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16 January 2024

00:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Kreuzkirche in 1945

... that Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst (How Deserted Lies the City), a motet composed by Rudolf Mauersberger after the bombing of Dresden, was first performed in the destroyed Kreuzkirche (pictured)?
... that instead of paying homage to a visiting King Gustaf VI Adolf, Swedish headmaster Carl Segerståhl took his students swimming in a nearby lake?
... that Wikipedia editors have organized various campaigns to improve LGBT coverage on the site?
... that Olipop, with more than $100 million in revenue, has an all-remote workforce?
... that Illinois senator Mark Kirk returned to his former high school as an adult to create a UNICEF club?
... that the 2024 season for Seattle Sounders FC will be their first with a new logo?
... that while developing the sound effects for Letterpress, Loren Brichter spit in his microphone?
... that Line 51 of the Amsterdam Metro was called an express tram because the term "metro" was too controversial in the city?

15 January 2024

00:00, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Hyperbolic spirals in a spiral staircase

... that the spirals in photographs of spiral staircases (example pictured) are hyperbolic?
... that Forest Van Hook was so large that he always bought two tickets when attending sports events?
... that a My Little Pony fan band wrote a song about a horror game, creating what has been considered to be a sub-genre of music?
... that by popular demand, philosopher Anton Charles Pegis continued to teach graduate classes for three years after becoming an emeritus professor?
... that the reggae singer Tony Tribe used to have blouses thrown at him while performing?
... that Akram Nadwi addressed the lack of Islamic women scholars highlighted in a Time article by composing al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, a 43-volume work with more than 10,000 entries?
... that despite being only 40 feet (12 m) tall, Roar-o-Saurus was described by CNN as one of the "most insane" new roller coasters of 2014?
... that composer and conductor William Carter began a career as a professional organist at the age of nine?

14 January 2024

00:00, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Tragedy by the Sea

... that Tragedy by the Sea (pictured) shows a man and a woman standing beside the ocean a few minutes after the couple's young son went missing?
... that Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"?
... that Gamze Durmuş and her husband were the first referees to officiate a TFF First League match together?
... that Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl took 15 years to write?
... that Dom DiSandro, the Philadelphia Eagles' chief security officer, was ejected from a game for getting into a scuffle with an opposing player?
... that Sasuke vs. Commander, one of SNK's earlier arcade games, was among the earliest to feature multiple boss fights?
... that physician Melvin Ramsay refuted the suggestion – partially based on the fact more women are affected – that myalgic encephalomyelitis is a form of mass hysteria?
... that the Vocalises by Jānis Ivanovs were said to express "a longing for humanity"?

13 January 2024

00:00, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

King Manor

... that a former radio host got a free apartment in New York City's King Manor (pictured) and lived there for more than three decades?
... that Kihwan Sim, a bass-baritone performer at the Oper Frankfurt, learned to play the tuba during his two years of military service?
... that the publication of A Field Guide to Otherkin sparked scholarly interest in people who consider themselves animals or mythological creatures?
... that George Cross recipient Bill Madden died as result of malnutrition and ill-treatment by his Chinese captors while a prisoner of war?
... that Nonô's discography includes songs from Majestic and Punctual?
... that Louise Julien may have been an inspiration for the character of Cosette in Les Misérables?
... that Nakba denial is a form of historical negationism pertaining to the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight?
... that being in the chain-melted state makes some metals behave as a liquid and solid at the same time?

12 January 2024

00:00, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Twenty newly elected New Zealand MPs

... that a third of the MPs elected in the 2023 New Zealand election were new to Parliament, including Carlos Cheung, Grant McCallum, Suze Redmayne, Dana Kirkpatrick, Ryan Hamilton, James Meager, Greg Fleming, Vanessa Weenink, Mike Butterick, Katie Nimon, David MacLeod, Miles Anderson, Carl Bates, Rima Nakhle, Nancy Lu, Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Reuben Davidson, Scott Willis, Darleen Tana, Takutai Moana Kemp (all pictured), Kahurangi Carter, Todd Stephenson, Laura Trask, Cameron Luxton, Tākuta Ferris, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Casey Costello, Jamie Arbuckle, and Tanya Unkovich?
... that since 1995, the AP NFL MVP award has been given to a player for the Green Bay Packers seven times?
... that Carla Ronci, an Italian declared venerable by the Catholic Church, is remembered as the "Vespa saint"?
... that Yellow Swans recorded their final album, Going Places, after their breakup?
... that code-switching in Lebanon is so common that "hi, كيفك؟ Ça va ?", which combines English, Levantine Arabic and French, is a typical greeting?
... that Peanut is inhospitable to peanuts?

11 January 2024

00:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Poussin, The Abduction of the Sabine Women

... that Poussin painted the abduction of the Sabine women twice (one pictured), once for a prince and once for a cardinal?
... that the leader of the German Red Cross under the Nazi regime had lived in the UK until he was fifteen years old and was a grandson of Queen Victoria?
... that New Zealand petrol stations were filled with queues before a change in government policy?
... that although five of Armenian composer Grigor Yeghiazaryan's siblings died of starvation from the Armenian genocide, his life was saved because he played in a brass band?
... that Edo literature was influenced by British colonialism in the late 19th century, which introduced the Roman script and Christianity to the Edo people?
... that a New York state TV station thought a St. Bernard could serve as a mascot—until she proved incapable of following direction and had to be sent to obedience school?
... that Harald Hasselbach, the only Dutch Super Bowl champion, lived in four continents in his youth?
... that life always ended with a sneeze until the time of Jacob, according to one Midrash?

10 January 2024

00:00, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Catherine, Princess of Wales

... that Catherine, Princess of Wales (pictured), is a keen amateur photographer and the patron of the Royal Photographic Society, and has taken many official photographs of her children?
... that a Connecticut radio station left the FM band for good after it was out of service for a week and only one person wrote a letter to complain?
... that the Swiss mountaineer Hermann Alfred Tanner invented a compass to navigate colour harmony?
... that during the January 1982 California floods, more than 18,000 landslides swept through the San Francisco Bay Area with little warning?
... that Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer is being shot on a custom-built studio spanning 45,000 square feet (4,200 m²), utilizing the virtual production technology?
... that in her 2021 book The Origins of Early Christian Literature, Robyn Faith Walsh found that German Romanticists were in part responsible for modern scholarly assumptions about the gospels?
... that a 1974 recording of Mozart's Così fan tutte with Ryland Davies as Ferrando was used in a 1995 film by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre?
... that sculptures of defecating people are displayed in the park surrounding Haewoojae?

9 January 2024

00:00, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Frédéric Chopin

... that Chopin's heart (composer pictured) was smuggled into Poland by his sister?
... that Shen Zigao, the first Anglican bishop of Chinese descent, was consecrated at All Saints Church, Shanghai, in 1934?
... that before filming National Football League games, former Green Bay Packers video director Al Treml was trained in photography while serving in the United States Army?
... that the Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik compared the Global Engagement Center to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four?
... that Giovanni Bonfanti scored a goal on his debut in a European competition?
... that The New Zealand Herald opposed a children's hospital in favour of a statue of Queen Victoria?
... that the Hank Aaron State Trail was regularly visited by Hank Aaron until his death in 2021?
... that it is controversial whether there are things that do not exist?

8 January 2024

00:00, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Nancy Nash

... that Nancy Nash (pictured) had to convince her parents to let her not attend the University of Texas to instead become an actress in 1926?
... that a letter to the American people allegedly written by Osama bin Laden has been cited as an example of online youth radicalization?
... that "Hare Hare Yukai" is credited with originating the genre of cover dance videos, in which individuals attempt to replicate dance choreography on video-sharing websites?
... that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the short stories "The Jelly-Bean" and "May Day" at the Allerton 39th Street House?
... that Lachlan Murdoch was forced to resign as a director of Prime Media Group because the company owned a radio station on Queensland's Sunshine Coast?
... that small-business leaders such as Guillermo Torrez sympathized with the Movement for Socialism despite its anti-capitalist rhetoric?
... that Olivia Rodrigo can write ballads about homeschooled girls as well as about songbirds and snakes?
... that when her husband was captured by the Turks, Queen Morphia hired a band of secretly armed fake monks and merchants to infiltrate the prison and rescue him – only for him to be captured again?

7 January 2024

00:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Cosmos ball in the Great Divine Temple

... that the Great Divine Temple of Caodaism holds the cosmos ball (pictured), which represents the Jade Emperor's universe?
... that the curator aedium sacrarum et operum locorumque publicorum was responsible for the upkeep of public works and buildings in ancient Rome?
... that British intervention reversed the lacquering of a statue in New Zealand?
... that Harry Dunn guarded a stairwell and Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6 United States Capitol attack?
... that the Kansas Business Hall of Fame includes the founders of Pizza Hut and Russell Stover Candies?
... that three first-team All-Americans – Logan Eggleston, Zoe Fleck, and Asjia O'Neal – played on the University of Texas's NCAA volleyball championship team in 2022?
... that the WoodmenLife Tower hosts a livestream of a peregrine falcon nest on its 28th floor?
... that Genghis Khan was extremely charismatic and renowned for his generosity towards his followers?

6 January 2024

00:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Dolly de Leon

... that Dolly de Leon (pictured) was the first Filipino to be nominated for a Golden Globe or a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress?
... that a neighborhood in Virginia lost its public park because its city government did not build a fence?
... that having painted a domestic scene depicting his nude wife, Robert Ballagh felt that he had to produce a nude painting of himself as a follow-up?
... that ten people have died trying to cross the Cascade Saddle?
... that Maciej Grabowski became the Polish minister of environment in 2013 despite having no environmental experience?
... that a design for the 1930s New Zealand penny depicted a rugby player?
... that the new Catalogue of Works of Carl Friedrich Abel, listing 420 compositions, was introduced at a festival celebrating Abel's tercentenary in Köthen?
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters?

5 January 2024

00:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Almirante Barroso

... that the Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (pictured) was on a voyage to circumnavigate Earth with Prince August Leopold on board when the republic was proclaimed in Brazil?
... that archaeologists found that Updown Girl, who was buried in England in the 7th century, had a mixture of West African and European DNA?
... that until April 2023, when the genus Triassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years?
... that when Abbess Stephanie of Courtenay's niece's marriage to the king of Jerusalem was annulled, the court's reasoning was so flimsy that a noted jurist had to ask Stephanie to explain it to him?
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe?
... that Julia Figueredo was the first indigenous woman to be elected president of La Paz's parliamentary delegation?
... that fewer than half of the seventy cues composed by Dmitri Shostakovich for the 1971 film King Lear made it into the final cut?
... that the song "Poison" can soothe babies?

4 January 2024

00:00, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Eustace Tilley on the first edition of The New Yorker, 1925

... that in 2017, Eustace Tilley (pictured) missed his annual turn on the cover of The New Yorker because of Donald Trump?
... that during the British period, the tomb of Khan Muhammad was used as an office and residence for the executive engineer?
... that after his professional American football career, Lou Daukas became a lawyer?
... that the thought of her sister Ioveta being a common nun was so abhorrent to the queen of Jerusalem that she ordered the construction of the Convent of Saint Lazarus for Ioveta to rule as an abbess?
... that the great-nephew of Leon Trotsky was a physician for the Black Panther Party and helped deinstitutionalize Willowbrook State School?
... that the entire inventory of historic string instruments in Canada's Musical Instrument Bank are loaned to musicians in a competition held every three years?
... that cabinet-maker Stephen Badlam simultaneously served as a justice of the peace and a brigadier-general?
... that misidentifications of the crested cuckoo-dove have led to claims that the extinct Choiseul pigeon is still around?

3 January 2024

00:00, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Geordie Greep

... that Geordie Greep (pictured) has an accent that has been described as "geographically unclassifiable"?
... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street would have renamed the structure the "Beaver Pelt Building" if it could not be named after its architect?
... that the murder of Jiang Ge led to public debate in China over the actions of Jiang's roommate during her murder?
... that George Willis Pack, a Northerner and Lincoln supporter, financed a monument to Confederate governor Zebulon Vance in Asheville, North Carolina?
... that the painter of The Rape of Lucretia updated the ancient legend by setting the scene in the bedroom of a contemporary Italian home?
... that the projector at the Walter Reade Theater had to be modified to screen Nathaniel Dorsky's short film Triste?
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit"?
... that the construction of the Rajiv Lochan Temple has been variously attributed to two mythical kings and a god?

2 January 2024

00:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Dragonesque brooch

... that if the double-headed Romano-British dragonesque brooch type (example pictured) represents any real animal, it may be hares rather than dragons?
... that human rights activist Adeeb Youssef was imprisoned and tortured but later became the governor of Central Darfur?
... that the Cross Temple in Fangshan, Beijing, is the only surviving Nestorian Christian site in China?
... that Switch Disco's song "Everything" saw a 185-percent increase in its Spotify streams after it was used in the seventh series of Love Island?
... that after popularizing the term rizz, Kai Cenat stopped using the term himself, saying that TikTok had butchered the word?
... that Forbes said of the Jetson One aircraft, "Flying Cars Are Here"?
... that after accepting the job of team physician for the Green Bay Packers in 1962, E. S. Brusky was not paid a salary for at least the first nine years of his tenure?
... that examples of artificial planets in science fiction include Riverworld, the Well World, and the Death Star?

1 January 2024

00:00, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Criccieth Castle

... that Criccieth Castle (pictured) combined the "latest advances in military technology" with the "haphazard Welsh castle building style"?
... that Jerry Atkinson, a manager for a department store, helped prevent the Green Bay Packers from becoming insolvent in 1949 and 1950?
... that the most tweeted word on New Year's Eve 2013 related to the anime opening theme "Guren no Yumiya"?
... that Carlos Santana Tovar, who represented Amazonas in the 1952 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly, was taken hostage during the 1921 revolution and escaped only years later?
... that Only Up! was removed from Steam twice: first over copyright violations and subsequently to alleviate the developer's stress?
... that the Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites experiment continuously overheated and had to be switched off during the lunar noon?
... that Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, may have left a poem out of a collection of his father's poetry because it was "too racy"?
... that Prince William reportedly used the name "Steve" while studying at the University of St Andrews to avoid attracting attention from the media?

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