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13 August 2025

00:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

Leaf of Drosera capensis bending around a captured insect

... that despite a reputation as a weed and its invasive species status in New Zealand, Drosera capensis (pictured) is uncommon in its native habitat?
... that ChatGPT developer John Schulman said that his first period of serious self-directed study was inspired by the television show BattleBots?
... that the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty held elections in El Salvador that "the entire country" knew were fraudulent?
... that George Zurcher was suspended as a Catholic priest for six years because he gave a critical homily on All Saints' Day 1899?
... that the fossil osoberry Oemleria janhartfordae was described from a single flower just starting towards fruiting?
... that Arthur J. Ruhlig was the first person to record observations of deuterium–tritium fusion?
... that there was once a proposal to demolish the Paul Schweikher House and Studio to make way for a sewage plant?
... that the design of Death in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was inspired by Christian imagery?
... that Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery formed part of "The Sofa" at the Athenaeum Club?

12 August 2025

00:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Miniature depiction of the siege of Shaizar

... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family, crusaders tried to seize the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?
... that Anacaona was the subject of a popular salsa song centuries after her death?
... that the song "Michelle Pfeiffer" has been described as possessing "a cresting emotionality grand enough to fill the tallest IMAX screen"?
... that the printed edition of the Woodstock Letters runs almost 50,000 pages, covering nearly 13 feet (4 metres) of shelving?
... that some exoplanets are evaporating catastrophically?
... that 11 of the 27 Italian generals who died during the First World War perished during the last six months?
... that American football kicker Brian Hall used a prosthetic leg?
... that Jacqueline Wilson worked with Disability Rights UK when writing The Best Sleepover in the World?
... that Laila Friis-Salling took up skiing due to a bet?

11 August 2025

00:00, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

The eleven nets of a cube

... that there are eleven ways (pictured) to unfold a cube?
... that Jeong Haneul went from being a North Korean soldier to a South Korean YouTuber?
... that the mosaic effect is the act of combining seemingly unrelated data to reveal sensitive or classified information that individual pieces of data would not disclose?
... that Simón Radowitzky was forced to pay a fare for his own deportation?
... that Palaeocarpinus fruit fossils have been recovered from Cold Ash and Hells Half Acre?
... that painter Low Kway Song founded the first Straits Chinese Methodist church in Malacca?
... that Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang features Dennis Rodman singing "Happy Birthday" to Kim Jong Un?
... that a worker attempted to kill labor activist Luisa Moreno with an ice pick at a union meeting?
... that Karma held the flag of Bhutan at the Olympics multiple times?

10 August 2025

00:00, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Regan Garden

... that after losing a Shanghai mansion (pictured) to the Empire of Japan in World War II, British hotelier Victor Sassoon abandoned repossession plans following a communist takeover?
... that Randy D had his first chance to join radio while working as a parking attendant at Lincoln Center?
... that the goal of "peace" may mean different things to Israelis and Palestinians?
... that actress Montana Manning initially had a speaking role in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but it was cut?
... that a Virginia TV station broadcast an all-Black variety show on its first day in 1950?
... that Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones and Phyllis Edness both competed in the 1948 Olympics and were respectively the first woman and first black woman to compete for Bermuda?
... that the novel Vera, or Faith was described by a reviewer as "probably the most endearing book about anxiety ever written"?
... that the jury of matrons who assessed whether Ann Davis was pregnant after she was sentenced to death were the first civilian jurors for a criminal trial in New South Wales?
... that in Burundi there is a belief that healers can perform temporary abortions?

9 August 2025

00:00, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Meg White

... that Meg White (pictured), a key figure in the 2000s garage-rock revival, has not made any public appearances since 2009?
... that Italian football clubs could have a third reserve team in the early 20th century?
... that Lourdes Klitzkie took up running in her late thirties to combat boredom, then qualified for the Olympics?
... that Herb Alpert's 2024 album 50 commemorates both his 50th studio album and his golden wedding anniversary?
... that Margarethe Hardegger established an illegal abortion clinic in her own home?
... that in July 2025 Elon Musk opened a flying saucer–shaped diner on Route 66 in Hollywood?
... that Queen Melisende wanted to get rid of her husband's friend Elias, so she made him an offer that he could not refuse?
... that the joint-most successful team in the Indian Premier League finished last in 2025?
... that Bishop Anselm, Abbot Geoffrey, and Viscount Rohard were sent in 1142 to delicately inform the Byzantine emperor that he was welcome in Jerusalem—just not with an army?

8 August 2025

00:00, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Franco Testa

... that Olympic champion Franco Testa (pictured) quit cycling to become a butcher?
... that a writer from The Spinoff called the children's book Cliffhanger a "win for the nerds"?
... that South African politician Jabu Mbalula is the older brother of Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the African National Congress?
... that an English translation of At 25:00, in Akasaka was released as a launch title of a boys' love manga reading service?
... that a nomad known as "Mule" sued to protect the "sacred relationship between man and horse to travel together with reverence and respect for this beautiful place in which we all reside called Earth"?
... that a killing resulted in five company-sized units of police, soldiers and marines being sent to secure the 2024 Sampang regency election?
... that Charles Winckler, a Danish national shot put and discus champion, won his only Olympic medal in a tug-of-war tournament?
... that goo from a ship might contain a previously undescribed life form?
... that wildlife rehabilitator Mikayla Raines housed two "lesbian goth foxes" at her SaveAFox Rescue in Minnesota?

7 August 2025

00:00, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Frederick L. Scarf

... that Frederick L. Scarf (pictured) developed the plasma-wave detector for the Voyager program, which recorded the "sounds of space", described as "an eerie symphony of hisses, pops, and whistles"?
... that "On Eagle's Wings" was quoted in Joe Biden's presidential victory speech and featured in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
... that Randy Winkler was the "Jolly Green Giant", while Gérard Lefranc was just the "Green Giant"?
... that after a building in Poland was wrecked by one explosion then demolished by a second, a cat was found alive among the rubble?
... that readers looked forward to a second novel by Walter J. Muilenburg that never happened?
... that the song "Bésame" blends afrobeat and flamenco?
... that sources do not identify with certainty when or why university students began throwing shoes onto the Shoe Tree in Minneapolis?
... that Serge de Beaurecueil, having spent a "wretched childhood" dreaming of journeying to a faraway land, became the only Catholic priest in Afghanistan?
... that a reviewer for Rolling Stone said that a 2024 concert tour by Weezer resembled a cross between an Iron Maiden concert and the Disneyland attraction Star Tours?

6 August 2025

00:00, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Westhope

... that when the Westhope house (pictured) was being built, neighbors were confused as to its design, so its owners said it was supposed to be a pickle factory?
... that actress Arielle Prepetit was cast in the first African American daytime soap opera in 34 years, Beyond the Gates?
... that a public debate in the 2024 Bojonegoro regency election was cancelled because one of the candidates entered the stage?
... that Swiss national Charles Champaud represented Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics?
... that a TV station went from being potentially named after a deceased investor to being named after "the crossroads of Middle Georgia"?
... that actress Eva O'Hara pushed for her Hollyoaks character to be given "something more meaty" rather than have a happy ending?
... that Plotkin's Vaccines was written by the inventor of the rubella vaccine because he felt that vaccinology had become a distinct field of medicine?
... that Arthur Newnham was born in India, played first-class cricket in England, and served as a military attaché in Moscow?
... that an impostor traded to the Green Bay Packers disappeared after playing one game for the team?

5 August 2025

00:00, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Wycliffe Smith

... that pastor, poet, teacher, and musician Wycliffe Smith (pictured) has served as lieutenant governor of Saba and prime minister of Sint Maarten?
... that during Operation Security and Order, Mbah Suro's followers fought against Indonesian Army special forces with clubs and headbands?
... that NFL player Henry Monroe retired after one season to enter medical school?
... that workers of Jakarta's Public Facility Maintenance Agency are known as "orange troops"?
... that Luis Aranaz was named an "adopted son" of Sabadell after captaining the city's football club to two Spanish second-division titles in the 1940s?
... that the SWAT unit in Regina recruited their first female officer from the Regina Police Service in May 1991?
... that Namibian activist Werner Mamugwe was banned from entering Bechuanaland Protectorate due to his political activities?
... that North Korea thanked the United States for helping its sailors defeat a group of pirates?
... that "the Psycho" controlled the drug trade in Finglas, Cabra, and Ballymun from the early 1990s until his death in 1996?

4 August 2025

00:00, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

A Balloon in Mid-Air

... that A Balloon in Mid-Air (pictured) depicts a flight by artist Jules Tavernier with aeronaut Étienne Buislay, who died in a balloon accident a week later?
... that Isoup Ganthy, who was part of Cambodia's first Olympic team, later died in prison after being accused of working to overthrow the Khmer Rouge?
... that supporters of candidates in the 2024 Serang mayoral election fought during a public debate and the ballot-number lottery?
... that junior college president Hurst Robins Anderson participated in his brother's inauguration as president of a university?
... that Donald Trump served Clemson Tigers players and coaches fast food during their 2018–19 College Football Playoff championship visit to the White House?
... that the Kingdom of Jerusalem was lost after its army answered Princess Eschiva's plea for help against her besiegers?
... that the supercomputer S-1 was designed to have 16 processors, each with the power of a Cray-1?
... that a park in Canada is named after Axis official Dragutin Kamber?
... that American president Harry S. Truman went to Valhalla?

3 August 2025

00:00, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Zhou Enshou

... that Zhou Enshou (pictured) was arrested during the Cultural Revolution on the orders of his own brother?
... that viewers complained that the 2023 Coronation Street Christmas Day episode was only 30 minutes long?
... that Wilf Pine, manager of Black Sabbath, had his arm dislocated by a vibrating bed because Ozzy Osbourne kept feeding it quarters?
... that the wreck of SS Virago, which sank off Alderney in 1882 with the loss of all crew members, was not discovered for 127 years?
... that João Barrento had been a distinguished equestrian in Portugal since he was a teenager, but only made his Olympic debut in his forties?
... that Kylie Minogue released "Timebomb" after attracting 25,000 tweets in less than 45 minutes?
... that a community mural inspired by John Jonik's pet duck was destroyed by a cleanup crew who mistook it for graffiti?
... that the British Army deliberately kept conditions at Blargies prison camp poor to prevent soldiers from viewing it as a "soft" alternative to combat?
... that Terry Brown is reported to have founded an escort service using helicopters for remote rural areas?

2 August 2025

00:00, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Air pollution from a brick factory

... that air pollution (example pictured) increases the risk of miscarriages, strokes and dementia?
... that a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision helped to protect comic books from government regulation and censorship?
... that, although Ray Prohaska's father beat him to dissuade him from becoming an artist, he had a lengthy, successful career as an illustrator?
... that Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! featured a Domino's Pizza mascot as an antagonist?
... that Hannah Sharts played soccer for the UCLA Bruins over twenty years after her mother fought to create the NCAA team?
... that a narcotics addict appealed his drug possession charges on the argument that his addiction compelled him to take drugs, but he narrowly lost?
... that Broadway Jones refused to join the original production of the musical Show Boat due to low pay, despite the song "Ol' Man River" being created for him?
... that The Republic of Nothing inspired Rush drummer Neil Peart to write a letter to the author, leading him to write his own book?
... that Giovanni Battista Bugatti performed 516 executions for six popes?

1 August 2025

00:00, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Tres Marias cottontail

... that the Tres Marias cottontail (example pictured) does not fear humans?
... that Olympian Dick Mize designed multiple cross-country skiing trails in Anchorage, Alaska, over a 40-year period?
... that the Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders led to Atari rescheduling its entire release line-up?
... that Harriet Converse Moody's restaurant and catering business failed after almost 40 years in part because of her lavish spending as a patron of poets?
... that the winter of 1917–18 caused Nantucket to connect to mainland Massachusetts via an ice bridge?
... that Eduard Hermann was a race walker, boxer, and farmer?
... that Sentient is a satellite AI system of the National Reconnaissance Office, described as an artificial brain?
... that Claude-Charles Bourgonnier was barred from exhibiting his art at the Salon in Paris after tearing up one of his own paintings while it was on display?
... that Astoria the turkey evaded capture by the New York City Police Department?

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