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===30 September 2018===
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* ... that the game of '''[[Grasobern]]''' ''(card deck pictured)'' is easy to play, without the mental or psychological demands of other [[Bavaria]]n card games like [[Schafkopf]] and [[Watten (card game)|Watten]]?
* ... that during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], [[USS Trever (DD-339)|USS ''Trever'']] left '''[[Dwight Agnew|her captain]]''' behind when she put to sea?
* ... that [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] and [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]] each travelled on [[London Underground]] trains from '''[[Green Park tube station]]''' when they carried out the official openings of the [[Victoria line|Victoria]] and [[Jubilee line|Jubilee]] lines?
* ... that during his long acting career, '''[[Walter Renneisen]]''' has presented Patrick Süskind's ''[[Der Kontrabaß]]'' (''The Double Bass'') in his own touring production?
* ... that [[Adivasi]]-organized '''[[Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle|protests in Plachimada, India]]''', succeeded in removing a [[Coca-Cola]] factory that was polluting the groundwater?
* ... that while mayor of [[Torreón]], Mexico, '''[[Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís|Miguel Riquelme Solís]]''' led the construction of a cable car to the [[Cristo de las Noas]] statue which he dedicated as [[governor of Coahuila]]?
* ... that the venom of the '''[[speckled brown snake]]''' is 1.6 times more toxic than that of the [[Indian cobra]]?
* ... that [[Horatio Seymour]] did not want to be the 1868 U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, but '''[[Horatio Seymour presidential campaign, 1868|was given the nomination anyway]]'''?
===29 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 29 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Olivia Giacobetti]]''' ''(pictured)'' popularized the use of [[common fig|fig]]s in [[perfume]]ry?
* ... that the '''[[Rose Street Club]]''' in 19th-century [[Soho]] has been described as bridging the political gap between an earlier generation of [[Chartism|chartists]] and a newer trend towards [[anarchism]] and [[socialism]]?
* ... that '''[[Manuel Añorve Baños]]''' was appointed by [[Ángel Aguirre Rivero|his cousin]], the interim [[Governor of Guerrero]], Mexico, to serve as the interim mayor of [[Acapulco]]?
* ... that English rock band [[XTC]] hired a 40-piece orchestra for their 1999 album '''''[[Apple Venus Volume 1]]''''', to get a sound akin to "[[Ralph Vaughan Williams|Vaughan Williams]] with a hard-on"?
* ... that the '''[[Trichobaris trinotata|potato stalk borer]]''' used to be considered a serious pest of potatoes but modern management practices, such as the burning or removal of crop residues, have reduced its impact?
* ... that the '''[[List of longest-living members of the British royal family|longest-lived member of the British royal family]]''' is [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]], who died aged 102 years and 309 days?
* ... that '''[[Kevin Rashid Johnson]]''' was charged with inciting a riot for organizing a [[prison strike]] that may or may not have happened?
===28 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 28 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Kloster Gnadenthal, Hesse|Kloster Gnadenthal]]''' ''(building pictured)'' was a [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] nunnery from 1235, a Protestant women's ''[[Stift]]'' from 1564, and became an ecumenical community in 1969?
* ... that [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] mayoral candidate '''[[Cat Brooks]]''' performs in a one-woman show inspired by the death of [[Natasha McKenna]] in police custody?
* ... that '''[[Rudolf Sellner]]''' engaged [[Wieland Wagner|Richard Wagner's grandson]] to stage a [[Aida|Verdi opera]] as part of the opening of the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]?
* ... that about 11,000 eggs of the '''[[Chasmodes saburrae|Florida blenny]]''' were once found in an old can?
* ... that '''[[David Green (civil engineer)|David Green]]''' campaigned for new design standards following the collapse of a ferry walkway that killed six people?
* ... that [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s 1969 song "'''[[It Came Out of the Sky]]'''" was one of the first to criticize [[Ronald Reagan]]?
* ... that '''[[Derek Holmes (ice hockey)|Derek Holmes]]''' said the purpose of [[Hockey Canada]] was to beat the [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team|Russians]]?
===27 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 27 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a successful [[Peninsular War]] charge led by '''[[Thomas Hawker (British Army officer)|Thomas Hawker]]''' ''(pictured)'' was said to prove that the use of [[carbine]]s by cavalrymen was "nothing short of insanity"?
* ... that '''[[Campanino]]''' apples are used to make a sweet-and-hot condiment, ''[[mostarda|mostarda di Mantova]]'', that has been eaten since the [[Middle Ages]]?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Zach Hankins]]''' helped [[Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball|Ferris State]] win its first {{nowrap|Division II}} title in 2018, being named the tournament's most valuable player?
* ... that a loop from the anthem '''''[[O clap your hands (Vaughan Williams)|O clap your hands]]''''', a setting of verses from [[Psalm 47]] by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] for choir, brass, organ and percussion, was used by the Beatles for "[[Revolution 9]]"?
* ... that '''[[Manshuk Mametova]]''' was the first Kazakh woman to become a [[Hero of the Soviet Union]], after she refused to follow the rest of her unit in retreating from battle in [[Nevelsky District, Pskov Oblast|Nevel]]?
* ... that '''[[Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden]]''' has ponds which were originally [[marl]] pits?
* ... that '''[[Vijay Shastri]]''' has written more than 200 short stories in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sega Technical Institute]]''' released four ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games in three years?
===26 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 26 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 31 acoustic panels ''(pictured)'' on the ceiling of the [[Central University of Venezuela]]'s '''[[Aula Magna (Central University of Venezuela)|Aula Magna]]''' auditorium were originally meant to be an art installation in the outside corridor?
* ... that '''[[Honoka Inoue]]''' and her mother [[Kikuko Inoue|Kikuko]] provided the [[Voice acting in Japan|voices]] of a daughter and mother in the original net animation ''[[Pokémon Generations]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for September 25-->
* ... that the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Trump presidential campaign]] filed for arbitration against the publication of '''''[[Unhinged (book)|Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House]]''''' by [[Omarosa Manigault Newman]]?
* ... that in 1904, '''[[Dawson Williams]]''', editor of the ''British Medical Journal'', commissioned research from [[Edward Harrison (chemist)|Edward Harrison]] that exposed numerous medications as "valueless"?
* ... that the reluctance of '''[[Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia]]''' to support national causes triggered [[Macedonian Struggle|a wave of terrorist violence]] from nationalist bands?
* ... that '''''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''''' sold one million copies within a month of release in July 2002, making it the fastest-selling PC video game in history at that time?
* ... that '''[[Moses Brown (basketball)|Moses Brown]]''' is the top-ranked player in a [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]] incoming class that also includes the son of a [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Famer]]?
* ... that the tiny [[nematode]]s '''''[[Panagrolaimus detritophagus]]''''' and '''''[[Plectus parvus]]''''' were revived after more than 30,000 years frozen in [[permafrost]]?
===25 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 25 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in 1897 to rescue shipwrecked mariners, was itself rescued from the sea and given a new lease of life?
* ... that '''[[Arthur Rook (dermatologist)|Arthur Rook]]''' and [[Ian Whimster]] wrote important articles on [[keratoacanthoma]] and blistering skin diseases?
* ... that during the [[Quasi-War]], the '''[[History of the Office of The Inspector General of the United States Army|Inspector General of the United States Army]]''', [[Alexander Hamilton]], acted as the ''de facto'' head of the United States Army?
* ... that sociologist '''[[Ashley Mears]]''' conducted an [[ethnography]] of the fashion industry while working as a model in New York and London?
* ... that the name of '''[[Melimoyu]]''', a volcano in Chile, means "four breasts"?
* ... that '''[[Manuel Torres (diplomat)|Manuel Torres]]''' was the first foreign diplomat to die in the United States?
* ... that the '''[[Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club]]''', formed in 1880, was one of the first openly [[Socialism|socialist]] societies in London?
* ... that the Israeli actor '''[[Chaim Topol|Topol]]''', who won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] for his performance as [[Tevye]] in the 1971 film ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', played the role in shows and revivals about 3,500 times?
===24 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 24 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1944, educator '''[[Bazoline Estelle Usher]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[African Americans|African American]] to have an office at [[Atlanta City Hall]]?
* ... that '''''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]''''', a 1991 [[Newbery Medal|Newbery Honor]] book, was written in the style of a 19th-century travelogue?
* ... that '''[[Walter Freudenthal]]''' distinguished between the skin conditions [[actinic keratosis|keratoma senile]] and [[seborrheic keratosis|verruca senilis]], before leaving Nazi-occupied Europe?
* ... that deserters from the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army|South Sudanese army]] embarked on a '''[[2014 retreat from Western Bahr el Ghazal|long march north]]''', across the border into [[Sudan]], to escape their former comrades?
* ... that singer '''[[Elise Barensfeld]]''' is a possible dedicatee of Ludwig van Beethoven's ''[[Für Elise]]''?
* ... that the cover of '''''[[Houses of the Holy]]''''' was designed by [[Hipgnosis]] and based on photographs taken at the [[Giant's Causeway]]?
* ... that in 1901, '''[[Herbert R. Spencer]]''' described how to [[external cephalic version|turn a baby]] should it be in the [[breech birth|breech position]] before birth?
* ... that [[National Hot Rod Association]] '''[[Altered (drag racing)|Altereds]]''' were notorious for running sideways?
===23 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 23 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[General Frisbie (steamship)|General Frisbie]]''''' ''(pictured)'' accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed ''Commander'', and then turned into a [[salmon cannery]]?
* ... that '''[[Israa al-Ghomgham]]''' could become the first Saudi woman to be beheaded as punishment for defending [[human rights in Saudi Arabia|human rights]]?
* ... that under low [[relative humidity]] conditions, protonymph '''[[Pyroglyphidae|pyroglyphid mites]]''' may die, or they may enter a state of [[diapause]] until conditions improve?
* ... that Austrian fencer '''[[Ernst Königsgarten]]''' once performed in front of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]]?
* ... that the '''[[Dutch expedition to Valdivia|expedition to Valdivia]]''' seized and then abandoned the last Dutch possession on the Pacific coast of the Americas?
* ... that after [[Australian rules football]]er '''[[Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer)|Nathan Murphy]]''' was drafted by [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], cricketer [[Shane Warne]] rang club president [[Eddie McGuire]] to commend the selection?
* ... that a verse from '''[[Psalm 36]]''' is seen as endorsing [[animal welfare]] and [[animal rights]]?
* ... that the suspected Mexican drug lord '''[[José González Valencia]]''' possessed an official passport that had all the security features needed for international travel, issued under a [[Pseudonym|false name]]?
===22 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 22 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that flowers of the '''[[Serruria elongata|long-stalk spiderhead]]''' ''(pictured)'' produce a sweet smell late in the afternoon?
* ... that '''[[Kalākaua]]''' restored the [[hula]], which had previously been banned from being publicly performed, and sponsored other Native Hawaiian traditions in the first [[Hawaiian Renaissance]]?
* ... that '''[[Brownie (folklore)|brownies]]''', helpful [[Household deity|household spirits]] from British folklore, are said to leave a house forever if offered a gift of clothing?
* ... that '''[[Brian Kershisnik]]'''{{`s}} experiences of the births of his children inspired his painting ''Nativity''?
* ... that [[Leonard Bernstein]] composed '''''[[Opening Prayer]]''''' on a commission from [[Carnegie Hall]] for its reopening in 1986?
* ... that during the [[Wars of the Roses]], the son of '''[[William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville|William Bonville]]''' was killed at the [[Battle of Wakefield]] in 1460, and Bonville himself was executed a few months later after the [[Second Battle of St Albans]]?
* ... that '''[[Frosta AG|FRoSTA]]''', the largest [[frozen food]] company in Germany, suffered huge losses when it adopted [[sustainable fishery|sustainable sourcing]] and eliminated [[food additive]]s from its products?
* ... that the [[TARDIS]]'s Fast Return Switch featured in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial '''''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''''' appeared to have a label written in felt-tip pen?
===21 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Helen Woodrow Bones]]''' ''(pictured)'', U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s first cousin, became a "surrogate [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]" for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage?
* ... that despite the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'s $24 trillion in mineral reserves, '''[[Poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|more than 80% of its residents live in extreme poverty]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Mark Aubry]]''' is a lecturer on [[concussion]] awareness, a team physician for the [[Ottawa Senators]], and the chief medical officer of [[Hockey Canada]] and the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]?
* ... that science fiction writer [[Harlan Ellison]]'s earliest known published work was a [[Fan mail|fan letter]] to the comic book '''''[[Real Fact Comics]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Papadakos]]''', the first female organist at New York's [[Cathedral of Saint John the Divine]], wrote a musical portraying Roman life in ancient Pompeii when it was destroyed by the [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|eruption of Mt. Vesuvius]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sphenophorus parvulus|bluegrass billbug]]''' feeds on maize and other grain crops as well as on [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky bluegrass]]?
* ... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' published the anonymous essay "'''[[I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration]]'''" despite [[New York Times anonymous publications|its history of publishing few such works]]?
* ... that during [[Operation Mosaic]], Group Captain '''[[Stewart Menaul]]''' flew a [[English Electric Canberra|Canberra bomber]] through a [[Nuclear fallout|nuclear fallout]] cloud?
===20 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 20 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that while the filters added to the chimneys of the '''[[Windscale Piles]]''' ''(pictured)'' were mocked as "[[John Cockcroft#Cockcroft's Folly|Cockcroft's Follies]]", they prevented what might have been a disastrous radioactive accident?
* ... that as a child in [[Pontianak, Indonesia|Pontianak]], Indonesia, '''[[Sutarmidji]]''' used to [[Newspaper hawker|hawk newspapers]] close to the mayor's office that he would later occupy?
* ... that '''''[[Big Tips Texas]]''''' features scantily-clad waitresses from '''[[Redneck Heaven]]''', a [[breastaurant]] whose body-paint events led to nudity law changes in at least three Texas municipalities?
* . .. that '''[[Itzcóatl Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla|Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla]]''' stepped down as rector of the [[University of Guadalajara]] to seek a return to elected office as a [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Mexican federal deputy]]?
* ... that '''[[MIT Guyot|a former island]]''' is named after the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]?
* ... that soldiers from the Axis powers of [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Italian Social Republic|Italy]] committed '''[[Axis war crimes in Italy|more than 5,000 war crimes in Italy]]''' during [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|World War II]]?
* ... that a '''[[Pyemotidae|pyemotid mite]]''', commonly known as the '''[[Pyemotes tritici|straw itch mite]]''', has been investigated for use in [[biological pest control]]?
* ... that after being rejected by European and Chinese teams, '''[[DeMario Mayfield]]''' began his professional basketball career in [[Iraqi Division I Basketball League|an Iraqi league]]?
===19 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 19 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Belgian footballer [[Romelu Lukaku]] ''(pictured)'' has '''[[List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku|scored two international hat-tricks]]''', but only one is recognised by [[FIFA]]?
* ... that the '''[[murder of Deborah Linsley]]''' on a train in 1988 hastened the speed with which [[British Rail]] abolished the use of the type of [[compartment coach]] in which she died?
* ... that from 1660 to 1700, the majority of [[Japanese pottery and porcelain#Sengoku period|Japanese porcelain]] was '''[[Japanese export porcelain|made to be exported]]'''?
* ... that attorney '''[[Kristin Cooper]]''', the current [[First Lady]] of [[North Carolina]], has performed in several plays with her daughters?
* ... that '''[[Arrowe Country Park]]''' sits on land purchased in 1800 by the Mayor of Liverpool with money earned from the [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trade]]?''
* ... that the German composer '''[[Karl Ludwig Drobisch]]''' and [[Moritz Wilhelm Drobisch|his brother]] calculated planetary movements?
* ... that '''''[[Sabrina (comics)|Sabrina]]''''', a critique of the modern "[[fake news]]" era, is the first [[graphic novel]] to be longlisted for the [[Booker Prize]]?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias]]''' denied there was such a thing as a true [[Hermaphrodite#Humans|hermaphrodite]]?
===18 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 18 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[brown-hooded kingfisher]]''' ''(pictured)'', about {{convert|22|cm|in}} long, has been recorded eating reptiles as long as {{convert|25|cm|in}}?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Trey Kell]]''' signed with the Bosnian team [[KK Igokea|Igokea]] over nine other European offers?
* ... that "'''[[Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht]]'''", part of German Protestant and Catholic [[hymnal]]s, began as a poem by [[Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]] from the [[Age of Enlightenment]]?
* ... that '''[[Kaʻiminaʻauao]]''', a younger sibling of Hawaii's Queen [[Liliʻuokalani]], died in an epidemic that killed more than 10,000 people, mostly [[Native Hawaiians]]?
* ... that [[Niel Gow]], a Scottish [[fiddler]], is said to have composed many of his best-known tunes under '''[[Niel Gow's Oak|a tree on the banks of the River Tay]]'''?
* ... that in 1381, during the [[Peasants' Revolt]], '''[[John Fresshe]]'''—later to be [[Lord Mayor of London]]—was widely suspected of encouraging the mob to burn down the [[Marshalsea|Marshalsea Prison]]?
* ... that the United States government purchased [[John Lennon]]'s boyhood stamp album for the '''[[National Philatelic Collection (United States)|National Philatelic Collection]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Bob Wood (comics)|Bob Wood]]''', co-creator of the comic ''[[Crime Does Not Pay (comics)|Crime Does Not Pay]]'', served three years in prison for manslaughter, and was murdered a year after his release?
===17 September 2018===
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* ... that some '''[[Ludwigsburg porcelain]]''' figures from the 1760s ''(example pictured)'' show the lighter dance costumes pioneered by the ballet master [[Jean-Georges Noverre]]?
* ... that a record reward was raised by the local [[Crime Stoppers]] in the month-long search for missing [[University of Iowa]] student '''[[Killing of Mollie Tibbetts|Mollie Tibbetts]]''', who was found dead in a cornfield?
* ... that around one million [[pilgrim]]s visit the '''[[Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella]]''' in [[Materdomini (Caposele)|Materdomini]], Italy, each year?
* ... that in 2018, '''[[Diede de Groot]]''' became the first woman in [[wheelchair tennis]] to win both the women's singles and doubles events at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]?
* ... that the '''[[Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail]]''' in [[Wenatchee, Washington]], was funded by a local utility company as part of [[environmental mitigation]] for [[hydroelectric dam]]s?
* ... that juvenile '''[[Cerithideopsis scalariformis|ladder hornsnails]]''' tend to live underwater while the adults mostly live above the high water mark?
* ... that with the [[USC Trojans]], beach volleyball player '''[[Sara Hughes]]''' won 103 consecutive matches and 2 [[NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship|NCAA Championships]]?
* ... that during the '''[[Battle of Neville's Cross]]''', King [[David II of Scotland]] was shot twice in the face by arrows and taken prisoner after knocking out the teeth of his captor?
===16 September 2018===
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* ... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, the '''{{Ship|SS|Yarmouth}}''' ''(crew pictured)'', flagship of [[Marcus Garvey]]'s [[Black Star Line]], was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"?
* ... that "Love Men Holic" by '''[[Shiena Nishizawa]]''' is a love song that uses [[ramen]]-related puns in its lyrics?
* ... that the '''[[Überwasserkirche]]''', a Gothic [[hall church]] in [[Münster]], was the location of the second of three sermons held in 1941 by Bishop [[Clemens August Graf von Galen]] in defiance of the Nazi regime?
* ... that common names for '''''[[Eucalyptus exserta]]''''' include Queensland peppermint, bendo, and messmate?
* ... that the '''[[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]''' has sometimes been more influential than senior [[Union Council of Ministers|government ministers]]?
* ... that [[U.S. Route 66|United States Route 66]], decommissioned in 1985, was recently designated as '''[[U.S. Bicycle Route 66|a bicycle route]]'''?
* ... that in 1855, '''[[Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty]]''' became the first Indian to pass the [[Indian Medical Service]] examination?
* ... that perfumer '''[[Alberto Morillas]]''' has created nearly 7,000 fragrances?
===15 September 2018===
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* ... that '''''[[Das goldene Kreuz]]''''' (''The Golden Cross''), the second opera by [[Ignaz Brüll]] ''(pictured)'', was an immediate international success but was later banned by the Nazi regime?
* ... that in 1985, '''[[Shiv Pande]]''' arranged for a joint India-Pakistan cricket team to play "the rest of the world" in aid of [[Mother Teresa]]'s charity and the orphans of the [[Bhopal disaster|Bhopal gas disaster]]?
* ... that the comic book '''''[[Accelerators (comics)|The Accelerators]]''''' was originally conceived as a [[screenplay]]?
* ... that '''[[James T. Mullen]]''' was the first [[Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus|Supreme Knight]] of the [[Knights of Columbus]]?
* ... that a reconstruction of a [[Thermae|Roman bath house]] at the '''[[Hull and East Riding Museum]]''' includes an original [[Roman mosaic|mosaic]] and a life-sized bather?
* ... that Mexican senator '''[[Delfina Gómez Álvarez]]''' entered politics at the urging of a former mayor who later ran for the Senate alongside her?
* ... that the [[2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship]] took place at the '''[[Edel-optics.de Arena]]''' in [[Hamburg]]?
* ... that ''[[Radio Times]]'' critic Alison Graham called the character '''[[Jacob Masters]]''' "a cocky narcissist" following his debut in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''?
===14 September 2018===
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* ... that the long tails on the hindwings of the '''[[Luna moth]]''' ''(pictured)'' are thought to interfere with [[Animal echolocation|echolocation]] detection used by predatory bats?
* ... that five years ago today, '''[[Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton|Tiffany Whitton]]''' left her handbag and [[flip-flops]] behind when she ran out of a [[Walmart]] at 2 a.m., and has not been seen since?<!--Special occasion hook for September 13-->
* ... that the '''[[Hanbo scandal]]''', one of South Korea's largest corruption cases, involved presidential aides, a former minister, and top banking executives?
* ... that '''[[Magne Dæhli]]''' was part of the gold-winning team in the men's relay of the [[World Orienteering Championships]] for three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018?
* ... that a Jewish prisoner at the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] '''[[Escape of Viktor Pestek and Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz|escaped disguised as an SS guard]]''' along with an ''[[Rottenführer|SS-Rottenführer]]''?
* ... that in 2017, '''[[Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros]]''' joined eight other [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|Mexican senators]] in switching parties after a dispute over commission seats, more than doubling the [[Labor Party (Mexico)|Labor Party]]'s ranks?
* ... that a line of T-shirts produced by '''[[Massive Goods]]''' featuring art by [[Gengoroh Tagame]] became popular in the [[LGBTQ representations in hip hop music|LGBTQ hip-hop scene]]?
* ... that American pediatrician '''[[Frank Spooner Churchill]]''' believed that [[breast milk]] could be spoiled if the mother was anxious?
===13 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Mount Cayley massif]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[British Columbia]] has been investigated as a potential [[geothermal energy]] resource?
* ... that '''[[Reginald St John Battersby]]''' joined the British Army aged 14, was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] at 15, and lost a leg at 17?
* ... that '''[[Vanessa Delgado]]'''{{`s}} 112-day term in the [[California State Senate]] will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
* ... that pieces of '''[[Hirado ware]]''' decorated with seven boys chasing butterflies were once made only for the ''[[shōgun]]'' and [[Emperor of Japan|emperors of Japan]]?
* ... that in 2001, [[HIV/AIDS]] campaigner '''[[Minoo Mohraz]]''' defied a media ban by using the word "[[condom]]" on [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Iranian national television]]?
* ... that '''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)|season 9]]''' is the longest-running of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' seasons, airing for four and a half years?
* ... that in 1948, [[Ralph Ellison]], [[Richard Wright (author)|Richard Wright]], and [[Fredric Wertham]] helped establish the '''[[Lafargue Clinic]]''' in New York City, one of the first to provide low-cost psychiatric services to black patients?
* ... that the [[bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] scales of the worm '''''[[Lepidonotus squamatus]]''''' adhere to any predator that feeds on it, making the attacker more visible to its own predators?
===12 September 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the last surviving royal student from the [[Royal School (Hawaii)|Chiefs' Children's School]], a select school for the nobles and rulers of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]?<!--Special occasion hook for September 11th-->
* ... that the [[Royal Air Force]]'s "'''[[RX12874|Winkle]]'''" system tracked aircraft by listening for their [[Radar jamming and deception|radar jammers]]?
* ... that editorial cartoonist '''[[Etta Hulme]]''' began her artistic career at [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney animation studio]] under [[Ward Kimball]]?
* ... that the breakout single "'''[[Broken (lovelytheband song)|broken]]'''" by [[lovelytheband]] was inspired by its vocalist after he split up with his previous band, [[Oh Honey (band)|Oh Honey]]?
* ... that '''[[Fredy Hirsch]]''' saved the lives of children at [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] by impressing [[SS-Totenkopfverbände|SS guards]], even though he was Jewish and openly gay?
* ... that the '''[[Exocoetus obtusirostris|oceanic two-wing flyingfish]]''' exhibits [[countershading]]?
* ... that '''[[Roberto Benedicto]]''' was so close to his fraternity brother, Philippine President [[Ferdinand Marcos]], that he had full access to the presidential quarters in [[Malacañang Palace]]?<!--Special occasion hook for September 11th-->
* ... that sections of '''[[Washington State Route 821]]''' are shut down for annual [[cattle drive]]s, a marathon, and a heritage tractor run?
===11 September 2018===
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* ... that the 2018 animated film '''''[[Seder-Masochism]]''''' was said to turn parts of [[The Exodus|the Exodus]] ''(God figure pictured)'' "into [[Busby Berkeley]]-style song-and-dance numbers"?
* ... that the surgeon '''[[Graham Stack (surgeon)|Graham Stack]]''' advocated naming the fingers of the hand, rather than numbering them, in order to avoid surgical errors?
* ... that the '''[[United States Lifesaving Association]]''' calculated that a person has a 1 in 18 million chance of [[drowning]] at a beach patrolled by lifeguards affiliated with the association?
* ... that mezzo-soprano '''[[Sybille Specht]]''' appeared as La Belle in [[La Belle et la Bête (opera)|a chamber opera]] by [[Philip Glass]] at the [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]]?
* ... that '''[[Godfrey's Cordial]]''', a popular infant sedative in Victorian Britain, led to numerous fatalities?
* ... that American missionary '''[[Mary Sophia Hyde Rice]]''' taught [[Sanford B. Dole]], who later became [[Hawaii]]{{'s}} only president?
* ... that though caterpillars feed on the leaves of '''''[[Hypericum punctatum]]''''', the foliage is toxic to mammals?
* ... that '''[[Max Steiner]]''' was often criticized for his excessive use of "[[Mickey Mousing]]" in his film scores?
===10 September 2018===
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* ... that despite homosexuality being [[LGBT rights in Iran|punishable by death]], Iranian LGBT activists celebrate '''[[IranPride Day]]''' ''(logo pictured)'' by secretly photographing themselves holding [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow flags]] in [[Tehran]] and other cities?
* ... that '''[[Milton Griepp]]''' was receiving [[Unemployment benefits#United States|unemployment benefits]] when he co-founded [[Capital City Distribution]], which became the largest comic book distributor in the United States?
* ... that the skeleton shrimp '''''[[Caprella penantis]]''''' may take on some of the coloration of whatever it is feeding on?
* ... that in 2016, '''[[Jaime Bonilla Valdez]]''' invited current Mexican president-elect [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] to his suite at [[Petco Park]] to watch the [[2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]?
* ... that Australian artist [[John Peter Russell]] painted '''[[Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting)|a portrait of Vincent van Gogh]]''' and gave it to him as a mark of their friendship?
* ... that police investigating the 1988 '''[[Murder of April Tinsley|murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley]]''' believed that the murderer also left threatening notes with used condoms on girls' bicycles in 2004?
* ... that if completed, the proposed {{convert|1422|ft|adj=on}} '''[[Tribune East Tower]]''' would be the second [[List of tallest buildings in Chicago|tallest building in Chicago]], behind the [[Willis Tower]]?
* ... that in 1985, Victor Almaraz made a '''[[charro outfit]]''' which consisted mainly of [[Drink can#Pop-tab|pull tabs]] from 2,500 [[aluminum can]]s?
===9 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 9 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Prince '''[[Leleiohoku II|William Pitt Leleiohoku II]]''' ''(pictured)'' formed the Kawaihau Glee Club, said to be composed of the "very purest and sweetest male voices to be found amongst the [[Native Hawaiians]]"?
* ... that despite winning [[Roush Fenway Racing]]'s 100th NASCAR Cup Series race in the '''[[2007 Dodge Dealers 400]]''', driver [[Carl Edwards]] was penalized for his car being too low at the right-rear?
* ... that when [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] invited [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] to join an alliance against '''[[Muhammad VII of Granada]]''', [[Charles III of Navarre]] informed Muhammad VII of this scheme, called him "my brother" and sent him military aid?
* ... that the '''[[1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game|first NCAA Basketball Championship Game]]''' was attended by [[James Naismith]], the inventor of basketball?
* ... that Japanese [[voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] '''[[Azumi Waki]]''' initially wished to pursue a career as a flight attendant, but gave up because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate?<!--Special occasion hook for September 8-->
* ... that in most of the killings of the '''[[Bangladesh Drug War]]''' the victims were shot at night, and weapons and drugs were found near the bodies?
* ... that before becoming a college professor, '''[[Alan L. Gropman]]''' flew more than 670 combat missions during [[Vietnam War|two tours of Vietnam]]?
* ... that '''[[Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990|every Australian has the right to a free portrait of the Queen]]'''?
===8 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 8 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that while attempting to escape from underwater predators, the '''[[Exocoetus volitans|tropical two-wing flyingfish]]''' ''(pictured)'' may find other hazards above the waves?
* ... that Canadian basketball player '''[[Grandy Glaze]]''' made his professional debut in the [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]], which he led in [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]]?
* ... that the surrender of the Polish garrison at the '''[[Battle of Westerplatte]]''' on 7 September 1939 ended what has been described as the opening battle of World War II?
* ... that '''[[Margaret Storkan]]''' made seven trips to the developing world on the hospital ship [[SS Hope|SS ''Hope'']] where she was the only dermatologist?
* ... that in 2016, fifty years after the [[Batman]] villain [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] was introduced, she starred in her own '''[[Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death|comic book miniseries]]'''?
* ... that the first victim of the Turkish [[serial killer]] '''[[Hamdi Kayapınar]]''' was his sibling?
* ... that sand from [[Sandy Hook]], New Jersey, and New York City's [[Rockaway, Queens|Rockaway Peninsula]] was brought by barge to '''[[Orchard Beach (Bronx)|Orchard Beach]]'''?
* ... that the social and political theorist '''[[Dinesh Wadiwel]]''' argues that humans are waging a war on animals?
===7 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 7 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[paper car wheel|paper wheels]]''' ''(pictured)'' provided a quiet and smooth ride in [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman]] dining and sleeping cars?
* ... that the 19th-century writer '''[[Athalia Schwartz]]''' addressed the conditions and lives of prostitutes in England, the Netherlands, and Belgium?
* ... that the proposed '''[[Ybor Stadium]]''' would be the smallest in [[Major League Baseball]] by seating capacity?
* ... that as a [[5th New York Volunteer Infantry|volunteer infantryman]] in the American Civil War, '''[[Felix Agnus]]''' saved the life of Captain [[Hugh Judson Kilpatrick|Judson Kilpatrick]]?
* ... that '''[[MIS416]]''', a drug derived from [[Cutibacterium acnes|bacteria that cause acne]], was used to treat [[multiple sclerosis]] in New Zealand under a [[Expanded access|compassionate use]] law before clinical trials were unable to prove its efficacy?
* ... that '''[[Mulshankar Mulani]]''' introduced [[tragedy]] to [[Gujarati theatre]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland]]''''' was the first official document to inform the [[Allies of World War II|Western Allies]] about [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]?
* ... that by the end of the 2017–18 season, '''[[IFK Kristianstad]]''' had won 66 consecutive home matches against domestic opposition?
===6 September 2018===
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* ... that '''[[raindrop cake]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a dessert made of water and [[agar]], and has practically no calories?
* ... that Slovene-American '''[[Katka Zupančič]]''' wrote children's poetry about the austerity of immigrant life?
* ... that there are no rules against reverse rotational lifts, in which the woman lifts the man, as '''[[competition elements in ice dance]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[B&B Carousell]]''', built over 100 years ago, is the last operating [[carousel]] in [[Coney Island]]?
* ... that '''[[Tosia Altman]]'''{{`s}} blonde hair and fluency in Polish enabled her to pass as a gentile and travel between [[Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland]] to organize [[Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe |armed resistance]] to [[the Holocaust]]?
* ... that the '''[[Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum]]''' in [[Tirana]] counts among its alumni most Albanian professional artists, as well as the [[Edi Rama|current Prime Minister of Albania]]?
* ... that '''[[Mary Blair Moody]]''' became the first woman to earn an MD from [[University at Buffalo|Buffalo Medical College]]?
* ... that one of the scientific names in use for the '''[[Kimberley death adder]]''' was given in honour of actor [[Burt Lancaster]]?
===5 September 2018===
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* ... that one account has it that [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] offered his mistress [[Nell Gwyn]] ''(pictured)'' "all the land she could ride around before breakfast"—and the next morning she rode out early and encircled what would become '''[[Bestwood Country Park|Bestwood Park]]'''?
* ... that 15 future professors of medicine in Japan worked in '''[[Ken Hashimoto]]'''{{`s}} American laboratory?
* ... that the sea anemone '''''[[Diadumene cincta]]''''' reproduces by [[Fragmentation (reproduction)|basal laceration]], with pieces of tissue becoming detached from the base and developing into new individuals?
* ... that in 1608, Greek spy '''[[Petros Lantzas]]''' devised a plan to assassinate the Ottoman Sultan by placing a present containing explosives in front of him?
* ... that [[Arthur Machen]]'s novella '''''[[The Great God Pan]]''''' has influenced such writers as [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Peter Straub]], and [[Stephen King]]?
* ... that '''[[Ramiz Kovaçi]]''', a [[baritone]] at the [[National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania]], was also a jury member for a [[light music]] festival?
* ... that in 1959, the US Supreme Court '''[[Napue v. Illinois|ruled it unconstitutional]]''' for a prosecutor to knowingly use false testimony, even if the testimony does not directly relate to the defendant's guilt?
* ... that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player '''[[Claudio Gomes]]''' won a trophy at [[Wembley Stadium]] one second into his professional debut?
===4 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[cocoi heron]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the largest heron in South America?
* ... that '''[[Ronald Smelser]]'''{{`s}} 2008 book ''[[The Myth of the Eastern Front]]'' focuses on the [[Clean Wehrmacht|myth of the clean Wehrmacht]]?
* ... that for his song of praise "'''[[Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren]]'''", [[Paul Gerhardt]] used the [[Sapphic stanza]]?
* ... that Hawaiian diplomat '''[[John Mākini Kapena]]''' was sent to Japan in 1882 to discuss [[Japanese in Hawaii|Japanese immigration to Hawaii]]?
* ... that prior to heading [[National Petroleum Authority|Ghana's petroleum authority]], lawyer '''[[Hassan Tampuli]]''' secured the release of a journalist who had been detained for writing about [[John Mahama|the country's president]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palembang Light Rail Transit]]''', which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
* ... that clothes created by '''[[Matilda Etches]]''' in the 1940s were the first modern fashion items to be honoured as key acquisitions by London's [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]?
* ... that [[Major League Baseball]] umpires have visited 131 hospitals since 2006, giving seriously ill children more than 12,500 stuffed toys, through their '''[[UMPS CARE]]''' charity?
===3 September 2018===
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* ... that exports of '''[[Vienna porcelain]]''' ''(example pictured)'' to the [[Ottoman Empire]] reached 120,000 pieces a year in the 18th century?
* ... that a [[lost film]] by [[Andy Warhol]] shows the production of [[Jack Smith (film director)|Jack Smith]]'s '''''[[Normal Love]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[minoritized language]]s''' are languages targeted for extermination, even when spoken by a majority of the population?
* ... that Japanese erotic film star '''[[Mitsu Dan]]''' writes fiction for literary magazines?
* ... that [[HMS Romulus (1785)|'''HMS ''Romulus''''']] used [[false flag|false colours]] to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired?
* ... that former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent '''[[Luis Posada Carriles]]''' twice escaped from prison in Venezuela, where he faced trial for the [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 455|bombing of Cubana Flight 455]]?
* ... that '''[[Leasowe Lighthouse]]''' had the only known female [[lighthouse keeper]] when it ceased operating in 1908?
* ... that '''[[Munafri Arifuddin]]''' [[Makassar mayoral election, 2018|ran unopposed for mayor]] of [[Makassar]], Indonesia, won more than 250,000 votes, [[None of the above|and lost]]?
===2 September 2018===
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* ... that [[Wieluń]], Poland, became the first city to sustain '''[[Bombing of Wieluń|major damage and casualties from German bombing]]''' ''(pictured)'' in World War II?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ...that '''[[Keanolani]]''' was the illegitimate daughter of King [[Kamehameha V]], who died in 1872 without naming an heir to the throne?
* ... that '''[[biblical criticism]]''' was dominated by white male Protestant Christians until the late twentieth century?
* ... that [[SpaceX]]'s Rocket Development and Test Facility is on the site of '''[[Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant]]''', a former World War II bomb-making facility?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ... that Texas-born '''[[Mario Alberto Peña]]''' became a suspected regional leader of the [[Gulf Cartel]] and a gangster folk hero on both sides of the [[Mexico–United States border]]?
* ... that Charles Wood's '''''[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]]''''' has been regarded as an "epitome of Church of England worship"?
* ... that '''[[Ian Aird]]''' performed [[thoracotomy|chest surgery]] on a wounded German officer after the British surgeon had been captured by a German Panzer column during the [[North African Campaign]]?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ... that [[Wikipedia]] has a rule allowing its editors to "'''[[ignore all rules]]'''"?
===1 September 2018===
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* ... that the parasitic '''[[Lernaeenicus sprattae|sprat eye-maggot]]''' ''(pictured)'' attaches to its '''[[European sprat|sprat]]''' host through its eye?
* ... that voice actress '''[[Aya Hirano]]''' played the lead role in the multi-award-winning [[anime]] series ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for 31 August-->
* ... that a {{convert|156|ft|m|adj=on}} tunnel for the '''[[Interstate 78 in New York|Lower Manhattan Expressway]]''' was built in New York City in the 1960s, but was never used?
* ... that '''[[Bulgarian cosmonaut program|Bulgaria's first cosmonaut]]''', [[Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut)|Georgi Ivanov]], safely returned to Earth despite a failing main engine and a damaged backup engine on his [[Soyuz 33]] spacecraft?
* ... that '''[[Anastasia Soare]]''' is the "Eyebrow Queen"?
* ... that the creators of the video game franchise ''[[God of War (franchise)|God of War]]'' named their main character [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] without knowing that '''[[Kratos (mythology)|an actual god by that name]]''' appears in the Greek tragedy ''[[Prometheus Bound]]''?
* ... that despite having [[Cancer staging|Stage IV]] lung cancer, '''[[Sutopo Purwo Nugroho]]''' continues to act as spokesman for the [[Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management]]?
* ... that where the United States has '''[[Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google|FAANG]]''', China has BAT?
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===30 September 2018===
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* ... that the game of '''[[Grasobern]]''' ''(card deck pictured)'' is easy to play, without the mental or psychological demands of other [[Bavaria]]n card games like [[Schafkopf]] and [[Watten (card game)|Watten]]?
* ... that during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], [[USS Trever (DD-339)|USS ''Trever'']] left '''[[Dwight Agnew|her captain]]''' behind when she put to sea?
* ... that [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] and [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]] each travelled on [[London Underground]] trains from '''[[Green Park tube station]]''' when they carried out the official openings of the [[Victoria line|Victoria]] and [[Jubilee line|Jubilee]] lines?
* ... that during his long acting career, '''[[Walter Renneisen]]''' has presented Patrick Süskind's ''[[Der Kontrabaß]]'' (''The Double Bass'') in his own touring production?
* ... that [[Adivasi]]-organized '''[[Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle|protests in Plachimada, India]]''', succeeded in removing a [[Coca-Cola]] factory that was polluting the groundwater?
* ... that while mayor of [[Torreón]], Mexico, '''[[Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís|Miguel Riquelme Solís]]''' led the construction of a cable car to the [[Cristo de las Noas]] statue which he dedicated as [[governor of Coahuila]]?
* ... that the venom of the '''[[speckled brown snake]]''' is 1.6 times more toxic than that of the [[Indian cobra]]?
* ... that [[Horatio Seymour]] did not want to be the 1868 U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, but '''[[Horatio Seymour presidential campaign, 1868|was given the nomination anyway]]'''?
===29 September 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Olivia Giacobetti]]''' ''(pictured)'' popularized the use of [[common fig|fig]]s in [[perfume]]ry?
* ... that the '''[[Rose Street Club]]''' in 19th-century [[Soho]] has been described as bridging the political gap between an earlier generation of [[Chartism|chartists]] and a newer trend towards [[anarchism]] and [[socialism]]?
* ... that '''[[Manuel Añorve Baños]]''' was appointed by [[Ángel Aguirre Rivero|his cousin]], the interim [[Governor of Guerrero]], Mexico, to serve as the interim mayor of [[Acapulco]]?
* ... that English rock band [[XTC]] hired a 40-piece orchestra for their 1999 album '''''[[Apple Venus Volume 1]]''''', to get a sound akin to "[[Ralph Vaughan Williams|Vaughan Williams]] with a hard-on"?
* ... that the '''[[Trichobaris trinotata|potato stalk borer]]''' used to be considered a serious pest of potatoes but modern management practices, such as the burning or removal of crop residues, have reduced its impact?
* ... that the '''[[List of longest-living members of the British royal family|longest-lived member of the British royal family]]''' is [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]], who died aged 102 years and 309 days?
* ... that '''[[Kevin Rashid Johnson]]''' was charged with inciting a riot for organizing a [[prison strike]] that may or may not have happened?
===28 September 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Kloster Gnadenthal, Hesse|Kloster Gnadenthal]]''' ''(building pictured)'' was a [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] nunnery from 1235, a Protestant women's ''[[Stift]]'' from 1564, and became an ecumenical community in 1969?
* ... that [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] mayoral candidate '''[[Cat Brooks]]''' performs in a one-woman show inspired by the death of [[Natasha McKenna]] in police custody?
* ... that '''[[Rudolf Sellner]]''' engaged [[Wieland Wagner|Richard Wagner's grandson]] to stage a [[Aida|Verdi opera]] as part of the opening of the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]?
* ... that about 11,000 eggs of the '''[[Chasmodes saburrae|Florida blenny]]''' were once found in an old can?
* ... that '''[[David Green (civil engineer)|David Green]]''' campaigned for new design standards following the collapse of a ferry walkway that killed six people?
* ... that [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s 1969 song "'''[[It Came Out of the Sky]]'''" was one of the first to criticize [[Ronald Reagan]]?
* ... that '''[[Derek Holmes (ice hockey)|Derek Holmes]]''' said the purpose of [[Hockey Canada]] was to beat the [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team|Russians]]?
===27 September 2018===
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* ... that a successful [[Peninsular War]] charge led by '''[[Thomas Hawker (British Army officer)|Thomas Hawker]]''' ''(pictured)'' was said to prove that the use of [[carbine]]s by cavalrymen was "nothing short of insanity"?
* ... that '''[[Campanino]]''' apples are used to make a sweet-and-hot condiment, ''[[mostarda|mostarda di Mantova]]'', that has been eaten since the [[Middle Ages]]?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Zach Hankins]]''' helped [[Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball|Ferris State]] win its first {{nowrap|Division II}} title in 2018, being named the tournament's most valuable player?
* ... that a loop from the anthem '''''[[O clap your hands (Vaughan Williams)|O clap your hands]]''''', a setting of verses from [[Psalm 47]] by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] for choir, brass, organ and percussion, was used by the Beatles for "[[Revolution 9]]"?
* ... that '''[[Manshuk Mametova]]''' was the first Kazakh woman to become a [[Hero of the Soviet Union]], after she refused to follow the rest of her unit in retreating from battle in [[Nevelsky District, Pskov Oblast|Nevel]]?
* ... that '''[[Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden]]''' has ponds which were originally [[marl]] pits?
* ... that '''[[Vijay Shastri]]''' has written more than 200 short stories in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sega Technical Institute]]''' released four ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games in three years?
===26 September 2018===
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* ... that the 31 acoustic panels ''(pictured)'' on the ceiling of the [[Central University of Venezuela]]'s '''[[Aula Magna (Central University of Venezuela)|Aula Magna]]''' auditorium were originally meant to be an art installation in the outside corridor?
* ... that '''[[Honoka Inoue]]''' and her mother [[Kikuko Inoue|Kikuko]] provided the [[Voice acting in Japan|voices]] of a daughter and mother in the original net animation ''[[Pokémon Generations]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for September 25-->
* ... that the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Trump presidential campaign]] filed for arbitration against the publication of '''''[[Unhinged (book)|Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House]]''''' by [[Omarosa Manigault Newman]]?
* ... that in 1904, '''[[Dawson Williams]]''', editor of the ''British Medical Journal'', commissioned research from [[Edward Harrison (chemist)|Edward Harrison]] that exposed numerous medications as "valueless"?
* ... that the reluctance of '''[[Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia]]''' to support national causes triggered [[Macedonian Struggle|a wave of terrorist violence]] from nationalist bands?
* ... that '''''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''''' sold one million copies within a month of release in July 2002, making it the fastest-selling PC video game in history at that time?
* ... that '''[[Moses Brown (basketball)|Moses Brown]]''' is the top-ranked player in a [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]] incoming class that also includes the son of a [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Famer]]?
* ... that the tiny [[nematode]]s '''''[[Panagrolaimus detritophagus]]''''' and '''''[[Plectus parvus]]''''' were revived after more than 30,000 years frozen in [[permafrost]]?
===25 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in 1897 to rescue shipwrecked mariners, was itself rescued from the sea and given a new lease of life?
* ... that '''[[Arthur Rook (dermatologist)|Arthur Rook]]''' and [[Ian Whimster]] wrote important articles on [[keratoacanthoma]] and blistering skin diseases?
* ... that during the [[Quasi-War]], the '''[[History of the Office of The Inspector General of the United States Army|Inspector General of the United States Army]]''', [[Alexander Hamilton]], acted as the ''de facto'' head of the United States Army?
* ... that sociologist '''[[Ashley Mears]]''' conducted an [[ethnography]] of the fashion industry while working as a model in New York and London?
* ... that the name of '''[[Melimoyu]]''', a volcano in Chile, means "four breasts"?
* ... that '''[[Manuel Torres (diplomat)|Manuel Torres]]''' was the first foreign diplomat to die in the United States?
* ... that the '''[[Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club]]''', formed in 1880, was one of the first openly [[Socialism|socialist]] societies in London?
* ... that the Israeli actor '''[[Chaim Topol|Topol]]''', who won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] for his performance as [[Tevye]] in the 1971 film ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', played the role in shows and revivals about 3,500 times?
===24 September 2018===
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* ... that in 1944, educator '''[[Bazoline Estelle Usher]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[African Americans|African American]] to have an office at [[Atlanta City Hall]]?
* ... that '''''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]''''', a 1991 [[Newbery Medal|Newbery Honor]] book, was written in the style of a 19th-century travelogue?
* ... that '''[[Walter Freudenthal]]''' distinguished between the skin conditions [[actinic keratosis|keratoma senile]] and [[seborrheic keratosis|verruca senilis]], before leaving Nazi-occupied Europe?
* ... that deserters from the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army|South Sudanese army]] embarked on a '''[[2014 retreat from Western Bahr el Ghazal|long march north]]''', across the border into [[Sudan]], to escape their former comrades?
* ... that singer '''[[Elise Barensfeld]]''' is a possible dedicatee of Ludwig van Beethoven's ''[[Für Elise]]''?
* ... that the cover of '''''[[Houses of the Holy]]''''' was designed by [[Hipgnosis]] and based on photographs taken at the [[Giant's Causeway]]?
* ... that in 1901, '''[[Herbert R. Spencer]]''' described how to [[external cephalic version|turn a baby]] should it be in the [[breech birth|breech position]] before birth?
* ... that [[National Hot Rod Association]] '''[[Altered (drag racing)|Altereds]]''' were notorious for running sideways?
===23 September 2018===
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* ... that '''''[[General Frisbie (steamship)|General Frisbie]]''''' ''(pictured)'' accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed ''Commander'', and then turned into a [[salmon cannery]]?
* ... that '''[[Israa al-Ghomgham]]''' could become the first Saudi woman to be beheaded as punishment for defending [[human rights in Saudi Arabia|human rights]]?
* ... that under low [[relative humidity]] conditions, protonymph '''[[Pyroglyphidae|pyroglyphid mites]]''' may die, or they may enter a state of [[diapause]] until conditions improve?
* ... that Austrian fencer '''[[Ernst Königsgarten]]''' once performed in front of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]]?
* ... that the '''[[Dutch expedition to Valdivia|expedition to Valdivia]]''' seized and then abandoned the last Dutch possession on the Pacific coast of the Americas?
* ... that after [[Australian rules football]]er '''[[Nathan Murphy (Australian footballer)|Nathan Murphy]]''' was drafted by [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], cricketer [[Shane Warne]] rang club president [[Eddie McGuire]] to commend the selection?
* ... that a verse from '''[[Psalm 36]]''' is seen as endorsing [[animal welfare]] and [[animal rights]]?
* ... that the suspected Mexican drug lord '''[[José González Valencia]]''' possessed an official passport that had all the security features needed for international travel, issued under a [[Pseudonym|false name]]?
===22 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 22 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that flowers of the '''[[Serruria elongata|long-stalk spiderhead]]''' ''(pictured)'' produce a sweet smell late in the afternoon?
* ... that '''[[Kalākaua]]''' restored the [[hula]], which had previously been banned from being publicly performed, and sponsored other Native Hawaiian traditions in the first [[Hawaiian Renaissance]]?
* ... that '''[[Brownie (folklore)|brownies]]''', helpful [[Household deity|household spirits]] from British folklore, are said to leave a house forever if offered a gift of clothing?
* ... that '''[[Brian Kershisnik]]'''{{`s}} experiences of the births of his children inspired his painting ''Nativity''?
* ... that [[Leonard Bernstein]] composed '''''[[Opening Prayer]]''''' on a commission from [[Carnegie Hall]] for its reopening in 1986?
* ... that during the [[Wars of the Roses]], the son of '''[[William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville|William Bonville]]''' was killed at the [[Battle of Wakefield]] in 1460, and Bonville himself was executed a few months later after the [[Second Battle of St Albans]]?
* ... that '''[[Frosta AG|FRoSTA]]''', the largest [[frozen food]] company in Germany, suffered huge losses when it adopted [[sustainable fishery|sustainable sourcing]] and eliminated [[food additive]]s from its products?
* ... that the [[TARDIS]]'s Fast Return Switch featured in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial '''''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''''' appeared to have a label written in felt-tip pen?
===21 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 21 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Helen Woodrow Bones]]''' ''(pictured)'', U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s first cousin, became a "surrogate [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]" for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage?
* ... that despite the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'s $24 trillion in mineral reserves, '''[[Poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|more than 80% of its residents live in extreme poverty]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Mark Aubry]]''' is a lecturer on [[concussion]] awareness, a team physician for the [[Ottawa Senators]], and the chief medical officer of [[Hockey Canada]] and the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]?
* ... that science fiction writer [[Harlan Ellison]]'s earliest known published work was a [[Fan mail|fan letter]] to the comic book '''''[[Real Fact Comics]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Papadakos]]''', the first female organist at New York's [[Cathedral of Saint John the Divine]], wrote a musical portraying Roman life in ancient Pompeii when it was destroyed by the [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|eruption of Mt. Vesuvius]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sphenophorus parvulus|bluegrass billbug]]''' feeds on maize and other grain crops as well as on [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky bluegrass]]?
* ... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' published the anonymous essay "'''[[I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration]]'''" despite [[New York Times anonymous publications|its history of publishing few such works]]?
* ... that during [[Operation Mosaic]], Group Captain '''[[Stewart Menaul]]''' flew a [[English Electric Canberra|Canberra bomber]] through a [[Nuclear fallout|nuclear fallout]] cloud?
===20 September 2018===
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* ... that while the filters added to the chimneys of the '''[[Windscale Piles]]''' ''(pictured)'' were mocked as "[[John Cockcroft#Cockcroft's Folly|Cockcroft's Follies]]", they prevented what might have been a disastrous radioactive accident?
* ... that as a child in [[Pontianak, Indonesia|Pontianak]], Indonesia, '''[[Sutarmidji]]''' used to [[Newspaper hawker|hawk newspapers]] close to the mayor's office that he would later occupy?
* ... that '''''[[Big Tips Texas]]''''' features scantily-clad waitresses from '''[[Redneck Heaven]]''', a [[breastaurant]] whose body-paint events led to nudity law changes in at least three Texas municipalities?
* . .. that '''[[Itzcóatl Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla|Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla]]''' stepped down as rector of the [[University of Guadalajara]] to seek a return to elected office as a [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Mexican federal deputy]]?
* ... that '''[[MIT Guyot|a former island]]''' is named after the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]?
* ... that soldiers from the Axis powers of [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Italian Social Republic|Italy]] committed '''[[Axis war crimes in Italy|more than 5,000 war crimes in Italy]]''' during [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|World War II]]?
* ... that a '''[[Pyemotidae|pyemotid mite]]''', commonly known as the '''[[Pyemotes tritici|straw itch mite]]''', has been investigated for use in [[biological pest control]]?
* ... that after being rejected by European and Chinese teams, '''[[DeMario Mayfield]]''' began his professional basketball career in [[Iraqi Division I Basketball League|an Iraqi league]]?
===19 September 2018===
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* ... that Belgian footballer [[Romelu Lukaku]] ''(pictured)'' has '''[[List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku|scored two international hat-tricks]]''', but only one is recognised by [[FIFA]]?
* ... that the '''[[murder of Deborah Linsley]]''' on a train in 1988 hastened the speed with which [[British Rail]] abolished the use of the type of [[compartment coach]] in which she died?
* ... that from 1660 to 1700, the majority of [[Japanese pottery and porcelain#Sengoku period|Japanese porcelain]] was '''[[Japanese export porcelain|made to be exported]]'''?
* ... that attorney '''[[Kristin Cooper]]''', the current [[First Lady]] of [[North Carolina]], has performed in several plays with her daughters?
* ... that '''[[Arrowe Country Park]]''' sits on land purchased in 1800 by the Mayor of Liverpool with money earned from the [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trade]]?''
* ... that the German composer '''[[Karl Ludwig Drobisch]]''' and [[Moritz Wilhelm Drobisch|his brother]] calculated planetary movements?
* ... that '''''[[Sabrina (comics)|Sabrina]]''''', a critique of the modern "[[fake news]]" era, is the first [[graphic novel]] to be longlisted for the [[Booker Prize]]?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias]]''' denied there was such a thing as a true [[Hermaphrodite#Humans|hermaphrodite]]?
===18 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[brown-hooded kingfisher]]''' ''(pictured)'', about {{convert|22|cm|in}} long, has been recorded eating reptiles as long as {{convert|25|cm|in}}?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Trey Kell]]''' signed with the Bosnian team [[KK Igokea|Igokea]] over nine other European offers?
* ... that "'''[[Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht]]'''", part of German Protestant and Catholic [[hymnal]]s, began as a poem by [[Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]] from the [[Age of Enlightenment]]?
* ... that '''[[Kaʻiminaʻauao]]''', a younger sibling of Hawaii's Queen [[Liliʻuokalani]], died in an epidemic that killed more than 10,000 people, mostly [[Native Hawaiians]]?
* ... that [[Niel Gow]], a Scottish [[fiddler]], is said to have composed many of his best-known tunes under '''[[Niel Gow's Oak|a tree on the banks of the River Tay]]'''?
* ... that in 1381, during the [[Peasants' Revolt]], '''[[John Fresshe]]'''—later to be [[Lord Mayor of London]]—was widely suspected of encouraging the mob to burn down the [[Marshalsea|Marshalsea Prison]]?
* ... that the United States government purchased [[John Lennon]]'s boyhood stamp album for the '''[[National Philatelic Collection (United States)|National Philatelic Collection]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Bob Wood (comics)|Bob Wood]]''', co-creator of the comic ''[[Crime Does Not Pay (comics)|Crime Does Not Pay]]'', served three years in prison for manslaughter, and was murdered a year after his release?
===17 September 2018===
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* ... that some '''[[Ludwigsburg porcelain]]''' figures from the 1760s ''(example pictured)'' show the lighter dance costumes pioneered by the ballet master [[Jean-Georges Noverre]]?
* ... that a record reward was raised by the local [[Crime Stoppers]] in the month-long search for missing [[University of Iowa]] student '''[[Killing of Mollie Tibbetts|Mollie Tibbetts]]''', who was found dead in a cornfield?
* ... that around one million [[pilgrim]]s visit the '''[[Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella]]''' in [[Materdomini (Caposele)|Materdomini]], Italy, each year?
* ... that in 2018, '''[[Diede de Groot]]''' became the first woman in [[wheelchair tennis]] to win both the women's singles and doubles events at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]?
* ... that the '''[[Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail]]''' in [[Wenatchee, Washington]], was funded by a local utility company as part of [[environmental mitigation]] for [[hydroelectric dam]]s?
* ... that juvenile '''[[Cerithideopsis scalariformis|ladder hornsnails]]''' tend to live underwater while the adults mostly live above the high water mark?
* ... that with the [[USC Trojans]], beach volleyball player '''[[Sara Hughes]]''' won 103 consecutive matches and 2 [[NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship|NCAA Championships]]?
* ... that during the '''[[Battle of Neville's Cross]]''', King [[David II of Scotland]] was shot twice in the face by arrows and taken prisoner after knocking out the teeth of his captor?
===16 September 2018===
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* ... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, the '''{{Ship|SS|Yarmouth}}''' ''(crew pictured)'', flagship of [[Marcus Garvey]]'s [[Black Star Line]], was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"?
* ... that "Love Men Holic" by '''[[Shiena Nishizawa]]''' is a love song that uses [[ramen]]-related puns in its lyrics?
* ... that the '''[[Überwasserkirche]]''', a Gothic [[hall church]] in [[Münster]], was the location of the second of three sermons held in 1941 by Bishop [[Clemens August Graf von Galen]] in defiance of the Nazi regime?
* ... that common names for '''''[[Eucalyptus exserta]]''''' include Queensland peppermint, bendo, and messmate?
* ... that the '''[[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]''' has sometimes been more influential than senior [[Union Council of Ministers|government ministers]]?
* ... that [[U.S. Route 66|United States Route 66]], decommissioned in 1985, was recently designated as '''[[U.S. Bicycle Route 66|a bicycle route]]'''?
* ... that in 1855, '''[[Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty]]''' became the first Indian to pass the [[Indian Medical Service]] examination?
* ... that perfumer '''[[Alberto Morillas]]''' has created nearly 7,000 fragrances?
===15 September 2018===
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* ... that '''''[[Das goldene Kreuz]]''''' (''The Golden Cross''), the second opera by [[Ignaz Brüll]] ''(pictured)'', was an immediate international success but was later banned by the Nazi regime?
* ... that in 1985, '''[[Shiv Pande]]''' arranged for a joint India-Pakistan cricket team to play "the rest of the world" in aid of [[Mother Teresa]]'s charity and the orphans of the [[Bhopal disaster|Bhopal gas disaster]]?
* ... that the comic book '''''[[Accelerators (comics)|The Accelerators]]''''' was originally conceived as a [[screenplay]]?
* ... that '''[[James T. Mullen]]''' was the first [[Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus|Supreme Knight]] of the [[Knights of Columbus]]?
* ... that a reconstruction of a [[Thermae|Roman bath house]] at the '''[[Hull and East Riding Museum]]''' includes an original [[Roman mosaic|mosaic]] and a life-sized bather?
* ... that Mexican senator '''[[Delfina Gómez Álvarez]]''' entered politics at the urging of a former mayor who later ran for the Senate alongside her?
* ... that the [[2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship]] took place at the '''[[Edel-optics.de Arena]]''' in [[Hamburg]]?
* ... that ''[[Radio Times]]'' critic Alison Graham called the character '''[[Jacob Masters]]''' "a cocky narcissist" following his debut in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''?
===14 September 2018===
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* ... that the long tails on the hindwings of the '''[[Luna moth]]''' ''(pictured)'' are thought to interfere with [[Animal echolocation|echolocation]] detection used by predatory bats?
* ... that five years ago today, '''[[Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton|Tiffany Whitton]]''' left her handbag and [[flip-flops]] behind when she ran out of a [[Walmart]] at 2 a.m., and has not been seen since?<!--Special occasion hook for September 13-->
* ... that the '''[[Hanbo scandal]]''', one of South Korea's largest corruption cases, involved presidential aides, a former minister, and top banking executives?
* ... that '''[[Magne Dæhli]]''' was part of the gold-winning team in the men's relay of the [[World Orienteering Championships]] for three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018?
* ... that a Jewish prisoner at the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] '''[[Escape of Viktor Pestek and Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz|escaped disguised as an SS guard]]''' along with an ''[[Rottenführer|SS-Rottenführer]]''?
* ... that in 2017, '''[[Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros]]''' joined eight other [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|Mexican senators]] in switching parties after a dispute over commission seats, more than doubling the [[Labor Party (Mexico)|Labor Party]]'s ranks?
* ... that a line of T-shirts produced by '''[[Massive Goods]]''' featuring art by [[Gengoroh Tagame]] became popular in the [[LGBTQ representations in hip hop music|LGBTQ hip-hop scene]]?
* ... that American pediatrician '''[[Frank Spooner Churchill]]''' believed that [[breast milk]] could be spoiled if the mother was anxious?
===13 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[Mount Cayley massif]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[British Columbia]] has been investigated as a potential [[geothermal energy]] resource?
* ... that '''[[Reginald St John Battersby]]''' joined the British Army aged 14, was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] at 15, and lost a leg at 17?
* ... that '''[[Vanessa Delgado]]'''{{`s}} 112-day term in the [[California State Senate]] will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
* ... that pieces of '''[[Hirado ware]]''' decorated with seven boys chasing butterflies were once made only for the ''[[shōgun]]'' and [[Emperor of Japan|emperors of Japan]]?
* ... that in 2001, [[HIV/AIDS]] campaigner '''[[Minoo Mohraz]]''' defied a media ban by using the word "[[condom]]" on [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Iranian national television]]?
* ... that '''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)|season 9]]''' is the longest-running of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' seasons, airing for four and a half years?
* ... that in 1948, [[Ralph Ellison]], [[Richard Wright (author)|Richard Wright]], and [[Fredric Wertham]] helped establish the '''[[Lafargue Clinic]]''' in New York City, one of the first to provide low-cost psychiatric services to black patients?
* ... that the [[bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] scales of the worm '''''[[Lepidonotus squamatus]]''''' adhere to any predator that feeds on it, making the attacker more visible to its own predators?
===12 September 2018===
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* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the last surviving royal student from the [[Royal School (Hawaii)|Chiefs' Children's School]], a select school for the nobles and rulers of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]?<!--Special occasion hook for September 11th-->
* ... that the [[Royal Air Force]]'s "'''[[RX12874|Winkle]]'''" system tracked aircraft by listening for their [[Radar jamming and deception|radar jammers]]?
* ... that editorial cartoonist '''[[Etta Hulme]]''' began her artistic career at [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney animation studio]] under [[Ward Kimball]]?
* ... that the breakout single "'''[[Broken (lovelytheband song)|broken]]'''" by [[lovelytheband]] was inspired by its vocalist after he split up with his previous band, [[Oh Honey (band)|Oh Honey]]?
* ... that '''[[Fredy Hirsch]]''' saved the lives of children at [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] by impressing [[SS-Totenkopfverbände|SS guards]], even though he was Jewish and openly gay?
* ... that the '''[[Exocoetus obtusirostris|oceanic two-wing flyingfish]]''' exhibits [[countershading]]?
* ... that '''[[Roberto Benedicto]]''' was so close to his fraternity brother, Philippine President [[Ferdinand Marcos]], that he had full access to the presidential quarters in [[Malacañang Palace]]?<!--Special occasion hook for September 11th-->
* ... that sections of '''[[Washington State Route 821]]''' are shut down for annual [[cattle drive]]s, a marathon, and a heritage tractor run?
===11 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 11 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 2018 animated film '''''[[Seder-Masochism]]''''' was said to turn parts of [[The Exodus|the Exodus]] ''(God figure pictured)'' "into [[Busby Berkeley]]-style song-and-dance numbers"?
* ... that the surgeon '''[[Graham Stack (surgeon)|Graham Stack]]''' advocated naming the fingers of the hand, rather than numbering them, in order to avoid surgical errors?
* ... that the '''[[United States Lifesaving Association]]''' calculated that a person has a 1 in 18 million chance of [[drowning]] at a beach patrolled by lifeguards affiliated with the association?
* ... that mezzo-soprano '''[[Sybille Specht]]''' appeared as La Belle in [[La Belle et la Bête (opera)|a chamber opera]] by [[Philip Glass]] at the [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]]?
* ... that '''[[Godfrey's Cordial]]''', a popular infant sedative in Victorian Britain, led to numerous fatalities?
* ... that American missionary '''[[Mary Sophia Hyde Rice]]''' taught [[Sanford B. Dole]], who later became [[Hawaii]]{{'s}} only president?
* ... that though caterpillars feed on the leaves of '''''[[Hypericum punctatum]]''''', the foliage is toxic to mammals?
* ... that '''[[Max Steiner]]''' was often criticized for his excessive use of "[[Mickey Mousing]]" in his film scores?
===10 September 2018===
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* ... that despite homosexuality being [[LGBT rights in Iran|punishable by death]], Iranian LGBT activists celebrate '''[[IranPride Day]]''' ''(logo pictured)'' by secretly photographing themselves holding [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow flags]] in [[Tehran]] and other cities?
* ... that '''[[Milton Griepp]]''' was receiving [[Unemployment benefits#United States|unemployment benefits]] when he co-founded [[Capital City Distribution]], which became the largest comic book distributor in the United States?
* ... that the skeleton shrimp '''''[[Caprella penantis]]''''' may take on some of the coloration of whatever it is feeding on?
* ... that in 2016, '''[[Jaime Bonilla Valdez]]''' invited current Mexican president-elect [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] to his suite at [[Petco Park]] to watch the [[2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]?
* ... that Australian artist [[John Peter Russell]] painted '''[[Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting)|a portrait of Vincent van Gogh]]''' and gave it to him as a mark of their friendship?
* ... that police investigating the 1988 '''[[Murder of April Tinsley|murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley]]''' believed that the murderer also left threatening notes with used condoms on girls' bicycles in 2004?
* ... that if completed, the proposed {{convert|1422|ft|adj=on}} '''[[Tribune East Tower]]''' would be the second [[List of tallest buildings in Chicago|tallest building in Chicago]], behind the [[Willis Tower]]?
* ... that in 1985, Victor Almaraz made a '''[[charro outfit]]''' which consisted mainly of [[Drink can#Pop-tab|pull tabs]] from 2,500 [[aluminum can]]s?
===9 September 2018===
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* ... that Prince '''[[Leleiohoku II|William Pitt Leleiohoku II]]''' ''(pictured)'' formed the Kawaihau Glee Club, said to be composed of the "very purest and sweetest male voices to be found amongst the [[Native Hawaiians]]"?
* ... that despite winning [[Roush Fenway Racing]]'s 100th NASCAR Cup Series race in the '''[[2007 Dodge Dealers 400]]''', driver [[Carl Edwards]] was penalized for his car being too low at the right-rear?
* ... that when [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] invited [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] to join an alliance against '''[[Muhammad VII of Granada]]''', [[Charles III of Navarre]] informed Muhammad VII of this scheme, called him "my brother" and sent him military aid?
* ... that the '''[[1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game|first NCAA Basketball Championship Game]]''' was attended by [[James Naismith]], the inventor of basketball?
* ... that Japanese [[voice acting in Japan|voice actress]] '''[[Azumi Waki]]''' initially wished to pursue a career as a flight attendant, but gave up because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate?<!--Special occasion hook for September 8-->
* ... that in most of the killings of the '''[[Bangladesh Drug War]]''' the victims were shot at night, and weapons and drugs were found near the bodies?
* ... that before becoming a college professor, '''[[Alan L. Gropman]]''' flew more than 670 combat missions during [[Vietnam War|two tours of Vietnam]]?
* ... that '''[[Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990|every Australian has the right to a free portrait of the Queen]]'''?
===8 September 2018===
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* ... that while attempting to escape from underwater predators, the '''[[Exocoetus volitans|tropical two-wing flyingfish]]''' ''(pictured)'' may find other hazards above the waves?
* ... that Canadian basketball player '''[[Grandy Glaze]]''' made his professional debut in the [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]], which he led in [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]]?
* ... that the surrender of the Polish garrison at the '''[[Battle of Westerplatte]]''' on 7 September 1939 ended what has been described as the opening battle of World War II?
* ... that '''[[Margaret Storkan]]''' made seven trips to the developing world on the hospital ship [[SS Hope|SS ''Hope'']] where she was the only dermatologist?
* ... that in 2016, fifty years after the [[Batman]] villain [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] was introduced, she starred in her own '''[[Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death|comic book miniseries]]'''?
* ... that the first victim of the Turkish [[serial killer]] '''[[Hamdi Kayapınar]]''' was his sibling?
* ... that sand from [[Sandy Hook]], New Jersey, and New York City's [[Rockaway, Queens|Rockaway Peninsula]] was brought by barge to '''[[Orchard Beach (Bronx)|Orchard Beach]]'''?
* ... that the social and political theorist '''[[Dinesh Wadiwel]]''' argues that humans are waging a war on animals?
===7 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 7 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[paper car wheel|paper wheels]]''' ''(pictured)'' provided a quiet and smooth ride in [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman]] dining and sleeping cars?
* ... that the 19th-century writer '''[[Athalia Schwartz]]''' addressed the conditions and lives of prostitutes in England, the Netherlands, and Belgium?
* ... that the proposed '''[[Ybor Stadium]]''' would be the smallest in [[Major League Baseball]] by seating capacity?
* ... that as a [[5th New York Volunteer Infantry|volunteer infantryman]] in the American Civil War, '''[[Felix Agnus]]''' saved the life of Captain [[Hugh Judson Kilpatrick|Judson Kilpatrick]]?
* ... that '''[[MIS416]]''', a drug derived from [[Cutibacterium acnes|bacteria that cause acne]], was used to treat [[multiple sclerosis]] in New Zealand under a [[Expanded access|compassionate use]] law before clinical trials were unable to prove its efficacy?
* ... that '''[[Mulshankar Mulani]]''' introduced [[tragedy]] to [[Gujarati theatre]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland]]''''' was the first official document to inform the [[Allies of World War II|Western Allies]] about [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]?
* ... that by the end of the 2017–18 season, '''[[IFK Kristianstad]]''' had won 66 consecutive home matches against domestic opposition?
===6 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 6 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[raindrop cake]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a dessert made of water and [[agar]], and has practically no calories?
* ... that Slovene-American '''[[Katka Zupančič]]''' wrote children's poetry about the austerity of immigrant life?
* ... that there are no rules against reverse rotational lifts, in which the woman lifts the man, as '''[[competition elements in ice dance]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[B&B Carousell]]''', built over 100 years ago, is the last operating [[carousel]] in [[Coney Island]]?
* ... that '''[[Tosia Altman]]'''{{`s}} blonde hair and fluency in Polish enabled her to pass as a gentile and travel between [[Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland]] to organize [[Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe |armed resistance]] to [[the Holocaust]]?
* ... that the '''[[Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum]]''' in [[Tirana]] counts among its alumni most Albanian professional artists, as well as the [[Edi Rama|current Prime Minister of Albania]]?
* ... that '''[[Mary Blair Moody]]''' became the first woman to earn an MD from [[University at Buffalo|Buffalo Medical College]]?
* ... that one of the scientific names in use for the '''[[Kimberley death adder]]''' was given in honour of actor [[Burt Lancaster]]?
===5 September 2018===
*'''''00:00, 5 September 2018 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that one account has it that [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] offered his mistress [[Nell Gwyn]] ''(pictured)'' "all the land she could ride around before breakfast"—and the next morning she rode out early and encircled what would become '''[[Bestwood Country Park|Bestwood Park]]'''?
* ... that 15 future professors of medicine in Japan worked in '''[[Ken Hashimoto]]'''{{`s}} American laboratory?
* ... that the sea anemone '''''[[Diadumene cincta]]''''' reproduces by [[Fragmentation (reproduction)|basal laceration]], with pieces of tissue becoming detached from the base and developing into new individuals?
* ... that in 1608, Greek spy '''[[Petros Lantzas]]''' devised a plan to assassinate the Ottoman Sultan by placing a present containing explosives in front of him?
* ... that [[Arthur Machen]]'s novella '''''[[The Great God Pan]]''''' has influenced such writers as [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Peter Straub]], and [[Stephen King]]?
* ... that '''[[Ramiz Kovaçi]]''', a [[baritone]] at the [[National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania]], was also a jury member for a [[light music]] festival?
* ... that in 1959, the US Supreme Court '''[[Napue v. Illinois|ruled it unconstitutional]]''' for a prosecutor to knowingly use false testimony, even if the testimony does not directly relate to the defendant's guilt?
* ... that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player '''[[Claudio Gomes]]''' won a trophy at [[Wembley Stadium]] one second into his professional debut?
===4 September 2018===
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* ... that the '''[[cocoi heron]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the largest heron in South America?
* ... that '''[[Ronald Smelser]]'''{{`s}} 2008 book ''[[The Myth of the Eastern Front]]'' focuses on the [[Clean Wehrmacht|myth of the clean Wehrmacht]]?
* ... that for his song of praise "'''[[Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren]]'''", [[Paul Gerhardt]] used the [[Sapphic stanza]]?
* ... that Hawaiian diplomat '''[[John Mākini Kapena]]''' was sent to Japan in 1882 to discuss [[Japanese in Hawaii|Japanese immigration to Hawaii]]?
* ... that prior to heading [[National Petroleum Authority|Ghana's petroleum authority]], lawyer '''[[Hassan Tampuli]]''' secured the release of a journalist who had been detained for writing about [[John Mahama|the country's president]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palembang Light Rail Transit]]''', which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
* ... that clothes created by '''[[Matilda Etches]]''' in the 1940s were the first modern fashion items to be honoured as key acquisitions by London's [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]?
* ... that [[Major League Baseball]] umpires have visited 131 hospitals since 2006, giving seriously ill children more than 12,500 stuffed toys, through their '''[[UMPS CARE]]''' charity?
===3 September 2018===
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* ... that exports of '''[[Vienna porcelain]]''' ''(example pictured)'' to the [[Ottoman Empire]] reached 120,000 pieces a year in the 18th century?
* ... that a [[lost film]] by [[Andy Warhol]] shows the production of [[Jack Smith (film director)|Jack Smith]]'s '''''[[Normal Love]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[minoritized language]]s''' are languages targeted for extermination, even when spoken by a majority of the population?
* ... that Japanese erotic film star '''[[Mitsu Dan]]''' writes fiction for literary magazines?
* ... that [[HMS Romulus (1785)|'''HMS ''Romulus''''']] used [[false flag|false colours]] to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired?
* ... that former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent '''[[Luis Posada Carriles]]''' twice escaped from prison in Venezuela, where he faced trial for the [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 455|bombing of Cubana Flight 455]]?
* ... that '''[[Leasowe Lighthouse]]''' had the only known female [[lighthouse keeper]] when it ceased operating in 1908?
* ... that '''[[Munafri Arifuddin]]''' [[Makassar mayoral election, 2018|ran unopposed for mayor]] of [[Makassar]], Indonesia, won more than 250,000 votes, [[None of the above|and lost]]?
===2 September 2018===
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* ... that [[Wieluń]], Poland, became the first city to sustain '''[[Bombing of Wieluń|major damage and casualties from German bombing]]''' ''(pictured)'' in World War II?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ...that '''[[Keanolani]]''' was the illegitimate daughter of King [[Kamehameha V]], who died in 1872 without naming an heir to the throne?
* ... that '''[[biblical criticism]]''' was dominated by white male Protestant Christians until the late twentieth century?
* ... that [[SpaceX]]'s Rocket Development and Test Facility is on the site of '''[[Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant]]''', a former World War II bomb-making facility?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ... that Texas-born '''[[Mario Alberto Peña]]''' became a suspected regional leader of the [[Gulf Cartel]] and a gangster folk hero on both sides of the [[Mexico–United States border]]?
* ... that Charles Wood's '''''[[Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D]]''''' has been regarded as an "epitome of Church of England worship"?
* ... that '''[[Ian Aird]]''' performed [[thoracotomy|chest surgery]] on a wounded German officer after the British surgeon had been captured by a German Panzer column during the [[North African Campaign]]?<!--Special occasion hook for 1 September-->
* ... that [[Wikipedia]] has a rule allowing its editors to "'''[[ignore all rules]]'''"?
===1 September 2018===
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* ... that the parasitic '''[[Lernaeenicus sprattae|sprat eye-maggot]]''' ''(pictured)'' attaches to its '''[[European sprat|sprat]]''' host through its eye?
* ... that voice actress '''[[Aya Hirano]]''' played the lead role in the multi-award-winning [[anime]] series ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''?<!--Special occasion hook for 31 August-->
* ... that a {{convert|156|ft|m|adj=on}} tunnel for the '''[[Interstate 78 in New York|Lower Manhattan Expressway]]''' was built in New York City in the 1960s, but was never used?
* ... that '''[[Bulgarian cosmonaut program|Bulgaria's first cosmonaut]]''', [[Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut)|Georgi Ivanov]], safely returned to Earth despite a failing main engine and a damaged backup engine on his [[Soyuz 33]] spacecraft?
* ... that '''[[Anastasia Soare]]''' is the "Eyebrow Queen"?
* ... that the creators of the video game franchise ''[[God of War (franchise)|God of War]]'' named their main character [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] without knowing that '''[[Kratos (mythology)|an actual god by that name]]''' appears in the Greek tragedy ''[[Prometheus Bound]]''?
* ... that despite having [[Cancer staging|Stage IV]] lung cancer, '''[[Sutopo Purwo Nugroho]]''' continues to act as spokesman for the [[Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management]]?
* ... that where the United States has '''[[Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google|FAANG]]''', China has BAT?
