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==Did you know...==
*...that during his administration, [[Governor of Kentucky|Kentucky governor]] '''[[William J. Fields]]''' forbade drinking alcohol and dancing in the [[Kentucky Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]? 
*...that [[University of Oregon]] [[athletic director]] '''[[Leo Harris]]''' gained the right to use [[Donald Duck]] as the school's mascot through an informal handshake deal he made with [[Walt Disney]] in 1947?
*...that 20th century attorney '''[[Joseph Scott (attorney)|Joseph Scott]]''' made so many contributions to civic life in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] that he earned the [[nickname]] "Mr. Los Angeles"?
*...that in 1835, '''[[Warren A. Cowdery]]''', an early leader in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], accused a local [[Quorum of the Twelve]] of neglecting their fund-raising activities while serving as [[Mormon missionary|Mormon missionaries]]? 
*...that the '''[[Chicago Race Riot of 1919]]''', which resulted in 38 deaths, 537 injuries and approximately 1,000 displaced, was the worst riot of the [[Red Summer of 1919]]?
*...that influential [[make-up artist]], '''[[Pat McGrath]]''' takes between 30 and 50 bags of tools, materials, and reference books whenever she travels to [[fashion show]]s?
*...that to make space for passenger seats in the [[racing car]]s used in the '''[[TVR Tuscan Challenge]]''' (''[[:Image:Tvrtuscan.jpg|pictured]]''), the fuel tank has to be moved from the driver's side to the rear of the car? 
*...that '''[[Héctor López]]''' was the first [[Panama|Panamanian-born]] [[Major League Baseball]] player to play in the [[World Series]] with the [[New York Yankees]]?
*...that before the 17th century, it was '''[[Preformationism|believed]]''' that all organisms grew from miniature versions of themselves that had existed since the beginning of [[creation]]?
*...that [[Italian fascism|Italian fascist]] propaganda referred to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] as '''[[Italian Mare Nostrum]]''', as by 1942 Italy controlled nearly two-thirds of the sea's area?
*...that '''[[William E. McAnulty, Jr.]]''', the first [[African American]] to sit on the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]], injured himself playing [[basketball]] on Election Day in [[1983]] with future [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star [[Allan Houston]]?
*...that the northernmost miles of pavement of the '''[[Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive]]''' in [[Wisconsin]] were part of the original track circuit for [[Road America]]?
*...that the [[2006 in film|2006]] [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese film]] '''''[[Hula Girls]]''''' is set in the [[coal mining]] town of [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] in the 1960s when a [[Hawaii|Hawaiian]] [[Destination spa|spa resort]] was built to resolve the community's faltering fortunes? 
*...that the '''[[Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest]]''', a precursor to the modern day [[Big Ten Conference]], survived for only two seasons of [[college football]] competition before disbanding?
*...that male '''[[Shortnose sturgeon]]''' (''[[:Image:Short-nosed sturgeon.jpg|pictured]]'') breed annually and live to age 30, while females breed triennially and live to age 67? 
*...that [[Puerto Rica|Puerto Rican]] [[third baseman]] '''[[Félix Torres]]''', who only played three [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] seasons, topped the [[home run]] charts in the [[1960 Caribbean Series]]?
*...that the '''[[Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus|automatic tide signalling system]]''' at [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine harbour, North Ayrshire]], invented and patented by its harbourmaster Martin Boyd, is probably unique, opened in 1906?
*...that the dialogue '''''[[Julius Excluded from Heaven]]''''', credited to [[Desiderius Erasmus]], involves [[Pope Julius II]] trying to convince [[Saint Peter|Peter]] to allow him into heaven by threats of armed force and [[excommunication]]? 
*...that '''[[Tawfiq Canaan]]''', a [[Palestine|Palestinian]] [[physician]] and [[medecine|medical]] pioneer, was also known for his research on [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] popular heritage? 
*...that after the English took control of the [[Mysore Kingdom]] in the 19th century, [[English literature|they]] had a strong influence on '''[[Mysore Kingdom literature|Kannada literature]]'''? 
*...that the [[Brazil]]'s 1838 '''[[Balaiada]]''' uprising was named after the job of one of its leaders, a [[basket]]maker?
*...that '''[[Edward A. Halbach]]''' was the first official president of the [[Astronomical League]]?
*...that in his 1915 [[Kentucky]] gubernatorial campaign, '''[[Augustus O. Stanley]]''' advocated a one dollar tax for every dog a person owned?
*...that '''[[Utkala Brahmin]]s'''  are the [[historical]] caretakers of the [[Jagannath Temple (Puri)|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Puri]]?
*...that the '''[[Falklands Crisis (1770)|Falklands Crisis]]''' of [[1770]] nearly caused a war between [[Great Britain]] and [[Spain]]?
*...that of the twenty '''[[Signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania|signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania]]''' ''([[:Image:Signatarai.Signatories of Lithuania.jpg|pictured]])'' in 1918, six were sent to prison or executed, and six died in exile? 
*...that a pub in '''[[Old Whittington]]''' was the shelter for three men in 1688 who were plotting the replacement of [[James II of England|James II]] of England with a Protestant foreigner? 
*...that '''[[1965 Records]]''' was founded by James Endeacott, who also originally discovered [[The Libertines]] and [[The Strokes]]? 
*...that Sir '''[[Cecil Hunter Rodwell]]''' was awarded the [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] for bravery in the [[Second Boer War]] and went on to serve as [[Governor of Southern Rhodesia]]?
*...that [[W. H. Auden]]'s poem '''"[[In Praise of Limestone]]"''' has been called [[topographical poetry|topographic]], ''[[sui generis]]'', and a "postmodern [[pastoral]]"?
*...that the '''[[Silpathorn Award]]''' is given to significant living [[Thailand|Thai]] contemporary artists and that the name of the award means "upholder of art"?
*...that [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Catholic priest]] '''[[Cornelius Loos]]''' was forced to recant his view in 1593 that [[witch trials]] in early modern Europe were not required as witchcraft didn't exist?  
*...that '''[[Joseph Blake (criminal)|Joseph "Blueskin" Blake]]''', accomplice of notorious 18th-century thief [[Jack Sheppard]], grievously wounded the self-styled "Thief-Taker General" [[Jonathan Wild]] outside the courtroom where he was subsequently convicted of [[burglary]] and sentenced to death, hastening Wild's fall from power?
*...that children up to the age of five can find it difficult to distinguish between [[television program]]mes and '''[[toy advertising|toy advertising campaigns]]'''? 
*...that [[Singapore]]an dancer, [[Choreography|choreographer]] and teacher '''[[Neila Sathyalingam]]''', who dances in the [[classical Indian dance|classical Indian style]] ''([[:Image:Classical indian dance 4.jpg|example pictured]])'', decided to devote her life to dance after performing for [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] on [[Sri Lankan independence movement|Sri Lanka's independence]]?
*...that prior to the development of [[binoculars]], '''[[bird collections]]''', collections consisting of birds and parts of their [[anatomy]], were the dominant method of [[bird]] observation and study among [[Ornithology|ornithologist]]s?
*...that a picture of '''[[Mary Ann Bevan]]''', "the ugliest woman in the world", was featured on a [[greeting card|birthday card]] until a complaint led to its withdrawal?  
*...that '''[[Sholakia]]''', a tiny town in [[Bangladesh]], draws 300,000 [[Muslim]]s for [[Salat al Eid|Eid prayers]] every year on [[Eid ul-Fitr]]?
*...that '''[[Sooriyakanda mass grave]]''' is alleged to contain 300 bodies of school children but only few were recovered?
*...that '''[[Kazys Lozoraitis]]''' was independent [[Lithuania]]'s first ambassador to the [[Holy See]] and to the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]?
*...that the '''''[[Second Manifesto]]''''', a [[1904]] declaration made by [[Joseph F. Smith]], the [[President of the Church|president]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], confirmed that the church was opposed to [[plural marriage]]?
*...the oldest [[stud farm]] in [[India]], '''[[Kunigal stud farm]]''', was used by [[Tipu Sultan]] for breeding horses for [[cavalry]] regiments to fight the British?
*...that the '''[[Polish Resettlement Corps]]''' was tasked with organizing the 250,000 members of the [[Polish Armed Forces in the West]], over half of whom eventually chose to [[Polish British|settle in the UK]] instead of returning to [[People's Republic of Poland|communist Poland]]?
*...that '''[[Howe Yoon Chong]]''' played a key role in establishing [[Singapore]]'s  [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit system]], [[Changi Airport]] ''([[:Image:Singapore Changi Airport, Control Tower 2, Dec 05.JPG|pictured]])'' and [[public housing]]?
*...that in 1973, [[Margaret Thatcher]] temporarily saved the '''[[Strand School|Strand Grammar School]]''', famous for its contribution of young men to the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Civil Service]], from closure?
*...that after publishing his [[National Book Award]]-winning ''[[Invisible Man]]'' in 1952, [[Ralph Ellison]] continued writing for a further 42&nbsp;years without ever finishing his second novel, '''''[[Three Days Before the Shooting]]'''''?
*...that Father '''[[Boleslaus Goral]]''' was one of the key persons in the "news war" between the [[Milwaukee Archdiocese]] and [[Michał Kruszka]]?
*...that '''[[Den (Battle Angel Alita)|Den]]''', a fictional character in the ''[[Battle Angel Alita]]'', is actually a giant remote-controlled slave unit run from a transmitter embedded in the chest of one of the story's [[List of characters in Battle Angel Alita|main characters]]?
*...that in 1967, a group of [[Latin America]]n writers including Mexican [[Carlos Fuentes]] started a series of biographies depicting ''[[caudillo]]s'', which became the basis of the '''[[The Dictator Novel|Dictator Novel]]''' genre? 
*...that '''[[Charles Chilton (zoologist)|Charles Chilton]]''' was the first academic [[rector]] in [[Australasia]]?
*...that [[Hurricane Georges]] had the strongest '''[[effects of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic|effects]]''' on the [[Dominican Republic]] of any [[hurricane]] since [[Hurricane David]] in 1979?
*...that a [[camel]] is led through the streets of [[Béziers]] ''([[:Image:Beziers Frankreich.jpg|pictured]])'', [[France]] on the feast day of '''[[Saint Aphrodisius]]''', a semi-legendary saint said to have come from [[Egypt]]?
*...that [[North Dakota|North Dakota's]] location in the [[Upper Midwest]] allows it to '''[[Climate of North Dakota|experience some of the most extreme weather]]''' in the [[United States]]?
*...that the name ''Flying fox'' refers to [[megabat|bats]] as well as a freshwater algae-eating aquarium '''[[Flying fox (fish)|fish]]'''? 
*...that '''[[Frank Rosenfelt]]''', [[CEO]] of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] from 1972 until 1982, was wounded at the [[Battle of the Bulge]] and received a [[Purple Heart]] for his injuries?
*...that after spending seven years traveling across the [[District of Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan District]], Rev. [[Robert Rundle]] was allowed to establish a '''[[Rundle's Mission|mission]]''' in 1847, only to be forced to leave a year later due to health issues?
*...that the '''[[Chinese high fin banded shark]]''' (''Myxocyprinus asiaticus'') has 20 other [[common names]] in the aquarium trade?
*...that the 13th-century [[troubadour]] '''[[Guilhem Figueira]]''' was a strong critic of the contemporary [[Papacy]], going so far in his ''sirventes contra Roma'' as to consign [[Rome]] to [[hell]]?
*...that the [[Minnesota Twins]] made '''[[Joe Nathan]]''' their [[closing pitcher]] for the [[2004 Major League Baseball season]], despite the fact that Nathan only had converted one [[Save (baseball)|save]] in five opportunities?
*...that the leader of the '''[[History of Brigham Young University|Dick Cheney protests]]''' at [[Brigham Young University]] refused an offer to appear on [[The Daily Show]], out of a concern that the show would poke fun at the university?
*...that during [[World War II]], [[United States Army]] officer Colonel '''[[Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr.]]''' ''([[:Image:ColMendez.jpg|pictured]])'' parachuted behind enemy lines to lead an attack that captured the town of Pretot, [[France]] leading the main Plaza of the town to be named "La Place de Colonel Mendez"?
*...that '''''[[Kuryer Polski]]''''' was the first [[daily newspaper|daily]] [[Polish language]] [[newspaper]] in the [[USA]]?
*...that members of '''[[Sub-Carpathian Reformed Church]]''' were persecuted by communists in the [[Soviet Union]] and were sent to [[Gulag]] labour camps in [[Siberia]]?
*...that the '''[[Rani (Slavic tribe)|Rani people]]''', a [[West Slav]]ic tribe inhabiting the island of [[Rugia]], maintained their [[Slavic paganism|native paganism]], its ritual, temple, and priesthood, well into the twelfth century?
*...that [[Flight Lieutenant]] '''[[Wallace McIntosh]]''' was recognised as the most successful [[air gunner]] in [[RAF]] [[RAF Bomber Command|Bomber Command]] during the [[Second World War]], having shot down 8 [[Luftwaffe|German aircraft]], including three during one mission?
*...that the 14 remaining children of the '''[[Jewish Children's Home in Oslo]]''', [[Norway]] were evacuated to [[Sweden]] by the [[Norwegian resistance movement]] in November 1942? 
*...that [[Nobel Peace Prize]] recipient [[Jane Addams]] was born in the house at the '''[[John H. Addams Homestead]]''' (''[[:Image:Cedarville Il Addams Homestead5.jpg|pictured]]'')? 
*...that the uniformly fine quality of surviving [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] copies of [[Lysippus|Lysippean]] bronze '''[[Hermes Fastening his Sandal]]''' indicates that it stood high in Roman esteem? 
*...that the [[Germany|German]] [[neo-Nazi]] '''[[German Alternative]]''' party was banned in 1992 after the group was associated with an [[arson]] attack on an [[asylum seeker]] refuge?
*...that [[Vice-Admiral]] Sir '''[[Ian McGeoch]]''' lost the sight in one eye when his [[submarine]], [[HMS Splendid (P228)|HMS ''Splendid'']], was sunk in 1943?
*...that in the [[Celtic mythology|folklore]] of the [[Celt]]s, a '''[[fairy path]]''' is a route taken by these supernatural beings, usually in a straight line and between sites of traditional significance, such as [[Stone Age]] monuments? 
*...that in 1989, some 300,000 people created a 300&nbsp;[[mile]] [[human chain]] stretching from [[Lviv]] to [[Kiev]] on the 71st anniversary of the '''[[Act Zluky]]'''? 
*...that the [[South America]]n '''[[rubber boom]]''' ceased in 1912 when plantations in [[Malaysia]], [[Sri Lanka]], and tropical [[Africa]] grown from seed smuggled out of Brazil 36&nbsp;years earlier began producing [[rubber]]? 
*...that the '''[[São Francisco Church and Convent (Salvador)|São Francisco Church]]''' ''([[:Image:StFranciscoChurch3-CCBY.jpg|pictured]])'' in [[Salvador, Brazil|Salvador]] is known as the "Golden Church", because its interior, from floor to ceiling, is covered with intricate gold-leaf carvings?
*...that [[Illinois State Senate|Illinois Senator]] '''[[John H. Addams]]''' was the primary influence on his daughter [[Jane Addams|Jane Addams's]] [[social activism]]? 
*...that the [[Treaty of Kyakhta]] between the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] and [[Qing Empire]]s was negotiated by a [[Bosnian Serb]] from [[Dubrovnik]], '''[[Sava Vladislavich]]'''?
*...that during the [[First Battle of Ypres]], '''[[Edward Bulfin]]''' organized an impromptu formation of six [[battalions]], later known as "Bulfin's force," that was instrumental in stopping the [[Germany|German]] advance?
*...that the '''[[Indian Congress]]''' of 1893 drew more than 500 [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] representing 35 [[List of Native American Tribal Entities|tribes]] to [[Omaha, Nebraska]]?
*...that Fr. [[Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown]] barely escaped the August 2006 '''[[St. Phillip Neri church bombing]]''' only to disappear a week later?
*...that the site of the [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] of '''[[Ginés de la Jara]]''' retained its reputation for holiness even during Spain's [[Moors|Moorish]] occupation?
*...that the popular [[YouTube]] star '''[[Christine Gambito]]''' attributes her nickname [[Happyslip]] to her Filipino mother's mispronunciation of ''[[Slip_%28clothing%29#half_slip|half slip]]''?