unable to lift his arm over his head?
* ... that '''[[Aplerbeck]]''', now part of [[Dortmund]], is associated with [[Two Ewalds|two legendary martyrs]] and a regional psychiatric clinic founded in 1890?
* ... that the Japanese names of the fireflies '''''[[Luciola cruciata]]''''' and '''''[[Aquatica lateralis]]''''' may derive from two early Japanese novels or the two clans that fought the [[Genpei War]]?
* ... that a housewife, '''[[Bhogeswari Phukanani]]''', played a part in the [[Quit India Movement]] and lost her life in doing so?
* ... that the '''[[RIM-50 Typhon|Typhon]]''' surface-to-air missile was developed as part of a system to replace the [[United States Navy]]'s "3T"s?
* ... that many modern [[Biblical criticism|Bible scholars]] consider the story of the prophet '''[[Jonah]]''' a work of [[satire]]?
===16 February 2018===
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* ... that the Fifth Dynasty '''[[Pyramid of Neferirkare]]''' ''(pictured)'' was originally conceived as a [[step pyramid]], a design which had been deprecated at the end of the Third Dynasty more than a century prior?
* ... that in 1912, '''[[Granville Pearl Aikman]]''', a judge of the 13th District Court of Kansas, appointed the first female [[bailiff]] in US history?
* ... that the critically endangered '''[[Genoplesium littorale|Tuncurry midge orchid]]''' is threatened by rabbits and urban developments?
* ... that French politician '''[[Ian Boucard]]''' was the announcer at [[ASM Belfort]] home matches?
* ... that the '''[[Los Frailes ignimbrite plateau]]''' has a volume of about {{convert|2000|km3}}, and volcanism may have continued into the [[Holocene]]?
* ... that claims have been made that the '''[[AU Conference Center and Office Complex|headquarters of the African Union]]''', donated by the Chinese government, was [[covert listening device|bugged]] by the Chinese?
* ... that the longest-serving '''[[List of women members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland|woman in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland]]''' was also the grandmother of two prime ministers?
* ... that there is a [[conspiracy theory]] about the presence of an abandoned subway station in [[New York City]] east of '''[[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]'''?
===15 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Helleborus orientalis|Lenten rose]]''' ''(pictured)'' is named after its flowering period being in [[Lent]]?<!--Special occasion hook for 14 February.-->
* ... that a Women's Night is still celebrated by '''[[Taivoan people|a group of indigenous people in Taiwan]]''' as a legacy of their centuries-long matrilineal practice?
* ... that '''[[Holy Trinity Church, Cork|Holy Trinity, Cork]]''', is the only church dedicated to [[Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer)|Father Mathew]]?
* ... that the '''[[General Alliance against Racism and for Respect for French and Christian Identity]]''' sued ''[[Le Figaro]]'' for [[Gayssot_Act#Pleven_Law_(1972)|defamation]] against Catholics?
* ... that '''[[Gurbachan Singh Salaria|Captain G. S. Salaria]]''' is the only [[United Nations peacekeeping|United Nations peacekeeper]] to have been awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest wartime military decoration?
* ... that the '''[[effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida]]''' resulted in at least $50 billion in damage, far surpassing [[Hurricane Andrew]] as the state's costliest tropical cyclone?
* ... that there was a 58-year gap between the terms of office of the first and second '''[[List of women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland|women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland]]'''?
* ... that the original lyrics of [[Maurice Chevalier]]'s song "'''[[Valentine (Maurice Chevalier song)|Valentine]]'''" were changed so as not to shock the American public?<!--Special occasion hook for 14 February.-->
===14 February 2018===
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* ... that both small pleasure boats and ships ''(example pictured)'' can be '''[[Listing of historic ships in Sweden|listed as historic vessels]]''' in Sweden?
* ... that one of the stained glass windows in the '''[[Duluth Public Library (historic)|Duluth Public Library]]''' was exhibited at the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]]?
* ... that '''[[Bambang Soesatyo]]''' lost four elections before being elected to the [[People's Representative Council]] of Indonesia on his fifth attempt?
* ... that prototypes of the '''[[JB-3 Tiamat]]''' air-to-air missile were the first missiles to be launched at the [[Wallops Flight Facility]] by the [[Langley Research Center]]?
* ... that [[Saw Ganesan]] founded the '''[[Kamban Kazhagam]]''' to promote the epic poem ''[[Ramavataram|Kamba Ramayanam]]'', written by the medieval Tamil poet [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]]?
* ... that while five of the states of the US observe a variation of '''[[Disability History Month]]''' in October, it is unofficially observed in the United Kingdom from November to December?
* ... that '''[[Pandri, Purulia district|Pandri]]''' is the first decentralized solar-powered village in [[India]]?
* ... that American historian '''[[William Chaney]]''' would pretend to shiver and look the other way whenever he walked by a statue of [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman]]?
===13 February 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Summer Lake Hot Springs]]''' bathhouse ''(pictured)'', built in 1928, is a timber and tin structure with a {{convert|15|x|30|ft|m|adj=on}} bathing pool inside?
* ... that the [[Zulu people|Zulu]] festival '''[[Umkhosi Wokweshwama]]''' was a partial inspiration for the African-American holiday of [[Kwanzaa]]?
* ... that American psychiatrist '''[[Bandy X. Lee]]''' briefed 12 members of the U.S. Congress on the mental health of [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]], although she had never met him?
* ... that despite being considered obsolete, the yacht '''''[[Voortrekker (yacht)|Voortrekker]]''''' placed second in the 1982/83 [[Velux 5 Oceans Race|BOC Challenge]], beaten only by a yacht purpose-built for the race?
* ... that [[Vikings|Viking]] expert '''[[David M. Wilson]]''' became just the 17th [[List of directors of the British Museum|Director]] of the [[British Museum]] in its 224 years?
* ... that the '''[[history of speciation]]''' largely began with [[Charles Darwin]]'s publication of ''[[On the Origin of Species]]''?
* ... that '''[[Siegfried Lorenz (baritone)|Siegfried Lorenz]]''', the first lyrical [[baritone]] of the [[Berlin State Opera]], recorded 151 songs by [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]] and sang "with an enviable control of line and dynamics", according to [[Alan Blyth]]?
* ... that the director of the '''[[Noyes Museum|Noyes Museum of Art]]''' said it "was in a beautiful location but it was in the middle of nowhere"?
===12 February 2018===
*'''''00:35, 12 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Carolwood Pacific Railroad]]''' was a [[Ridable miniature railway|ridable miniature railroad]] run by [[Walt Disney]] in his backyard ''(locomotive pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[John Clemm]]''' built the first church organ in America?
* ... that [[Sufjan Stevens]] wrote both "'''[[Mystery of Love]]'''" and "Visions of Gideon" for the 2017 film ''[[Call Me by Your Name (film)|Call Me by Your Name]]'', even though he was only asked to write one song?
* ... that the small town of '''[[Mintaro, South Australia]]''', produces world-class [[slate]] from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?
* ... that [[Illinois]]-born basketball player '''[[Erin Lawless]]''' played for [[Slovakia women's national basketball team|Slovakia]], despite not being able to speak [[Slovak language|the language]]?
* ... that '''[[hardware-based encryption]]''' is probably in your computer?
* ... that the third opera by '''[[Alessandro Solbiati]]''', ''Il suono giallo'', is based on [[Wassily Kandinsky]]'s experimental play ''[[The Yellow Sound]]'' and premiered in Bologna in 2015?
* ... that a '''[[tripwire force|tripwire]]''' can be used to deter [[Salami tactics|salami attacks]]?
===11 February 2018===
*'''''00:50, 11 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[AAM-N-10 Eagle]]''' air-to-air missile was intended to be tested using [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|an aircraft]] ''(pictured)'' nicknamed "[[Snoopy]]"?
* ... that '''[[Jérémie Azou]]''' was unbeaten in men's [[Lightweight rowing|lightweight]] [[double scull]]s races from 2015 to October 2017?
* ... that "Irish villagers" and "girls in clinging lace costumes" could once be seen along the boardwalk of '''[[Bergen Beach, Brooklyn|Bergen Beach]]''', a residential neighborhood in [[New York City]]?
* ... that Elad Chakrina initially won [[Mayotte's 1st constituency]] by 12 votes, lost by 54 votes after a counting error was corrected, then forced '''[[Mayotte's 1st constituency by-election, 2018|a by-election]]''' after an appeal?
* ... that '''[[Robin Lee Wilson]]''' project-managed the installation of an [[Archimedes' screw| Archimedes']] [[Screw_turbine|screw water turbine]] at the 18th-century [[Coultershaw Wharf and Beam Pump]] to supply electricity to the [[National Grid (Great Britain)|National Grid]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sacculina carcini|crab hacker barnacle]]''' is a parasite of crabs and manipulates its host into caring for its eggs?
* ... that the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" from the 2015 Indian comedy-drama '''''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''''' was apparently filmed in a single five-minute take?
* ... that the Australian yachtsman '''[[Vinny Lauwers]]''' circumnavigated the globe solo with his "mistress"?
===10 February 2018===
*'''''01:05, 10 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[New York-style pizza]] ''(pictured)'' is most commonly ordered '''[[pizza by the slice|by the slice]]''' in New York City?
* ... that at age 12, '''[[Edin Šehić]]''' became the youngest [[Association football|footballer]] to sign a scholarship contract with [[NK Zagreb]]?
* ... that the '''[[Evangelical Heritage Version]]''' of the Bible was translated by a group of Lutheran volunteers?
* ... that in 1953, the '''[[council architect]]'''{{`s}} department of the [[London County Council]] employed more than 1,500 people?
* ... that the North American fungus '''''[[Boletus aurantiosplendens]]''''' has been found in only seven distinct locations?
* ... that '''[[Aileen Hernandez]]''' was once told that she would have to hire a "black" taxi if she was going to travel to the traditionally African-American [[Howard University]]?
* ... that the [[Mediterranean Sea]] may have been filled by a '''[[Zanclean flood|giant flood]]''' with a discharge rate about 1,000 times larger than that of the [[Amazon River]]?
* ... that in [[Nazi Germany]], '''[[Karl Maria Zwißler]]''' conducted major works by composer [[Igor Stravinsky]] regarded as [[degenerate music]], including the ballet ''[[The Firebird]]'' and the German premiere of ''[[Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"|Dumbarton Oaks]]''?
===9 February 2018===
*'''''01:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Chrysler Turbine Car]]''' ''(pictured)'' could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging from [[fuel oil|furnace]], [[peanut oil|peanut]], and [[soybean oil]]s to [[tequila]]?
* ... that Russian serial killer '''[[Mikhail Popkov]]''' has confessed to murdering more people than either [[Andrei Chikatilo]] or [[Alexander Pichushkin]]?
* ... that the seeds of the '''[[Paranomus abrotanifolius|Bredasdorp sceptre]]''' are [[Myrmecochory|carried]] underground by ants?
* ... that, from 1966 to 1991, the '''''[[Yearbook on International Communist Affairs]]''''' was the most comprehensive annual survey of Communist activities worldwide?
* ... that '''[[Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy]]''' was fond of portraying [[bat]]s, [[goblin]]s, and other reclusive and grotesque creatures?
* ... that in '''[[Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton|a recent court case]]''', the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] resolved a dispute between the state's [[Minnesota Legislature|legislative]] and [[Governor of Minnesota|executive]] branches for the first time in its history?
* ... that the '''[[Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath|Church of St. Lambertus]]''' in Immerath, Germany, withstood artillery fire in World War II, but not the expansion of a [[Garzweiler surface mine|lignite mine]] in 2018?
* ... that ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' described a [[Hand luggage|carry-on]] manufactured by '''[[Away (luggage)|Away]]''' as "the [[little black dress]] of luggage"?
===8 February 2018===
*'''''01:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, in Māori mythology, the severed tail of a [[taniwha]] which fell at the base of the '''[[Wainui Falls]]''' ''(pictured)'' is thought to be responsible for staining the rocks downstream reddish-brown with its blood?
* ... that a "near-riot" broke out after [[Cory Booker]] cast the deciding vote to seat '''[[Shanique Speight]]''' as a member of the [[Newark, New Jersey]] city council?
* ... that '''[[HPgV-2]]''' is the second human ''[[pegivirus]]'' ever discovered?
* ... that the '''[[Easton Area Public Library]]''' holds what is believed to be the original [[Flag of Easton, Pennsylvania|Flag of Easton]] that was flown in the town during the first public reading of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]?
* ... that fourteen players have scored an '''[[List of Wales national football team hat-tricks|international hat-trick]]''' for the [[Wales national football team]]?
* ... that '''[[Abdullah II of Jordan|King Abdullah II]]''' of Jordan, who claims to be a [[Hashemites#Family tree|41st-generation direct descendant]] of [[Muhammad]], funded the restoration of the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in 2017?
* ... that '''[[Stuart Mustow]]''' recommended that [[Birmingham City Council]] lose responsibility for maintaining the city's [[A4400 road|Inner Ring Road]] due to construction defects?
* ... that despite director [[John Frankenheimer]]'s preference for the first ending he had shot for '''''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]''''', the test audience "hated it"?
===7 February 2018===
*'''''01:50, 7 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[New Zealand]]'s founding document, the '''[[Treaty of Waitangi]]''' ''(pictured)'', barely escaped burning in a fire, was lost for decades, and then was found in a damp basement heavily water damaged and chewed by rodents?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
* ... that German author '''[[Natalie Grams]]''' set out to write a scientific defense of [[homeopathy]], but instead discontinued her homeopathic practice and wrote a book called ''Homeopathy Reconsidered''?
* ... that four years ago today, 2,000 passengers stranded in China's [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport]] during a snowstorm '''[[Zhengzhou Airport riot|rioted over delayed flights]]''', destroying check-in desks and assaulting staff?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
* ... that the '''[[M60 (New York City bus)|M60]]''' and '''[[Q70 (New York City bus)|Q70]]''' bus routes in [[New York City]] were upgraded because [[LaGuardia Airport]] had no other rapid transit options?
* ... that the '''[[Republic SD-4 Swallow|Republic SD-4]]''' and '''[[Fairchild SD-5 Osprey|Fairchild SD-5]]''' reconnaissance drones were designed to provide targeting data for [[tactical ballistic missile]]s?
* ... that General Sir '''[[Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge|Brian Robertson]]''' said: "General [[Bernard Montgomery|Montgomery]] does not cheat – whether that is due to his innate honesty or the fact that I watch him like a cat does not matter"?
* ... that though the '''[[Saleh Kamboh Mosque]]''' of [[Lahore]] was built during Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]]'s reign, it has architectural features of the [[Shah Jahan]]i era?
* ... that the New Zealand Māori folk song "'''[[Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi]]'''" was hijacked by [[British and Irish Lions]] rugby fans?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
===6 February 2018===
*'''''02:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Humphrey IV of Toron]]''' married [[Isabella I of Jerusalem|Isabella of Jerusalem]] ''(marriage ceremony pictured)'' in [[Kerak Castle]] in 1183, but [[Siege of Kerak|a siege]] by [[Saladin]] disturbed the wedding?
* ... that '''[[Felicia echinata|prickly felicia]]''' belongs to the [[Asteraceae|daisy family]] and is found on sand dunes in the [[Cape Floristic Region]] of South Africa?
* ... that '''[[Celia M. Burleigh]]''' became the first woman pastor ordained into the [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian ministry]]?
* ... that an archaeological find identified as a 10th-century [[Viking Age|Viking]] helmet has been alleged to actually be a '''[[SSK 90 helmet|World War II ''Luftwaffe'' helmet]]'''?
* ... that all of the proposals to honor [[Michael Jackson]] at New York City's '''[[Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (New York City Subway)|Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets]]''' subway station have been declined?
* ... that Chinese naval commander '''[[Zhang Wendan]]''' exchanged information on pirate activity with the Japanese, in a rare occasion of military cooperation between the two countries?
* ... that the '''[[Rahway River Parkway]]''', designed by [[Olmsted Brothers]] in the 1920s, was a project of the newly-formed [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] parks commission?
* ... that, according to [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]], [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] planned to hit [[Idi Amin]] with the '''[[City of London swords|Pearl Sword]]''' if he came to her [[Silver jubilee|Silver Jubilee]]?
===5 February 2018===
*'''''02:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[TDU-12/B Skydart|Skydart]]''' target rocket ''(pictured)'' used the same launching rails as [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|the missiles]] used to shoot it down?
* ... that '''[[Donna Kennedy]]''' became the world's most-capped women's rugby player in 2004, and by 2007 was also the most-capped player in Scotland, retiring in 2010 with 115 [[Cap (sport)|caps]]?
* ... that before [[Nyuserre Ini|one pharaoh]] could construct his own monument, the '''[[Pyramid of Nyuserre]]''', he had to complete the three monuments to his mother, father, and elder brother?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Paul, Apostle of Christ]]''''' features [[Jim Caviezel]]'s first appearance in a biblical film since he portrayed Jesus in ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''?
* ... that the African '''[[Oecophylla longinoda|weaver ant]]''' has been used to control the '''[[Pseudotheraptus wayi|coconut bug]]'''?
* ... that in one 1858 baseball game, '''[[Frank Pidgeon]]''' threw more than 400 pitches?
* ... that a BBC executive boasts that actors of the Corporation{{'}}s '''[[Radio Drama Company]]''' can be "mice, ants, [[naiad]]s or [[dryad]]s, men [[Therianthropy|morphing into hares]], maggots in a fisherman's sack, or even a tray of fancy cakes"?
* ... that the first time '''[[Ethel Page]]''' met [[Earle Page|her husband]] – a future Australian prime minister – he accidentally set her on fire?
===4 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 4 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a portrait ''(pictured)'' of the [[Cavalier]] '''[[William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison|Viscount Grandison]]''' caused a sensation at [[Detroit]], but later turned out to be that of [[Henry II, Duke of Guise|another man]]?
* ... that filming of the two-episode event "'''[[Gorilla City (The Flash)|Gorilla City]]'''" on the [[List of The Flash episodes#Season 3 (2016–17)|third season]] of the 2014 television series ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' was moved south of the original filming location, due to prolonged snowfall in [[Vancouver]]?
* ... that '''[[Savannah Jordan]]''' was the first soccer player in the history of the [[Southeastern Conference]] to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman?
* ... that '''''[[Cortinarius metallicus]]''''' got its name from its bluish metallic sheen?
* ... that during the '''[[Siege of Katsurayama]]''', the castle garrison poured rice from their walls to fool the besiegers into thinking they had ample water?
* ... that at {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} long, '''[[New York State Route 878|Interstate 878]]''' is the shortest interstate highway in the U.S.?
* ... that when soprano [[Lucy Crowe]] became ill, her replacement '''[[Sabina Puértolas]]''' had only three hours to rehearse before performing at the [[Royal Opera House]] in London?
* ... that '''[[Palazzo Corpi]]''', the longtime United States consulate in [[Istanbul]], was acquired by the American government in a [[poker]] game?
===3 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Rick Kirby]]'''{{`s}} ''[[Sutton Hoo Helmet (Kirby)|Sutton Hoo Helmet]]'' ''(pictured)'' is 360 times heavier than [[Sutton Hoo helmet|the original]]?
* ... that the night before the '''[[2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]' team hotel was targeted by a malicious false fire alarm?
* ... that the first Edison incandescent lamp-illuminated home was '''[[James Hood Wright]]'''{{`s}} residence in [[New York City]] in 1881?
* ... that the '''[[Swan with Two Necks, London|Swan with Two Necks]]''' was one of the principal departure points for [[Stagecoach|coach travel]] to the north of England from London?
* ... that [[Janet Napolitano]], a former [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security]], '''[[Regents of University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security|sued her own agency]]'''?
* ... that the horseshoe shrimp '''''[[Hutchinsoniella|Hutchinsoniella macracantha]]''''' is the first example of a new class of crustaceans that was given the name [[Cephalocarida]]?
* ... that [[Montana]] lieutenant governor '''[[Archibald E. Spriggs]]''' participated in a secret scheme to allow [[William A. Clark]] to retain his Senate seat?
* ... that after making '''[[Giuseppe Garibaldi (Ney)|a portrait bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi]]''', sculptor [[Elisabet Ney]] is thought to have provided him with military intelligence during the [[Third Italian War of Independence]]?
===2 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 2 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Ollagüe]]''' ''(pictured)'' has a vigorous [[fumarole|steam plume]] that is visible from tens of kilometres away?
* ... that the '''[[Twinnies (duo)|Twinnies]]''' would play accordion and sing while [[inline skating|rollerblading]]?
* ... that the [[Seattle Sounders FC]] were second-to-last when they hired coach [[Brian Schmetzer]], but finished the season by '''[[MLS Cup 2016|winning the MLS Cup]]'''?
* ... that after a bitter dispute over its curriculum in 1890, the '''[[High School of Montreal]]''' was destroyed by fire?
* ... that [[Nikolaus Herman]] based the melody of his [[Christmas carol]] "'''[[Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich]]'''" on the [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian]] hymn "[[Puer natus est nobis]]"?
* ... that [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and [[Mao Zedong]] met for the last time during the '''[[Chongqing Negotiations]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Isaiah Livers]]''' won the closest [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] vote in history?
* ... that while pushing for the repeal of [[New Jersey]]'s obscenity laws, [[New Jersey General Assembly|Assemblyman]] '''[[Walter M. D. Kern|Walter Kern]]''' argued that "adults should be able to purchase whatever their perverted hearts desire"?
===1 February 2018===
*'''''05:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1918, infected crew members aboard '''[[HMS Mantua|HMS ''Mantua'']]''' ''(pictured)'' inadvertently spread the [[1918 flu pandemic|Spanish Flu]] to Africa?
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Robin Turner]]''' scored twice on his home debut for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]], equalling the number of league goals he scored for former club [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in nine seasons?
* ... that when '''[[Cristo Rey OKC]]''' high school opens in fall 2018, students will be able to work for [[Boeing]], [[Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores|Love's Travel Stops]], and more than 30 other employers as part of [[Cooperative education|work-study]]?
* ... that French politician '''[[Véronique Hammerer]]''', a member of [[La République En Marche!]], said it was "terrible" that her husband could not buy a [[Porsche Cayenne]] for fear of public criticism?
* ... that '''''[[Thyonicola dogieli]]''''', a parasite of sea cucumbers, is the longest [[Gastropoda|gastropod]] in the world?
* ... that '''[[Yves Volel]]''' was [[Anderson Cooper]]'s math teacher at the [[Dalton School]] in Manhattan before returning to Haiti to run for president, where he was assassinated?
* ... that '''''[[The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí)|The Colossus of Rhodes]]''''', a painting by [[Salvador Dalí]], is heavily influenced by an article by the sculptor [[Herbert Maryon]]?
* ... that at two million words, '''''[[Men of Good Will]]''''' by [[Jules Romains]] is one of the [[List of longest novels|longest novels ever written]]?
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===28 February 2018===
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* ... that [[African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)|African-American civil rights]] leader '''[[Fannie Lou Hamer]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Police brutality in the United States|brutally beaten on the orders of police]] in [[Mississippi]] for standing up against [[racial segregation]]? <!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
* ... that the [[Constitutional Council (France)|French Constitutional Council]] triggered a '''[[Wallis and Futuna's 1st constituency by-election, 2018|by-election]]''' in a constituency where the [[Napole Polutele|winning candidate]] avoided a second round by 16 votes?
* ... that harpsichordist '''[[Pieter-Jan Belder]]''' recorded the complete ''[[Fitzwilliam Virginal Book]]'', and [[Georg Philipp Telemann|Telemann]]'s complete ''[[Tafelmusik (Telemann)|Tafelmusik]]'' with his ensemble Musica Amphion?
* ... that the anime series '''''[[C (anime)|C]]''''' was inspired by the [[bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers]]?
* ... that '''[[Henry V. Plummer]]''' was a chaplain with the US Army [[Buffalo Soldier]]s, while his son '''[[H. Vinton Plummer]]''' was a leader in [[Marcus Garvey]]'s secret service and militia?<!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
* ... that '''[[Warming's lantern fish]]''' spends the day at depths and ascends at night to feed on mats of [[diatom]]s near the sea surface?
* ... that '''[[Kenneth Cairns]]''' won four gold medals and one silver in his first [[Paralympic Games]]?
* ... that the jazz club '''[[Bop City]]''' was the site of the only meeting between [[Louis Armstrong]] and [[Charlie Parker]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February (Black History Month)-->
===27 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 27 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[John Johnson (architect, born 1807)|John Johnson]]''' and [[Alfred Meeson]] designed the [[Alexandra Palace]] ''(pictured)'' in north London?
* ... that findings at '''[[Laili (cave)|Laili Cave]]''' show that [[Timor]] was colonised at least 44,600 years ago, making it the oldest known habitation of [[Human|modern humans]] in [[Wallacea]]?
* ... that after '''[[J. Charles Jones]]''' led an anti-segregation [[sit-in]] with hundreds of activists at a [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth]] [[Lunch counter|counter]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], the store closed its counter to prevent further [[Racial integration|integration]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that [[List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's motet]] '''[[Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229|''Komm, Jesu, komm'', BWV 229]]''' (Come, Jesus, come) sets lyrics by [[Paul Thymich]], scored for a double choir?
* ... that abolitionist '''[[Richard Foster (abolitionist)|Richard Foster]]''' was an officer of the [[1st Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry]] in the civil war and, with his regiment, established the [[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln Institute]] as a school for African Americans?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that the youngest bell of '''[[St. Lubentius, Dietkirchen]]''', a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church on a rock, was consecrated by [[Pope John Paul II]]?
* ... that 16-year-old '''[[Hailie Deegan]]''' is the only female driver in the [[NASCAR K&N Pro Series West]]?
* ... that nominations for the '''[[UK Picture Editors' Guild]]''' awards have included photographs of battlefield conflict, German figure skaters, and [[Theresa May]] laughing?
===26 February 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[United States Courthouse (Austin, Texas, 2012)|Austin United States Courthouse]]''' ''(pictured)'' was given an abundance of windows and natural lighting to represent the importance of [[Transparency (behavior)|transparency]] in the judiciary?
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] reached today's '''[[2018 EFL Cup Final]]''' against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] without playing a game outside London?<!--Special occasion hook for 25 February-->
* ... that 40 years ago, '''[[Disappearance of Gary Mathias|Gary Mathias disappeared]]''' after leaving a working automobile to walk into California's [[Plumas National Forest]] without winter clothing or food, along with four men later found dead?
* ... that '''[[Sudden Rush]]''' was the first group to record [[na mele paleoleo|nā mele paleoleo]] (Hawaiian [[Hip hop music|hip hop]])?
* ... that in 1955, '''[[White America, Inc.|a white supremacist organization]]''' claimed the [[racial integration]] of schools in the United States was a plot devised in Moscow to "mongrelize" [[White Americans]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February ([[Black History Month]])-->
* ... that pianist '''[[Christopher White (pianist)|Christopher White]]''' arranged four movements of Mahler's unfinished [[Symphony No. 10 (Mahler)|Tenth Symphony]] for his instrument and made a recording at [[Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel]], Hampstead?
* ... that '''[[Wat Phra Dhammakaya]]''' contains a large monument with a million Buddha statues?
* ... that in 1977, hostages on board '''[[1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking|a hijacked airliner]]''' escaped when their captors fell asleep?
===25 February 2018===
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* ... that '''[[John W. Overton]]''' ''(pictured)'' was killed in World War I, a year after setting the world track and field records in the indoor mile and indoor 1000 yard (910 m) races in 1917?
* ... that the organizers of '''[[FESTIMA]]''', a festival in [[Burkina Faso]] celebrating [[traditional African masks]], estimate that 100,000 people attended in 2016?<!--Special occasion hook for February 24-->
* ... that after the [[shooting of Trayvon Martin]], Seattle author '''[[Ijeoma Oluo]]''' started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had previously devoted to food?
* ... that what at first sight appears to be a single '''''[[Oedera capensis]]''''' flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads?
* ... that because she felt she lacked acting experience, Japanese voice actress '''[[Tomori Kusunoki]]''' initially auditioned as a singer?
* ... that the killings at the '''[[Alem Bekagn]]''' prison were visible from the windows of the [[Organisation of African Unity]] headquarters, but were never mentioned by the OAU?
* ... that the Yellow River put an end to '''[[Yuanqu County (Shandong)|Wanting]]''' in 1168?
===24 February 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Su Bai]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first head of [[Peking University]]'s archaeology department, is considered a pioneer in the archaeology of Buddhism?
* ... that the deep water [[squat lobster]] '''''[[Eumunida picta]]''''' is often [[Biological interaction|associated]] with the coldwater coral ''[[Lophelia|Lophelia pertusa]]''?
* ... that '''[[Satan]]''' frequently appeared as a comic relief figure in late medieval [[mystery play]]s, in which he "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background"?
* ... that during the '''[[United States federal government shutdown of 1980|first U.S. government shutdown in 1980]]''', the [[Carter administration]] dispatched U.S. Marshals to [[Federal Trade Commission]] facilities to enforce the shutdown?
* ... that '''[[Evelyn Terhune]]''', a member of the U.S. [[fencing]] team at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]], took up the sport on a dare?
* ... that '''[[HMG Heat and Waterproof Adhesive]]''' was used to adhere the 100–200 fragments of the [[Pioneer Helmet|Pioneer helmet]]?
* ... that '''[[Jaroslav Eminger]]''', an officer in the German [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] during [[World War II]], was acquitted of charges of collaboration and declared a "loyal Bohemian and a brave man"?
* ... that the '''[[Macon Whoopees (SHL)|Macon Whoopees]]''' were named after [[Doris Day]]'s rendition of the song "[[Makin' Whoopee]]"?
===23 February 2018===
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* ... that [[John Trumbull]], the painter of '''''[[General George Washington Resigning His Commission]]''''' ''(pictured)'', considered '''[[George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief|Washington's resignation]]''' "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world"?<!--Special occasion hook for February 22-->
* ... that in [[Sumerian religion|Sumerian mythology]], a group of gods known as the '''[[Anunnaki]]''' put the goddess [[Inanna]] on trial for her attempt to conquer the [[Kur|Underworld]]?
* ... that [[Jean-Jack Queyranne]] proposed that the '''[[regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]''', like the European Parliament, hold alternating sessions in two cities?
* ... that in 1910, '''[[Monroe Morton]]''' constructed the [[Morton Theatre]] in the "Hot Corner", a center of African American business and culture in [[Athens, Georgia]]?<!--Special occasion hook for February-->
* ... that the proposed '''[[Major Road Network]]''' designation would comprise just 4 percent of England's road length but carry 43 percent of its traffic?
* ... that [[Indianapolis Colts]] [[defensive back]] '''[[D. J. White (American football)| D. J. White]]''' forced at least one [[fumble]] in each of his four years at [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football| Georgia Tech]]?
* ... that the '''[[Taiwan bush warbler]]''' was described in 1917, but was not named as a distinct species until 2000?
===22 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 22 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 1928 [[Charles Demuth]] painting '''''[[I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold]]''''' ''(pictured)'' appeared on a US postage stamp in 2013?
* ... that the marine '''[[Xenoturbella bocki|paradox worm]]''' may resemble the common ancestor of humans and mollusks?
* ... that '''[[Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe]],''' was one of [[Queen Victoria]]'s longest serving ladies-in-waiting?
* ... that at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], '''[[Dom Parsons]]''' won the first medal for a British male in [[Skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] in 70 years?<!--Special occasion hook to run before February 25-->
* ... that a '''[[East Link Extension|light rail line]]''' in [[Seattle]] will become the first to use a [[pontoon bridge|floating bridge]]?
* ... that '''[[Armando Ríos Piter]]''' declined his own party's nomination for [[Governor of Guerrero]] because it wanted him to sign a pact with the [[Ángel Aguirre Rivero|former governor]]?
* ... that '''[[Quinta Market]]''' in Manila is believed to be the birthplace of the Filipino dessert ''[[halo-halo]]''?
* ... that in '''''[[South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.|South Dakota v. Wayfair]]''''', the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to "kill ''[[Quill Corp. v. North Dakota|Quill]]''"?
===21 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Fagersta airspace surveillance tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been compared to both a [[minaret]] and the tower of a fairy tale castle?
* ... that [[bobsleigh]] duo '''[[Mica McNeill]]''' and '''[[Mica Moore]]''' crowdfunded £30,000 to compete at [[2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup]] events?<!--Special occasion hook for February 20-->
* ... that the island of '''[[Ruffle Bar]]''' was isolated from the rest of New York City for three months each year due to the surrounding bay being frozen over?
* ... that '''[[Huang Zongying]]''' and her husband [[Zhao Dan]] were both named among the best 100 actors in the history of Chinese cinema?
* ... that the shrub '''''[[Banksia blechnifolia]]''''' got its name because its leaves resembled those of ferns?
* ... that superintendent '''[[Marcus Ames]]''' resigned in protest after plans were announced to introduce workhouses to the [[Lancaster Industrial School for Girls]] in Massachusetts?
* ... that the [[People's Liberation Army]] captured [[Nanjing]], the capital of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], three days after launching the '''[[Yangtze River Crossing Campaign]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Milk Street, London|Melecstrate, Melchstrate, Melkestrate, Melcstrate, Melkstrete, Milkstrate, Milcstrate, Milkestretende, and Milkstrete]]''' are all the same place?
===20 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 20 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 2011, the '''[[National Coalition Party]]''' ''(poster pictured)'' became the largest political party in the [[Parliament of Finland|Finnish parliament]] for the first time in its history?
* ... that [[British Army]] researchers developed '''[[Searchlight Control radar|SLC radar]]''' in their spare time after they grew tired of watching how "searchlight beams swung wildly about the sky but rarely found and held a target"?
* ... that '''[[Youth in Africa|Africa's large population of youths]]''' and children makes it the youngest continent, with 60% of residents younger than twenty-five?
* ... that '''[[Joseph Stamler]]''' allowed a lawsuit opposing mandatory school sex education to proceed, stating that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] protects "the one person who is sincere in a conscientious religious conviction"?
* ... that in 1976, an [[air traffic controller]] error caused '''[[1976 Anapa mid-air collision|two aircraft to collide]]''' over [[Anapa]] in the Soviet Union, killing all 70 people on board both planes?
* ... that [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]{{`s}} '''[[Amazon Spheres|spherical employee lounge]]''' in Seattle was opened with an [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]] voice command?
* ... that the '''[[Dibranchus atlanticus|Atlantic batfish]]''' uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to "walk" over the seabed?
* ... that war correspondent '''[[Philip Jacobson]]''' placed bets on horse races while reporting from the battlefield?
===19 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 19 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Phoenix Arising]]''''' for [[bassoon]] and piano was composed by [[Graham Waterhouse]] ''(pictured)'' in memory of his father, the bassoonist [[William Waterhouse (bassoonist)|William Waterhouse]], who believed in his instrument's "broad expressive possibilities"?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18th-->
* ... that '''[[Asa Miller]]''', one of only two athletes competing for the [[Philippines]] at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], was born and raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], and still lives there?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18-->
* ... that the '''[[greater thornbird]]''' builds a cone-shaped nest, usually over water, while the '''[[freckle-breasted thornbird]]''' makes a gourd-shaped nest with a long entrance tunnel?
* ... that 109 years ago today, [[William Howard Taft]] was made a '''[[Mason at sight]]'''?<!--Special occasion hook for February 18-->
* ... that the [[Constitutional Council (France)|French Constitutional Council]] triggered '''[[French residents overseas' 5th constituency by-election, 2018|a by-election]]''' in a constituency representing French nationals in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Monaco?
* ... that Australian mathematician '''[[Katherine Heinrich]]''' was the first female president of the [[Canadian Mathematical Society]]?
* ... that in July 1918, '''''[[Jagdgeschwader III]]''''' faced the problem of self-igniting ammunition?
* ... that the setting of the film '''''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''''' was inspired by the [[Dust Bowl]] that occurred in 1930s America during the [[Great Depression]]?
===18 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 18 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in the poll for '''[[China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century]]''', the [[Shang dynasty]] capital [[Yinxu]] ''(oracle bone pictured)'' received the highest number of votes?
* ... that before a distraught '''[[Disappearance of Marilyn Bergeron|Marilyn Bergeron disappeared ten years ago today]]''', a friend says she told him what was bothering her was worse than witnessing a murder or being raped, but would not say what? <!--Special Occasion hook for February 17-->
* ... that '''[[long face syndrome]]''' may be associated with [[sleep apnea]]?
* ... that siblings '''[[Thomas Muirhead (curler)|Thomas]]''', [[Glen Muirhead|Glen]], and [[Eve Muirhead]] are all competing in [[curling]] for [[Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics]]?<!--Special Occasion hook for February 14-20-->
* ... that during the [[Vietnam War]], '''[[Pacific Architects and Engineers]]''' provided cover for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s [[Phoenix Program]]?
* ... that the announcement of the reopening of the '''[[Embassy of Poland, Manila|Embassy of Poland in Manila]]''' coincided with Poland's decision to expand its economic involvement in Asia?
* ... that '''[[Mu-ming Poo]]''' led a team of scientists that created the world's [[Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua|first primate clones]] with [[somatic cell nuclear transfer|the same technique]] used to create [[Dolly (sheep)|Dolly the sheep]]?
===17 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Vadstena Town Hall]]''' ''(pictured)'' once contained a [[jail]], and the town [[executioner]] lived next door?
* ... that the 2017 Finnish film '''''[[The Unknown Soldier (2017 film)|The Unknown Soldier]]''''' set the Guinness World Record for most [[Explosive material#High explosives|high explosives]] detonated in a single film take?
* ... that [[Green Bay Packers]] cornerback '''[[Kevin King (American football)| Kevin King]]''' played most of his first season with an injury to his shoulder which [[Dislocated shoulder|dislocated]] several times and left him unable to lift his arm over his head?
* ... that '''[[Aplerbeck]]''', now part of [[Dortmund]], is associated with [[Two Ewalds|two legendary martyrs]] and a regional psychiatric clinic founded in 1890?
* ... that the Japanese names of the fireflies '''''[[Luciola cruciata]]''''' and '''''[[Aquatica lateralis]]''''' may derive from two early Japanese novels or the two clans that fought the [[Genpei War]]?
* ... that a housewife, '''[[Bhogeswari Phukanani]]''', played a part in the [[Quit India Movement]] and lost her life in doing so?
* ... that the '''[[RIM-50 Typhon|Typhon]]''' surface-to-air missile was developed as part of a system to replace the [[United States Navy]]'s "3T"s?
* ... that many modern [[Biblical criticism|Bible scholars]] consider the story of the prophet '''[[Jonah]]''' a work of [[satire]]?
===16 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 16 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Fifth Dynasty '''[[Pyramid of Neferirkare]]''' ''(pictured)'' was originally conceived as a [[step pyramid]], a design which had been deprecated at the end of the Third Dynasty more than a century prior?
* ... that in 1912, '''[[Granville Pearl Aikman]]''', a judge of the 13th District Court of Kansas, appointed the first female [[bailiff]] in US history?
* ... that the critically endangered '''[[Genoplesium littorale|Tuncurry midge orchid]]''' is threatened by rabbits and urban developments?
* ... that French politician '''[[Ian Boucard]]''' was the announcer at [[ASM Belfort]] home matches?
* ... that the '''[[Los Frailes ignimbrite plateau]]''' has a volume of about {{convert|2000|km3}}, and volcanism may have continued into the [[Holocene]]?
* ... that claims have been made that the '''[[AU Conference Center and Office Complex|headquarters of the African Union]]''', donated by the Chinese government, was [[covert listening device|bugged]] by the Chinese?
* ... that the longest-serving '''[[List of women members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland|woman in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland]]''' was also the grandmother of two prime ministers?
* ... that there is a [[conspiracy theory]] about the presence of an abandoned subway station in [[New York City]] east of '''[[Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)|Euclid Avenue]]'''?
===15 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Helleborus orientalis|Lenten rose]]''' ''(pictured)'' is named after its flowering period being in [[Lent]]?<!--Special occasion hook for 14 February.-->
* ... that a Women's Night is still celebrated by '''[[Taivoan people|a group of indigenous people in Taiwan]]''' as a legacy of their centuries-long matrilineal practice?
* ... that '''[[Holy Trinity Church, Cork|Holy Trinity, Cork]]''', is the only church dedicated to [[Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer)|Father Mathew]]?
* ... that the '''[[General Alliance against Racism and for Respect for French and Christian Identity]]''' sued ''[[Le Figaro]]'' for [[Gayssot_Act#Pleven_Law_(1972)|defamation]] against Catholics?
* ... that '''[[Gurbachan Singh Salaria|Captain G. S. Salaria]]''' is the only [[United Nations peacekeeping|United Nations peacekeeper]] to have been awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest wartime military decoration?
* ... that the '''[[effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida]]''' resulted in at least $50 billion in damage, far surpassing [[Hurricane Andrew]] as the state's costliest tropical cyclone?
* ... that there was a 58-year gap between the terms of office of the first and second '''[[List of women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland|women cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland]]'''?
* ... that the original lyrics of [[Maurice Chevalier]]'s song "'''[[Valentine (Maurice Chevalier song)|Valentine]]'''" were changed so as not to shock the American public?<!--Special occasion hook for 14 February.-->
===14 February 2018===
*'''''00:05, 14 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that both small pleasure boats and ships ''(example pictured)'' can be '''[[Listing of historic ships in Sweden|listed as historic vessels]]''' in Sweden?
* ... that one of the stained glass windows in the '''[[Duluth Public Library (historic)|Duluth Public Library]]''' was exhibited at the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]]?
* ... that '''[[Bambang Soesatyo]]''' lost four elections before being elected to the [[People's Representative Council]] of Indonesia on his fifth attempt?
* ... that prototypes of the '''[[JB-3 Tiamat]]''' air-to-air missile were the first missiles to be launched at the [[Wallops Flight Facility]] by the [[Langley Research Center]]?
* ... that [[Saw Ganesan]] founded the '''[[Kamban Kazhagam]]''' to promote the epic poem ''[[Ramavataram|Kamba Ramayanam]]'', written by the medieval Tamil poet [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]]?
* ... that while five of the states of the US observe a variation of '''[[Disability History Month]]''' in October, it is unofficially observed in the United Kingdom from November to December?
* ... that '''[[Pandri, Purulia district|Pandri]]''' is the first decentralized solar-powered village in [[India]]?
* ... that American historian '''[[William Chaney]]''' would pretend to shiver and look the other way whenever he walked by a statue of [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman]]?
===13 February 2018===
*'''''00:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Summer Lake Hot Springs]]''' bathhouse ''(pictured)'', built in 1928, is a timber and tin structure with a {{convert|15|x|30|ft|m|adj=on}} bathing pool inside?
* ... that the [[Zulu people|Zulu]] festival '''[[Umkhosi Wokweshwama]]''' was a partial inspiration for the African-American holiday of [[Kwanzaa]]?
* ... that American psychiatrist '''[[Bandy X. Lee]]''' briefed 12 members of the U.S. Congress on the mental health of [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]], although she had never met him?
* ... that despite being considered obsolete, the yacht '''''[[Voortrekker (yacht)|Voortrekker]]''''' placed second in the 1982/83 [[Velux 5 Oceans Race|BOC Challenge]], beaten only by a yacht purpose-built for the race?
* ... that [[Vikings|Viking]] expert '''[[David M. Wilson]]''' became just the 17th [[List of directors of the British Museum|Director]] of the [[British Museum]] in its 224 years?
* ... that the '''[[history of speciation]]''' largely began with [[Charles Darwin]]'s publication of ''[[On the Origin of Species]]''?
* ... that '''[[Siegfried Lorenz (baritone)|Siegfried Lorenz]]''', the first lyrical [[baritone]] of the [[Berlin State Opera]], recorded 151 songs by [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]] and sang "with an enviable control of line and dynamics", according to [[Alan Blyth]]?
* ... that the director of the '''[[Noyes Museum|Noyes Museum of Art]]''' said it "was in a beautiful location but it was in the middle of nowhere"?
===12 February 2018===
*'''''00:35, 12 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Carolwood Pacific Railroad]]''' was a [[Ridable miniature railway|ridable miniature railroad]] run by [[Walt Disney]] in his backyard ''(locomotive pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[John Clemm]]''' built the first church organ in America?
* ... that [[Sufjan Stevens]] wrote both "'''[[Mystery of Love]]'''" and "Visions of Gideon" for the 2017 film ''[[Call Me by Your Name (film)|Call Me by Your Name]]'', even though he was only asked to write one song?
* ... that the small town of '''[[Mintaro, South Australia]]''', produces world-class [[slate]] from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?
* ... that [[Illinois]]-born basketball player '''[[Erin Lawless]]''' played for [[Slovakia women's national basketball team|Slovakia]], despite not being able to speak [[Slovak language|the language]]?
* ... that '''[[hardware-based encryption]]''' is probably in your computer?
* ... that the third opera by '''[[Alessandro Solbiati]]''', ''Il suono giallo'', is based on [[Wassily Kandinsky]]'s experimental play ''[[The Yellow Sound]]'' and premiered in Bologna in 2015?
* ... that a '''[[tripwire force|tripwire]]''' can be used to deter [[Salami tactics|salami attacks]]?
===11 February 2018===
*'''''00:50, 11 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[AAM-N-10 Eagle]]''' air-to-air missile was intended to be tested using [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|an aircraft]] ''(pictured)'' nicknamed "[[Snoopy]]"?
* ... that '''[[Jérémie Azou]]''' was unbeaten in men's [[Lightweight rowing|lightweight]] [[double scull]]s races from 2015 to October 2017?
* ... that "Irish villagers" and "girls in clinging lace costumes" could once be seen along the boardwalk of '''[[Bergen Beach, Brooklyn|Bergen Beach]]''', a residential neighborhood in [[New York City]]?
* ... that Elad Chakrina initially won [[Mayotte's 1st constituency]] by 12 votes, lost by 54 votes after a counting error was corrected, then forced '''[[Mayotte's 1st constituency by-election, 2018|a by-election]]''' after an appeal?
* ... that '''[[Robin Lee Wilson]]''' project-managed the installation of an [[Archimedes' screw| Archimedes']] [[Screw_turbine|screw water turbine]] at the 18th-century [[Coultershaw Wharf and Beam Pump]] to supply electricity to the [[National Grid (Great Britain)|National Grid]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sacculina carcini|crab hacker barnacle]]''' is a parasite of crabs and manipulates its host into caring for its eggs?
* ... that the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" from the 2015 Indian comedy-drama '''''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''''' was apparently filmed in a single five-minute take?
* ... that the Australian yachtsman '''[[Vinny Lauwers]]''' circumnavigated the globe solo with his "mistress"?
===10 February 2018===
*'''''01:05, 10 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[New York-style pizza]] ''(pictured)'' is most commonly ordered '''[[pizza by the slice|by the slice]]''' in New York City?
* ... that at age 12, '''[[Edin Šehić]]''' became the youngest [[Association football|footballer]] to sign a scholarship contract with [[NK Zagreb]]?
* ... that the '''[[Evangelical Heritage Version]]''' of the Bible was translated by a group of Lutheran volunteers?
* ... that in 1953, the '''[[council architect]]'''{{`s}} department of the [[London County Council]] employed more than 1,500 people?
* ... that the North American fungus '''''[[Boletus aurantiosplendens]]''''' has been found in only seven distinct locations?
* ... that '''[[Aileen Hernandez]]''' was once told that she would have to hire a "black" taxi if she was going to travel to the traditionally African-American [[Howard University]]?
* ... that the [[Mediterranean Sea]] may have been filled by a '''[[Zanclean flood|giant flood]]''' with a discharge rate about 1,000 times larger than that of the [[Amazon River]]?
* ... that in [[Nazi Germany]], '''[[Karl Maria Zwißler]]''' conducted major works by composer [[Igor Stravinsky]] regarded as [[degenerate music]], including the ballet ''[[The Firebird]]'' and the German premiere of ''[[Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"|Dumbarton Oaks]]''?
===9 February 2018===
*'''''01:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Chrysler Turbine Car]]''' ''(pictured)'' could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging from [[fuel oil|furnace]], [[peanut oil|peanut]], and [[soybean oil]]s to [[tequila]]?
* ... that Russian serial killer '''[[Mikhail Popkov]]''' has confessed to murdering more people than either [[Andrei Chikatilo]] or [[Alexander Pichushkin]]?
* ... that the seeds of the '''[[Paranomus abrotanifolius|Bredasdorp sceptre]]''' are [[Myrmecochory|carried]] underground by ants?
* ... that, from 1966 to 1991, the '''''[[Yearbook on International Communist Affairs]]''''' was the most comprehensive annual survey of Communist activities worldwide?
* ... that '''[[Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy]]''' was fond of portraying [[bat]]s, [[goblin]]s, and other reclusive and grotesque creatures?
* ... that in '''[[Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton|a recent court case]]''', the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] resolved a dispute between the state's [[Minnesota Legislature|legislative]] and [[Governor of Minnesota|executive]] branches for the first time in its history?
* ... that the '''[[Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath|Church of St. Lambertus]]''' in Immerath, Germany, withstood artillery fire in World War II, but not the expansion of a [[Garzweiler surface mine|lignite mine]] in 2018?
* ... that ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' described a [[Hand luggage|carry-on]] manufactured by '''[[Away (luggage)|Away]]''' as "the [[little black dress]] of luggage"?
===8 February 2018===
*'''''01:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, in Māori mythology, the severed tail of a [[taniwha]] which fell at the base of the '''[[Wainui Falls]]''' ''(pictured)'' is thought to be responsible for staining the rocks downstream reddish-brown with its blood?
* ... that a "near-riot" broke out after [[Cory Booker]] cast the deciding vote to seat '''[[Shanique Speight]]''' as a member of the [[Newark, New Jersey]] city council?
* ... that '''[[HPgV-2]]''' is the second human ''[[pegivirus]]'' ever discovered?
* ... that the '''[[Easton Area Public Library]]''' holds what is believed to be the original [[Flag of Easton, Pennsylvania|Flag of Easton]] that was flown in the town during the first public reading of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]?
* ... that fourteen players have scored an '''[[List of Wales national football team hat-tricks|international hat-trick]]''' for the [[Wales national football team]]?
* ... that '''[[Abdullah II of Jordan|King Abdullah II]]''' of Jordan, who claims to be a [[Hashemites#Family tree|41st-generation direct descendant]] of [[Muhammad]], funded the restoration of the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in 2017?
* ... that '''[[Stuart Mustow]]''' recommended that [[Birmingham City Council]] lose responsibility for maintaining the city's [[A4400 road|Inner Ring Road]] due to construction defects?
* ... that despite director [[John Frankenheimer]]'s preference for the first ending he had shot for '''''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]''''', the test audience "hated it"?
===7 February 2018===
*'''''01:50, 7 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[New Zealand]]'s founding document, the '''[[Treaty of Waitangi]]''' ''(pictured)'', barely escaped burning in a fire, was lost for decades, and then was found in a damp basement heavily water damaged and chewed by rodents?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
* ... that German author '''[[Natalie Grams]]''' set out to write a scientific defense of [[homeopathy]], but instead discontinued her homeopathic practice and wrote a book called ''Homeopathy Reconsidered''?
* ... that four years ago today, 2,000 passengers stranded in China's [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport]] during a snowstorm '''[[Zhengzhou Airport riot|rioted over delayed flights]]''', destroying check-in desks and assaulting staff?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
* ... that the '''[[M60 (New York City bus)|M60]]''' and '''[[Q70 (New York City bus)|Q70]]''' bus routes in [[New York City]] were upgraded because [[LaGuardia Airport]] had no other rapid transit options?
* ... that the '''[[Republic SD-4 Swallow|Republic SD-4]]''' and '''[[Fairchild SD-5 Osprey|Fairchild SD-5]]''' reconnaissance drones were designed to provide targeting data for [[tactical ballistic missile]]s?
* ... that General Sir '''[[Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge|Brian Robertson]]''' said: "General [[Bernard Montgomery|Montgomery]] does not cheat – whether that is due to his innate honesty or the fact that I watch him like a cat does not matter"?
* ... that though the '''[[Saleh Kamboh Mosque]]''' of [[Lahore]] was built during Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]]'s reign, it has architectural features of the [[Shah Jahan]]i era?
* ... that the New Zealand Māori folk song "'''[[Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi]]'''" was hijacked by [[British and Irish Lions]] rugby fans?<!--Special occasion hook for February 6-->
===6 February 2018===
*'''''02:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Humphrey IV of Toron]]''' married [[Isabella I of Jerusalem|Isabella of Jerusalem]] ''(marriage ceremony pictured)'' in [[Kerak Castle]] in 1183, but [[Siege of Kerak|a siege]] by [[Saladin]] disturbed the wedding?
* ... that '''[[Felicia echinata|prickly felicia]]''' belongs to the [[Asteraceae|daisy family]] and is found on sand dunes in the [[Cape Floristic Region]] of South Africa?
* ... that '''[[Celia M. Burleigh]]''' became the first woman pastor ordained into the [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian ministry]]?
* ... that an archaeological find identified as a 10th-century [[Viking Age|Viking]] helmet has been alleged to actually be a '''[[SSK 90 helmet|World War II ''Luftwaffe'' helmet]]'''?
* ... that all of the proposals to honor [[Michael Jackson]] at New York City's '''[[Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (New York City Subway)|Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets]]''' subway station have been declined?
* ... that Chinese naval commander '''[[Zhang Wendan]]''' exchanged information on pirate activity with the Japanese, in a rare occasion of military cooperation between the two countries?
* ... that the '''[[Rahway River Parkway]]''', designed by [[Olmsted Brothers]] in the 1920s, was a project of the newly-formed [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] parks commission?
* ... that, according to [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]], [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] planned to hit [[Idi Amin]] with the '''[[City of London swords|Pearl Sword]]''' if he came to her [[Silver jubilee|Silver Jubilee]]?
===5 February 2018===
*'''''02:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[TDU-12/B Skydart|Skydart]]''' target rocket ''(pictured)'' used the same launching rails as [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|the missiles]] used to shoot it down?
* ... that '''[[Donna Kennedy]]''' became the world's most-capped women's rugby player in 2004, and by 2007 was also the most-capped player in Scotland, retiring in 2010 with 115 [[Cap (sport)|caps]]?
* ... that before [[Nyuserre Ini|one pharaoh]] could construct his own monument, the '''[[Pyramid of Nyuserre]]''', he had to complete the three monuments to his mother, father, and elder brother?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Paul, Apostle of Christ]]''''' features [[Jim Caviezel]]'s first appearance in a biblical film since he portrayed Jesus in ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''?
* ... that the African '''[[Oecophylla longinoda|weaver ant]]''' has been used to control the '''[[Pseudotheraptus wayi|coconut bug]]'''?
* ... that in one 1858 baseball game, '''[[Frank Pidgeon]]''' threw more than 400 pitches?
* ... that a BBC executive boasts that actors of the Corporation{{'}}s '''[[Radio Drama Company]]''' can be "mice, ants, [[naiad]]s or [[dryad]]s, men [[Therianthropy|morphing into hares]], maggots in a fisherman's sack, or even a tray of fancy cakes"?
* ... that the first time '''[[Ethel Page]]''' met [[Earle Page|her husband]] – a future Australian prime minister – he accidentally set her on fire?
===4 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 4 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a portrait ''(pictured)'' of the [[Cavalier]] '''[[William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison|Viscount Grandison]]''' caused a sensation at [[Detroit]], but later turned out to be that of [[Henry II, Duke of Guise|another man]]?
* ... that filming of the two-episode event "'''[[Gorilla City (The Flash)|Gorilla City]]'''" on the [[List of The Flash episodes#Season 3 (2016–17)|third season]] of the 2014 television series ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' was moved south of the original filming location, due to prolonged snowfall in [[Vancouver]]?
* ... that '''[[Savannah Jordan]]''' was the first soccer player in the history of the [[Southeastern Conference]] to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman?
* ... that '''''[[Cortinarius metallicus]]''''' got its name from its bluish metallic sheen?
* ... that during the '''[[Siege of Katsurayama]]''', the castle garrison poured rice from their walls to fool the besiegers into thinking they had ample water?
* ... that at {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} long, '''[[New York State Route 878|Interstate 878]]''' is the shortest interstate highway in the U.S.?
* ... that when soprano [[Lucy Crowe]] became ill, her replacement '''[[Sabina Puértolas]]''' had only three hours to rehearse before performing at the [[Royal Opera House]] in London?
* ... that '''[[Palazzo Corpi]]''', the longtime United States consulate in [[Istanbul]], was acquired by the American government in a [[poker]] game?
===3 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Rick Kirby]]'''{{`s}} ''[[Sutton Hoo Helmet (Kirby)|Sutton Hoo Helmet]]'' ''(pictured)'' is 360 times heavier than [[Sutton Hoo helmet|the original]]?
* ... that the night before the '''[[2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]' team hotel was targeted by a malicious false fire alarm?
* ... that the first Edison incandescent lamp-illuminated home was '''[[James Hood Wright]]'''{{`s}} residence in [[New York City]] in 1881?
* ... that the '''[[Swan with Two Necks, London|Swan with Two Necks]]''' was one of the principal departure points for [[Stagecoach|coach travel]] to the north of England from London?
* ... that [[Janet Napolitano]], a former [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security]], '''[[Regents of University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security|sued her own agency]]'''?
* ... that the horseshoe shrimp '''''[[Hutchinsoniella|Hutchinsoniella macracantha]]''''' is the first example of a new class of crustaceans that was given the name [[Cephalocarida]]?
* ... that [[Montana]] lieutenant governor '''[[Archibald E. Spriggs]]''' participated in a secret scheme to allow [[William A. Clark]] to retain his Senate seat?
* ... that after making '''[[Giuseppe Garibaldi (Ney)|a portrait bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi]]''', sculptor [[Elisabet Ney]] is thought to have provided him with military intelligence during the [[Third Italian War of Independence]]?
===2 February 2018===
*'''''00:00, 2 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Ollagüe]]''' ''(pictured)'' has a vigorous [[fumarole|steam plume]] that is visible from tens of kilometres away?
* ... that the '''[[Twinnies (duo)|Twinnies]]''' would play accordion and sing while [[inline skating|rollerblading]]?
* ... that the [[Seattle Sounders FC]] were second-to-last when they hired coach [[Brian Schmetzer]], but finished the season by '''[[MLS Cup 2016|winning the MLS Cup]]'''?
* ... that after a bitter dispute over its curriculum in 1890, the '''[[High School of Montreal]]''' was destroyed by fire?
* ... that [[Nikolaus Herman]] based the melody of his [[Christmas carol]] "'''[[Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich]]'''" on the [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian]] hymn "[[Puer natus est nobis]]"?
* ... that [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and [[Mao Zedong]] met for the last time during the '''[[Chongqing Negotiations]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Isaiah Livers]]''' won the closest [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] vote in history?
* ... that while pushing for the repeal of [[New Jersey]]'s obscenity laws, [[New Jersey General Assembly|Assemblyman]] '''[[Walter M. D. Kern|Walter Kern]]''' argued that "adults should be able to purchase whatever their perverted hearts desire"?
===1 February 2018===
*'''''05:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1918, infected crew members aboard '''[[HMS Mantua|HMS ''Mantua'']]''' ''(pictured)'' inadvertently spread the [[1918 flu pandemic|Spanish Flu]] to Africa?
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Robin Turner]]''' scored twice on his home debut for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]], equalling the number of league goals he scored for former club [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in nine seasons?
* ... that when '''[[Cristo Rey OKC]]''' high school opens in fall 2018, students will be able to work for [[Boeing]], [[Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores|Love's Travel Stops]], and more than 30 other employers as part of [[Cooperative education|work-study]]?
* ... that French politician '''[[Véronique Hammerer]]''', a member of [[La République En Marche!]], said it was "terrible" that her husband could not buy a [[Porsche Cayenne]] for fear of public criticism?
* ... that '''''[[Thyonicola dogieli]]''''', a parasite of sea cucumbers, is the longest [[Gastropoda|gastropod]] in the world?
* ... that '''[[Yves Volel]]''' was [[Anderson Cooper]]'s math teacher at the [[Dalton School]] in Manhattan before returning to Haiti to run for president, where he was assassinated?
* ... that '''''[[The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí)|The Colossus of Rhodes]]''''', a painting by [[Salvador Dalí]], is heavily influenced by an article by the sculptor [[Herbert Maryon]]?
* ... that at two million words, '''''[[Men of Good Will]]''''' by [[Jules Romains]] is one of the [[List of longest novels|longest novels ever written]]?
