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10 September 2024
- 00:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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)
- ... 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?