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===31 March 2018===
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* ... that when it entered service in 1936, the ferry '''[[SS Princess Anne|SS ''Princess Anne'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was considered "svelte" and "ultra-modern"?
* ... that [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]] steer roper '''[[Guy Allen]]'''{{`s}} record streak of 11 consecutive world titles was ended by Buster Record?
* ... that despite its "tasty flesh" and abundance, the southern cuttlefish '''''[[Sepia australis]]''''' is currently of little interest to fisheries?
* ... that the English [[radiographer]] '''[[Ethel Armstrong]]''' has worked for the [[National Health Service]] since the day it was founded in 1948?
* ... that several composers of the 18th century used [[Paul Gerhardt]]'s hymn "'''[[Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld]]'''" to begin their [[Passion (music)|Passion music]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 30-->
* ... that '''[[Susan O'Malley]]''' was the first female president of an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] franchise?
* ... that '''[[missed call|deliberately stopping a phone call before it is answered]]''' can be a form of communication in its own right?
* ... that '''[[Willem Ravelli]]''' was the [[Vox Christi|voice of Christ]] in Bach's ''[[St Matthew Passion structure|St Matthew Passion]]'' more than 400 times, including the first complete recording of the work conducted by [[Willem Mengelberg|Mengelberg]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 30-->
===30 March 2018===
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* ... that the [[baritone]] '''[[Johannes Hill]]''' was the voice of Jesus and Pilate in [[Passions (Bach)|Bach's Passions]], and of [[Pope Francis]] in the premiere of ''[[Laudato si' (oratorio)|Laudato si']]''?<!--Special occasion hook for Holy Week-->
* ... that '''[[Major League Baseball Authentication Program|Major League Baseball has authenticated]]''' a smashed telephone and some dirt?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29 -->
* ... that Mexican-American [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] survivor '''[[Anthony Acevedo]]''' mixed snow and urine with the ink of his pen to ensure he could maintain his concentration-camp diary?
* ... that the [[Double-Cross System|spymaster]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club|cricketer]] [[John Cecil Masterman|J. C. Masterman]] trained at the '''[[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Sharon Calahan]]''' is the first member of the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] whose feature film background is entirely in [[computer animation]]?
* ... that "'''[[Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut]]'''" (Lord Jesus Christ, you highest good) is the beginning of two [[Lutheran hymn]]s, one for [[penitence]], the other for [[Eucharist in Lutheranism|communion]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29-->
* ... that [[Opening Day]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the '''[[bullpen car]]'''?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29-->
===29 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 29 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Welsh sisters '''[[Jessie Ace and Margaret Wright]]''' ''(pictured)'' used their shawls as a rope to rescue lifeboat crew who had fallen overboard during the rescue of a German [[barque]] in 1883?
* ... that the American-made schooner '''''[[Meteor III (yacht)|Meteor III]]''''' was the largest yacht in the world when built for [[German Emperor Wilhelm II]]?
* ... that [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet '''[[Panna Naik]]''' was inspired to write by [[Anne Sexton]]'s ''Love Poetry''?
* ... that the two-millennia-old '''[[Nijmegen Helmet]]''' was found in a river bank?
* ... that during the First World War the [[British Army]] '''[[Maltese Labour Corps|recruited Maltese waiters]]''' to serve its [[British Salonika Army|Salonika Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Emily Riehl]]''', former bassist for the band Unstraight, wrote about "unstraightening" in her research as a professional mathematician?<!--Special occasion hook for March [[Women's History Month]]-->
* ... that the extinct ant '''''[[Usomyrma]]''''' was thought to be ancestral to [[Leptomyrmex|spider ants]] when first described?
* ... that the '''[[World Trade Center (2001–present)|new World Trade Center]]''' was once projected for completion in 36 years, longer than the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|original complex]] had existed?
===28 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 28 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that dark spots on the flowers of '''''[[Gorteria diffusa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' are thought to resemble [[Bombyliidae|bee flies]] to attract other bee flies?
* ... that when the English surgeon '''[[Frances Ivens]]''' joined the military hospital at [[Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont|Royaumont]] in France during the First World War, she had no experience in treating men?
* ... that a sculpture of the god [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]] on one of the parapets of the [[University of Washington]]'s '''[[Gerberding Hall]]''' represents the academic disciplines of [[oceanography]] and [[fisheries science]]?
* ... that '''[[Lady Camilla Bloch]]''' has spoken out against those who call [[John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan|her father]] a murderer?
* ... that [[dimension stone]] from the '''[[Sulphur Mountain Formation]]''' has been used extensively in buildings around [[Banff, Alberta]]?
* ... that '''[[Danielle Herrington]]''', cover model for the 2018 [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue]], booked her first swimsuit shoot four months after moving to [[New York City]] to pursue modelling?<!--Special occasion hook for March [[Women's History Month]]-->
* ... that in the aftermath of the '''[[Gajda Affair]]''', the government of [[Czechoslovakia]] moved to disenfranchise the army's officer corps?
* ... that during the [[American Civil War]], '''[[Barney Prine]]''' made money by running races against fellow soldiers in the [[1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]?
===27 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 27 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[dead heat]]s''' between two or even three racehorses ''(example pictured)'' were more common before the introduction of the [[photo finish]]?
* ... that '''[[James W. Downing]]''', a survivor of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], compiled lists of his shipmates' names and addresses to inform their families back home?
* ... that '''[[strandflat]]s''' are the most studied coastal landform in Norway?
* ... that [[Ralph Abernathy]] was harshly criticized by other [[Civil rights movement|African-American civil rights]] activists for alleging in '''[[And the Walls Came Tumbling Down|his autobiography]]''' that [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]] committed adultery the night before he was assassinated?
* ... that '''[[List of court cases involving Alliance Defending Freedom|Alliance Defending Freedom's first landmark case]]''' was the 1995 US Supreme Court lawsuit ''[[Rosenberger v. University of Virginia]]''?
* ... that '''[[Mary Nomura]]''', a singer who was sent to the [[Manzanar]] concentration camp as an orphaned teenager, became known as the "songbird of Manzanar"?
* ... that the terms of the '''[[Treaty of Livadia]]''' between [[Qing dynasty|Qing China]] and the [[Russian Empire]] were so unfavorable to China that the negotiator [[Chonghou]] was sentenced to death?
* ... that sisters '''[[Carmen Brussig|Carmen]]''' and '''[[Ramona Brussig]]''' were born within 15 minutes of each other and [[judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|won Paralympic gold medals]] within 15 minutes of each other?
===26 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 26 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Woozle effect]] delayed the identification of '''[[Naomi Parker Fraley]]''' as the most likely model for [[We Can Do It!]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that people supposedly kept picking up a [[vanishing hitchhiker]] outside the '''[[Lower Bell]]''' pub in [[Kent]]?
* ... that [[Goldman Sachs]] bankers '''[[Richard Menschel|Richard]]''' and '''[[Robert Menschel]]''' are related to [[E. W. Priestap]], assistant director of the [[FBI Counterintelligence Division]]?
* ... that the 1,000-year-old '''[[Buttington Oak]]''', said to have been planted to commemorate the 893 [[Battle of Buttington]], fell last month?
* ... that '''[[Elsa Cavelti]]''', who appeared in dramatic roles at the [[Opernhaus Zürich]] and taught voice at the [[Musikhochschule Frankfurt]], was Wagner's [[Tristan und Isolde|Brangäne]] at [[La Scala]]?
* ... that the comic book '''''[[Damnation (comics)|Damnation]]''''' is about [[Doctor Strange]] fighting [[Mephisto (comics)|the demon Mephisto]] for the souls of [[Las Vegas]] citizens?
* ... that at the 2018 Winter Olympics, [[New Jersey]]-born '''[[Anthony Watson (skeleton racer)|Anthony Watson]]''' became the first slider to represent [[Jamaica]] in [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] at the [[Skeleton at the Winter Olympics|Olympic level]]?
* ... that while most Indonesians do not speak Arabic, they learn to read the [[Quran]] using a textbook called '''''[[Iqro]]'''''?
===25 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 25 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that at the '''[[Bhagavad-gita Museum]]''' in Los Angeles, [[diorama]]s ''(example pictured)'' featuring almost life-sized dolls convey the philosophy of [[Krishna]] consciousness?
* ... that the mutualistic [[aphid]] '''''[[Paracletus cimiciformis]]''''' sometimes develops into a form that feeds on the young of the ants that care for it?
* ... that an arrow killed '''[[Hugh of Fauquembergues]]''', [[Prince of Galilee]], in a skirmish when he was returning from a plundering raid?
* ... that in 2017 [[Georgetown University]] named a building after Isaac Hawkins because his name appeared first on the list of enslaved people '''[[1838 Georgetown slave sale|sold by them in 1838]]'''?
* ... that Swedish songwriter '''[[Kenneth Gärdestad]]''' wrote the lyrics for the [[Melodifestivalen 1979]] winning song "[[Satellit]]" performed by his brother [[Ted Gärdestad]]?
* ... that several astronomical observatories are constructed on the '''[[Purico complex|Purico volcanic complex]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Clarence G. Child]]''', a scholar of [[medieval literature]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], was also a hobbyist mathematician?
* ... that the '''[[Domestic Partnerships Act 2018]]''' made [[Bermuda]] the first national territory in the world to re-prohibit new same-sex marriages?
===24 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 24 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the search for '''[[near-Earth object|near-Earth asteroids]]''' large enough to cause a global catastrophe ''(example pictured)'' is almost complete, and efforts now focus on smaller asteroids?
* ... that '''[[Archibald Cary Smith]]''' designed the first American iron yacht?
* ... that the land snail genus '''''[[Vatusila]]''''' was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and eating the missionary [[Thomas Baker (missionary)|Thomas Baker]] in 1867?
* ... that [[philology|philologist]] '''[[Caroline Brady (philologist)|Caroline Brady]]''' wrote about the words used for weapons and warriors in the [[Anglo-Saxon]] poem ''[[Beowulf]]''?
* ... that '''[[Kennington tube station]]''', opened in 1890, is a [[listed building]] and the only one from the [[City and South London Railway|world's first underground electric railway]] to retain its original appearance?
* ... that Victorian physician and discoverer of [[1900 English beer poisoning|arsenic in beer]], '''[[Ernest Septimus Reynolds|Ernest Reynolds]]''', did not believe in over-reliance on medical technology?
* ... that the Thai Buddhist temple '''[[Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen]]''' organizes [[blood donation]]s every three months?
* ... that '''[[Henry Liebman]]''' hates "Henry Liebman's Noodle Soup"?
===23 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 23 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in October 2017, '''[[Alhambra Nievas]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first woman to referee a men's international rugby union match in Europe?
* ... that a {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long '''[[Horncastle helmet fragment|fragment of an Anglo-Saxon helmet]]''' was bought for £15,000?
* ... that traffic on the '''[[London, Huron and Bruce Railway]]''' was so dominated by farm produce that it was nicknamed the "Butter and Egg Special"?
* ... that among '''[[Stanley Gelbier]]'''{{`s}} writings on [[pediatric dentistry]] is a 1962 study of [[tooth erosion]] in a boy who drank copious amounts of cola and soft drinks?
* ... that in its earliest years, New York City's '''[[Rainbow Room]]''' restaurant was frequented by the social elite and European royalty?
* ... that The Mount Carmel College of Nursing is still located on the campus of '''[[Mount Carmel West]]''' hospital?
* ... that '''''[[Fragments of Horror]]''''' was [[Junji Ito]]'s first return to the [[horror fiction|horror genre]] after eight years of writing "manga about cats or about society"?
===22 March 2018===
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* ... that the first Romanian-language references to "patriotism" are traced back to documents issued by both sides of '''[[Wallachian uprising of 1821|an armed uprising in 1821]]''' ''(peasant soldiers pictured)''?<!--Special occasion hook for March 21-->
* ... that '''[[Doreen Simmons]]''' was awarded Japan's [[Order of the Rising Sun]] for her [[sumo]] television commentaries?
* ... that '''[[Lake Manly|a large lake]]''' formerly covered California's [[Death Valley]], and occasionally reappears?
* ... that '''[[Allanah Harper]]''' was responsible for introducing [[W. H. Auden]], [[T. S. Eliot]], and [[Virginia Woolf]] to the French people?
* ... that the founders of '''[[Smashburger]]''' sampled 300 kinds of beef before settling on [[Angus cattle|Angus]] for their restaurant's burgers?
* ... that during the Second World War, General '''[[Ronald Forbes Adam]]''' instituted [[Test (assessment)|aptitude tests]] for new recruits to the British Army?
* ... that to compose the entire score for the video game '''''[[Heavy Rain]]''''', [[Normand Corbeil]] was given two months, producing nearly 300 [[Cue note|cues]]?
* ... that the '''[[1900 English beer poisoning]]''', in which more than 6,000 drinkers were poisoned by [[arsenic]], was misdiagnosed for months as [[Alcoholic polyneuropathy|alcoholic neuritis]]?
===21 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a badly wounded '''[[Shaitan Singh|Major Shaitan Singh]]''' ''(statue pictured)'', who was later awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], ordered his soldiers to leave him behind rather than face enemy fire evacuating him?
* ... that [[Citicorp]] chose to build a tower near the '''[[Court Square–23rd Street (New York City Subway)|Court Square–23rd Street]]''' station in Queens because it was one subway stop away from the company's headquarters in Manhattan, across the East River?
* ... that the performances of [[Maaya Sakamoto]] and [[Sanae Kobayashi]] inspired '''[[Saori Ōnishi]]''' to pursue a voice acting career?
* ... that the '''[[Orange College of Breda]]''' was founded by [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]]?
* ... that the '''[[inland free-tailed bat]]''' can survive the most extreme range of body temperatures of any mammal known?
* ... that upon her completion in 1885, the '''[[French cruiser Milan|French cruiser ''Milan'']]''' was considered the fastest warship afloat?
* ... that in 2016, annual global internet traffic reached 1.2 [[zettabyte]]s, leading some to label the current period the '''[[Zettabyte Era]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Charles Phillips (archaeologist)|Charles Phillips]]''', who excavated the [[Sutton Hoo]] ship-burial, was tasked as a schoolboy with digging latrines near [[Stonehenge]]?
===20 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that London's '''[[Bull and Mouth Inn]]''' ''(sign pictured)'' was originally known as the Boulogne Mouth, in reference to the town and harbour of [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]] which was [[Sieges of Boulogne (1544–46)|besieged by Henry VIII]] in the 1540s?
* ... that in 1998, '''[[Dottie Lamm]]''', former First Lady of [[Colorado]], ran for a [[United States Senate|US Senate]] seat against [[Ben Nighthorse Campbell|the same man]] who had defeated [[Richard Lamm|her husband]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary for the same seat six years earlier?
* ... that the ''[[Flying Dutchman]]''-related poems in [[J. Slauerhoff]]'s 1928 collection '''''[[Eldorado (poems)|Eldorado]]''''' are more likely inspired by a [[19th-century French literature#Romanticism|French romantic]] spirit than a [[German Romanticism|German Romantic]] or [[Calvinism|Dutch Calvinist]] one?
* ... that '''[[Crimean Tom]]''', a tabby cat, helped save British and French soldiers from starvation after the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55)|Siege of Sevastopol]] by locating hidden food supplies?
* ... that the groundbreaking for the '''[[New York Coliseum]]''' was delayed for ten years, and the demolition took another fourteen?
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Stringer (footballer)|Chris Stringer]]''' made his professional debut as a substitute after the starting goalkeeper received the fastest red card in [[English Football League]] history?
* ... that the '''[[Laemonema barbatulum|shortbeard codling]]''' crushes the molluscs on which it feeds with its beak-like jaws?
* ... that despite odds estimated at 17 trillion to one, '''[[Evelyn Adams (lottery winner)|Evelyn Adams]]''' won two multi-million-dollar lottery jackpots in the span of four months?
===19 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Greek legends claim '''[[Pythagoras]]''' ''(pictured)'' had a golden thigh, could fly thanks to a magic arrow, was greeted by name by a river, and when bitten by a snake, bit it back and killed it?
* ... that '''''[[Colophina clematis]]''''' was the first species of aphid to be identified as having a "soldier" caste?
* ... that oceanographer and former [[Florida State University]] dean '''[[Nancy Marcus]]''' was also a magician and [[ventriloquism|ventriloquist]]?
* ... that '''[[Pinewood Hospital]]''' was located in a [[Pine|pine wood]] in [[Pinewood, Berkshire|Pinewood]], as pine trees were thought to be beneficial for [[tuberculosis]] patients?
* ... that Japanese voice actress '''[[Lynn (voice actress)|Lynn]]''' was born to a Japanese-American father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother?
* ... that one of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth, at '''[[La Pacana]]''' in Chile, erupted 2,451–3,500 cubic kilometres of rock?
* ... that '''''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''''' is expected to be [[Marvel Studios]]' first female-led film?
* ... that the [[Sutton Hoo helmet]] weighs {{convert|2.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but the '''''[[Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture)|Sutton Hoo Helmet]]''''' weighs {{convert|900|kg|lb|abbr=on}}?
===18 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[female urinal]]s''' available today ''(example pictured)'' are typically used in a "skiing" position?
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Paul Giles]]''' suffered an injury during a match in March 1982 after being fouled by his brother?
* ... that the '''[[Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota)|Brown County Courthouse]]''' in South Dakota is built of '''[[Berea Sandstone|Berea sandstone]]''' from Ohio?
* ... that '''[[Ali Soozandeh]]''' was inspired to film ''[[Tehran Taboo]]'', which explores sexual double standards in Iran, by a conversation he overheard on a train?
* ... that during their winter meetings, members of medical history society the '''[[Osler Club of London|Osler Club]]''' drink a [[Punch (drink)|punch]] made of tangerine oranges, [[Tarragona wine]], rum, brandy whisky or gin, water, spices and cream?
* ... that Arthur and '''[[Morley Cowles Ballantine]]''', co-publishers of ''[[The Durango Herald]]'', sometimes wrote opposing editorials, as when he endorsed [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] and she [[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]] for president in 1968?
* ... that '''[[integral bridge]]s''' do not have [[expansion joint|movement joints]]?
* ... that among those rescued by the [[British Army]] during the '''[[attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa]]''' was a reporter's pet [[cheetah]]?
===17 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Zofia Posmysz]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] inmate No. 7566, wrote an audio play based on her memories, which formed the basis for her 1962 novel ''[[Passenger (Posmysz novel)|Passenger]]'', [[Passenger (1963 film)|a 1963 film]], and [[The Passenger (opera)|a 1968 opera]]?
* ... that the spider genus '''''[[Seycellesa]]''''' and the [[nematode]] genus '''''[[Traklosia]]''''' were both originally named ''Robertia'', but had to be renamed?
* ... that architect '''[[William Strudwick Arrasmith]]''' designed more than 60 [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus stations?
* ... that the '''[[Australian Air Corps]]''' has been described as "Australia's first independent air force, albeit an interim one"?
* ... that '''[[Luo Haocai]]''', who was jailed by the British and deported from Singapore, became Vice President of China's [[Supreme People's Court]]?
* ... that [[Tillie Walden]]'s [[graphic novel]] '''''[[Spinning (comics)|Spinning]]''''', a memoir of her adolescent career as a competitive [[figure skater]], was originally her thesis for the [[Center for Cartoon Studies]]?
* ... that US Court of Appeals Judge [[Amy Coney Barrett]] taught constitutional law at '''[[Blackstone Legal Fellowship]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[solar eclipse of May 20, 2012]]''', began on a Monday and ended on the previous Sunday?
===16 March 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Goat Canyon Trestle]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the world's largest curved wooden trestle?
* ... that after arriving penniless in [[Liverpool]] in 1920, Indian physician '''[[Harbans Lall Gulati]]''' walked to London to obtain work?
* ... that the waterfalls on '''[[Catlin Brook]]''' are the "holy grail" of [[Pennsylvania]] waterfalls?
* ... that '''[[Benty Grange]]''' is designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]], but not because of the [[Benty Grange helmet|boar-crested helmet]] discovered there?
* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Kane]]''' wrote a book sympathetic to Mormon polygamists while simultaneously objecting to how polygamy subjugated women?
* ... that ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' said '''''[[The Hatton Garden Job]]''''' "begins to feel like a bizarre, [[Bertolt Brecht|Brechtian]] joke at the audience's expense"?
* ... that due to its proximity to a [[charter school]], alcoholic beverages cannot be served at '''[[Zions Bank Stadium]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Akane Fujita]]''' decided to become a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] partly because she "wanted to do something that was fun"?
===15 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Camilla Nylund]]''' ''(pictured)'' appeared as the Countess in ''[[Capriccio (opera)|Capriccio]]'' by Richard Strauss at the Frankfurt Opera, staged by [[Brigitte Fassbaender]], who set the opera in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Occupied France]]?
* ... that in the United States, children ages 2–17 with '''[[milk allergy]]''' are shorter on average than their non-allergic peers?
* ... that '''[[Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart]]''' led a failed twelve-year effort to build nuclear reactors in Cuba?
* ... that '''[[Lion Forge Comics]]''' was founded to provide [[Multiculturalism|ethnically diverse]] creators an outlet to create ethnically diverse characters?
* ... that the '''[[Magill Youth Training Centre]]''' was described by a [[United Nations Youth Australia|Youth Representative to the United Nations]] as being "the worst of its kind"?
* ... that Alaskans in coastal areas evacuated to higher ground where they waited to see if the '''[[2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake]]''' had caused a [[tsunami]]?
* ... that the '''[[George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall|5th Marquess of Donegall]]''' married at the age of 80, gained a [[Edward Chichester, 6th Marquess of Donegall|son and heir]] nine months later, and died within a year leaving an estate valued at £27?
* ... that during the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] participated in "a pretty little frisk" at the '''[[Van Veghten House]]'''?
===14 March 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Macrosiphum rosae|rose aphid]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the '''[[Metopolophium dirhodum|rose-grain aphid]]''' both [[Overwintering|overwinter]] on rose bushes, but the latter disperses to grass and cereal crops in summer?
* ... that the [[Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs|Pugwashite]], '''[[Patricia Lindop]]''', worked with Nobel Prize winner [[Joseph Rotblat]] on the effects of radiation on living organisms?
* ... that the historic '''[[Church of Santa Maria Primerana]]''' in Tuscany was built atop the [[stylobate]] of an ancient [[Roman temple]]?
* ... that blind swimmer '''[[John Morgan (swimmer)|John Morgan]]''' won 13 gold medals across two [[Paralympic Games]] and climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]?
* ... that [[Igor Stravinsky]]{{'}}s '''[[Scherzo (Stravinsky)|Scherzo]]''' for piano was composed in 1902 but not published until 1970?
* ... that [[Virginia Woolf]] was conceived despite her mother '''[[Julia Stephen]]''' and father doing "what they could to prevent me", since "contraception was a very imperfect art" in the 19th century?
* ... that according to writer [[Charlie Brooker]], the ''[[Black Mirror]]'' episode "'''[[San Junipero]]'''" was set in California as a "fuck you" to people complaining that the show would become Americanised?
* ... that '''[[Charles Reynolds (cleric)|Charles Reynolds]]''', who successfully persuaded [[Pope Paul III |the Pope]] to excommunicate [[Henry VIII of England]], was posthumously [[Attainder|attainted]] for treason?
===13 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Droxford railway station]]''' ''(pictured)'' served as [[Winston Churchill]]'s base of operations during preparations for the [[Normandy landings]]?
* ... that '''[[Minol Araki]]''', whose art drew on both Eastern and Western traditions, made a series of five paintings over {{convert|70|ft}} long that were partly inspired by his mentor [[Zhang Daqian]]'s work?
* ... that the '''[[Stephen Court fire]]''', which killed 43 people, was caused by a short-circuit?
* ... that the English surgeon '''[[Marriott Fawckner Nicholls]]''' served in the British Army in both World Wars before ending his career as professor of surgery at the [[University of Khartoum]] in Sudan?
* ... that the '''[[Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole]]''', formed after the [[Council of Trent]], was unusually influenced by the [[Society of Jesus]]?
* ... that '''[[American conger]]s''' cross the [[Gulf Stream]] twice during their lives?
* ... that in 2006, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Steve Flack]]''' scored the fastest hat-trick in [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]'s history?
* ... that the offices of the '''[[Embassy of Portugal, Bangkok|Portuguese Embassy in Bangkok]]''' are located in an old warehouse?
===12 March 2018===
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* ... that at the [[inquest]] into the death of '''[[Catherine Lynch]]''' ''(pictured)'', the presiding [[coroner]] described her as "one of a class who were a nuisance to themselves, their husbands and everybody else"?
* ... that the appearance of Ash Lynx, the main character in the manga '''''[[Banana Fish]]''''', is based on tennis player [[Stefan Edberg]] and actor [[River Phoenix]]?
* ... that laughter, a signal of '''[[amusement]]''', helps us cope with stress?
* ... that the [[Diet of Transylvania]] elected '''[[Sigismund Rákóczi]]''' prince in 1607, although he had proposed his former son-in-law to the delegates?
* ... that the landmarked 19th-century '''[[Robert and Anne Dickey House]]''', which formerly housed the French consulate in [[New York City]], is being incorporated into a new school building?
* ... that the '''[[Dhammakaya Movement]]''' teaches that [[Nirvana (Buddhism)|Nirvana]] exists as a literal reality within each individual?
* ... that '''[[Rie Takahashi]]''' decided to pursue a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] career after noticing that many male characters were voiced by females?
* ... that the '''[[American Bank Note Company Printing Plant]]''' included an office for a counterfeiter?
===11 March 2018===
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* ... that in 1896, [[Arthur Schuster]] illustrated his lectures on the newly-discovered [[X-ray]]s with images of his daughter '''[[Norah Schuster]]''' ''(hands pictured)'' that required a 10-minute exposure?
* ... that the '''[[Yalu River Broken Bridge]]''', which connected China and North Korea, was built by Japan and destroyed by the United States?
* ... that '''[[Jackie Wallace]]''' told the coach of the [[Los Angeles Rams]] to "kiss my ass" for failing to field him in [[Super Bowl XIV]], his final NFL game?
* ... that the deepsea starfish '''''[[Novodinia antillensis]]''''' has large eyespots on the tips of its arms, but these may be non-functional?
* ... that pianist '''[[Katharina Sellheim]]''' and two other women played piano trios by [[Piano Trios, Op. 1 (Beethoven)|Beethoven]], [[Bells of Beyond|Waterhouse]], and [[Piano Trio No. 2 (Mendelssohn)|Mendelssohn]] at the [[Beethovenfest]]?
* ... that two months after the '''[[Candia massacre]]''', the last [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers left [[Crete]], ending 253 years of Ottoman rule?
* ... that the [[Church Fathers|Church Father]] '''[[Origen]]''' drew heavily on the teachings of [[Plato]] and tried to harmonize Greek philosophy with Christian teachings?
* ... that there is an [[J. F. Roberts Octagonal Barn|eight-sided barn]] on '''[[Missouri Route 48]]'''?
===10 March 2018===
*'''''00:10, 10 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in preparation for the '''[[construction of Rockefeller Center]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Midtown Manhattan]], 4,000 tenants were evicted from 228 properties?
* ... that the founder of [[Banks Barbados Brewery|Banks Beer]], '''[[Peter D'Aguiar]]''', was also a prominent [[Guyana|Guyanese]] politician?
* ... that [[Chi Pu]]'s song "'''[[Từ hôm nay (Feel Like Ooh)]]'''" received an overwhelmingly negative reception, with some reviewers calling it "disastrous"?
* ... that the '''[[Museum of Geometric and MADI Art]]''' in [[Dallas]] is the only museum in North America dedicated to the [[Madí]] art movement?
* ... that '''[[Jai Tirath Dahiya]]''' won his seat in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014|2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] by a margin of three votes?
* ... that between 1992 and 2016, Scottish football club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] did not win a single match at [[Ibrox Stadium]], home of '''[[Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry|their rivals]]''' [[Rangers F.C.]], in 41 attempts?
* ... that '''[[Hanging Sword Alley]]''' was also known as "Blood Bowl Alley" after its infamous night life?
* ... that '''[[David Meade (author)|David Meade]]'''{{`s}} prediction of a hidden planet named [[Nibiru cataclysm|Nibiru]] hitting Earth on September 23, 2017, was based on what he says are coded messages hidden in the [[Giza pyramid complex|Giza Pyramids]] in Egypt?
===9 March 2018===
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* ... that British [[suffragette]]s ''(pictured)'' had to stand in the gutter to sell their newspaper '''''[[Votes for Women (newspaper)|Votes for Women]]''''', or risk being arrested for obstructing the pavement?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Krishna Kohli]]''' is the first Hindu [[Dalit]] woman to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''''[[Heroin(e)]]''''', an Academy Award-nominated short film, follows three women fighting the [[opioid epidemic]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]], where the overdose rate is ten times the US average?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Catherine Rückwardt]]''', who was [[Generalmusikdirektor]]in at the [[Staatstheater Mainz]] for a decade and one of only four women in such a position in Germany, conducted a recording of the First Symphony by [[Hans Rott]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Emma Jane Gay]]''', known for her photographs of the [[Nez Perce people]] in the late 19th century, is identified as the first American lesbian photographer?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Chandra Khonnokyoong|an illiterate Thai nun]]''' became a highly revered spiritual leader in her community, and more than 250,000 people attended her funeral?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Annalisa Crannell]]''' brings [[chopsticks]] to art galleries as a tool for finding [[vanishing point]]s?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Mary Ann Kerwin]]''', co-founder of [[La Leche League]], said that when [[breastfeeding]] in the US in the 1950s, "we would practically smother our babies with blankets to avoid showing any breast"?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
===8 March 2018===
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* ... that '''{{USS|Black Arrow||}}''', '''{{USS|Eten||}}''', '''{{USS|Paysandu||}}''', '''{{USS|Radnor||}}''', and '''{{USS|Santa Olivia||}}''' ''(pictured)'' were among 56 ships converted to troopships for the repatriation of American soldiers after World War I?
* ... that '''[[cell isolation]]''' techniques can be used to help study individual living cells from tissue normally discarded during [[Cardiac surgery|open heart surgery]]?
* ... that the British government's '''[[Transforming Infrastructure Performance]]''' report aims to save the construction industry £15 billion per year?
* ... that [[Green Bay Packers]] running back '''[[Devante Mays]]''' played for two different community colleges before transferring to Utah State?
* ... that when the '''[[Eupentacta quinquesemita|stiff-footed sea cucumber]]''' [[Evisceration (autotomy)|eviscerates]], it gets rid of the '''[[Thyonicola americana|parasitic sea snail]]''' which lives attached to its gut?
* ... that while his parents wanted him to serve in the church, '''[[Albert Methfessel]]''' pursued his interest in music, becoming a key figure in [[Volksmusik|German folk]] and male voice singing in the 19th century?
* ... that nearly US$700 million was allocated to the process of downgrading '''[[New York State Route 895|Interstate 895 in New York City]]''' from a freeway to a boulevard?
* ... that '''[[Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann]]''' was a [[wet bob]] at [[Eton College|Eton]]?
===7 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Marcel Cordes]]''' ''(pictured)'', a German baritone known for Italian opera, appeared as the King in the first recording of [[Carl Orff]]'s ''[[Die Kluge]]''?
* ... that '''[[WestJet Encore]]''', a Canadian airline which began flights in 2013, deactivates water lines in the lavatory sinks to prevent freezing on cold nights?
* ... that '''[[Camilla Gray]]'''{{`s}} attempts to stage an exhibition of [[Russian art]] in Britain were hindered by Soviet antipathy to [[abstract art]]?
* ... that the 2014 '''[[Carlton Complex Fire]]''' was the largest wildfire in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state history up to that time?
* ... that when the Boy Scouts of America tried changing their name in 1977 to '''[[Scouting/USA]]''', they were accused of chauvinism for not considering the effects on the Girl Scouts?
* ... that ''[[EastEnders]]'' filmed '''[[EastEnders in Paris|three mini episodes in Paris]]''' to coincide with the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]?
* ... that '''[[Enlil]]''', the chief god of the Sumerian pantheon, was regarded as so glorious that not even the other deities could look upon him?
* ... that [[Manhattan]] vegetarian restaurant '''[[Dirt Candy]]''' is "waging war on the 'eat your vegetables' mind-set"?
===6 March 2018===
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* ... that the flower of '''''[[Romulea monadelpha]]''''' is pollinated by a species of [[monkey beetle]] ''(both pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Alysia Rissling]]''' was the pilot for the first ever all-woman team in an official four-man [[bobsleigh]] race after the event became [[Gender neutrality|gender neutral]]?
* ... that the '''[[Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum]]''' was founded in 1979 by [[Max Pommer]] and members of the [[Gewandhausorchester]] after [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s model?
* ... that the British dentist '''[[Neil Swallow]]''' often made night calls to make feeding plates for babies born with [[Cleft lip and cleft palate|cleft palates]]?
* ... that until it closed in 2009, '''[[J.E. Rhoads & Sons]]''' was the longest continually-operating company in the United States, having been in business for more than three centuries?
* ... that after failing to get playing time at [[ABC Futebol Clube]], footballer '''[[Rodriguinho Marinho]]''' considered becoming a [[futsal]] player?
* ... that the 2010 '''[[Infrastructure Cost Review]]''' led to annual savings of £3 billion in British government expenditure on infrastructure by 2014?
* ... that the '''[[Comet Ping Pong]]''' pizzeria's name comes from a sign that one of the founders discovered at a liquor shop?
===5 March 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Bianjing Drum Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Shangguan, [[Shanxi]], boasts a {{convert|1.9|m|adj=on}}-tall stone lantern carved into the shape of [[Mount Wutai]]?
* ... that '''[[Susan Goldberg]]''' was the first woman editor-in-chief of ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine?
* ... that the '''[[Gilwell Oak]]''' was named the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017?
* ... that a modern bus station was built to resemble the former '''[[Brockton (MBTA station)|Brockton train station]]''', designed by [[Bradford Gilbert]]?
* ... that a '''[[Columbine cup]]''' was a [[masterpiece]] resembling the shape of a cluster of doves?
* ... that four-time [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] World Champion Bull Rider '''[[J.W. Harris (bull rider)|J.W. Harris]]''' suffered five concussions in 2008?
* ... that '''[[Der Gemischte Chor Zürich]]''' sang the premiere of ''[[Nänie]]'' in 1881, conducted by its composer [[Johannes Brahms]], and the premiere of a commission by Edward Rushton in 2013 for the choir's 150th anniversary?
* ... that a last-second, game-winning [[touchdown]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] was dubbed the '''[[Minneapolis Miracle]]'''?
===4 March 2018===
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* ... that the Finnish '''[[Kyrö Distillery Company]]''' uses a custom typeface ''(label pictured)'' based on memorial engravings of the 1714 [[Battle of Napue]]?
* ... that the '''[[disappearance of Suzanne Lyall]]''' from the [[University at Albany, SUNY|SUNY Albany]] campus 20 years ago led to changes in federal and state laws on how campus police departments handle major investigations?
* ... that in the mid-3rd century{{nbsp}}BC, the governor of Zhao's '''[[Yanmen Commandery]]''' lured 100,000 nomad horsemen over the Great Wall before defeating them?
* ... that vocalist '''[[Juliana Walanika]]'''{{'s}} updated versions of old [[Mele (Hawaiian language)|meles]] and [[chant]]s set the style for the Hawaiian music of her day?
* ... that in the 1960s, [[sugarcane]] [[cultivar]]s developed in '''[[Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman]]'''{{`s}} laboratory sustained the sugar industries of 22 countries?
* ... that '''[[Kiyono Yasuno]]''' furthered her interest in [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] at a young age by watching videos of [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubs]] being recorded?
* ... that in '''''[[Blueford v. Arkansas]]''''', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] allowed a man to be retried on murder charges after a jury unanimously voted to acquit him of those same charges?
* ... that [[Paralympic Games|Paralympian]] '''[[Tommy Taylor (athlete)|Tommy Taylor]]''' won 16 medals across five sports, including 10 gold medals?
===3 March 2018===
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* ... that '''''[[Innocent Victims]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is a memorial sculpture to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], and [[Dodi Fayed]]?
* ... that on '''[[Pulpit Freedom Sunday]]''', conservative pastors give "blatantly political" sermons in defiance of the [[Johnson Amendment]]?
* ... that '''[[Huang Xuhua]]''', the "father of China's nuclear submarines", spent two years raising pigs?
* ... that the '''[[Aubervilliers Congress]]''' of the [[Socialist Party (France)|French Socialist Party]] will take place near the [[Front Populaire (Paris Métro)|Front Populaire]] [[Paris Métro]] station, a symbolic reference to the left-wing [[Popular Front (France)|Popular Front]] coalition of 1936?
* ... that a '''[[prow house]]''' is named after a ship's [[prow]]?
* ... that last year, there was a '''[[Operation Gotham Shield|simulated nuclear weapons attack]]''' against the [[New York metropolitan area]]?
* ... that '''[[Sankaralinganar]]''' died after fasting for 76 days while demanding that the name of [[Madras State]] be changed to [[Tamil Nadu]]?
* ... that '''''[[Command and Destroy]]'''''{{`s}} [[Password (video gaming)|password save]] system was kept when it was [[porting|ported]] from the [[Game Boy Advance]] to the [[Nintendo DS]], to the annoyance of critics at its 2008 release?
===2 March 2018===
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* ... that [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] was so charmed with the American yacht '''''[[Yampa (yacht)|Yampa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design?
* ... that the lyric soprano '''[[Anny Felbermayer]]''', who performed 54 roles at the [[Vienna State Opera]], created the role of Xanthe in ''[[Die Liebe der Danae]]'' by Richard Strauss at the 1952 [[Salzburg Festival]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March ([[Women's History Month]])-->
* ... that hundreds of Jewish communities used to celebrate '''[[Second Purim|more than one Purim a year]]'''?
* ... that the 2011 '''[[Reclaiming Health and Safety For All|Löfstedt Report]]''' proposed to exempt many British self-employed people from health and safety regulations?
* ... that Polish mountain climber '''[[Tomasz Mackiewicz]]''' went missing on January 27 during his seventh attempt to reach the summit of the {{convert|8,126|m|adj=on}} high [[Nanga Parbat]] in Pakistan?
* ... that people have underestimated the role of '''[[faith in Buddhism]]''', according to translator and monastic [[Bhikkhu Bodhi]]?
* ... that the '''[[Oriental Basin pocket gopher]]''' was designated a species in 1895, demoted to a subspecies of [[Merriam's pocket gopher]] in 1968, then restored to species status in 2005?
* ... that '''[[Michael F. Adubato]]''' tried to block a bill giving [[Newark, New Jersey]], $18 million in added tax revenue, to protest salary increases for Newark's city council totalling $150,000?
* ... that the bass '''[[Dmitry Belosselskiy]]''' appeared internationally in title roles, as [[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]], [[Macbeth (opera)|Macbeth]], [[Simon Boccanegra]], and [[A Life for the Tsar|Ivan Susanin]]?
===1 March 2018===
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* ... that the recognition of '''[[Marițica Bibescu]]''' ''(pictured)'' as Princess-consort of [[Wallachia]] involved "complicated maneuvers", including the ousting of an [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch]]?
* ... that [[Yale University|Yale]] law professor [[Stephen L. Carter]] received one of the largest-ever advances from [[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]] to secure the rights to publish his debut novel '''''[[The Emperor of Ocean Park]]'''''?<!--For Black history month (February)-->
* ... that the '''[[Clementi rail accident]]''' on the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Singapore MRT]] was caused by a {{convert|50|L|adj=on}} oil spill?
* ... that the New York City neighborhood of '''[[Canarsie, Brooklyn|Canarsie]]''' struggled with [[School integration in the United States|school integration]] and conflict over [[desegregation busing]] between the 1960s and 1980s?
* ... that '''[[phase precession]]''' is part of how the brain codes for location?
* ... that the '''[[Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea]]''' has collected the names of 183,108 Chinese soldiers killed in the [[Korean War]]?
* ... that the bass '''[[Dmitry Belosselskiy]]''' appeared internationally in title roles, as [[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]], [[Macbeth (opera)|Macbeth]], [[Simon Boccanegra]], and [[A Life for the Tsar|Ivan Susanin]]?
* ... that the '''[[AMES Type 82]]''' [[3D radar]] got a job with [[anti-aircraft warfare|Archie]], then tended [[Bloodhound (missile)|Bloodhounds]], and finally found steady work in [[air traffic control]]?
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===31 March 2018===
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* ... that when it entered service in 1936, the ferry '''[[SS Princess Anne|SS ''Princess Anne'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was considered "svelte" and "ultra-modern"?
* ... that [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]] steer roper '''[[Guy Allen]]'''{{`s}} record streak of 11 consecutive world titles was ended by Buster Record?
* ... that despite its "tasty flesh" and abundance, the southern cuttlefish '''''[[Sepia australis]]''''' is currently of little interest to fisheries?
* ... that the English [[radiographer]] '''[[Ethel Armstrong]]''' has worked for the [[National Health Service]] since the day it was founded in 1948?
* ... that several composers of the 18th century used [[Paul Gerhardt]]'s hymn "'''[[Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld]]'''" to begin their [[Passion (music)|Passion music]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 30-->
* ... that '''[[Susan O'Malley]]''' was the first female president of an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] franchise?
* ... that '''[[missed call|deliberately stopping a phone call before it is answered]]''' can be a form of communication in its own right?
* ... that '''[[Willem Ravelli]]''' was the [[Vox Christi|voice of Christ]] in Bach's ''[[St Matthew Passion structure|St Matthew Passion]]'' more than 400 times, including the first complete recording of the work conducted by [[Willem Mengelberg|Mengelberg]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 30-->
===30 March 2018===
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* ... that the [[baritone]] '''[[Johannes Hill]]''' was the voice of Jesus and Pilate in [[Passions (Bach)|Bach's Passions]], and of [[Pope Francis]] in the premiere of ''[[Laudato si' (oratorio)|Laudato si']]''?<!--Special occasion hook for Holy Week-->
* ... that '''[[Major League Baseball Authentication Program|Major League Baseball has authenticated]]''' a smashed telephone and some dirt?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29 -->
* ... that Mexican-American [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] survivor '''[[Anthony Acevedo]]''' mixed snow and urine with the ink of his pen to ensure he could maintain his concentration-camp diary?
* ... that the [[Double-Cross System|spymaster]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club|cricketer]] [[John Cecil Masterman|J. C. Masterman]] trained at the '''[[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Sharon Calahan]]''' is the first member of the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] whose feature film background is entirely in [[computer animation]]?
* ... that "'''[[Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut]]'''" (Lord Jesus Christ, you highest good) is the beginning of two [[Lutheran hymn]]s, one for [[penitence]], the other for [[Eucharist in Lutheranism|communion]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29-->
* ... that [[Opening Day]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the '''[[bullpen car]]'''?<!--Special occasion hook for March 29-->
===29 March 2018===
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* ... that Welsh sisters '''[[Jessie Ace and Margaret Wright]]''' ''(pictured)'' used their shawls as a rope to rescue lifeboat crew who had fallen overboard during the rescue of a German [[barque]] in 1883?
* ... that the American-made schooner '''''[[Meteor III (yacht)|Meteor III]]''''' was the largest yacht in the world when built for [[German Emperor Wilhelm II]]?
* ... that [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet '''[[Panna Naik]]''' was inspired to write by [[Anne Sexton]]'s ''Love Poetry''?
* ... that the two-millennia-old '''[[Nijmegen Helmet]]''' was found in a river bank?
* ... that during the First World War the [[British Army]] '''[[Maltese Labour Corps|recruited Maltese waiters]]''' to serve its [[British Salonika Army|Salonika Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Emily Riehl]]''', former bassist for the band Unstraight, wrote about "unstraightening" in her research as a professional mathematician?<!--Special occasion hook for March [[Women's History Month]]-->
* ... that the extinct ant '''''[[Usomyrma]]''''' was thought to be ancestral to [[Leptomyrmex|spider ants]] when first described?
* ... that the '''[[World Trade Center (2001–present)|new World Trade Center]]''' was once projected for completion in 36 years, longer than the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|original complex]] had existed?
===28 March 2018===
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* ... that dark spots on the flowers of '''''[[Gorteria diffusa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' are thought to resemble [[Bombyliidae|bee flies]] to attract other bee flies?
* ... that when the English surgeon '''[[Frances Ivens]]''' joined the military hospital at [[Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont|Royaumont]] in France during the First World War, she had no experience in treating men?
* ... that a sculpture of the god [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]] on one of the parapets of the [[University of Washington]]'s '''[[Gerberding Hall]]''' represents the academic disciplines of [[oceanography]] and [[fisheries science]]?
* ... that '''[[Lady Camilla Bloch]]''' has spoken out against those who call [[John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan|her father]] a murderer?
* ... that [[dimension stone]] from the '''[[Sulphur Mountain Formation]]''' has been used extensively in buildings around [[Banff, Alberta]]?
* ... that '''[[Danielle Herrington]]''', cover model for the 2018 [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue]], booked her first swimsuit shoot four months after moving to [[New York City]] to pursue modelling?<!--Special occasion hook for March [[Women's History Month]]-->
* ... that in the aftermath of the '''[[Gajda Affair]]''', the government of [[Czechoslovakia]] moved to disenfranchise the army's officer corps?
* ... that during the [[American Civil War]], '''[[Barney Prine]]''' made money by running races against fellow soldiers in the [[1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]?
===27 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[dead heat]]s''' between two or even three racehorses ''(example pictured)'' were more common before the introduction of the [[photo finish]]?
* ... that '''[[James W. Downing]]''', a survivor of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], compiled lists of his shipmates' names and addresses to inform their families back home?
* ... that '''[[strandflat]]s''' are the most studied coastal landform in Norway?
* ... that [[Ralph Abernathy]] was harshly criticized by other [[Civil rights movement|African-American civil rights]] activists for alleging in '''[[And the Walls Came Tumbling Down|his autobiography]]''' that [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]] committed adultery the night before he was assassinated?
* ... that '''[[List of court cases involving Alliance Defending Freedom|Alliance Defending Freedom's first landmark case]]''' was the 1995 US Supreme Court lawsuit ''[[Rosenberger v. University of Virginia]]''?
* ... that '''[[Mary Nomura]]''', a singer who was sent to the [[Manzanar]] concentration camp as an orphaned teenager, became known as the "songbird of Manzanar"?
* ... that the terms of the '''[[Treaty of Livadia]]''' between [[Qing dynasty|Qing China]] and the [[Russian Empire]] were so unfavorable to China that the negotiator [[Chonghou]] was sentenced to death?
* ... that sisters '''[[Carmen Brussig|Carmen]]''' and '''[[Ramona Brussig]]''' were born within 15 minutes of each other and [[judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|won Paralympic gold medals]] within 15 minutes of each other?
===26 March 2018===
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* ... that the [[Woozle effect]] delayed the identification of '''[[Naomi Parker Fraley]]''' as the most likely model for [[We Can Do It!]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that people supposedly kept picking up a [[vanishing hitchhiker]] outside the '''[[Lower Bell]]''' pub in [[Kent]]?
* ... that [[Goldman Sachs]] bankers '''[[Richard Menschel|Richard]]''' and '''[[Robert Menschel]]''' are related to [[E. W. Priestap]], assistant director of the [[FBI Counterintelligence Division]]?
* ... that the 1,000-year-old '''[[Buttington Oak]]''', said to have been planted to commemorate the 893 [[Battle of Buttington]], fell last month?
* ... that '''[[Elsa Cavelti]]''', who appeared in dramatic roles at the [[Opernhaus Zürich]] and taught voice at the [[Musikhochschule Frankfurt]], was Wagner's [[Tristan und Isolde|Brangäne]] at [[La Scala]]?
* ... that the comic book '''''[[Damnation (comics)|Damnation]]''''' is about [[Doctor Strange]] fighting [[Mephisto (comics)|the demon Mephisto]] for the souls of [[Las Vegas]] citizens?
* ... that at the 2018 Winter Olympics, [[New Jersey]]-born '''[[Anthony Watson (skeleton racer)|Anthony Watson]]''' became the first slider to represent [[Jamaica]] in [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] at the [[Skeleton at the Winter Olympics|Olympic level]]?
* ... that while most Indonesians do not speak Arabic, they learn to read the [[Quran]] using a textbook called '''''[[Iqro]]'''''?
===25 March 2018===
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* ... that at the '''[[Bhagavad-gita Museum]]''' in Los Angeles, [[diorama]]s ''(example pictured)'' featuring almost life-sized dolls convey the philosophy of [[Krishna]] consciousness?
* ... that the mutualistic [[aphid]] '''''[[Paracletus cimiciformis]]''''' sometimes develops into a form that feeds on the young of the ants that care for it?
* ... that an arrow killed '''[[Hugh of Fauquembergues]]''', [[Prince of Galilee]], in a skirmish when he was returning from a plundering raid?
* ... that in 2017 [[Georgetown University]] named a building after Isaac Hawkins because his name appeared first on the list of enslaved people '''[[1838 Georgetown slave sale|sold by them in 1838]]'''?
* ... that Swedish songwriter '''[[Kenneth Gärdestad]]''' wrote the lyrics for the [[Melodifestivalen 1979]] winning song "[[Satellit]]" performed by his brother [[Ted Gärdestad]]?
* ... that several astronomical observatories are constructed on the '''[[Purico complex|Purico volcanic complex]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Clarence G. Child]]''', a scholar of [[medieval literature]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], was also a hobbyist mathematician?
* ... that the '''[[Domestic Partnerships Act 2018]]''' made [[Bermuda]] the first national territory in the world to re-prohibit new same-sex marriages?
===24 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 24 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the search for '''[[near-Earth object|near-Earth asteroids]]''' large enough to cause a global catastrophe ''(example pictured)'' is almost complete, and efforts now focus on smaller asteroids?
* ... that '''[[Archibald Cary Smith]]''' designed the first American iron yacht?
* ... that the land snail genus '''''[[Vatusila]]''''' was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and eating the missionary [[Thomas Baker (missionary)|Thomas Baker]] in 1867?
* ... that [[philology|philologist]] '''[[Caroline Brady (philologist)|Caroline Brady]]''' wrote about the words used for weapons and warriors in the [[Anglo-Saxon]] poem ''[[Beowulf]]''?
* ... that '''[[Kennington tube station]]''', opened in 1890, is a [[listed building]] and the only one from the [[City and South London Railway|world's first underground electric railway]] to retain its original appearance?
* ... that Victorian physician and discoverer of [[1900 English beer poisoning|arsenic in beer]], '''[[Ernest Septimus Reynolds|Ernest Reynolds]]''', did not believe in over-reliance on medical technology?
* ... that the Thai Buddhist temple '''[[Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen]]''' organizes [[blood donation]]s every three months?
* ... that '''[[Henry Liebman]]''' hates "Henry Liebman's Noodle Soup"?
===23 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 23 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in October 2017, '''[[Alhambra Nievas]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first woman to referee a men's international rugby union match in Europe?
* ... that a {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long '''[[Horncastle helmet fragment|fragment of an Anglo-Saxon helmet]]''' was bought for £15,000?
* ... that traffic on the '''[[London, Huron and Bruce Railway]]''' was so dominated by farm produce that it was nicknamed the "Butter and Egg Special"?
* ... that among '''[[Stanley Gelbier]]'''{{`s}} writings on [[pediatric dentistry]] is a 1962 study of [[tooth erosion]] in a boy who drank copious amounts of cola and soft drinks?
* ... that in its earliest years, New York City's '''[[Rainbow Room]]''' restaurant was frequented by the social elite and European royalty?
* ... that The Mount Carmel College of Nursing is still located on the campus of '''[[Mount Carmel West]]''' hospital?
* ... that '''''[[Fragments of Horror]]''''' was [[Junji Ito]]'s first return to the [[horror fiction|horror genre]] after eight years of writing "manga about cats or about society"?
===22 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 22 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the first Romanian-language references to "patriotism" are traced back to documents issued by both sides of '''[[Wallachian uprising of 1821|an armed uprising in 1821]]''' ''(peasant soldiers pictured)''?<!--Special occasion hook for March 21-->
* ... that '''[[Doreen Simmons]]''' was awarded Japan's [[Order of the Rising Sun]] for her [[sumo]] television commentaries?
* ... that '''[[Lake Manly|a large lake]]''' formerly covered California's [[Death Valley]], and occasionally reappears?
* ... that '''[[Allanah Harper]]''' was responsible for introducing [[W. H. Auden]], [[T. S. Eliot]], and [[Virginia Woolf]] to the French people?
* ... that the founders of '''[[Smashburger]]''' sampled 300 kinds of beef before settling on [[Angus cattle|Angus]] for their restaurant's burgers?
* ... that during the Second World War, General '''[[Ronald Forbes Adam]]''' instituted [[Test (assessment)|aptitude tests]] for new recruits to the British Army?
* ... that to compose the entire score for the video game '''''[[Heavy Rain]]''''', [[Normand Corbeil]] was given two months, producing nearly 300 [[Cue note|cues]]?
* ... that the '''[[1900 English beer poisoning]]''', in which more than 6,000 drinkers were poisoned by [[arsenic]], was misdiagnosed for months as [[Alcoholic polyneuropathy|alcoholic neuritis]]?
===21 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a badly wounded '''[[Shaitan Singh|Major Shaitan Singh]]''' ''(statue pictured)'', who was later awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], ordered his soldiers to leave him behind rather than face enemy fire evacuating him?
* ... that [[Citicorp]] chose to build a tower near the '''[[Court Square–23rd Street (New York City Subway)|Court Square–23rd Street]]''' station in Queens because it was one subway stop away from the company's headquarters in Manhattan, across the East River?
* ... that the performances of [[Maaya Sakamoto]] and [[Sanae Kobayashi]] inspired '''[[Saori Ōnishi]]''' to pursue a voice acting career?
* ... that the '''[[Orange College of Breda]]''' was founded by [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]]?
* ... that the '''[[inland free-tailed bat]]''' can survive the most extreme range of body temperatures of any mammal known?
* ... that upon her completion in 1885, the '''[[French cruiser Milan|French cruiser ''Milan'']]''' was considered the fastest warship afloat?
* ... that in 2016, annual global internet traffic reached 1.2 [[zettabyte]]s, leading some to label the current period the '''[[Zettabyte Era]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Charles Phillips (archaeologist)|Charles Phillips]]''', who excavated the [[Sutton Hoo]] ship-burial, was tasked as a schoolboy with digging latrines near [[Stonehenge]]?
===20 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that London's '''[[Bull and Mouth Inn]]''' ''(sign pictured)'' was originally known as the Boulogne Mouth, in reference to the town and harbour of [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]] which was [[Sieges of Boulogne (1544–46)|besieged by Henry VIII]] in the 1540s?
* ... that in 1998, '''[[Dottie Lamm]]''', former First Lady of [[Colorado]], ran for a [[United States Senate|US Senate]] seat against [[Ben Nighthorse Campbell|the same man]] who had defeated [[Richard Lamm|her husband]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary for the same seat six years earlier?
* ... that the ''[[Flying Dutchman]]''-related poems in [[J. Slauerhoff]]'s 1928 collection '''''[[Eldorado (poems)|Eldorado]]''''' are more likely inspired by a [[19th-century French literature#Romanticism|French romantic]] spirit than a [[German Romanticism|German Romantic]] or [[Calvinism|Dutch Calvinist]] one?
* ... that '''[[Crimean Tom]]''', a tabby cat, helped save British and French soldiers from starvation after the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55)|Siege of Sevastopol]] by locating hidden food supplies?
* ... that the groundbreaking for the '''[[New York Coliseum]]''' was delayed for ten years, and the demolition took another fourteen?
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Stringer (footballer)|Chris Stringer]]''' made his professional debut as a substitute after the starting goalkeeper received the fastest red card in [[English Football League]] history?
* ... that the '''[[Laemonema barbatulum|shortbeard codling]]''' crushes the molluscs on which it feeds with its beak-like jaws?
* ... that despite odds estimated at 17 trillion to one, '''[[Evelyn Adams (lottery winner)|Evelyn Adams]]''' won two multi-million-dollar lottery jackpots in the span of four months?
===19 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Greek legends claim '''[[Pythagoras]]''' ''(pictured)'' had a golden thigh, could fly thanks to a magic arrow, was greeted by name by a river, and when bitten by a snake, bit it back and killed it?
* ... that '''''[[Colophina clematis]]''''' was the first species of aphid to be identified as having a "soldier" caste?
* ... that oceanographer and former [[Florida State University]] dean '''[[Nancy Marcus]]''' was also a magician and [[ventriloquism|ventriloquist]]?
* ... that '''[[Pinewood Hospital]]''' was located in a [[Pine|pine wood]] in [[Pinewood, Berkshire|Pinewood]], as pine trees were thought to be beneficial for [[tuberculosis]] patients?
* ... that Japanese voice actress '''[[Lynn (voice actress)|Lynn]]''' was born to a Japanese-American father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother?
* ... that one of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth, at '''[[La Pacana]]''' in Chile, erupted 2,451–3,500 cubic kilometres of rock?
* ... that '''''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''''' is expected to be [[Marvel Studios]]' first female-led film?
* ... that the [[Sutton Hoo helmet]] weighs {{convert|2.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but the '''''[[Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture)|Sutton Hoo Helmet]]''''' weighs {{convert|900|kg|lb|abbr=on}}?
===18 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[female urinal]]s''' available today ''(example pictured)'' are typically used in a "skiing" position?
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Paul Giles]]''' suffered an injury during a match in March 1982 after being fouled by his brother?
* ... that the '''[[Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota)|Brown County Courthouse]]''' in South Dakota is built of '''[[Berea Sandstone|Berea sandstone]]''' from Ohio?
* ... that '''[[Ali Soozandeh]]''' was inspired to film ''[[Tehran Taboo]]'', which explores sexual double standards in Iran, by a conversation he overheard on a train?
* ... that during their winter meetings, members of medical history society the '''[[Osler Club of London|Osler Club]]''' drink a [[Punch (drink)|punch]] made of tangerine oranges, [[Tarragona wine]], rum, brandy whisky or gin, water, spices and cream?
* ... that Arthur and '''[[Morley Cowles Ballantine]]''', co-publishers of ''[[The Durango Herald]]'', sometimes wrote opposing editorials, as when he endorsed [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] and she [[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]] for president in 1968?
* ... that '''[[integral bridge]]s''' do not have [[expansion joint|movement joints]]?
* ... that among those rescued by the [[British Army]] during the '''[[attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa]]''' was a reporter's pet [[cheetah]]?
===17 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Zofia Posmysz]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] inmate No. 7566, wrote an audio play based on her memories, which formed the basis for her 1962 novel ''[[Passenger (Posmysz novel)|Passenger]]'', [[Passenger (1963 film)|a 1963 film]], and [[The Passenger (opera)|a 1968 opera]]?
* ... that the spider genus '''''[[Seycellesa]]''''' and the [[nematode]] genus '''''[[Traklosia]]''''' were both originally named ''Robertia'', but had to be renamed?
* ... that architect '''[[William Strudwick Arrasmith]]''' designed more than 60 [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus stations?
* ... that the '''[[Australian Air Corps]]''' has been described as "Australia's first independent air force, albeit an interim one"?
* ... that '''[[Luo Haocai]]''', who was jailed by the British and deported from Singapore, became Vice President of China's [[Supreme People's Court]]?
* ... that [[Tillie Walden]]'s [[graphic novel]] '''''[[Spinning (comics)|Spinning]]''''', a memoir of her adolescent career as a competitive [[figure skater]], was originally her thesis for the [[Center for Cartoon Studies]]?
* ... that US Court of Appeals Judge [[Amy Coney Barrett]] taught constitutional law at '''[[Blackstone Legal Fellowship]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[solar eclipse of May 20, 2012]]''', began on a Monday and ended on the previous Sunday?
===16 March 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Goat Canyon Trestle]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the world's largest curved wooden trestle?
* ... that after arriving penniless in [[Liverpool]] in 1920, Indian physician '''[[Harbans Lall Gulati]]''' walked to London to obtain work?
* ... that the waterfalls on '''[[Catlin Brook]]''' are the "holy grail" of [[Pennsylvania]] waterfalls?
* ... that '''[[Benty Grange]]''' is designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]], but not because of the [[Benty Grange helmet|boar-crested helmet]] discovered there?
* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Kane]]''' wrote a book sympathetic to Mormon polygamists while simultaneously objecting to how polygamy subjugated women?
* ... that ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' said '''''[[The Hatton Garden Job]]''''' "begins to feel like a bizarre, [[Bertolt Brecht|Brechtian]] joke at the audience's expense"?
* ... that due to its proximity to a [[charter school]], alcoholic beverages cannot be served at '''[[Zions Bank Stadium]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Akane Fujita]]''' decided to become a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] partly because she "wanted to do something that was fun"?
===15 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Camilla Nylund]]''' ''(pictured)'' appeared as the Countess in ''[[Capriccio (opera)|Capriccio]]'' by Richard Strauss at the Frankfurt Opera, staged by [[Brigitte Fassbaender]], who set the opera in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Occupied France]]?
* ... that in the United States, children ages 2–17 with '''[[milk allergy]]''' are shorter on average than their non-allergic peers?
* ... that '''[[Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart]]''' led a failed twelve-year effort to build nuclear reactors in Cuba?
* ... that '''[[Lion Forge Comics]]''' was founded to provide [[Multiculturalism|ethnically diverse]] creators an outlet to create ethnically diverse characters?
* ... that the '''[[Magill Youth Training Centre]]''' was described by a [[United Nations Youth Australia|Youth Representative to the United Nations]] as being "the worst of its kind"?
* ... that Alaskans in coastal areas evacuated to higher ground where they waited to see if the '''[[2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake]]''' had caused a [[tsunami]]?
* ... that the '''[[George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall|5th Marquess of Donegall]]''' married at the age of 80, gained a [[Edward Chichester, 6th Marquess of Donegall|son and heir]] nine months later, and died within a year leaving an estate valued at £27?
* ... that during the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] participated in "a pretty little frisk" at the '''[[Van Veghten House]]'''?
===14 March 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Macrosiphum rosae|rose aphid]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the '''[[Metopolophium dirhodum|rose-grain aphid]]''' both [[Overwintering|overwinter]] on rose bushes, but the latter disperses to grass and cereal crops in summer?
* ... that the [[Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs|Pugwashite]], '''[[Patricia Lindop]]''', worked with Nobel Prize winner [[Joseph Rotblat]] on the effects of radiation on living organisms?
* ... that the historic '''[[Church of Santa Maria Primerana]]''' in Tuscany was built atop the [[stylobate]] of an ancient [[Roman temple]]?
* ... that blind swimmer '''[[John Morgan (swimmer)|John Morgan]]''' won 13 gold medals across two [[Paralympic Games]] and climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]?
* ... that [[Igor Stravinsky]]{{'}}s '''[[Scherzo (Stravinsky)|Scherzo]]''' for piano was composed in 1902 but not published until 1970?
* ... that [[Virginia Woolf]] was conceived despite her mother '''[[Julia Stephen]]''' and father doing "what they could to prevent me", since "contraception was a very imperfect art" in the 19th century?
* ... that according to writer [[Charlie Brooker]], the ''[[Black Mirror]]'' episode "'''[[San Junipero]]'''" was set in California as a "fuck you" to people complaining that the show would become Americanised?
* ... that '''[[Charles Reynolds (cleric)|Charles Reynolds]]''', who successfully persuaded [[Pope Paul III |the Pope]] to excommunicate [[Henry VIII of England]], was posthumously [[Attainder|attainted]] for treason?
===13 March 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Droxford railway station]]''' ''(pictured)'' served as [[Winston Churchill]]'s base of operations during preparations for the [[Normandy landings]]?
* ... that '''[[Minol Araki]]''', whose art drew on both Eastern and Western traditions, made a series of five paintings over {{convert|70|ft}} long that were partly inspired by his mentor [[Zhang Daqian]]'s work?
* ... that the '''[[Stephen Court fire]]''', which killed 43 people, was caused by a short-circuit?
* ... that the English surgeon '''[[Marriott Fawckner Nicholls]]''' served in the British Army in both World Wars before ending his career as professor of surgery at the [[University of Khartoum]] in Sudan?
* ... that the '''[[Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole]]''', formed after the [[Council of Trent]], was unusually influenced by the [[Society of Jesus]]?
* ... that '''[[American conger]]s''' cross the [[Gulf Stream]] twice during their lives?
* ... that in 2006, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Steve Flack]]''' scored the fastest hat-trick in [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]'s history?
* ... that the offices of the '''[[Embassy of Portugal, Bangkok|Portuguese Embassy in Bangkok]]''' are located in an old warehouse?
===12 March 2018===
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* ... that at the [[inquest]] into the death of '''[[Catherine Lynch]]''' ''(pictured)'', the presiding [[coroner]] described her as "one of a class who were a nuisance to themselves, their husbands and everybody else"?
* ... that the appearance of Ash Lynx, the main character in the manga '''''[[Banana Fish]]''''', is based on tennis player [[Stefan Edberg]] and actor [[River Phoenix]]?
* ... that laughter, a signal of '''[[amusement]]''', helps us cope with stress?
* ... that the [[Diet of Transylvania]] elected '''[[Sigismund Rákóczi]]''' prince in 1607, although he had proposed his former son-in-law to the delegates?
* ... that the landmarked 19th-century '''[[Robert and Anne Dickey House]]''', which formerly housed the French consulate in [[New York City]], is being incorporated into a new school building?
* ... that the '''[[Dhammakaya Movement]]''' teaches that [[Nirvana (Buddhism)|Nirvana]] exists as a literal reality within each individual?
* ... that '''[[Rie Takahashi]]''' decided to pursue a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] career after noticing that many male characters were voiced by females?
* ... that the '''[[American Bank Note Company Printing Plant]]''' included an office for a counterfeiter?
===11 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 11 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1896, [[Arthur Schuster]] illustrated his lectures on the newly-discovered [[X-ray]]s with images of his daughter '''[[Norah Schuster]]''' ''(hands pictured)'' that required a 10-minute exposure?
* ... that the '''[[Yalu River Broken Bridge]]''', which connected China and North Korea, was built by Japan and destroyed by the United States?
* ... that '''[[Jackie Wallace]]''' told the coach of the [[Los Angeles Rams]] to "kiss my ass" for failing to field him in [[Super Bowl XIV]], his final NFL game?
* ... that the deepsea starfish '''''[[Novodinia antillensis]]''''' has large eyespots on the tips of its arms, but these may be non-functional?
* ... that pianist '''[[Katharina Sellheim]]''' and two other women played piano trios by [[Piano Trios, Op. 1 (Beethoven)|Beethoven]], [[Bells of Beyond|Waterhouse]], and [[Piano Trio No. 2 (Mendelssohn)|Mendelssohn]] at the [[Beethovenfest]]?
* ... that two months after the '''[[Candia massacre]]''', the last [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers left [[Crete]], ending 253 years of Ottoman rule?
* ... that the [[Church Fathers|Church Father]] '''[[Origen]]''' drew heavily on the teachings of [[Plato]] and tried to harmonize Greek philosophy with Christian teachings?
* ... that there is an [[J. F. Roberts Octagonal Barn|eight-sided barn]] on '''[[Missouri Route 48]]'''?
===10 March 2018===
*'''''00:10, 10 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in preparation for the '''[[construction of Rockefeller Center]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Midtown Manhattan]], 4,000 tenants were evicted from 228 properties?
* ... that the founder of [[Banks Barbados Brewery|Banks Beer]], '''[[Peter D'Aguiar]]''', was also a prominent [[Guyana|Guyanese]] politician?
* ... that [[Chi Pu]]'s song "'''[[Từ hôm nay (Feel Like Ooh)]]'''" received an overwhelmingly negative reception, with some reviewers calling it "disastrous"?
* ... that the '''[[Museum of Geometric and MADI Art]]''' in [[Dallas]] is the only museum in North America dedicated to the [[Madí]] art movement?
* ... that '''[[Jai Tirath Dahiya]]''' won his seat in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014|2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] by a margin of three votes?
* ... that between 1992 and 2016, Scottish football club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] did not win a single match at [[Ibrox Stadium]], home of '''[[Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry|their rivals]]''' [[Rangers F.C.]], in 41 attempts?
* ... that '''[[Hanging Sword Alley]]''' was also known as "Blood Bowl Alley" after its infamous night life?
* ... that '''[[David Meade (author)|David Meade]]'''{{`s}} prediction of a hidden planet named [[Nibiru cataclysm|Nibiru]] hitting Earth on September 23, 2017, was based on what he says are coded messages hidden in the [[Giza pyramid complex|Giza Pyramids]] in Egypt?
===9 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 9 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that British [[suffragette]]s ''(pictured)'' had to stand in the gutter to sell their newspaper '''''[[Votes for Women (newspaper)|Votes for Women]]''''', or risk being arrested for obstructing the pavement?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Krishna Kohli]]''' is the first Hindu [[Dalit]] woman to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''''[[Heroin(e)]]''''', an Academy Award-nominated short film, follows three women fighting the [[opioid epidemic]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]], where the overdose rate is ten times the US average?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Catherine Rückwardt]]''', who was [[Generalmusikdirektor]]in at the [[Staatstheater Mainz]] for a decade and one of only four women in such a position in Germany, conducted a recording of the First Symphony by [[Hans Rott]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Emma Jane Gay]]''', known for her photographs of the [[Nez Perce people]] in the late 19th century, is identified as the first American lesbian photographer?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Chandra Khonnokyoong|an illiterate Thai nun]]''' became a highly revered spiritual leader in her community, and more than 250,000 people attended her funeral?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Annalisa Crannell]]''' brings [[chopsticks]] to art galleries as a tool for finding [[vanishing point]]s?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
* ... that '''[[Mary Ann Kerwin]]''', co-founder of [[La Leche League]], said that when [[breastfeeding]] in the US in the 1950s, "we would practically smother our babies with blankets to avoid showing any breast"?<!--Special occasion hook for March 8-->
===8 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 8 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''{{USS|Black Arrow||}}''', '''{{USS|Eten||}}''', '''{{USS|Paysandu||}}''', '''{{USS|Radnor||}}''', and '''{{USS|Santa Olivia||}}''' ''(pictured)'' were among 56 ships converted to troopships for the repatriation of American soldiers after World War I?
* ... that '''[[cell isolation]]''' techniques can be used to help study individual living cells from tissue normally discarded during [[Cardiac surgery|open heart surgery]]?
* ... that the British government's '''[[Transforming Infrastructure Performance]]''' report aims to save the construction industry £15 billion per year?
* ... that [[Green Bay Packers]] running back '''[[Devante Mays]]''' played for two different community colleges before transferring to Utah State?
* ... that when the '''[[Eupentacta quinquesemita|stiff-footed sea cucumber]]''' [[Evisceration (autotomy)|eviscerates]], it gets rid of the '''[[Thyonicola americana|parasitic sea snail]]''' which lives attached to its gut?
* ... that while his parents wanted him to serve in the church, '''[[Albert Methfessel]]''' pursued his interest in music, becoming a key figure in [[Volksmusik|German folk]] and male voice singing in the 19th century?
* ... that nearly US$700 million was allocated to the process of downgrading '''[[New York State Route 895|Interstate 895 in New York City]]''' from a freeway to a boulevard?
* ... that '''[[Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann]]''' was a [[wet bob]] at [[Eton College|Eton]]?
===7 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 7 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Marcel Cordes]]''' ''(pictured)'', a German baritone known for Italian opera, appeared as the King in the first recording of [[Carl Orff]]'s ''[[Die Kluge]]''?
* ... that '''[[WestJet Encore]]''', a Canadian airline which began flights in 2013, deactivates water lines in the lavatory sinks to prevent freezing on cold nights?
* ... that '''[[Camilla Gray]]'''{{`s}} attempts to stage an exhibition of [[Russian art]] in Britain were hindered by Soviet antipathy to [[abstract art]]?
* ... that the 2014 '''[[Carlton Complex Fire]]''' was the largest wildfire in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state history up to that time?
* ... that when the Boy Scouts of America tried changing their name in 1977 to '''[[Scouting/USA]]''', they were accused of chauvinism for not considering the effects on the Girl Scouts?
* ... that ''[[EastEnders]]'' filmed '''[[EastEnders in Paris|three mini episodes in Paris]]''' to coincide with the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]?
* ... that '''[[Enlil]]''', the chief god of the Sumerian pantheon, was regarded as so glorious that not even the other deities could look upon him?
* ... that [[Manhattan]] vegetarian restaurant '''[[Dirt Candy]]''' is "waging war on the 'eat your vegetables' mind-set"?
===6 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 6 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the flower of '''''[[Romulea monadelpha]]''''' is pollinated by a species of [[monkey beetle]] ''(both pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Alysia Rissling]]''' was the pilot for the first ever all-woman team in an official four-man [[bobsleigh]] race after the event became [[Gender neutrality|gender neutral]]?
* ... that the '''[[Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum]]''' was founded in 1979 by [[Max Pommer]] and members of the [[Gewandhausorchester]] after [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s model?
* ... that the British dentist '''[[Neil Swallow]]''' often made night calls to make feeding plates for babies born with [[Cleft lip and cleft palate|cleft palates]]?
* ... that until it closed in 2009, '''[[J.E. Rhoads & Sons]]''' was the longest continually-operating company in the United States, having been in business for more than three centuries?
* ... that after failing to get playing time at [[ABC Futebol Clube]], footballer '''[[Rodriguinho Marinho]]''' considered becoming a [[futsal]] player?
* ... that the 2010 '''[[Infrastructure Cost Review]]''' led to annual savings of £3 billion in British government expenditure on infrastructure by 2014?
* ... that the '''[[Comet Ping Pong]]''' pizzeria's name comes from a sign that one of the founders discovered at a liquor shop?
===5 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 5 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Bianjing Drum Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Shangguan, [[Shanxi]], boasts a {{convert|1.9|m|adj=on}}-tall stone lantern carved into the shape of [[Mount Wutai]]?
* ... that '''[[Susan Goldberg]]''' was the first woman editor-in-chief of ''[[National Geographic]]'' magazine?
* ... that the '''[[Gilwell Oak]]''' was named the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017?
* ... that a modern bus station was built to resemble the former '''[[Brockton (MBTA station)|Brockton train station]]''', designed by [[Bradford Gilbert]]?
* ... that a '''[[Columbine cup]]''' was a [[masterpiece]] resembling the shape of a cluster of doves?
* ... that four-time [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] World Champion Bull Rider '''[[J.W. Harris (bull rider)|J.W. Harris]]''' suffered five concussions in 2008?
* ... that '''[[Der Gemischte Chor Zürich]]''' sang the premiere of ''[[Nänie]]'' in 1881, conducted by its composer [[Johannes Brahms]], and the premiere of a commission by Edward Rushton in 2013 for the choir's 150th anniversary?
* ... that a last-second, game-winning [[touchdown]] by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] was dubbed the '''[[Minneapolis Miracle]]'''?
===4 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 4 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Finnish '''[[Kyrö Distillery Company]]''' uses a custom typeface ''(label pictured)'' based on memorial engravings of the 1714 [[Battle of Napue]]?
* ... that the '''[[disappearance of Suzanne Lyall]]''' from the [[University at Albany, SUNY|SUNY Albany]] campus 20 years ago led to changes in federal and state laws on how campus police departments handle major investigations?
* ... that in the mid-3rd century{{nbsp}}BC, the governor of Zhao's '''[[Yanmen Commandery]]''' lured 100,000 nomad horsemen over the Great Wall before defeating them?
* ... that vocalist '''[[Juliana Walanika]]'''{{'s}} updated versions of old [[Mele (Hawaiian language)|meles]] and [[chant]]s set the style for the Hawaiian music of her day?
* ... that in the 1960s, [[sugarcane]] [[cultivar]]s developed in '''[[Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman]]'''{{`s}} laboratory sustained the sugar industries of 22 countries?
* ... that '''[[Kiyono Yasuno]]''' furthered her interest in [[Voice acting in Japan|voice acting]] at a young age by watching videos of [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubs]] being recorded?
* ... that in '''''[[Blueford v. Arkansas]]''''', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] allowed a man to be retried on murder charges after a jury unanimously voted to acquit him of those same charges?
* ... that [[Paralympic Games|Paralympian]] '''[[Tommy Taylor (athlete)|Tommy Taylor]]''' won 16 medals across five sports, including 10 gold medals?
===3 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 3 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Innocent Victims]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is a memorial sculpture to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], and [[Dodi Fayed]]?
* ... that on '''[[Pulpit Freedom Sunday]]''', conservative pastors give "blatantly political" sermons in defiance of the [[Johnson Amendment]]?
* ... that '''[[Huang Xuhua]]''', the "father of China's nuclear submarines", spent two years raising pigs?
* ... that the '''[[Aubervilliers Congress]]''' of the [[Socialist Party (France)|French Socialist Party]] will take place near the [[Front Populaire (Paris Métro)|Front Populaire]] [[Paris Métro]] station, a symbolic reference to the left-wing [[Popular Front (France)|Popular Front]] coalition of 1936?
* ... that a '''[[prow house]]''' is named after a ship's [[prow]]?
* ... that last year, there was a '''[[Operation Gotham Shield|simulated nuclear weapons attack]]''' against the [[New York metropolitan area]]?
* ... that '''[[Sankaralinganar]]''' died after fasting for 76 days while demanding that the name of [[Madras State]] be changed to [[Tamil Nadu]]?
* ... that '''''[[Command and Destroy]]'''''{{`s}} [[Password (video gaming)|password save]] system was kept when it was [[porting|ported]] from the [[Game Boy Advance]] to the [[Nintendo DS]], to the annoyance of critics at its 2008 release?
===2 March 2018===
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* ... that [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] was so charmed with the American yacht '''''[[Yampa (yacht)|Yampa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design?
* ... that the lyric soprano '''[[Anny Felbermayer]]''', who performed 54 roles at the [[Vienna State Opera]], created the role of Xanthe in ''[[Die Liebe der Danae]]'' by Richard Strauss at the 1952 [[Salzburg Festival]]?<!--Special occasion hook for March ([[Women's History Month]])-->
* ... that hundreds of Jewish communities used to celebrate '''[[Second Purim|more than one Purim a year]]'''?
* ... that the 2011 '''[[Reclaiming Health and Safety For All|Löfstedt Report]]''' proposed to exempt many British self-employed people from health and safety regulations?
* ... that Polish mountain climber '''[[Tomasz Mackiewicz]]''' went missing on January 27 during his seventh attempt to reach the summit of the {{convert|8,126|m|adj=on}} high [[Nanga Parbat]] in Pakistan?
* ... that people have underestimated the role of '''[[faith in Buddhism]]''', according to translator and monastic [[Bhikkhu Bodhi]]?
* ... that the '''[[Oriental Basin pocket gopher]]''' was designated a species in 1895, demoted to a subspecies of [[Merriam's pocket gopher]] in 1968, then restored to species status in 2005?
* ... that '''[[Michael F. Adubato]]''' tried to block a bill giving [[Newark, New Jersey]], $18 million in added tax revenue, to protest salary increases for Newark's city council totalling $150,000?
* ... that the bass '''[[Dmitry Belosselskiy]]''' appeared internationally in title roles, as [[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]], [[Macbeth (opera)|Macbeth]], [[Simon Boccanegra]], and [[A Life for the Tsar|Ivan Susanin]]?
===1 March 2018===
*'''''00:00, 1 March 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the recognition of '''[[Marițica Bibescu]]''' ''(pictured)'' as Princess-consort of [[Wallachia]] involved "complicated maneuvers", including the ousting of an [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch]]?
* ... that [[Yale University|Yale]] law professor [[Stephen L. Carter]] received one of the largest-ever advances from [[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]] to secure the rights to publish his debut novel '''''[[The Emperor of Ocean Park]]'''''?<!--For Black history month (February)-->
* ... that the '''[[Clementi rail accident]]''' on the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Singapore MRT]] was caused by a {{convert|50|L|adj=on}} oil spill?
* ... that the New York City neighborhood of '''[[Canarsie, Brooklyn|Canarsie]]''' struggled with [[School integration in the United States|school integration]] and conflict over [[desegregation busing]] between the 1960s and 1980s?
* ... that '''[[phase precession]]''' is part of how the brain codes for location?
* ... that the '''[[Memorial of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea]]''' has collected the names of 183,108 Chinese soldiers killed in the [[Korean War]]?
* ... that the bass '''[[Dmitry Belosselskiy]]''' appeared internationally in title roles, as [[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]], [[Macbeth (opera)|Macbeth]], [[Simon Boccanegra]], and [[A Life for the Tsar|Ivan Susanin]]?
* ... that the '''[[AMES Type 82]]''' [[3D radar]] got a job with [[anti-aircraft warfare|Archie]], then tended [[Bloodhound (missile)|Bloodhounds]], and finally found steady work in [[air traffic control]]?
