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22 August 2026

12:00, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Mount Bonaparte Lookout

... that in the 1980s, a baby grand piano was assembled at the top of a 7,260-foot (2,210 m) mountain in the Mount Bonaparte Lookout (pictured)?
... that cheetahs were once commonly tamed as hunting companions?
... that voice actress Yuri Usui holds a nutritionist license?
... that "Dear Friend" was Paul McCartney's attempt at reconciliation with John Lennon following the break-up of the Beatles?
... that 35 years after a woman was stabbed in the back and killed in her basement, no weapon had been found, the police had no motive, and no one had been arrested?
... that UK courts are expected to decide if embankments built to protect sugarcane in Nchalo created damage and deaths in a nearby Malawian village?
... that Jagoda Lazarević's ministry launched a platform that lets citizens monitor the prices at all 27 major supermarket chains in Serbia?
... that, for the centennial of Arenaza, Argentina, residents painted their houses pink, green and yellow under an artist's direction?
... that Teresa van Lieshout fought to represent Batman?

00:00, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Giovanna Rincon

... that Acceptess-T co-founder Giovanna Rincon (pictured) advocated for the reversal of a law banning the solicitation of prostitution in France?
... that because of his marriage, John the Sanguinary feared that an empress would have him killed?
... that one reviewer said that "you don't have to play Meccha Chameleon to play it"?
... that Geoffrey de Henlaw was a physician in Bristol before becoming prior of Llanthony and later bishop of St Davids?
... that Randy Newman's song "Baltimore" inspired a city official to respond with a poem criticizing Newman?
... that mythical creatures with their feet or legs facing backwards may have originated from the misidentification of animal tracks?
... that a particularly violent period during the Troubles led to fears of Northern Ireland descending into civil war?
... that Minnesota attorney Luz Maria Frias started interpreting Spanish for people at the unemployment office when she was 11 years old?
... that each of the first 18 letters of the Meitei alphabet are associated with a different human body part or a natural concept?

21 August 2026

12:00, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Hydrus

... that several bodies from the wrecked freighter Hydrus (pictured) were never recovered due to superstitions about touching the dead among the Saugeen people?
... that Seth Evans was the only skilled musician in the band HMLTD, by their own admission?
... that Poetri Hindia received a gift from a former Dutch queen for advancing the education of indigenous Indonesian women?
... that General Belisarius was about 25 years old when he defeated a Persian army roughly twice the size of his own at the Battle of Dara?
... that after Lady Caroline Lennox eloped with a commoner, her parents did not speak to her for four years?
... that the anarchist publisher PM Press was so named because its founders worked on it after hours as a second job?
... that St. Pat's for All, founded after LGBTQ groups were barred from the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, takes its motto from the 1916 proclamation of the Easter Rising?
... that a former international footballer is the chief fire officer of Gibraltar?
... that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters was once mocked by a U.S. housing secretary as "10 floors of basement"?

00:00, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Sara Pavkov

... that Sara Pavkov (pictured), Serbia's minister of environmental protection, practiced karate for 13 years?
... that the home of the Academy of Vocal Arts is allegedly haunted by a ghost?
... that Arbel Yehoud was at the center of multiple delays in the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire?
... that the 2026 Chennai Super Kings season was the first year since 2008 in which MS Dhoni did not play any matches?
... that Miley Cyrus's stepbrother Joseph Purcell submitted for a supporting role in the microdrama His Nerd, but was instead given the lead role?
... that a song on "Daisuki na Hito" was made into a music video after its singers earned the highest average score in a test on school subjects?
... that Arturo and Roy Ambriz created stop-motion works based on existing cartoons for Cartoon Network?
... that Dikan was one of the most popular comic strips in Yugoslavia?
... that Texas A&M University was chided for its "irresponsible, casual attitude toward matters involving the safety of air traffic" because of how it painted its TV station's tower?

20 August 2026

12:00, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Qeren Naftali fortress

... that a Jewish ritual bath at the Qeren Naftali fortress (pictured) was later filled with non-kosher animal bones by a non-Jewish garrison?
... that the painter Abdullah Suriosubroto was adopted by a National Hero of Indonesia?
... that the slice-of-life manga Jimoto Saiko! focuses on poverty, instead of the genre's usual focus on happy lives?
... that Alice Childress's play Wedding Band was based on a true story told by her grandmother?
... that Frank Kauer related to his Hollyoaks character because he experienced "the challenges growing up mixed race brought"?
... that the 1945 Zhijiang surrender ceremony marked the beginning of China's acceptance of Japan's surrender in World War II?
... that Faiza Ali, now New York City's commissioner of immigrant affairs, has said she first became an activist due to experiencing Islamophobia after 9/11?
... that a Rayman Legends Retold producer compared the moment two studios discovered that both wanted to make a Rayman game to the Spider-Man pointing meme?
... that a novelist and her son wrote a biography on another novelist and her sons?

00:00, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Mamie Martin and her daughter

... that Mamie Martin (pictured) died while her daughter was still a baby, but they are reunited near a school funded by the charity they inspired?
... that Serbia Centre is one of the political parties that supported the creation of a transitional government during student-led protests in 2025?
... that Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir waited a month to tell his pregnant wife about his deployment to Baghdad?
... that Bilal Lashari rewrote the screenplay for The Legend of Maula Jatt 80 times?
... that Goldman Prize winner Yuvelis Morales Blanco was forced to flee to France due to her anti-fracking activism in her home of Colombia?
... that Fate/Extella Link, featuring a gender-swapped version of the Roman emperor Nero, topped Japan's video-game sales charts upon its release?
... that Clairo did not set out to make a lo-fi song – but her equipment was "pretty shitty"?
... that the Roman siege system at Khirbet el-Hammam has been described as having its closest parallel at Machaerus?
... that Andrew Hastie had to order his subordinates not to cut off the hands of corpses?

19 August 2026

12:00, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

Tian'e Longtan Bridge

... that the 600-metre (2,000 ft) arch span of the Tian'e Longtan Bridge (pictured) is the longest of any reinforced concrete bridge?
... that the original creator of Whisper Me a Love Song recalled listening to around 60 audition tapes to recommend a voice actress for a role?
... that a Korean immigrant to the U.S. contributed to numerous notable buildings in San Diego's skyline?
... that some Portuguese Americans in California practice bloodless bullfighting during religious festivals?
... that the sculpture Broadgate Venus has been described as a "large and threatening personification of voluptuous, ripe womanhood"?
... that Dora Brilliant built bombs to assassinate Russian officials, despite being personally uncomfortable with violence?
... that James Buchanan wrote his own presidential memoir despite paying a friend $7,000 to write a biography of him?
... that the "father of modern ice climbing" died on Nanga Parbat in 1934 after days of starvation and cold exposure?
... that Jackson Mac Low used A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates to write poetry?

00:00, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

Patlabor mecha at a festival

... that full-scale mechas (example pictured) from Patlabor have made appearances at festivals around Japan?
... that the author of Ancient Greek Horsemanship was himself an experienced horse rider?
... that the Byzantines' superior naval prowess helped them defeat the Goths at the Battle of Sena Gallica?
... that Zachari Zeegelaar decided to pursue a career in refereeing after discussing a red card that he was shown during a football game, and obtained a FIFA badge in 2013?
... that an episode of Peppa Pig about hearing loss was created in partnership with the National Deaf Children's Society?
... that competitive eater Zermatt Neo specializes in street food and offers publicity to struggling hawkers?
... that the music video for Katy Perry's song "Watch It Burn" picks up immediately where the video for "Bandaids" ended?
... that Webster Hall, which now houses Dartmouth College's special collections library, was once the site of a student riot against George Wallace?
... that the Duwamish River lost 70% of its watershed?

18 August 2026

12:00, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Nicholas Dockery

... that Medal of Honor recipient Nicholas Dockery (pictured) was a White House fellow?
... that there was recently interest in reviving the extinct Torá language, but no one knew enough of the language to move forward with the idea?
... that before receiving more than a hundred songwriting credits, Toko Furuuchi once said she would quit if it "starts to feel like a chore and stops being fun"?
... that critics described an award-winning edutainment game aimed at young children as too challenging for some young children?
... that New York City's illuminated Sunnyside Arch fell dark within a few years of construction because its many small light bulbs were too difficult to replace?
... that the anime Fate/Extra Last Encore was conceived as a continuation of a video game's "bad ending"?
... that Carlos Mallo Molina quit his job building a highway to lead a successful campaign against the proposed port at the end of that highway?
... that an exhibition celebrating 30 years of Siti Nurhaliza included the dress that she wore during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall?
... that brothers Gerry and Gerald Collins are part of a family of 19 siblings?

00:00, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Rimbi Temple

... that Rimbi Temple (pictured) appears to be cleaved in two?
... that Bugis troops fought on both sides of the Riau War, and chatted to one another before fighting began?
... that President Sukarno sought permission to marry Hartini two days after his wife Fatmawati gave birth?
... that "one of the most iconic paintings of Indonesian modern art" shows an annoyed sex worker?
... that a slave raid in 1659 was an early instance of European contact with the island of Raijua?
... that Indonesia's first woman sculptor reportedly donated her children's jewellery to support the National Revolution?
... that a feminist journal saw its circulation improve after protests over milk prices?
... that mandai is made by fermenting the pith of Artocarpus integer fruits?

17 August 2026

00:00, 17 August 2026 (UTC)

A Ukrainian drone operator

... that various observers consider women drone operators in the Ukrainian military (example pictured) an essential part of Ukraine's war-time defence against Russia's invasion?
... that the Gujarati play Mena Gurjari was staged at the official residence of India's president during the 1957 Republic Day celebrations?
... that a 2024 Mandarin song by American singer Karencici went viral in South Korea?
... that the London Life Building included four bowling alleys for employees?
... that Clair Blank published the trilogy The Adventure Girls when she was only 20?
... that scaffolds made of silk biomaterials, which temporarily support tissue regeneration, can be designed to degrade as new tissue forms?
... that Ginny MacColl, who first stepped into a gym at the age of 63, became the oldest person to pass an obstacle in American Ninja Warrior?
... that Evo 2026 included a 1997 arcade fighting game among its twelve main tournament titles?
... that identical twins Liam and Markus Ruck were selected by the same team in the 2026 NHL entry draft?

16 August 2026

00:00, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Photograph of the liberation of Korea

... that the date and location of an iconic photograph of the liberation of Korea (pictured) are uncertain?
... that there is a Korean Peninsula within the Korean Peninsula?
... that a coal miner became one of his country's greatest actors?
... that the Goryeo court moved to Ganghwasanseong Fortress to escape the Mongols?
... that a festival established in 2002 has its roots in a 1592 war?
... that the Diocese of Seoul under Bishop Elijah Jang-Whan Kim funded the planting of an "Anglican forest" in desertified areas of Mongolia?
... that a non-fiction book about North Korea kidnapping two filmmakers to make movies was released soon after North Korea hacked Sony because of a movie?
... that a hiking trail established by Suh Myung Sook is estimated to contribute more than US$800 million to the economy of Jeju Province?
... that 13 + 3 + 1 = Seventeen?

15 August 2026

00:00, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Corporate Memphis–style illustration

... that Corporate Memphis (example pictured) is featured on the new Canadian passport?
... that drag performer Salem Moon raised $9,500 for LGBTQ+ youth after an anti-LGBTQ organization targeted her trivia-night event?
... that numerous political purges during the Hongwu era resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people?
... that a New York City mansion once had a tunnel to the Hudson River?
... that the 1993 Japanese anime OVA Aru Kararu no Isan, despite not having a conclusive ending, has been praised by critics for its use of science-fiction concepts?
... that Anthony Carl Knudsen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for more than eight years, despite arriving in Minnesota as "nothing more nor less than a tramp"?
... that an NCDV campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence during the 2018 FIFA World Cup won a gold prize at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity?
... that the Kalorama Park and Archeological Site in Washington, D.C., is included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom?
... that Harry Game was rejected by a club, despite having won league titles in Belgium and Greece, because "no one knew who the hell he was"?

14 August 2026

12:19, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

Agus Djaya

... that Indonesian painter Agus Djaya (pictured) exhibited throughout Europe during the National Revolution?
... that the anime film 100 Meters has a 3-minute 40-second long-take scene that includes 9800 rotoscoped frames and took a year to produce?
... that Junius Wilson was a deaf American who spent almost 70 years as a patient in a mental hospital despite not being mentally ill?
... that the quarries in Aris, Namibia, contain at least three minerals found nowhere else on Earth?
... that Filipino rock singer Gian Bernardino sometimes wears androgynous outfits while performing onstage?
... that the village of Gangfang was ceded from Burma to China in 1960 after a 50-year dispute?
... that creative director Al Hope had ideas for Alien: Isolation 2 before the original Alien: Isolation had been finished?
... that the Dutch East India Company's participation in a Johor conflict triggered a siege of Dutch Malacca?
... that scholars debate whether A Tale of Two Nations was not at all, mildly, or distinctly antisemitic?

02:19, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

The Building Worker

... that construction workers gather annually at a statue in London (pictured) to commemorate those who died the previous year?
... that spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 slows voluntary eye movement?
... that stolen stationery from the Philippine consulate in Seattle was used to address a Washington superior court judge in 1954?
... that the Epano Phournos tholos tomb appears to have been robbed during the Late Bronze Age, only a few centuries after it was built?
... that Witch and Hound was inspired by the author dreaming about witches flying around dinosaurs?
... that Vanillamace spent six years dancing at a strip club before creating content full-time?
... that Rizalito David, a 2022 Philippine vice-presidential candidate, endorsed a presidential candidate other than his running mate?
... that Saw: Genesis appeared on Steam in an "apparently premature" reveal before its Summer Game Fest presentation?
... that the next series of euro banknotes will feature either people or birds, but not both?

13 August 2026

12:00, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

Stella Lefty

... that musician Stella Lefty (pictured), who had a US top-20 single in May 2026, is the daughter of a billionaire?
... that the Eiffel Tower features the names of 72 men, but it was a Femmes et Sciences list that inspired the idea of adding women's names too?
... that Dandara dos Santos, a murdered Brazilian, was honored with a sculpture exhibited in Manhattan from 2019 to 2020?
... that, during the production of Submarine, director Richard Ayoade insisted on using a 35 mm camera for filming after nobody on the crew wanted to use it?
... that Neozoon once made an art exhibition meant to trick visitors to a zoo into thinking that the "non-toed fur coatie" was a real animal?
... that subscribers chipped in $1 per week to buy a New York City suburb?
... that Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival is one of the largest fireworks displays in western Japan?
... that Gerald of Wales complained in his Speculum Duorum that the archdeacon of Brecon spoke too much Welsh, but that the bishop of St Davids spoke too little?
... that Boston City Hall has been compared to Lenin's Mausoleum, an inverted Lincoln Memorial, and a packing crate?

00:00, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

Fishburn Park Keeper's Cottage

... that a keeper's cottage in Virginia (pictured) housed two generations of park caretakers for more than 60 years?
... that Justin Hinds expected to become an accountant before becoming a Super Bowl–winning coach?
... that one reviewer enjoyed HoloX Meeting, even while describing the series as essentially an advertorial?
... that actor Ryan Clayton joked that he played various villains in productions due to his eyes or hair?
... that Collei was one of the representative Genshin Impact characters for a recycling charity collaboration with Kiehl's?
... that Amasa E. Killam cleared 100 acres (40 ha) of New Brunswick woodland for his homestead from age 14 to 22?
... that a same-sex collective wedding was held in Amapá in 2015?
... that hundreds of white demonstrators prevented the court-ordered desegregation of a junior college in Texas?
... that, according to Benin tradition, King Ewuakpe's wife offered to be buried alive to restore his authority?

12 August 2026

12:00, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Retrieval of a satellite during a space walk

... that artificial satellites (example pictured) make up the majority of modern space launches and missions?
... that a lawsuit against transgender politician Michelle Bruce claimed that presenting as a woman gave her an "unfair advantage" in her election?
... that the development team for Halloween: The Game worked with John Carpenter and designed the game as a 1970s period piece?
... that Selina Wadge was hanged in 1878 for dropping her child down a well?
... that the mural The Claddagh Embrace was partly made of potatoes?
... that Amanat Khan Shirazi received an elephant from the emperor for his work on the calligraphy of the Taj Mahal?
... that, during the siege of Amida in 502–503, most of the available food and drink was given to men, while leather shoes and the flesh of the dead went to the women?
... that Ko Arimatsu witnessed an asteroid impact on Jupiter using a telescope that he built out of boredom?
... that Mitchell Burns demonstrated how to extract natural shampoo from a "very phallic" plant on Christmas Day?

00:00, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Enid Sinclair cosplayer

... that Emma Myers attended a "werewolf boot camp" to play Enid Sinclair (cosplayer pictured)?
... that a 151-year-old newspaper lost its journalistic independence in 2026 and became a corporate communications organ?
... that the call sign of a New York state TV station honors a professional wrestling executive?
... that an early 1st-century CE Nabataean olive press at Khirbat an-Nawafla challenges Strabo's claim that Nabataeans grew no olives?
... that a Creamoata promotion involved dropping silver spoons with parachutes over towns from an aeroplane?
... that future king Shō En is said to have fled his home after being accused of stealing water?
... that antiques dealer Obadiah Sypher used an ax to destroy forgeries on the street?
... that the statue of George Peabody in the City of London was mostly paid for by working-class citizens whom Peabody assisted with affordable housing?
... that Australian World War II veteran Reg Chard recalled using the pronunciation of "Woolloomooloo" as a test to distinguish Japanese soldiers from Australians?

11 August 2026

12:00, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Manchester Odyssey

... that the oldest surviving codex of the Odyssey (pictured) dating to the 4th century CE went on tour with the cast and crew of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation as part of its marketing?
... that Jacob Hersant was the first person charged and convicted of performing a Nazi salute in public in Victoria, Australia?
... that workers digging a utility tunnel in New York City accidentally created geysers?
... that the development of the Washington, D.C., suburb of Reston was led in part by an alleged Soviet spy?
... that rather than finish a cybersecurity test, OpenAI's AI models broke out of their sandbox and hacked into HuggingFace in an attempt to steal the answers?
... that Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree was the first downloadable content nominated for The Game Award for Game of the Year?
... that land in Manhattan intended for the Sailors' Snug Harbor retirement home was instead used by apartment buildings and a university campus?
... that the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment demonstrated that GPS and Galileo signals can be received and used for navigation all the way to the Moon's surface?
... that in 2021, live yeast was retrieved from beer lost in a shipwreck 126 years before?

00:00, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Elizabeth Debicki

... that Elizabeth Debicki (pictured) realised that she probably would not be a ballerina after outgrowing her teachers at the age of 12?
... that the steel frame of a Manhattan skyscraper was completed in 22 workdays?
... that Gary Hoffman commuted by plane for cello lessons while a teenager?
... that 26 of the 45 episodes in Doctor Who's third season are missing?
... that the steam locomotive Rocket went through a window of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia?
... that New York City's 32nd Police Precinct Station was called a "wonderful Victorian relic" and was the area's most conspicuous building when constructed?
... that "Stupid Song" by Olivia Rodrigo was referred to with the code name "dumb tune" during the filming of its music video?
... that the 44 NASA astronauts educated at MIT include "Hubble's repairman" John Grunsfeld and moon walker Buzz Aldrin?
... that mislabeled fish caused more than 600 Hongkongers to suffer "oily orange diarrhea" in late 2006?

10 August 2026

12:00, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Carmarthen Infirmary

... that patients at Carmarthen Infirmary (pictured) in the late 19th century were required to help with cleaning, laundry, and caring for other patients?
... that Irish chess player Diana Mirza was labeled the "teenage chess queen" when she was 17 years old?
... that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dana–Thomas House around an existing house because a will banned the old house's destruction?
... that hockey player Alexander Karmanov is the tallest draft pick in the history of the NHL?
... that the first reconstruction of Camarasaurus was drawn on sheets of linen and measured 21 m (68 ft) in length?
... that there was an NFL player named Red Heater?
... that part of the travelling exhibition Verstummte Stimmen, which commemorated Jewish figures in opera who faced Nazi persecution, remained permanently in a park in Bayreuth?
... that unlicensed copies of Casino Royale were on sale in London just days after its premiere?

00:00, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Baranof totem pole

... that the designer of the Baranof totem pole (pictured) did not mean to depict a naked Russian man?
... that Ángeles Romero Frizzi aimed for an Indigenous perspective in a history book about her own state, according to a reviewer?
... that the Native American Student and Community Center in Portland, Oregon, is designed to resemble a tipi?
... that Sweden's Truth Commission for the Sámi People leaves "reconciliation" out of its name, unlike similar inquiries in Norway and Finland?
... that speakers of the Jorá language were massacred, rounded up in villages, and sold into slavery during the 1940s?
... that the tomb of the Okinawan king Shishō is now on the grounds of an air force base?
... that the Dominican folktale of the ciguapa was propagandized by the Rafael Trujillo regime to promote race mixing?
... that Te Whare Tīwekaweka is the first album entirely in Māori to reach number one on the New Zealand album charts?
... that the first Inuktitut Bible translated by native speakers was produced by a cathedral dean, a former heavy-equipment operator, a future mayor, a future member of the Order of Canada, and a former oilfield worker?

9 August 2026

00:00, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Otter in Marina Bay, Singapore

... that otters in Singapore (example pictured) have adapted to the urban environment, with groups such as the Zouk otter family known for their tolerance of humans?
... that Edward Victor Appleton was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Appleton layer?
... that Lord Allen built an obelisk with a groin vault at its base for his wife?
... that the Frankish king Theudebert I considered the Byzantine emperor Justinian I to be his father?
... that there is a video game based on the Jamaica national bobsled team?
... that the reception for most YouTuber movies has "largely been negative"?
... that one of makeup artist Mimi Choi's signature designs makes her face appear as a hollow void?
... that the Boiler Shop, a music venue, occupies a building where the first locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway was built?
... that Tahitian princess Ninito Sumner sailed to Hawaiʻi in 1848 to marry Hawaiian prince Moses Kekūāiwa, only to arrive after learning of his death?

8 August 2026

12:00, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Aimee La Joie

... that actress Aimee La Joie (pictured) portrayed an entire film crew in The Film Crew?
... that the largest in-orbit fragmentation event was a Chinese anti-satellite missile test in 2007 that released some 3,500 debris fragments?
... that sales of a book honoring Popó Vaz, a police officer, were to be donated to transgender-rights organizations?
... that John M. Klineberg commuted to NASA in a Corvette Stingray every day until his retirement?
... that a 19th-century English poem has been interpreted as the poet's expression of his "fury against Russia"?
... that in-game items for Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 were distributed via trading cards?
... that Niall Garbh O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell, stole his cousin's cattle for surrendering to the Crown?
... that, according to some legends, King Eiso was born after his mother dreamed that she was impregnated by the Sun?

00:00, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Tennessee State Capitol

... that the Tennessee State Capitol (pictured) was one of the first buildings in the United States to use structural iron?
... that the newly opened Cambridge South railway station was designed to blend in with a nearby nature reserve?
... that Canadian influencer and chef Logan Moffitt's viral videos have been cited as responsible for a cucumber shortage in Iceland?
... that John Basinger, who memorized all twelve books of Paradise Lost, described the work as "a cathedral I carry around in my mind"?
... that the live-action adaptation of My Oshi Is Now My Boss featured Masayoshi Ōishi as both the theme-song composer and a guest talent?
... that President Sukarno bought a painting from the Young Artists of Indonesia, but failed to pay for two years?
... that the 2PM song "Hands Up" spent a year designated as "harmful to youth" by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family?
... that many species have recovered from the brink of extinction?
... that Jeonju has a holiday that celebrates a Faceless Angel?

7 August 2026

12:00, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Custard's Last Stand, a typical ice cream stand

... that glass-fronted buildings with angled walls and sloped projecting roofs are uniquely associated with ice cream stands (typical example pictured)?
... that Connie Fleming is considered a pioneer of transgender models?
... that the music video for "Light Up the Night" was released seven years after the song?
... that the George Barton House occupied such a nondescript site, scholars thought it was servant quarters?
... that Raymond of Poitiers did not want to win a siege, so he played dice in his tent instead?
... that a critic described Agent Kim Reactivated as a blend of Taken and John Wick?
... that Indonesian diplomat Ignacio Kristanyo Hardojo and his team made a coffin for the remains of a homicide victim?
... that a rummage sale held for the classical-music library of an Ohio radio station sold out in just over two hours?
... that Erskine Caldwell once wrote that he had been denied lodging at Hotel Mark Twain because he was a writer?

00:00, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hotel Marcel

... that the Hotel Marcel (pictured) has been called both Connecticut's ugliest building and one of New England's best hotels?
... that a French soldier's room has not been touched since World War I?
... that a Molotov song named after a homophobic slur was described by a bandmember as an LGBTQ anthem?
... that French EDM producer Pépé Bradock opened an album with a track named after the elephant Abul-Abbas?
... that the video game Pictonico! allows players to turn their own photographs into minigames?
... that fashion designer Chet Lo's spiky knitwear is inspired by the durian?
... that Forever Ago was partly inspired by a developer's road trip along the Pacific coast?
... that NBA executive Norm Sonju bought the floor for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game and shipped it to a Christian camp in the Adirondacks?
... that a gender-swapped fictional version of the Roman emperor Nero appeared more frequently in online image searches than the historical figure?

6 August 2026

12:00, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Marie-France van Heel

... that Marie-France van Heel (pictured) once went on a televised dating show while dating a future UK prime minister?
... that Croki, New South Wales, was once a bustling 19th-century river port that declined after railways and roads replaced traditional river transport?
... that a 14-year-old was hired to animate a scene in an official Spider-Man film after one of his videos went viral on Twitter?
... that critics considered the apparent death of Tingyun to be the most shocking moment in Honkai: Star Rail?
... that Noa's song "Any Angle" was played 480 million times in the months before its official release?
... that an Australian advertising campaign implied that drivers speed because they have small penises?
... that the anchanchu, a legendary creature in Aymara mythology, is said to shapeshift into a pot-bellied old man or a wealthy Aymara woman to ensnare its victims?
... that the Philippine consulate in Guam facilitated the construction of a statue that may have led to a Guamanian mayor losing re-election?
... that Bob Bull went bankrupt in 2016, had a net worth of £1.9 billion in 2023, and then went bankrupt again?

00:00, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Neo Ta Memes

... that a replica of an Olmec head crushed a Tesla (pictured)?
... that American gynecologist Noble Sproat Heaney was also a dairy farmer?
... that Huns serving in the Byzantine army were tempted to change sides at the Battle of Tricamarum because they feared that they would not be allowed to return to their homeland and keep their booty?
... that Varsha Deshpande has carried out more than 50 sting operations against illegal sex-selective abortions in India?
... that, when the Darwin D. Martin House was abandoned, children roller-skated through the rooms, and huge snow drifts piled up?
... that a minor-league U.S. hockey team beat the reigning Soviet champions in 1977 thanks to their star player scoring four goals?
... that a Barbie doll designed by Canturi sold at auction for US$302,500 in 2010, setting a world record?
... that John Darrenkamp sang with OperaLancaster in 2015 in the same opera that he performed with the company for his debut in 1959?
... that Wakidi sold a painting to the president of Indonesia for a bus ticket?

5 August 2026

00:00, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Old Corner Bookstore

... that a Boston literary landmark (pictured) became a fast-food restaurant?
... that French oceanographer Julien Thoulet felt that the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans would "tend towards perfection" but would "never be completed"?
... that Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon helped to revive the study of ancient Greek warfare in the United States?
... that Detective Barbie could say 50,000 different player names in 1998?
... that the colours and design elements of the flag of Samoa, including the Southern Cross, are derived from the flag of New Zealand?
... that Thomas N. Armstrong III transformed the Whitney Museum of American Art from a "dowdy repository of unfashionable old art" into a "flashy showcase for young hot shots"?
... that Chernobyl and Pripyat have not lost their city status even though they are abandoned?
... that the anthers of the blunt-leaf sandwort are infected by a species of smut fungus, producing spores that are spread to other flowers by pollinators?
... that Jerry Kobasa was inducted into an Afro-American sports hall of fame despite not being African-American?

4 August 2026

00:02, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Van Sickle in 2026

... that before she became one of Delaware's top golfers, Lori Van Sickle (pictured) had to choose between golfing and her job at a newspaper?
... that one of the first naval engagements of World War I took place in Africa?
... that a lawsuit over one block in New York City cost a museum millions of dollars in legal fees?
... that Aaron Titus proposed to his future wife by having her solve questions whose answers spelled out "Will you mar²y me"?
... that the Battle of Mons Lactarius marked the end of the Ostrogothic kingdom with the death of their last king, Teia?
... that the English Heritage charity stores a third of its architectural salvage at Wrest Park, including items made to impress Elizabeth I?
... that Vietnamese cattle herder Sô Y Tiết won a Latin Grammy Award?
... that only five words are known from the extinct Tabancale language of Peru and Ecuador?
... that when Chris Williams showed Elizabeth II his church's narwhal tusk, she reportedly said that she had a longer one?

3 August 2026

00:00, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

St Patrick's Bridge

... that an Irish legend says that St Patrick's Bridge (pictured) was created when Saint Patrick chased the Devil into the Celtic Sea?
... that Peter Arshinov was denounced as a Bolshevik by anarchists, and was then charged with anarchism by Soviet authorities?
... that, in exchange for a tax abatement, the owner of a New York City rowhouse was restricted from modifying its facade?
... that a coup d'état trapped Arafan Diané in Guinea for two years before he could leave to pursue his basketball career?
... that a California TV station's news helicopter rescued a dog from a rooftop in a flooded town?
... that the circle of stars on the flag of Cape Verde represents the union of the country's ten islands?
... that a 1998 horseback-riding simulator "raised a generation of horse girls"?
... that the pottery company Moorcroft commissioned Candace Bahouth to create a mosaic of its factory using pieces of broken stock?
... that three companies settled U.S. government claims that they manipulated the Wall Street of Eggs?

2 August 2026

00:00, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

John A. Manke with a Northrop M2-F3

... that John A. Manke (pictured) was the first person to achieve supersonic speed in a lifting-body aircraft?
... that the announcement of Werewolf Gorge, an upcoming roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, was timed to coincide with the rising of a blue moon?
... that one of archivist Jessy Randall's poems was added to the side of sanitation trucks in Sydney?
... that Ives's Overture in G minor has been described as "hardly recognisable as the work of Ives"?
... that the bird keeper of Duck Island Cottage was also tasked with maintaining bomb-disposal equipment?
... that Indonesian diplomat Abdullah Kamil was detained by Dutch, and later British, colonial authorities?
... that The Boy at the Back of the Class was described as "a nightmare to adapt for the stage"?
... that strontium in human teeth found at Barsinia matched that of local rodents, indicating that its inhabitants did not marry outsiders?
... that a church in San Francisco begins weekly services by sounding a conch shell?

1 August 2026

00:00, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Statue in John Paul II Park

... that a park in Chile features a 7-metre-tall (23 ft) statue of Pope John Paul II covered in plants (pictured)?
... that Pirngadi mapped Indonesia's ethnic groups for the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition?
... that Madonna's new film features Debi Mazar, with whom she used to party in the 1980s before either of them was famous?
... that Theo Faiss was remembered by Rudolf Steiner after his death as "You dear Sun-Boy, you"?
... that Um, Jennifer? describe their music as "slut rock"?
... that a Utah TV station was historically preferred by non-Mormon viewers?
... that Vitiges divorced his wife so that he could strengthen his legitimacy as king by forcibly marrying the granddaughter of Theodoric the Great?
... that the statue of Austin Blair, according to the newspaper City Pulse, is one of only two monuments in the United States to mention slavery as a cause of the American Civil War?
... that Lionel Messi bathed a six-month-old Lamine Yamal for a charity photo shoot in 2007?

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