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===31 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Barbara Robb]]''' ''(pictured)'', a campaigner for the well-being of older people, was described by a cabinet minister in 1969 as a "terrible danger" to the British government?
* ... that the '''[[Chilo infuscatellus|sugarcane shoot borer]]''', the '''[[Bissetia steniellus|Gurdaspur borer]]''' and the '''[[Chilo auricilius|gold-fringed rice stemborer]]''' are all parasitised by the fly '''''[[Sturmiopsis inferens]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner]]''' was a plural wife to both [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Brigham Young]]?
* ... that the '''[[Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940|1940 crash]]''' of a [[New York Central]] luxury train, the [[Lake Shore Limited (New York Central Railroad train)|''Lakeshore Limited'']], killed 31, including the [[Railroad engineer|engineer]] who was one month from retirement?
* ... that [[linebacker]] '''[[Tuineau Alipate]]''' is the nephew of [[Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe]], former [[queen consort]] of [[Tonga]]?
* ... that writing the screenplay for the '''''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]''''' was the "hardest thing" [[Matthew Vaughn]] has ever done?
* ... that for her work presenting [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln cars]] in live commercials on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', '''[[Julia Meade]]''' was described as "part auto dealer, part chic sexpot"?

*'''''00:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that every '''[[cheetah]]''' ''(pictured)'' has a unique pattern of spots in its coat?
* ... that one commentator suggested that '''[[Ocasio v. United States|a recent United States Supreme Court decision]]''' may "raise more questions than answers"?
* ... that the music video for [[Girls' Generation]]'s "'''[[Paparazzi (Girls' Generation song)|Paparazzi]]'''" begins with the members "whimsically prancing" to [[Gene Kelly]]'s "[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]"?
* ... that racing driver '''[[Diane Teel]]''' was the first woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race at [[Langley Speedway (Virginia)|Langley Speedway]] in 1978?
* ... that the late 15th-century '''[[Evliya Kasim Pasha Mosque]]''' in [[Edirne]], Turkey, has not been used since 1950 due to its separation from the city by a [[levee]] of the [[Tundzha|Tunca River]]?
* ... that '''[[Else Seifert]]''' worked as an onboard photographer for [[Hamburg Süd]] on its shipping routes around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in the 1930s?
* ... that when the '''''[[Archie vs. Predator]]''''' comic was first announced, many media outlets noted in their headline that the news was not a joke?

===30 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Dearborn-Putnam controversy]]''' erupted when [[Henry Dearborn]] accused [[Israel Putnam]] ''(both pictured)'' of cowardice 43 years after the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]]?
* ... that [[Peking opera]] star '''[[Li Yuru]]'''{{'s}} family was so poor that she was sent to learn her trade in part because the school would provide her meals?
* ... that '''[[Gökgöl Cave]]''', a [[show cave]] in [[Zonguldak]], Turkey, was flooded in 2014 and remained closed until May 2016?
* ... that real estate developer and [[Philadelphia City Council]]man '''[[Allan Domb]]''' is known as the "Philly Condo King"?
* ... that '''[[Supreme Sultan]]''' was immortalized with a bronze statue at [[Kentucky Horse Park]]?
* ... that perfumer '''[[Jacques Cavallier]]''' used [[Calone|a synthetic molecule]] to impart a sea-breeze scent to his most successful perfumes, including Giorgio [[Armani]] ''Acqua di Gio'' and [[Issey Miyake]] ''[[L'Eau d'Issey]]''?
* ... that '''[[Silver Creek (Susquehanna River)|Silver Creek]]''' was referred to by two different names on the same [[USGS]] map{{mdash}}and the locals had never heard of either name?

*'''''00:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Trefignath]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Presaddfed Burial Chamber|Presaddfed]]''', '''[[Lligwy Burial Chamber|Lligwy]]''', '''[[Bodowyr]]''', '''[[Din Dryfol]]''', and '''[[Pant-y-Saer Burial Chamber|Pant-y-Saer]]''' are all burial chambers on [[Anglesey]]?
* ... that [[Missionary (LDS Church)|LDS missionary]] '''[[Mary Ellen Edmunds]]''' writes inspiring and humorous books on living a happier life, such as ''Thoughts for a Bad Hair Day''?
* ... that [[Girls' Generation]]'s music video for "'''[[I Got a Boy (song)|I Got a Boy]]'''" won Video of the Year at the [[2013 YouTube Music Awards]], beating more well-known nominees such as [[Psy]], [[Justin Bieber]], and [[Lady Gaga]]?
* ... that after '''[[T. J. Leaf]]''' was cut from the [[United States national under-19 basketball team|U.S. national under-19 basketball team]], he represented Israel at the [[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]] and was named the tournament [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]]?
* ... that in the [[stealth video game]] '''''[[Sneaky Sneaky]]''''' the player controls a hooded thief, Sneaky, whose task is to retrieve [[rubies]] that were stolen from him?
* ... that '''[[Camilla Palmer]]''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] founded the [[Women's Equality Network]]?
* ... that [[Voltaire]] described his history '''''[[The Age of Louis XIV]]''''' (''Le Siècle de Louis XIV'') as less of a history and more like a painting?

===29 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the earliest painted portrait of a reigning English king is a '''[[presentation miniature]]''' showing [[Æthelstan]] c. 934 ''(illustrated)''?
* ... that '''[[Lili Almog]]''' exhibited a photographic series titled "Perfect Intimacy" in 2006, specifically made by her in three Carmel monasteries in [[Haifa]], [[Bethlehem]], and [[Port Tobacco]]?
* ... that the '''[[Moirang Phee]]''' of [[Manipur]] has a specific design called the "MoirangPheejin" which is woven with cotton or silk threads sequentially on both longitudinal edges of the fabric?
* ... that in a '''[[Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.|recent United States Supreme Court decision]]''', [[Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Justice]] [[Sonia Sotomayor]] declined to remove the "doctrinal wall between corporate and unincorporated entities"?
* ... that actress '''[[Kim Sae-ron]]'''{{'}}s first adult role is in the [[Korean drama]] ''[[Mirror of the Witch]]'', where she plays a cursed princess in love with [[Heo Jun]]?
* ... that the '''[[Toxotes kimberleyensis|Kimberley archerfish]]''' has a range that extends {{convert|300|km|mi}} upstream in the [[Fitzroy River (Western Australia)|Fitzroy River]] system and has been observed as far inland as [[Geikie Gorge National Park]]?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] [[wide receiver]] '''[[Ted Alford]]''' earned a place on the [[BC Lions]] by practicing with the team for free after being cut in the preseason?

*'''''00:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that friar '''[[Anđeo Zvizdović]]''', who negotiated the '''[[Ahdname of Milodraž|promise of freedom of religion to the Bosnians]]''' ''(charter pictured)'', is credited with the survival of [[Roman Catholicism in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]?
* ... that the '''[[58th Ariel Awards]]''' will be held at the [[National Auditorium]] instead of the [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]] to increase the number of guests?
* ... that '''[[Wingfield W. Watson]]''', an Irish immigrant to the United States, became a religious leader of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)|Strangites]] and wrote several publications in support of their beliefs?
* ... that musicians [[5ive]], [[Alesha Dixon]], [[DJ Luck and MC Neat]], [[East 17]], [[Electric Swing Circus]], [[Sigma (duo)|Sigma]], and [[Sister Sledge]] all pulled out of the pro-[[Brexit]] concert '''[[Bpoplive]]''' after learning it was political?
* ... that in Mexico, '''[[Crema (dairy product)|crema]]''' is sold directly to consumers by ranches that produce it?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] player '''[[Troy Alexander]]''' was selected in a bonus round of the [[1995 CFL Draft]] as the fourth overall pick?
* ... that the New Zealand mushroom '''''[[Cortinarius cucumeris]]''''' smells strongly of [[cucumber]]?

===28 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Taíno]] burned the Spanish capital of [[Caparra Archaeological Site|Caparra]] ''(pictured)'' during the '''[[Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Sally Brampton]]''' was ''[[The Sunday Times]]''{{'}}s [[Advice column|agony aunt]]?
* ... that the website '''[[Football Leaks]]''' reveals transfer fee, wage and contract information about famous [[Association football|footballers]]?
* ... that '''[[John I Ernuszt|John Ernuszt]]''', who was born into a [[History of the Jews in Vienna|Jewish family in Vienna]], was buried in a chapel dedicated to the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Holy Virgin]] in [[Buda]]?
* ... that '''[[Postdoctoral researcher unionization|postdoctoral researcher unions]]''' have successfully negotiated for a minimum salary, paid maternity leave, and [[just cause]] protections for discipline or dismissal?
* ... that after '''[[Mourad Laachraoui]]''' won a gold medal at the [[2016 European Taekwondo Championships]], the Flemish taekwondo federation dubbed him "Europe's king of the lightweights"?
* ... that [[Holy Ghost!]]'s extended play '''''[[Crime Cutz]]''''' was influenced by Russian disco records that member Alex Frankel found on [[eBay]]?

*'''''00:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that juvenile and adult '''[[Anoplogaster cornuta|common fangtooth]]''' ''(adult pictured)'' look so unlike each other that at one time they were thought to be different species?
* ... that '''[[Mary Field Garner]]''' was the last living acquaintance of [[Joseph Smith]] and the oldest [[Utah]] resident when she died at age 107?
* ... that the '''[[Montreal Laboratory]]''' was initially located in a house where bathrooms were used for offices, with papers and books stacked in the bathtubs?
* ... that '''[[Isa ibn Muhanna]]''', the commander of the Bedouin of Syria, was praised for securing the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk]] victory over the [[Ilkhanate|Mongols]] at the [[Second Battle of Homs]] in 1281?
* ... that '''[[Peter Martyr Vermigli bibliography|Peter Martyr Vermigli's best known work]]''', the ''Loci Communes'', is a compilation of excerpts from his [[Exegesis|biblical commentaries]] published after his death?
* ... that '''[[Wangkhei Phee]]''', a fabric woven by women of [[Manipur]], is made of fine white cotton yarn with a closely-woven texture and is "fully transparent"?
* ... that businessman '''[[Xia Jiantong]]''' went to university at the age of 14?

===27 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the one-piece '''[[Haskell canoe]]''' ''(pictured)'' was made from plywood glued together with '''[[Haskelite|slaughterhouse blood]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Geraldine Roman]]''' is the first openly [[transgender woman]] elected to the [[Congress of the Philippines]]?
* ... that '''''[[Pachycorioolithus]]''''' is a kind of [[fossil egg]] native to [[China]] that is notable for having a three-layered eggshell with an unusually thick external layer?
* ... that according to one commentator, a '''[[Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States|recent United States Supreme Court ruling]]''' will "cast a shadow over [[equitable tolling]] cases for years to come"?
* ... that in 1971, "Anthrope Agapa" (Humankind Love Each Other), an album by Greek pop group '''[[Poll (band)|Poll]]''', sold 200,000 copies, a record unsurpassed by any Greek band since then?
* ... that in ''[[Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind]]'', '''[[Henry Hobhouse (author)|Henry Hobhouse]]''' "altered the way we understand modern history"?

*'''''00:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Rathika Ramasamy]]''''s wildlife photographs ''(example pictured)'' were exhibited at the Clean Ganga Campaign held at the [[India International Centre]] in September 2005?
* ... that 1–13 '''[[Arundel Terrace]]''' in [[Brighton]] consists entirely of [[Grade I listed building]]s?
* ... that current [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] president '''[[Javier Tebas]]''' is a [[Real Madrid]] supporter?
* ... that members of the Welsh churches '''[[Holy Trinity Church, Sarn]]''', '''[[St Nicholas' Church, Church Stoke]]''', and '''[[St Andrew's Church, Presteigne]]''' all voted against joining the [[Church in Wales]] in order to stay with the [[Church of England]]?
* ... that in May 1926 investigator '''[[Rose Mackenberg]]''' testified before [[United States Congress|Congress]] about fraudulent [[Mediumship|mediums]] with her mentor, [[Harry Houdini]]?
* ... that '''[[Δ34S|δ<sup>34</sup>S]]''' values in certain [[Archean]] [[pyrite]]s suggest that [[sulfate-reducing bacteria|sulfate-reducing organisms]] were present {{Ma|3470}}?
* ... that '''[[Peter Martyr Vermigli]]''' was allegedly challenged to a duel with a double-edged axe by [[Theodore Bibliander]] over the doctrine of [[Double predestination|double predestination]]?

===26 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that during the early years of [[Australian rules football]], only [[Tom Wills]] was said to be able to match the "pluck and skill" of '''[[George O'Mullane]]''' ''(pictured)'' as a player?
* ... that [[NASCAR]] drivers [[Joey Logano]], [[Ryan Blaney]], and [[Brad Keselowski]] were hired to assist in developing the video game '''''[[NASCAR Heat Evolution]]'''''?
* ... that the song "'''[[Ständchen (Strauss)|Ständchen]]'''" (Serenade), by Richard Strauss, begins with an appeal to creep out quietly and ends with a climax of expecting a rose to glow from the rapture of the night?
* ... that '''[[Sigismund Ernuszt]]''', [[Bishop of Pécs]], was accused of [[embezzlement]] in 1496, and murdered for his wealth in 1505?
* ... that '''[[Seema Malaka]]''', a 19th-century [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Colombo]] constructed on platforms in a lake, slowly sank into the water but was reconstructed in 1979?
* ... that '''[[Ben Affleck filmography|Ben Affleck]]''' won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|BAFTA]] for Best Director for ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'', but did not receive an [[Academy Award for Best Director|Academy Award nomination]], though the film won the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]?
* ... that '''[[widgiemoolthalite]]''', which is composed in part of [[nickel]], was first described by a man named [[Ernest Henry Nickel|Nickel]]?

*'''''00:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Lowestoft Maritime Museum]]''' ''(pictured)'' is Britain's most easterly museum?
* ... that '''[[Ryan Patterson]]''' is the first male South African [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] to qualify for the [[Summer Olympic Games]] in over 50 years?
*... that the original '''[[Dhar iron pillar]]''' must have been almost twice as high and at least {{convert|1,000|kg}} heavier than the [[iron pillar of Delhi]]?
* ... that '''[[Steve Alexandre]]''' taught French at Laval Liberty High School after retiring from the [[Canadian Football League]]?
*... that in the [[stealth video game]] '''''[[Space Marshals]]''''', players can unlock gear and weapons such as shotguns, crossbows and axes, based on their performance in each level?
* ... that [[Vassar College]]'s '''[[Ely Hall]]''' once housed the largest collegiate swimming pool in the United States?
*... that after the announcement of '''''[[1979 Revolution: Black Friday]]''''', a conservative Iranian newspaper accused game director [[Navid Khonsari]] of espionage, and members of his development team took on aliases?
* ... that '''[[Amanda Barnes Smith]]''' allegedly healed her son's shattered hip by [[miracle|divine inspiration]] after the [[Haun's Mill massacre]]?

===25 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 25 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones]]''' ''(pictured)'' are a bit of a mystery?
* ... that the '''[[Haskell Manufacturing Company]]''' produced the material for the first airplane made with moldable [[plywood]]?
* ... that '''[[Barbara Tsakirgis]]''' worked at archaeological excavation sites in [[Sicily]] for her doctoral thesis on the subject of Hellenistic houses at [[Morgantina]]?
* ... that '''''[[Chicago Justice]]'''''{{`s}} [[backdoor pilot]] from ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]'' was based on a true story?
* ... that [[horse trainer]] '''[[Casey Wright]]''' got a [[Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration#World Grand Championship|World Grand Championship]] for his birthday?
* ... that the bell in the tower of '''[[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Krebs, Oklahoma)|St. Joseph's Catholic Church]]''' is the only item saved after the first church building burned down in 1902?
* ... that '''[[Chet Trail]]''' is the only person to be on a [[World Series]] roster despite never playing in a [[Major League Baseball]] game?
* ... that [[Facebook]] released a [[Tor hidden service]] at '''[[facebookcorewwwi.onion]]'''?

*'''''00:08, 25 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 2016 law making the '''[[Will Rogers Memorial|Will Rogers Memorial Museum]]''' ''(pictured)'' a part of the [[Oklahoma Historical Society]] (OHS) also requires the Governor to appoint a direct descendant of [[Will Rogers|Rogers]] to the OHS board?
* ... that '''[[Mike Agostini]]''' was the first track and field athlete from [[Trinidad and Tobago]] to win a [[gold medal]] at the [[Commonwealth Games]]?
* ... that the first '''[[women's shelter]]s''' in the United States were established by grassroots volunteers in the 1970s?
* ... that in the [[rhythm video game]] '''''[[Give It Up! (video game)|Give It Up!]]''''' the player must complete levels by jumping over obstacles to the beat of a song?
* ... that '''[[Claudius Hieronymianus]]''' built a temple to the god [[Serapis]] at [[Eboracum]] (present-day [[York]]) in the early 3rd century AD?
* ... that '''[[Abortion in Saint Kitts and Nevis|women from Saint Kitts and Nevis seeking abortions]]''' often travel to other Caribbean countries to remain anonymous?
* ... that '''[[Stade Arsène Wenger]]''' used to be a potato field?
* ... that in the '''''[[Moving Pictures (webcomic)|Moving Pictures]]''''' webcomic, [[World War II]] is used solely as a backdrop to tell a "fucked up love story"?

===24 May 2016===
*'''''12:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Isaac Parker]]''' ''(pictured)'' was known as the "[[Hanging judge|Hanging Judge]]" of the [[American frontier|American Old West]]?
* ... that the '''[[Old Ship Hotel]]''' is the oldest hotel in [[Brighton]]?
* ... that '''''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]''''' has been repeatedly delayed by [[James Cameron]]'s work on ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' and its sequels?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] player '''[[Dave Albright]]''' made no tackles as a rookie before setting the league record for most tackles the following season?
* ... that [[Whadjuk]] [[Noongar]] woman '''[[Corina Abraham]]''' claims the construction of [[Roe 8]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]], will impinge on [[Beeliar Wetlands|an area]] closely associated with Noongar [[dreamtime]]?
* ... that the '''[[Full Impact Pro]]''' [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]] changed hands during their tour of China?
* ... that the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s recent ruling in '''''[[Sturgeon v. Frost]]''''' began as a dispute about a [[hovercraft]], but "the stakes in this case are potentially huge"?
* ... that '''''[[The Torist]]''''', a [[dark web]] site, is a literary review that can only be reached through [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]]?

*'''''00:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that after the opening of the [[Northwest Extension Phase I|Northwest Extension]] ''(new station pictured)'', the [[Valley Metro Rail|Valley Metro]] light rail system in Arizona is {{convert|26|mi|km}} long and has '''[[List of Valley Metro Rail stations|35 stations]]'''?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Jesse Alexander (Canadian football)|Jesse Alexander]]''' was nominated for the [[Presidents' Trophy (CIS)|Presidents' Trophy]] as the nation's best defensive player, but played only two games of professional football?
* ... that the romantic comedy film '''''[[5 to 7]]''''', about a young man who falls in love with a married woman, was inspired by a couple who had a "terribly civilized" [[open marriage]]?
* ... that '''[[Ethel V. Ashton]]'''{{`s}} 1941 [[United States post office murals|post office mural]] at Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania was featured in a 2009 documentary?
* ... that when the '''[[binary search algorithm]]''' was assigned in a course for professional programmers, 90 percent of the programmers failed to provide a correct solution?
* ... that the star-shaped '''[[Manjarabad fort]]''', built in 1792 by [[Tippu Sultan]], was patterned on the military forts developed by the French architect [[Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban]]?
* ... that '''[[Robert Todd Carroll]]''' started his [[Skepticism|skeptic's]] journey as a seven-year-old doubting [[Santa Claus]]?
* ... that only South Africans are allowed to be issued '''[[Springbok colours]]'''?

===23 May 2016===
*'''''12:53, 23 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Dysdercus cingulatus]]''''' ''(pictured)'', '''''[[Dysdercus koenigii]]''''', and '''''[[Dysdercus suturellus]]''''' are all pests of [[cotton]] crops, feeding on the ripening seeds?
* ... that the [[Wales national football team|Welsh]] footballer '''[[Trevor Ford]]''' once stepped in as a replacement fielder for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]] during a match?
* ... that the '''[[Pigot Diamond]]''' was the largest diamond in England at the turn of the 19th century but its location today is unknown, although a popular legend says it was crushed to powder?
* ... that [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "'''[[Can't Stop the Feeling!]]'''" became the 26th song to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]?
* ... that during World War II, approximately 500 Jews were transported from the '''[[Winschoten railway station]]''' via the [[Westerbork transit camp]] to [[Nazi concentration camps]], where most of them were killed?
* ... that '''[[Mattie Edwards Hewitt]]''' was described as "one of the best known and most lyrical garden photographers of her day"?
* ... that the '''[[2016 Uttarakhand forest fires]]''' affected about {{Convert|3500|ha}} in the Himalayan state of [[Uttarakhand]], claiming seven fatalities?
* ... that rather than accept his appointment as a bishop in [[Cyprus]], the Christian saint '''[[Demetrian]]''' is said to have fled his home and hidden in a cave?

*'''''00:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1744, the British [[fire ship]] '''[[HMS Anne Galley|HMS ''Anne Galley'']]''' ''(pictured)'' exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard?
* ... that many villages were named after a profession in the '''[[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|medieval Kingdom of Hungary]]''', indicating that the villagers were required to render a specific service to their lords?
* ... that on volunteering for service in the [[First World War]], {{nrut|England}} [[rugby union|rugby]] captain '''[[Ronald Poulton-Palmer|Ronnie Poulton]]''' declared that he "would be a skunk to hold back"?
* ... that "'''[[On, Brave Old Army Team]]'''" was named one of the "top 25 college [[fight song]]s" by [[William Studwell]]?
* ... that in his proposal for '''''[[Commentaires sur Corneille]]''''', [[Voltaire]] described the dramatist [[Pierre Corneille]] as the [[Homer]] of the French language?
* ... that while performing on tour in Europe during World War II, '''[[Janie Thompson]]''' sang with [[Tony Bennett]]?
* ... that the 1972 film '''''[[Chi l'ha vista morire?]]''''' featured [[George Lazenby]] in a performance complimented by critics?
* ... that when a train carrying newspapers derailed in the '''[[Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903]]''', two people believed their lives were saved because they were cushioned by bundles of newspapers?

===22 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] used the cantata '''[[Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194|''Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest'', BWV 194]]''', written for the inauguration of the church and organ in [[Störmthal]] ''(pictured)'', several times for [[Trinity Sunday]]?
* ... that the '''[[Central Acropolis]]''' of the ancient [[Maya city]] of [[Tikal]], built during the [[Mesoamerican chronology|Late Preclassic period]], served as a residence for Tikal's royal families?
* ... that the principal character Tux Dog in '''''[[The Problem Solverz]]''''' was developed while its creator [[Ben Jones (American cartoonist)|Ben Jones]] was in grade school?
* ... that in 1930, at [[Shoghi Effendi|Effendi's]] request, '''[[Euphemia Eleanor Baker]]''' toured incognito, mostly dressed in a black [[chador]], to photograph locations associated with the origins of the [[Bábism|Babí]] and [[Bahá'í Faith]]?
* ... that the '''[[Orseolia oryzae|Asian rice gall midge]]''' causes a disease known as ''silver shoot'' or ''onion shoot'' in rice?
* ... that [[South Korea]]n singer '''[[Yohan Hwang]]''' won the first season of ''[[I Love OPM]]'' in 2016?
* ... that '''[[S/2015 (136472) 1]]''' is the only known moon of the [[dwarf planet]] [[Makemake]]?
* ... that '''[[Northern Command (RAAF)|RAAF Northern Command]]''' was going to be an area, then became a command, then became an area, and then became nothing at all?

*'''''00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] equalled [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s FA Cup winners record with a win in the '''[[2016 FA Cup Final]]''' ''(venue pictured)'' against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] today?
* ... that '''[[David S. Cohen (attorney)|David Cohen]]''', deputy director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], received a recommendation from [[Alan Dershowitz]] for his first job out of law school?
* ... that '''[[2016 Scottish Cup Final|today's Scottish Cup Final]]''' between [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] is the first contested by two teams not in the [[Scottish football pyramid system|top division]]?
* ... that '''[[Yezi]]''' auditioned at [[LOEN Entertainment]] after the agency noticed her singing and dancing videos, which were the most popular videos on [[Cyworld]]?
* ... that the '''[[Farmers Cricket Club Ground]]''' in [[Saint Martin, Jersey]], is scheduled to host five matches in the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]] between 21 and 28 May?
* ... that the '''[[Empathy Quotient]]''' can be used to screen for [[autism spectrum disorder]]?
* ... that in 1951, '''[[Birch dieback|birch dieback disease]]''' was estimated to have killed two thirds of the [[Birch|birch trees]] in [[Maine]]?
* ... that [[jockey]] '''[[Corey Lanerie]]''' said he knows the [[Churchill Downs]] racetrack "better than anybody"?

===21 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that at 16, '''[[Katie Morrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest player selected for the British women's [[wheelchair basketball]] team for the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio?
* ... that despite the '''[[Hawaii and the American Civil War|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi's neutrality during the American Civil War]]''', many Hawaiians enlisted in the military regiments of other states?
* ... that for campaigning against indefinite [[psychiatric imprisonment]] for opponents of the regime, '''[[Vladimir Bukovsky]]''' was confined for years in Soviet [[Psikhushka|psychiatric prison-hospitals]], labor camps, and prisons?
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Dan Lewis (footballer)|Dan Lewis]] blamed a greasy shirt for letting in the only goal of the '''[[1927 FA Cup Final]]''', gifting victory to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]?
* ... that South Korean girl group [[Twice (band)|Twice]] portray characters from famous films in their music video for "'''[[Page Two (EP)|Cheer Up]]'''", including ''[[Roman Holiday]]'', ''[[Chungking Express]]'', and ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]''?
* ... that '''[[Virginia Cutler]]''' completed her master's degree despite being widowed, raising two small children alone, and breaking her back?
* ... that '''[[Trefelin BGC]]'''{{`s}} women's football team broke away from the club after two years in the [[Welsh Premier Women's Football League|Welsh women's top division]]?
* ... that the announcement trailer for '''''[[Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare]]''''' received over two million dislikes and is the [[List of most disliked YouTube videos|second most disliked video on YouTube]]?

*'''''00:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that an American recipe from 1870 for '''[[macaroni pie]]''' ''(pictured)'' includes meat from squirrels, birds or wild ducks?
* ... that ''[[Sword Art Online]]'' character '''[[Sinon (Sword Art Online)|Sinon]]'''{{`s}} glasses were created as the authors felt there were not enough characters in the series with glasses?
* ... that '''[[Jieyang Prison]]''' in [[Guangdong]] was the first prison in China to implement a [[Videoconferencing|video conferencing]] system for inmates and their family members?
* ... that baseball player '''[[Ryan Boldt (baseball)|Ryan Boldt]]''', who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
* ... that [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultan]] [[Baibars]] built two bridges near the towns of '''[[Jisr Jindas|Jindas]]''' and '''[[Yibna Bridge|Yibna]]''' in the outskirts of [[Ramla]], which have survived more than seven centuries?
* ... that at the age of 18, '''[[Robin McCall]]''' became the youngest woman to qualify for a [[Sprint Cup Series|NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] race?
* ... that while adult '''[[Raphidopalpa foveicollis|red pumpkin beetles]]''' consume the leaves and flowers of the plant, their larvae eat the roots, stems and parts of the fruit in contact with the soil?
* ... that '''[[Yang Hongying]]''', whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, is known as "China's [[J. K. Rowling]]"?

===20 May 2016===
*'''''12:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when [[Cefas]]' '''[[RV Cefas Endeavour|RV ''Cefas Endeavour'']]''' ''(pictured)'' performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also found ''[[HMS Exmoor (L61)|Exmoor]]''?
* ... that [[Hisashi Eguchi]] abandoned the serialization of his manga '''''[[Stop!! Hibari-kun!]]''''' after fleeing to a hotel room? 
* ... that '''[[Sitric II of Northumbria|Sitric II]]''' may have co-ruled [[Scandinavian York|Viking Northumbria]] with [[Amlaíb Cuarán|Olaf Cuaran]]?
* ... that all eleven tracks from '''''[[Busker Busker 1st Album]]''''' charted on the [[Korea K-Pop Hot 100]] and [[Gaon Digital Chart]], including six in the top ten?
* ... that the '''[[Anatolian crested newt]]''' is a [[cryptic species]], only shown to be distinct by [[Nuclear DNA|genetic analysis]]?
* ... that during the Welsh Premier Women's Football League 2015–16 season, '''[[Llandudno Ladies F.C.|Llandudno Ladies]]''' were one of only two North Wales teams in the league?
* ... that '''[[Dina Kawar]]''', a [[Christianity in Jordan|Jordanian Christian]], was the first Arab woman to preside over the [[United Nations Security Council]]?
* ... that the song "Cupid", from [[Oh My Girl]]'s '''[[Oh My Girl (EP)|self-titled debut album]]''', features [[drumline]] percussion and "[[bubblegum pop|bubblegum]] cheerleader chants"?

*'''''00:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a '''[[Gold wreaths from Thrace|golden wreath]]''' ''(pictured)'' found in 2005 in the tomb of a [[Thrace|Thracian]] ruler in Southeastern Bulgaria was dated to the mid-4th century BC?
* ... that '''[[Nikolaus Hillebrand]]''', who as a boy was a member of the [[Regensburger Domspatzen]], recorded with them as a soloist on Bach's [[St John Passion structure|''St John Passion'']] in 1979 and [[Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf|Dittersdorf]]'s Requiem in 2009?
* ... that a goal of the '''[[National Strategic Computing Initiative]]''' is to combine [[big data]] methods with [[Supercomputer|supercomputing]] technology usually used for [[Computer simulation|physical simulation]]s?
* ... that the Indonesian actor '''[[Darussalam (actor)|Darussalam]]''' was a [[men in nursing|nurse]] by training?
*... that the '''[[Psychopathic Personality Inventory]]''' examines eight [[Trait theory|personality traits]] commonly found in [[psychopathy|psychopaths]]?
* ... that '''[[Marianne Appel]]''', a [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] post office muralist, was later a [[The Muppets|Muppet]] designer for [[The Jim Henson Company]]?
* ... that the '''[[1899 Sewanee Tigers football team|1899 Sewanee Tigers]]''' won five road games in six days, all by shutout over Southern [[college football]] powers?
* ... that a prostrate [[cultivar]] of the '''[[Casuarina glauca|swamp she-oak]]''' was named for its resemblance to [[Cousin Itt]]?

===19 May 2016===
*'''''12:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Jessica Chastain]]''' ''(pictured)'' received a scholarship funded by [[Robin Williams]] to study acting at the [[Juilliard School]]?
* ... that '''[[Curve-shortening flow|curve-shortening]]''' causes every smooth [[Jordan curve theorem|simple closed curve]] to become [[Convex curve|convex]] and then [[Roundness (object)|near-circular]] before it shrinks to a [[Point (geometry)|point]]?
* ... that a skeleton found at [[Auldhame]] in 2005 may belong to '''[[Olaf Guthfrithson]]''', king of [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]] and [[Scandinavian York|Northumbria]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bank of California Building (Portland)|Bank of California Building]]''' in downtown [[Portland, Oregon]], has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance [[Palazzo|palazzo]]?
* ... that '''[[Laura Wolvaardt]]''' made her [[Women's One Day International cricket]] debut for [[South Africa women's national cricket team|South Africa]] at the age of 16?
* ... that the [[tunicate]] '''''[[Phallusia mammillata]]''''' accumulates [[vanadium]] in its blood cells?
* ... that '''''[[Sedap Malam]]''''' was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman?

*'''''00:25, 19 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[coconut shrimp]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a popular dish at [[tiki bar]]s in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys?
* ... that in 1931, '''[[John Polando]]''' and [[Russell Boardman]] set a [[aircraft records|flying distance record]] of {{convert|5011.8|mi|km|1}}?
* ... that the next main entry in the ''[[Battlefield (video game series)|Battlefield]]'' series after ''[[Battlefield 4]]'' is '''''[[Battlefield 1]]'''''?
* ... that [[graffiti]] by artist '''[[Heba Amin]]''' which appeared in an episode of the television series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' included phrases in Arabic such as "''Homeland'' is racist"?
* ... that the '''[[Amara War Cemetery]]''' in [[Iraq]] contains the graves of three [[Victoria Cross]] recipients from the First World War?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] player '''[[Tony Akins (Canadian football)|Tony Akins]]''' [[punt returner|returned two punts]] exactly 65 yards for touchdowns in 2000?
* ... that the ''[[Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio]]'' short story "'''[[The Painted Skin]]'''" has been praised for its "powerful theme and the sheer gruesomeness of its detail"?
* ... that '''[[Netty Herawaty]]''' began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?

===18 May 2016===
*'''''12:40, 18 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that after attending the premiere, a critic wrote that '''''{{Interlanguage link multi|Gesang der Verklärten|de}}''''' by [[Max Reger]] ''(pictured)'' "may well reach the outermost limit of musical expression altogether"?
* ... that '''[[Josephine Nesbit]]''', an American army nurse and second-in-command of the [[Angels of Bataan]], was credited with their survival through [[Santo Tomas Internment Camp|internment at Santo Tomas]]?
* ... that human activity has [[introduced species|helped]] the '''[[Gelliodes wilsoni|gray encrusting sponge]]''' to [[Biological dispersal|disperse]] across the Pacific?
* ... that '''[[Serge-Simon Held|S.S. Held]]'''{{`s}} 1931 novel ''The Death of Metal'' was an inspiration for works by [[Ross Lockridge, Jr.|Ross Lockridge]] and perhaps [[David H. Keller]]?
* ... that the crash of '''[[Sonicblue Airways Flight 604]]''' bankrupted [[Sonicblue Airways]]?
* ... that [[Para-snowboarding classification|Paralympic snowboarder]] '''[[Carl Murphy (snowboarder)|Carl Murphy]]''' competes using a specially designed carbon fibre [[Prosthesis|prosthetic leg]]?
* ... that when viewed from above, the choreography of [[Oh My Girl]]'s "'''[[Closer (Oh My Girl EP)|Closer]]'''" forms the shapes of the [[astrological signs]] in order to highlight the song's cosmic imagery?
* ... that when the office of '''[[Poet Laureate of Washington]]''' was established in 2007, it was proposed to pay the incumbent with a [[Firkin (unit)|firkin]] of beer?

*'''''00:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Hurricane Sandra (2015)|Hurricane Sandra]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[2015 Pacific hurricane season|2015]] was the strongest November [[tropical cyclone]] on record in the [[Pacific hurricane|Northeastern Pacific basin]]?
* ... that '''[[Victoria Hamilton]]''' has appeared in three [[Jane Austen]] adaptations, most recently as [[Maria Bertram]]?
* ... that the '''[[Cavell Nurses' Trust]]''' began with funds gathered through an appeal during the [[First World War]] and became the UK's "largest benevolent fund for nurses"?
* ... that racing driver [[Jeff Burton]] broke a 175-race winless streak by winning the '''[[2006 Dover 400]]'''?
* ... that the '''''[[GSI Mariner]]''''', a Canadian [[Research vessel|research]]/[[survey ship]], was built in [[Edmonton]] and trucked to the [[Hay River, Northwest Territories|Hay River]] in sections to be reassembled for launch on [[Great Slave Lake]]?
* ... that former [[Kentucky Senate|Kentucky Senator]] '''[[Walter Arnold Baker]]''' once advised the parliaments of [[Tomsk]] and [[Nizhny Novgorod]] on writing constitutions?
* ... that in '''''[[The Play of Wit and Science]]''''', Wit wins Science's heart by slaying the monster Tediousness?
* ... that '''[[Sian Williams (rugby player)|Sian Williams]]''' became the first professional player in the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]], after the [[Royal Air Force]] granted her elite athlete status in 2016?

===17 May 2016===
*'''''13:10, 17 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that despite being a fusion of Western and [[Balinese dance|Balinese]] styles, '''[[Oleg (dance)|oleg]]''' ''(pictured)'' was promoted as a traditional dance?
* ... that '''[[Garo Paylan]]''' was one of the first ethnic [[Armenians]] to serve as a member of the Turkish parliament in decades?
* ... that the [[Grade I listed building]] '''[[56 Artillery Lane]]''' in [[London]] is now used as a free art exhibition space?
* ... that in 2016, '''[[Ross Greer (politician)|Ross Greer]]''' became the youngest ever [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]], elected at the age of 21?
* ... that '''[[Shaphee Lanphee]]''', a traditional fabric of [[Manipur]] protected under the [[List of Geographical Indications in India|GI registration]], was in the past used by the King to honour soldiers for their bravery?
* ... that physician and diplomat '''[[Edward Stevens (diplomat)|Edward Stevens]]''' may have been [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s half-brother?
* ... that the silk '''[[dudou]]''' was the [[early modern period|early-modern]] Chinese equivalent of the [[corset]], used to flatten women's breasts?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] player '''[[Marcus Adams (Canadian football)|Marcus Adams]]''' left the [[Peoria Pirates|Rough Riders]] to join the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Roughriders]]?

*'''''01:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[architectural plan]]s for the finished temple are etched on rocks near India's incomplete '''[[Bhojeshwar Temple]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that Syrian dissident and [[human rights activist]] '''[[Nizar Nayyouf]]''' won the [[UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize]] while in [[Mezzeh prison]]?
* ... that the '''[[Trave|River Trave]]''' was declared Germany's 2016/17 "Riverscape of the Year" by the [[Friends of Nature]]?
* ... that Mexican director '''[[David Pablos]]''' earned his academic degree from [[Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica|film school]] with a short film that won an [[Ariel Award]]?
* ... that '''''[[Chahan (food)|chahan]]''''', a Japanese [[fried rice]] dish, may have originated from Chinese immigrants who arrived at the port of [[Kobe]] in the 1860s?
* ... that [[Max Reger]]'s '''''[[Nachtlied (Reger)|Nachtlied]]''''' (''Night Song'') appears on the recording ''The Best of [[the King's Singers]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles]]''' were occupied at various periods and a small hoard of [[Roman currency|Roman coins]] was found in one?
* ... that '''[[Muhammad Ali (British boxer)|Muhammad Ali]]''' has qualified to [[boxing|box]] for [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]?

===16 May 2016===
*'''''13:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[bolete]] mushrooms of the genus '''''[[Chalciporus]]''''', such as '''''[[Chalciporus pseudorubinellus|C. pseudorubinellus]]''''' ''(pictured)'', are thought to be [[Parasitism|parasitic]]?
* ... that South Korean girl group [[Oh My Girl]] was denied entry to the United States when they flew to Los Angeles for '''''[[Pink Ocean]]'''''{{'}}s album cover photoshoot?
* ... that sociologist '''[[William Chambliss]]''' concluded that conflict between social classes is the fundamental force in capitalist societies?
* ... that in 2015, the [[Oregon Department of State Lands]] closed '''[[Crump Lake (Oregon)|Crump Lake]]''' to the public because drought had reduced the lake’s water level exposing the lakebed to looting by [[cultural artifact]] hunters?
* ... that Indian [[gender equality]] activist '''[[Trupti Desai]]''' has successfully campaigned for women to be allowed entry to various religious places?
* ... that '''[[Matt Damon filmography|films featuring Matt Damon]]''' have collectively earned over $2.9 billion in North America?
* ... that South African [[Adaptive rowing|rower]] '''[[Sandra Khumalo]]''' competed at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] just two years after taking up the sport?
* ... that when threatened, the [[megascolecid]] worm '''''[[Octochaetus multiporus]]''''' [[bioluminescence|squirts a luminescent fluid]] from its mouth?

*'''''01:55, 16 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s '''''[[O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34|O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe]]''''' (O eternal fire, o source of love) was a wedding [[cantata]] before he adapted it for [[Pentecost]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Jacky Morkel]]''' scored four [[try|tries]] in five [[test match (rugby union)|test matches]] on the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] [[1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour|tour of 1912–13]]?
* ... that the '''[[Welsh Church (Burial Grounds) Act 1945‎]]''' restored the legal right for the Church in Wales to look after burial grounds after they had been doing so unofficially?
* ... that [[Druze]] chieftain '''[[Ismail al-Atrash]]''' established his own [[sheikhdom]] out of territory he captured from the '''[[Al Hamdan|Hamdan clan]]'''?
* ... that even though '''[[Lower Merion Library System]]''' accounts for only 7% of the county's population, it accounts for over 20% of its circulation?
* ... that '''[[Andrew-John Smith]]''', director of music at London's [[St Peter's Church, Eaton Square|St Peter's]] at Eaton Square, recorded the complete organ works by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] in three volumes?
* ... that the 2015 American film '''''[[Digging for Fire]]''''' was filmed from a two-and-a-half–page outline rather than a traditional screenplay?
* ... that despite its name, the '''[[jungle cat]]''' eschews [[rainforest]]s and woodlands, and prefers [[swamp]]s?

===15 May 2016===
*'''''14:10, 15 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[United States National Bank Building|U.S. National Bank Building]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Portland, Oregon]], features stained-glass windows by [[Povey Brothers Studio]] in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors?
* ... that Welsh television producer '''[[Lowri Gwilym|Lowri Williams]]''' changed her surname to the Welsh form, [[Gwilym]]?
* ... that the '''[[Al-Atrash|Bani al-Atrash]]''' were the most prominent [[Druze]] clan in the social hierarchy of [[Jabal al-Druze|Jabal Hauran]], controlling 16 towns and villages?
* ... that during her '''''[[Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert]]''''', [[Siti Nurhaliza]] was supported by eight guest Malaysian and Indonesian artists?
* ... that '''[[Magdalena Fularczyk]]''' was part of the first female Polish team to win a World Championship gold in an Olympic boat class?
* ... that the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] recently '''[[Bank Markazi v. Peterson|decided]]''' that a law that applied only to one case, identified by [[Docket (court)|docket number]], and that abrogated all of a party's defenses, did not violate the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]?
* ... that in 2012 the Trinidadian '''[[Céline Gittens]]''' became the first [[Black people|black]] ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile in [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky's]] ''[[Swan Lake]]'' in the United Kingdom?
* ... that [[Richmond F.C.]] returned to the professional '''[[2016–17 RFU Championship]]''' after climbing eight tiers following [[Administration (law)|administration]], but chose to remain semi-professional?

*'''''00:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Jeremy Lin]]''' ''(pictured)'' and [[Jordan Clarkson]] were the first [[Asian Americans]] in [[NBA]] history to start together at [[guard (basketball)|guard]]?
* ... that '''[[Animal testing on Syrian hamsters|Syrian hamsters]]''' are used in research to model various human medical conditions?
* ... that the 16th-century [[K'iche' language]] document '''''[[Título C'oyoi]]''''' contains an account of the death of the [[K'iche' people|K'iche Maya]] hero [[Tecun Uman]] during the [[Spanish conquest of Guatemala]]?
* ... that actress [[Han Hyo-joo]] accepted a lead role in '''''[[Love, Lies (2016 film)|Love, Lies]]''''' because it is female-dominated, unlike most recent successful [[Cinema of Korea|Korean films]]?
* ... that a cyclist was caught '''[[mechanical doping]]''' after an electric motor was found in her bike, 6 years after the first allegations emerged?
* ... that a '''[[Natural Ice Cream]]''' store appeared in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for the largest ice cream slab, which weighed 3,000 kilograms?
* ... that '''[[Yoko Kawahara]]''' was the voice of the forest bird in the ''[[Jahrhundertring]]'', and was the first to perform the soprano solo in Reger's [[Requiem (Reger)#Lateinisches Requiem|fragment of the Dies irae]]?
* ... that for the [[show horse]] '''[[Dark Spirit's Rebel]]''', 13 was a lucky number?

===14 May 2016===
*'''''13:10, 14 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the unusual four-horned skull of the '''[[four-horned antelope]]''' ''(illustrated)'' makes it a popular target for [[trophy hunting|trophy hunters]]?
* ... that Eritrean-born '''[[Tsegai Tewelde]]''', who sought [[Right of asylum|political asylum]] in the United Kingdom, has been selected to compete at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] for [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Team GB]]?
* ... that according to Mexican singer-songwriter [[Alejandra Guzmán]], '''''[[A + No Poder]]''''' is a "more intelligent, mature and planned album" than her previous ones?
* ... that '''[[George S. Ballif]]''' was chairman of the World Peace Through Law Committee with the [[Utah State Bar|Utah State Bar Association]]?
* ... that the temple at '''[[Malinithan]]''' was built with granite stones under [[Aryan]] influence, unlike other [[Northeast India]] temples built with bricks?
* ... that '''[[Chloe Pirrie]]''' was named one of [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]'s "Breakthrough Brits" in 2013?
* ... that David S. Gallant was fired after the game he developed, '''''[[I Get This Call Every Day]]''''', was featured on the front page of the ''[[Toronto Star]]''?
* ... that [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] poet '''[[Rashid Hussein]]''' used [[German Jews|Jewish]] [[gallows humor]] in poems he wrote about [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab]] conditions in [[Israel]]?

*'''''01:25, 14 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that one of the seven images of [[Krishna]] carved from the '''[[Sacred Jackfruit Tree]]''' is located in the [[Shree Govindajee Temple]] ''(pictured)'' in the palace at [[Imphal]]?
* ... that Spain's first [[International Cross Country Championships]] gold medallist '''[[Francisco Aritmendi]]''' later sold his medal?
* ... that '''[[solid nitrogen]]''' is an important component of the surfaces of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]], a moon of [[Neptune]], and of the dwarf planet [[Pluto]]?
* ... that '''[[Michelle Williams on screen and stage|Michelle Williams]]''' is a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Actress]] nominee at the upcoming [[70th Tony Awards|2016 Tony Awards]]?
* ... that in the [[science fiction]] video game '''''[[Mayday! Deep Space]]''''', the player uses [[voice command]]s to instruct the only survivor on a ship full of dead crew members?
* ... that '''[[The Josh Carrick Foundation]]''', which funds research into [[testicular cancer]], has raised over £300,000 since 2012?
* ... that prior to playing for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]], '''[[Bethan Dainton]]''' was awarded the [[Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan]]?
* ... that the stage backdrop for [[Leona Lewis]]' '''[[I Am Tour (Leona Lewis)|I Am Tour]]''' was described by one critic as resembling "five strips of giant toilet paper"?

===13 May 2016===
*'''''13:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Hassan Shateri]]''' ''(pictured)'', a senior commander of Iran's [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution|Revolutionary Guards]] who had been an assassination target for some time, was killed in [[Syria]] in February 2013?
* ... that [[LCD Soundsystem]] is releasing a '''[[Upcoming LCD Soundsystem fourth studio album|new studio album]]''' in 2016, even though they had disbanded five years prior following a big farewell show?
* ... that the idols of English goalkeeper '''[[Callum Burton]]''' include his German counterparts [[Manuel Neuer]] and [[Marc-André ter Stegen]]?
* ... that actor [[Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.]] was one of the founding members of the '''[[Order of St John in the United States|American Society]]''' of the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]]?
* ... that after serving as a temporary secretary to [[George Bernard Shaw]], '''[[Mabel McConnell Fitzgerald]]''' tried to convert him to [[Irish separatism]]?
* ... that in his '''''[[Essai sur les mœurs et l'esprit des nations]]''''' ("Essay on the Customs and Spirit of Nations"), [[Voltaire]] attacked prejudices against the [[Muslim world]]?
* ... that '''[[Richard Rushall]]'''{{`s}} election to mayor of [[Rangoon]] was described by ''[[The Straits Times]]'' as having given "universal satisfaction"?
* ... that the first train station in [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], a predecessor of the '''[[Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center|Scelsi ITC]]''', "was never so much admired as during the last half-hour of its existence"?

*'''''01:55, 13 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the domed wooden '''[[Dorkovo Museum]]''' displays fossils from the [[Pliocene]] epoch, including a life-size model of a [[gomphothere]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that [[Max Reger]] regarded his composition '''''[[Der Einsiedler]]''''', a setting of a poem by [[Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff|Eichendorff]] for baritone, choir and orchestra, as "among the most beautiful things I've ever written"?
* ... that the 13 member countries of '''[[OPEC]]''' account for 40 percent of [[List of countries by oil production|worldwide oil production]] and 73 percent of [[List of countries by proven oil reserves|proven oil reserves]]?
* ... that '''[[Cerys Hale]]''' was selected for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]] squad for the [[2014 Women's Rugby World Cup|2014 World Cup]], while still at university?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Rebel in the Rye]]''''' is based on a non-fiction book about the life of author [[J. D. Salinger]] during World War II?
* ... that '''[[Aled Roberts]]''' was disqualified from the [[National Assembly for Wales|Welsh Assembly]] because of incorrect guidance given in a Welsh-language document?
* ... that the new '''[[Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (2016)|Evergreen Point Floating Bridge]]''' is the fourth floating bridge to connect [[Seattle]] with its [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside suburbs]], and the world's longest?
* ... that the [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] footballer '''[[Daniel Wright (footballer)|Daniel Wright]]''' gave his son the number 9 as a middle name?

===12 May 2016===
*'''''14:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Shumen fortress]]''' ''(pictured)'' was destroyed in 1444 after the battle between [[Władysław III of Poland]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]?
* ... that less than two months after [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]] kicked [[Marco Corleone]] out of ''[[Los Ingobernables]]'', the two wrestlers were teamed up for the 2016 '''''[[CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2016)|Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Gott ist mein König, BWV 71|''Gott ist mein König'', BWV 71]]''', is the only surviving [[BWV Anh. 192|church cantata]] by [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] to have been printed during his lifetime?
* ... that '''[[Delila (Richards) Abbott|Delila Richards Abbott]]''' worked for a top secret government committee which advocated for policy changes for U.S. servicewomen in the 1960s?
* ... that the most [[Streaming media|streamed]] song of all time also reached number-one on the '''[[Mexico Airplay]]''' chart?
* ... that, speaking at the 2014 Conference on the Culture of Peace, '''[[Vijaya Melnick]]''' said that [[violence against women]] "continues to be our greatest shame and tragedy"?
* ... that the Puerto-Rican singer [[Ricky Martin]] won two '''[[Premio Lo Nuestro 2016|Lo Nuestro Awards]]''' for [[A Quien Quiera Escuchar|an album]] that won [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|a Grammy]] and [[Disparo al Corazón|a song]] nominated for two [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2015|Latin Grammys]]?
* ... that the '''[[Recreation Ground (Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain)|Recreation Ground]]''' in [[Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain]] formerly had to be cleared of [[cow dung]] before each football match?

*'''''00:25, 12 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that among the late '''[[Max Reger works|works by Max Reger]]''' ''(pictured)'' are a [[Requiem (Reger)#Latin Requiem |fragment of a Latin Requiem]] and the ''[[Requiem (Reger)|Hebbel Requiem]]''?
* ... that according to Shia tradition, '''[[Narjis]]''' converted to [[Islam]] on the request of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]], the mother of Jesus, and [[Fatimah]], the daughter of [[Muhammad]], whom she saw in her dreams?
* ... that Antonia and [[William Kennedy Dickson]]'s '''''[[History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph]]''''' is considered the first book on the history of film?
* ... that Iranian [[Para-archery classification|para-archer]] '''[[Zahra Nemati]]''' has qualified for both the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]?
* ... that the [[Swedish Americans|Swedish immigrants]] who built '''[[Larson's Hunters Resort]]''' on the western border of [[Minnesota]] initially lived in a [[Dugout (shelter)|dugout]]?
* ... that the Bosnian prince '''[[Vladislav of Bosnia|Vladislav]]''' was passed over in succession for unknown reasons, but nevertheless ruled with his wife '''[[Jelena Šubić|Jelena]]''' in the name of their minor son [[Tvrtko I of Bosnia|Tvrtko]]?
* ... that the '''[[British Institute in Amman]]''' was founded by the archaeologist [[Crystal Bennett]] in 1975 to provide a base for British archaeological expeditions to Jordan?
* ... that [[Busker Busker]]'s "'''[[Cherry Blossom Ending]]'''" re-enters the South Korean music charts every spring and is nicknamed "Cherry Blossom Zombie"?

===11 May 2016===
*'''''12:40, 11 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, at the age of 24, '''[[Marlia Hardi]]''' ''(pictured)'' portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
* ... that [[Max Reger]] had the [[Galley proof|proofs]] of his eight-part motet '''''[[Der Mensch lebt und bestehet]]''''' open next to his bed when he was found dead on 11 May 1916? 
* ... that a Honey and Bee Museum has been established at [[Ooty]] to promote '''[[beekeeping in India]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Ffion Bowen]]''' took up [[rugby union]] due to the closure of her local [[netball]] club, and 18 months later was called up to the [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales women's national team]]?
* ... that while serving in the [[Army Medical Department (United States)|United States Army Medical Department]] on [[Guadalcanal]], '''[[D. Elden Beck]]''' collected over 16,000 insect specimens and sent them back to [[Brigham Young University]]?
* ... that in '''[[The True Memoirs of an International Assassin|an upcoming film]]''', [[Kevin James]] plays a writer who is mistaken for a real [[Assassination|assassin]] when his fictional novel is published as non-fiction?
* ... that Canadian football [[return specialist]] '''[[Harry Abofs]]''' accidentally gave away the [[Toronto Argonauts]]' final possession of the [[59th Grey Cup]] by kicking the ball out of bounds?
* ... that '''[[Bob Beckman]]''' claimed that his [[Old English Sheepdog]], William, was a successful stock picker?

*'''''00:10, 11 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Mary, Queen of Hungary]]''' ''(pictured)'', regained the throne after her mother, [[Elizabeth of Bosnia]], had [[Charles III of Naples]] assassinated in 1386?
* ... that [[Maryland]] was forced to issue refunds, potentially up to $200 million, after part of the state's personal income tax scheme was '''[[Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne|found unconstitutional]]''' by the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]]?
* ... that [[long jump]]er '''[[Irene Martínez]]''' was Cuba's first [[Pan American Games]] champion in a jumping event?
* ... that two deputies of the '''[[German Party (Slovakia)|German Party]]''' were elected in the [[Slovak parliamentary election, 1938|1938 Slovak parliamentary election]], former '''[[Carpathian German Party]]''' chief and member of the Czechoslovak parliament from the '''[[Jihlava 10th electoral district (Czechoslovakia)|10th district]]''' '''[[Franz Karmasin]]''', and the priest '''[[Josef Steinhübl]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[Bank of England 10s note]]''' was replaced by the [[Fifty pence (British coin)|fifty pence coin]] during [[Decimal Day|decimalisation]]?
* ... that '''[[Attila Losonczy]]'''{{'s}} lab uses [[calcium imaging|calcium]] and [[two-photon microscopy|two-photon imaging]] to observe the activity of hundreds of neurons in the [[hippocampus]] of active mice?
* ... that '''[[Jacqui Kapinowski]]''' competed in [[wheelchair curling]] at the [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] and has qualified to compete in [[adaptive rowing|rowing]] at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]?
* ... that the fish '''''[[Opisthoproctus soleatus]]''''' has tubular eyes which point upwards?

===10 May 2016===
*'''''12:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that while travelling back to Scotland from the [[Persian Gulf]] in 2012, the [[minehunter]] '''[[HMS Pembroke (M107)|HMS ''Pembroke'']]''' ''(pictured)'' protected a cargo ship adrift in the [[Gulf of Aden]] from pirates?
* ... that after retiring from the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], '''[[Dan Jack Combs]]''' was twice arrested on [[marijuana]]-related charges and became an advocate for the drug's [[Legal history of cannabis in the United States|legalization in the United States]]?
* ... that '''[[Coimbatore]]''' is known as "[[Manchester]] of [[South India]]" due to its cotton production and textile industries?
* ... that the 2016 '''''[[Gran Alternativa 2016|Gran Alternativa]]''''' [[professional wrestling|wrestling]] tournament marked the [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] debut of [[Golden Magic]]?
* ... that Russian-Jewish [[linguist]] '''[[Elye Falkovitsh]]''' saved the lives of 88 wounded people during a single battle in [[World War II]]?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]''''' is based on the [[Boston Marathon bombing|2013 terrorist attack]] on the [[Boston Marathon]] on [[Patriots' Day]]?
* ... that "Atatürk's Pine Tree" is a place in the '''[[Soğuksu National Park]]''' with historic value, where [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] once took a rest?
* ... that the [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Welsh women's rugby union]] international '''[[Elen Evans]]''' rode a lifeboat across the [[Menai Strait]] as part of the [[2012 Summer Olympics torch relay]]?

*'''''00:21, 10 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[David Lloyd George]] regularly attended the '''[[Welsh Church of Central London]]''' ''(pictured)'' and his daughter was married there?
* ... that '''[[Chan Yuen-ting]]''' was the first female manager to lead a men's [[association football]] team to a league championship in a nation's top league?
* ... that gypsy sauce may have originated from '''[[à la zingara]]'''?
* ... that the Welsh professor '''[[Karen Holford]]''' entered the first rounds of the [[Formula Woman|2004 Formula Woman Championship]] behind the wheel of a [[Caterham 7]]?
* ... that '''''[[Der 100. Psalm]]''''', an extended setting of Psalm 100 for choir, orchestra, and organ by [[Max Reger]], was premièred simultaneously in [[Chemnitz]] and [[Wrocław|Breslau]]?
* ... that the depiction of guerrillas in '''''[[Selamat Berdjuang, Masku!]]''''' may have led to a decline in films based on the [[Indonesian National Revolution]]?
* ... that '''''[[Hygrophorus pudorinus]]''''' mushrooms can taste of [[turpentine]]?
* ... that the suffragette '''[[Elsie Howey]]''' once had nearly all of her teeth broken during [[force-feeding]] after undertaking a [[hunger strike]] in prison?

===9 May 2016===
*'''''12:36, 9 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that four months after its creation, a [[Facebook]] group dedicated to the '''[[halal snack pack]]''' ''(pictured)'' had almost 90,000 members?
* ... that '''[[Emilia Baeyertz]]''' preached to crowds on Christianity but her son, '''[[Charles Nalder Baeyertz]]''', was concerned about the moral dangers of "a prevalence of bad English"?
* ... that after losing a [[steel cage match]] in the main event of the 2016 '''''[[Guerra del Golfo (2016)|Guerra de Golfo]]''''', professional wrestler Astro was forced to take off his [[wrestling mask|mask]]?
* ... that '''[[L. Douglas Smoot]]''' made contributions both locally and nationally with his [[chemical engineering]] work in [[combustion]] research?
* ... that in the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Wii]] video game '''''[[Snail Mail (video game)|Snail Mail]]''''', players navigate the various levels by controlling the main character, a snail named ''Turbo'' with a jetpack?
* ... that the Belgian folklorist '''[[Emiel van Heurck]]''' never graduated, but wrote books on religious popular culture and translated [[Multatuli]] into French?
* ... that American slaveholders altered "'''[[O'er the Gloomy Hills of Darkness]]'''" because they felt they could not sing a hymn that endorsed educating "the Negro"?
* ... that the footballer '''[[Emily Allen]]''' once scored 15 goals in one match?

*'''''00:51, 9 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Eduardo Sasha]]''' ''(pictured)'' is nicknamed after the model and actress [[Sasha Meneghel]]?
* ... that during World War II, the six-member Steinlauf family from the '''[[Nowy Sącz Ghetto]]''' were rescued by the nine-member Król family, who were risking the death penalty?
* ... that '''[[Climate of Buenos Aires|snowfall in Buenos Aires]]''' is rare, being observed only three times since the start of meteorological observations in 1906?
* ... that [[Max Reger]] dedicated ''[[Der Einsiedler]]'' to conductor '''[[Philipp Wolfrum]]''' and his choir, but they performed the premiere only after the composer's death, together with his ''[[Requiem (Reger)|Requiem]]''? 
* ... that the [[Tennessee Walking Horse]] '''[[RPM (horse)|RPM]]''' was sold as a four-year-old for US$1.25{{nbsp}}million?
* ... that the music video for "'''[[Girls / Girls / Boys]]'''" was inspired by [[D'Angelo]]'s video for "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]"?
* ... that following safety-related rule changes to limit throwing distances, the U.S. women's high school record for the [[javelin throw]] set by '''[[Barbara Friedrich]]''' in 1967 may never be broken?
* ... that in the upcoming [[open world]] science fiction game '''''[[Rokh (video game)|Rokh]]''''', players must [[Colonization of Mars|survive on Mars]]?

===8 May 2016===
*'''''13:06, 8 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that one of the '''[[Ferruccio Busoni works|major works by Ferruccio Busoni]]''' ''(pianist-composer pictured)'' is his [[Piano Concerto (Busoni)|Piano Concerto]] which is more than an hour long and ends with a [[men's chorus]] singing a hymn to Allah?
* ... that while the national motto "'''''[[Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa]]'''''" was supposed to build a unified Filipino national identity, it was later denounced as being "the slogan of a fascist regime"?
* ... that the music video for [[Justice (band)|Justice]]'s song "[[Stress (Justice song)|'''Stress''']]", ranked by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' magazine as the second-best music video of the 2000s, was banned from French television?
* ... that '''[[Wajida Tabassum]]'''{{`s}} story ''Hand Me Downs'', published in 1994, was made into a movie under the title ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]''?
* ... that the ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' episode "'''[[My Big Fat Greek Rush Week]]'''" features guest appearances from [[Dan Castellaneta]], [[Rider Strong]], and [[Samm Levine]]?
* ... that '''[[Ina Plug]]'''{{`s}} research work on [[fossil]]s from a site of an Early [[Iron Age]] settlement in the farm "Diamant" near Ellisr in South Africa was of [[Africanis|domestic dogs]] dated to 570 AD?
* ... that prior to fronting '''''[[Think Tank (game show)|Think Tank]]''''', [[Bill Turnbull]] had wanted to host a quiz show for some time?
* ... that Romanian footballer '''[[Ioan Hora]]''' spent "two beautiful years" at [[AF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]]?

*'''''01:21, 8 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Titian]]'s painting of '''''[[Tarquin and Lucretia (Titian)|Tarquin and Lucretia]]''''' ''(illustrated)'' took over three years to complete?
* ... that [[Iran]] has accused [[Israel]] of being behind the '''[[Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists|assassination of several Iranian nuclear scientists]]'''?
* ... that the upcoming BBC TV series '''''[[Redwater (TV series)|Redwater]]''''' is the first major network drama to derive from the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''?
* ... that '''[[Nat Caldwell]]''' and '''[[Gene Graham]]''' exposed the "sweetheart deal" that kept miners from being treated for [[black lung disease]]?
* ... that '''[[IRNSS-1G]]''', successfully launched by [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] in April, was the seventh and last satellite of the [[Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System]]?
* ... that when three American basketball players left the '''[[Oita Ehime HeatDevils]]''' after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake]], their coach was fired for failing to stop them?
* ... that the fossil ant '''''[[Liometopum incognitum]]''''' was described from a single partial queen?
* ... that in keeping with the ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]'' franchise's penchant for filming in "exotic" locations, such as [[Dubai]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]], '''''[[Fast 8]]''''' is filming in [[Cuba]]?

===7 May 2016===
*'''''13:36, 7 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that before '''[[Hu Lanqi]]''' ''(pictured)'' became China's first female major general, she was a magazine cover girl, a prisoner of Nazi Germany, and was invited to Moscow by [[Maxim Gorky]]?
* ... that the '''[[British Relief Association]]''' was the largest provider of private relief during the [[Great Irish Famine]]?
* ... that during an 8-week period in World War II, Major General '''[[Douglass T. Greene]]''' was consecutively commander of the [[16th Armored Division (United States)|16th Armored Division]] and the [[12th Armored Division (United States)|12th Armored Division]] and then Deputy Commander of the [[Second United States Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies F.C.]]''' picked up a number of [[Wrexham Ladies F.C.|Wrexham]] players following the latter club's dissolution?
* ... that '''[[Michael Laucke]]'''{{'s}} [[snooker]] winnings allowed him to finance 110 trips from [[Montreal]] to [[New York City]] to study the classical guitar with [[France–Spain relations|Franco-Spaniard]] Rolando Valdès–Blain?
* ... that $100–$120 billion worth of '''[[Iran's frozen assets|Iranian assets are frozen]]''' around the world and the [[JCPOA|nuclear agreement]] will lead to the release of only about $30 billion of it?
* ... that '''[[Officer of the United States|officers of the United States]]''' have been delegated part of the "[[sovereignty|sovereign power]]" of the [[United States]]?
* ... that '''[[Chip Fairway]]''' left the sporting world at age 31 so that he could spend more time with his family?

*'''''00:51, 7 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the flowers of '''''[[Iris atrofusca]]''''' are so dark that in [[Jordan]] it is often called a "black iris"?
* ... that '''[[dessert sauce]]''' can be prepared as a [[hard sauce]] using alcoholic beverages?
* ... that twelve fossil ant species are placed in the [[morphogenus]] '''''[[Emplastus]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Sarah Charles Lewis]]''' played Winnie Foster in the musical ''[[Tuck Everlasting (musical)|Tuck Everlasting]]''{{'}}s 2015 [[world premiere]] and is reprising the role on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2016?
* ... that [[Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Argentina]], [[Thailand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Thailand]] and [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Great Britain]] were the first three nations to qualify for the '''[[Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Team BC1–2|Team BC1–2 event]]''' in [[boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics]]?
* ... that '''[[Frankie Ruiz]]''', popularly known as the "Father of [[Salsa music|Salsa]]", never took singing classes?
* ... that of all the wrestlers in the video game '''''[[WWE Road to WrestleMania X8]]''''', only [[Kevin Nash]] did not actually compete at [[WrestleMania X8]]?
* ... that the '''[[Torre de Manila controversy|controversial Torre de Manila]]''', a residential condominium under construction in the Philippines, has been nicknamed by its critics as the "national photobomber"?

===6 May 2016===
*'''''13:06, 6 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Bank of England £1 note]]''' ''(1805 issue pictured)'' ceased to be legal tender in 1988 and was replaced by the [[One pound (British coin)|one pound coin]]?
* ... that '''[[David Hall (publisher)|David Hall]]''' bought [[Benjamin Franklin]] out of his printing business?
* ... that the Canadian classical scholar '''[[Elizabeth Caskey]]''' supervised and summarised annual archaeological trench excavations in Greece?
* ... that the literary historian '''[[Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga]]''', once a member of the [[Romanian Communist Party]]'s central committee, became a nun late in life?
* ... that the extinct lacewing '''''[[Prosisyrina]]''''' is described from fossils found in Cretaceous amber?
* ... that American football player '''[[Devin Fuller]]''' toured as a youngster with singer [[Luther Vandross]]?
* ... that the British [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]] '''[[Joe Choong]]''' is studying for a degree in maths at the [[University of Bath]]?
* ... that the '''''[[Seri Rambai]]''''' cannon in Penang, Malaysia, is considered a fertility symbol?

*'''''01:21, 6 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that most of the 300 stone sculptures ''(examples pictured)'' found at '''[[Cerro de los Santos]]''' depict women, many with tiara-like headdresses or cloaks?
* ... that '''[[organized horse fighting]]''' has been a traditional [[Miao people|Miao]] [[Chinese New Year]] observance for 500 years?
* ... that the orientation of new '''[[Etruscan architecture|Etruscan temples]]''' may have been decided by [[augury|augurs]] observing the flight of birds?
* ... that U.S. Army Lieutenant '''[[Ethel Weed]]''' was a pivotal figure in establishing [[women's rights]] in [[postwar Japan]]?
* ... that [[Graham Waterhouse]] began his '''[[String Sextet (Waterhouse)|String Sextet]]''', [[Opus number|Op]]. 1, in 1979, and completed it 34 years later?
* ... that the '''[[Electro-Dynamic Light Company]],''' organized by '''[[Albon Man]]''' and others, was formed three months before the Edison Electric-Light Company?
* ... that '''[[medu vada]]''' was popularized outside of South India by [[Udupi cuisine|Udupi]] restaurateurs of [[Mumbai]]?
* ... that [[Girls' Generation]] is the first [[girl group]] to have three music videos, including "'''[[The Boys (Girls' Generation song)|The Boys]]'''", with more than 100 million views on [[YouTube]]?

===5 May 2016===
*'''''13:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Gibbs surround]]''' ''(pictured)'' is named after the architect [[James Gibbs]], though he did not invent this style of framing a door or window?
* ... that the customary [[salutation]] used in '''[[Diplomatic correspondence|letters from one president to another]]''' is "My Great and Good Friend"?
* ... that '''[[Susan Rice (banker)|Susan Rice]]''' was the first woman to head a British [[clearing (finance)|clearing bank]]?
* ... that with his victory in the '''[[2006 Bank of America 500]]''', [[Kasey Kahne]] became the eighth driver to win both annual [[NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Series]] points races at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Lowe's Motor Speedway]]?
* ... that '''[[Klaus Uwe Ludwig]]''' played the complete organ works by [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] and [[Max Reger|Reger]] at the [[Lutherkirche, Wiesbaden|Lutherkirche in Wiesbaden]]?
* ... that the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] recently [[holding (law)|held]] in '''''[[Heffernan v. City of Paterson]]''''' that a public employer violates the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] even when it mistakenly disciplines an employee for political activity?
* ... that [[Gilbert Whitley]] thought '''''[[Toxotes lorentzi]]''''' was more primitive than other [[archerfish]] because it lacks the distinctive side markings characteristic of its genus?
* ... that ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' recognizes [[Justin Bieber]]'s "[[Baby (Justin Bieber song)#Music video|Baby]]" as the '''[[List of most disliked YouTube videos|most disliked YouTube video]]'''?

*'''''01:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Premier League]] manager '''[[Sam Allardyce]]''' ''(pictured)'' learned many training methods from observing the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]?
* ... that when she was 11, '''[[Emily Hollinshead]]''' challenged an FA ban on girls and boys playing football together?
* ... that '''''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]''''' was accompanied by the release of a 60-minute [[short film]] of the same name, which premiered on [[HBO]]?
* ... that '''[[Fritz Stein]]''' found in an archive orchestral parts of the ''[[Jena Symphony]]'', which he published as possibly an early work by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]?
* ... that the '''[[ANZAC Peace Park]]''' in [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]], [[Great Southern (Western Australia)|Western Australia]] was built to honor soldiers who served in the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corps]] during [[World War I|WWI]]?
* ... that '''[[Helen Matusevich Oujesky]]''' pursued environmental research on pollution of soil and water, particularly of [[toxic waste]]s?
* ... that the roof trusses from Philadelphia's '''[[Twelfth Street Meeting House|1755 Great Meeting House]]''' (demolished 1812) have been recycled twice?
* ... that a dozen temporary [[triumphal arch]]es were constructed in [[Philadelphia]] for the '''[[Lafayette Welcoming Parade of 1824 (Philadelphia)|entrance of the Marquis de Lafayette into the city]]''' in 1824?

===4 May 2016===
*'''''14:06, 4 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Harmy's Despecialized Edition]]''''' is a fan-made effort to recreate the theatrical releases of the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy ''(logo pictured)'' in [[High-definition video|high-definition]]? 
* ... that in No. 2 of '''[[three chorale fantasias, Op. 52]]''', [[Max Reger]] has the chorale tune enter like "the voice of an angel", according to the organist [[Karl Straube]]?
* ... that the vicar of '''[[St Trygarn's Church, Llandrygarn|St Trygarn's Church]]''' did not live in the parish in the mid-19th century?
* ... that '''[[Dwight L. Bush, Sr.]]''' was a [[banker]], a [[bundler (campaigning)|bundler]], and a [[businessman]] before serving as an [[ambassador]]?
* ... that players take control of animals to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in '''''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]'''''?
* ... that Pathers use "vandal sand" to make moulds for '''[[Nachiarkoil lamp]]s'''?
* ... that despite preparing for a variety of situations, many U.S. government leaders remain '''[[Federal Relocation Arc|vulnerable to BOOBs]]'''?

*'''''02:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]{{'}}s '''[[Presidential Salute Battery]]''' uses the World War II-era [[3-inch Gun M5|M5]] gun?
* ... that '''[[Zahida Khatun Sherwani]]''' wrote poetry in [[Urdu language|Urdu]] under the pseudonyms "Zay Khay Sheen" and "Nuzhat", as the then-Muslim society did not permit women to write poetry or further women's causes?
* ... that in 1936, Southeast Asia's oldest warp [[ikat]] was found among skeletal remains in caves in '''[[Banton, Romblon]]''', Philippines?
* ... that U.S. Senator '''[[Henry B. Payne]]''' actually had no middle name, but added the initial to give his name "a more pleasing effect"?
* ... that [[Meghan Trainor]]'s "'''[[Lips Are Movin]]'''" music video received over 2.5 million YouTube views in less than two days?
* ... that '''[[Neisha Pratt]]''' captained the [[Hong Kong women's national cricket team]] in their first official match in 2006?
* ... that from 2020, the '''[[Bank of England £20 note]]''' will feature [[J. M. W. Turner]] and his painting ''[[The Fighting Temeraire]]''?
* ... that, "blown away" by [[William Primrose]]'s [[viola]] playing, '''[[David Dalton (violist)|David Dalton]]''' decided to become a violist?

===3 May 2016===
*'''''14:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Trevor Story]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first [[rookie]] in Major League Baseball to hit [[home run]]s in each of his first four games?
* ... that construction in '''[[Euonymeia]]''' uncovered one of the largest known [[Bronze Age]] industrial complexes of the [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean civilization]]?
* ... that '''[[Hans-Dieter Bader]]''' performed the title role of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera ''[[Sly (opera)|Sly]]'', recorded live at the [[Staatsoper Hannover]], "as written", while [[Plácido Domingo]] had to cut and change the part?
* ... that the '''[[Welsh Church (Amendment) Act 1938]]''' was passed to give [[Swansea University]] the same rights to the Church in Wales' endowments as the [[University of Wales]]?
* ... that '''[[Frederick Ballantyne|Sir Frederick Ballantyne]]''', a cardiologist and the [[List of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], was the first in his family to attend high school?
* ... that a memorial was not erected for the 674 bodies at the '''[[Hurricane of 1928 African American Mass Burial Site]]''' until the 75th anniversary of [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane|the hurricane]]?
* ... that the poets '''[[Sajida Zaidi|Sajida]]''' and '''[[Zahida Zaidi]]''', professors at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], were known as the "Zaidi Sisters" in the literary community?
* ... that the '''''[[Ram Rath Yatra]]''''' was a political-religious march led by [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] leader [[L. K. Advani]] in an air-conditioned Toyota designed to resemble a chariot?

*'''''01:51, 3 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that glacier-covered '''[[Guallatiri]]''' ''(pictured)'' was last active in 1960, and still features [[fumarole]]s?
* ... that '''[[George P. Hammond]]''' discovered new details about the desertion of [[Juan de Oñate|Oñate]]'s colony in [[New Mexico]]?
* ... that '''[[daily fantasy sports]]''' have faced legal scrutiny in the United States over whether they are a [[game of chance]]?
* ... that in 1892, '''[[Venance Payot]]''', a former mayor of [[Chamonix]], [[France]], argued against the building of the [[Montenvers Railway]] on the grounds it would take business away from [[Arriero|mule drivers]] and porters?
* ... that American singer-songwriter [[Romeo Santos]] broke the record for the most nominations in a single ceremony at the '''[[2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Elisabeth von Heyking]]'''{{`s}} debut [[novel]] sold out within three weeks of its release?
* ... that the '''[[memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran]]''' for a joint investigation of the [[AMIA bombing]] never came into force?
* ... that '''[[Grace Banker]]''' and her team of telephone operators reported for work wearing helmets and gas masks?

===2 May 2016===
*'''''14:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Hypercycle (chemistry)|hypercycle]]''' model ''(pictured)'' could explain how life on [[Earth]] might have [[Abiogenesis|begun]]?
* ... that '''[[Marten Gasparini]]'''{{'}}s US $1.3 million [[signing bonus]] is a [[Major League Baseball]] record for players from Europe?
* ... that '''[[Birthday effect|you are more likely to die on or near your birthday]]''' than at other times?
* ... that, in 1989, [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] Justice '''[[Robert F. Stephens]]''' issued an opinion that the state's entire public school system was unconstitutional?
* ... that '''[[No Stairway|an album recorded at]]''' [[Guitar Center]] was named after a line from the film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''?
* ... that for the 1954 film ''[[Beneath the 12-Mile Reef]]'', seven-time Academy Award nominee '''[[Edward Cronjager]]''' became the first cinematographer to use [[CinemaScope]] underwater?
* ... that '''[[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]]''' had intended to include an anti-[[Warner Bros. Records]] song on their triple-platinum selling album ''[[International Velvet (album)|International Velvet]]''?
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] striker '''[[Paul Walsh]]''' received months of treatment from a broken [[ultrasound]] machine?

*'''''02:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Richard Dehmel]] ''(pictured)'' said that "'''[[Befreit]]'''" (1898), the [[Lied]] setting of his poem by [[Richard Strauss]], was "a little bit too soft compared to the text, but it appeals to most people"?
* ... that intricate artworks on an Australian prison cell wall that were discovered by accident almost a century later are thought to be the handiwork of [[Convicts in Australia|convict]] '''[[James Walsh (convict)|James Walsh]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[Udokan Plateau]]''' experienced volcanic activity from the [[Miocene]] until about 2200 years ago?
* ... that '''[[Jozef Raskin]]''', a Belgian [[Scheutist missionary]] who was [[guillotine]]d for spying in World War II, has a statue erected in his honor in the city of [[Aarschot]]?
* ... that the United States' '''[[191st Army Band]]''' has the [[Special designation|special unit designation]] "Band of the Wild West"?
* ... that the [[Czech Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]] were the only party to win more than 16% of the vote in any '''[[Elections in the First Czechoslovak Republic|national parliamentary election in the First Czechoslovak Republic]]'''?
* ... that the lead actress of the Mexican film '''''[[Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas]]''''' created her character based on her father's death?
* ... that '''[[Refugee Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics|a team of refugees]]''' is expected to compete at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]?

===1 May 2016===
*'''''14:36, 1 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Lucca (dog)|Lucca]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the 67th recipient of the [[Dickin Medal]], having lost a leg in an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] explosion?
* ... that rabbi '''[[Carole B. Balin]]''' rediscovered the existence of 67 Jewish women writers from the late 19th- and early 20th-century [[Russian Empire]]?
* ... that the rock formation containing '''''[[Paradictyoolithus]]''''', a type of [[dinosaur egg]], was determined to be 91 to 94 million years old using [[uranium-lead dating]]?
* ... that Swedish diplomat '''[[Cossva Anckarsvärd]]''', [[Witnesses and testimonies of the Armenian Genocide|a witness]] to the [[Armenian Genocide]], called it an attempt to "exterminate the Armenian nation"?
* ... that the current '''[[Bank of England £10 note]]''' features a portrait of [[Charles Darwin]] and an illustration of {{HMS|Beagle}} on the reverse?
* ... that '''[[Paul Browne (archer)|Paul Browne]]''', a British former European champion [[Para-archery classification|Paralympic archer]], was born with [[arthrogryposis]]?
* ... that "'''[[We Don't Have To Dance]]'''" by [[Andy Biersack|Andy Black]] was written with [[Fall Out Boy]] singer [[Patrick Stump]]?
* ... that 76 people complained when the ''[[EastEnders]]'' characters '''[[Paul Coker (EastEnders)|Paul Coker]]''' and [[Ben Mitchell (EastEnders)|Ben Mitchell]] were seen topless together in a funeral parlour with a corpse in the room?

*'''''02:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the sites of [[Sira, India|Sira]] and the '''[[Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort]]''' ''(pictured)'' were considered auspicious because of a good omen of a hare chasing a hound, a common legend in the building of forts in India?''
* ... that Vice Admiral '''[[Robert Walls (admiral)|Robert Walls]]''' was among the last intake of 13 year old [[Midshipman|cadet midshipmen]] to be accepted by the [[Royal Australian Naval College]]?
* ... that after the 1972 hijacking of '''[[Pan Am Flight 841]]''', the pilot received honors at [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] as well as death threats and vandalism at his home?
* ... that American [[cross-country skiing]] coach '''[[Jon Kreamelmeyer]]''' was inducted into the [[Paralympic Hall of Fame]] in 2014?
* ... that the next version of the '''[[Bank of England £5 note]]''' will feature a portrait of [[Winston Churchill]]?
* ... that [[Tony Stewart]] won the '''[[2006 Banquet 400]]''' despite running out of fuel?
* ... that in '''''[[Munin (video game)|Munin]]''''', a [[puzzle-platformer]] video game, the goal is to retrieve the main {{nowrap|character's}} wings, stolen by the [[Norse mythology|Norse]] god [[Loki]]?
* ... that in one study, a [[newt]] was able to '''[[lens regeneration|regenerate the lens]]''' of its eye eighteen times?

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