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18 September 2024

00:00, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=State Publishing House of Ukraine symbol.jpg|caption=State Publishing House of Ukraine symbol}}

... that 1920s belles-lettres books published by the State Publishing House of Ukraine (symbol pictured) sold out more rapidly than similar books published elsewhere in the Soviet Union, despite the higher average price?
... that Juan de Casas, the Spanish military governor of Venezuela, cried after the French demanded that he accept a Frenchman as king?
... that the Empire of Japan created a girl group as propaganda?
... that a bust of former Peruvian president Justiniano Borgoño was stolen from its pedestal by thieves?
... that the Republic Drug Store was formed from the consolidation of an estate and its competition?
... that a coconut tree meme drove sales of piña coladas in the Washington, D.C., area?
... that Nicole Chang-Leng has been described as a "daughter" of the Seychelles?
... that a former teacher in the Philippines became a Robin Hood–like outlaw?
... that the author of Sugar Dog Life ended up buying and raising a cactus after drawing one in the manga?

17 September 2024

00:22, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Members of the British National Hospital Service Reserve Wellcome L0050920.jpg|caption=NHSR recruiting poster}}

... that the British National Hospital Service Reserve (poster pictured) trained volunteers to carry out first aid in the aftermath of a nuclear or chemical attack?
... that a 1917 agreement between France and Russia was rendered void within days because of the February Revolution?
... that Goethe used his unrequited love to Maximiliane Brentano as inspiration for his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther{{-?}}
... that the cupola of Homer House is part of a 19th-century cooling system?
... that Grant Nel, at the age of nine, switched from gymnastics to diving after breaking both of his hands?
... that the New York City Police Department shut down highway and bridge traffic for the funeral of the owner of Neary's, an Irish pub?
... that a drone attack by the Houthi military hit a target in Tel Aviv, but no sirens were activated?
... that the general manager of a California TV station canceled the interview show he hosted because of its lack of quality?
... that the regent of the Mongol Empire between 1248 and 1251 was named "We Were Searching for a Boy"?

16 September 2024

00:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Morgan Library & Museum, New York 2017 02.jpg|caption=Morgan Library & Museum|width=180px}}

... that during the Panic of 1907, the presidents of New York City's banks and trust companies were locked in the Pierpont Morgan Library (pictured){{-?}}
... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Yahya Al-Ghotany picked up the sport "by chance" at a refugee camp?
... that the opera Christopher Columbus was written by its Jewish composer while fleeing persecution from Nazi Germany by sailing across the Atlantic?
... that The Invincible Dragon was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor?
... that David Gillespie became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
... that the creator of Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu ensured a happy ending by not making the main characters blood relatives?
... that painter Mark Robert Harrison{{`s}} brother died in a fire that broke out at one of Harrison's own exhibitions in 1846?
... that €40,000 of equipment and cash was stolen during the filming of the music video for "Cry Baby"?
... that to avoid {{nowrap|COVID-19}} rule breaches, officials had to discourage people from posting a leopard seal{{`s}} location online?

15 September 2024

00:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Alexander McQueen clamshell dress (51611p).jpg|caption=Razor clam dress from Voss}}

... that the runway show for the Alexander McQueen collection Voss included dresses made from razor clams (pictured), microscope slides, and an antique Japanese folding screen?
... that Zhong Jingwen was known as the "father of Chinese folklore studies"?
... that Galena Schoolhouse in South Dakota was once leased to a historical society for $1 annually?
... that the British Army's Submarine Mining Service defended ports and harbours with naval mines and torpedoes?
... that the inaugural Canadian Premier League match led to the suspension of both team captains?
... that Tilman Michael, who is set to be the Metropolitan Opera's chorus master from the 2024/25 season, helped the Oper Frankfurt win multiple awards for operatic choir of the year?
... that "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000" gained more than 70 million views in 24 hours?
... that Thomas Broun has been blamed for inflating the number of beetle species in New Zealand?
... that a school was once evacuated after the water gun of a student playing senior assassin was mistaken for a firearm?

14 September 2024

00:00, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Walter Kirchhoff Faust 1908.jpg|caption=Kirchhoff as Faust}}

... that operatic tenor Walter Kirchhoff (pictured) was also an officer in the cavalry division of the Imperial German Army?
... that the Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations is housed in a former public bath?
... that rugby sevens player Malacchi Esdale said that the conditioning he went through to play in the Olympics was "borderline crazy"?
... that Fantasy, performed at the Luxor Las Vegas hotel, is the longest-duration topless production in Las Vegas at a single venue?
... that two kidnapped activists were released after claiming at a press conference that they were abducted by government forces?
... that Mary Jane Patterson, whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?
... that the angel's wings in the live-action television-drama adaptation of One Room Angel took about a month to construct?
... that Dorothy Stanley was once said to be one of the last speakers of the Miwok languages?
... that some fan wikis document fan fiction?

13 September 2024

00:00, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Warsaw Uprising by Lokajski - Sappers - 3481.jpg|caption=Men disarming an unexploded mortar shell in the Café Adria basement}}

... that the nightclub Café Adria survived a hit by a Karl-Gerät siege mortar (pictured){{-?}}
... that a contemporary adaptation of "The Snow Queen" contains feminist elements and, according to one scholar, violates gender expectations?
... that Badger is the first commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces?
... that the borders of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve were drawn to minimize impact on the Shengli Oil Field?
... that as a child, future Olympian Kevin Mejía sold spinning tops?
... that Chris Cox, the founder of Bikers for Trump, estimated that 70 percent of its members are former military personnel?
... that Feastogether launched a restaurant that was Taiwan's highest-priced buffet when it opened in 2023?
... that while recruiting for the Blair Colony, Betty Blair reportedly convinced potential settlers that there were no flies in South Dakota?
... that the DJ Sammy Virji went viral on TikTok after cueing in a track with a rubber fish?

12 September 2024

00:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Austin Tobin Plaza 1WTC Sphere.jpg|caption=The Austin J. Tobin Plaza}}

... that the Austin J. Tobin Plaza (pictured) was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, but one of the sculptures on it survived?
... that in 1884 Motibai Kapadia{{`s}} father allowed her to study alongside men in India?
... that in the late 1940s the steam tug Brent removed war-related debris, including naval mines, from the River Thames?
... that Lorena Peril, who once cleaned toilets at a nursing home, beat out over 3,000 people to sing the national anthem for the San Francisco 49ers?
... that Mohammad Bhar, a Palestinian man with Down syndrome and autism, died following a dog attack in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war?
... that Héctor Germán Oesterheld repurposed his initial plans for a sequel of the comic The Eternaut as a novel?
... that Helen Hornbeck Tanner was part of a major case supporting the Ojibwe before the Supreme Court of the United States while in her 80s?
... that the title of the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards is derived from a memorable line in the 1987 film The Monster Squad{{-?}}
... that USA Boxing's head coach said that Olympian Jajaira Gonzalez{{`s}} return to boxing was "like Lazarus coming back from the dead"?

11 September 2024

00:00, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Two people riding in an electriquette (1915).jpg|caption=Two people in an Electriquette}}

... that the Electriquette (example pictured) was an electric wicker vehicle that could be rented at the 1915 Panama–California Exposition?
... that shortly after it was completed, the Tokamak de Fontenay-aux-Roses burned a hole through itself in a plasma disruption?
... that 19th-century Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski authored hundreds of works, including more than 200 novels?
... that the legalization of abortion in Benin was supported by two members of the cabinet who had both worked as gynecologists?
... that in December 2023, former Major League Soccer referee Alex Chilowicz began officiating in the English Football League after relocating to England?
... that many producers of Marmelada de Santa Luzia, a variety of quince cheese, are descendants of quilombolas?
... that Nathaniel Coe declined nomination to the United States Senate, instead choosing to serve as an inspector for the United States Postal Service?
... that Sachi Narashima came up with the idea for the manga Cosmetic Playlover after her friend, who worked as a beauty consultant, mentioned that there were male beauty consultants?
... that Mary Jo West compared working in network TV news to learning that Santa Claus is just an ordinary man?

10 September 2024

00:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Pizza in Pyongyang (cropped).jpg|caption=Pizza served in North Korea}}

... that Kim Jong Il had Italian chefs flown into Pyongyang to introduce pizza to North Korea (example pictured){{-?}}
... that the Church of St John of the Collachium was said to contain the hand of John the Baptist, a bowl used by Jesus, and a piece of the True Cross?
... that LA LOM named many of their songs after various locations in Los Angeles?
... that the Nuwhaha people, despite sometimes being erroneously known as the "Upper Samish", do not speak the Samish language?
... that Betty Hanley, originally a Michigander, was appointed lampshade designer to the British royal family?
... that the spin-off episode of the live-action adaptation of Motokare Retry was written to portray "conversations between men" and "male friendship"?
... that during the 1964 New York World's Fair, police officers used computers at the United States Pavilion to help arrest people?
... that Greenlandic content creator Qupanuk Olsen petitioned the Inatsisartut to move Greenland's time zone to UTC−03:00?
... that many an Xplorer has traversed the rails in Canberra?

9 September 2024

00:00, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Tower sculpture 2011 1.jpg|caption=Modern sculpture of Henry III's white bear}}

... that in 1253 Henry III of England ordered that his white bear (sculpture pictured) be permitted to swim and hunt in the River Thames?
... that William Aitken, William J. Bain, J. Lister Holmes, John T. Jacobsen, and George W. Stoddard collaborated in the early 1940s to design America's first racially integrated public housing development?
... that the prison scenes in the film Plurality were shot in an archaeology museum?
... that the 1990 Serbian constitutional referendum also took place at six voting stations in Montenegro for voters who were on holiday?
... that Ana Sigüenza was the first woman to be the general secretary of a national trade union center in Spain?
... that during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire, 65 firefighters survived being surrounded by fire overnight by sheltering near a creek?
... that the lyrics of "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" were inspired by beheadings in medieval Europe?
... that up to 16,000 crows regularly commute from around the Seattle metropolitan area to a wetland in Bothell, Washington?
... that according to a TikTok theory, burnt toast could save you from a car accident?

8 September 2024

02:04, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Israel Del Toro by Gage Skidmore.jpg|caption=Israel Del Toro}}

... that despite suffering burns to 80 percent of his body, Israel Del Toro (pictured) became the first member of the U.S. Air Force to re-enlist after being deemed 100-percent disabled?
... that Cyclone Freddy was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded?
... that Daiki Kobayashi was already known for his androgynous voice when he was cast as a cross-dressing idol in The Idolmaster SideM{{-?}}
... that an office building on New York City's Times Square was almost entirely vacant upon its completion?
... that although sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal?
... that while performing "Love Is Embarrassing", Olivia Rodrigo suffered an "embarrassing" wardrobe malfunction?
... that architect Ivan Palmaw designed houses in Shanghai and Seattle after fleeing the Russian Revolution?
... that a researcher called the community on the short-lived collaborative writing website One Million Monkeys Typing "astonishingly harmonious"?
... that an icon of Jesus was removed from a Catholic church for allegedly being pagan imagery?

7 September 2024

00:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Ivan Grozny Depth Composition.png|caption=Nikolay Cherkasov as Ivan the Terrible}}

... that Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible (scene pictured) has been named as both one of the worst films and one of the greatest films of all time?
... that Olympian Sydney Francisco was named after the city where her mother competed at the Olympics?
... that the December 2010 Christchurch earthquake caused Boxing Day sales events six weeks later?
... that a judge compared the bankruptcy fraud of an Ohio TV station to a 1601 English court case?
... that the surviving copies of the Kitab-ı Bahriye contain a total of more than 5,700 maps?
... that the 1919 foxtrot song "I'll See You in C-U-B-A" was an example of Cuba being perceived as "America's playground"?
... that 30 royal portraits of Korean kings were completely destroyed in a 1954 fire in Busan, South Korea?
... that Babydog is "a fixture in West Virginia politics"?

6 September 2024

00:00, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg|caption=Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe}}

... that upon independence from Portugal, the flags of São Tomé and Príncipe (pictured), Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau all featured the colours green, yellow and red, as well as black stars?
... that cinematographer Alfredo Gandolfi also had a career as a singer that included more than 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera?
... that the demolition of the Iloilo Central Market was criticized as being unlawful?
... that Swedish naval officer Henrik Johan Nauckhoff fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War?
... that nine-year-old children were sometimes employed to help teach younger children in infant schools in the 1840s?
... that the Zbrojovka Z 4 was the first Czechoslovak mass-produced car with front-wheel drive?
... that "Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche", a 1983 song by Mike Ejeagha, went viral in 2024?
... that despite being an independent candidate, Leanne Mohamad came within 528 votes of defeating shadow health secretary Wes Streeting in the 2024 UK general election?
... that German officials exiled the Samoan king from his own kingdom in 1887?

5 September 2024

00:00, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Sephardic Rose-Encrusted Challah.jpg|caption=Precursor to challah adapted from a recipe in the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ}}

... that the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ, a medieval Andalusian cookbook, contains an early version of Jewish challah bread (pictured), which traveled with Jews expelled from Spain and likely influenced Ashkenazi cuisine?
... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal?
... that rivers form 23% of international borders?
... that according to a myth, after composer Maxim Berezovsky died, Catherine the Great allegedly ordered that the papers in his rooms be burned?
... that a Los Angeles summer camp teaches children how to become YouTubers by making toy unboxing videos?
... that brothers Mike McCartney and Paul McCartney, and sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning, use their middle names as their first names?
... that Abdul Ali Deobandi stipulated that women were prohibited from learning to read and write, even at home?
... that actress Lisa Coleman attended artist Euan Uglow's studio one to three times a week from 1993 to 1996 to model for Articulation{{-?}}
... that in The Gambia, there is a belief that people can summon evil spirits to cause abortions?

4 September 2024

00:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=AbuGhraibAbuse-standing-on-box.jpg|caption=The Hooded Man}}

... that The Hooded Man (pictured) is an iconic photograph of the Iraq War, known as a symbol of torture at Abu Ghraib prison?
... that Asiatyrannus is thought to have grown to less than half the size of other tyrannosaurs?
... that the colours of the flag of Madagascar originally had no meaning?
... that Indian film editor A. Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films in 17 different languages?
... that Alfred Biliotti excavated the first known examples of Mycenaean painted pottery in 1868?
... that the Dublin Castle scandal in 1884 led to the resignations, loss of positions, and criminal convictions of a number of British administrators in Dublin, and celebrations amongst Irish nationalists?
... that in Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., Judge Lewis A. Kaplan cited Thomas Mangelsen's Catch of the Day as a photograph so original in its timing that it could be copyrightable for that alone?
... that the rulers of the Yuan dynasty styled themselves as both Mongol khans and Chinese emperors?
... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is based on Egyptian Ratscrew?

3 September 2024

00:28, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Chris 2024-07-01 0000Z.jpg|caption=Satellite image of Tropical Storm Chris}}

... that Tropical Storm Chris (pictured) in July 2024 caused bodies of water to overflow in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, resulting in a crocodile sighting at a beach?
... that when New York City's Metropolitan Club was established, there was another Metropolitan Club two city blocks away?
... that William Pope, an Anglican deacon, was a follower of John Henry Newman and like him became a Roman Catholic priest?
... that a bootleg album of Jai Paul's unreleased music was named as one of the best of 2013 by several music publications?
... that a historian lamented the lack of English-language translations for the work of Aracy Amaral despite it being "a vital reference for the study of art history in Brazil"?
... that the Auckland meteorite crashed through the roof of a house in New Zealand?
... that Rachel Scott reported live during the January 6 United States Capitol attack in her first week as ABC News' White House correspondent?
... that the Nan Oo Pagoda is classified as a double encased stupa as it envelops a smaller stupa?
... that the creators of Poetry for Neanderthals faced difficulties during its release because they needed a way to manufacture inflatable clubs?

2 September 2024

00:00, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

... that under the premiership of Josef Hoop (pictured), the Progressive Citizens' Party was the first party to hold an absolute majority in the Landtag of Liechtenstein?
... that the S1/S2 rolling stock of the Amsterdam Metro was also a tram?
... that when refugee Iman Mahdavi boarded a plane in Turkey, he did not know its destination?
... that an AI-generated cover of Shaan and Kailash Kher's "Chand Sifarish" received nearly five million views on Instagram in two days?
... that Keke Palmer did an impression of "We did it, Joe!" onstage with Kamala Harris?
... that Nam Su-hyeon, Jeon Hun-young, and Lim Si-hyeon's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row?
... that a warrant was issued to pay a force to relieve the siege of Perth in October 1339, after the garrison had already surrendered?
... that Robert Aiello{{`s}} first novel was published after literary agents turned it down roughly 60 times?
... that a clip of a soft pretzel being cut perfectly in half made the short-lived German game show Schlag den Henssler briefly popular to an international audience?

1 September 2024

00:00, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

{{main page image/DYK|image=Andrew gillison (cropped).jpg|caption=Andrew Gillison}}

... that Australian military chaplain Andrew Gillison (pictured) took up arms to snipe at Turkish soldiers in Gallipoli?
... that even though abortion is legal in Zambia, most are performed unsafely?
... that Olympic rugby sevens player Joseva Talacolo only started playing the sport as a way to support his family?
... that the 1853 Valley Falls train collision led to the creation of a time zone?
... that during World War II, Gabriel Navarrete tried to prevent the crossing of Rapido River, in which American forces suffered 2,128 casualties?
... that a casino, a bar, and formerly a restaurant occupy what was once one of Brighton's most important cinemas?
... that Belgian hardcore DJ Liza 'N' Eliaz was named a "spiritual leader" in France's free party movement?
... that a knife attack in Suzhou, China, led to the deletion of hundreds of ultranationalist posts from social media platforms?
... that soprano Grace Panvini stood 4 ft 11.75 in (151.8 cm) tall – a height described by one reviewer as an asset for appearing youthful on stage?