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9 December 2023

00:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Fred J. Wiseman

... that Fred J. Wiseman (pictured) delivered the world's first unofficial airmail flight by airplane?
... that a TV station in North Carolina changed its call letters in memory of its general sales manager, who was shot dead in an incident at its studios?
... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader Ashraf Dehghani since she escaped prison in 1973?
... that the contestants on Jet Lag: The Game played a game of capture the flag that spanned the entirety of Japan?
... that Daniel McCaffery campaigned on protecting abortion rights in the 2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, even though judicial candidates typically avoid commenting on specific issues?
... that the Chinese government began compiling an official history of the Qing dynasty in 2002, but as of 2023 a protracted political review is forestalling its publication?
... that a Nebraska radio station chartered an aircraft to search for motorists stranded after a blizzard?
... that the wrestler Brillante Jr. is the younger cousin of the wrestler Brillante Jr.?

8 December 2023

00:00, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Hamilton Grange

... that Alexander Hamilton lived in the only house he ever owned (pictured) for just two years?
... that the 16th-century In the Village of Guaraparim, written by a Catholic saint in a now-dead American language, features a character speaking "in a way that resembles the characters of Aristophanes"?
... that Femke Bol broke the 41-year-old indoor world record for the 400 metres with a time of 49.26 seconds in 2023?
... that Desulfovibrio vulgaris can remove toxic heavy metals from the environment?
... that graffiti artist Al Diaz cuts up New York metro signs and reconfigures the letters into his own text?
... that the initial lyrics to "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" were "as painful as hitting someone with concrete"?
... that the New Orleans Saints went their first 20 seasons without a winning season?
... that five peregrine falcon chicks were released from the roof of an office building in Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to combat an overpopulation of pigeons?

7 December 2023

00:00, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Earnest Andersson

... that despite little formal education, Earnest Andersson (pictured) was a successful inventor, businessman, amateur athlete, race car driver, pilot, photographer, radio operator, pro golfer, and composer?
... that 32 former members of the city council of Bogor, Indonesia, were convicted of corruption in 2010, including 3 who were still serving?
... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?
... that by digging a trench through Hisarlik, Heinrich Schliemann destroyed parts of the ruins of Troy?
... that the International Fire Marshals Association is partly responsible for the ban on fireworks in some U.S. states?
... that Trần Lập was involved in Vietnam's first internet copyright lawsuit?
... that the 1982 book Bitter Legacy by historian Richard C. Lukas describes how in the early Cold War years America lost influence over Poland, which became a part of the Soviet empire?
... that Andrea Carla Michaels, who has written more than 80 crosswords for The New York Times, is known as the "Pizza Lady" in San Francisco?

6 December 2023

00:00, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Bofedales in the foreground

... that the green colour of bofedales (examples pictured) stands out in the yellow surrounding landscape?
... that Anthony Bennett is part of a football family, with his father, uncle, cousin, and older brother all playing professionally?
... that Che Guevara was almost killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during Operation South?
... that Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit once advocated for a "right to vote from birth"?
... that a train runs along the roof at Miami International Airport?
... that Ding Xuesong was the first female ambassador of the People's Republic of China?
... that actress Louise Franklin replaced the main dancing role in 1945's Pillow to Post after Dorothy Dandridge was injured in a car accident?
... that history sniffing has been used to track Papa John's customers?

5 December 2023

00:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Thirsty Beaver and surrounding development

... that The Washington Post described a North Carolina dive bar (pictured) as "a middle finger to the development surrounding it"?
... that Lepas testudinata can form colonies of more than 1000 members at a time?
... that Patti Smith posed for a racy photograph in Michael Goldstein's rooftop wading pool?
... that Palestinian hikaye is a unique form of folk culture performed by older women in winter?
... that tennis player Arthur Ashe only realized that his doubles partner Larry Nagler was Jewish when he was invited to Nagler's home for lox and bagels?
... that the gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii eats caper fruits and disperses the plant's seeds in its feces?
... that at the end of her Weekends with Adele shows, Adele vanishes?
... that Henk Zwartepoorte quacked at caimans?

4 December 2023

00:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Snowy plover with chicks

... that female snowy plovers often abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch?
... that when Bob and Dave Barney won multiple intramural swimming races, their university recruiter reportedly did not realize they were twins?
... that the broadcast of the 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia was manipulated to remove or delay speeches critical of Slobodan Milošević?
... that during World War II, Leonard K. Carson led an air combat school within his fighter unit, called "Clobber College"?
... that a Hawaii TV station's switch from Japanese-language programming to home shopping stirred viewer outcry?
... that in 2023, Tshering Tshomo was the only woman elected to serve in the National Council of Bhutan?
... that according to local legend, the St. Nicholas Church in Dubliany, Rivne Oblast, was built there by accident following a clerical error?
... that NYPD officers stabbed and stomped on Barney the Dinosaur to cheers from a massive crowd?

3 December 2023

00:00, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Students dancing around Statue of Industry after tarring and feathering it

... that 80 police officers were needed to disperse a crowd that tarred and feathered Statue of Industry (pictured)?
... that fridges filled with "frozen duck" sent to Britain actually contained illegal coins?
... that Steve Englehart wrote the Captain America comic book storyline "Secret Empire" as an allegory for the Watergate scandal?
... that the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council became the richest landlord in Uganda after inheriting land left behind by Asian Muslims expelled under Idi Amin?
... that a downed power line caused a fire spanning more than 100 acres (40 ha) during a November 2013 North American storm?
... that white moths are suspected to cause seasonal hyperacute panuveitis in Nepal?
... that the developers of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number suggested that Australian customers pirate their game?
... that "National Stupid Day" was not intended to be on Veterans Day?

2 December 2023

00:00, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

1611 copy of Anders Bure's Lapponia

... that Anders Bure created the "first real map" of Sweden (copy pictured)?
... that Brother Jonathan by John Neal has been considered the longest work of early American fiction?
... that 24-year-old Mahasweta Chakraborty of Operation Ganga helped around 800 students return to India during the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
... that a "bat ensnared by a plant" was discovered in the garden of the Palestine Museum of Natural History?
... that Ron Monaco, described as the "longest of long shots", became a starter in the NFL having been just a backup in college?
... that Herky and Timmy's Racing Coaster is the first roller coaster in South Korea to go backwards?
... that Julie Cliff revealed that an outbreak of konzo in Mozambique was caused by cyanide in insufficiently processed cassava?
... that a Florida TV station was late to its first broadcast because an engineer overslept?

1 December 2023

00:00, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Memorial bust of Quách Thị Trang

... that a memorial bust (pictured) at Diên Hồng Square commemorates a 15-year-old protestor who was shot dead there?
... that Frederick E. Olmsted was instrumental in the creation of nineteen national forests and the Muir Woods National Monument in California?
... that South Korea has censored military-affiliated golf courses?
... that as Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad called the outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit "eco-imperialism"?
... that Ursula K. Le Guin's short story "The Day Before the Revolution", which won Nebula and Locus Awards in 1975, was praised for its depiction of a "revolutionary icon as a curmudgeonly old woman"?
... that Mexican musician Christian Nodal was the first artist to have a regional Mexican song enter the Billboard Hot 100?
... that Angelito de Canal 13, the mascot of the Chilean television network Canal 13, was inspired by its creator's son?
... that football player Jeff Allen had an "ability to scramble through small holes" that earned him the nickname "Rat"?

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