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===30 June 2016===
*'''''11:52, 30 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[House of Flavors]]'''' signature ice cream is the "Blue Moon" flavor ''(pictured)'' that has been sold since 1935?
* ... that '''[[Lucía Meza Guzmán]]''' has represented [[Cuautla, Morelos|Cuautla]] twice in the state congress of [[Morelos]] and once at the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]]?
* ... that [[Mamamoo]]'s '''''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]''''' was described as "heralding the Korean quartet's rise to the top ranks of the girl group hunger games"?
* ... that '''[[Howard Rusk Long]]''' interviewed [[Chiang Kai-shek]] while teaching at the [[National Chengchi University]] in [[Taipei]]?
* ... that the '''[[İskender Pasha Mosque, Fatih|İskender Pasha Mosque]]''' in [[Fatih|Fatih, Istanbul]], became the center of an [[Naqshbandi|Islamic religious order]] to which several prominent Turkish politicians belonged?
* ... that '''[[Sharon Barker]]''', director of the Women's Resource Center at the [[University of Maine]], brings 500 [[middle school]] girls to campus each year to explore careers in the [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] fields?
* ... that [[Usmar Ismail]] was ashamed of '''''[[Tiga Dara]]''''', his company's greatest commercial success?
===29 June 2016===
*'''''21:17, 29 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Incapillo]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the highest explosive [[caldera]] in the world and may still be [[hydrothermal]]ly active?
* ... that '''[[Kenneth Rayment]]''', the co-pilot during the [[Munich air disaster]], was a decorated World War II [[flying ace]]?
* ... that '''[[Icebar Orlando]]''' is claimed to be the world's largest permanent [[ice bar]]?
* ... that '''''[[Political Animals and Animal Politics]]''''' was the first [[edited collection]] focused on the political turn in [[animal ethics]]?
* ... that the '''[[narrowtail catshark]]''' is thought to be a [[Neoteny|pedomorphic dwarf]]?
* ... that [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Mexican federal deputy]] '''[[Fidel Kuri Grajales]]''' threatened to move the [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz]] if the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] lost the gubernatorial elections?
* ... that the July 7 opening date for the '''[[Ark Encounter]]''' theme park was chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7?
*'''''09:02, 29 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[In-Young Ahn]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Korean woman to visit [[Antarctica]]?
* ... that the '''[[K-25|K-25 gaseous diffusion plant]]''' was once the largest building under one roof in the world?
* ... that '''[[Wesley P. Lloyd]]''' served a [[mission (LDS Church)|mission]] for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] under [[B. H. Roberts]] in 1929?
* ... that '''[[hard soda]]''' is a fast-emerging segment in the [[craft beer]] industry that realized over one percent of overall beer category sales in the U.S. in May 2016?
* ... that '''[[Felicity Okpete Ovai]]''' was the first female commissioner of the [[Rivers State Ministry of Works]]?
* ... that '''''[[Ace of Aces (video game)|Ace of Aces]]''''' was one of [[Accolade (company)|Accolade]]'s best-selling [[Commodore 64]] video games in 1987?
* ... that a year after '''[[McGruff the Crime Dog]]''' asked people to lock their doors, dog ownership in the United States had increased but there was no increase in people locking their doors, possibly due to a [[plateau effect]]?
===28 June 2016===
*'''''19:37, 28 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
* ... that upon his election as [[Mayor of Southwark]] in 1983, '''[[Sam Beaver King|Sam King]]''' was the only black mayor in London?
* ... that fossilized fungi were found on an '''''[[Arriagadoolithus]]''''' shell, the egg of the [[dinosaur]] ''[[Bonapartenykus]]''?
* ... that the 2015 Polish horror film '''''[[The Lure (2015 film)|The Lure]]''''' is a reimagining of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''?
*... that '''[[pannenkoek2012]]''' has offered $1,000 to anyone who can replicate a particular [[warp (gaming)|warp]] glitch in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''?
* ... that '''[[List of exports of Romania|Romania's main exports]]''' are related to [[list of countries by motor vehicle production|motor vehicle production]]?
* ... that before he founded [[Black Angus Steakhouse]], '''[[Stuart Anderson (restaurateur)|Stuart Anderson]]''' opened a [[Seattle]] restaurant whose clientele was mostly "hookers, seamen, hustlers and wrestlers"?
*'''''07:22, 28 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]] ''(pictured)'' scored the last of his "sins of old age", the '''''[[Petite messe solennelle]]''''', for twelve singers, two pianos, and [[Pump organ|harmonium]]?
* ... that a 1980s slide show of Asian [[lesbian]]s in history and literature created by '''[[June Chan]]''' and Katherine Hall has been called "grassroots scholarship"?<!--Special occasion request for June Pride Month-->
* ... that the '''[[Royal Pier, Southampton|Royal Pier]]''', [[Southampton]], used to have a [[railway station|station]] at the end of it?
* ... that '''[[Merry Walker]]''' is the only female [[Tennessee Walking Horse]] to produce two [[Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration#World Grand Championship|World Grand Champions]]?
* ... that the weight of a clump of mushrooms of the tropical genus '''''[[Macrocybe]]''''' can exceed {{convert|30|kg|abbr=on}}?
* ... that '''[[Steve Hamilton (broadcaster)|Steve Hamilton]]''' was a cast member of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (UK game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' throughout its 13-year run?
*... that upon its February 2016 launch, the '''[[Frinkiac]]''' website contained almost three million screenshots of ''[[The Simpsons]]''?
===27 June 2016===
*'''''16:34, 27 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1770, the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] considered an [[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|act]] concerning '''[[high heel policy|high heels]]''' ''(pictured)'' and now, in 2016, it is making a fresh inquiry?
* ... that while '''[[Inger Hanmann]]''' created enamels for the [[Copenhagen Airport]], her daughter '''[[Charlotte Hanmann|Charlotte]]''' made processed photographs of the urban environment?
* ... that [[George Harrison]] played on [[Harry Nilsson]]'s infamously profanity-laden song "'''[[You're Breakin' My Heart]]'''"?
* ... that '''[[Jesús Zambrano Grijalva]]''', a three-time [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|federal deputy]] and former president of the [[Party of the Democratic Revolution|PRD]] in Mexico, was jailed for his activities in the [[Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre]]?
* ... that diabetic children were sent to visit '''[[Loon (monkey)|Loon]]''', a [[drill (animal)|drill]] at the [[San Diego Zoo]], to help them overcome their aversion to needle injections?
* ... that [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s victory in the '''[[2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350]]''' made him the first foreign-born driver to win a [[Sprint Cup Series|NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] race since 1974?
* ... that as part of her magic act in [[Benidorm]], '''[[Sticky Vicky]]''' pulled ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, and razor blades out of her [[vagina]]?
*'''''04:49, 27 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Canadian singer and radio/television host '''[[Lucille Dumont]]''' ''(pictured)'' first performed under the name Micheline Lalonde to hide her real identity?
* ... that '''''[[motsoalle]]''''' is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between [[Sotho people|Basotho]] women in [[Lesotho]]?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Duckham]]''', founder of Alexander Duckham & Co, was a friend of cross-channel aviator [[Louis Blériot]], and paid for the memorial marking where Blériot landed in 1909?
* ... that the actress '''[[Chitra Dewi]]''' has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
* ... that the '''''[[Archencyrtus]]''''' [[type species]] is named for Russian paleoentomologist [[Alexandr Rasnitsyn]]?
* ... that '''[[Andrea Jenkins]]''' plans to collect up to 400 hours of [[transgender]] [[oral history]]?<!--Special occasion request for June-->
===26 June 2016===
*'''''17:04, 26 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the ancient Jewish tomb ''(pictured)'' of '''[[Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva]]''', was "rediscovered" in 1993 in a disused Muslim cemetery in [[Tiberias]]?
* ... that the Sydney suburb of [[Daceyville]] was named after '''[[John Dacey]]''', who in the early 1900s envisioned Australia's first public housing estate?
* ... that [[The Bangles]]' studio album, '''''[[Sweetheart of the Sun]]''''', was released 30 years after the band's formation?
* ... that after joining the club in 1947, '''[[Tommy Best]]''' became the first black player to represent [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the [[Football League]] in a match against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]?
* ... that the isolated '''[[Kimsachata (Canchis)|Kimsachata]]''' volcano is the northernmost active volcano in Peru, its Oroscocha dome having erupted around 4450 [[BCE]]?
* ... that [[architect]] '''[[Howard Backen]]''' worked on projects with [[Sundance Institute]], [[Skywalker Ranch]], and the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Disney Burbank Sound Studios]]?
* ... that a [[Single room occupancy|cubicle room]] at the '''[[Sunshine Hotel]]''' cost $10 a night in 1998, measured {{convert|4 x 6 x 7|ft|m}}, and featured a bed, locker, light bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
===25 June 2016===
*'''''12:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the author [[Nicholas Evans]] and his wife [[Charlotte Gordon Cumming]] required kidney transplants after mistaking the '''[[Cortinarius rubellus|deadly webcap]]''' ''(pictured)'' for [[Boletus edulis|ceps]] in Scotland?
* ... that '''[[Bernard Shapero]]''' has been called "London's most successful rare-book dealer and arguably the top dealer in the world today"?
* ... that the '''[[Jarrahids]]''', the ruling family of the [[Tayy]] tribe, virtually controlled [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in the late 10th century?
* ... that when he takes office in September, '''[[José Rosas Aispuro]]''' will be the first [[Governor of Durango|governor of Durango]] to come from a party other than the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]]?
* ... that the sixteenth-century '''''[[Doria Atlas]]''''' was saved from fire in 2004 by villagers forming a human chain?
* ... that people in the '''[[Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve]]''' want mobile phones, although there is no phone service?
*'''''00:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a '''[[(+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide|metabolite]]''' of a [[benzo(a)pyrene|component of tobacco smoke]] binds with DNA ''(pictured)'' causing mutations?
* ... that the South American rodent genus '''''[[Necromys]]''''' includes the '''[[Hairy-tailed bolo mouse|hairy-tailed]]''', the '''[[Paraguayan bolo mouse|Paraguayan]]''', the '''[[Dark bolo mouse|dark]]''', the '''[[Spotted bolo mouse|spotted]]''', the '''[[Rufous-bellied bolo mouse|rufous-bellied]]''', and the '''[[pleasant bolo mouse]]''', as well as the '''[[northern grass mouse]]'''?
* ... that when '''[[Javare Gowda]]''' was reappointed vice chancellor of [[Mysore University]], the governor requested "please try to remember that when you criticize the government, do so mildly"?
* ... that [[Ubisoft Annecy]] consulted professional skiers and [[extreme sports]] experts when creating '''''[[Steep (video game)|Steep]]'''''?
* ... that during the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936–39 Palestine revolt]], [[Mandatory Palestine|British]] forces punished men from the rebel village of '''[[al-Birwa]]''' by making them sit on cactus plants?
* ... that ''[[Getz/Gilberto]]'' by [[Stan Getz]] and [[João Gilberto]] won the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] in 1965 and was inducted into the '''[[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]]''' in 2001?
* ... that '''[[William Morales]]'''{{`}} attorneys claimed the police confiscated his fingers as evidence?
===24 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[1976 Summer Olympics]] [[decathlon]] champion '''[[Caitlyn Jenner]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once a ''[[Playgirl]]'' magazine cover model?
* ... that one eruption in the '''[[Jom-Bolok volcanic field]]''' created a 70 kilometre- (43 mile-) long lava flow?
* ... that although '''[[Alejandro Murat Hinojosa]]''' was born in the [[State of Mexico]], he was allowed to run for governor of [[Oaxaca]] by the [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation|SCJN]] because his parents were natives of that state?
* ... that the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Mr. Ambiguous]]'''" includes a [[hidden camera]] prank?
* ... that '''[[Assault of Daniel Nivel|Daniel Nivel]]''', victim of an assault by German football hooligans in 1998, was the guest of honour at a 2006 match also marred by hooliganism?
* ... that the secret '''[[Korean Patriotic Organization]]''' aimed for [[Korean independence]] through assassinations of prominent Japanese figures?
* ... that the Bolivian city of [[Potosí]] is located close to, or even inside, the [[Miocene]] '''[[Kari-Kari (caldera)|Kari-Kari caldera]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Gateway Tower (Chicago)|Gateway Tower]]''' is a proposed building for the [[Land lot|lot]] that contains the {{convert|110|foot|m|0}} wide, {{convert|76|foot|m|0}} deep hole in the ground ''(pictured)'' from the abandoned [[Chicago Spire]]?
* ... that [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]'s stay at '''[[Atatürk Museum Mansion]]''' in [[Ankara]] between 1921 and 1932 was his longest at any place in his life?
* ... that [[S.C. Braga]]'s '''[[S.C. Braga in European football|record in European football]]''' includes 6–0 losses to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]?
* ... that the largest female '''[[black-sided hawkfish]]''' in a harem changes sex if the male dies?
* ... that some homes in the [[Jerusalem]] neighborhood of '''[[Zikhron Tuvya]]''' sport blue-painted doors, windows, and gates, as well as horseshoes and [[hamsa]]s, to guard against the [[Evil eye#In Judaism|evil eye]]?
* ... that some Bach scholars believe that '''[[Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150|''Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich'', BWV 150]]''', is [[Church cantata (Bach)#Early cantatas (Arnstadt and Mühlhausen)|his earliest]] extant church cantata?
* ... that '''[[Floyd Carothers]]''' turned a [[plow]] horse into a national champion?
===23 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 12th-century '''[[The Fuentidueña Apse|Fuentidueña Apse]]''' ''(pictured)'' in New York's [[the Cloisters|Cloisters]] museum was originally part of a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church likely built as the chapel for a fortress defending against [[Moors|Moor]]ish invaders?
* ... that two Polish nuns [[Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust|harbouring Jewish fugitives who escaped]] from the '''[[Słonim Ghetto]]''' were [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]], along with [[108 Martyrs of World War II]]?
* ... that '''[[Tommy Lawton]]''' held the record as the youngest player to score on his [[England national football team|England]] debut for 78 years?
* ... that the star '''[[S Doradus]]''' was calculated to have ranged between 100 and 380 times the radius of the Sun?
* ... that economist and cabinet minister '''[[Gheorghe N. Leon|Gheorghe Leon]]''' died in a [[Communist Romania]]n prison while his government colleagues, surgeon '''[[Victor Gomoiu]]''', [[Iron Guard]] activists '''[[Radu Budișteanu]]''' and '''[[Vasile Noveanu]]''', and Generals '''[[Gheorghe Mihail]]''' and '''[[Constantin Nicolescu]]''', survived detention?
* ... that "'''[[Ríe y Llora]]'''" was the final song recorded by [[Celia Cruz]] before her death?
* ... that '''[[Bondarzewia berkeleyi|stump blossoms]]''' can cause [[butt rot]]?
*'''''00:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
* ... that Hawaiian King [[Kamehameha III]] fell into a state of depression and drunkenness, and attempted to commit suicide, after the death of his fiancée '''[[Kamānele]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Promo Azteca]]''' introduced American-style [[pro wrestling]] to Mexican audiences?
* ... that '''[[Doris Yankelewitz Berger]]''' was the first Jewish [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica|First Lady of Costa Rica]]?
* ... that to develop the 1990 [[video game]] '''''[[Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons]]''''', [[John Carmack]] and [[John Romero]] took their work computers from [[Softdisk]] home with them on weekends?
* ... that the '''[[Leuroglossus stilbius|California smoothtongue]]''' has a black pigment in its stomach lining that may conceal the presence of [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] prey the fish has swallowed?
* ... that '''[[Philip Egner]]''' began composing "[[On, Brave Old Army Team]]", the [[fight song]] of the [[United States Military Academy at West Point]], by scribbling notes on his shirt?
===22 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Salem, Ma'ale Iron|Salem]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Musmus]]''', '''[[Zalafa]]''', and [[Musheirifa]] are four of the Arab villages making up the Israel local council of [[Ma'ale Iron]]?
* ... that after retiring as dean of the College of Home Economics at the [[University of Rhode Island]], '''[[Elizabeth W. Crandall]]''' became an environmental and women's rights activist in [[Maine]]?
* ... that the [[red alga]] '''''[[Galdieria sulphuraria]]''''' grows well at [[pH]] between 0–4 and temperatures up to 56°C—among the most extreme environments known for a [[eukaryote]]?
* ... that [[Governor of Hidalgo|Governor-elect of Hidalgo]] '''[[Omar Fayad]]''' appointed his wife, actress [[Victoria Ruffo]], local director of the [[Desarrollo Integral de la Familia|DIF]] in [[Pachuca]]?
* ... that due to the '''[[Points system (cricket)|points system]]''' being used, [[England women's cricket team|England]] won the [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 2013–14|2013–14 Women's Ashes]] despite winning fewer matches than [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]]?
* ... that [[Burger King]] withdrew an advert featuring [[Mary J. Blige]] singing about a crispy chicken wrap due to the racial stereotype associated with '''[[fried chicken]]'''?
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] manager [[Bill Shankly]] resigned on the same day he spent a club record £200,000 to sign '''[[Ray Kennedy]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 2009 proposal to name '''[[Aplets & Cotlets]]''' ''(pictured)'' the "official candy" of [[Washington state]] failed after legislators from [[western Washington]] refused to support a candy manufactured in [[eastern Washington]]?
* ... that there is a [[shrine]] on '''[[Jotabeche]]''', a volcano last active about five million years ago?
* ... that when the [[Memel Convention]] came into force in 1925, the local branch of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] became '''[[Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory|a separate party]]'''?
* ... that the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1961)|Gary Bennett]]''' was one of the first players to become involved with the [[Show Racism the Red Card]] campaign?
* ... that the [[DNA]] of '''''[[Sartidia perrieri]]'''''{{'}}s only known herbarium specimen was successfully [[DNA sequencing|sequenced]] 100 years after its collection?
* ... that the '''[[Windows Push Notification Service]]''' allows developers to send push data to Windows desktop and mobile applications?
* ... that '''''[[Mr. Darcy's Daughters]]''''', [[Elizabeth Aston]]'s debut novel, has been classified as [[Jane Austen fan fiction|fan fiction]] by several commentators?
===21 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that although the fictional bartender '''[[Mr. Dooley]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a very popular political commentator in his time, he is almost forgotten today?
* ... that '''[[Maison Bertaux]]''' in [[Soho]] is London's oldest [[pâtisserie]] shop?
* ... that '''[[Boyers Run]]''' starts in Pennsylvania and ends up near Liverpool?
* ... that the 2016–17 rugby season of '''[[London 1 South]]''' will feature a [[Tunbridge Wells RFC|national RFU cup champion]]?
* ... that [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] described her song "'''[[No Time for It]]'''" as a combination of her childhood singing in church and desire to "tap into that whole rock world"?
* ... that '''[[Moses Toata]]''' won the [[Solomon Islands S-League]] in his first season as a manager?
*'''''00:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Royal Oak, Frindsbury|Royal Oak]]''' ''(pictured)'', a 17th-century [[public house]] in [[Frindsbury]], is rumoured to contain a timber from the [[HMS Royal Oak (1664)|HMS ''Royal Oak'']]?
* ... that the [[rugby union|rugby player]] '''[[Tommy Thompson (rugby union)|Tommy Thompson]]''' played "like one possessed" in [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa's]] 38–0 defeat of {{nrut|Ireland}} in 1912?<!--- Special occasion for June 20th.--->
* ... that the 1905 '''[[Shoubak Revolt]]''' was sparked after [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces started to put the town's women into forced labor?
* ... that the '''[[CMLL International Gran Prix (2016)|2016 International Gran Prix]]''' wrestling tournament will be the first Gran Prix held by [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] since the '''[[CMLL International Gran Prix (2008)|2008 International Gran Prix]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Theodore Wassmer]]''' supported his family of ten on a $55 monthly income during the [[Great Depression]]?
* ... that the current '''[[Clydesdale Bank £5 note]]''' is the first [[Banknotes of the pound sterling|British banknote]] to be entirely made from [[polymer banknote|polymer]]?
* ... that the filming of '''''[[What Maisie Knew (film)|What Maisie Knew]]''''' was complicated by its six-year-old star's early bedtime?
===20 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 20 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Tithonus poem|one of the few nearly-complete poems]]''' by the Greek lyric poet [[Sappho]], preserved on a [[papyrus]] ''(pictured)'' from the third century BC, was published in 2004?
* ... that '''[[William Vitarelli]]''' led community and educational projects in [[Micronesia]] after winning a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case about his alleged associations with the [[Communist Party USA]]?
* ... that "'''[[Catch Me If You Can (Girls' Generation song)|Catch Me If You Can]]'''" was the first release by [[Girls' Generation]] since member [[Jessica Jung|Jessica]] was dismissed from the group?
* ... that '''[[Rita Harradence]]''' and her husband synthesised [[penicillamine]]?
* ... that the '''[[2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate|first ever FA Women's Premier League Plate]]''' was won by [[Preston North End W.F.C.|Preston North End]] in 2015?
* ... that '''[[Bamidele Ali]]''' became a specialist in [[3D printing]] after his career in the [[Canadian Football League]]?
* ... that on [[Super Tuesday]], [[Google Search]]es for "'''[[Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)|Donald Drumpf]]'''" surpassed those for [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]]?
*'''''00:00, 20 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[41st United States Colored Infantry]]''' was organized in 1864 under the command of Colonel '''[[Llewellyn F. Haskell]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... a new [[Product classification|category]] in the alcoholic [[beverage industry]], referred to as "[[hard soda]]" or "flavored beer", was created due to the prosperity of '''[[Small Town Brewery|Small Town Brewery's]]''' Not Your Father's Root Beer brand?
* ... that after South Korean girl group [[GFriend]] debuted with '''''[[Season of Glass (EP)|Season of Glass]]''''', a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] columnist said they were "leading a new wave of female acts with a classic innocent look"?
* ... that [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame|WAFL Hall of Fame]] member and [[East Fremantle Football Club]] life member '''[[Merv Cowan]]''' did not want to play for the team when he returned from [[World War II|the war]]?
* ... that the dark purple '''''[[Cortinarius kioloensis]]''''' mushroom turns red when [[potassium hydroxide]] is applied to it?
* ... that Ukrainian-American [[endocrinologist]] '''[[Rita Sapiro Finkler|Ricka Sapiro Finkler]]''' began using the name Rita after [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center|Saint Vincent's Hospital]] offered her a job which they later retracted when they discovered she was a woman?
* ... that Special Requirements led to '''[[Unity (military operation)|Unity]]'''?
===19 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[nilgai]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been declared as [[vermin]] in [[Bihar]], India?
* ... that while living in England, American artist '''[[Robert Hess (artist)|Robert Hess]]''' learned to paint in the style of [[John Constable]] and was influenced by the sculptures of [[Henry Moore]]?
* ... that '''''[[Acidilobus saccharovorans]]''''' was the first [[thermophilic]], [[acidophilic]], and [[obligate anaerobe|obligately anaerobic]] [[archaeon]] to have its [[genome]] sequenced?
* ... that the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' character '''[[Yu Kanda]]''' was taken from an unpublished [[manga]] written by the same author?
* ... that the [[Guinness World Records]] lists the '''[[Aqaba Church]]''' in [[Jordan]] as "oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world"?
* ... that '''[[David Tod Roy]]''', the son of Presbyterian missionaries to China, produced the first [[Expurgation|unexpurgated]] English translation of the Ming dynasty erotic novel ''[[Jin Ping Mei]]''?
* ... that [[Ubisoft Montreal]] intended to take risks when creating '''''[[Watch Dogs 2]]'''''?
*'''''00:00, 19 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Jewish-Ukrainian artist '''[[Adolphe Féder]]''' produced art ''(example pictured)'' while imprisoned in the [[Drancy internment camp]]?
* ... that the concept of '''[[lost sales]]''' used by the [[content industry]] assumes that if [[Copyright infringement|pirated products]] were not available, people would buy them at [[market rate]]?
* ... that when growing up in Ireland, '''[[Terry Conroy]]''' was sentenced to probation for playing football in the street?
* ... that [[Yugo Nakamura]] avoided elements of modern web design to keep the appearance of '''[[FFFFOUND!]]''' simple?
* ... that in the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Pink Funky|Um Oh Ah Yeh]]'''", three members dress as men and wear wigs, beards, and [[prosthetic makeup]]?
* ... that in preparation for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], three stations will be added to the initial '''[[List of G:link stations|sixteen stations]]''' in the [[G:link]], a [[light rail]] system serving the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in [[Queensland]], Australia?
* ... that '''[[Akashi District, Hyōgo|Akashi District]]''' existed for another 30 years after the city of [[Akashi, Hyōgo|Akashi]] left?
===18 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the use of '''[[edible tableware]]''' ''(example pictured)'' dates back to at least the [[Elizabethan era]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sekrenyi festival]]''', known locally as ''Phousnyi'', is held by the [[Angami Naga]]s as a [[Ritual purification|purification festival]]?
* ... that '''[[David A. Cooper]]''' diagnosed the first case of HIV in Australia?
* ... that the video game '''''[[A Bird Story]]''''' was released as a link between the award-winning ''[[To the Moon]]'' and its sequel?
* ... that '''[[Margarete Zuelzer]]''', only the 37th woman to earn a doctorate at the [[University of Heidelberg]], had to get special permission from her professors to attend their classes?
* ... that the '''[[grey-crowned flatbill]]''' and '''[[orange-eyed flatbill]]''' often build their bag-shaped nests near wasp nests?
* ... that both '''[[John Quincy (Minnesota politician)|John Quincy]]''' and '''[[Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Andrew Johnson]]''' currently serve on the [[Minneapolis City Council]]?
*'''''00:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that during the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], '''[[Andrew McClary]]''' ''(pictured)'' was both the highest-ranking colonial officer to die and the last soldier killed?<!-- Date request: June 17th, Bunker Hill local time-->
* ... that the [[government of Karnataka]] claims to have eliminated the [[Devadasi|ancient practice]] of dedicating girls to the '''[[Yellamma Temple, Saundatti|Yellamma Temple]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Mary Hale Woolsey]]''' wrote the lyrics to "When It's Springtime in the Rockies", which was used in the 1937 film ''[[Springtime in the Rockies (1937 film)|Springtime in the Rockies]]'' starring [[Gene Autry]]?
* ... that Poland is creating a '''[[Territorial Defence Force (Poland)|35,000-strong military force]]''' designed to counter [[hybrid warfare]]?
* ... that '''[[Phillipsburg Union Station]]''' was served by the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad|DL&W]] and [[Central Railroad of New Jersey|CNJ]] where their lines merged before crossing the [[Delaware River]]?
* ... that [[R. P. Sethu Pillai]] was the first recipient of the '''[[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil|Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[El Laco]]''' volcano in Chile has erupted enigmatic iron-rich [[Lava|lava flows]]?
===17 June 2016===
*'''''12:28, 17 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Shumen Plateau Nature Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Bulgaria is located on the highest plateau of the [[Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)|Danubian Plain]]?
* ... that '''[[Hannah Chaplin]]''', the mother of the silent screen star [[Charlie Chaplin]], was a British music hall performer who used the stage name Lily Harley?
* ... that the 1990 edition of the '''[[Tour DuPont|Tour de Trump]]''', an American cycling race, visited [[Baltimore]] after its sponsor [[Donald Trump]] agreed to moor the ''[[Trump Princess]]'' in Baltimore Harbor during the race?
* ... that [[Girls' Generation]]'s Japanese single "'''[[Galaxy Supernova]]'''" was used in advertisements for [[Samantha Thavasa]] jeans?
* ... that the new '''[[The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note|Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note]]''' will feature a portrait of the author [[Nan Shepherd]]?
* ... that the [[Listed building|Grade I listed]] '''[[Trinity Green Almshouses]]''' were built to house "28 decay'd Masters & Commanders of Ships or ye Widows of such"?
* ... that '''[[Colin Raston]]''' can unboil an egg?
===16 June 2016===
*'''''12:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[McLaren MP4-30]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the team's first [[Honda]]-powered Formula One car since 1992?
* ... that the making of '''''[[Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie]]''''' was kept secret, resulting in a surprise release?
* ... that '''[[Utako Okamoto]]''', discoverer of [[tranexamic acid]], worked with her infant daughter on her back in the laboratory, as she could not find child care?
* ... that the '''[[Muur van Mussert]]''', an overgrown brick wall, is all that remains of the Nazi-inspired rally grounds planned by the Dutch [[National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands|National Socialist Movement]]?
* ... that Indian scientist [[Pushpa Mittra Bhargava]], one of the '''[[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89)|recipients of the Padma Bhushan award in the 1980s]]''', returned it in 2015?
* ... that '''[[Jacky Lafon]]''' accidentally received a serious electric shock from a [[defibrillator]] while filming the Belgian soap opera ''[[Familie]]''?
* ... that '''[[Bishop's Castle Town F.C.]]''' was banned by the [[Football Association of Wales]] from playing in affiliated leagues because they were not Welsh?
*'''''00:00, 16 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Mahavira]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the 24th and last ''[[tirthankara]]'' (teaching god) in Jainism?
* ... that during World War II, the '''[[Ames Project]]''' produced over {{convert|1000|ST}} of uranium metal for the [[Manhattan Project]]?
* ... that '''[[Jung Mina]]'''{{`s}} song "Jumeokbab" is about her selling rice balls near [[Gwanghwamun Station]]?
* ... that [[Afghan government]]s since the 1880s have '''[[Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan|encouraged, and sometimes forced, Pashtuns to settle in northern Afghanistan]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Sawyer's]]''', known for making the [[View-Master]], was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of [[slide projector]]s?
* ... that the '''[[spaghetti sandwich]]''' has been described as a "Tokyo novelty" and "handy commuter snack"?
* ... that '''[[Hookers for Hillary]]''' is a group of Nevada-based [[sex worker]]s who support [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 United States presidential election]]?<!--Special occasion request for June 15 or later-->
===15 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[David Nott]]''' ''(pictured)'' is often styled the "[[Indiana Jones]] of surgery"?
* ... that '''[[Operation Leader]]''' was the only offensive operation undertaken by the [[United States Navy]] in Northern European waters during World War II?
* ... that the '''[[Jessica Jones (season 1)|first season]]''' of the [[Netflix]] television series ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Marvel's Jessica Jones]]'' was awarded a [[Peabody Award]] in the category of "[[List of Peabody Award winners (2010–19)#2015|Entertainment and Children's programs]]"?
* ... that '''[[Louisiana Hot Sauce]]''' was the first sauce brand marketed using the state of Louisiana's name?
* ... that from October 2016, the '''[[Bank of Scotland £5 note]]''' will be issued in [[Polymer banknotes|polymer]], not paper?
* ... that under US tax law, an '''[[association of churches]]''' can have churches of different denominations and still be tax-exempt?
* ... that '''''[[VA-11 HALL-A]]''''' is a [[bartender]] simulation video game with [[visual novel]], [[cyberpunk]], and [[anime]] influences?
*'''''00:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[shaokao]]''' ''(example pictured)'' is a [[street food]] that can be found in almost all cities in China?
* ... that two days after resigning from the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|PRI]], '''[[Carlos Joaquín González]]''' became the gubernatorial candidate of a [[National Action Party (Mexico)|PAN]]-[[Party of the Democratic Revolution|PRD]] alliance?
* ... that a statue near the '''[[Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge]]''' commemorates the [[Northern Ireland peace process]], with the inscription "Peace For All"?
* ... that the 2015 historical novel '''''[[The Nightingale (2015 novel)|The Nightingale]]''''' borrows from the experiences of Belgian World War II resistance fighter [[Andrée de Jongh]]?
* ... that boy band member [[Gongchan]] plays the pianist in the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Piano Man (EP)|Piano Man]]'''"?
* ... that during his 23-year career on the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] and the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], '''[[John S. Palmore]]''' wrote more than 800 [[judicial opinion]]s?
* ... that [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]]'s debut single "'''[[Bizounce]]'''" was described as giving a "steely boot to a crap lover" in the style of [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[Kelis]], and [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]?
===14 June 2016===
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* ... that '''[[blackbuck]]''' ''(pictured)'' could play a role in the dispersal of ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]'' fruits?
* ... that '''[[Ora Mendelsohn Rosen]]''' and her colleagues achieved a scientific breakthrough by cloning the human [[insulin receptor]] gene?
*... that '''[[triple parentheses]]''' have been used on [[Twitter]] to signify targets for [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] [[Online harassment|harassment]]?
* ... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigate '''[[HMS Aquilon (1758)|HMS ''Aquilon'']]''' rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemy [[ship of the line]]?
* ... that '''[[George Waschkies]]''', a [[Germans|German]] member of the [[Seimas|Lithuanian parliament]], had 14 children?
* ... that the soundtrack of the 1971 film '''''[[Ekeino to kalokairi]]''''' featured the song "San Me Koitas", which has been described as "one of the most beautiful erotic songs of all time"?
* ... that after [[Mike Ditka]], head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]], '''[[Ricky Williams trade|traded]]''' for running back [[Ricky Williams]], the two posed together as bride and groom?
*'''''00:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the inner wall of the Kadisiddeshwara Temple in the '''[[Savadatti fort]]''' ''(entrance pictured)'' features a row of more than 200 carvings in geometric designs?
* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Alkin]]'''—a publisher, nurse and spy for the Parliamentarian forces during the [[English Civil War]]—was nicknamed Parliament Joan?
* ... that the title for the '''''[[Resident Alien (comic book)|Resident Alien]]''''' comic book came from a conversation [[Peter Hogan]] had more than 20 years prior to publishing it?
* ... that the fossil lacewing '''''[[Paradoxosisyra]]''''' was placed into a separate subfamily based on its mouth?
* ... that [[Formula One]] driver [[Michael Schumacher]] was on the podium in every race of the 2002 season, including '''[[List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Michael Schumacher|eleven race victories]]''', breaking the record for most in a season?
* ... that since 1976, Mexican filmmaker [[Felipe Cazals]] has been nominated for the [[Ariel Award]] for '''[[Ariel Award for Best Director|Best Director]]''' at least once every decade?
* ... that according to the ''[[Long Life of Saint Gerard]]'', the tongue of '''[[Ajtony]]''' was cut out after his death?
===13 June 2016===
*'''''12:10, 13 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''''[[Regimen Animarum]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is a [[Latin]] [[codex]] created in 1343 that contains the Office of the Feast of [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]]?
* ... that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s estate '''[[Whitehaven (house)|Whitehaven]]''' has been described as her "fortress of solitude"?
* ... that town councillors and city police in [[Boston, Lincolnshire]], commemorated its '''[[alcohol-free zone]]''' legislation by pouring cans of beer down a city street drain?
* ... that '''[[Louise Stevens Bryant]]''', a secretary for the [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]], also worked with the English sexologist [[Havelock Ellis]]?
* ... that the '''[[pygmy three-toed sloth]]''' features first in [[Chris Packham]]'s list of the top ten discoveries in the 2000s?
* ... that the title of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "'''[[Tin Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Tin Man]]'''" was a reference to [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[Tin Woodman]]?
* ... that '''[[James Bond (naval officer)|James Bond]]''' has died?
*'''''00:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that before '''[[Ernest B. Schoedsack]]''' helped direct the original ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' ''(poster pictured)'' with [[Merian C. Cooper]], he was a cameraman in the [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|Signal Corps]] of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]?
* ... that the '''[[2016–17 Football League Cup]]''' will be the first since [[The Football League]] was renamed the English Football League?
* ... that in 1988 '''[[Ruth Lockhart]]''' oversaw campus [[Prevention of HIV/AIDS|AIDS education]] programs like "Love Carefully Day", when flowers, candies, and [[condom]]s were distributed to students to give to "that special someone"?
* ... that the worker ant '''''[[Formica biamoensis]]''''' is difficult to compare to other species because latter species fossils are based upon [[amber]] specimens?
* ... that '''[[Michael O. Tunnell]]''' unsuccessfully submitted his first children's book over 30 times, but is now the author of many published books including ''[[Wishing Moon]]''?
* ... that a '''[[chloridometer]]''' is used to determine the concentration of [[chloride]] in biological fluids, including blood serum, cerebrospinal fluid, sweat, and urine?
* ... that ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine headlined in June 2016 that "We’ve discovered '''[[Simpsonwave]]''' and now we don’t need any more new genres"?
===12 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation]]''' provided most of the plywood material for the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'' ''(pictured)'', which [[Charles Lindbergh]] flew on a record-breaking transatlantic flight in 1927?
* ... that '''[[Tube Alloys]]''' was the code name of the clandestine British nuclear weapons project during World War II?
* ... that a [[Sefer Torah|Torah scroll]] commissioned by the '''[[Women's Torah Project]]''' was written by female [[Sofer|scribes]] and clothed in a mantle stitched with items of clothing donated by women?
* ... that '''''[[Sniper Elite 4]]''''' was designed to be a "sniper paradise"?
* ... that Danish swimmer '''[[Pernille Blume]]''' was part of a team that set a new world record in the [[World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay|4 × 50 metre medley relay]] at the [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2014 World Short Course Championships]]?
* ... that the '''[[longnose eagle ray]]''', which is caught unintentionally during fishing activities, is listed as being a "[[near-threatened species]]"?
* ... that '''[[Laurie Wolf]]''' has written children's books and a [[Crowdfunding|crowdfunded]] book of recipes for [[Cannabis edibles|cooking with marijuana]]?
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* ... that, with the issuance of the '''[[Alabama Centennial half dollar]]''' ''(pictured)'', Alabama Governor [[Thomas Kilby]] became the first living person to be depicted on a U.S. coin?
* ... that [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] won the '''[[1973 Kentucky Derby]]''' with a time of 1 minute 59.4 seconds and ran the last quarter mile in 23 seconds, both Derby records?<!--Date request: June 11th-->
* ... that the pharmaceutical drug '''[[migalastat]]''' fights [[Fabry disease]] by correcting the way a mutated enzyme is folded?
* ... that Yiddish poet '''[[Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim]]''' began writing poetry to cheer up fellow inmates at the [[Kaiserwald concentration camp]] during World War II?
* ... that '''[[J. Keith Desormeaux]]''' decided to become a [[horse trainer]] instead of a [[veterinarian]]?<!--Date request: June 11th-->
* ... that '''[[Mel Eslyn]]''' began working on film sets when she was 14 years old?
* ... that the activity of the '''[[bare-tailed woolly opossum]]''' is influenced by moonlight?
===11 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[Italian sandwich]]''' ''(pictured)'' was invented after dockworkers in [[Portland, Maine]] asked a baker to slice his bread rolls and add vegetables, meat, and cheese?
* ... that the '''[[1903 Jamaica hurricane]]''' destroyed five villages in [[Martinique]] established after the eruption of [[Mount Pelée]] in 1902?
* ... that the '''[[Electrophone (information system)|Electrophone]]''' relayed theatre shows, opera performances, and church services over telephone lines?
* ... that [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] nun '''[[Jacomijne Costers]]''' survived the plague in 1489 and wrote ''Visioen en exempel'', recounting her vision of being led through hell and purgatory?
* ... that the '''[[common eagle ray]]''' feeds on shellfish which it crushes with flattened hexagonal teeth arranged in a mosaic fashion on its jaws?
* ... that the [[anti-computer forensics|anti-forensic]] software '''[[USBKill]]''' was created to prevent data from being seized from logged-in computers, as happened in [[Silk Road (marketplace)|Silk Road]] founder [[Ross Ulbricht]]'s arrest?
* ... that when the '''[[Hydraulic Press Channel]]''', a [[YouTube]] channel, broadcast the folding of a piece of paper seven times using a [[hydraulic press]], the paper exploded?
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* ... that [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit|DART]]'s '''[[Kinki Sharyo SLRV]]''' ''(pictured)'' conversion project saved over [[United States dollar|$]]50 million compared to the cost of buying new accessible [[light rail]] vehicles?
* ... that storing fossils of '''''[[ Dlusskyidris]]''''' in castor oil changed the amber's refractive index?
* ... that [[James E. Talmage]] had been one of '''[[May Booth Talmage]]'''{{`s}} teachers when she attended [[Brigham Young Academy]] before the couple got married?
* ... that for the web series '''''[[Play It Again, Dick]]''''', the role of Duncan Kane was given to [[Ryan Devlin]], despite the fact that the role was originated by [[Teddy Dunn]]?
* ... that '''[[Saul Levin]]''' is the first openly gay CEO of the [[American Psychiatric Association]]?
* ... that the release of [[Girls' Generation]]'s "'''[[Mr.Mr. (song)|Mr.Mr.]]'''" was delayed because scenes from the music video were accidentally deleted?
===10 June 2016===
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* ... that the pigment of the '''[[Cortinarius sanguineus|blood red webcap]]''' ''(pictured)'' can be used as a red, pink, or purple dye for wool?
* ... that the complete five-song set of [[the Bangles]]' '''[[The Bangles (EP)|debut EP]]''' remained out of print for over 30 years?
* ... that [[Michael Andretti]]'s win in the '''[[2001 Molson Indy Toronto]]''' surpassed the record for most victories in a single [[Champ Car|Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) event?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Weir Young]]''' was the daughter of [[impressionist]] painter [[J. Alden Weir]], and wrote a biography of him that was published posthumously in 1960?
* ... that the '''[[Stecknitz Canal]]''' was the first European [[summit-level canal]] and one of the earliest [[artificial waterway]]s in Europe?
* ... that construction of [[California High-Speed Rail]]'s '''[[San Joaquin River Viaduct]]''' involves eliminating the last [[Level crossing|at-grade rail crossing]] in the city of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]?
* ... that '''[[Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans]]''' received criticism for her active voice in [[Mormon feminism]] while she was a professor of history at [[Brigham Young University]]?
===9 June 2016===
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* ... that '''[[John von Neumann]]''' ''(pictured)'' once wrote that "anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin"?
* ... that '''[[Bakeys]]''', an Indian manufacturer of [[Edible tableware|edible utensils]], hopes to reduce plastic utensil waste in India, which numbers around 120 billion discarded pieces annually?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] center '''[[Marv Allemang]]''' was moved to the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] in a secret equalization draft designed to improve poorly-performing teams?
* ... that two of the key elements of '''[[political globalization]]''' are the decreasing role of the [[nation-state]] and the rise of global [[civil society]]?
* ... that 16th-century Greek noble '''[[Manthos Papagiannis]]''' repeatedly solicited support from western European leaders for a planned uprising against the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s 1972 short story '''''[[Vaster than Empires and More Slow]]''''' features a consciousness that reaches over all the vegetation on the fictional planet World 4470?
* ... that the '''[[grassland sparrow]]''' is a "secretive" bird?
*'''''11:28, 9 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Henry L. Haskell]]''' patented a game board ''(1900 vintage board shown)'' through the '''[[Carrom Company]]''' to keep young boys out of pool halls where they might develop bad habits?
* ... that [[Jon Gries]] of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' fame will portray '''''[[Dream Corp, LLC]]'''''{{'}}s principal character, while [[John Krasinski]] of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' is an executive producer?
* ... that [[cricket]]er and [[Australian rules football]]er '''[[George Coulthard]]''' was attacked by a shark near [[Shark Island (Port Jackson)|Shark Island]]?
* ... that the champion [[stallion]] '''[[Midnight Sun (horse)|Midnight Sun]]''' was ridden by children?
* ... that [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEAL]] '''[[Faauuga Muagututia]]''' was a member of [[American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics|American Samoa's first Winter Olympic team]]?
* ... that then-[[Mayor of London]] [[Boris Johnson]] and [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party leader]] [[Jeremy Corbyn]] campaigned to save '''[[Gaby's Deli]]'''?
===8 June 2016===
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* ... that '''''[[Cairanoolithus]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a type of [[dinosaur egg]] measuring up to {{convert|19|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter, is too large to have been laid by the [[ornithopod]] ''[[Rhabdodon]]''?
* ... that the sport shooter '''[[Elena Allen]]''' was born in Russia, but has competed separately for [[England at the Commonwealth Games|England]] and [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games|Wales]] at the [[Commonwealth Games]], and [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]] at the [[Summer Olympics]]?
* ... that because of [[pedigree collapse]], some [[family tree]]s are better modeled mathematically as '''[[directed acyclic graph]]s''' than as [[Tree (graph theory)|trees]]?
* ... that "[[UpTown Funk!]]", the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015|number-one song of 2015]] in the United States according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', also reached the top of the '''[[Mexico Ingles Airplay]]''' chart?
* ... that '''[[Amy Bess Miller]]''' helped found a [[Hancock Shaker Village|museum]] while presiding over a [[Berkshire Athenaeum|library]]?
* ... that a '''[[2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl|brawl]]''' caused the [[Halifax Rainmen]] to forfeit the [[National Basketball League of Canada]] [[2015 NBL Canada Finals|Finals]]?
* ... that while watching her first operation, '''[[Mary Alice Powell Lindsay]]''' passed out three times, but she later became a [[registered nurse]] in [[Utah]] and was assistant superintendent of nurses at the [[LDS Hospital]]?
*'''''00:00, 8 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Prince (New Girl)|an episode]]''' of ''[[New Girl]]'' marked the first time [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ''(pictured)'' appeared in a television sitcom?
* ... that [[Scott Dixon]] became the winner of the '''[[2010 Honda Indy Edmonton]]''' after [[Hélio Castroneves]] was judged to have blocked his teammate?
* ... that the fossil ant genus '''''[[Baikuris]]''''' is known from adult males only?
* ... that when '''[[RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)]]'''{{'}}s last [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] departed [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|Iwakuni]] in 1956, it left ground staff and [[Flight Lieutenant]] Raleigh, a small dog who liked flying and had been at the base since 1945?
* ... that the [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]] hymn "'''''[[Bar Yochai (song)|Bar Yochai]]'''''" is "heard around the clock" at the massive celebrations in [[Meron, Israel]], on [[Lag BaOmer]]?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] fullback '''[[Guillaume Allard-Caméus]]''' is a two-time [[Vanier Cup]] champion?
* ... that the female figures in the '''[[Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho|Vishvanatha Temple]]''' in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, have been described as the "most striking carvings of females in [[Khajuraho]]"?
===7 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the original '''[[Hove Town Hall]]''' building ''(pictured)'' was damaged by fire in 1966?
* ... that '''"[[International Lover]]"''' was the song for which [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] received his first [[Grammy Award]] nomination?<!--Date request: June 7, Prince's Birthday-->
* ... that head film critic for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] and [[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' '''[[Todd McCarthy]]''' also won an [[Emmy Award]] for his documentary ''Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer''?
* ... that the '''[[Autonomy Cube]]''' is an art project by [[Trevor Paglen]] and [[Jacob Appelbaum]] which places [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor-relay]]s in art-museums?
* ... that [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] '''[[Roger Khawam]]''' learned to fly and originally wanted to be an [[Aerobatics|aerobatic pilot]]?
* ... that there are '''[[aromatization|"moderately aromatic" arsoles]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Purton Hulks]]''' make up the largest [[ship graveyard]] ''(abandoned ship pictured)'' in mainland Britain?
* ... that the philosopher '''[[John Hadley (philosopher)|John Hadley]]''' argues that the [[territory (animal)|territory]] of wild animals should be considered their [[property]]?
* ... that the '''[[Carrozza (sandwich)|carrozza]]''' is a [[street food]] and popular dish in [[Campania]], Italy, where it is prepared using [[buffalo mozzarella]]?
* ... that Pat, a character from the ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' episode "'''[[Nana's Party]]'''", was variously described by critics as an "irritating tit", an "insufferable booby", and a "desperately sad and dignified man"?
* ... that [[Serbs]] taken as prisoners of war during the [[Siege of Belgrade (1521)|Siege of Belgrade]] in 1521 were settled at a present-day location inside Istanbul's '''[[Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park]]'''?
* ... that in February 1981, "'''[[Duncan (Slim Dusty song)|Duncan]]'''", a song about drinking beer, was the number-one single in Australia?
* ... that the larvae of the rove beetle '''''[[Lomechusa pubicollis]]''''' are cared for by ants?
===6 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in South America, taboos are associated with the consumption of the meat of the '''[[six-banded armadillo]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Robert Orme (soldier)|Captain Robert Orme]]''' fought alongside [[George Washington]] at the [[Battle of the Monongahela]]?
* ... that by the 13th century, the '''[[Tayy]]''' were the dominant [[Arab]] tribe in the [[Syrian steppe]], [[Upper Mesopotamia]] and [[Najd|north-central Arabia]]?
* ... that a song from [[GFriend]]'s EP '''''[[Flower Bud (EP)|Flower Bud]]''''' was broadcast via loudspeaker across the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] as part of South Korea's response to a [[2016 North Korean nuclear test|North Korean nuclear test]]?
* ... that '''[[Pleas Jones]]''' was the first justice to retire from the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] after its creation in 1976?
* ... that the small [[Maya civilization|Maya]] archaeological site of '''[[K'atepan]]''' in Guatemala is said to have been the home of the [[Tojolabal people|Tojolabal Maya]], a group now found in neighbouring Mexico?
* ... that game developers changed the victory pose for the ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'' character '''[[Tracer (Overwatch)|Tracer]]''', after a fan noted that her original pose was over sexualized?
*'''''00:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a three-story house ''(pictured)'' in the historical neighborhood of '''[[Even Yisrael (neighborhood)|Even Yisrael]]''' has been called "Jerusalem's first skyscraper"?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Prokhorenko]]''', a Russian special forces intelligence officer, called in an airstrike on himself when he was ambushed by [[ISIS]] during [[Palmyra offensive (March 2016)|the battle to liberate Palmyra]]?
* ... that in the late 1960s, a civil engineer found himself unable to uncover any written information on the spelling of '''[[Fidlers Run]]'''?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] '''[[Kojo Aidoo]]''' appeared in two [[Television film|direct-to-TV]] movies?
* ... that the musical style of [[GFriend]]'s '''''[[Snowflake (EP)|Snowflake]]''''' is similar to [[K-pop]] from the late 1990s and 2000s?
* ... that [[Stanko Bilinski]]'s 1960 rediscovery of the '''[[Bilinski dodecahedron]]''' corrected a 75-year-old omission from the list of convex polyhedra with congruent [[rhombus|rhombic]] faces?
* ... that the Australian mushroom '''''[[Cortinarius erythraeus]]''''' is covered in slime?
===5 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 15th-century portrait of a Bavarian town clerk by the anonymous '''[[Master of the Mornauer Portrait]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once [[:File:Portrait of Alexander Mornauer - before restoration.jpg|partially overpainted]] and then sold as "[[Martin Luther]], by [[Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Holbein]]"?
* ... that Irish producer Iglooghost said he did not understand the comparison to the works of [[PC Music]] in reviews for his EP '''''[[Chinese Nü Yr]]'''''?
* ... that the first film produced by '''[[Gabriel Ripstein]]''' was directed by [[Arturo Ripstein|his father]] and written by [[Paz Alicia Garciadiego|his mother]]?
* ... that '''[[fried cheese]]''' was a popular dish in [[Cairo]], Egypt during the [[Middle Ages]], and remained a part of the cuisine throughout the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman occupation]]?
* ... that '''[[Birgit Jürgenssen]]''', an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, curator and teacher, was acclaimed as one of the "outstanding international representatives of the feminist avant-garde"?
* ... that the story line of the 2015 Thai teen flick '''''[[May Who?]]''''' was inspired by director Chayanop Boonprakob's own teenage years?
* ... that a recent [[Major League Soccer]] match between [[Hudson River Derby|two teams in New York City]] was nicknamed the '''[[New York City FC 0–7 New York Red Bulls|Hudson River Massacre]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when poet [[G. Sankara Kurup]]'s ''(pictured)'' poem '' Odakkuzhal'' was nominated for the first '''[[Jnanpith Award]]''', the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] had opined that no Malayalam-language work was worthy of this inaugural prize?
* ... that the [[Mennonite]] radio program '''''[[The Calvary Hour]]''''' had no official standing?
* ... that the '''[[Prussian scheme]]''' was a reported attempt to establish a monarchy in the United States under [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)|Prince Henry of Prussia]]?
* ... that '''''[[Plagioolithus]]''''' is thought to be the oldest known fragment of [[bird egg]]?
* ... that '''[[Bernice Weldon Sargent]]'''{{'}}s work was used by [[Enrico Fermi]] in developing his theory of [[beta decay]]?
* ... that some meteorites contain an unusual isotope of neon due to it being trapped in [[Buckminsterfullerene|buckyballs]] in an [[Endohedral fullerene|endohedral]] '''[[Neon compounds|neon compound]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Gussie Nell Davis]]''' created [[Greenville High School (Texas)|Greenville High School]]'s all-girl team, the Flaming Flashes, the first [[Dance squad|dance-drill]] squad to perform in the United States?
===4 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Benjamin Franklin]] played chess at '''[[Old Slaughter's Coffee House]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the [[United States]] was accused by [[Nicolás Maduro|President Maduro]] of provoking a covert coup against his government in '''[[2016 state of emergency in Venezuela|Venezuela's state of emergency]]'''?
* ... that '''[[The Jordan Museum]]''' is the largest museum in Jordan, and hosts the country's most important archaeological finds?
* ... that '''[[Corchorus capsularis|white jute]]''' and '''[[Corchorus olitorius|Jew's mallow]]''' are used both for the production of fibre and for food?
* ... that Mexican actor '''[[Sebastián Aguirre (actor)|Sebastián Aguirre]]''' won an [[Ariel Award]] for the role of a child sexually abused by a priest?
* ... that the '''[[2001 Marlboro 500]]''' saw a record-breaking 73 lead changes in a [[Champ Car|Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) race?
* ... that patent '''[[barley flour]]''' is used as an ingredient in [[Baby food|infant foods]]?
*'''''00:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, in [[numismatics]], it was said that "the age of innocence" ended with the '''[[Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that former university president '''[[Nancy H. Hensel]]''' has skied the [[Tasman Glacier]] and climbed [[Mount Whitney]], [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], and [[Aconcagua|Mount Aconcagua]]?
* ... that Switzerland's '''[[Poya Bridge]]''' was constructed together with an adjacent tunnel containing an underground [[roundabout]]?
* ... that '''[[Dana Coin|a linebacker]]''' was the leading scorer on the '''[[1971 Michigan Wolverines football team]]'''?
* ... that despite the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] holding in '''''[[Foster v. Chatman]]''''' that prosecutors purposefully [[racial discrimination in jury selection|discriminated against black jurors]] in his trial, Timothy Foster's [[death sentence]] might not be overturned?
* ... that, according to a 2005 survey, 1 out of 5 women in China had suffered from '''[[Domestic violence in China|domestic violence]]''' within the previous year?
* ... that the driver of '''[[Joigny coach crash|a speeding coach that crashed]]''' in [[Joigny]], France, killing 11, was finally tried 13 years after the incident?
===3 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 3 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Maria Antonia Merkelbach]]''' ''(pictured)'' and her husband took many portrait pictures of [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands]], one of which was chosen as the state photograph?
* ... that the '''[[South Jamaica Houses]]''' in '''[[South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica]]''', [[New York City]], was the first housing development built by the [[New York City Housing Authority]] intended to be [[desegregation|racially integrated]]?
* ... that because she was arrested for [[Lascivious behavior|indecent behavior]], '''[[Rosette Wolczak]]''' died in [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] aged 15?
* ... that recent [[United States Supreme Court]] decisions may have created "[[Detection dog|drug-dog]] and [[Driving under the influence|drunk-driving]] exceptions to the '''[[Totality of the circumstances|totality-of-the-circumstances]]''' approach"?
* ... that '''[[Danell Lynn]]''' rode 48,600 miles (78,214 km) to become the first solo woman to set a world record for [[Long-distance motorcycle riding|longest motorcycle journey]] in a single country?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Ewing (composer)|Alexander Ewing's]]''' tune for "'''[[Jerusalem the Golden (hymn)|Jerusalem the Golden]]'''" was "the earliest written, the best known, and with children the most popular"?
* ... that according to scientists, '''[[cow tipping]]''' would require between 4 and 14 coordinated people, unlike the depiction of the [[urban legend]] in film and television?
*'''''00:06, 3 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Kanhira Puzhan Dam]]''' reservoir ''(pictured)'' caused a village to be submerged, and its 44 tribal families to be moved?
* ... that [[Ronald Reagan]] called '''[[Ralph Harris (journalist)|Ralph Harris]]''' "a veritable institution among the [[Fourth Estate]] in Washington"?
* ... that '''[[Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti | Husayn ibn Ruh]]''', the third [[The Four Deputies|deputy]] of [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]], was from the Nawbakhti family who had high position in the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid court]]?
* ... that '''[[klipspringer]]s''' form pair bonds that may last for life?
* ... that '''[[Mary Mostert]]''' was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], but [[Party switching in the United States|switched parties]] after working on President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[War on Poverty]] programs, and ran as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] for the [[New York State Senate]] in 1972?
* ... that [[Liam Neeson]] is portraying a key person of the [[Watergate scandal]], [[Mark Felt]], in '''[[Felt (film)|an eponymous upcoming film]]'''?
* ... that a '''[[roadeo]]''' is a [[rodeo]], but for motor vehicles?
===2 June 2016===
*'''''12:13, 2 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Mary Cabot Wheelwright]]''' ''(pictured as a child)'' recorded details about Navajo ceremonies in the early 20th century from medicine man [[Hosteen Klah]]?
* ... that the proposed '''[[Potala Tower]]''' in [[Seattle]] was named after the [[Potala Palace]] in [[Tibet]] by its developer, a former [[Tibetan Buddhist]] monk?
* ... that '''[[Steve McGarrett]]''' was played by [[Jack Lord]] and then, 30 years later, by [[Alex O'Loughlin]]?
* ... that [[hydrothermal vent]]s provide a deep-sea '''[[habitat]]''' for [[crustacean]]s and other animals?
* ... that '''[[Debra Marquart]]''' left [[Napoleon, North Dakota]], to tour with rock bands and returned to teach writers' workshops in [[Bakken oil field]] communities most affected by [[hydraulic fracking]]?
* ... that [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s victory in the '''[[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]''' made him the first Colombian to win a [[Formula One]] motor race?
* ... that central to '''[[Philippe Musard]]'''{{`s}} 1832 concerts was a "lascivious spectacle"?
*'''''00:00, 2 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Dude Rancher Lodge]]''' ''(stairway pictured)'' is said to be haunted by the ghost of its original owner?
* ... that '''[[Moustafa Ali]]''' played [[rugby union]] after retiring from the [[Canadian Football League]]?
* ... that [[ice cap]]s can contain '''[[nitrogen clathrate]]''' formed by compressing air on ice?
* ... that '''[[Christopher Báthory]]''', [[Voivode of Transylvania]], was buried almost two years after his death?
* ... that construction of the new '''[[Calgary Central Library]]''' required the encapsulation of an active [[CTrain|CTrain light rail]] line over a year-long period?
* ... that [[ballet]] photographer '''[[Nina Alovert]]'''{{`s}} subjects have included [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Vladimir Malakhov (dancer)|Vladimir Malakhov]], and [[Yulia Makhalina]]?
* ... that the first '''[[alcohol-free bar]]''' in New Zealand went out of business five weeks after opening due to a lack of consumer interest?
===1 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[caracal]]''' ''(pictured)'' can leap more than 3 m (10 ft) in the air and catch birds on the wing?
* ... that the [[Pingju|Ping Opera]] star '''[[Bai Yushuang]]''' collapsed during a performance of ''Understanding after Death'' and subsequently died?
* ... that on "Traveling Salesman Day" at the 1915 [[Texas State Fair]], the '''[[Dallas Equal Suffrage Association]]''' convinced visiting salesmen to wear badges proclaiming "Votes for Women"?
* ... that '''[[Israel Beltrán Montes]]''' was elected twice to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]] and twice as municipal president of [[Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Chihuahua|Ciudad Cuauhtémoc]]?
* ... that '''[[Televisa Radio]]''' attempted to merge with two of its principal competitors in 2000, only to have both deals fall through?
* ... that '''[[Cy Sneed]]'''{{`s}} father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better [[high school]] baseball team?
* ... that two Catholic saints, '''[[Ansbert of Rouen]]''' and [[Angadrisma]], were engaged to be married?
*'''''00:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that despite the [[cornerstone]] being laid in 1852, the '''[[Holy Trinity Church (Nashville)|Church of the Holy Trinity]]''' in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], was not [[consecration|consecrated]] until 36 years later, in 1888?
* ... that two {{nrut|Scotland}} international [[rugby union]] players, '''[[Cecil Abercrombie]]''' and '''[[John Skinner Wilson (rugby union)|John Skinner Wilson]]''', died in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May 1916?<!--- Special request for 31 May--->
* ... that one critic saw "'''[[Séance Time]]'''", an episode of ''[[Inside No. 9]]'', as a critique of [[reality television]]'s callousness from the perspective of [[television plays]]?
* ... that '''[[Barbara Minishi]]'''{{`s}} photo series was featured in the book ''9 Photographers from Kenya'', published in association with the [[National Museums of Kenya]]?
* ... that the '''[[Pepito (sandwich)|pepito]]''' is one of the most popular [[street food]]s in Venezuela?
* ... that the midge '''''[[Forcipomyia squamipennis]]''''' is an important pollinator of the [[Theobroma cacao|cacao tree]] in Ghana?
* ... that '''[[Ruth Taubert Seeger]]''' represented the United States in the 1957 [[Deaflympics]] and was still competing successfully in the 2002 Senior Games of San Antonio?
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===30 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[House of Flavors]]'''' signature ice cream is the "Blue Moon" flavor ''(pictured)'' that has been sold since 1935?
* ... that '''[[Lucía Meza Guzmán]]''' has represented [[Cuautla, Morelos|Cuautla]] twice in the state congress of [[Morelos]] and once at the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]]?
* ... that [[Mamamoo]]'s '''''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]''''' was described as "heralding the Korean quartet's rise to the top ranks of the girl group hunger games"?
* ... that '''[[Howard Rusk Long]]''' interviewed [[Chiang Kai-shek]] while teaching at the [[National Chengchi University]] in [[Taipei]]?
* ... that the '''[[İskender Pasha Mosque, Fatih|İskender Pasha Mosque]]''' in [[Fatih|Fatih, Istanbul]], became the center of an [[Naqshbandi|Islamic religious order]] to which several prominent Turkish politicians belonged?
* ... that '''[[Sharon Barker]]''', director of the Women's Resource Center at the [[University of Maine]], brings 500 [[middle school]] girls to campus each year to explore careers in the [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] fields?
* ... that [[Usmar Ismail]] was ashamed of '''''[[Tiga Dara]]''''', his company's greatest commercial success?
===29 June 2016===
*'''''21:17, 29 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Incapillo]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the highest explosive [[caldera]] in the world and may still be [[hydrothermal]]ly active?
* ... that '''[[Kenneth Rayment]]''', the co-pilot during the [[Munich air disaster]], was a decorated World War II [[flying ace]]?
* ... that '''[[Icebar Orlando]]''' is claimed to be the world's largest permanent [[ice bar]]?
* ... that '''''[[Political Animals and Animal Politics]]''''' was the first [[edited collection]] focused on the political turn in [[animal ethics]]?
* ... that the '''[[narrowtail catshark]]''' is thought to be a [[Neoteny|pedomorphic dwarf]]?
* ... that [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Mexican federal deputy]] '''[[Fidel Kuri Grajales]]''' threatened to move the [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz]] if the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] lost the gubernatorial elections?
* ... that the July 7 opening date for the '''[[Ark Encounter]]''' theme park was chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7?
*'''''09:02, 29 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[In-Young Ahn]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first Korean woman to visit [[Antarctica]]?
* ... that the '''[[K-25|K-25 gaseous diffusion plant]]''' was once the largest building under one roof in the world?
* ... that '''[[Wesley P. Lloyd]]''' served a [[mission (LDS Church)|mission]] for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] under [[B. H. Roberts]] in 1929?
* ... that '''[[hard soda]]''' is a fast-emerging segment in the [[craft beer]] industry that realized over one percent of overall beer category sales in the U.S. in May 2016?
* ... that '''[[Felicity Okpete Ovai]]''' was the first female commissioner of the [[Rivers State Ministry of Works]]?
* ... that '''''[[Ace of Aces (video game)|Ace of Aces]]''''' was one of [[Accolade (company)|Accolade]]'s best-selling [[Commodore 64]] video games in 1987?
* ... that a year after '''[[McGruff the Crime Dog]]''' asked people to lock their doors, dog ownership in the United States had increased but there was no increase in people locking their doors, possibly due to a [[plateau effect]]?
===28 June 2016===
*'''''19:37, 28 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
* ... that upon his election as [[Mayor of Southwark]] in 1983, '''[[Sam Beaver King|Sam King]]''' was the only black mayor in London?
* ... that fossilized fungi were found on an '''''[[Arriagadoolithus]]''''' shell, the egg of the [[dinosaur]] ''[[Bonapartenykus]]''?
* ... that the 2015 Polish horror film '''''[[The Lure (2015 film)|The Lure]]''''' is a reimagining of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''?
*... that '''[[pannenkoek2012]]''' has offered $1,000 to anyone who can replicate a particular [[warp (gaming)|warp]] glitch in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''?
* ... that '''[[List of exports of Romania|Romania's main exports]]''' are related to [[list of countries by motor vehicle production|motor vehicle production]]?
* ... that before he founded [[Black Angus Steakhouse]], '''[[Stuart Anderson (restaurateur)|Stuart Anderson]]''' opened a [[Seattle]] restaurant whose clientele was mostly "hookers, seamen, hustlers and wrestlers"?
*'''''07:22, 28 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]] ''(pictured)'' scored the last of his "sins of old age", the '''''[[Petite messe solennelle]]''''', for twelve singers, two pianos, and [[Pump organ|harmonium]]?
* ... that a 1980s slide show of Asian [[lesbian]]s in history and literature created by '''[[June Chan]]''' and Katherine Hall has been called "grassroots scholarship"?<!--Special occasion request for June Pride Month-->
* ... that the '''[[Royal Pier, Southampton|Royal Pier]]''', [[Southampton]], used to have a [[railway station|station]] at the end of it?
* ... that '''[[Merry Walker]]''' is the only female [[Tennessee Walking Horse]] to produce two [[Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration#World Grand Championship|World Grand Champions]]?
* ... that the weight of a clump of mushrooms of the tropical genus '''''[[Macrocybe]]''''' can exceed {{convert|30|kg|abbr=on}}?
* ... that '''[[Steve Hamilton (broadcaster)|Steve Hamilton]]''' was a cast member of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (UK game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' throughout its 13-year run?
*... that upon its February 2016 launch, the '''[[Frinkiac]]''' website contained almost three million screenshots of ''[[The Simpsons]]''?
===27 June 2016===
*'''''16:34, 27 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in 1770, the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] considered an [[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|act]] concerning '''[[high heel policy|high heels]]''' ''(pictured)'' and now, in 2016, it is making a fresh inquiry?
* ... that while '''[[Inger Hanmann]]''' created enamels for the [[Copenhagen Airport]], her daughter '''[[Charlotte Hanmann|Charlotte]]''' made processed photographs of the urban environment?
* ... that [[George Harrison]] played on [[Harry Nilsson]]'s infamously profanity-laden song "'''[[You're Breakin' My Heart]]'''"?
* ... that '''[[Jesús Zambrano Grijalva]]''', a three-time [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|federal deputy]] and former president of the [[Party of the Democratic Revolution|PRD]] in Mexico, was jailed for his activities in the [[Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre]]?
* ... that diabetic children were sent to visit '''[[Loon (monkey)|Loon]]''', a [[drill (animal)|drill]] at the [[San Diego Zoo]], to help them overcome their aversion to needle injections?
* ... that [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s victory in the '''[[2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350]]''' made him the first foreign-born driver to win a [[Sprint Cup Series|NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] race since 1974?
* ... that as part of her magic act in [[Benidorm]], '''[[Sticky Vicky]]''' pulled ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, and razor blades out of her [[vagina]]?
*'''''04:49, 27 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Canadian singer and radio/television host '''[[Lucille Dumont]]''' ''(pictured)'' first performed under the name Micheline Lalonde to hide her real identity?
* ... that '''''[[motsoalle]]''''' is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between [[Sotho people|Basotho]] women in [[Lesotho]]?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Duckham]]''', founder of Alexander Duckham & Co, was a friend of cross-channel aviator [[Louis Blériot]], and paid for the memorial marking where Blériot landed in 1909?
* ... that the actress '''[[Chitra Dewi]]''' has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
* ... that the '''''[[Archencyrtus]]''''' [[type species]] is named for Russian paleoentomologist [[Alexandr Rasnitsyn]]?
* ... that '''[[Andrea Jenkins]]''' plans to collect up to 400 hours of [[transgender]] [[oral history]]?<!--Special occasion request for June-->
===26 June 2016===
*'''''17:04, 26 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the ancient Jewish tomb ''(pictured)'' of '''[[Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva]]''', was "rediscovered" in 1993 in a disused Muslim cemetery in [[Tiberias]]?
* ... that the Sydney suburb of [[Daceyville]] was named after '''[[John Dacey]]''', who in the early 1900s envisioned Australia's first public housing estate?
* ... that [[The Bangles]]' studio album, '''''[[Sweetheart of the Sun]]''''', was released 30 years after the band's formation?
* ... that after joining the club in 1947, '''[[Tommy Best]]''' became the first black player to represent [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the [[Football League]] in a match against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]?
* ... that the isolated '''[[Kimsachata (Canchis)|Kimsachata]]''' volcano is the northernmost active volcano in Peru, its Oroscocha dome having erupted around 4450 [[BCE]]?
* ... that [[architect]] '''[[Howard Backen]]''' worked on projects with [[Sundance Institute]], [[Skywalker Ranch]], and the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Disney Burbank Sound Studios]]?
* ... that a [[Single room occupancy|cubicle room]] at the '''[[Sunshine Hotel]]''' cost $10 a night in 1998, measured {{convert|4 x 6 x 7|ft|m}}, and featured a bed, locker, light bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
===25 June 2016===
*'''''12:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the author [[Nicholas Evans]] and his wife [[Charlotte Gordon Cumming]] required kidney transplants after mistaking the '''[[Cortinarius rubellus|deadly webcap]]''' ''(pictured)'' for [[Boletus edulis|ceps]] in Scotland?
* ... that '''[[Bernard Shapero]]''' has been called "London's most successful rare-book dealer and arguably the top dealer in the world today"?
* ... that the '''[[Jarrahids]]''', the ruling family of the [[Tayy]] tribe, virtually controlled [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in the late 10th century?
* ... that when he takes office in September, '''[[José Rosas Aispuro]]''' will be the first [[Governor of Durango|governor of Durango]] to come from a party other than the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]]?
* ... that the sixteenth-century '''''[[Doria Atlas]]''''' was saved from fire in 2004 by villagers forming a human chain?
* ... that people in the '''[[Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve]]''' want mobile phones, although there is no phone service?
*'''''00:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a '''[[(+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide|metabolite]]''' of a [[benzo(a)pyrene|component of tobacco smoke]] binds with DNA ''(pictured)'' causing mutations?
* ... that the South American rodent genus '''''[[Necromys]]''''' includes the '''[[Hairy-tailed bolo mouse|hairy-tailed]]''', the '''[[Paraguayan bolo mouse|Paraguayan]]''', the '''[[Dark bolo mouse|dark]]''', the '''[[Spotted bolo mouse|spotted]]''', the '''[[Rufous-bellied bolo mouse|rufous-bellied]]''', and the '''[[pleasant bolo mouse]]''', as well as the '''[[northern grass mouse]]'''?
* ... that when '''[[Javare Gowda]]''' was reappointed vice chancellor of [[Mysore University]], the governor requested "please try to remember that when you criticize the government, do so mildly"?
* ... that [[Ubisoft Annecy]] consulted professional skiers and [[extreme sports]] experts when creating '''''[[Steep (video game)|Steep]]'''''?
* ... that during the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936–39 Palestine revolt]], [[Mandatory Palestine|British]] forces punished men from the rebel village of '''[[al-Birwa]]''' by making them sit on cactus plants?
* ... that ''[[Getz/Gilberto]]'' by [[Stan Getz]] and [[João Gilberto]] won the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] in 1965 and was inducted into the '''[[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]]''' in 2001?
* ... that '''[[William Morales]]'''{{`}} attorneys claimed the police confiscated his fingers as evidence?
===24 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[1976 Summer Olympics]] [[decathlon]] champion '''[[Caitlyn Jenner]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once a ''[[Playgirl]]'' magazine cover model?
* ... that one eruption in the '''[[Jom-Bolok volcanic field]]''' created a 70 kilometre- (43 mile-) long lava flow?
* ... that although '''[[Alejandro Murat Hinojosa]]''' was born in the [[State of Mexico]], he was allowed to run for governor of [[Oaxaca]] by the [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation|SCJN]] because his parents were natives of that state?
* ... that the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Mr. Ambiguous]]'''" includes a [[hidden camera]] prank?
* ... that '''[[Assault of Daniel Nivel|Daniel Nivel]]''', victim of an assault by German football hooligans in 1998, was the guest of honour at a 2006 match also marred by hooliganism?
* ... that the secret '''[[Korean Patriotic Organization]]''' aimed for [[Korean independence]] through assassinations of prominent Japanese figures?
* ... that the Bolivian city of [[Potosí]] is located close to, or even inside, the [[Miocene]] '''[[Kari-Kari (caldera)|Kari-Kari caldera]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Gateway Tower (Chicago)|Gateway Tower]]''' is a proposed building for the [[Land lot|lot]] that contains the {{convert|110|foot|m|0}} wide, {{convert|76|foot|m|0}} deep hole in the ground ''(pictured)'' from the abandoned [[Chicago Spire]]?
* ... that [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]'s stay at '''[[Atatürk Museum Mansion]]''' in [[Ankara]] between 1921 and 1932 was his longest at any place in his life?
* ... that [[S.C. Braga]]'s '''[[S.C. Braga in European football|record in European football]]''' includes 6–0 losses to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]?
* ... that the largest female '''[[black-sided hawkfish]]''' in a harem changes sex if the male dies?
* ... that some homes in the [[Jerusalem]] neighborhood of '''[[Zikhron Tuvya]]''' sport blue-painted doors, windows, and gates, as well as horseshoes and [[hamsa]]s, to guard against the [[Evil eye#In Judaism|evil eye]]?
* ... that some Bach scholars believe that '''[[Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150|''Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich'', BWV 150]]''', is [[Church cantata (Bach)#Early cantatas (Arnstadt and Mühlhausen)|his earliest]] extant church cantata?
* ... that '''[[Floyd Carothers]]''' turned a [[plow]] horse into a national champion?
===23 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 12th-century '''[[The Fuentidueña Apse|Fuentidueña Apse]]''' ''(pictured)'' in New York's [[the Cloisters|Cloisters]] museum was originally part of a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church likely built as the chapel for a fortress defending against [[Moors|Moor]]ish invaders?
* ... that two Polish nuns [[Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust|harbouring Jewish fugitives who escaped]] from the '''[[Słonim Ghetto]]''' were [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]], along with [[108 Martyrs of World War II]]?
* ... that '''[[Tommy Lawton]]''' held the record as the youngest player to score on his [[England national football team|England]] debut for 78 years?
* ... that the star '''[[S Doradus]]''' was calculated to have ranged between 100 and 380 times the radius of the Sun?
* ... that economist and cabinet minister '''[[Gheorghe N. Leon|Gheorghe Leon]]''' died in a [[Communist Romania]]n prison while his government colleagues, surgeon '''[[Victor Gomoiu]]''', [[Iron Guard]] activists '''[[Radu Budișteanu]]''' and '''[[Vasile Noveanu]]''', and Generals '''[[Gheorghe Mihail]]''' and '''[[Constantin Nicolescu]]''', survived detention?
* ... that "'''[[Ríe y Llora]]'''" was the final song recorded by [[Celia Cruz]] before her death?
* ... that '''[[Bondarzewia berkeleyi|stump blossoms]]''' can cause [[butt rot]]?
*'''''00:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
* ... that Hawaiian King [[Kamehameha III]] fell into a state of depression and drunkenness, and attempted to commit suicide, after the death of his fiancée '''[[Kamānele]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Promo Azteca]]''' introduced American-style [[pro wrestling]] to Mexican audiences?
* ... that '''[[Doris Yankelewitz Berger]]''' was the first Jewish [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica|First Lady of Costa Rica]]?
* ... that to develop the 1990 [[video game]] '''''[[Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons]]''''', [[John Carmack]] and [[John Romero]] took their work computers from [[Softdisk]] home with them on weekends?
* ... that the '''[[Leuroglossus stilbius|California smoothtongue]]''' has a black pigment in its stomach lining that may conceal the presence of [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] prey the fish has swallowed?
* ... that '''[[Philip Egner]]''' began composing "[[On, Brave Old Army Team]]", the [[fight song]] of the [[United States Military Academy at West Point]], by scribbling notes on his shirt?
===22 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Salem, Ma'ale Iron|Salem]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Musmus]]''', '''[[Zalafa]]''', and [[Musheirifa]] are four of the Arab villages making up the Israel local council of [[Ma'ale Iron]]?
* ... that after retiring as dean of the College of Home Economics at the [[University of Rhode Island]], '''[[Elizabeth W. Crandall]]''' became an environmental and women's rights activist in [[Maine]]?
* ... that the [[red alga]] '''''[[Galdieria sulphuraria]]''''' grows well at [[pH]] between 0–4 and temperatures up to 56°C—among the most extreme environments known for a [[eukaryote]]?
* ... that [[Governor of Hidalgo|Governor-elect of Hidalgo]] '''[[Omar Fayad]]''' appointed his wife, actress [[Victoria Ruffo]], local director of the [[Desarrollo Integral de la Familia|DIF]] in [[Pachuca]]?
* ... that due to the '''[[Points system (cricket)|points system]]''' being used, [[England women's cricket team|England]] won the [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 2013–14|2013–14 Women's Ashes]] despite winning fewer matches than [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]]?
* ... that [[Burger King]] withdrew an advert featuring [[Mary J. Blige]] singing about a crispy chicken wrap due to the racial stereotype associated with '''[[fried chicken]]'''?
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] manager [[Bill Shankly]] resigned on the same day he spent a club record £200,000 to sign '''[[Ray Kennedy]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 2009 proposal to name '''[[Aplets & Cotlets]]''' ''(pictured)'' the "official candy" of [[Washington state]] failed after legislators from [[western Washington]] refused to support a candy manufactured in [[eastern Washington]]?
* ... that there is a [[shrine]] on '''[[Jotabeche]]''', a volcano last active about five million years ago?
* ... that when the [[Memel Convention]] came into force in 1925, the local branch of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] became '''[[Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory|a separate party]]'''?
* ... that the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1961)|Gary Bennett]]''' was one of the first players to become involved with the [[Show Racism the Red Card]] campaign?
* ... that the [[DNA]] of '''''[[Sartidia perrieri]]'''''{{'}}s only known herbarium specimen was successfully [[DNA sequencing|sequenced]] 100 years after its collection?
* ... that the '''[[Windows Push Notification Service]]''' allows developers to send push data to Windows desktop and mobile applications?
* ... that '''''[[Mr. Darcy's Daughters]]''''', [[Elizabeth Aston]]'s debut novel, has been classified as [[Jane Austen fan fiction|fan fiction]] by several commentators?
===21 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that although the fictional bartender '''[[Mr. Dooley]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a very popular political commentator in his time, he is almost forgotten today?
* ... that '''[[Maison Bertaux]]''' in [[Soho]] is London's oldest [[pâtisserie]] shop?
* ... that '''[[Boyers Run]]''' starts in Pennsylvania and ends up near Liverpool?
* ... that the 2016–17 rugby season of '''[[London 1 South]]''' will feature a [[Tunbridge Wells RFC|national RFU cup champion]]?
* ... that [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] described her song "'''[[No Time for It]]'''" as a combination of her childhood singing in church and desire to "tap into that whole rock world"?
* ... that '''[[Moses Toata]]''' won the [[Solomon Islands S-League]] in his first season as a manager?
*'''''00:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Royal Oak, Frindsbury|Royal Oak]]''' ''(pictured)'', a 17th-century [[public house]] in [[Frindsbury]], is rumoured to contain a timber from the [[HMS Royal Oak (1664)|HMS ''Royal Oak'']]?
* ... that the [[rugby union|rugby player]] '''[[Tommy Thompson (rugby union)|Tommy Thompson]]''' played "like one possessed" in [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa's]] 38–0 defeat of {{nrut|Ireland}} in 1912?<!--- Special occasion for June 20th.--->
* ... that the 1905 '''[[Shoubak Revolt]]''' was sparked after [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces started to put the town's women into forced labor?
* ... that the '''[[CMLL International Gran Prix (2016)|2016 International Gran Prix]]''' wrestling tournament will be the first Gran Prix held by [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] since the '''[[CMLL International Gran Prix (2008)|2008 International Gran Prix]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Theodore Wassmer]]''' supported his family of ten on a $55 monthly income during the [[Great Depression]]?
* ... that the current '''[[Clydesdale Bank £5 note]]''' is the first [[Banknotes of the pound sterling|British banknote]] to be entirely made from [[polymer banknote|polymer]]?
* ... that the filming of '''''[[What Maisie Knew (film)|What Maisie Knew]]''''' was complicated by its six-year-old star's early bedtime?
===20 June 2016===
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* ... that '''[[Tithonus poem|one of the few nearly-complete poems]]''' by the Greek lyric poet [[Sappho]], preserved on a [[papyrus]] ''(pictured)'' from the third century BC, was published in 2004?
* ... that '''[[William Vitarelli]]''' led community and educational projects in [[Micronesia]] after winning a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case about his alleged associations with the [[Communist Party USA]]?
* ... that "'''[[Catch Me If You Can (Girls' Generation song)|Catch Me If You Can]]'''" was the first release by [[Girls' Generation]] since member [[Jessica Jung|Jessica]] was dismissed from the group?
* ... that '''[[Rita Harradence]]''' and her husband synthesised [[penicillamine]]?
* ... that the '''[[2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate|first ever FA Women's Premier League Plate]]''' was won by [[Preston North End W.F.C.|Preston North End]] in 2015?
* ... that '''[[Bamidele Ali]]''' became a specialist in [[3D printing]] after his career in the [[Canadian Football League]]?
* ... that on [[Super Tuesday]], [[Google Search]]es for "'''[[Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)|Donald Drumpf]]'''" surpassed those for [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]]?
*'''''00:00, 20 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[41st United States Colored Infantry]]''' was organized in 1864 under the command of Colonel '''[[Llewellyn F. Haskell]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... a new [[Product classification|category]] in the alcoholic [[beverage industry]], referred to as "[[hard soda]]" or "flavored beer", was created due to the prosperity of '''[[Small Town Brewery|Small Town Brewery's]]''' Not Your Father's Root Beer brand?
* ... that after South Korean girl group [[GFriend]] debuted with '''''[[Season of Glass (EP)|Season of Glass]]''''', a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] columnist said they were "leading a new wave of female acts with a classic innocent look"?
* ... that [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame|WAFL Hall of Fame]] member and [[East Fremantle Football Club]] life member '''[[Merv Cowan]]''' did not want to play for the team when he returned from [[World War II|the war]]?
* ... that the dark purple '''''[[Cortinarius kioloensis]]''''' mushroom turns red when [[potassium hydroxide]] is applied to it?
* ... that Ukrainian-American [[endocrinologist]] '''[[Rita Sapiro Finkler|Ricka Sapiro Finkler]]''' began using the name Rita after [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center|Saint Vincent's Hospital]] offered her a job which they later retracted when they discovered she was a woman?
* ... that Special Requirements led to '''[[Unity (military operation)|Unity]]'''?
===19 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[nilgai]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been declared as [[vermin]] in [[Bihar]], India?
* ... that while living in England, American artist '''[[Robert Hess (artist)|Robert Hess]]''' learned to paint in the style of [[John Constable]] and was influenced by the sculptures of [[Henry Moore]]?
* ... that '''''[[Acidilobus saccharovorans]]''''' was the first [[thermophilic]], [[acidophilic]], and [[obligate anaerobe|obligately anaerobic]] [[archaeon]] to have its [[genome]] sequenced?
* ... that the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' character '''[[Yu Kanda]]''' was taken from an unpublished [[manga]] written by the same author?
* ... that the [[Guinness World Records]] lists the '''[[Aqaba Church]]''' in [[Jordan]] as "oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world"?
* ... that '''[[David Tod Roy]]''', the son of Presbyterian missionaries to China, produced the first [[Expurgation|unexpurgated]] English translation of the Ming dynasty erotic novel ''[[Jin Ping Mei]]''?
* ... that [[Ubisoft Montreal]] intended to take risks when creating '''''[[Watch Dogs 2]]'''''?
*'''''00:00, 19 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Jewish-Ukrainian artist '''[[Adolphe Féder]]''' produced art ''(example pictured)'' while imprisoned in the [[Drancy internment camp]]?
* ... that the concept of '''[[lost sales]]''' used by the [[content industry]] assumes that if [[Copyright infringement|pirated products]] were not available, people would buy them at [[market rate]]?
* ... that when growing up in Ireland, '''[[Terry Conroy]]''' was sentenced to probation for playing football in the street?
* ... that [[Yugo Nakamura]] avoided elements of modern web design to keep the appearance of '''[[FFFFOUND!]]''' simple?
* ... that in the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Pink Funky|Um Oh Ah Yeh]]'''", three members dress as men and wear wigs, beards, and [[prosthetic makeup]]?
* ... that in preparation for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], three stations will be added to the initial '''[[List of G:link stations|sixteen stations]]''' in the [[G:link]], a [[light rail]] system serving the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in [[Queensland]], Australia?
* ... that '''[[Akashi District, Hyōgo|Akashi District]]''' existed for another 30 years after the city of [[Akashi, Hyōgo|Akashi]] left?
===18 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the use of '''[[edible tableware]]''' ''(example pictured)'' dates back to at least the [[Elizabethan era]]?
* ... that the '''[[Sekrenyi festival]]''', known locally as ''Phousnyi'', is held by the [[Angami Naga]]s as a [[Ritual purification|purification festival]]?
* ... that '''[[David A. Cooper]]''' diagnosed the first case of HIV in Australia?
* ... that the video game '''''[[A Bird Story]]''''' was released as a link between the award-winning ''[[To the Moon]]'' and its sequel?
* ... that '''[[Margarete Zuelzer]]''', only the 37th woman to earn a doctorate at the [[University of Heidelberg]], had to get special permission from her professors to attend their classes?
* ... that the '''[[grey-crowned flatbill]]''' and '''[[orange-eyed flatbill]]''' often build their bag-shaped nests near wasp nests?
* ... that both '''[[John Quincy (Minnesota politician)|John Quincy]]''' and '''[[Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Andrew Johnson]]''' currently serve on the [[Minneapolis City Council]]?
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* ... that during the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], '''[[Andrew McClary]]''' ''(pictured)'' was both the highest-ranking colonial officer to die and the last soldier killed?<!-- Date request: June 17th, Bunker Hill local time-->
* ... that the [[government of Karnataka]] claims to have eliminated the [[Devadasi|ancient practice]] of dedicating girls to the '''[[Yellamma Temple, Saundatti|Yellamma Temple]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Mary Hale Woolsey]]''' wrote the lyrics to "When It's Springtime in the Rockies", which was used in the 1937 film ''[[Springtime in the Rockies (1937 film)|Springtime in the Rockies]]'' starring [[Gene Autry]]?
* ... that Poland is creating a '''[[Territorial Defence Force (Poland)|35,000-strong military force]]''' designed to counter [[hybrid warfare]]?
* ... that '''[[Phillipsburg Union Station]]''' was served by the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad|DL&W]] and [[Central Railroad of New Jersey|CNJ]] where their lines merged before crossing the [[Delaware River]]?
* ... that [[R. P. Sethu Pillai]] was the first recipient of the '''[[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil|Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[El Laco]]''' volcano in Chile has erupted enigmatic iron-rich [[Lava|lava flows]]?
===17 June 2016===
*'''''12:28, 17 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Shumen Plateau Nature Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Bulgaria is located on the highest plateau of the [[Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)|Danubian Plain]]?
* ... that '''[[Hannah Chaplin]]''', the mother of the silent screen star [[Charlie Chaplin]], was a British music hall performer who used the stage name Lily Harley?
* ... that the 1990 edition of the '''[[Tour DuPont|Tour de Trump]]''', an American cycling race, visited [[Baltimore]] after its sponsor [[Donald Trump]] agreed to moor the ''[[Trump Princess]]'' in Baltimore Harbor during the race?
* ... that [[Girls' Generation]]'s Japanese single "'''[[Galaxy Supernova]]'''" was used in advertisements for [[Samantha Thavasa]] jeans?
* ... that the new '''[[The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note|Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note]]''' will feature a portrait of the author [[Nan Shepherd]]?
* ... that the [[Listed building|Grade I listed]] '''[[Trinity Green Almshouses]]''' were built to house "28 decay'd Masters & Commanders of Ships or ye Widows of such"?
* ... that '''[[Colin Raston]]''' can unboil an egg?
===16 June 2016===
*'''''12:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[McLaren MP4-30]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the team's first [[Honda]]-powered Formula One car since 1992?
* ... that the making of '''''[[Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie]]''''' was kept secret, resulting in a surprise release?
* ... that '''[[Utako Okamoto]]''', discoverer of [[tranexamic acid]], worked with her infant daughter on her back in the laboratory, as she could not find child care?
* ... that the '''[[Muur van Mussert]]''', an overgrown brick wall, is all that remains of the Nazi-inspired rally grounds planned by the Dutch [[National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands|National Socialist Movement]]?
* ... that Indian scientist [[Pushpa Mittra Bhargava]], one of the '''[[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89)|recipients of the Padma Bhushan award in the 1980s]]''', returned it in 2015?
* ... that '''[[Jacky Lafon]]''' accidentally received a serious electric shock from a [[defibrillator]] while filming the Belgian soap opera ''[[Familie]]''?
* ... that '''[[Bishop's Castle Town F.C.]]''' was banned by the [[Football Association of Wales]] from playing in affiliated leagues because they were not Welsh?
*'''''00:00, 16 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Mahavira]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the 24th and last ''[[tirthankara]]'' (teaching god) in Jainism?
* ... that during World War II, the '''[[Ames Project]]''' produced over {{convert|1000|ST}} of uranium metal for the [[Manhattan Project]]?
* ... that '''[[Jung Mina]]'''{{`s}} song "Jumeokbab" is about her selling rice balls near [[Gwanghwamun Station]]?
* ... that [[Afghan government]]s since the 1880s have '''[[Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan|encouraged, and sometimes forced, Pashtuns to settle in northern Afghanistan]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Sawyer's]]''', known for making the [[View-Master]], was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of [[slide projector]]s?
* ... that the '''[[spaghetti sandwich]]''' has been described as a "Tokyo novelty" and "handy commuter snack"?
* ... that '''[[Hookers for Hillary]]''' is a group of Nevada-based [[sex worker]]s who support [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 United States presidential election]]?<!--Special occasion request for June 15 or later-->
===15 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[David Nott]]''' ''(pictured)'' is often styled the "[[Indiana Jones]] of surgery"?
* ... that '''[[Operation Leader]]''' was the only offensive operation undertaken by the [[United States Navy]] in Northern European waters during World War II?
* ... that the '''[[Jessica Jones (season 1)|first season]]''' of the [[Netflix]] television series ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Marvel's Jessica Jones]]'' was awarded a [[Peabody Award]] in the category of "[[List of Peabody Award winners (2010–19)#2015|Entertainment and Children's programs]]"?
* ... that '''[[Louisiana Hot Sauce]]''' was the first sauce brand marketed using the state of Louisiana's name?
* ... that from October 2016, the '''[[Bank of Scotland £5 note]]''' will be issued in [[Polymer banknotes|polymer]], not paper?
* ... that under US tax law, an '''[[association of churches]]''' can have churches of different denominations and still be tax-exempt?
* ... that '''''[[VA-11 HALL-A]]''''' is a [[bartender]] simulation video game with [[visual novel]], [[cyberpunk]], and [[anime]] influences?
*'''''00:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[shaokao]]''' ''(example pictured)'' is a [[street food]] that can be found in almost all cities in China?
* ... that two days after resigning from the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|PRI]], '''[[Carlos Joaquín González]]''' became the gubernatorial candidate of a [[National Action Party (Mexico)|PAN]]-[[Party of the Democratic Revolution|PRD]] alliance?
* ... that a statue near the '''[[Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge]]''' commemorates the [[Northern Ireland peace process]], with the inscription "Peace For All"?
* ... that the 2015 historical novel '''''[[The Nightingale (2015 novel)|The Nightingale]]''''' borrows from the experiences of Belgian World War II resistance fighter [[Andrée de Jongh]]?
* ... that boy band member [[Gongchan]] plays the pianist in the music video for [[Mamamoo]]'s "'''[[Piano Man (EP)|Piano Man]]'''"?
* ... that during his 23-year career on the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] and the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], '''[[John S. Palmore]]''' wrote more than 800 [[judicial opinion]]s?
* ... that [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]]'s debut single "'''[[Bizounce]]'''" was described as giving a "steely boot to a crap lover" in the style of [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[Kelis]], and [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]?
===14 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[blackbuck]]''' ''(pictured)'' could play a role in the dispersal of ''[[Prosopis juliflora]]'' fruits?
* ... that '''[[Ora Mendelsohn Rosen]]''' and her colleagues achieved a scientific breakthrough by cloning the human [[insulin receptor]] gene?
*... that '''[[triple parentheses]]''' have been used on [[Twitter]] to signify targets for [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] [[Online harassment|harassment]]?
* ... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigate '''[[HMS Aquilon (1758)|HMS ''Aquilon'']]''' rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemy [[ship of the line]]?
* ... that '''[[George Waschkies]]''', a [[Germans|German]] member of the [[Seimas|Lithuanian parliament]], had 14 children?
* ... that the soundtrack of the 1971 film '''''[[Ekeino to kalokairi]]''''' featured the song "San Me Koitas", which has been described as "one of the most beautiful erotic songs of all time"?
* ... that after [[Mike Ditka]], head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]], '''[[Ricky Williams trade|traded]]''' for running back [[Ricky Williams]], the two posed together as bride and groom?
*'''''00:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the inner wall of the Kadisiddeshwara Temple in the '''[[Savadatti fort]]''' ''(entrance pictured)'' features a row of more than 200 carvings in geometric designs?
* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Alkin]]'''—a publisher, nurse and spy for the Parliamentarian forces during the [[English Civil War]]—was nicknamed Parliament Joan?
* ... that the title for the '''''[[Resident Alien (comic book)|Resident Alien]]''''' comic book came from a conversation [[Peter Hogan]] had more than 20 years prior to publishing it?
* ... that the fossil lacewing '''''[[Paradoxosisyra]]''''' was placed into a separate subfamily based on its mouth?
* ... that [[Formula One]] driver [[Michael Schumacher]] was on the podium in every race of the 2002 season, including '''[[List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Michael Schumacher|eleven race victories]]''', breaking the record for most in a season?
* ... that since 1976, Mexican filmmaker [[Felipe Cazals]] has been nominated for the [[Ariel Award]] for '''[[Ariel Award for Best Director|Best Director]]''' at least once every decade?
* ... that according to the ''[[Long Life of Saint Gerard]]'', the tongue of '''[[Ajtony]]''' was cut out after his death?
===13 June 2016===
*'''''12:10, 13 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''''[[Regimen Animarum]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is a [[Latin]] [[codex]] created in 1343 that contains the Office of the Feast of [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]]?
* ... that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s estate '''[[Whitehaven (house)|Whitehaven]]''' has been described as her "fortress of solitude"?
* ... that town councillors and city police in [[Boston, Lincolnshire]], commemorated its '''[[alcohol-free zone]]''' legislation by pouring cans of beer down a city street drain?
* ... that '''[[Louise Stevens Bryant]]''', a secretary for the [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]], also worked with the English sexologist [[Havelock Ellis]]?
* ... that the '''[[pygmy three-toed sloth]]''' features first in [[Chris Packham]]'s list of the top ten discoveries in the 2000s?
* ... that the title of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "'''[[Tin Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Tin Man]]'''" was a reference to [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[Tin Woodman]]?
* ... that '''[[James Bond (naval officer)|James Bond]]''' has died?
*'''''00:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that before '''[[Ernest B. Schoedsack]]''' helped direct the original ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' ''(poster pictured)'' with [[Merian C. Cooper]], he was a cameraman in the [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|Signal Corps]] of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]?
* ... that the '''[[2016–17 Football League Cup]]''' will be the first since [[The Football League]] was renamed the English Football League?
* ... that in 1988 '''[[Ruth Lockhart]]''' oversaw campus [[Prevention of HIV/AIDS|AIDS education]] programs like "Love Carefully Day", when flowers, candies, and [[condom]]s were distributed to students to give to "that special someone"?
* ... that the worker ant '''''[[Formica biamoensis]]''''' is difficult to compare to other species because latter species fossils are based upon [[amber]] specimens?
* ... that '''[[Michael O. Tunnell]]''' unsuccessfully submitted his first children's book over 30 times, but is now the author of many published books including ''[[Wishing Moon]]''?
* ... that a '''[[chloridometer]]''' is used to determine the concentration of [[chloride]] in biological fluids, including blood serum, cerebrospinal fluid, sweat, and urine?
* ... that ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine headlined in June 2016 that "We’ve discovered '''[[Simpsonwave]]''' and now we don’t need any more new genres"?
===12 June 2016===
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* ... that the '''[[Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation]]''' provided most of the plywood material for the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'' ''(pictured)'', which [[Charles Lindbergh]] flew on a record-breaking transatlantic flight in 1927?
* ... that '''[[Tube Alloys]]''' was the code name of the clandestine British nuclear weapons project during World War II?
* ... that a [[Sefer Torah|Torah scroll]] commissioned by the '''[[Women's Torah Project]]''' was written by female [[Sofer|scribes]] and clothed in a mantle stitched with items of clothing donated by women?
* ... that '''''[[Sniper Elite 4]]''''' was designed to be a "sniper paradise"?
* ... that Danish swimmer '''[[Pernille Blume]]''' was part of a team that set a new world record in the [[World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay|4 × 50 metre medley relay]] at the [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2014 World Short Course Championships]]?
* ... that the '''[[longnose eagle ray]]''', which is caught unintentionally during fishing activities, is listed as being a "[[near-threatened species]]"?
* ... that '''[[Laurie Wolf]]''' has written children's books and a [[Crowdfunding|crowdfunded]] book of recipes for [[Cannabis edibles|cooking with marijuana]]?
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* ... that, with the issuance of the '''[[Alabama Centennial half dollar]]''' ''(pictured)'', Alabama Governor [[Thomas Kilby]] became the first living person to be depicted on a U.S. coin?
* ... that [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] won the '''[[1973 Kentucky Derby]]''' with a time of 1 minute 59.4 seconds and ran the last quarter mile in 23 seconds, both Derby records?<!--Date request: June 11th-->
* ... that the pharmaceutical drug '''[[migalastat]]''' fights [[Fabry disease]] by correcting the way a mutated enzyme is folded?
* ... that Yiddish poet '''[[Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim]]''' began writing poetry to cheer up fellow inmates at the [[Kaiserwald concentration camp]] during World War II?
* ... that '''[[J. Keith Desormeaux]]''' decided to become a [[horse trainer]] instead of a [[veterinarian]]?<!--Date request: June 11th-->
* ... that '''[[Mel Eslyn]]''' began working on film sets when she was 14 years old?
* ... that the activity of the '''[[bare-tailed woolly opossum]]''' is influenced by moonlight?
===11 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Italian sandwich]]''' ''(pictured)'' was invented after dockworkers in [[Portland, Maine]] asked a baker to slice his bread rolls and add vegetables, meat, and cheese?
* ... that the '''[[1903 Jamaica hurricane]]''' destroyed five villages in [[Martinique]] established after the eruption of [[Mount Pelée]] in 1902?
* ... that the '''[[Electrophone (information system)|Electrophone]]''' relayed theatre shows, opera performances, and church services over telephone lines?
* ... that [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] nun '''[[Jacomijne Costers]]''' survived the plague in 1489 and wrote ''Visioen en exempel'', recounting her vision of being led through hell and purgatory?
* ... that the '''[[common eagle ray]]''' feeds on shellfish which it crushes with flattened hexagonal teeth arranged in a mosaic fashion on its jaws?
* ... that the [[anti-computer forensics|anti-forensic]] software '''[[USBKill]]''' was created to prevent data from being seized from logged-in computers, as happened in [[Silk Road (marketplace)|Silk Road]] founder [[Ross Ulbricht]]'s arrest?
* ... that when the '''[[Hydraulic Press Channel]]''', a [[YouTube]] channel, broadcast the folding of a piece of paper seven times using a [[hydraulic press]], the paper exploded?
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* ... that [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit|DART]]'s '''[[Kinki Sharyo SLRV]]''' ''(pictured)'' conversion project saved over [[United States dollar|$]]50 million compared to the cost of buying new accessible [[light rail]] vehicles?
* ... that storing fossils of '''''[[ Dlusskyidris]]''''' in castor oil changed the amber's refractive index?
* ... that [[James E. Talmage]] had been one of '''[[May Booth Talmage]]'''{{`s}} teachers when she attended [[Brigham Young Academy]] before the couple got married?
* ... that for the web series '''''[[Play It Again, Dick]]''''', the role of Duncan Kane was given to [[Ryan Devlin]], despite the fact that the role was originated by [[Teddy Dunn]]?
* ... that '''[[Saul Levin]]''' is the first openly gay CEO of the [[American Psychiatric Association]]?
* ... that the release of [[Girls' Generation]]'s "'''[[Mr.Mr. (song)|Mr.Mr.]]'''" was delayed because scenes from the music video were accidentally deleted?
===10 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 10 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the pigment of the '''[[Cortinarius sanguineus|blood red webcap]]''' ''(pictured)'' can be used as a red, pink, or purple dye for wool?
* ... that the complete five-song set of [[the Bangles]]' '''[[The Bangles (EP)|debut EP]]''' remained out of print for over 30 years?
* ... that [[Michael Andretti]]'s win in the '''[[2001 Molson Indy Toronto]]''' surpassed the record for most victories in a single [[Champ Car|Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) event?
* ... that '''[[Dorothy Weir Young]]''' was the daughter of [[impressionist]] painter [[J. Alden Weir]], and wrote a biography of him that was published posthumously in 1960?
* ... that the '''[[Stecknitz Canal]]''' was the first European [[summit-level canal]] and one of the earliest [[artificial waterway]]s in Europe?
* ... that construction of [[California High-Speed Rail]]'s '''[[San Joaquin River Viaduct]]''' involves eliminating the last [[Level crossing|at-grade rail crossing]] in the city of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]?
* ... that '''[[Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans]]''' received criticism for her active voice in [[Mormon feminism]] while she was a professor of history at [[Brigham Young University]]?
===9 June 2016===
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* ... that '''[[John von Neumann]]''' ''(pictured)'' once wrote that "anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin"?
* ... that '''[[Bakeys]]''', an Indian manufacturer of [[Edible tableware|edible utensils]], hopes to reduce plastic utensil waste in India, which numbers around 120 billion discarded pieces annually?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] center '''[[Marv Allemang]]''' was moved to the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] in a secret equalization draft designed to improve poorly-performing teams?
* ... that two of the key elements of '''[[political globalization]]''' are the decreasing role of the [[nation-state]] and the rise of global [[civil society]]?
* ... that 16th-century Greek noble '''[[Manthos Papagiannis]]''' repeatedly solicited support from western European leaders for a planned uprising against the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
* ... that [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s 1972 short story '''''[[Vaster than Empires and More Slow]]''''' features a consciousness that reaches over all the vegetation on the fictional planet World 4470?
* ... that the '''[[grassland sparrow]]''' is a "secretive" bird?
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* ... that '''[[Henry L. Haskell]]''' patented a game board ''(1900 vintage board shown)'' through the '''[[Carrom Company]]''' to keep young boys out of pool halls where they might develop bad habits?
* ... that [[Jon Gries]] of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' fame will portray '''''[[Dream Corp, LLC]]'''''{{'}}s principal character, while [[John Krasinski]] of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' is an executive producer?
* ... that [[cricket]]er and [[Australian rules football]]er '''[[George Coulthard]]''' was attacked by a shark near [[Shark Island (Port Jackson)|Shark Island]]?
* ... that the champion [[stallion]] '''[[Midnight Sun (horse)|Midnight Sun]]''' was ridden by children?
* ... that [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEAL]] '''[[Faauuga Muagututia]]''' was a member of [[American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics|American Samoa's first Winter Olympic team]]?
* ... that then-[[Mayor of London]] [[Boris Johnson]] and [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party leader]] [[Jeremy Corbyn]] campaigned to save '''[[Gaby's Deli]]'''?
===8 June 2016===
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* ... that '''''[[Cairanoolithus]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a type of [[dinosaur egg]] measuring up to {{convert|19|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter, is too large to have been laid by the [[ornithopod]] ''[[Rhabdodon]]''?
* ... that the sport shooter '''[[Elena Allen]]''' was born in Russia, but has competed separately for [[England at the Commonwealth Games|England]] and [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games|Wales]] at the [[Commonwealth Games]], and [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]] at the [[Summer Olympics]]?
* ... that because of [[pedigree collapse]], some [[family tree]]s are better modeled mathematically as '''[[directed acyclic graph]]s''' than as [[Tree (graph theory)|trees]]?
* ... that "[[UpTown Funk!]]", the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015|number-one song of 2015]] in the United States according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', also reached the top of the '''[[Mexico Ingles Airplay]]''' chart?
* ... that '''[[Amy Bess Miller]]''' helped found a [[Hancock Shaker Village|museum]] while presiding over a [[Berkshire Athenaeum|library]]?
* ... that a '''[[2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl|brawl]]''' caused the [[Halifax Rainmen]] to forfeit the [[National Basketball League of Canada]] [[2015 NBL Canada Finals|Finals]]?
* ... that while watching her first operation, '''[[Mary Alice Powell Lindsay]]''' passed out three times, but she later became a [[registered nurse]] in [[Utah]] and was assistant superintendent of nurses at the [[LDS Hospital]]?
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* ... that '''[[Prince (New Girl)|an episode]]''' of ''[[New Girl]]'' marked the first time [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ''(pictured)'' appeared in a television sitcom?
* ... that [[Scott Dixon]] became the winner of the '''[[2010 Honda Indy Edmonton]]''' after [[Hélio Castroneves]] was judged to have blocked his teammate?
* ... that the fossil ant genus '''''[[Baikuris]]''''' is known from adult males only?
* ... that when '''[[RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)]]'''{{'}}s last [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] departed [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|Iwakuni]] in 1956, it left ground staff and [[Flight Lieutenant]] Raleigh, a small dog who liked flying and had been at the base since 1945?
* ... that the [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]] hymn "'''''[[Bar Yochai (song)|Bar Yochai]]'''''" is "heard around the clock" at the massive celebrations in [[Meron, Israel]], on [[Lag BaOmer]]?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] fullback '''[[Guillaume Allard-Caméus]]''' is a two-time [[Vanier Cup]] champion?
* ... that the female figures in the '''[[Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho|Vishvanatha Temple]]''' in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, have been described as the "most striking carvings of females in [[Khajuraho]]"?
===7 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the original '''[[Hove Town Hall]]''' building ''(pictured)'' was damaged by fire in 1966?
* ... that '''"[[International Lover]]"''' was the song for which [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] received his first [[Grammy Award]] nomination?<!--Date request: June 7, Prince's Birthday-->
* ... that head film critic for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] and [[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' '''[[Todd McCarthy]]''' also won an [[Emmy Award]] for his documentary ''Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer''?
* ... that the '''[[Autonomy Cube]]''' is an art project by [[Trevor Paglen]] and [[Jacob Appelbaum]] which places [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor-relay]]s in art-museums?
* ... that [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] '''[[Roger Khawam]]''' learned to fly and originally wanted to be an [[Aerobatics|aerobatic pilot]]?
* ... that there are '''[[aromatization|"moderately aromatic" arsoles]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Purton Hulks]]''' make up the largest [[ship graveyard]] ''(abandoned ship pictured)'' in mainland Britain?
* ... that the philosopher '''[[John Hadley (philosopher)|John Hadley]]''' argues that the [[territory (animal)|territory]] of wild animals should be considered their [[property]]?
* ... that the '''[[Carrozza (sandwich)|carrozza]]''' is a [[street food]] and popular dish in [[Campania]], Italy, where it is prepared using [[buffalo mozzarella]]?
* ... that Pat, a character from the ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' episode "'''[[Nana's Party]]'''", was variously described by critics as an "irritating tit", an "insufferable booby", and a "desperately sad and dignified man"?
* ... that [[Serbs]] taken as prisoners of war during the [[Siege of Belgrade (1521)|Siege of Belgrade]] in 1521 were settled at a present-day location inside Istanbul's '''[[Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park]]'''?
* ... that in February 1981, "'''[[Duncan (Slim Dusty song)|Duncan]]'''", a song about drinking beer, was the number-one single in Australia?
* ... that the larvae of the rove beetle '''''[[Lomechusa pubicollis]]''''' are cared for by ants?
===6 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in South America, taboos are associated with the consumption of the meat of the '''[[six-banded armadillo]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Robert Orme (soldier)|Captain Robert Orme]]''' fought alongside [[George Washington]] at the [[Battle of the Monongahela]]?
* ... that by the 13th century, the '''[[Tayy]]''' were the dominant [[Arab]] tribe in the [[Syrian steppe]], [[Upper Mesopotamia]] and [[Najd|north-central Arabia]]?
* ... that a song from [[GFriend]]'s EP '''''[[Flower Bud (EP)|Flower Bud]]''''' was broadcast via loudspeaker across the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] as part of South Korea's response to a [[2016 North Korean nuclear test|North Korean nuclear test]]?
* ... that '''[[Pleas Jones]]''' was the first justice to retire from the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] after its creation in 1976?
* ... that the small [[Maya civilization|Maya]] archaeological site of '''[[K'atepan]]''' in Guatemala is said to have been the home of the [[Tojolabal people|Tojolabal Maya]], a group now found in neighbouring Mexico?
* ... that game developers changed the victory pose for the ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'' character '''[[Tracer (Overwatch)|Tracer]]''', after a fan noted that her original pose was over sexualized?
*'''''00:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a three-story house ''(pictured)'' in the historical neighborhood of '''[[Even Yisrael (neighborhood)|Even Yisrael]]''' has been called "Jerusalem's first skyscraper"?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Prokhorenko]]''', a Russian special forces intelligence officer, called in an airstrike on himself when he was ambushed by [[ISIS]] during [[Palmyra offensive (March 2016)|the battle to liberate Palmyra]]?
* ... that in the late 1960s, a civil engineer found himself unable to uncover any written information on the spelling of '''[[Fidlers Run]]'''?
* ... that [[Canadian football]] [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] '''[[Kojo Aidoo]]''' appeared in two [[Television film|direct-to-TV]] movies?
* ... that the musical style of [[GFriend]]'s '''''[[Snowflake (EP)|Snowflake]]''''' is similar to [[K-pop]] from the late 1990s and 2000s?
* ... that [[Stanko Bilinski]]'s 1960 rediscovery of the '''[[Bilinski dodecahedron]]''' corrected a 75-year-old omission from the list of convex polyhedra with congruent [[rhombus|rhombic]] faces?
* ... that the Australian mushroom '''''[[Cortinarius erythraeus]]''''' is covered in slime?
===5 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 15th-century portrait of a Bavarian town clerk by the anonymous '''[[Master of the Mornauer Portrait]]''' ''(pictured)'' was once [[:File:Portrait of Alexander Mornauer - before restoration.jpg|partially overpainted]] and then sold as "[[Martin Luther]], by [[Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Holbein]]"?
* ... that Irish producer Iglooghost said he did not understand the comparison to the works of [[PC Music]] in reviews for his EP '''''[[Chinese Nü Yr]]'''''?
* ... that the first film produced by '''[[Gabriel Ripstein]]''' was directed by [[Arturo Ripstein|his father]] and written by [[Paz Alicia Garciadiego|his mother]]?
* ... that '''[[fried cheese]]''' was a popular dish in [[Cairo]], Egypt during the [[Middle Ages]], and remained a part of the cuisine throughout the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman occupation]]?
* ... that '''[[Birgit Jürgenssen]]''', an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, curator and teacher, was acclaimed as one of the "outstanding international representatives of the feminist avant-garde"?
* ... that the story line of the 2015 Thai teen flick '''''[[May Who?]]''''' was inspired by director Chayanop Boonprakob's own teenage years?
* ... that a recent [[Major League Soccer]] match between [[Hudson River Derby|two teams in New York City]] was nicknamed the '''[[New York City FC 0–7 New York Red Bulls|Hudson River Massacre]]'''?
*'''''00:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when poet [[G. Sankara Kurup]]'s ''(pictured)'' poem '' Odakkuzhal'' was nominated for the first '''[[Jnanpith Award]]''', the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] had opined that no Malayalam-language work was worthy of this inaugural prize?
* ... that the [[Mennonite]] radio program '''''[[The Calvary Hour]]''''' had no official standing?
* ... that the '''[[Prussian scheme]]''' was a reported attempt to establish a monarchy in the United States under [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)|Prince Henry of Prussia]]?
* ... that '''''[[Plagioolithus]]''''' is thought to be the oldest known fragment of [[bird egg]]?
* ... that '''[[Bernice Weldon Sargent]]'''{{'}}s work was used by [[Enrico Fermi]] in developing his theory of [[beta decay]]?
* ... that some meteorites contain an unusual isotope of neon due to it being trapped in [[Buckminsterfullerene|buckyballs]] in an [[Endohedral fullerene|endohedral]] '''[[Neon compounds|neon compound]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Gussie Nell Davis]]''' created [[Greenville High School (Texas)|Greenville High School]]'s all-girl team, the Flaming Flashes, the first [[Dance squad|dance-drill]] squad to perform in the United States?
===4 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Benjamin Franklin]] played chess at '''[[Old Slaughter's Coffee House]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that the [[United States]] was accused by [[Nicolás Maduro|President Maduro]] of provoking a covert coup against his government in '''[[2016 state of emergency in Venezuela|Venezuela's state of emergency]]'''?
* ... that '''[[The Jordan Museum]]''' is the largest museum in Jordan, and hosts the country's most important archaeological finds?
* ... that '''[[Corchorus capsularis|white jute]]''' and '''[[Corchorus olitorius|Jew's mallow]]''' are used both for the production of fibre and for food?
* ... that Mexican actor '''[[Sebastián Aguirre (actor)|Sebastián Aguirre]]''' won an [[Ariel Award]] for the role of a child sexually abused by a priest?
* ... that the '''[[2001 Marlboro 500]]''' saw a record-breaking 73 lead changes in a [[Champ Car|Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) race?
* ... that patent '''[[barley flour]]''' is used as an ingredient in [[Baby food|infant foods]]?
*'''''00:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that, in [[numismatics]], it was said that "the age of innocence" ended with the '''[[Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that former university president '''[[Nancy H. Hensel]]''' has skied the [[Tasman Glacier]] and climbed [[Mount Whitney]], [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], and [[Aconcagua|Mount Aconcagua]]?
* ... that Switzerland's '''[[Poya Bridge]]''' was constructed together with an adjacent tunnel containing an underground [[roundabout]]?
* ... that '''[[Dana Coin|a linebacker]]''' was the leading scorer on the '''[[1971 Michigan Wolverines football team]]'''?
* ... that despite the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] holding in '''''[[Foster v. Chatman]]''''' that prosecutors purposefully [[racial discrimination in jury selection|discriminated against black jurors]] in his trial, Timothy Foster's [[death sentence]] might not be overturned?
* ... that, according to a 2005 survey, 1 out of 5 women in China had suffered from '''[[Domestic violence in China|domestic violence]]''' within the previous year?
* ... that the driver of '''[[Joigny coach crash|a speeding coach that crashed]]''' in [[Joigny]], France, killing 11, was finally tried 13 years after the incident?
===3 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 3 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Maria Antonia Merkelbach]]''' ''(pictured)'' and her husband took many portrait pictures of [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands]], one of which was chosen as the state photograph?
* ... that the '''[[South Jamaica Houses]]''' in '''[[South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica]]''', [[New York City]], was the first housing development built by the [[New York City Housing Authority]] intended to be [[desegregation|racially integrated]]?
* ... that because she was arrested for [[Lascivious behavior|indecent behavior]], '''[[Rosette Wolczak]]''' died in [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] aged 15?
* ... that recent [[United States Supreme Court]] decisions may have created "[[Detection dog|drug-dog]] and [[Driving under the influence|drunk-driving]] exceptions to the '''[[Totality of the circumstances|totality-of-the-circumstances]]''' approach"?
* ... that '''[[Danell Lynn]]''' rode 48,600 miles (78,214 km) to become the first solo woman to set a world record for [[Long-distance motorcycle riding|longest motorcycle journey]] in a single country?
* ... that '''[[Alexander Ewing (composer)|Alexander Ewing's]]''' tune for "'''[[Jerusalem the Golden (hymn)|Jerusalem the Golden]]'''" was "the earliest written, the best known, and with children the most popular"?
* ... that according to scientists, '''[[cow tipping]]''' would require between 4 and 14 coordinated people, unlike the depiction of the [[urban legend]] in film and television?
*'''''00:06, 3 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Kanhira Puzhan Dam]]''' reservoir ''(pictured)'' caused a village to be submerged, and its 44 tribal families to be moved?
* ... that [[Ronald Reagan]] called '''[[Ralph Harris (journalist)|Ralph Harris]]''' "a veritable institution among the [[Fourth Estate]] in Washington"?
* ... that '''[[Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti | Husayn ibn Ruh]]''', the third [[The Four Deputies|deputy]] of [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]], was from the Nawbakhti family who had high position in the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid court]]?
* ... that '''[[klipspringer]]s''' form pair bonds that may last for life?
* ... that '''[[Mary Mostert]]''' was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], but [[Party switching in the United States|switched parties]] after working on President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[War on Poverty]] programs, and ran as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] for the [[New York State Senate]] in 1972?
* ... that [[Liam Neeson]] is portraying a key person of the [[Watergate scandal]], [[Mark Felt]], in '''[[Felt (film)|an eponymous upcoming film]]'''?
* ... that a '''[[roadeo]]''' is a [[rodeo]], but for motor vehicles?
===2 June 2016===
*'''''12:13, 2 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Mary Cabot Wheelwright]]''' ''(pictured as a child)'' recorded details about Navajo ceremonies in the early 20th century from medicine man [[Hosteen Klah]]?
* ... that the proposed '''[[Potala Tower]]''' in [[Seattle]] was named after the [[Potala Palace]] in [[Tibet]] by its developer, a former [[Tibetan Buddhist]] monk?
* ... that '''[[Steve McGarrett]]''' was played by [[Jack Lord]] and then, 30 years later, by [[Alex O'Loughlin]]?
* ... that [[hydrothermal vent]]s provide a deep-sea '''[[habitat]]''' for [[crustacean]]s and other animals?
* ... that '''[[Debra Marquart]]''' left [[Napoleon, North Dakota]], to tour with rock bands and returned to teach writers' workshops in [[Bakken oil field]] communities most affected by [[hydraulic fracking]]?
* ... that [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s victory in the '''[[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]''' made him the first Colombian to win a [[Formula One]] motor race?
* ... that central to '''[[Philippe Musard]]'''{{`s}} 1832 concerts was a "lascivious spectacle"?
*'''''00:00, 2 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Dude Rancher Lodge]]''' ''(stairway pictured)'' is said to be haunted by the ghost of its original owner?
* ... that '''[[Moustafa Ali]]''' played [[rugby union]] after retiring from the [[Canadian Football League]]?
* ... that [[ice cap]]s can contain '''[[nitrogen clathrate]]''' formed by compressing air on ice?
* ... that '''[[Christopher Báthory]]''', [[Voivode of Transylvania]], was buried almost two years after his death?
* ... that construction of the new '''[[Calgary Central Library]]''' required the encapsulation of an active [[CTrain|CTrain light rail]] line over a year-long period?
* ... that [[ballet]] photographer '''[[Nina Alovert]]'''{{`s}} subjects have included [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Vladimir Malakhov (dancer)|Vladimir Malakhov]], and [[Yulia Makhalina]]?
* ... that the first '''[[alcohol-free bar]]''' in New Zealand went out of business five weeks after opening due to a lack of consumer interest?
===1 June 2016===
*'''''12:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[caracal]]''' ''(pictured)'' can leap more than 3 m (10 ft) in the air and catch birds on the wing?
* ... that the [[Pingju|Ping Opera]] star '''[[Bai Yushuang]]''' collapsed during a performance of ''Understanding after Death'' and subsequently died?
* ... that on "Traveling Salesman Day" at the 1915 [[Texas State Fair]], the '''[[Dallas Equal Suffrage Association]]''' convinced visiting salesmen to wear badges proclaiming "Votes for Women"?
* ... that '''[[Israel Beltrán Montes]]''' was elected twice to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]] and twice as municipal president of [[Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Chihuahua|Ciudad Cuauhtémoc]]?
* ... that '''[[Televisa Radio]]''' attempted to merge with two of its principal competitors in 2000, only to have both deals fall through?
* ... that '''[[Cy Sneed]]'''{{`s}} father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better [[high school]] baseball team?
* ... that two Catholic saints, '''[[Ansbert of Rouen]]''' and [[Angadrisma]], were engaged to be married?
*'''''00:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that despite the [[cornerstone]] being laid in 1852, the '''[[Holy Trinity Church (Nashville)|Church of the Holy Trinity]]''' in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], was not [[consecration|consecrated]] until 36 years later, in 1888?
* ... that two {{nrut|Scotland}} international [[rugby union]] players, '''[[Cecil Abercrombie]]''' and '''[[John Skinner Wilson (rugby union)|John Skinner Wilson]]''', died in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May 1916?<!--- Special request for 31 May--->
* ... that one critic saw "'''[[Séance Time]]'''", an episode of ''[[Inside No. 9]]'', as a critique of [[reality television]]'s callousness from the perspective of [[television plays]]?
* ... that '''[[Barbara Minishi]]'''{{`s}} photo series was featured in the book ''9 Photographers from Kenya'', published in association with the [[National Museums of Kenya]]?
* ... that the '''[[Pepito (sandwich)|pepito]]''' is one of the most popular [[street food]]s in Venezuela?
* ... that the midge '''''[[Forcipomyia squamipennis]]''''' is an important pollinator of the [[Theobroma cacao|cacao tree]] in Ghana?
* ... that '''[[Ruth Taubert Seeger]]''' represented the United States in the 1957 [[Deaflympics]] and was still competing successfully in the 2002 Senior Games of San Antonio?
