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31 May 2026

00:00, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

A doppa

... that the designs on a doppa (example pictured) symbolize details about its wearer?
... that the first leader of the Haitian Communist Party was arrested for requesting "matériel", which the authorities interpreted to mean explosives but which turned out to be literature?
... that Wylly Folk St. John based most of the characters in her books on her relatives?
... that Yamato Kochi appeared in character at New York City Subway stations to promote a Japanese film's North American debut?
... that the crew of HSwMS Västervik were ordered to leave their possessions behind when the ship was decommissioned?
... that U.S. congressman Joseph Humphrey Sloss shot his future son-in-law with a shotgun?
... that the restaurant Cosme occupies a former strip club in New York City?
... that Smith Island in Hudson Bay has several significant archaeological sites dating from the Thule and Paleo-Eskimo periods?
... that Harry Leons had "no chance" of ever becoming his football team's starting quarterback, only to later serve for multiple seasons?

30 May 2026

00:00, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

May Morning by Edith Maryon

... that Edith Maryon's fireplace relief May Morning (pictured) was inspired by an ode by William Wordsworth?
... that in 1939 the Ukrainian National Union's newspaper waited for the rise of a Ukrainian Mussolini or Hitler?
... that, following the Battle of Treviso, King Ildibad had Uraias murdered after Uraias's wife insulted Ildibad's wife in a bath house?
... that the attractions at Six Flags Great America include the world's first inverted roller coaster and a double-decker carousel?
... that a UK prime minister's comments about gender irked Max Balegde into organising a fundraiser event?
... that recipes for Robert E. Lee cake appeared in many cookbooks of the American South in the late 19th century?
... that tenor René Barbera sang a leading role in his first opera when he was eleven years old?
... that lead climbing is planned to be a standalone medal event at the 2028 Summer Olympics?
... that a Chinese robot beat the world record for a half-marathon?

29 May 2026

00:00, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Statue of Pope John Paul II

... that a monument to Pope John Paul II (pictured) was cast using more than seven million donated keys?
... that the United States Armed Forces funded a radio station on Ascension Island that transmitted from an extinct volcano?
... that John Laugharne suddenly died the night after his re-election in 1715?
... that The Fantod Pack, a set of divination cards, predicts only misfortune for its users, including "unstable furniture", "misplaced confidence", and "worms"?
... that author and sugarcane cutter John Naish was critical of the sugar industry's role in the oppression of Indigenous Australians?
... that 2,920 gold coins, a gold chain from the Renaissance period, three gold medals, and an engraved copper casket were found by a construction worker?
... that less than a year after the owner of a Missouri TV station declared that "cancellation of a network affiliation is almost unheard of", his station's affiliation was canceled?
... that one journalist said that the only reason to go to Bastardstown is to say that you have been there?
... that a Golkar official claimed that he "would run around town naked" if Laurentius Say survived two terms as regent of Sikka?

28 May 2026

00:00, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Victoria Hall

... that Victoria Hall (pictured), a National Historic Site of Canada, was gutted by fire weeks after its centennial?
... that consumer rights activist Mary Bach successfully sued Walmart in 2011 over a matter of two cents?
... that the works of Edith Maryon include sculptures of a witch on a broomstick, a dance from Peer Gynt, and a child sucking its thumb?
... that a Nintendo 3DS game was originally planned to be available for six months, but was still available almost seven years later until the 3DS eShop closed in March 2023?
... that Maggi Rubenstein has been called the "godmother of sex education"?
... that Bryan Cranston wore a suit of 10,000 bees for a scene in the first season of Malcolm in the Middle, but was stung only once?
... that a 1991 US postage stamp based on a print by Sabra Field sold more than 60 million copies?
... that Poland has a monument to something that never happened?

27 May 2026

00:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Freddie Moore

... that Freddie Moore (pictured) began playing drums at 12, but didn't record an album as leader until he was in his 80s?
... that Totila's actions during the siege of Naples fitted his general strategy of winning by being kind?
... that Taihi Kimura hosted the closing ceremony for a nationwide baseball tournament before starting a career in voice acting?
... that JPEGMafia once released a flash drive containing All My Heroes Are Cornballs that resembles a PlayStation 2 memory card?
... that laws on compulsory voting were not enforced during the 1967 Salvadoran presidential election?
... that the failures of the Chaldean National Congress reflected the sectarian nature of Chaldean identity, according to its co-founder?
... that Nining Suningsih Rochadiat's decision to join the diplomatic service was influenced by reading Little House on the Prairie?
... that the 2026 wildfires in Ōtsuchi are regarded as one of the worst mountain-wildfire disasters in Japan in decades?
... that every in-game environment and asset in Lego Horizon Adventures was constructed entirely from individual digital Lego bricks, meaning that they could theoretically be built in real life?

26 May 2026

00:00, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Keely Hodgkinson

... that Keely Hodgkinson (pictured) broke an athletics world record that had been set on the day that she was born?
... that the writer of "It Makes No Difference Now" sold the song for $300 before it became a hit that was covered by Ray Charles, the Supremes, and Merle Haggard?
... that South Hampstead Synagogue has been described as a "model of elegant simplicity in wood, glass and stone"?
... that Sundae Girl is a children's novel that deals with dementia and alcoholism?
... that some communities bake flatbread by covering it in sand?
... that an Arizona TV station running a marathon of Star Trek caused a buying frenzy of blank videotapes in the local area?
... that Amy Hart left her job as a cabin crew manager to appear on Love Island?
... that, when it came time to close Gaming Historian, its creator released a swath of court documents from Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.?
... that linguist Julian Granberry also hunted ghosts?

25 May 2026

00:00, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Semois Valley National Park

... that the Semois Valley National Park (pictured) and the National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse together form part of one of the largest forested areas of Western Europe?
... that Eorcengota had a vision predicting her own death in which she was symbolically represented as a gold coin?
... that quarterback Bart Houston was named after quarterback Bart Starr?
... that HMS Solebay and HMS Derwent were the first ships assigned to suppress the Atlantic slave trade?
... that the dinosaur Chilantaisaurus is only known from a few giant bones including a huge hand claw found in China?
... that a statue at a baseball stadium has been criticized for connections to racial segregation?
... that Cambridge won all but one of the eight events at the 2026 Boat Race, the exception being the Oxford women's team, who broke their streak of eight consecutive losses?
... that a critic scored Angine de Poitrine's album Vol. II a perfect 10 despite calling it "pretentious and performative"?
... that Nicholas McKay formed the Helmac Products Corporation in 1956 to manufacture and sell his invention: the lint roller?

24 May 2026

00:00, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

John Mackenzie Moore

... that 1,500 citizens petitioned Canadian architect John Mackenzie Moore (pictured) to run for election as mayor of London, Ontario, and he ultimately defeated the popular incumbent?
... that the Zebulon Devil Dogz, a collegiate baseball team in the United States, is to consist entirely of athletes from Australia?
... that The Assembly premiered during Autism Acceptance Week?
... that an audit led by Gaynor Legall found that Wales had more than 200 commemorations of people linked to the slave trade?
... that the title phrase of the 1952 R&B song "Rock Me All Night Long" is a euphemism for sexual intercourse?
... that Henry Morford wrote sequels to works by Charles Dickens and Lord Byron?
... that a 1998 documentary covers economic exploitation in post-communist gay pornography from Eastern Europe?
... that a museum exhibit later became a Rockefeller family residence?
... that, after the US government asked Marvel Comics to make a comic about how drugs are dangerous, the Comics Code Authority refused to approve it because it was about drugs?

23 May 2026

00:00, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Festival in Bolero, 2025

... that the 2025 celebration of Tumbuka culture (pictured) saw the unveiling of a tombstone to their first chief at Bolero in northern Malawi?
... that George F. Durand and his boss were dismissed from a project in part because they were not American?
... that Ghafur Akbar Dharmaputra led the evacuation of Indonesian citizens from Ukraine while suffering from terminal cancer?
... that an inscribed stone from the abandoned village of Tarmisa, Libya, bears a Christian Chi Rho monogram within a wreath that may have originated in a Roman-era church?
... that the anthology The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays has a section on plays that include puppetry?
... that Polish writer Magdalena Kozak combines military science fiction writing with a career as a parachute-trained paramedic and military officer, with over 300 jumps and service in Afghanistan?
... that France beat Spain 2–1 in 1955, after which a British journalist nicknamed Raymond Kopa the "Napoleon of football"?
... that Underscores described U as "music for my iPhone spy movie"?
... that Boston Navy Yard had a flirtation walk until World War II?

22 May 2026

00:00, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Episode 1 of Fruit Love Island

... that a Love Island derivative (episode featured) has been described as "the perfect example of AI slop"?
... that Rudolph Hering designed and constructed the water supply and sewerage for 150 cities?
... that 72,000 forms for the 2017 Chilean census from the Atacama Region, enough for 60% of its population, were damaged by heavy rains?
... that the Chinese courtesan Lin Daiyu was reported to regularly "take baths" to escape debt?
... that oxalate salts of plutonium and neptunium, which have nuclear-power applications, can be produced in reactions using a form of vitamin C?
... that future Alabama judge Helen Shores Lee's house was bombed twice within two weeks?
... that New Zealand's only dental school has 80 mannequins with removable jaws in one teaching space?
... that Romanian comedian Dem Rădulescu confronted spectators who mocked his serious rendition of Hamlet, grabbing one of them by the collar?
... that the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa depicts Uncle Sam in reference to a US Navy attack on an Alaska Native village?

21 May 2026

00:00, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Penguins on Heard Island

... that the Trump administration imposed a 10-percent tariff on an uninhabited island territory home to a large number of penguins (examples pictured)?
... that the first Japan Cup was won by an American second-rate mare?
... that, according to Australian newspapers, Stephen Jolly was the only Westerner to address protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
... that fans of Ninomae Ina'nis bought a billboard in Times Square to celebrate her "birthday"?
... that a Salvadoran bishop threatened to excommunicate Catholics who campaigned for the Renovating Action Party?
... that Fabian Wrede's family was granted a barony to honor his grandfather Henrik Wrede's sacrifice in giving his horse to Charles IX of Sweden during a battlefield retreat?
... that Margaret Barker performed in a play with her friend Katharine Hepburn while they were students at Bryn Mawr College?
... that Seven Guitars was the last collaboration between August Wilson and his long-time director?
... that Dr. Dre dissuaded Eminem from releasing a diss track aimed at Suge Knight?

20 May 2026

00:00, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Julius Prott

... that international opera star Julius Prott (pictured) was also a horticulturalist who was acclaimed for his cultivation of roses?
... that the plateau vole handles hypoxia at high altitudes by producing more hemoglobin and metabolizing glucose?
... that Olympic diver and coach Aileen Allen was also an actress in silent films?
... that a restaurant in a New York City warehouse converted a loading dock into a terrace?
... that the 2024 Chilean census was delayed twice by a total of nearly two years?
... that Nathan Farb carried his large-format 8×10 Deardorff view camera into the backcountry of the Adirondack Mountains to capture scenery far from the most-visited areas?
... that the Brazilian film O Menino e o Vento was rejected from the 1967 Venice Film Festival for being "old and unimportant" and "full of useless ideas"?
... that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy jumped to kiss his best friend on the head as he walked to his inauguration in 2019?
... that marine ecologist Alan J. Southward almost never got sea-sick—because he was deaf?

19 May 2026

00:00, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Templeton Library

... that a library of religion and science in Tennessee (pictured) never opened to the public?
... that the 2020 series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars brought back the actor who played Darth Maul in Phantom Menace in 1999 to perform a fight scene?
... that Byzantine archers hoisted at the ships' masts during the siege of Panormus were elevated above the city walls and caused its Gothic garrison to surrender?
... that Edward Hopper painted flowers just once in a major work, dismissing them as fit only for "lady painters"?
... that teenage vocalist Alda Risma won Best Pop Female Solo Artist at the Indonesian Music Awards for her debut album?
... that Domino's reported what at the time was its biggest day of sales during O. J. Simpson's white Bronco chase?
... that Frederick McAlpine called his own party a "Pinocchio government"?
... that the Nik-O-Lok Company installed coin-operated locks on an estimated 40,000 toilet stalls before the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America got them banned?
... that children smoked their priest off his pulpit before Christ Church was completed?

18 May 2026

00:00, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

The Park

... that The Park (pictured) by Gustav Klimt has been interpreted as producing a sense of anxiety in the viewer despite its "apparently innocent depiction of a park"?
... that Tray Wellington was a part of the black reclamation of banjo music?
... that, on the fourth anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a video address showing the bunker in which he told the US that he needed ammunition, not a ride?
... that Pamela Ball was prouder of her mathematics degrees than of being the first Jamaican woman to be a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England?
... that Frank DeAngelis, the former principal of Columbine High School, wrote in his book that he recites the names of the victims of the Columbine High School massacre every day?
... that a contract for building the Boracay Bridge was awarded despite opposition from the local municipality, the Ati people, and the Archbishop of Capiz?
... that Cifelliodon is estimated to have been as large as a hare at a time when most other mammaliaforms were shrew- and mouse-sized?
... that a test of the Spadina subway line took 3.5 hours and used a diesel locomotive because electrical workers were on strike?
... that Jordan Hadaway was the youngest manager in Welsh senior football at the age of 18?

17 May 2026

00:00, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Schupbach cemetery hall designed by Neuhäusser

... that architect Walter Neuhäusser designed several shell structures, including a cemetery hall in Schupbach (pictured)?
... that, during the Byzantine attempt to capture Salona, Mundus led a grief-driven attack that routed the Goths after his son was killed on a reconnaissance mission, but also died while pursuing them?
... that Edith Maryon's 1910 sculpture Meditation was made in at least three media?
... that in 2026 India became the first team to win two consecutive Men's T20 World Cup finals?
... that a 19th-century Chinese poem exploring gay and lesbian relationships is 1.8 million words long?
... that Ipong Muchlissoni, Sri Wahyuni, and their son all unsuccessfully ran for election to the House of Representatives of Indonesia in 2024?
... that Eugenia is the only Mexico City Metro station to be named after a Mexican woman?
... that an Angry Birds game is based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy?
... that "I" won an award for best collaboration in 2015?

16 May 2026

01:38, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine

... that the tallest onshore wind turbine in England (pictured) is owned by the community of Lawrence Weston?
... that a pulp mill was fined by the state of Washington for its greenhouse gas emissions, even though it had been closed for the past two years?
... that the Crusader castle of Smar Jbeil was built atop a Roman-period necropolis?
... that "tank-resembling" Bubo Barnett was "unstopped by anything but a pastry window"?
... that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that plans for a New York City office tower could be rejected?
... that William Bramwell Smith Jr. composed music for the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy?
... that the camp song "Little Sir Echo" has been recorded in big-band, punk, country, and French versions, and from performances by Jerry Lewis and the Wiggles?
... that an Idaho TV station warned businesses, "The rumors of our going dark are not unfounded"?
... that Henry Patenson threw rocks at aggravating courtiers while at the Holy Roman Emperor's court?

15 May 2026

00:00, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Nancy Chitera

... that Nancy Chitera (pictured) leads a university whose commercial subsidiaries plan to manufacture tractors and commence gold mining in Malawi?
... that an Ibadi mosque in Temezda, Libya, was originally a Byzantine church?
... that "We Are Charlie Kirk" was ranked as the worst song of 2025 by the magazine Paste?
... that writer and composer Stanley Kimmel survived the sinking of SS Antilles after it was attacked by a German submarine?
... that Danquah Circle was named in honor of J. B. Danquah, one of Ghana's Big Six?
... that sailors in Britain and its colonies used gunpowder to ink their sailor tattoos?
... that Tim Birkhead wrote a book about bird's eggs after watching a presenter spin an egg on television?
... that chocolatieres were among the gifts brought by the 1686 Siamese embassy to France?

14 May 2026

00:00, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Smoke plume from the Bolt Creek fire

... that, on some days during the Bolt Creek fire (smoke pictured), IQAir ranked the air quality in the Seattle area as among the worst in the world?
... that the first victim of spree killer Andrew Cunanan was interviewed on CBS News in 1993 to share his opinion on the proposed "don't ask, don't tell" policy?
... that the underperformance of the liberalized telephone system was a major issue in the 2001 Liechtenstein general election?
... that Arena Football League coach Joe Haering once punched the league's president?
... that the French state was found guilty of negligence after the Thomas family murders?
... that the novel We Cast a Shadow has been called an allegory for the struggles of marginalized people in America?
... that Metacritic promised stricter moderation tools after Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores faced a coordinated review bombing campaign over an optional same-sex kiss?
... that Indonesian diplomat Sulaiman Binol reportedly received his posting in Tokyo due to his wife's lobbying?
... that a filler episode may not be considered filler?

13 May 2026

00:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Raven on the Yaxté totem pole

... that the Yaxté totem pole (detail pictured) has survived being shot at, set on fire, and pecked by woodpeckers?
... that a private WeChat group coordinated harassment against a Chinese diver, including a rule that banned personal attacks on everyone except her?
... that a rights dispute meant that two different actors played Quicksilver in two competing film franchises at the same time?
... that the 1994 video game Apocalypse, about combat helicopter operations, also involves transporting medical personnel and evacuating the wounded?
... that Momoko Seto said that she received her first voice-acting role after only four months of training?
... that a rare plant blocked Ballymun United from building more pitches?
... that gay rights activist Sergey Androsenko sued the Belarusian government over his arrest and beating at the 2010 Minsk Pride?
... that the lead actor of Cold War 1994 said he almost got hit by a plane during its filming?

12 May 2026

00:00, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Sobaity seabream

... that the sobaity seabream (example pictured) is associated with celebrations in the Persian Gulf region?
... that actor Éric Bernard was advised not to hold hands with his husband at the Cannes Film Festival to avoid damaging possible roles as a straight man?
... that the Punisher skull has been adopted as an unofficial emblem by real-world police departments and far-right activists?
... that Constantinianus, a trusted adviser to Emperor Justinian I, investigated plots against him?
... that five different disorders have been identified as forms of POLR3-related leukodystrophy?
... that Benjamin Karim introduced Malcolm X at the event at which he was assassinated?
... that the Indonesian women's magazine Ummi dealt with issues such as dress, food, jewellery, contraceptives, and accepting sons' jihad?
... that "Will Play on the Beat" is the only Pakistan Super League anthem to have no opening ceremony?
... that fans of a fictional moving statue have nicknamed it "Peanut"?

11 May 2026

00:00, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Perth County Courthouse

... that the Perth County Courthouse (pictured) was built after a judge refused to hold hearings in its predecessor building?
... that two films by Chaerul Umam – Ketika Cinta Bertasbih and its sequel – were the first to be labelled halal by the Indonesian Ulama Council?
... that the novel The Poison of Polygamy was rediscovered almost a century after its publication by a researcher studying early Chinese-language Australian newspapers?
... that the science-fiction novel Finity was praised by reviewers as an "adventure of ideas", with inventive use of virtual reality and parallel-world concepts despite its thin plot?
... that the vodka brand Zirkova raised funds for Ukraine after the Russian invasion, and brought its master distiller to Canada to continue production?
... that Albert Einstein debated the nature of time with the "most famous philosopher" alive in 1922?
... that Indonesian military leader Moergito banned the production of machetes in East Java shortly after the government ordered twenty thousand of them?
... that, under Michigan case law, doctors are not always liable for giving blood transfusions to Jehovah's Witnesses who have explicitly refused them?
... that Jay Som created "1 Billion Dogs"?

10 May 2026

00:00, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Amanda Coulson

... that Amanda Coulson (pictured) worked full-time as an emergency dispatcher during her career as an amateur boxer?
... that the author of one of the first studies of Indigenous Australian literature only arrived in Australia as a doctoral student?
... that a funerary inscription from Campania commemorates a Jerusalem-born woman, likely enslaved during the First Jewish–Roman War, who died at the age of 25?
... that Fidel Sánchez Hernández, the president of El Salvador, personally commanded troops during the 1969 Football War?
... that the 1935 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election was seen as a setback for the Nazi Party, even though it won an absolute majority of seats?
... that Yasuko Agawa was so sought after that she would sing at "five different jazz clubs in a single night"?
... that Crawley Town F.C. reached the 2024 League Two play-off final by winning their semi-final with an aggregate score of 8–1, the largest margin in EFL play-off history?
... that a Mexican government agency paid suppliers in full upfront, then deliberately avoided requesting delivery of the goods?
... that winners of the Ig Nobel Prize are silenced by an eight-year-old girl repeating "Please stop. I'm bored" if their acceptance speeches go on for too long?

9 May 2026

00:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Banquet at the Lenox Lyceum in 1892

... that the U.S. Supreme Court and Grover Cleveland presided over the centennial celebration of the federal judiciary of the United States at the Lenox Lyceum (pictured) in 1890?
... that the oldest known sexually reproducing organism emerged during the Stenian period?
... that György Kurtág dedicated his second opera, Die Stechardin, to his wife Márta and attended its premiere a day after turning 100?
... that Abdulhussain Abdulredha was nearly assassinated for his depiction of Saddam Hussein in Saif al-Arab?
... that the City University of New York's SEEK program was funded after Black New York state legislators demanded it in exchange for supporting the re-election of the state assembly speaker?
... that golfer Hannah Green helped Australia win the International Crown for the first time?
... that Pier Paolo Pasolini used recordings of Romanian ritual songs to the dead as on-screen music in his film Oedipus Rex?
... that Hise Austin was working as a substitute teacher when he signed to play for an NFL team?
... that explosives were used in an attempt to aid salmon in Salt Creek?

8 May 2026

00:00, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Manon Bannerman

... that Manon Bannerman (pictured) thought that an invitation to audition for Katseye was a scam?
... that early travelers across Snoqualmie Pass needed to cross the South Fork Snoqualmie River seventeen times?
... that a red triangle used in support of Palestine has been connected with both the flag of Palestine and Nazi concentration-camp badges?
... that Ben Kilham, a pioneering rehabilitator of American black bears, would get on his hands and knees to teach orphaned cubs what foods to eat?
... that a review of a 2019 film wrote that its use of Vanilla Car made it "feel haunted by the shadow of the sex industry"?
... that, according to Ezra Pound, it would take at least a week for a translator to do the first line of Horace's fourth ode justice?
... that a robot presented flowers to a duchess before complimenting her hat during a royal tour of California?
... that a Northern Irish playwright had to supplement her income by making jewellery despite winning a US$150,000 literature prize?
... that you can reach Equilibrium by travelling to Tai Seng?

7 May 2026

00:00, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Duplicating Machine Memorial

... that a monument in Szczecin, Poland (pictured), consists of a spirit duplicator encased in desiccated glycerol?
... that, during the Middle Ages, cameline sauce was thickened with bread, almonds, eggs, or chicken livers?
... that Carl Grillmair, a Canadian astrophysicist at Caltech, discovered water on multiple exoplanets?
... that the Tumʔi language of South Africa was only remembered by two people as of 2023?
... that Josh LaRocca was signed and then released by the Denver Broncos in 1996, again in 1997, and then for a third time in 1998?
... that the Honkai: Star Rail character Robin's songs were used to raise awareness about hearing loss?
... that Prince Ramón and Princess Ermesinda lured their brother the king onto a hunting trip and pushed him off a cliff?
... that the Byzantine general Belisarius convinced the Goths to surrender their capital by tricking them into thinking he would become the emperor?
... that the Norwegian Red Cross started a blood-donation campaign targeting football fans through their teams' rivalries?

6 May 2026

00:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Artist's impression of ZTF J1239+8347

... that ZTF J1239+8347 (pictured) consists of two brown dwarfs orbiting so closely that material flows between them?
... that actor and designer Rollo Peters helped transform a barn into a professional theater?
... that The Shikoku Shimbun, which published numerous articles about video game addiction, also published an advertisement that says "don't just study, play some games"?
... that the Genshin Impact character Gaming was used to promote the art of lion dancing in China?
... that a Kanye West song originally titled "Gas Chambers" made the UK and US charts in April 2026?
... that Shlomo Erell participated in an attack on Hitler's yacht before being appointed the commander of the Israeli Navy?
... that The Behavior of Law argues that people of higher social status are more likely to use the law than people of lower status?
... that "Today is the first time I have seen snow falling" were the last words written by a raja of Kolhapur in his diary?
... that the Three Rivers Museum holds an annual event titled "Polar Express Pajama Party"?

5 May 2026

00:00, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Drawing of the Iron Gate, circa 1800

... that the Iron Gate (pictured), the only surviving ancient arch dam, still does its job?
... that contrary to folklore, Queen Victoria did not choose Ottawa as the seat of government of Canada by putting her finger at random on a map?
... that a bikeway was criticized by motorists, a labor union, local vendors, and sex workers?
... that the first thing Makmur Widodo did upon arriving in Ohio was to purchase a pair of jeans, a red shirt, and a cowboy hat?
... that a Wookiee holiday first depicted in the Star Wars Holiday Special was commemorated at Disney's theme parks 44 years later?
... that Rome fell in 550 to besieging Gothic forces because some of its defenders had not been paid?
... that the artists behind Dakota station's public artwork intended to create a "visual time capsule"?
... that Ruth Higgins is the first woman appointed to serve as Solicitor-General of Australia?
... that, in a Chinese bootleg DVD of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are part of the "Hopeless Situation Presbyterians"?

4 May 2026

00:00, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Painting of Fulvia revealing the conspiracy to Cicero

... that, according to Sallust, Fulvia revealed the details of the Catilinarian conspiracy to Cicero (event pictured)?
... that the Manuscript Society of New York provided opportunities to women composers at a time when such support was rarely found elsewhere?
... that Betbunia is Bangladesh's first ground station?
... that La Estrella, Spain, became a ghost town in 2023, after its final two permanent inhabitants moved away?
... that Roosevelt Blackmon went from college water boy to NFL player?
... that a sacking meant that a Race Across the World series 6 spin-off announced its host with hours to spare?
... that, while Akilagpa Sawyerr was a law student in London, he petitioned the Privy Council on behalf of men sentenced to death in South Africa's Zulu Rebellion?
... that a 19th-century Chinese newspaper helped to establish a cemetery for courtesans?
... that Lin-Manuel Miranda showed Hannah Cruz a tunnel to her husband?

3 May 2026

00:00, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

The Luck of Cumberland

... that The Luck of Cumberland (pictured), designed by Herbert Maryon and executed by the Keswick School of Industrial Art, is made of more than 200 ounces of solid silver?
... that Roy Waldo Miner extracted about forty tons of coral from the Andros Barrier Reef to build a museum diorama?
... that the Waahine Toa paintings were criticised as unfashionable when first exhibited in the 1980s, but are now considered iconic in New Zealand art?
... that NFL player Valentin Senn used to play the trumpet in the Swarovski Orchestra?
... that B. S. Johnson based an autobiographical novel on his three-week voyage on a fishing trawler?
... that Liz Stooke worked as a receptionist at the London Drama School before becoming an actress?
... that the North Carolina radio stations WCBQ and WHNC were fined by a federal judge for broadcasting songs without a license?
... that animators for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds studied polar bears and red pandas for machine movements, and mixed synthetic noises with walrus and seal grunts for their vocalisations?
... that Thomas Brassey paid his workers with illegal tokens while building the Potters Bar Tunnel?

2 May 2026

00:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Grand Opera House, Philadelphia

... that a brewery was responsible for commissioning Philadelphia's Grand Opera House (pictured)?
... that Seraphina Beh landed a role on EastEnders after a producer saw her perform in Pigeon English?
... that a 1920s Muslim women's magazine highlighted women in the Philippines as examples of modern womanhood?
... that photographs of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were arranged to form a mosaic image of Vasily Vereshchagin's The Apotheosis of War on Russia 200's website?
... that an anime ending sequence by Vivinos, featuring a song from Karen Matsumoto and Haruka Sakuraba's unit PiKi, was compared to a "snowglobe that swirls with pink glitter"?
... that Richard Nixon ordered the FBI to investigate the killing of Joetha Collier after civil rights activist Aaron Henry telegraphed him about the incident?
... that an advertisement featuring the Invisible Woman from Marvel Rivals was found in breach of advertising ethics by the Ad Standards Community Panel in Australia?
... that some universities in Brazil have quotas for transgender people?
... that archaeologists found the papyri of Menches wrapped around mummified crocodiles?

1 May 2026

00:00, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Manicule in Paradoxa Stoicorum

... that a manicule (pictured) in a manuscript of Cicero's Paradoxa Stoicorum had its fingers stretched to cover the full length of a passage?
... that by the time she met Queen Elizabeth II, Ann Dallas was amongst the last surviving members of the Kirkcudbright Artists' Colony?
... that Yamada's Choreographic Symphony "Maria Magdalena" is based on a ballet that couldn't be set due to religious concerns?
... that Bunny Vosters and her daughter Gretchen Vosters Spruance had a winning streak that lasted over 15 years?
... that Sancha of Aragon took custody of her nephew Rodrigo after her release from papal imprisonment by agreement with his mother, Lucrezia Borgia?
... that Danny Brown titled his album Stardust after contemplating on his failure to collaborate with the musician Sophie?
... that the artworks of I Witness Silwan cover more than 610 metres (2,000 ft) of walling?
... that judge Violet Chipao's cases involving Malawian government ministers were stopped by the Director of Public Prosecutions?
... that a British newspaper paid $140,000 for a photograph of a photo taken by Jeffrey Epstein?

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