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===30 November 2009===
* '''''21:21, 30 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Bartononhumberstpeter.jpg|100x100px|Anglo-Saxon tower and baptistery of St Peter's]]
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*... that '''[[St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first example of [[Anglo-Saxon architecture]] identified using evidence contained in the building? 
*... that '''[[Kjell Borgen]]''' resigned as [[Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications]] because of a decision about the [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen#Localization debate|location of Oslo Airport]]?
*... that in the 1537 '''[[Siege of Corfu (1537)|Siege of Corfu]]''', the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Emperor [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] was joined by a [[France|French]] fleet under [[Bertrand d'Ornesan|Baron de Saint-Blancard]]?
*... that [[Filipino people|Filipino]] social worker '''[[Efren Peñaflorida]]''', 2009 [[CNN Hero of the Year]], grew up in a slum near a garbage dump?
* ... that the '''[[Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose]]''' grows only in the [[Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge]], the first wildlife refuge in the U.S. formed to protect [[endangered species|endangered]] plant and insect [[species]]?
*... that [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiians]] named a [[tsunami]] after 18th century [[History of surfing|surfer]] and statesman '''[[Naihe]]'''?
*... that the opening of the '''''[[Gesta principum Polonorum]]''''', a history of early [[Poland]] written sometime in the 1110s, is addressed to [[Martin I (Archbishop of Gniezno)|Martin I]], [[Archbishop of Gniezno]]?
*... that [[Opera|opera singer]] '''[[Fisher Morgan]]''', a former principal soloist with the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]], ended his career in [[pantomime]]?
* '''''15:21, 30 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Jean Bart Cuirasse 1913.png|100x100px|The French battleship Jean Bart]]
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*... that in April 1919, the crew of the [[France|French]] '''{{Sclass|Courbet|battleship|0}}''' [[battleship]] {{ship|French battleship|Jean Bart|1911|2}} ''(pictured)'' [[mutiny|mutinied]] while helping defend [[Sevastopol]] from the advancing [[Bolshevik]]s?
*... that the '''[[Uniform Fourpenny Post]]''' was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] postal rate that lasted just 36 days after it was introduced on 5 December 1839?
*... that '''[[Tore Lindholt]]''' became involved in politics and worked in the [[Norwegian State Railways]] after leaving an [[academia|academic]] career he declared himself too "restless" to pursue?
*... that [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]'s '''[[Matka Canyon]]''' is home to one of the world's deepest caves?
*... that the slave '''[[Quamina]]''', who was executed by British colonial authorities in 1823, is considered a national hero in [[Guyana]]?
*... that the controls of '''[[St. Clair Streett]]'''{{`s}} [[biplane]] ceased to function at a record high altitude, where the temperature was {{convert|-78|F|0|adj=on}}?
*... that [[South Hobart SC|South Hobart's]] record of five championships in a row from 1919 to 1923 in '''[[Football Federation Tasmania]]'''{{`s}} [[Tasmanian football championship|state championship]] has never been equalled?
*... that the [[Brazil]]ian fashion label '''[[Colcci]]''' has 1,659 stores in 31 countries, but only one in the [[United States]]?
* '''''09:00, 30 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell.jpg|100x100px|Antoinette Brown Blackwell]]
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*... that in her 1875 book '''''[[The Sexes Throughout Nature]]''''', [[Antoinette Brown Blackwell]] ''(pictured)'' critiqued the [[androcentrism|androcentricity]] expressed by [[Charles Darwin]] and [[Herbert Spencer]]?
*... that the music of [[Louisiana]] [[blues]] performer '''[[Lonesome Sundown]]''' was described by his [[record producer|producer]] as "the sound of the swamp"?
*... that '''[[Christian influences in Islam|Christian references]]''' in [[Islamic art]] include the [[Annunciation]], the [[nativity of Jesus|birth of Jesus]] and [[Baptism of Jesus|his baptism]]?
*... that although plans were made in 1944 to repair [[World War II|war]] damage to London's '''[[Inner Temple]]''', the repairs were not completed until 1958? 
*... that the [[extinction]] of the '''[[pilosans of the Caribbean|Greater Antillean sloths]]''' coincided with the first colonization of [[Greater Antilles|their islands]] by humans?
*... that after the departure of head [[coach (sport)|coach]] '''[[Fred Boye]]''' left the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina men's basketball team]] coachless for two seasons, the team actually won more games?
*... that '''[[Nokian Tyres]]''', a [[Finland|Finnish]] company that designed the first winter [[tire|tyre]], must test its summer tyres in [[South Africa]], [[Spain]], and [[Germany]] because of the short summers in Finland?
*... that '''''[[Quantula striata]]''''' is the only land [[snail]] that [[bioluminescence|gives off flashes of light]]?
* '''''02:56, 30 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Ussborie dd215 dht.jpg|100x100px|USS Borie (DD-215)]]
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*... that after ramming ''[[U-405]],'' crewmen of '''[[USS Borie (DD-215)|USS ''Borie'' (DD-215)]]''' ''(pictured)'' fought the sub's crewmen with Tommy guns, rifles, pistols, shotguns and a [[Very pistol|flare pistol]], and even by throwing a knife and an empty shell casing?
*... that '''[[Mihály Iglói]]''' coached [[Hungary|Hungarian]] and [[United States|American]] distance runners to set a total of 49 [[List of world records in athletics|world records]]?
*... that [[Scotland|Scottish]] news presenter '''[[Mary Marquis]]''' continued to work while seven months pregnant in 1963, including one interview conducted on a roof?
*... that in the original [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]] for the [[animated television series]] ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', the character '''[[Ferb Fletcher]]''' did not speak?
*... that Swiss Vice-Chancellor '''[[Thomas Helbling]]''' was the project manager for the Austria–Switzerland bid to host [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]]?
*... that the 110&nbsp;mph '''[[BSA Fury]]''' [[Great Britain|British]] [[motorcycle]] designed by [[Edward Turner]]  never went into production due to the colapse of the [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA Group]]?
*... that during a military campaign in [[1312]], [[List of emperors of the Trần Dynasty|Emperor]] '''[[Trần Anh Tông]]''' entrusted the temporary throne to his son '''[[Trần Minh Tông]]''' who was only twelve years old at that time?
*... that '''[[Matthew T. Dickerson]]''' is a [[computational geometry|computational geometer]], scholar of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and the [[Inklings]], novelist, [[blues]] [[musician]], [[fly fisherman]], [[maple sugar]] [[farmer]], and [[beekeeper]]?

===29 November 2009===
* '''''20:51, 29 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Korzok Monastery5.jpg|100x100px|Korzok Monastery5]]
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*... that at 4,595&nbsp;m above sea level, the fields at '''[[Korzok Monastery]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[India]] have been called the highest cultivated land in the world?
*... that German [[Kabarett]] artist '''[[Andreas Rebers]]''' studied to become a teacher before beginning his artistic career?
*... that one [[naval mine]] caused the loss of two [[Empire ship]]s, '''{{SS|Empire Blessing||2}}''' and {{MV|Empire Seablue||2}}?
*... that the 1970 '''[[Triumph Bandit]]''' [[Great Britain|British]] [[motorcycle]] never went into commercial production and only five have survived?
*... that [[Orange County Community College]] in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]], held its first classes in the '''[[Webb Horton House]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s garage?
*... that '''[[Launcelot Percival]]''' was an [[England national rugby union team|England]] international [[rugby union]] player before becoming [[Deputy Clerk of the Closet]] to [[George VI of the United Kingdom]]?
*... that [[Czechs|Czech]] [[bandleader]] '''[[Karel Duba]]''' died on [[Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia|21 August 1968]] in [[Mongolia]], when the bus with his band fell into an abyss?
*... that the '''[[bat star]]''' has five to nine arms which resemble the wings of a [[bat]]? 
* '''''14:44, 29 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Srilankamountainforest.jpg|100x100px|World's End, a sheer precipice, is in Horton Plains National Park.]]
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*... that '''[[Horton Plains National Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' supports the most extensive area of surviving [[cloud forest]] in [[Sri Lanka]]?
*... that '''[[Abraham Ogden]]''' led the delegation that negotiated the [[Treaty of New York (1796)|Treaty of New York]] with the [[Seven Nations of Canada]] in 1796?
*... that among '''[[Korean regional cuisine]]''', the luxurious style of [[Kaesong]] cuisine of [[North Korea]] is frequently compared with those of [[Seoul]] and [[Jeolla]] cuisines of [[South Korea]]?
*... that '''[[Ayaan Ali Khan]]''', son of famous Indian [[sarod]] player [[Amjad Ali Khan]], hosted the TV music competition show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa|Sa Re Ga Ma]]'' with brother [[Amaan Ali Khan|Amaan]]?
*... that after the [[WCW World Television Championship]] belt was thrown into the trash, [[Jim Duggan|Hacksaw Jim Duggan]] found it and became the '''[[List of WCW World Television Champions|final champion]]''' without any fights?
*... that pictures by amateur [[astrophotography|astrophotographer]] '''[[Steve Mandel]]''' help to explore faint [[nebula]]e of the [[Milky Way]]?
*... that the '''[[sharpsnout stingray]]''' is caught by [[artisanal fishing|subsistence fishers]], but not favored as food because its meat is a dark reddish color?
*... that in April 1995, the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] drafted '''[[Derrell Robertson]]''', even though he had died in a car accident in December 1994?
* '''''08:42, 29 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Adalaj Stepwell III, Gujarat.jpg|100x100px|Adalaj Stepwell]]
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*... that according to legend, a beautiful widow drowned herself in the '''[[Adalaj Stepwell]]''' ''(pictured)'' to avoid being remarried?
*... that in filmmaking, a [[screenwriter]] usually creates a production package that they hand out during their '''[[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]]''', which generally includes a plot synopsis and budgeting information on their idea?
*... that [[African-American]] [[gay]] and [[transgender]] '''[[Ali Forney]]''', once [[homelessness|homeless]] himself, had a homeless [[LGBT]] youth center in [[New York City]] named after him for his work helping other youths?
*... that the wreck of '''{{HMS|Indefatigable|1909|2}}''' has belatedly been declared a ''protected place'' under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act 1986]] to discourage further damage to the resting place of 1,015 officers and men?
*... that American [[countertenor]] '''[[Bejun Mehta]]''' began his musical career as a [[boy soprano]], praised by [[Leonard Bernstein]]?
*... that '''[[St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Glynwood, Ohio)|St. Patrick's Catholic Church]]''' in [[Glynwood, Ohio]], was the only [[Irish people|Irish]] church in an area settled primarily by [[Germans|German]] Catholics?
*... that [[Queens]] [[Borough President]] '''[[Joseph Bermel]]''' fled the country an hour after promising to return to a grand jury [[political corruption|corruption]] inquiry?
*... that in 1943, '''[[Alec Cunningham-Reid]]''' fought a fellow MP in the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]?
* '''''02:42, 29 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Danskammer power plant, Newburgh, NY.jpg|100x100px|Danskammer Generating Station, on the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh, 2008]]
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*... that '''[[Danskammer Generating Station]]''' ''(pictured)'' was among the top ten releasers of pollutants by weight in [[New York (state)|New York]], releasing 560 tonnes of hazardous emissions, in 2000?
*... that although '''{{USS|Cocopa|ATF-101|6}}''' was built for service in [[World War II]], she remains on active duty with the Mexican Navy as ARM ''Seri''?
*... that both the father and son '''[[Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach|Johann Friedrich]]''' and '''[[Carl von und zu Mansbach]]''', who spent much of their life in [[Hesse]] and [[Denmark]], also served as commanders of [[Fredriksten|Fredriksten Fortress]] in [[Norway]]?
*... that Canadian middleweight boxing champion '''[[Del Fontaine]]''' was executed at [[Wandsworth (HM Prison)|Wandsworth Prison]] in 1935 for murdering his lover?
*... that although some sources state that they can weigh up to {{convert|3|lb|kg}}, the largest recorded '''[[Saucereye porgy]]''' weighed only half that at {{convert|1.5|lb|kg}}?
*... that [[Connie Mack (baseball)|Connie Mack]] was the '''[[List of Oakland Athletics managers|manager of Philadelphia Athletics]]''' baseball team for more than 7000  games?
*... that actress [[Aubrey Plaza]] said "'''[[Hunting Trip]]'''", an episode of the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', could mark the start of a romance between her character and that of actor [[Chris Pratt]]?
*... that despite being over 90 years old, the '''[[Van Gilder Hotel]]''' in [[Seward, Alaska]], is named after a man who owned it for just a few months?

===28 November 2009===
* '''''20:42, 28 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901-a.jpg|100x100px|Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901]]
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*... that because of its total lack of [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank guns]], the [[Norwegian Army]] was forced to employ '''[[Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901|Model 1901]]''' [[field gun]]s ''(pictured)'' against [[Wehrmacht|German]] [[German tanks in World War II|Panzers]] during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]]?
*... that the original "Three Little Maids from School" in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s 1885 opera ''[[The Mikado]]'' were '''[[Sybil Grey]]''', [[Jessie Bond]] and [[Leonora Braham]]?
*... that in the '''[[Siege of Esztergom (1543)]]''', the [[Ottoman Emperor|Ottoman]] Emperor [[Suleiman the Magnificient|Suleiman]] captured the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] city of [[Esztergom]] with the support of [[France|French]] artillery?
*... that '''[[intelligent disobedience]]''' is a concept whereby [[service animal]]s trained to help [[disability|the disabled]] are taught to ignore unsafe commands from their owners?
*... that three airmen died testing the three prototypes of the '''[[Polikarpov SPB (D)]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Duchy of Belz]]''' was passed as a [[dowry]] by [[Jogaila|Władysław Jagiełło, king of Poland]] to [[Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia]], upon Siemowit's marriage to Władysław's sister, [[Alexandra of Lithuania|Alexandra]]?
*... that '''[[Otto Joachim Løvenskiold]]''' rejected offers to become both [[Minister of Justice (Norway)|Minister of Justice]] and [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway]]?
*... that at '''[[Modern Toilet]]''' [[restaurant]]s, the chairs are made out of toilets, dishes are served on plastic miniature toilet bowls, and drinks come in miniature urinals?
* '''''14:39, 28 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Nofretete Neues Museum.jpg|100x100px|Nefertiti bust]]
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*... that the '''[[Nefertiti bust]]''' ''(pictured)'' was reinstated in [[Neues Museum]] in 2009 after 70 years away, including a period in a salt mine in [[World War II]]?   
*... that '''[[Kursha Monastery]]''' is the largest [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monastery in the [[Zanskar]] region of eastern [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]?
*... that following the [[Operation Weserübung|German invasion of Norway]], General [[Carl Gustav Fleischer|Fleischer]] and [[County governor (Norway)|County Governor]] '''[[Hans Gabrielsen]]''' assumed all military and civilian power in [[Northern Norway]], declaring the region a [[Theater (warfare)|theatre of war]]?
*... that [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] '''[[J. T. White]]''' played for [[NCAA]] national champions with both the [[1947 Michigan Wolverines football team]] and the [[1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team]]?
*... that the programmes of the '''[[Biro Tata Negara|National Civics Bureau]]''', an [[Government agency|agency]] of the [[Politics of Malaysia|Malaysian government]], were accused of promoting the [[Ketuanan Melayu|Malay supremacy]] and [[indoctrination]]?
*... that the '''[[giant stumptail stingray]]''' is only known from two specimens caught near [[Vladivostok|Vladivostok, Russia]], in [[Peter the Great Bay]]?
*... that after his father committed suicide, [[Harry Reid]] introduced a [[resolution (law)|resolution]] to the [[United States Senate]] which led to the creation of the '''[[National Survivors of Suicide Day]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Phiale of Megara]]''' may be the earliest attested example of local [[Doric Greek]] dialect written in ancient [[Macedon|Macedonia]], unless it actually comes from [[Megara]]?
* '''''08:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Arrow system.jpg|100x100px|Diagram showing stages of missile interception by the Arrow system. The picture shows a hostile missile trajectory and that of the Black Sparrow air-launched target missile used in firing tests.]]
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*... that the [[Israel]]i ground-based missile-defense [[radar]] '''[[EL/M-2080 Green Pine]]''' ''(diagram pictured)'' operates in search, detection, tracking, and missile guidance modes simultaneously?
*... that American [[Gambling|gambler]] '''[[Lottie Deno]]''' was one of [[Texas]]' most famous [[poker]] players in the late 1800s?
*... that [[nematode]] '''''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]''''' lives in the [[heart]]s of [[dog]]s?
*... that archaeologist '''[[Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (archaeologist)|Anton Wilhelm Brøgger]]''' and his sons '''[[Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (writer)|Waldemar]]''' and '''[[Niels Christian Brøgger|Niels]]''' were [[List of Grini prisoners|imprisoned]] in [[Grini concentration camp]] during [[World War II]]?
*... that the play '''''[[Beunans Ke]]''''', discovered in 2000, was one of the most significant finds in the study of [[Cornish literature]] and [[Cornish language|language]]?
*... that [[Nunez Community College]] in [[Chalmette, Louisiana|Chalmette]], [[Louisiana]], is named for the late wife of former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senate President]] '''[[Samuel B. Nunez, Jr.]]'''?
*... that '''[[HMS Aid (1562)|HMS ''Aid'']]''' was part of [[Sir Francis Drake]]'s fleet to meet the [[Spanish Armada]] at [[Plymouth]]?
*... that in his mid-career, the [[United States|American]] [[blues]] and [[boogie-woogie]] [[pianist]], '''[[Big Joe Duskin]]''', did not touch a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] for sixteen years as a promise to his father who thought he played the [[devil]]'s music? 
* '''''02:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Captain Richard Bowen.jpg|100x100px|Captain Richard Bowen]]
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*... that [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[Richard Bowen]]''' ''(pictured)'', commanding the 32-gun '''[[HMS Terpsichore (1785)|HMS ''Terpsichore'']]''', attacked the largest warship in the world at the time, the 136-gun [[Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (1769)|''Santísima Trinidad'']]?
*... that research supported by the [[Sabin Vaccine Institute]] to treat and prevent the [[neglected tropical diseases|neglected disease]] of [[hookworm]] infection includes the development of '''[[hookworm vaccine]]s'''?
*... that '''[[Ramón de la Sagra]]''' founded the world's first anarchist journal ''El Porvenir''?
*... that under the '''[[Policing and Crime Act 2009]]''', it is now an offence in [[England]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]] to persistently possess alcohol in a public place if you are under 18 years of age?
*... that '''[[Jetrail]]''' was the world's first fully automated [[monorail]] transit system?
*... that [[Trinidad]] has '''[[bats of the Caribbean|more bat species]]''' than any other island in the [[Caribbean]]?
*... that although efforts to create a '''[[Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO|transportation trades department]]''' in the [[AFL-CIO]] began in the 1960s, the idea did not gain momentum until after the [[Teamsters]] reaffiliated with the AFL-CIO in 1987?
*... that the Italian [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Italian monitor Faà di Bruno|''Faà di Bruno'']]''' was powered by two engines from discarded [[torpedo boat]]s?

===27 November 2009===
* '''''20:35, 27 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Đền Quán Thánh.JPG|100x100px|Principal gate of Quan Thanh Temple]]
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*... that '''[[Quan Thanh Temple]]''' ''(principal gate pictured)'', a [[Taoism|Taoist]] [[temple]] in [[Hanoi]], was once wrongly named as a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[pagoda]] by the [[France|French]]?
*... that [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] '''[[Justin Boren]]''' cited family values as the reason for transferring from the [[University of Michigan]] to its [[Michigan – Ohio State rivalry|arch rival]], [[The Ohio State University]]?
*... that one of the few cases of [[snake venom|poisoning]] by the '''[[Malpolon monspessulanus|Montpellier snake]]''' occurred when someone stuck his finger into the snake's mouth?
*... that [[Trần Minh Tông]] ceded the throne to his five-year-old son '''[[Trần Dụ Tông]]''' because he considered the eldest prince too extravagant for the position of [[List of emperors of the Trần Dynasty|Đại Việt Emperor]]?
*... that [[Oregon]] doctor '''[[Augustus C. Kinney]]''' lived in [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]], but died in [[Oakland, California]], and was buried in [[Salem, Oregon]]?
*... that the [[fuselage]] of the '''[[Polikarpov NB]]''' was built from molded [[plywood]] reinforced with a welded steel tube framework?
*... that '''[[John Alario]]''', the longest-serving member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature]] whose tenure began in 1972, is currently a freshman member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature|state Senate]]?
*... that the day after the death of [[businessperson|businessman]] '''[[Fairfax Harrison]]''',  ''[[The New York Times]]'' accidentally ran the wrong picture with his obituary?
* '''''14:14, 27 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Uda Walawe safari track.jpg|100x100px|A typical habitat of Udawalawe is open grasslands.]]
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*... that '''[[Udawalawe National Park]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the third most visited park in [[Sri Lanka]]?
*... that although [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Edward Heath]] announced in 1972 that '''[[hooding]]''' was illegal, British soldiers were engaging in the practice in the [[Iraq War]]?
*... that less than two years after '''[[Julia Goss]]''' thought she failed her audition, she became the principal soprano of the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]]?
*... that a group of [[central bank]]s known as the '''[[London Gold Pool]]''' teamed up to regulate [[exchange rate]]s and [[Gold as an investment|gold prices]] in the 1960s?
*... that King [[Henry I of England]] granted the medieval English nobleman '''[[Walter de Beauchamp (nobleman)|Walter de Beauchamp]]''' (d. around 1130) the right to keep pheasants on his lands and fine any who poached them?
*... that '''[[Blessed salt in Christianity|ordinary salt may be blessed]]''' by [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priests]] and used as a [[sacramentals|protective sacramental]]?
*... that following reactions to his admission of committing the offence of [[handball (soccer)|handball]] in the '''[[France vs Republic of Ireland (2010 FIFA World Cup Play-Off)|France vs Republic of Ireland game]]''' on 18 November 2009, French captain [[Thierry Henry]] considered retirement from international football?
*... that the citizens of '''[[Morella, Spain]]''', hold a sexennial nine-day celebration to commemorate their deliverance from the plague by the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Virgin]] of Vallivana?
* '''''08:14, 27 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Baricelli Villa Calcinaia Vin Santo.jpg|100x100px|Vin Santo]]
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*... that among the many stories about the origins of the name '''[[Vin Santo]]''' (or "holy wine"; ''pictured''), is the legend that a [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] [[friar]] used the [[wine]] left over from [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] to [[miracles|miraculously]] cure the sick?
*... that [[Oregon]] pioneer '''[[Robert Crouch Kinney]]''' [[Reading law|read law]] under [[Serranus Clinton Hastings]], but never practiced law?
*... that although the Spanish introduced barley-based '''[[beer in Mexico]]''', various [[Mesoamerica]]n cultures had a corn-based fermented drink which is still made today?
*... that former [[Louisiana]] legislative auditor '''[[Steve Theriot]]''' investigated a [[police]]-operated toy charity which uncovered various improprieties at [[Mandeville, Louisiana|Mandeville]] City Hall?
*... that some [[garter snake]]s engage in '''[[kleptothermy]]'''  by creating fake female [[pheromone]]s that cause other males to cover them in attempted mating letting them steal their warmth?
*... that grinding '''[[bararite]]''' partly converts it to another [[polymorphism (materials science)|polymorph]] cryptohalite?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]] '''[[Gaston Gerald]]''' has spent his later years engaged in [[cattle]] [[ranching]] and [[farming]] in [[East Baton Rouge Parish|East Baton Rouge]] and [[Washington Parish, Louisiana|Washington]] parishes?
*... that [[Billy the Kid]] was armed with a '''[[Colt Model 1877]]''' revolver when killed by [[Pat Garrett]] in 1881?
* '''''02:14, 27 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Norton mechanical filter detail.png|100x100px|Norton's gramophone mechanical filter]]
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*... that a '''[[mechanical filter]]''' of [[phonograph]] parts ''(pictured)'' was designed by [[Edward Lawry Norton|Edward Norton]] as a [[Butterworth filter]] prior to [[Stephen Butterworth]] publishing his electronic design?
*... that '''[[Unthanksgiving day]]''' is held annually on [[Alcatraz Island]] as a counterpoint to the traditional [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] story and to give thanks for Native American survival in the face of genocide?
*... that the [[historian]] of the [[American West]] '''[[Herbert H. Lang]]''' researched a study of the role of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], in the origins of the modern [[helium]] industry?
*... that the '''[[Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel]]''' in [[Seward, Alaska]], carries Lowell Creek {{convert|2068|ft|m}} through a mountain?
*... that after several previous dismissals from jobs and his wife leaving him, professor '''[[Holmes Beckwith]]''' responded to his firing from [[Syracuse University]] in 1921 by shooting his dean and then himself?
*... that the 1975 musical '''''[[The Black Mikado]]''''' was based on [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s 1885 opera ''[[The Mikado]]''?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]] '''[[Lynn Dean]]''', a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], led the move in 2003 to repeal his state's anti-[[sodomy]] law?
*... that [[railcar]]s transiting the '''[[Eurasian Land Bridge]]''' from [[People's Republic of China|China]] to [[western Europe]] must [[Break-of-gauge|change bogies]] twice?

===26 November 2009===
* '''''19:56, 26 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Paul C. Donnelley.jpg|100x100px|Paul C. Donnelly, 1969]]
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*... that during [[World War II]], '''[[Paul C. Donnelly]]''' ''(pictured)'' helped develop the [[U.S. Navy]]'s [[Bat (guided bomb)|Bat]], the first U.S. "[[Precision-guided munition|smart bomb]]", and later was a senior [[NASA]] manager during the [[Apollo program]]?
*... that the '''[[Parnall Puffin]]''' was an [[Experimental aircraft|experimental]] [[Amphibious aircraft|amphibious]] fighter-reconnaissance [[biplane]] with several unusual features, principally a single central float and an inverted fin and rudder?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]] '''[[Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)|Mike Cross]]''' authored a law in 1990 to add [[anabolic steroids]] to a list of illegal substances, but lawmakers failed to clarify the proper penalty?
*... that '''[[Family planning in India|female sterilization]]''' is considered the most prevalent birth-control method in India?
*... that '''[[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]]''' secretary '''[[Lola Hendricks]]''' applied personally to public safety commissioner [[Bull Connor]] for permission to demonstrate in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], during the 1963 [[Birmingham Campaign]]?
*... that the unusual fully-plastered [[attic]] on the '''[[Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Office|D&H Canal Co. office]]''' near [[Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania]], may be due to use as a dormitory for laborers during high-maintenance seasons on the canal?
*... that [[Plains Cree]]-[[Blackfoot]] artist and author '''[[Gerald McMaster]]''' says [[Hopalong Cassidy]] and the [[Lone Ranger]] were inspirations for his art?
*... that [[Tuskegee University]] gives up its chance for the [[NCAA Division II National Football Championship]] each year to be able to play in the '''[[Turkey Day Classic]]'''?
* '''''13:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:134757Mackinolty1948Cropped.jpg|100x100px|George Mackinolty]]
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*... that a purge of senior ranks in 1946 left [[Air Vice Marshal]] '''[[George Mackinolty]]''' ''(pictured)'' as one of only two officers in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] who had seen service in both [[world war]]s?
*... that '''[[Listed buildings in Worthing|the range of buildings]]''' with [[Listed building|listed status]] in [[Worthing]], [[West Sussex]], includes a lamp-post, a [[dovecote]] and a sculpture of four male heads?
*... that American sports journalist '''[[William T. Porter]]'''  founded of one of the earliest sports newspapers in the United States, ''[[The Spirit of the Times]]''?
*... that the '''[[Puławy Legion]]''' of the [[Imperial Russian Army]], supported by [[endecja|National Democrats]], was formed to counteract the [[Polish Legions in World War I|Polish Legions]] of the [[Austro–Hungarian Army]], an initiative of [[Józef Piłsudski|Piłsudski]]?
*... that [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Barrie Delf]]''' only made one appearance in [[The Football League]] for [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], having previously played as an [[Amateur sports|amateur]]?
*... that about 75% of all the hotel rooms in the Indian town of [[Bhuj]] have been booked for the period of the opening ceremony of a '''[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (New temple)|new Swaminarayan Temple]]''' scheduled for May 2010?
*... that the  '''[[Polystichum aleuticum|Aleutian Shield Fern]]''', an [[endangered species]] found only on the [[Aleutian Islands|Aleutian Island]], [[Adak Island]], is one of the  least known of the world's [[fern]]s?
*... that before beginning a career in [[animation]], '''[[Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]''' worked as a vice president of sales and marketing for a computer company, where he "freaked out" and decided to quit?
* '''''07:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Biomphalaria glabrata.jpg|100x100px|Biomphalaria glabrata]]
</div>
*... that ''[[Biomphalaria]]'' freshwater snails such as '''''[[Biomphalaria glabrata]]''''' ''(pictured)'' and '''''[[Biomphalaria tenagophila]]''''' transfer a parasitic disease that infects 83 million people?
*... that '''[[Helge Skappel]]''' was among the pioneers of [[aviation in Norway|aviation]] in [[Norway]], and together with [[Viggo Widerøe]] he wrote a book on the pioneer days?
*... that '''''[[Alter the Ending]]''''' was released by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Dashboard Confessional]] in a deluxe edition, which includes a full CD of acoustic versions of the album's songs?
*... that after the heavy American casualties over the oil refineries of [[Ploieşti]] in [[Operation Tidal Wave]], General '''[[Gordon P. Saville]]''' called it "ridiculous and suicidal"?
*... that despite the '''[[Sarawak state election, 1969|1969 Sarawak state elections]]''' scheduled end date of June 7, the [[May 13 incident]] delayed its completion for about a year?
*... that the pre-[[WWII]] [[list of mayors of Bergen|mayor of Bergen]], '''[[Asbjørn Stensaker]]''', initially remained in his position under [[occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi German rule]] to limit nazification, but the Nazis prevented his stepping down in 1941?
*... that '''[[transcranial alternating current stimulation]]''', a method of applying [[alternating current]] above the [[scalp]], can entrain [[neural oscillations|brain waves]] that induce [[phosphene]]s and slow [[reaction time]]s?
*... that '''[[Nicole Fox]]''', who won first place in the reality show ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' in 2009, is nicknamed "Bloody Eyeball"?
* '''''01:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Konstanty Laszczka by Leon Wyczółkowski (1901-1902).jpg|100x100px|Konstanty Laszczka, with nude in clay]]
</div>
*... that the [[Young Poland|Polish Art Nouveau]] [[Sculpture|sculptor]] '''[[Konstanty Laszczka]]''' ''(pictured)'' produced [[Symbolism (arts)#Visual arts|symbolic]] [[Bronze sculpture|bronze]] statues of female [[Art nude|nudes]] overwhelmed with sadness?
*... that the '''[[Great Western Arms Company]]''' was founded in 1953 to produce copies of the [[Colt Single Action Army|Colt SAA]] revolver, used in many Western movies and TV shows of the 1950s and 1960s?
*... that '''[[Gudmund Harlem]]''', father of former [[World Health Organization#Directors-General of WHO|Director-General of the World Health Organization]] [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]], was a notable politician and physician in his own right?
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''[[Mikoyan-Gurevich DIS]]''' prototype of the early [[1940s]] had an electrically operated [[Variable-incidence wing|variable-incidence]] [[Tailplane|horizontal stabilizer]]?
*... that [[NCAA]] tennis coach '''[[Dick Gould]]''' was named "Coach of the Decade" for both the 1980s and 1990s and coached 50 All-Americans, including [[John McEnroe]] and the [[Bob and Mike Bryan|Bryan Brothers]]?
*... that German journalist '''[[Heribert Prantl]]''' worked as both a [[judge]] and a [[public prosecutor]] before becoming the head of the [[domestic policy]] department of the [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]?
*... that American band [[Person L]]'s use of a diverse mix of sounds and genres on their record '''''[[The Positives (album)|The Positives]]''''', has been compared to the style used by [[Jawbox]] and [[Fugazi]]?
*... that in 1922, '''[[Henry Pellew]]''', an American citizen, inherited the title of [[Viscount Exmouth]], created for his [[Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth|grandfather]] who fought for the British during the [[American War of Independence]]?

===25 November 2009===
* '''''19:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:OdertLuftb.jpg|100x100px|Reservoir at Oderteich]]
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*... that, from 1722 to 1891, the '''[[Oderteich]]''' reservoir ''(pictured)'' in the [[Harz Mountains]] had the largest [[dam]] in [[Germany]]?
*... that [[Louisiana]] [[Judge]] '''[[Kernan "Skip" Hand]]''' was overruled in 2008 by the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] regarding the exclusion of two [[African American|blacks]] as jurors in a high-profile [[murder]] case?
*... that British astronomer '''[[Arthur Robert Hinks]]''' had the help of [[433 Eros|Eros]] to [[Astronomical unit|calculate]] the distance between the Earth and the Sun?
*... that when the '''[[CGS Hawk]]''' first flew in January 1982, it was the first [[ultralight aircraft]] with an enclosed cockpit and to use [[strut]] bracing?
*... that according to local tradition on [[Coll]], the now-ruinous [[dun]] of '''[[Dùn an Achaidh]]''' was once the fortress of the son of a [[Norseman|Norse]] king named [[Olaf]]?
*... that [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] champion '''[[Chet Murphy]]''' defeated America's top-ranked woman tennis player [[Alice Marble]] in a 1939 exhibition match played in front of a "throng" of spectators?
*... that the slaves who '''[[Demerara rebellion of 1823|rebelled against their masters in Demerara in 1823]]''' promised not to use violence? 
*... that the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' episode "'''[[The Devil Wears Nada]]'''", in which [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] poses for racy photographs in a calendar, aired soon after she appeared nude on the cover of ''[[Playboy]]''?
* '''''13:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:RusskiyToyWelpe9Mon.JPG|100x100px|A long haired Russkiy Toy]]
</div>
*... that there are two types of '''[[Russkiy Toy]]''', a [[Russia|Russian]] breed of dog, which are long haired ''(pictured)'' and smooth haired?
*... that [[Abdul Ghaffar Khan]], a colleague of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], was hailed as an example of '''[[pacifism in Islam]]''' for his leadership of [[non-violent resistance]]? 
*... that [[Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth]], made famous for her appearance on the American [[reality television]] show ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]'', returned as a '''[[List of The Apprentice (U.S.) candidates|candidate]]''' for [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)|the seventh season]] of the show?
*... that the '''[[Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire]]''' in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], in 1960 was (and remains) the worst peace time loss of life for the United Kingdom [[fire services]]?
*... that '''[[J.D. Morgan]]''' led [[UCLA]] to at least 6 [[NCAA Men's Tennis Championship|NCAA championship]]s as tennis coach and 30 [[NCAA]] championships, including 10 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|men's basketball title]]s, as [[athletic director]]?
*... that '''''[[Prodromus Entomology]]''''' was the first book about Australia containing plates engraved in Australia?
*... that '''[[Peter L. Nissen]]''', CEO of [[Widerøe]] from 1981 to 1988, has called the [[Widerøe Flight 933|Widerøe Flight disaster of 1982]] "unsolved", even though commissions have reached their conclusions?
*... that the [[lizard]] '''''[[Trachylepis maculata]]''''' is known only from three specimens of doubtful provenance collected in the 1800s?
* '''''07:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Monkeyana.png|100x100px|Cover of satirical "Monkeyana".]]
</div>
*... that [[Charles Kingsley]]'s '''[[Great Hippocampus Question]]''' satirised debate on ape origins following [[Charles Darwin]]'s publication of ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' ''(satirical image pictured)'' ?
*... that '''[[cosmetic acupuncture]]''' involves the insertion of needles into the human face in an attempt to reduce [[wrinkles]] and age-lines?
*... that '''[[D. W. Robertson, Jr.]]''' (1914–1992) has been regarded as the most influential scholar on [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] of the twentieth century?
*... that '''[[Christian, Prince Elect of Denmark|Prince Christian of Denmark]]''' was hailed as heir to the [[Christian IV of Denmark|King of Denmark]] in 1610, but died in 1647 without having succeeded to the [[Danish monarchy|throne]]?
*... that, in 1930, '''[[Ralph Royce]]''' flew aircraft in such severe cold weather operations that the [[Mackay Trophy]] was awarded to him?
*... that '''[[List of South Africa women Test cricketers|South Africa women cricketers]]''' played their first [[Test cricket|Test match]] at [[Sahara Oval St George's|St George's Park]], the same location as the country's men's team played their first match?
*... that when the '''[[George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument|George Armstrong Custer statue]]''' was moved to a new location near the [[River Raisin]] in 1923, it remained in relative isolation, being obscured by unkempt scrubs and trees?
*... that '''[[René Menzies]]''', at one time [[Charles de Gaulle]]'s [[chauffeur]], was a record-breaking long-distance [[cyclist]] who rode 62,785 miles the year he reached his 63rd birthday?
* '''''01:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:HMSBeagleCrop.jpg|100x100px|HMS Beagle]]
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*... that in 1831 young [[Charles Darwin]] met '''[[William Snow Harris]]''' ("Thunder-and-Lightning Harris") whose experimental [[lightning conductor]] had just been fitted to {{HMS|Beagle}} ''(pictured)''?
*... that in medieval [[England]] the '''[[Honour of Wallingford]]''' existed for almost five centuries?
*... that '''[[Eddie Bayers]]''' replaced his mentor, the late [[Larrie Londin]], as the drummer for [[The Notorious Cherry Bombs]]?
*... that an extinct [[Dog breed|dog breed]], the '''[[Alpine Spaniel]]''', was the predecessor to the [[St. Bernard (dog)|St. Bernard]]?
*... that [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]'s 130-pound [[quarterback]] '''[[Irby Curry|Irby "Rabbit" Curry]]''', an elusive runner who "only needed the suspicion of an opening to wriggle through," was killed in aerial combat in 1918?
*... that, according to the [[Mahabharata]], '''[[Bhadrajun]]''' was the site of [[Arjuna]]'s marriage to [[Krishna]]’s sister [[Subhadra]] after they eloped?
*... that '''[[chocolate liqueur]]s''' have been produced from at least the 18th century?
*... that the [[Duke University]] athletics records on the 1000 and 1500 meters, set between 1971 and 1973 by the US Olympian '''[[Bob Wheeler]]''', still stand?

===24 November 2009===
* '''''19:42, 24 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:South Stoneham Church.jpg|100x100px|South Stoneham Church]]
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*... that '''[[St. Mary's Church, South Stoneham]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the two remaining [[medieval]] churches in the city of [[Southampton]], England, with parts of the building dating from the 12th century?
*... that one of those killed in the '''[[mass murders in Piaśnica]]''', Sister [[Alicja Kotowska]], was [[beatification|beatified]] together with [[108 Martyrs of World War Two|107 other victims]] of [[World_War_II_crimes_in_Poland#The_German_occupation|Nazi terror]] in 1999 by [[Pope John Paul II]]?
*... that the library of the '''[[Flyfishers' Club]]''' has been described as one of the finest [[angling]] collections in [[Europe]]?
*... that '''[[Mark Baker (actor)|Mark Baker]]''' made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the original production of ''[[Via Galactica]]'', which [[Box office flop|flop]]ped for a loss of nearly {{dollarsign}}1 million?
*... that the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "'''[[Pee (South Park)|Pee]]'''" features a waterpark that becomes engulfed in [[tsunami|tsunamis]] of [[urine]], as a parody of the disaster film ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]''?
*... that [[Charles Darwin]] was a friend of his local [[Vicar#Anglican|vicar]], the Reverend '''[[John Brodie-Innes]]'''?
*... that in the past, many courts ruled that [[homosexuals]] couldn't apply for '''[[Citizenship in the United States|American citizenship]]'''?
*... that "'''[[Charlie Bit My Finger]]'''" is the most viewed video of all time on [[YouTube]], with over 130 million hits?
* '''''13:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:4-3-fortunella margarita 21.jpg|100x100px|Kumquats on tree branch]]
</div>
*... that [[Robert Fortune]] introduced the '''[[Fortunella margarita|Oval Kumquat]]''' (''Fortunella margarita'') ''(pictured)'' into London in 1846 from an expedition to China?
*... that '''[[Glenn James]]''' is the only [[Indigenous Australian]] to [[Umpire (Australian rules football)|umpire]] top grade [[Australian rules football]]?
*... that the rare '''[[Izu stingray]]''' differs from all other [[Pacific]] members of [[Dasyatidae|its family]] in having a white fin fold on its tail?
*... that a character in the 1937 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] '''''[[Balayogini]]''''', one of the first [[children's film]]s of [[South India]], was hailed as the "[[Shirley Temple]] of India"?
*... that the '''[[Old Bazaar]]''', one of the oldest and largest in the Balkans, has been [[Skopje]]'s centre for trade and commerce since at least the 12 century?
*... that [[South Korea]]n fashion model '''[[Daul Kim]]''' was also a keen painter and had exhibited her works at a solo exhibition in [[Seoul]]?
*...that {{RMS|Queen Elizabeth}} and {{RMS|Queen Mary}} were fitted with [[Stabilizer (ship)|stabilisers]] after the improvement in passenger comfort and reduction in rolling that was seen on '''{{RMS|Media}}'''?
*... that [[Mithaecus]]'s [[recipe]] for the burrowing fish '''''[[Cepola macrophthalma]]''''' is the oldest recorded recipe?
* '''''07:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Mabuya maculata-001.png|100x100px|Lizard ''Trachylepis atlantica'' on islands Fernando de Noronha]]
</div>
*... that reports of "lizards with two tails" on [[Fernando de Noronha]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] may have been based on '''''[[Trachylepis atlantica]]''''' ''(pictured)''?
*... that hip hop duo '''[[Professional wrestling career of Insane Clown Posse|Insane Clown Posse]]''' had a feud with [[The Headbangers|headbangers]] in 1998?
*... that the prototype of the '''[[Polikarpov VIT-2]]''' was first flown on 11 May 1938 by the famous pilot [[Valery Chkalov]]?
*... that '''[[Fritz Shiverick]]''', known as "a scoring machine", served in 1919 as [[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]'s [[quarterback]], [[punt (gridiron football)|punt]]er, drop kicker, [[kickoff return]]er and play-caller on both offense and defense?
* ... that after delivering a rousing speech during the [[Battle of Arnhem]], '''[[Richard Lonsdale]]''' repeated it a year later in the film ''[[Theirs is the Glory]]''?
*... that at the time he was elected to the [[New Jersey Senate]] in 1913, '''[[Charles M. Egan]]''' received the largest margin of victory for any county-wide office in [[New Jersey]] history?
*... that Argentine spy '''[[Bill Gaede]]''' was so successful in his [[clandestine operation]] of sending technical information from [[Advanced Micro Devices|AMD]] to Cuban representatives that he was invited to meet [[Fidel Castro]]?
*... that some people once moved to the now abandoned city of  '''[[Pioneer, Nevada]]''', with their houses?
* '''''01:35, 24 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Gnomon Saint Sulpice.jpg|100x100px|Gnomon Saint Sulpice]]
</div>
*... that the '''[[Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice]]''' ''(pictured)'' was claimed to be "a pagan astronomical instrument" and "an ancient [[sundial]]" in [[Dan Brown]]'s ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''?
*... that '''[[William T. Ryder]]''' was the first American [[paratrooper]]?
*... that '''[[Loots Bosman]]''' scored the first [[Century (cricket)|century]] in [[South Africa]]n domestic [[Twenty20]] cricket?
*... that the murder of the 4th [[Earl of Eglinton]] in 1586, as he set out from '''[[Polnoon Castle]]''' was a result of a long-standing feud between the Eglinton and the Cunninghame clans?
*... that stand-up comedian and actress '''[[Retta (comedian)|Retta]]''' said her role on ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' is stressful because she was initially unsure the show would last due to poor reviews?
*... that [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]'s '''[[Max Morris]]''' was a consensus [[All-American]] in both [[basketball]] and [[American football|football]], played both sports professionally, and twice led the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] in scoring?
*... that the proposed '''[[Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade]]''' reflects attempts by the [[Polish government]] to tie [[Ukraine]] more closely with [[Western world|the West]]?
*... that Chinese citizen '''[[Feng Zhenghu]]''', now stranded in [[Tokyo]] [[Narita International Airport|Narita Airport]], is likened to the [[Tom Hanks]] character in "''[[The Terminal]]''"? 

===23 November 2009===
* '''''19:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Hiroki Kikuta.jpg|100x100px|Hiroki Kikuta during a 2008 panel]]
</div>
*... that '''[[Hiroki Kikuta]]''' ''(pictured)'', despite [[Musical composition|composing music]] for over 20 [[video game]]s and independent [[album]]s, has never received any formal [[music education]]? 
*... that the career of [[United Kingdom|British]] actress '''[[Lottie Venne]]''' spanned five decades?
*... that '''''[[Alice (TV miniseries)|Alice]]''''' is a science fiction [[Remake#Reimagine|reimagining]] of the classic ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''?
*... that '''[[James Edwards (radio host)|James Edwards]]''', who ran for the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] in 2002, is the current host of the ''[[The Political Cesspool]]'' at radio station [[WLRM]]?
*... that the '''[[Water Street District|Water Street Historic District]]''' in [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]], includes the canal [[Lock (water transport)| lock]] for which the city was named?
*... that [[England|English]] singer and actor '''[[Walter H. Fisher]]''' created the role of the Defendant in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s 1875 opera ''[[Trial by Jury]]''?
*... that '''[[Belleville, California]]''', now a [[ghost town]], was once a [[gold mining]] [[boomtown]] with a population of nearly 10,000, the largest town in [[Holcomb Valley]] in 1860?
*... that [[Abraham Lincoln]], one of many '''[[List of American politicians who admit to cannabis use|American politicians known for past use of cannabis]]''', wrote that one of his "favorite things" was "smoking a pipe of sweet hemp"?
* '''''13:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Ultraviolet 23 Sep 2009.jpg|100x100px|U2 performing Ultraviolet (Light My Way) in New Jersey]]
</div>
*... that when [[U2]] recorded their 1991 song "'''[[Ultraviolet (Light My Way)]]'''" ''(life performance pictured)'', they debated [[Bono]]'s repeated use of a cliché lyric "baby"?
*... that 7000 people were left stranded on Edurumandi Island after they refused to be evacuated during the '''[[1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone]]'''?
*... that the [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''{{HMS|Gorgon|1914}}''' fired the last shots of [[World War I]] by the [[Royal Navy]] against German coastal batteries in Belgium on 15 October 1918?
*... that the '''[[Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate]]''', a precursor of the modern state of [[Lebanon]], was created in the aftermath of the [[1860 Lebanon conflict|1860 massacre]] where thousands of Christians were killed by the [[Druze]]?
*... that the '''[[Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association]]''', established in 1877, was the first [[wildlife conservation]] organisation in India?
*... that '''[[Siegfried Translateur]]''',  a Viennese composer of [[dance music]], died in a Nazi concentration camp?
*... that the house now called '''[[Hill Bark]]''' was built as Bidston Court on [[Bidston Hill]], [[Birkenhead]], [[Merseyside]], England, in 1891, but was demolished and rebuilt on its present site and renamed in 1928&ndash;31?
*... that when [[Turkey]] gave out '''[[Turkish Identification Number|personal identification numbers]]''' to their citizens in 2000, they chose to number all 120 million people born since 1840, living or dead?
* '''''07:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:InterPlane Skyboy C-IDBX 01.jpg|100x100px|The ultralight InterPlane Skyboy in Cornwall, Canada]]
</div>
*... that the [[Canada|Canadian]] government has approved '''[[InterPlane Skyboy]]''' ''(pictured)'' as an [[Ultralight aircraft (Canada)|Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplane (AULA)]]?
*... that when '''[[Rakel Seweriin]]''' stepped down as a member of the [[Parliament of Norway]] in 1969, she had served for 24 years, a record for a Norwegian woman?
*... that [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]'s '''[[Climax Series]]''', implemented in 2007, is the first and only postseason [[playoffs|playoff]] system used by both the [[Central League|Central]] and [[Pacific League]]s?
*... that '''[[Vernon Burge]]''' was the first [[United States|American]] [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] man to be certified as a military [[aviator]]?
*... that '''[[Mandazi]]''', a form of [[fried bread]] that is popular in [[Eastern Africa]], is often mixed with [[coconut milk]] and other ingredients, toppings, and dips to create different flavors?
*... that once '''[[Li Yingshi]]''', a decorated veteran of the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Korean War of 1592–1598]], converted to Catholicism, it took him and two [[Jesuit China missions|Jesuits]] three days to find and [[Book burning|burn]] all the prohibited books in his library?
*... that the [[Stavanger Airport, Forus]] in Norway was constructed at the location of the former lake '''[[Stokkavatnet (Forus)|Stokkavatnet]]'''?
*... that the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "'''[[Dances with Smurfs]]'''" calls out the similarities of the upcoming film ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' to the 1990 film ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''?
* '''''01:14, 23 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Furious Turret pic.jpg|100x100px|The rear 18-inch turret of HMS Furious]]
</div>
*... that a British '''[[BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun|{{convert|18|in|adj=on}} gun]]''' ''(example pictured)'' made naval history on 28 September 1918 as it fired the heaviest shell from the biggest gun at the longest range in combat to date?
*... that when President [[John Adams]] nominated '''[[Lucius Horatio Stockton]]''' to be [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] in 1801, [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]] called him "a crazy, fanatical young man"?
*... that the '''[[round fantail stingray]]''' has recently colonized the [[Mediterranean Sea]], but not as a [[Lessepsian migration|Lessepsian migrant]]?
*... that when the first '''[[Green Island Light (Ohio)|Green Island Light]]''' was destroyed by fire, the keeper and his family survived by huddling in an outhouse?
*... that the '''[[Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant]]''' discovered in 2005 is the only known [[United Kingdom|British]]-made [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[astrolabe]]?
*... that '''[[Gausel]]''' was the location of a rich woman's grave from the [[Viking era]], discovered in the 1880s?
*... that the '''[[Louisiana Association of Business and Industry]]''' claimed in 1987 that a ten-year education reform plan in [[Louisiana]] had been "a long journey to nowhere"?
*... that David Booth found the '''[[Stirlingshire Hoard]]''' of four [[gold]] [[Iron Age]] [[torc]]s on his very first [[Metal detector|metal detecting]] outing?

===22 November 2009===
* '''''19:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Parker's Buildings 4.jpg|100x100px|Parker's Buildings]]
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*... that '''[[Parker's Buildings, Chester|Parker's Buildings]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in [[Chester]], England, for the [[Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster|Duke of Westminster]], are still standing after 120 years despite former complaints about their 'poor materials and workmanship'?
*... that [[France]] is the only former colonial power still to '''[[Non-native territorial evolution of North America|maintain territory]]''' in [[North America]]?
*... that in his book '''''[[Acquainted with the Night (book)|Acquainted with the Night]]''''', [[Christopher Dewdney|Dewdney]] tells of a [[Sudden unexplained death syndrome|syndrome]] in which the victims, almost always Asian men, presumably die of terror while dreaming of something sitting on their chest?
*... that '''[[Richard Barre]]''' (died around 1202), a medieval English judge and clergyman, wrote a work on the Bible titled ''Compendium de veteri et novo testamento''?
*... that '''[[Sevmash]]''' is the largest [[shipbuilding]] [[company]] in [[Russia]]?
*... that the single '''"[[My Girl (Arashi song)|My Girl]]"''' by [[Arashi]] currently holds the third largest first-week sales of 2009 in Japan? 
*... that [[Alfred "Centennial" Johnson]] landed at '''[[Abercastle]]''' in 1876 sailing from [[Gloucester, Massachusetts]], and becoming the first person to make the single-handed Atlantic crossing?
*... that the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode '''"[[Are You My Mummy?]]"''' originally aired as part of "Phineas and Ferb-urary," a special event which showed episodes of the series every night in February 2008 on [[Disney Channel]]?
* '''''13:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:United Streetcar 10T3 prototype for Portland.jpg|100x100px|A streetcar built by United Streetcar]]
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*... that '''[[United Streetcar]]''' of [[Oregon]] is currently the only American company building modern [[tram|streetcars]] ''(pictured)''?
*... that in the '''[[Siege of Diu]]''' in 1538 an [[Ottoman Navy|Ottoman fleet]] equipped with 130 cannons attempted to eliminate the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] from the harbour of [[Diu, India|Diu]] in [[India]]?
*... that '''[[Ben Graf Henneke]]''', who later became president of the [[University of Tulsa]], wrote the school's [[fight song]] as a student there?
*... that '''''[[The Digby Conversion of Saint Paul]]''''', a [[Middle English]] [[miracle play]] of the late [[15th century in literature|15th century]], tells the story of the [[conversion of Paul]] the Apostle?
*... that one of the best sources on [[Yaqub Beg]]'s rule in [[East Turkestan]] is ''Tārīkh-i amniyya'' (History of peace), written by '''[[Musa Sayrami]]'''?
*... that '''[[Petrillo Music Shell]]''' was [[Project commissioning|commissioned]] by [[Mayor of Chicago]] [[Anton Cermak]] to help lift the spirits of the citizenry with free concerts following the [[Great Depression]]?
*... that '''[[Jean McNaughton]]''' was the first [[South Africa]]n to take a [[list of cricket terms|five-wicket haul]] in [[Women's Test cricket]]?
*... that '''[[Achille Casanova]]''' was the first official [[spokesman]] of the [[Swiss Federal Council]]?
* '''''07:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Tikal8.jpg|100x100px|Tikal Temple I]]
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*... that '''[[Tikal Temple I|Temple I]]''' ''(pictured)'', in the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] ruins of [[Tikal]] in [[Guatemala]], is a {{convert|47|m|ft|adj=on}} high funerary monument dedicated to king [[Jasaw Chan K'awiil I]] who died in AD 734?
*... that after finishing [[active duty]] with the [[United States Air Force]], '''[[Kenneth Dickson]]''' worked as a [[law clerk]] for [[United States federal judge|U.S. federal judge]] [[Howard Boyd Turrentine]]? 
*... that the '''[[Brazilian large-eyed stingray]]''' may use coastal [[sandbank]]s as nurseries for its young?
*... that [[Spanish Maquis|Spanish Republican guerillas]] held out in the mountains of the '''[[Maestrazgo]]''' in eastern [[Spain]], against [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]]'s forces until the mid 1950s?
*... that the [[crematory]] at the '''[[Oahu Cemetery]]''' in [[Hawaii]] was used to burn {{dollarsign}}200 million in [[Federal Reserve Note|U.S. bank notes]] after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] in 1941?
*... that '''[[Lalla Carlsen]]''' is regarded as one of the most legendary female revue artists in Norway?
*... that [[United States|American]] [[flying ace]] '''[[John C. "Pappy" Herbst]]''' painted a [[swastika]] on his [[P-51 Mustang|P-51B Mustang]] to indicate an aerial victory he said he earned while flying with the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]?
*... that as mayor of [[Murray, Utah]], '''[[Dan Snarr]]''' was set to shave his nearly foot-long handlebar [[moustache|mustache]] for charity, but he was pressured by the [[American Mustache Institute]] to keep it?
* '''''01:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:James lilley and deng xiaoping.jpg|100x100px|James Lilley and Deng Xiaoping]]
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*... that diplomat '''[[James R. Lilley]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only American to have served as head of diplomatic missions to both [[Taiwan]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]?
*... that '''[[La Amelia]]''', a small [[Maya civilization|Maya]] archaeological site in [[Guatemala]], features [[Maya writing|hieroglyphic panels]] describing the ritual [[human sacrifice|sacrifice]] of a bound captive who is rolled into a [[Mesoamerican ballgame|ball]] and thrown to his death?
*... that [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]'s '''[[Pudge Wyman]]''' scored the first [[kickoff return]] for a [[touchdown]], the first blocked [[punt (gridiron football)|punt]] returned for a touchdown, and the first [[forward pass|pass]]ing touchdown in the history of the [[National Football League|NFL]]?
*... that the medieval office of the '''[[Chancery (medieval office)|Chancery]]''' was responsible for the production of documents for royalty and other nobles?
*... that [[Brazil]] has recently opened a [[commercial fishing|commercial fishery]] targeting the '''[[Colares stingray]]''', for [[export]] to [[Europe]]?
*... that when [[Henry Heth]] became commander of the '''[[45th Virginia Infantry]]''', he felt frustrated by the illiteracy and lack of discipline of his men?
*... that '''[[Dean Clough]]''' business park at [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]] was once one of the world's largest carpet factories?
*... that writer [[Francis Wheen]] criticized [[Michael Jackson]]'s book '''''[[Dancing the Dream]]''''' and thanked God that "none" of Jackson's fans could read?

===21 November 2009===
* '''''19:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:DomaineDeSaintCyr.jpg|100x100px|Campus Saint-Cyr]]
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*... that the campus of [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr|Saint-Cyr, Gravure 1690]] ''(pictured)'', a French [[military academy]] founded by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], used to be a [[boarding school]] for girls, '''[[Maison royale de Saint-Louis]]''', during the reign of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]?
*... that '''[[Jack Grayburn]]''' was posthumously awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] after the [[Battle of Arnhem]]?
*... that the first [[Racial integration|integrated prom]] in [[Charleston, Mississippi|Charleston]] is the subject of the 2009 [[documentary film]] '''''[[Prom Night in Mississippi]]'''''?  
*... that the death of [[Indian mafia|Indian mafioso]] '''[[Manya Surve]]''' at the hands of the [[Mumbai Police]] in 1982 was the city's first recorded [[encounter killing]]?
*... that the proposed new [[internationalized domain names|internationalized]] [[country code top-level domain]] in the [[Cyrillic alphabet]] for [[Ukraine]] is '''[[.укр]]'''?
*... that in 2003, [[Louisiana]] [[Louisiana State Legislature|State legislator]] '''[[Danny Martiny]]''' sought penalties for sexual acts in public of up to a year in jail and a maximum {{dollarsign}}1,000 fine?
*... that [[building restoration|restoration projects]] of the '''[[Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust]]''' include [[Wilton Windmill]]?
*... that '''[[Bård Mikkelsen]]''', chief executive officer of [[Widerøe]], the [[Ulstein Group]] and [[Statkraft]], has [[skydiving|skydived]] over [[Antarctica]]?
* '''''13:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Gulbarga Fort..jpg|100x100px|Gulbarga Fort]]
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*... that the '''[[Gulbarga Fort]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the capital of the [[Bahmani Kingdom]] in southern India between 1347 and 1424?
*... that the '''[[Reggiane Re.2007]]''' was a proposed [[Italian Fascism|Italian]] [[fighter aircraft]] to be used in the final phase of [[World War II]] as a defense against the increasing [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] bombing raids?
*... that the concept of a '''[[national personal autonomy]]''' was strongly opposed by the [[Bolshevik]]s, and criticized by [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]?
*... that '''[[Alfred Seale Haslam]]''', [[Mayor of Derby]], became rich from keeping meat cool on its way from the [[British colonies]]?
*... that '''[[Turnaround ADR]]''' is the preferred, out-of-court process under which companies in [[Economy of Japan|Japan]] may attempt to reorganize their debt?
*... that '''[[Hristo G. Danov|Hristo Gruev Danov]]''' founded Bulgaria's first [[publishing house]]?
*... that an '''''[[Agorapocalypse]]''''' was created using [[Drumkit from Hell|software from hell]]?
*... that the '''[[Triumph Tiger T110]]''' [[Great Britain|British]] sports [[motorcycle]] was fitted with enclosed panels in 1961, which earned it the nickname "the bathtub"?
* '''''07:00, 21 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Gregkinnear06.jpg|100x100px|Greg Kinnear]]
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*... that actor [[Greg Kinnear]] ''(pictured)'' fills in for [[Jesus]] in [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]]'' in the ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode, "'''[[The Camel (Parks and Recreation)|The Camel]]'''"?
*... that in 1902, the '''[[Boveri-Sutton Chromosome Theory]]''' unified the [[genetics|genetic]] laws of [[Mendelian inheritance]] with the physical structures of [[chromosome]]s observed in cells?
*... that after [[World War II]], US General [[Douglas MacArthur]] placed '''[[Sankichi Takahashi]]''' on the list of the 59 most wanted Japanese?
*... that the '''[[Joint Professional Military Education]]''' was established following greater awareness during [[WWII]] of a need for effective cooperation between the branches of the [[United States armed forces]]?
*... that in spite of the Canadian [[telecommunications]] industry being gripped by "'''[[Telidon]]''' fever" in 1982, most attempts to commercialize the [[videotex]] system had ended by 1985?
*... that [[Maryland]] politician '''[[William S. James]]''' served in all three branches of state government, as a trial [[magistrate]], [[President of the Maryland Senate|Senate President]], and [[Treasurer of Maryland|State Treasurer]]?
*... that '''''[[Trillium reliquum]]''''' is an [[endangered species]] that exists at only 21 sites in [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[South Carolina]]?
*... that '''[[San Antonio Sporting District|San Antonio's Sporting District]]''', one of the largest [[red-light district]]s in the U.S. in the early 1900s, was so large that a tourist guide was published for visitors?
* '''''01:00, 21 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Kirche Rouffach1.jpg|100x100px|Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Church]]
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*... that [[Rouffach]]'s '''[[Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach|Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Church]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built between the 11th and the 19th century, but is still unfinished?
*... that over 9,000 suspects have been investigated in relation to '''[[Chongqing gang trials|trials]]''' in [[Chongqing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], including 14 high-ranking officials?
*... that Hawaiian '''[[Humehume|"George Prince" Kaumuali{{okina}}i Humehume]]''' served in the [[War of 1812]] with the [[United States Marine Corps]] and was wounded in battle?
*... that the Gothic style railroad station originally built 1868 at the '''[[Newlin Mill Complex]]''' served as a railway station, post office, polling station, and finally a park office?
*... that [[German people|German]] actor '''[[Ottfried Fischer]]''' founded his own theater dedicated to [[Kabarett]] in Munich in 1980?
*... that the defunct '''[[Hill Military Academy]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was a party to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case of ''[[Pierce v. Society of Sisters]]''?
*... that with 507,000 readers, '''''[[Hemmets Journal]]''''' is the second largest weekly magazine in Sweden?
*... that [[fighter ace]] '''[[Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent]]''' served as the prototype for two [[comic strip]] characters after his wife sent photographs to cartoonist [[Milton Caniff]]?

===20 November 2009===
* '''''19:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Youth's Companion Building Boston MA 01.jpg|100x100px|The Youth's Companion Building]]
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*... that the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] was first published in 1892 in the popular magazine that gave its name to the '''[[Youth's Companion Building]]''' ''(pictured)''?
*... that when [[Parliament of Norway]] member '''[[Frederik Schmidt]]''' took the initiative to scrutinize the government in 1814, it led to Norway's first [[Impeachment (Norway)|Impeachment]] case?
*... that the '''[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1994|1994 season]]''' of the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]] has been described as the most remarkable by any side in the history of [[county cricket]]?
*... that while a district court judge in [[Metairie, Louisiana]], '''[[Charles Cusimano]]''' was instrumental in revamping the criminal justice computer system?
*... that [[Amerigo Vespucci]] may have seen the extinct rodent '''''[[Vespucci's Rodent|Noronhomys]]''''', otherwise known only from bone remains, on a voyage to the islands of [[Fernando de Noronha]] in 1503?
*... that the '''[[National Weather Service Central Illinois]]''' once used [[kites]] to measure data in the atmosphere?
*... that '''[[Ivan Ostromislensky]]''' was a pioneer of the production of [[synthetic rubber]]?
*... that the organ of '''[[St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide]]''' ironically conceals a stained glass window dedicated to [[Saint Cecilia]], patron saint of church music?
* '''''13:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:SouthNewington StPeterAdVincula StThomasBeckettMartyrdom detail.JPG|100x100px|the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket<!--Insert rollover text here-->]]
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*... that the mediaeval wall paintings in the church of '''[[St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington]]''', [[Oxfordshire]], are considered to be "of a nature seldom found in a parish church" and include the [[martyr|martyrdom]] of St. [[Thomas Becket]] ''(pictured)''?
*... that '''[[Augustin de Beaulieu]]''' was a [[French people|French]] general who led an expedition to [[Aceh]] in the [[East Indies]] in 1619–22?
*... that '''[[Pico Blanco Scout Reservation]]''', built on 1445 acres of virgin [[Sequoia (genus)|Redwood]] forest donated by [[William Randolph Hearst]], is the oldest [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] camp on [[Central Coast of California|California's Central Coast]]?
*... that music business executive '''[[Wayne Bickerton]]''' played early in his career as [[bass guitar|bassist]] with former [[Beatle]] [[Pete Best]], and later co-wrote and produced several hits for [[The Rubettes]]?
*... that '''[[14 Prince's Gate, London]]''', has been the residence of eight [[Ambassadors of the United States|American ambassadors]] to the United Kingdom, and is now the headquarters of the [[Royal College of General Practitioners]]?
*... that '''[[Gunnar Isachsen]]''', [[Topography as the study of place|topographer]] on [[Otto Sverdrup]]'s ''[[Fram]]'' expedition, later became Director of the [[Norwegian Maritime Museum]]?
*... that the '''[[Ladakh Ecological Development and Environmental Group]]''' has been responsible for [[solar energy]] development in [[Ladakh]] in northern [[India]]?
*... that the '''[[Rosario class sloop|''Rosario'' class]]''' was the last class of wooden [[sloop-of-war|sloops]] constructed for the [[Royal Navy]]?
* '''''07:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:StrongInMyPrideDYK.jpg|100x100px|Band of kilted soldiers]]
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*... that the '''[[Scots American War Memorial]]''' ''(detail pictured)'' has a [[war poet|poetic]] line by '''[[Ewart Alan Mackintosh|Ewart Mackintosh]]''' who was killed while observing [[Battle of Cambrai (1917)|fighting at Cambrai]]?
*... that 16 children died during a '''[[Barnsley Public Hall Disaster|stampede at a public hall]]''' in [[Barnsley]], [[South Yorkshire]], in 1908?
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''{{SS|Ocean Monarch|1950|2}}''' was awarded a gold medal for her design by the American Academy of Designing?
*... that '''[[Robert Stewart Hyer]]''' was the first president of [[Southern Methodist University]]?
*... that in the 18th and 19th centuries, Native American warriors used '''[[gunstock war club]]s''', shaped like wooden [[Stock (firearm)|rifle stocks]] but embedded with blades?
*... that '''[[Titan (dog)|Titan]]''', a [[Great Dane]], is currently recognised as the world's tallest dog, standing 107.3&nbsp;cm (42.25&nbsp;in) high at the shoulders?
*... that [[Gerhard Ritter]] became so angry lecturing against the content of the book '''''[[Germany's Aims in the First World War]]''''' that he broke down in tears?
*... that, in a [[publicity stunt]] from an aircraft, '''[[Harold M. McClelland]]''' dropped three [[Baseball (ball)|baseballs]] on [[Babe Ruth]] who was "knocked flat" by the first two?
* '''''01:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Ringsted kosciol mpazdziora.JPG|100x100px|St Bendt's Church, Ringsted (1170)]]
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*... that [[brick]] has been the main building material for churches in the '''[[architecture of Denmark]]''' ''(1170 church pictured)'' since the mid-12th century?
*... that '''''[[American Lion (book)|American Lion]]''''' won the 2009 [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography|Pulitzer Prize for Biography]]?
*... that before its [[scientific description]] in 2004, the '''[[groovebelly stingray]]''' had been misidentified as either the [[bluntnose stingray]] or the [[common stingray]]?
*... that the '''[[Treaty of Compiègne (1624)|Treaty of Compiègne]]''' between [[France]] and the [[Dutch Republic]] compelled the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] to fight against their French [[Protestant]] coreligionists at the [[Capture of Ré island]] in 1625?
*... that cheerleader '''[[Desiree Jennings controversy|Desiree Jennings]]''' says she developed [[dystonia]] from a [[influenza vaccine|flu shot]]?
*... that '''[[Tepito]]''' in [[Mexico City]] is nicknamed ''barrio bravo'' ("fierce neighbourhood") due to crime and its production of pro boxers?
*... that '''[[Young-Chang Cho]]''' was still in his twenties when appointed professor for [[cello|violoncello]] at the [[Folkwang Hochschule]]?
*... that the [[Netherlands]]' '''[[Dutch 1913 battleship proposal|proposal]]''' in 1913 for nine [[dreadnought]]s was part of a [[Dutch guilder|ƒ]]595,000,000 rearmament plan?
*... that '''[[John Ingram (politician)|John Ingram]]''' was so afraid of being [[Covert listening device|bugged]] as [[North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance]] that he held meetings in [[Multi-storey car park|parking garages]]?

===19 November 2009===
* '''''18:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:HMAS Australia LOC 16921u.jpg|100x100px|HMAS Australia (1911)]]
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*... that the '''{{Sclass|Indefatigable|battlecruiser|0}}''' [[battlecruiser]] {{HMAS|Australia|1911|6}} ''(pictured)'' was the first [[flagship]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]]?
*... that the '''[[Monsoon Palace]]''' in [[Udaipur, Rajasthan|Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], was used as a major location for the [[1983 in film|1983]] [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]] film ''[[Octopussy]]''?
*... that the '''[[Russian Spaniel]]''' is the youngest [[breed]] of [[Russia|Russian]] [[Gundog|gundog]] and was first standardised in 1951?
*... that a [[propeller]] operated at such a high [[rpm]] that it cuts more than it pushes, is sometimes known as a '''[[blade grinder]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory]]''' in [[Manhattan]] was used as a [[homeless shelter]] before becoming the permanent home of the [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]]?
*... that [[Greeks|Greek]] singer [[Kostas Martakis]]' second album '''''[[Pio Konta]]''''' was partly recorded and produced in [[Sweden]] by the duo Holter/Erixson?
*... that microminiature [[sculpture|sculptor]] '''[[Hagop Sandaldjian]]''' carved [[Mount Ararat]] on a grain of rice, and made a [[crucifix]] out of a bisected strand of his own hair?
* '''''12:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:All Nippon Airways Boeing 747-400 yellow pokemon.jpg|100x100px|Pikachu Jumbo of All Nippon Airways]]
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*... that since 1998 [[All Nippon Airways]] has operated '''[[Pokémon Jet]]s''' ''(pictured)''?
*... that '''[[Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart]]''' was the first [[United Nations]] [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|High Commissioner for Refugees]]?
*... that the first '''[[History of rail transport in Estonia |railway in Estonia]]''', connecting the cities  [[Paldiski]], [[Tallinn]] and [[Narva]] with [[Gatchina]], [[Russia]], opened in 1870?
*... that despite being [[running mate]]s in [[Manila]]'s upcoming '''[[Manila local elections, 2010|local elections]]''', [[Alfredo Lim]] and [[Isko Moreno]] support different candidates in the [[Philippine presidential election, 2010|presidential election]]?
*... that [[Grammy]]-winning musician '''[[Fred LaBour | Fred "Too Slim" LaBour's]]''' 1969 satiric review of ''[[Abbey Road]]'' in the ''[[Michigan Daily]]'' is regarded as the single most important factor in the spread of the "[[Paul is dead]]" rumor?
*... that engineer '''[[T.J. O'Malley]]''' pushed the button that launched American [[astronaut]] [[John Glenn]] into [[Geocentric orbit|orbit]] on  February 20, 1962?
*... that the '''[[Polikarpov VIT-1]]''' prototype was the first [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] aircraft with metal-skinned [[Flight control surfaces|control surfaces]]?
*... that '''[[Joe Curtis|"Big Joe" Curtis]]''' was the starting [[Tackle (American football)|left tackle]] for [[Michigan Wolverines football]] teams that outscored opponents by a combined total of 1,627 to 30 from 1903 to 1905?
* '''''06:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Sabi the Explosive Detection Dog -d.jpg|100x100px|Sabi, the Australian special forces explosives detection dog that was declared missing in action in September 2008, and found 14 months later by a US soldier]]
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*... that when '''[[Sabi (dog)|Sabi]]''' ''(pictured)'', a [[detection dog]] of the [[Special forces of Australia|Australian Special Forces]], was found after 14 months [[missing in action]] in [[Afghanistan]], a journalist joked that she may have been on a spying mission?
*... that the six U-Boats of the German '''[[30. Unterseebootsflottille]]''' reached the Black Sea after transport over land and canals in 1942?
*... that '''[[Roger F. Villere, Jr.|Roger Villere]]''', chairman of the [[Louisiana Republican Party]] since 2004, was among the candidates who lost a [[Louisiana State Legislature|state House]] race in 1989 to [[David Duke]]?
*... that [[People's Republic of China|China]] commemorates the '''[[Battle of Onjong]]''' by marking [[October 25]] as the [[Korean War|War to Resist America and Aid Korea]] Memorial Day?
*... that the [[Monro Muffler and Brake]] [[Franchising|franchise]] was founded by a former [[Midas Muffler]] [[Franchising|franchisee]], '''[[Charles August]]'''?
*... that '''[[John S. Treen]]''', the choice of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] leadership, lost the 1989 [[By-election|special election]] which sent [[David Duke]] to the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]]?
*... that the video game '''''[[Metal Walker]]''''' combines elements of the ''[[Pokémon]]'' series with [[Pool (cue sports)|billiards]]?
*... that [[Max Beerbohm]]'s 1894 satire on [[Oscar Wilde]] '''''[[A Peep into the Past]]''''' was not published until 1923?
* '''''00:49, 19 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Taeniura lymma2a.jpg|100x100px|bluespotted ribbontail ray]]
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*... that the '''[[bluespotted ribbontail ray]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the most commonly found [[stingray]] in the [[fishkeeping|home aquarium]] trade, even though it seldom thrives in captivity?
*... that '''[[Gordon Olley]]''' was the first pilot to fly more than one million miles?
*... that [[England|English]] [[jazz]] musician '''[[Eddie Freeman (musician)|Eddie Freeman]]'''{{`s}} custom four-string guitar was adopted for manufacture by [[Selmer guitar|Selmer]]?
*... that in 1649, '''[[Thomas Andrewes]]''' attended the execution of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]], was responsible for proclaiming the abolition of the [[English monarchy]], and was appointed to be the [[Lord Mayor of the City of London|Lord Mayor of London]]?
*... that after being told he was too small for [[professional wrestling]], '''[[Sam DeCero]]''' increased his weight from 75 to 90&nbsp;kg (165 to 200&nbsp;lbs) within three months? 
*... that '''{{SS|Hannah Böge||2}}''' was the first [[Germany|German]] merchant ship captured at sea by [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the [[World War II|Second World War]]?
*... that '''[[François Martin de Vitré]]''' was the first [[Frenchman]] to publish an account of his travels to the [[Far East]]?
*... that the '''[[Gullfisk tram|''Gullfisk'' trams]]''' were so named because they had tails that made them look like [[goldfish]]?

===18 November 2009===
* '''''18:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:I-250 back.jpg|100x100px|I-250]]
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*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Minister for the Aviation Industry set up a commission in 1946 to investigate why the '''[[Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250|I-250]]''' ''(pictured)'' production was delayed, but refused to accept its findings and had the factory director arrested for sabotage?
*... that '''[[mifamurtide]]''' is a drug used against [[osteosarcoma]], a kind of bone cancer diagnosed in only 1,000 persons per year in Europe and the US?
*... that the assumption of modern historians that '''[[Elisabeth of Greater Poland (1152–1209)|Elisabeth of Greater Poland]]''' is a daughter of [[Elisabeth of Hungary (1128–1154)|Elisabeth of Hungary]] is based on them sharing the same name and coming from [[Hungary]]?
*... that [[London]]-born actress '''[[Sarah Badel]]''' made her acting debut in [[India]]?
*... that '''[[Fort Harney]]''', a [[United States Army]] outpost in eastern [[Oregon]], was officially designated as a fort in 1879 and then abandoned in 1880?
*... that Meryl Dorey, president of the '''[[Australian Vaccination Network]]''', has said that the Australian government is spending too much money on [[2009 flu pandemic vaccine|swine flu vaccination]] efforts?
*... that the '''[[Røa Line]]''' has been extended eight times, more than any other line of the [[Oslo Metro]]?
*... that [[Michael Jackson]] blamed his record label, [[Sony Music]], for the failed release of his charity song "'''[[What More Can I Give]]'''", and branded the label's CEO "racist" and "very, very, very devilish"?
* '''''12:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:HMS Glatton.jpg|100x100px|HMS Glatton]]
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*... that because of shoddy workmanship, the [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] of the '''{{Sclass|Gorgon|monitor|1}}''' {{HMS|Glatton|1914|6}} ''(pictured)'' exploded only a week after the ship was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]?
*... that the [[aftershock]]s of the '''[[1868 Hawaii earthquake]]''', the largest in the [[Hawaii (island)|island]]'s history, continue to the present day?
*... that the grave of war hero and victim of [[political repression]] in [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|communist Czechoslovakia]] '''[[Josef Bryks]]''' was discovered 52 years after his death?
*... that the '''[[Motorized recliner incident|motorized recliner]]''' a man was caught [[driving under the influence|driving while under the influence]] was not, as widely reported, a [[La-Z-Boy]]?
*... that the Japanese [[documentary]] filmmaker '''[[Fumio Kamei]]''' had films banned by both [[Japan]]'s militarist wartime government and the democratizing Allied [[Occupation of Japan|Occupation]]?
*... that one purpose of the '''[[Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review]]''' is to correct the [[U.S. State Department]]{{`s}} problem of not knowing whether it has enough resources?
*... that the '''[[Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno]]''' fight was the first time that two [[Great Britain|British-born]] boxers had fought for the [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|world heavyweight title]]?
*... that '''[[St. Thomas Church (Palyar)|St Thomas Church]]''', located at [[Palayoor]], [[Kerala]], was established in 52 AD by [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]], one of the twelve close [[Disciple (Christianity)|disciples]] of [[Jesus Christ]]?
* '''''06:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:JoeCada.jpg|100x100px|Joe Cada]]
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*... that at 21 years old, '''[[Joe Cada]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the youngest person to win the [[World Series of Poker]] main event?
*... that '''[[John Messmer]]''' was captain of the [[University of Wisconsin]]'s [[American football|football]] and swim teams, set a U.S. high school record in the [[discus]] and was the first [[Wisconsin Badgers|Badger]] to win nine [[varsity letter]]s in major sports?
*... that the [[archaeologist]]s that named '''[[Howieson’s Poort Shelter]]''', the [[archaeological site|site]] that gave its name to the [[Howiesons Poort]] period in the [[Middle Stone Age]], did so by [[Spelling#Misspellings|misspelling]] "Howison"?
*... that the '''[[Texas Engineering Extension Service]]''' operates the largest firefighter and emergency responder training facility in the United States, which includes a 52-acre replica city for use in training simulations?
*... that the opposition against the use of censorship to fight [[child pornography]] on the internet by '''[[MissbrauchsOpfer Gegen InternetSperren|MOGIS]]''' helped strengthen the credibility of the movement against such measures?
*... that '''[[Richard R. Burt]]''', who was the chief American negotiator of the [[START I|Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty]], was a correspondent for ''[[The New York Times]]'' in the late 1970s?
*... that '''''[[Mountain (advert)|Mountain]]''''', a 2003 [[advertising|advertisement]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game console]], was nominated for more than 40&nbsp;awards?
*... that the ''[[Star Stories]]'' [[parody]] '''''[[Being Tom Cruise]]''''' spoofs the actor's association with [[Scientology]]?
* '''''00:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:US Navy 031026-N-4768W-908 Airman Bryan Simmins, from Lemoore, Calif., greases the joints of a jet blast deflector (JBD) before flight operations on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg|100x100px|An airman aboard an aircraft carrier greases a part of a jet blast deflector.]]
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*... that the most recent '''[[jet blast deflector]]''' ''(example pictured)'' developed for the [[USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)|USS ''George H.W. Bush'']] is covered with heat-dissipating ceramic tiles similar to those used on the [[Space Shuttle thermal protection system|Space Shuttle]]?
*... that the discovery of [[ethyl acetoacetate]] in 1863 by '''[[Johann Georg Anton Geuther|Anton Geuther]]''' stimulated studies on [[Tautomer|tautomerism]] in chemical molecules?
*... that '''[[Cliff Sparks]]''', hailed in 1916 as "eel-like," a "whirlwind" and "the greatest [[quarterback]] [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] ever has had," punted by forcefully throwing the ball at his uprising foot?
*... that '''[[Władysław Oporowski]]''', [[archbishop]] and [[primate of Poland]], was a chief political rival of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] [[Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)|Zbigniew Oleśnicki]]?
*... that '''[[Bokken Lasson]]''' established the cabaret '''[[Chat Noir]]''' in Oslo, Norway, in 1912?
*... that the first legitimate [[flea market]] in downtown [[Moscow]] was held in '''[[Shkolnaya Street]]''' in 2007?
*... that [[Earache Records]] released [[Gama Bomb]]'s third studio album '''''[[Tales from the Grave in Space]]''''' via free [[RapidShare]] downloads?
*... that [[J. A. Adande]] called a joke from the episode '''"[[The Problem Solvers (30 Rock)|The Problem Solvers]]"''' his "favorite ''[[30 Rock]]'' gag"?

===17 November 2009===
* '''''18:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Plate setting Sunda megathrust.png|100x100px|Map of the tectonic plates near the Sunda megathrust]]
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*... that the '''[[Sunda megathrust]]''' ''(pictured)'' was responsible for the great [[earthquake]]s of '''[[1797 Sumatra earthquake|1797]]''' and  '''[[1861 Sumatra earthquake|1861]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Chiflik]]''' system of land management under the [[Ottoman Empire]] was one of the reasons the Greek peasants supported the [[Greek War of Independence]]?
*... that the '''[[Niger stingray]]''' and the '''[[pincushion ray]]''' are the only two [[freshwater]] [[stingray]]s found in [[Africa]]?
*... that Lutheran priest '''[[Henning Jakob Henrik Lund|Henrik Lund]]''' wrote [[Greenland]]'s nation anthem, ''[[Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit]]'', in the indigenous [[Greenlandic language]]?
*... that Sherza Darwaza in '''[[Bidar Fort]]''', India, depicts two images of tigers carved on its fascia, which according to [[Shia]] belief, denotes [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Ali]]'s assured protection of the fort from enemy attack?
*... that "'''[[Blood and the Moon]]'''" is a poem written by [[Northern Ireland|Irish]] poet [[William Butler Yeats]] in 1928 in response to the 1927 assassination of [[Kevin O'Higgins]], the [[Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|Vice President]] of the [[Executive Council of the Irish Free State|Executive Council]] of the [[Irish Free State|Free State]]?
*... that the 2009 album ''[[Ultimate Diamond]]'' by [[J-pop]] singer [[Nana Mizuki]] became '''[[Nana Mizuki discography|the first album]]''' released by a Japanese [[Seiyū|voice actress]] to top the Japanese weekly [[Oricon]] albums chart?
*... that American geriatric [[psychiatrist]] '''[[Gene D. Cohen]]''' appeared with comedian [[George Burns]] in [[public service announcement]]s about aging and mental health?
* '''''12:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[Image:Greater one-horned rhinoceros at Chitwan.jpg|100x100px|Indian Rhinoceros]]
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*... that the '''[[Orang National Park]]''' in [[Assam]], [[India]], is the only stronghold of [[rhinoceros]] ''(pictured)'' on the north bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] river?
*... that '''[[Oconee County Cage]]''' was a "jail on wheels" for the [[Oconee County, South Carolina]] [[chain gang]] in the early 20th century?
*... that although the '''[[Kongsvegen glacier]]''' has been retreating in length since 1948, its ice mass has been increasing consistently for the past 22 years?
*... that '''[[Charles Connick]]''' was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "the world’s greatest artisan on stained windows"?
*... that Italian [[Camorra|Camorrista]] '''[[Giuseppe Setola]]''' escaped a police raid on his hideout by slipping into secret trap door that led to the sewers?
*... that due to his home country's proximity to Ireland, the music of '''[[Davy Knowles]]''' – a [[Isle of Man|Manx]] [[blues]] guitarist – is influenced by the [[Celtic music|Celtic]] genre?
*... that the farmhouse at '''[[Big Bottom Farm]]''' in rural [[Allegany County, Maryland]], is recognized for its architecture inspired by the [[Greek revival]] style?
*... that before becoming a full-time [[Kabarett]] artist, '''[[Georg Schramm]]''' was a soldier with the [[Bundeswehr]] and then a [[psychologist]] in a rehab clinic?
* '''''06:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Louis-Nicolas Robert 30 painted by his sister.jpg|100x100px|Louis-Nicolas Robert]]
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*... that in 1799, '''[[Louis-Nicolas Robert]]''' ''(pictured)'' patented the first machine to produce paper in continuous sheets?
*... that '''[[Maesyronnen Chapel]]''' in [[Powys]], [[Wales]], was one of the earliest [[Nonconformism|Nonconformist]] chapels to be built in the country, and that it is still in use as a chapel?
*... that the single known specimen of the '''[[Irrawaddy river shark]]''' was generally dismissed as an abnormal [[bull shark]] until 2005?
*... that [[Americana]] group '''[[Or, The Whale]]''' formed through the website [[Craigslist]], where the two founding members of the group posted an advertisement titled "Wanna Form a Sweet Country Rock Band"?
*... that eight [[Canada|Canadian]] soldiers were tried for [[manslaughter]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] after the '''[[Epsom Riot]]''' of 1919?
*... that '''[[Stenkjær og Namsos Automobilselskap]]''' started [[Norway]]'s first post-carrying bus route in 1908?
*... that '''[[Pat Brister]]''', first woman state chairman of the [[Louisiana Republican Party]], was [[ambassador]] to the [[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women|UN Commission on the Status of Women]] from 2006 to 2008?
*... that '''[[Richard Rogler]]''' became the only [[Germany|German]] professor for [[Kabarett]] in 1999?

===16 November 2009===
* '''''19:21, 16 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1104-437, Berlin, Demonstration am 4. November.jpg|100x100px|The Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 in East Berlin]]
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*... that the '''[[Alexanderplatz demonstration]]''' ''(pictured)'' was one of the largest demonstrations in East German history? 
*... that a '''[[Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense]]''' [[Canadair CL-44]] crashed in the [[Soviet Union]] in 1981, after smuggling arms from [[Israel]] to [[Iran]] during the [[Iran-Contra affair]]?
*... that before he was a [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana state senator]] from [[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]], '''[[Gerry E. Hinton]]''' worked to obtain licensing of [[chiropractor]]s in his state, the last to recognize the profession?
*... that the unsuccessful '''[[siege of Hlukhiv]]''' and the following retreat of the Polish army became the worst defeats in the [[Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)|Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667]]?
*... that the land gastropod '''''[[Schizoglossa novoseelandica]]''''' is predatory and also [[cannibalistic]]?
*... that '''[[distributed element filter]]s''' can use a wide and varied library of printed elements including butterfly and clover stubs?
*... that the '''[[Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail]]''' was the first (and still the largest) state [[bird-watching]] trail system in the U.S.?
*... that before he died in battle, '''[[John Baskeyfield|John Baskeyfield VC]]''' had trained as a [[butcher]]?
* '''''13:21, 16 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Jernbanetorget stasjon with T1000.JPG|100x100px|Underground/subway train T1000 at Jernbanetorget station, Oslo]]
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*... that a '''[[OS T1000|T1000]]''' '''[[Oslo Metro rolling stock|Oslo Metro train]]''' ''(example pictured)'' ran more than 2.9 million&nbsp;km (1.8 M&nbsp;mi) before becoming a heritage train?
*... that '''[[Sea louse|sea lice]]''' flourishing on [[Aquaculture of salmon|salmon farms]] can spread to nearby [[Wild fisheries|wild]] [[salmon]] and devastate their [[Fish stock|stocks]]?
*... that [[Poland|Polish]] [[media mogul]] '''[[Jan Wejchert]]''', [[founder (company)|founder]] of the [[TVN (Poland)|TVN]] [[television network]], also converted a [[ruined]] [[papermill]] into a [[shopping center]]?
*... that the '''[[Archaeological Museum of Eretria]]''' in [[Greece]]  contains a 10th century B.C. terracotta [[centaur]] from [[Lefkandi]] which was discovered broken in two parts, each placed in a different grave?
*... that the '''[[Clay Island Light]]''' at the mouth of the [[Nanticoke River]] on the [[Chesapeake Bay]] collapsed only two years after being decommissioned?
*... that the entire rear fuselage and tail of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''[[Yakovlev Yak-1000]]''' aircraft was removable to allow access to the engine?
*... that '''[[P.J. Mills]]''', a former member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]], is a descendant of [[Robert Mills (architect)|Robert Mills]], the [[architect]] who designed the [[Washington Monument]]?
*... that '''[[Sosnowiec Ghetto]]''' was the setting of the ''[[Maus]]'' comic book?
* '''''07:21, 16 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Portuguese shark.jpg|100x100px|Portuguese dogfish]]
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*... that the '''[[Portuguese dogfish]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the deepest-living [[shark]] known, found as far down as {{convert|3675|m|mi|abbr=on}}?
*... that although '''[[Kristijonas Donelaitis]]''' wrote the poem ''[[The Seasons (poem)|The Seasons]]'' in [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], it was first published in its [[German language|German]] translation in 1818?
*... that [[Spain|Spanish]] airline '''[[Spantax]]''' was the world's largest operator of [[Convair 990]] [[Airplane|plane]]s, one of which was involved in a mid-air collision?
*... that in 1883, '''[[Ludwig Knorr]]''' discovered the first commercially successful synthetic painkiller [[Phenazone]]?
*... that the '''[[Tachigali versicolor|Suicide Tree]]''' [[monocarpic|flowers only once]] before dying and falling over, creating a small gap for its seedlings to grow in?
*... that [[Oregon]] pioneer '''[[Joseph Hamilton Lambert]]''' developed the Lambert cherry?
*... that the books produced by the '''[[Dun Emer Press]]''' were written or selected by [[William Butler Yeats|W. B. Yeats]]?
*... that for scenes in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode '''"[[Jerk De Soleil]]"''' where the character Candace had a deep voice, co-creator [[Dan Povenmire]] had to step in for the normal voice actress?
* '''''01:26, 16 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery.jpg|100x100px|Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery]]
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*... that the historic '''[[Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery]]''' ''(pictured)'', which played a critical role in the preservation of the [[Golden trout]], California's state fish, was badly damaged by a mudslide on July 12, 2008?
*... that [[Ascension Island]] was annexed in 1815 by the British crew of '''[[HMS Peruvian (1808)|HMS ''Peruvian'']]''' and '''[[HMS Zenobia (1807)|HMS ''Zenobia'']]''' so as to deny the French from using it as a base to rescue [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] from [[Saint Helena]]?
*... that as a [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana state senator]], '''[[Tom Schedler]]''' teamed with later [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] to repeal the Louisiana [[inheritance tax]], effective in 2004?
*... that because of the [[Islam in Albania|Albanian Muslim]] concept of '''[[Besa (Albanian culture)|Besa]]''', Albanians saved about 2000 Jews from the [[Holocaust]] during [[World War II]]?
*... that '''[[Iolas Huffman|Iolas Melitus Huffman]]''' reportedly played in every quarter of every [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State football]] game except one from 1918 to 1921 and later played for the [[Cleveland Tigers (NFL)|Cleveland Indians]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]?
*... that the Swedish [[List of fried dough foods|fried-dough]] [[pastry]] '''[[klenät]]''' is traditionally eaten around Christmas in southern Sweden?
*... that '''[[PS Monarch|PS ''Monarch'']]''', currently operating [[River cruise|cruises]] along [[River Medina]] on the [[Isle of Wight]], is the world's smallest commercially operated [[paddle steamer]]?
*... that after adding '''[[Clerici solution|thallium formate and thallium malonate]]''' to water, [[diamond]]s can float in it?

===15 November 2009===
* '''''19:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Alumbrada7Mixquic.JPG|100x100px|Day of the Dead commemorations at San Andrés Mixquic, Mexico City]]
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*... that the church cemetery of '''[[San Andrés Mixquic]]''' ''(pictured)'' glows with thousands of lighted candles and burning incense on the night of 2 November for for its [[Day of the Dead]] commemorations?
*... that cricketer '''[[Audrey Jackson]]''' was only able to play in the fourth [[women's Test cricket|women's Test]] for [[South Africa national women's cricket team|South Africa]] after securing travel to the game with the opposition [[England women's cricket team|England]] side?
*... that the medieval '''[[Edinburgh town walls|town walls]]''' of [[Edinburgh]] served better throughout their history as a trade barrier than as a defensive one?
*... that '''[[Sverre Krogh (politician)|Sverre Krogh]]''' was replaced as chair of the [[Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities]] after [[Centre Party (Norway)|his political party]]'s coalition partners supported another candidate, '''[[Jakob Eng]]'''?
*... that [[Kaiser Permanente]] sold some land it owned in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] after deciding not to build a hospital there, only to later begin building their '''[[Kaiser Westside Medical Center|Westside Medical Center]]''' at that same location?
*... that bandmates of '''[[Beverley O'Sullivan]]''', recently killed in [[India]], found out the true extent of her hearing difficulties when she developed a sore ear during a [[Westlife]] performance?
*... that '''[[Jerry Toppazzini]]''' is the final position player in [[National Hockey League]] history to substitute as a goaltender during a game?
*... that '''[[Tungsten(VI) fluoride|tungsten hexafluoride]]''' is a colorless [[gas]] that is over ten times heavier than air?
* '''''13:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:North bridges, Halifax.JPG|100x100px|North bridges, Halifax]]
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*... that twenty [[dragoons]] were needed to seal off '''[[North Bridge, Halifax]]''' ''(pictured)'' from exuberant crowds so that an opening ceremony could  be held?
*... that on November 15, 1992, members of the [[Colombia|Colombian]] [[Colombian National Police|National Police]] '''[[Villatina Massacre|gunned down]]''' nine members of a church youth group in [[Medellín]]?
*... that the '''[[1911 United Kingdom heat wave]]''' set a July [[List of weather records|temperature record]] of 36&nbsp;°C (97&nbsp;°F) that was not broken until [[1990 United Kingdom heat wave|79 years later]]?
*... that early Christian writers [[Jerome]] and [[Orosius]] believed that '''[[Philip the Arab and Christianity|Philip the Arab]]''', not [[Constantine I|Constantine the Great]], was the first Christian Roman emperor?
*... that '''[[Léon Levavasseur]]''' invented the [[V8 engine]]?
*... that the style of [[Ancient Greek]] '''[[black-figure pottery]]''' had its origins in [[Corinth|Corinth, Greece]]?
*... that [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] '''[[James R. Fannin|Jim Fannin]]''' wrote the [[Louisiana]] "career diploma" law, designed to reduce the dropout rate by allowing high schoolers to pursue less rigorous studies?
*... that the '''[[Hypomyces chrysospermus|bolete eater]]''' which attacks [[bolete]]s is actually another type of fungus?
* '''''07:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Korean art-Byeon Sangbyeok-Myojakdo-Painting of Cats and Sparrows-01.jpg|100x100px|Myojakdo-Painting of Cats and Sparrows]]
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*... that the [[Korean painting|Korean painter]] of the [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon period]], [[Byeon Sang-byeok]], was referred to as "Byeon Cat" because of his dedication to [[Animal painter|cat paintings]] such as '''''[[Myojakdo]]''''' ''(pictured)''?
*... that when the six separate British colonies in Australia [[federation of Australia|federated]] to become the [[Commonwealth of Australia]] in 1901, they all had their own armies '''[[Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War|fighting in the Second Boer War]]'''?
*... that the [[Colombia|Colombian]] actress and beauty queen '''[[Liliana Lozano]]''' was shot to death two days after the murder of her boyfriend, the drug lord [[Leonidas Vargas]]?
*... that in late 1921 a series of arrests of its activists led to the break-up of the [[Japan]]ese '''[[Enlightened People's Communist Party]]'''?
*... that [[Russia|Russian]]-born '''[[Joe Magidsohn]]''' was the first [[Jew]] to win a varsity "M" at the [[University of Michigan]] and the first athlete known to have refused to compete on the [[High Holidays|High Holy Days]]?
*... that '''[[romidepsin]]''', a new treatment for [[T-cell lymphomas]], was discovered in a culture of bacteria obtained from a soil sample collected in [[Yamagata Prefecture]]?
*... that '''[[potato doughnut]]s''' are made with either [[mashed potato]]es or [[potato starch]]?
*... that '''[[Makerita Urale]]''', a leading figure in contemporary [[Polynesian culture|Polynesian]] theatre, directed the play ''Frangipani Perfume'', the first Pacific play written by a woman for an all-female cast?
* '''''01:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Grosse escape route.jpg|100x100px|Escape route of Große]]
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*... that '''[[Heinz-Josef Große]]''' was an [[East German]] construction worker shot and killed on the [[inner German border]] in 1982 while trying to escape across it ''(route pictured)''?
*... that both spans of [[Washington, D.C.]]'s '''[[11th Street Bridges]]''' are considered "fracture critical", which means if one girder in a span fails the entire bridge is likely to collapse?
*... that the first '''[[History of Volkswagen in Ireland|Volkswagen]]''' ever built outside [[Germany]] was assembled in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]?
*... that unlike other other Siricid [[Horntail|Wood wasps]], '''''[[Xeris spectrum]]''''' does not have symbiotic fungi to aid its larvae as they burrow in the wood of fir and other conifer trees?
*... that the [[cantref]] of '''[[Arwystli]]''' was at the center of a dispute, which involved [[Llywelyn the Last]] and [[Edward I of England]] and escalated tensions between the [[Principality of Wales]] and the English crown?
*... that the popular Chinese TV talent show contestant '''[[Lou Jing]]''', dubbed the "Black Pearl", is of Chinese and [[African American]] heritage?
*... that 1,468 [[fauna]] species are found within the [[protected area]] of '''[[Laguna de Términos]]''', located in southeastern [[Mexico]]?
*... that before a hitman shot [[Colombia]]n drug lord '''[[Leonidas Vargas]]''' to death in his hospital bed, the shooter asked a neighboring patient whether he was Vargas?

===14 November 2009===
* '''''19:22, 14 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Southampton 06.JPG|100x100px|Holyrood Church, Southampton ]]
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*... that '''[[Holyrood Church, Southampton]]''' ''(pictured)'' was destroyed in November 1940 during the [[Southampton Blitz]], but is now dedicated as a memorial to the sailors of the [[Merchant Navy]]?
*... that the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[ocean liner]] '''{{MV|Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft||2}}''' caught fire before entering service, in service, and on her way to the scrapyard?
*... that the 1925 [[silent film]] '''''[[The Air Mail]]''''' was filmed in the [[ghost town]] of [[Rhyolite, Nevada]]?
*... that the '''[[61st Battalion (Australia)|61st Battalion]]''' was an Australian [[infantry]] [[battalion]] that adopted Scottish-style uniforms including [[kilt]]s and the designation of Queensland Cameron Highlanders?
*... that the '''[[Eugene Saturday Market]]''' in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Oregon]], is the oldest weekly open-air crafts market in the [[United States]] and is attended by 3,000 and 5,000 people every week?
*... that singer-songwriter '''[[Maria Dunn (musician)|Maria Dunn]]''' hosted a folk music radio show for twelve years before becoming a performer herself?
*... that the [[video game]] '''''[[AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]''''' was inspired by [[BASE jumping]] in a [[wingsuit]]?
*... that '''[[cassareep]]''', a flavoring and preservative made from [[cassava]] roots, has been rumored to keep a meat stew called [[Guyanese pepperpot]] edible for over a century?
* '''''13:21, 14 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Pachliopta jophon F.jpg|100x100px|Ceylon Rose is a globally threatened butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka.]]
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*... that [[Pachliopta jophon|Ceylon Rose]] ''(pictured)'' is a [[Critically endangered species|critically endangered]] [[Endemism|endemic]] '''[[Butterflies of Sri Lanka|butterfly of Sri Lanka]]'''?
*... that [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]] '''[[Jack Donahue (Louisiana politician)|Jack Donahue]]''' through his [[philanthropy|philanthropic]] Suited for Success helped [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims  refurbish their business clothing?
*... that '''[[Marcus Baebius Tamphilus]]''' instituted the first [[Roman law]] against [[ambitus|electoral bribery]] in 181 BC?
*... that during his trial, '''[[Colin Ferguson (convict)|Colin Ferguson]]''' planned to examine himself as a witness?
*... that the '''[[5th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party]]''' was held in a church in [[London]] in 1907?
*... that figure skater [[Tonya Harding]] was once treated at '''[[Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center]]''' in [[Oregon]] for injuries from an assault?
*... that '''[[Shanti Bhushan]]''' is an advocate in India who has represented [[Deve Gowda]], [[Arundhati Roy]] and the accused in the [[1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case]] and the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]]?
*... that athletes in the [[1928 Winter Olympics]] competed in '''[[Skijoring at the 1928 Winter Olympics|skijoring]]''', a demonstration sport in which the competitors wore skis while being pulled behind horses?
* '''''07:21, 14 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Michael Jackson, 1988 (46845017052).jpg|100x100px|Michael Jackson in 1988]]
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*... that '''[[Personal relationships of Michael Jackson|while married]]''' to [[Lisa Marie Presley]], "[[Michael Jackson|The King of Pop]]" ''(pictured)'' suggested that he and his wife hold a [[séance]] to contact her deceased father, "[[Elvis Presley|The King of Rock 'n' Roll]]"?
*... that during the [[Easter Rising]] of 1916, the '''''[[Dublin Gazette]]''''' printed a [[proclamation]] of [[martial law]] and temporarily ceased publication?
*... that '''[[Carolyn Stait]]''', one of only two women to reach [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] rank in the [[Royal Navy]], had enlisted in 1975 with plans to transfer to the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]]?
*... that [[semi-trailer truck]]s have struck the '''[[Eastern Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Eastern Avenue]]''' bridge over the [[District of Columbia Route 295|Anacostia Freeway]] so many times, the [[District of Columbia]] is replacing it with a bridge that is two feet higher?
*... that [[colorist]] '''[[Josette Baujot]]''', recently deceased, created the distinct color schemes of works in [[Hergé]]'s ''[[Adventures of Tintin]]'' series?
*... that [[West Virginia]]'s '''[[Ice Mountain]]''' contains ice vents that allow [[subarctic]] plant species to survive?
*... that '''[[Emile St. Godard]]''' won the demonstration [[Sled dog race at the 1932 Winter Olympics]], the only time the sport has been in the Olympics?
*... that the [[Austria]]n town of '''[[Fucking, Austria|Fucking]]''' installed theft-resistant road signs in 2005 because the signs were frequently stolen by tourists? 
* '''''01:21, 14 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Walden United Methodist Church.jpg|100x100px|Walden United Methodist Church]]
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*... that the original [[meetinghouse]] used by New York's '''[[Walden United Methodist Church]]''' was moved and bricked over to serve as the [[Sunday school]] wing when the current church ''(pictured)'' was built in 1893?
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] mixed-construction '''[[Yakovlev Yak-8|Yak-8]]''' [[utility aircraft]] was never produced in spite of a recommendation to do so, probably because the Soviets were switching to all-metal aircraft?
*... that [[Copyright infringement|pirated CDs]] were identified by the '''[[IFPI Greece|IFPI]]''' to account for 50% of all music sales in Greece in 2006?
*... that '''[[Jake Warga]]''' was an assistant cameraman on ''[[Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway]]'', ''[[The Prophecy 3: The Ascent]]'' and ''[[Mimic 2]]'' before becoming a story contributor for [[National Public Radio]]?
*... that [[L. Ron Hubbard]]'s book ''[[Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health|Dianetics]]'' influenced [[Scientology]]{{`}}s '''[[Scientology and abortion|views of abortion]]'''?
*... that [[Academy Award]] nominated [[screenwriter]] '''[[Ivan Moffat]]''' was the grandson of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] actor [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree|Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree]]?
*... that the [[London Underground]]'s '''[[Baker Street and Waterloo Railway]]''' was built so Londoners could get to [[cricket]] matches?
*... that '''[[Darvin Moon]]''', a self-employed [[Maryland]] [[logging|logger]], had never played in the [[World Series of Poker]] before winning US{{dollarsign}}5.18 million as the 2009 main event runner-up?

===13 November 2009===
* '''''19:21, 13 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Rembrandt crater mosaic.jpg|100x100px|Rembrandt as seen by MESSENGER]]
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*... that with the diameter of 715 km (444 mi) '''[[Rembrandt (crater)|Rembrandt]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the second largest [[impact crater]] on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]?
*... that flags at the [[University of Iowa]] were flown at half-mast following the death from [[peritonitis]] of '''[[Jim Trickey]]''', one year after he became the first [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Hawkeye]] to win [[All-American]] honors in 1912?
*... that the '''[[Slingsby T.53]]''' was the first all-metal [[Glider (aircraft)|sailplane]] designed and built in the [[United Kingdom]]?
*... that former [[Professional wrestling|pro wrestling]] announcers, and real life husband and wife, '''[[Joe Pedicino]]''' and '''[[Boni Blackstone]]''', often referred to themselves humbly as "wrestling fans who got lucky"?
*... that "'''[[Ron and Tammy (Parks and Recreation)|Ron and Tammy]]'''", an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', features comedienne [[Megan Mullally]] playing the ex-wife of a character played by her real-life husband, [[Nick Offerman]]?
*... that '''''[[Eigenmannia vicentespelaea]]''''' is the only known [[Gymnotiformes|South American knifefish]] that exclusively inhabits [[cave]]s?
*... that [[World War II]] [[air ace]] '''[[John Albert Axel Gibson|Johnny Gibson]]''' formed '''[[Bechuanaland National Airways]]''' and '''[[Botswana National Airways]]''' in the 1960s?
*... that '''[[Argleton]]''' appears on [[Google Maps]] as a settlement in [[West Lancashire]], [[England]], even though no such place exists?
* '''''12:29, 13 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:JumboJetAdvert.jpg|100x100px|1972 Advertisement for Jumbo Jet roller coaster]]
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*... that the [[roller coaster]] '''[[Jumbo Jet (Cedar Point)|Jumbo Jet]]''' ''(pictured)'' has operated in at least four different [[amusement park]]s, in at least three countries, and on two continents?
*... that the '''[[Manchester and Salford Yeomanry]]''' was disbanded in 1824, five years after [[Hugh Hornby Birley]] led the regiment's bloody charge on unarmed [[voting rights]] demonstrators in the [[Peterloo Massacre]]?
*... that the documentary film '''''[[Collision (2009 film)|Collision]]''''' spotlights several days of debate between prominent atheist [[Christopher Hitchens]] and conservative theologian [[Douglas Wilson (theologian)|Douglas Wilson]]?
*... that the prototype '''[[Yakovlev Yak-200|Yak-210]]''' bomber [[trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] carried a camera that could tilt 15° aft to photograph the bomb impacts?
*... that the [[Hawaii|Hawaiian]] settlement '''[[Kainaliu, Hawaii|Kainaliu]]''' was named after an ancient canoe bailer who worked for [[Keawenuiaumi|King Keawenuiaʻumi]] in the 16th century?
*... that '''[[C. Vijayaraghavachariar]]''', former President of the [[Indian National Congress]], also served as President of All India [[Hindu Mahasabha]] in 1931?
*... that [[British sitcom]] [[television pilot|pilot]] '''''[[Campus (TV series)|Campus]]''''', which was written by six of the same writers who wrote ''[[Green Wing]]'', is set in a [[red brick university]] whose [[motto]] is "With wings"?
*... that '''[[Meadow (calf)|Meadow]]''' is believed to be the first [[bovine]] calf fitted with double prosthetics?
* '''''06:04, 13 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Margaret Nicholson.jpg|100x100px|Margaret Nicholson's assault of George III]]
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*... that after [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] was attacked with an ivory-handled dessert knife by '''[[Margaret Nicholson]]''', the number of men guarding him was increased from 4 to 11?
*... that [[Michigan Wolverines football]] [[offensive lineman]] '''[[Stephen Schilling]]''' was unable to play organized youth football due to his large size?
*... that [[Vijaya of Sri Lanka|Prince Vijaya]], the founder of the '''[[Kingdom of Tambapanni]]''', landed at Tambapanni on the day of the [[Parinirvana|death]] of [[Gautama Buddha]]?
*... that [[Maryland]] politician '''[[George W. Della]]''' served both as [[President of the Maryland Senate]] and as Potentate of the Boumi Temple of the [[Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine|Shrine]]?
*... that the '''[[Sankeien]]''' garden in [[Yokohama]], Japan, which houses ten Important National Cultural Properties, was created by a man who collected old buildings?
*... that 1930s [[Federal Theatre Project]] director [[Hallie Flanagan]] considered [[Seattle]]'s '''[[Playhouse Theatre (Seattle)|Playhouse Theatre]]''' to be the project's best "[[Negro]] unit"?
*... that aged just 13, '''[[Eileen Hurly]]''' scored the first recorded [[Century (cricket)|century]] in South African [[women's cricket]]?
*... that the next [[Bishop of Peterborough]], '''[[Donald Allister]]''', hit the headlines in the UK in 2001 when it was reported that he had banned a couple from having the hymn "[[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]" at their wedding?

===12 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Aachen Cathedral top floor.jpg|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that '''[[Islamic influences on Christian art]]''' are visible in [[Christian]] [[painting]]s, [[cult object]]s, and most of all [[architecture]] ''(example pictured)''?
*... that [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|equestrian]] '''[[Gustav Fischer (equestrian)|Gustav Fischer]]''' won a medal in every team [[dressage]] event held at the [[Summer Olympics]] between 1952 and 1968?
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''[[Yakovlev Yak-140]]''' [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] was denied permission to begin flight tests by the Ministry of Aviation Industry, which favored competing designs from [[Sukhoi]] and [[Mikoyan|Mikoyan-Gurevich]]?
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] documentary '''''[[Salt for Svanetia]]''''' was originally planned to be a [[Fictional film|fictional feature film]]?
*... that the name [[serotonin]] comes from its effect in [[blood serum]] upon [[smooth muscle]] tone, a process involving '''[[serotonylation]]''' ([[protein]] change) rather than [[serotonin receptors|serotonin receptor]] activation?
*... that after unseating long-term [[incumbent]] [[Sixty Rayburn]] for the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senate]] in 1995, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] '''[[Phil Short]]''' resigned in 1999 to return to the [[United States Marine Corps]]?
*... that the '''[[Vercors Cave System]]''' contains the largest [[cave]] entrance in [[Europe]]?
*... that the '''[[Moscow International House of Music]]''' is topped by an enormous [[treble clef]] that rotates like a [[weathervane]]?
* '''''17:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Lewes Bonfire, Lewes Borough Bonfire Society.jpg|100x100px|Lewes Borough Bonfire Society]]
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*... that the [[Sussex Bonfire Societies|cult of the Sussex martyrs]] ''(pictured)'' is said to have been started by '''[[Mark Antony Lower|Mark Lower]]''' using '''[[James Henry Hurdis|James Hurdis]]'''{{`s}} etching of '''[[Richard Woodman (martyr)|Richard Woodman]]''' and nine others burning to death?
*... that the period from 1999 to 2002 in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], when [[gold]] prices were the lowest for 20 years, has been dubbed as the '''[[Brown Bottom]]'''?
*... that '''[[Discovery and development of CCR5 receptor antagonists|CCR5 receptor antagonists]]''' are drugs that inhibit the entry of the [[HIV virus]] into cells of the [[immune system]]?
*... that the '''[[Ottoman embassy to France (1534)|1534 Ottoman embassy to France]]''' was composed of [[janissaries]] who travelled to [[Châtellerault]] and [[Paris]] to meet King [[Francis I of France|Francis I]]?
*... that press releases for the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode '''"[[Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror]]"''' detailed a cut subplot where the character Lawrence Fletcher searches for a rare [[bottle cap]]?
*... that the '''[[Socialist League of the New East]]''', founded by émigré [[Socialist-Revolutionary Party|Socialist-Revolutionaries]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1927, called for splitting up the [[Soviet Union]] into separate national states?
*... that there are '''[[Water resources management in Syria|165 dams in Syria]]''', with a total storage capacity of 19,599 million m<sup>3</sup>?
*... that the '''[[industrial web theory]]''' was originally based on the conviction by [[Air Corps Tactical School]] instructors that a fleet of [[heavy bomber]]s was invincible?
* '''''11:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Ship-g5.jpg|100x100px|Soviet G-5 class motor torpedo boat]]
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*... that when a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''{{sclass|G-5|motor torpedo boat|0}}''' [[motor torpedo boat]] ''(pictured) ''fired a torpedo from its rear deck, it had to turn immediately to avoid being hit by its own torpedo?
*... that the '''[[White Hart Inn, Crawley|White Hart]]''', a [[coaching inn]] on [[Crawley]] [[High Street]], England, had stabling accommodation for 180 horses?
*... that '''[[Margaret Chin]]''' is the first [[Asian American]] to represent [[New York City]]'s [[Chinatown (Manhattan)|Chinatown district]] on the [[New York City Council|city council]]?
*... that the [[Gymnotiformes|South American knifefish]] '''''[[Pariosternarchus amazonensis]]''''' has a wide, flat-bottomed head and almost no [[animal colouration|body pigmentation]]?
*... that the '''''[[Leeuwarder Courant]]''''', founded in 1752, is the oldest still-existing [[newspaper]] in [[the Netherlands]]?
*... that director [[Aram Avakian]] was fired from working on the 1962 film '''''[[Lad, A Dog (film)|Lad: A Dog]]''''' for refusing to make a sentimental dog story?
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Billy Ingham]]''', whose nickname was "the Ginger [[Pelé]]", worked as a [[bus driver]] after retiring?
*... that the army of [[Dutthagamani]] captured '''[[Vijithapura]]''' after a '''[[Battle of Vijithapura|four month siege]]''' by attacking it simultaneously from four directions?
* '''''05:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Nyc-157e78.jpg|100x100px|Rowhouses at 157 East 78th in Manhattan's Upper East Side]]
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*... that '''[[East 78th Street Houses|five rowhouses on East 78th Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' between [[Third Avenue (Manhattan-Bronx)|Third]] and [[Lexington Avenue|Lexington]] Avenues are among the oldest [[townhouses]] on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Upper East Side]]?
*... that [[Sweden]], present in [[Stralsund]] [[Battle of Stralsund (1628)|since 1628]], '''[[Battle of Stralsund (1807)|lost the town in 1807]]''' to [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]?
*... that [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] mayor-elect '''[[Anthony Foxx]]''' is the youngest man to be elected as mayor of the city?
*... that according to the 2008 public tax records, '''[[Johan H. Andresen jr.]]''' is [[Norway]]'s richest man?
*... that after being signed by [[record producer]] Kay Gee to his [[record label]] Divine Mill, American musical group [[Next (group)|Next]] recorded their debut album, '''''[[Rated Next]]''''', in Gee's home [[recording studio]]?
*... that '''[[Denise Annetts]]''' and '''[[Lindsay Reeler]]''' hold the highest [[Partnership (cricket)|wicket partnership]] for [[women's Test cricket]] with 309 runs?
*... that Jason Sadler, the founder of '''[[I Wear Your Shirt]]''', earned US,000 in 2009 by being a "human billboard"?


===11 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:TalaveraPlateMAPDF.JPG|100x100px|Talavery pottery of Puebla, Mexico]]
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*... that the '''[[Talavera (pottery)|Talavera pottery]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[Puebla|Puebla, Mexico]], is still made with the same techniques used in the 16th century?
*... that '''''[[Ruiz v. Estelle]]''''', originally a handwritten [[lawsuit|civil suit]] filed by a [[convict|prisoner]] against the [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Texas Department of Corrections]] in 1972,  became the most far-reaching [[prison]] lawsuit  in American history?
*... that [[Chloë Moretz]], [[Mary Matilyn Mouser|Mary Mouser]], and [[Ariel Winter]] all auditioned for the role as the vampire in '''''[[Let Me In (film)|Let Me In]]''''', portrayed by [[Lina Leandersson]] in the [[Let the Right One In (film)|original Swedish film]]?
*... that the entire '''[[Częstochowa massacre]]''', in which [[War crimes of the Wehrmacht|hundreds of Poles and Jews]] were murdered by the [[Wehrmacht]], was captured in narrative form by a German photographer?
*... that '''[[Bob Storer]]''', captain of [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s undefeated, untied 1913 [[Harvard Crimson football|football]] team, was cited for bravery for saving a French officer during [[World War I]]?
*... that '''[[Argentoratum]]''' was an important military [[Roman Empire|Roman]] outpost on the [[Rhine]], and was rebuilt six times?
*... that in 1957, solar energy pioneer '''[[George Lof]]''' completed a [[Solar heating|solar-heated]] home that he lived in for more than 50 years?
*... that after just two months as Bishop, '''[[Jakob Sverdrup Smitt]]''' was replaced by his cousin at the appointment of his uncle, [[government of Norway|Norwegian]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Johan Sverdrup]]?
* '''''17:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:John Davis Paris.jpg|100x100px|John D. Paris]]
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*... that missionary '''[[John Davis Paris|John D. Paris]]''' ''(pictured)'' had one of his churches occupied by a self-proclaimed prophet who predicted the end of the world in 1868?
*... that journalist [[Albert Londres]] was one of the 54 people killed in the fire onboard the [[France|French]] [[ocean liner]] '''{{MS|Georges Philippar||2}}''' on 15 May 1932?
*... that the '''[[Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance]]''' could raise [[university]] [[tuition|tuition fees]] in the [[United Kingdom]] to over £7,000 per year?
*... that [[Constant Lambert]] regarded '''''[[Summer's Last Will and Testament (Lambert)| Summer's Last Will and Testament]]''''' (1936) as his [[masterpiece|magnum opus]], but it was not recognized as a masterpiece until its premiere recording in 1992?
*... that in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], '''[[Steven P. Perskie]]''' was an advocate of casino gambling, and was later named chairman of the [[New Jersey Casino Control Commission]], the industry's chief regulator?
*... that the '''[[Kondapalli Fort]]''' built in the [[14th century]] was initially  used as a business centre, but after the [[United Kingdom|British]] took control in 1766 it was converted to a military training base?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative]] '''[[Suzanne Mayfield Krieger]]''' of [[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]] has encouraged the [[Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra]] to perform in local schools?
*... that "'''[[Greg Pikitis (Parks and Recreation)|Greg Pikitis]]'''", an episode of [[NBC]]'s comedy series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', featured actress [[Rashida Jones]] dressed as [[Raggedy Ann]]?
* '''''11:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Ferdinand von Schill.png|100x100px|Ferdinand von Schill]]
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*... that the head of the rebellious [[Ferdinand von Schill]] ''(pictured)'' was publicly displayed in [[Leyden]] after he lost a '''[[Battle of Stralsund (1809)|street fight]]''' with [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon's]] troops in 1809?
*... that the 1958 [[mid-air collision]] of [[United Airlines]] '''[[United Airlines Flight 736|Flight 736]]''' and a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] [[F-100 Super Sabre]], with no survivors, is the deadliest [[Aviation accidents and incidents|crash]] in the history of [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]]?
*... that the [[U2]] song "'''[[Moment of Surrender]]'''", recorded in a single take, contains an uneven [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]] part because [[Larry Mullen Jr.]]'s drum kit malfunctioned?
*... that [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[New York City]] City Councilman '''[[Dan Halloran]]''' is also the leader of the New Normannii Reik of [[Theodism|Theodish]] Belief, a [[neopagan]] religious group?
*... that''' [[Namkha, Laos|Namkha]]''' village, established by the [[Lao Lom]] people in 1906, is the oldest village in  [[Pha Oudom District]], [[Laos]]?
*... that secret bombing priorities drawn up by the '''[[Air War Plans Division]]''' were compromised by Senator [[Burton K. Wheeler]] three days before the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]?
*... that the '''''[[Brabants Dagblad]]''''', a regional [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[newspaper]], was founded in 1771 and is one of the oldest papers in the country?
*... that during a pioneering 54 day crossing of the [[Canadian Cordillera]], explorer '''[[John Dunn (explorer)|John Dunn]]''' lost 14 kilograms (31&nbsp;lb) of [[body weight]]?
* '''''05:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Graphium macleayanus (ento-csiro-au).jpg|100x100px|Macleay's Swallowtail]]
</div>
*... that the '''[[Macleay's Swallowtail]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the most widely distributed [[Swallowtail butterfly|Swallowtail butterflies]] in [[Australia]]?
*... that '''[[Violeta Dinescu]]''' composed the children's opera ''Der 35. Mai'' based on [[The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas]] by [[Erich Kästner]]?
*... that in the '''[[attack on Hrubieszów]]''' partisans of the Polish [[Freedom and Independence|anti-communist underground]] cooperated with [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army|Ukrainian nationalists]], even though the two groups had previously often fought each other?
*... that '''[[Robert M. Webster]]''' studied [[New York City]] utilities in the 1930s to determine the best way to bomb an enemy's industrial base?
*... that the 1935 500cc '''[[Vincent Meteor]]''' [[Great Britain|British]] [[motorcycle]] was powered by [[Vincent Motorcycles]]' first in-house developed engine?
*... that American political scientist '''[[Daniel Lev]]''' participated in the [[Golden Gloves]] competitions for [[amateur boxing]] as a youth?
*... that two decades after its release, the [[U2]] song "'''[[Running to Stand Still]]'''" remains strongly associated, in different and sometimes unwanted ways, with the [[Ballymun Flats]] tower block in [[Dublin]]?
*... that [[cricket]]er '''[[John McMahon (cricketer)|John McMahon]]''' once used an ornamental [[sword]] to [[behead]] [[gladiolus|gladioli]] at a [[public house]] at [[Nottingham]]?

===10 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:TSSM-TandEM-Lander.jpg|100x100px|TiME lander (artist's rendering)]]
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*... that '''[[TiME (spacecraft)|TiME]]''' ''(artist's rendering pictured)'' is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet?
*... that '''[[Wolfgang Stumph]]'''{{`}}s first film ''Go Trabi Go'' was a major box-office hit shortly after the [[German reunification]]?
*... that '''[[Dan Fefferman]]''' was director of a group organized by [[Unification Church]] founder [[Sun Myung Moon]] to support [[Richard Nixon]] when the [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Watergate scandal|faced impeachment]]?
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Spike Rawlings]]''', winner of a 1976 edition of TV talent show ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'', began his entertainment career after being asked to provide the half-time entertainment during a game?
*... that there are 20 '''[[international co-productions of Sesame Street]]''', seen in over 140 countries?
*... that historian and biographer '''[[Hans Olav Lahlum]]''' is also an [[International Arbiter]] in [[chess]]?
*... that the '''[[Ottoman embassy to France (1533)|1533 Ottoman embassy to France]]''' was sent by [[Hayreddin Barbarossa|Barbarossa]] to visit the French king [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] in the [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]] city of [[Le Puy-en-Velay]]?
*... that British [[comedian]] '''[[Tim FitzHigham]]''' was the first man to cross the [[English Channel]] in a [[bathtub]]?
* '''''17:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:YoungPretenderGilesHussey.jpg|100x100px|The Young Pretender]]
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*... that the first portrait of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] ''(pictured)'' by a British artist was by '''[[Giles Hussey]]'''?
*... that after [[Basque people|Basque]] [[writer]] '''[[Jesús Galíndez]]''' was [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] from the streets of [[New York City|New York]], his body was never found?
*... that '''[[Ivan Naumovich]]''', a major Ukrainian pro-Russian cultural and political figure, as a youth supported the Polish national movement?
*... that the '''[[Chittenango ovate amber snail]]''' lives only in [[Chittenango Falls State Park]], New York?
*... that '''[[Harold Gourley]]''' was injured by the [[Weedon rail crashes|1951 Weedon rail crash]] and received £47,720 in damages?
*... that "'''[[My Best Friend's Girl (song)|My Best Friend's Girl]]'''," a 1978 [[hit single]] for [[The Cars]], was performed by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] during their final concert in [[Munich]]?
*... that [[Romania]]n [[euro]] millionaire businessman and politician '''[[Relu Fenechiu]]''' was reportedly responsible for the appointment of [[Ministry of Justice and Citizenship Freedoms (Romania)|Justice Minister]] '''[[Tudor Chiuariu]]''' and two other cabinet members in 2007?
*... that '''[[Ready Georgia]]''' can help people determine exactly how much food, water, and other essential supplies they need to have in their [[survival kit]] in the event of a [[natural disaster]]?
* '''''11:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Fokker D. VII USAF.jpg|100x100px|A World War I fighter aircraft shows its factory-applied lozenge camouflage alternating with bright pink sections.]]
</div>
*... that [[Central Powers]] combat pilots often painted individual color schemes on their personal aircraft ''(example pictured)'' in spite of the factory-applied '''[[lozenge camouflage]]'''?
*... that [[Yale University|Yale]]'s two-time [[All-American]] '''[[Douglas Bomeisler|"Bo" Bomeisler]]''', called "King of the Hard Luck Players," had his foot crushed by a trolley car on [[Brooklyn]]'s [[Flatbush Avenue]] in 1914?
*... that the '''[[Zamojski Academy]]''', the fourth-oldest [[institution of higher education]] in Poland, was founded in 1594 at [[Zamość]] by [[kanclerz|Royal Chancellor]] [[Jan Zamoyski]]?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Senator]] '''[[Tom Greene (Louisiana politician)|Tom Greene]]''', originally an [[electrical engineer]], subsequently became a [[veterinarian]]? 
*... that the little-known [[Gymnotiformes|South American knifefish]] '''''[[Tembeassu marauna]]''''' has large, fleshy extensions at the tips of its jaws?
*... that at [[Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania]], the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] signed '''[[Pennsylvania Route 415|Route 415]]''' on two highways around the lake?
*... that the works of French artist '''[[James Gabriel Huquier]]''' included a portrait of an 18th century [[transgender]] spy?
* '''''05:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Seattle 1921 First Avenue 03.jpg|100x100px|Butterworth Building]]
</div>
*... that the 1903 '''[[Butterworth Building]]''' ''(pictured)'', built for [[funeral director]] '''[[Edgar Ray Butterworth]]''', (1847–1921) had the first [[elevator]] on the [[West Coast of the United States|U.S. West Coast]], used to transport bodies?
*... that the '''[[Solway Firth Spaceman]]''' is a photograph taken in 1964 in [[Cumbria]], [[England]], which appears to show a background figure in a white [[space suit]]?
*... that the chemist '''[[Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs]]''' proposed a [[periodic table of elements ]] as early as 1855?
*... that '''[[Eduardo Úrculo]]'''{{`}}s brass sculpture ''Culis monumentalibus'' of a {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} high female bottom is displayed in a square in [[Oviedo]], [[Spain]]?
*... that '''[[Alf R. Bjercke]]''', paint company executive, [[Consul (representative)|consul]] and [[Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports|Norwegian Olympic Committee]] member, was not allowed to submit a [[doctoral thesis]] in [[University of Oslo|Oslo]] because he lacked formal [[higher education]]?
*... that [[information retrieval]] has '''[[Legal information retrieval|been applied to legal text]]''' ?
*... that '''[[Troy Smith (businessman)|Troy Smith]]''' established the [[Sonic Drive-In]] chain in the 1950s after stopping at a [[Louisiana]] drive-in restaurant that used an intercom-based ordering system ?
*... that '''[[Teddy Tail]]''' was a cartoon mouse featured in ''[[The Daily Mail]]'' and was the first daily cartoon strip in a British newspaper?

===9 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Siege of Algiers 1541.jpg|100x100px|Siege of Algiers 1541]]
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*... that in the '''[[Algiers expedition (1541)|1541 Algiers expedition]]''' ''(pictured)'' [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] lost more than 100 ships and nearly lost his life?
*... that '''[[Jack E. Anderson]]'''{{`}}s 300,000 pound sculpture ''Iron Man'' was a not only a tribute to [[iron ore]] [[miner|miners]], but is also the third largest statue in the United States?
*... that [[Ontario]]'s '''''[[Film Classification Act, 2005]]''''' not only governs [[Motion picture rating system|motion picture ratings]], but also legally enforces [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]'s video game ratings?
*... that '''[[Ree Drummond]]'''{{`s}} ''Confessions of a Pioneer Woman'', the 2009 [[The Weblog Awards (Bloggies)|Bloggies]] "Weblog of the Year", is known for its "How to Cook a Steak" tutorial with photos in "ridiculous detail"?
*... that '''[[Fusion Energy Foundation]]''' was a proponent of [[Fusion power|fusion energy]] and the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]] before it was closed down for fraudulent fundraising practices?
*... that '''''[[Go Trabi Go]]''''' was one of only three films released shortly after, and dealing with, the [[German reunification]] that enjoyed box office success?
*... that before he switched to the [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]], '''[[Gerald Theunissen]]''', a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], won a [[special election]] in 1996 to the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana Senate]] by defeating Republican state chairman [[Mike Francis]]?
*... that according to [[Hinduism|Hindu]] mythology, '''[[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]]''' was cursed to change his/her gender every month?
* '''''17:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Inname van Godesberg - Capture and destruction of Godesburg in 1583 (Frans Hogenberg).jpg|100x100px|Devastation of Godesburg]]
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*... that [[sappers]] blew up the [[Godesburg]] with mines ''(pictured)'', including a 1500 pound bomb, when the large caliber cannons did not damage the walls '''[[Siege of Godesberg (1583)|in the 1583 siege]]'''?
*... that as of 2005, theories of foul play still have not been ruled out in the 1976 death of jockey '''[[Michael Hole]]'''?
*... that the [[impeachment]] of '''[[William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer]]''' during the [[Good Parliament]] of 1376 is the earliest recorded in the [[Parliament of England]]?
*... that '''[[Wesley Englehorn|"Moose" Englehorn]]''', who played for [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] and [[Dartmouth Big Green|Dartmouth College]], was the oldest living [[All-American]] [[American football|football]] player when he died in 1993 at age 103?
*... that the ancient [[Bronze Age]] site of '''[[Ulug Depe]]''' in modern day [[Turkmenistan]] was once a flourishing agricultural town in the foothills of the [[Kopet Dag]] mountains?
*... that [[John Metcalf (composer)|John Metcalf]]'s opera '''''[[Tornrak]]''''' features [[Inuit throat singing]]?
*... that [[DeWitt Clinton]]'s 1798 [[deed]] of land to New York's '''[[Hartford Baptist Church]]''' was not [[recording (real estate)|recorded]] with [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]] until 1932?
*... that until 1981 the Municipality of '''[[La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Quebec|La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas]]''' in [[Canada]] had one of the longest place names in [[Quebec]] history, namely "La Visitation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge-de-l'Isle-du-Pads"?
* '''''11:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Kondavid-drug. Signed 'W.R.'.jpg|100x100px|<!--Insert rollover text here-->]]
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*... that '''[[Kondavid Fort]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in the 14th century by the [[Reddy dynasty]], was the theatre of several wars among many rulers of [[North India]], [[South India]], and the [[British Empire|British]]?
*... that [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] [[American football|football]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] '''[[Dave Morey]]''' was given the nickname "David the Giant Killer" by American sportswriter [[Grantland Rice]]?
*... that the [[Bishop of Mondoñedo]] '''[[Saint Gonzalo]]''' defied the authority of the [[Archbishop of Toledo]]?
*... that the '''[[Whiz Kids (baseball)|Whiz Kids]]''', led by [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]], won the [[National League]] [[pennant (sports)|pennant]] in {{mlby|1950}}, but never won another with the same players?
*... that former [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative]] '''[[Vic Stelly]]'''{{`s}}  2002 '''[[Stelly Plan]]''' tax-shifting amendment was repealed in 2008 because it led to higher [[state income tax|state income taxes]]?
*... that the '''[[Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Toruń|Nicolaus Copernicus Monument]]''' erected in 1853 at [[Toruń|Thorn in Prussia]], his native place, bears a Latin inscription drawn up by [[Alexander von Humboldt]]?
*... that American artist '''[[Thomas Bigelow Craig]]''' is known for his paintings depicting cows in summer landscapes?
* '''''05:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Varaha avtar, killing a demon to protect Bhu, c1740.jpg|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that '''[[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba]]''' is known for its own school of [[ Pahari painting]]s ''(pictured)'', which deal with themes of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deities and nature?
*... that '''[[Laguna Ojo de Libre]]''' is a [[World Heritage Site]] that combines the [[ecosystem]]s for species such as the [[grey whale]] with [[industrialisation]]?
*... that ''HaEmes'', the organ of the 1876 '''[[Hebrew Socialist Union in London]]''', was the first [[Jew]]ish [[socialist]] periodical?
*... that [[Brown University|Brown]]'s [[All-American]] 135-pound [[quarterback]] '''[[George Crowther (American football)|"Kid" Crowther]]''' played with an elastic band around his head in lieu of a helmet?
*... that in the '''[[Battle of Stralsund (1678)]]''', two days of bombardment forced [[Swedish Empire|Sweden]] to surrender her last major [[Swedish Pomerania|Pomeranian]] fortress?
*... that '''[[shelter in place]]''' is a strategy emergency authorities use in case of release of biological, chemical, or radiological contaminants?
*... that the '''[[Ulugh Beg Observatory]]''' in [[Samarkand]], [[Uzbekistan]]  enabled astronomers to work out the time of a single year to within 1 minute of modern electronic calculations back in 1437?
*... that the [[Localism (politics)|local English political party]] the '''[[Devizes Guardians]]''' was formed after five trees were felled in a [[marketplace]]?

===8 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:First baptist ripley.jpg|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that on May 21, 1961, [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] sat in the basement of the [[Montgomery, Alabama]] '''[[First Baptist Church (Montgomery, Alabama)|First Baptist Church]]''' ''(pictured)'', besieged by thousands, urging [[Robert F. Kennedy]] to desegregate interstate travel?
*... that in [[Inuit mythology]], an '''[[Angakkuq]]''', or [[shaman]], is told to be able to fly with the assistance of a spirit companion, or tuurngaq?
*... that '''''[[What Leave Behind]]''''' is a [[concerto]] for electric guitar and toy orchestra performed by '''[[Toychestra]]''' and [[Fred Frith]]?
*... that '''[[Philip Elman]]''' wrote the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. Government]]'s [[Brief (law)|brief]] in the case of ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''?
*... that on his death in 1727, [[antiquary]] and [[historian]] '''[[Thomas Madox]]'''{{`s}} unpublished notes ran to ninety-four volumes, which his wife later left to be added to the [[British Museum]]'s [[Sloane library]]?
*... that the Latvian government decided to cancel its contract with [[Tele2]] following the '''[[2009 Latvian meteorite hoax]]'''?
*... that [[Jaromir Jagr]] became the first [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakian]] to be drafted in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] without [[defection|defecting]] when he was selected in the '''[[List of Pittsburgh Penguins first-round draft picks|first round by the Pittsburgh Penguins]]''' in 1990?
*... that the South American [[rodent]] '''''[[Chilean Climbing Mouse|Irenomys]]''''', which has teeth similar to those of an [[African elephant]], was named after the [[Ancient Greek]] word ''iren'' ("peace") to commemorate the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|end of World War I]]?
* '''''17:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Maccari-Cicero.jpg|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that '''[[Cesare Maccari]]'''{{`}}s fresco ''Cicero Denounces Catiline'' ''(pictured)'' is considered the most famous depiction of [[Cicero]]'s [[Roman consul|consulship]]?
*... that [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[All-American]] '''[[Sam Felton]]''' averaged between 60 and 70 yards (55 to 64 meters) on [[American football|football]] [[punt (gridiron football)|punt]]s in 1912?
*... that when the [[rodent]] genus '''''[[Nephelomys]]''''' was first described in 2006, '''''[[Nephelomys childi|N. childi]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys maculiventer|N. maculiventer]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys moerex|N. moerex]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys nimbosus|N. nimbosus]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys pectoralis|N. pectoralis]]''''', and '''''[[Nephelomys pirrensis|N. pirrensis]]''''' were reclassified as separate species in addition to the previously recognized '''''[[Nephelomys albigularis|N. albigularis]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys auriventer|N. auriventer]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys caracolus|N. caracolus]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys devius|N. devius]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys keaysi|N. keaysi]]''''', '''''[[Nephelomys levipes|N. levipes]]''''', and '''''[[Nephelomys meridensis|N. meridensis]]''''', almost doubling the known diversity of the genus?
*... that after the death of [[Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov|Nikolai Polikarpov]] in 1944, the '''[[Polikarpov TIS]]''' [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] program was canceled and his group disbanded?
*... that in England in the 1200s the '''[[Exchequer of the Jews]]''' had to be informed of all [[financial transactions]] involving the [[History of the Jews in England|Jewish community]]?
*... that the charity '''[[KaBOOM!]]''' builds playgrounds in a single day all over the U.S.A.?
*... that author [[W. S. Gilbert]] encouraged actress '''[[May Fortescue]]''' in her successful [[breach of promise]] case against '''[[Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns|Lord Garmoyle]]''' in 1884?
*... that when '''[[Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09|Ricky Ponting toured India with the Australian cricket team in 2008–09]]''', a swarm of bees interrupted the third Test, causing on-field players and officials to lie on the ground?
* '''''11:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:AguasVivasJuarez.JPG|100x100px|El Aguas Vivas]]
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*... that the '''''[[Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City|Museo de Arte Popular]]''''' in [[Mexico City]] organises an annual parade ''(pictured)'' of giant fantastical creatures called ''[[alebrijes]]''?
*... that female [[karateka (martial arts)|karateka]] '''[[Yıldız Aras]]''' holds more World, European, and Mediterranean Games champion titles than any other [[Turkey|Turkish]] sportsperson?
*... that the Hawaiian '''[[Newcomb's snail]]'''  is at significant risk from the [[introduced species|introduced]] [[Rosy Wolfsnail]]?
*... that on a clear day it is possible to see more than 100 named peaks across the [[Scottish Highlands]] from the summit of '''[[Beinn Sgritheall]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Wine Museum (Pleven)|Wine Museum]]''' in [[Pleven]], [[Bulgaria]], has 7,000 old wines and is housed in a natural cave?
*... that '''[[Edward Kossoy]]''' represented about sixty thousand [[Jews]], [[Romani people|Roma]] and [[Poles]] in cases for reparations from [[Germany]] for [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] terror?
*... that [[The Kinks]]' [[1970 in music|1970]] '''[[Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One|album]]''' featured the hit "Lola", which combined the clangy sounds of a [[National String Instrument Corporation|National Steel]] and [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] guitar?
*... that in a scientific paper, ''Equasy'', '''[[David Nutt]]''' compared the risk of taking the drug [[MDMA|ecstasy]] with the risk of [[horse riding]]?
* '''''05:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Sandcastle worm in laboratory closeup.jpg|100x100px|Sandcastle worm in laboratory]]
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*... that the underwater [[glue]] secreted by the '''[[sandcastle worm]]''' ''(pictured)'' is being investigated for potential medical applications, including holding [[bone]] fragments together?
*... that the '''[[Rogue Valley Medical Center]]''' in [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], [[Oregon]], receives patients from as far as {{convert|200|mi|km}} away?
*... that the [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] actress '''[[Nato Vachnadze]]''' was one of the first film stars of the [[Soviet Union]]?
*... that [[Asturia]]n magnate '''[[Pedro Alfonso]]''' had vast landholdings in the Asturias, the [[province of León]], and the [[Kingdom of Toledo|subkingdom of Toledo]], including in the cities of [[León, León|León]] and [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]?
*... that the 155-student '''[[Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley]]''' was selected by the [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] in 2009, one of only 50 private schools selected throughout America?
*... that demonstrations in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] in 2009, held by '''[[Arne Tumyr]]''' and the organization '''[[Stop the Islamisation of Norway]]''', developed into street clashes?
*... that [[Stewart Brand]] wrote '''''[[Whole Earth Discipline]]''''' knowing that many [[environmentalist]]s would disagree with him?
*... that a century ago this year, 20,000 women participated in a '''[[New York shirtwaist strike of 1909|successful strike]]''' in [[New York City|New York]]'s garment industry?

===7 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Zigzag coral (Madrepora oculata).jpg|100x100px|Madrepora oculata coral in habitat]]
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*... that [[hypertrophy|hypertrophied]]  skeletons of the [[deep water coral]] '''''[[Madrepora oculata]]''''' ''(pictured)'' were thought to be signs of the first [[neoplasm]] to be discovered in [[coral]], but are now reinterpreted as an internal [[gall]]?
*... that [[The Prodigy]]'s album ''[[The Fat of the Land]]'' was the first international '''[[alternative dance]]''' hit after charting at number one in 25 countries?
*... that '''[[motorcycle ambulance]]s''' with double-decker sidecars were used by the British, French, and Americans during [[World War I]]?
*... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] writer '''[[Gabriel Scott]]''' was named both after the country of [[Scotland]] and after [[Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott]]?
*... that 1,868 people broke the world record for the twelve-hour continuous [[relay race]] at '''[[Breffni Park]]'''  in June 2009? 
*... that the [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] villages of '''[[Nuris]]''' and '''[[Zikrin]]''' were depopulated in the [[1948 Palestine War]]?
*... that '''[[Charles Wilson Cross]]''' was re-appointed to the office of Attorney-General of [[Alberta]] after resigning in scandal, only to be fired by Premier [[Charles Stewart (Canadian politician)|Charles Stewart]] six years later?
*... that the scales of the '''[[Pholiota flammans|flaming Pholiota]]''' are easily sloughed off due to the gelatinous [[hypha]]e that make up the [[pileus (mycology)|cap]] surface?
* '''''17:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">
[[File:Magnet 4.jpg|100x100px|A magnet levitating over a high-Tc superconductor]]
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*... that [[superconductor]]s ''(example pictured)'' with the highest [[Superconductivity#Superconducting_phase_transition|transition temperature]] are '''[[cuprate]]s'''?
*... that the first postal markings on mail from '''[[Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados|Barbados]]''' appeared in the 1760s?
*... that in 1988, [[Bill Cosby]] became the first recipient to '''[[List of people who accepted Golden Raspberry Awards|accept a Golden Raspberry Award]]''', for his work on the film ''[[Leonard Part 6]]''?
*... that '''{{RMS|Fort Victoria||6}}''' sank in the [[Ambrose Channel]] after she was involved in a collision with '''{{SS|Algonquin}}''' in thick fog?
*... that [[W. S. Gilbert]]'s first full-length comedy, '''''[[An Old Score]]''''', was unsuccessful partly because Victorian audiences would not accept a scene in which a son argues with his father?
*... that members of the '''[[Maryland Senate]]''' were not elected from districts balanced by population until 1972?
*... that '''[[St. Michael's Church, Southampton]]''', England was founded in 1070?
*... that Lieutenant '''[[Odas Moon]]''' "bombed" the [[USS Langley (CV-1)|USS ''Langley'']] with three ripe tomatoes?
* '''''11:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha.jpg|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that in the '''[[capture of Algiers (1529)]]''', [[Hayreddin Barbarossa|Barbarossa]] ''(pictured)'' delivered the city of [[Algiers]] (modern [[Algeria]]) from [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] control and installed it under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule for three centuries?
*... that [[Toby Keith]]'s '''"[[Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)]]"''' is a tribute to [[basketball]] player and musician [[Wayman Tisdale]], a friend of Keith's who died in May 2009?
*... that '''[[Richard Backus]]''' has been nominated for [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s for both [[acting]] and [[screenwriting]]?
*... that in 1914, the sound of the [[church bell|bells]] of '''[[St. Mary's Church, Southampton]]''' inspired [[Douglas Furber]] to write the song ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's (song)|The Bells of St. Mary's]]'', later made famous by [[Bing Crosby]]?
*... that [[Leon Wasilewski]] of the [[Polish Socialist Party]] learned [[Yiddish]] in order to be able to edit the party's Yiddish-language [[newspaper]] '''''[[Der arbeyter]]'''''?
*... that at [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s '''[[Turning Point (2008 wrestling)|2008 Turning Point]]''' [[pay-per-view]] event, the [[TNA Legends Championship]] was defended for the first time?
*... that amongst the first '''[[Japanese settlement in Kiribati|Japanese in Kiribati]]''' were labourers who worked in [[Kiribati|the islands']] [[phosphate]] mines? 
*... that the dispute between the English counties of [[Berkshire]] and [[Buckinghamshire]] over the maintenance of '''[[Datchet Bridge]]''' nearly led to the death of an elephant from [[George Wombwell|Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie]]?
* '''''05:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Al-Azhar (inside) 2006.jpg|100x100px|Interior courtyard of al-Azhar Mosque]]
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*... that '''[[al-Azhar Mosque]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[mosque]] founded in [[Cairo]]?
*... that [[Pete Wentz]] of [[Fall Out Boy]] co-created a '''[[Fall Out Toy Works|comic book series]]''' inspired by the lyrics of his band's music? 
*... that several '''[[Japanese bullhead shark]]s''' may lay their [[mermaid's purse|eggs]] in a single communal "[[nest]]"?
*... that Polish general [[Józef Haller de Hallenburg]] faked his death in the 1918 '''[[Battle of Kaniów]]'''?
*... that '''[[Slebech]]''' in [[Wales]] has an important breeding roost for the rare [[Greater Horseshoe Bat]] ''(Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)''?
*... that Olympic cyclist '''[[Russell Allen (cycling)|Russell Allen]]''' was still [[bungee jumping]] into his 90s?
*... that '''[[Japanese expatriates in the Solomon Islands]]''' generally consisted of fishermen from the [[Miyako Islands]] in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan?
*... that co-founder '''[[Elmer Winter]]''' named his firm [[Manpower Inc.]], despite the fact that most of the company's temporary workers were women?

===6 November 2009===
* '''''23:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Oak leafroller larvae.png|100x100px|<!-- THE ROLLOVER CAPTION GOES HERE -->]]
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*... that [[caterpillar]]s of the '''[[Archips semiferanus|Oak leafroller]]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[Croesia semipurpurana|Oak leaftier]]''' moths are major [[defoliation|defoliators]] of [[oak]] trees, with leafroller timber losses in [[Pennsylvania]] of over {{dollarsign}}100,000,000 in the early 1970s?
*... that six new '''[[List of 2010 Winter Olympics venues|competition venues]]''' have been constructed in preparation for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]] and [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], [[British Columbia]]?
*... that a missionary brought the first trees of [[Kona coffee]] to '''[[Kahikolu Church|Kealakekua Church]]''' in 1828?
*... that before [[Air Marshal]] [[Richard Williams (RAAF officer)|Richard Williams]] was called "Father of the [[Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF]]", the title was often accorded to [[Group Captain]] '''[[Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)|Eric Harrison]]''', who gave Williams his initial flight training?
*... that the 1955 '''[[Vincent Black Knight]]''' [[motorcycle]] was a modified [[Vincent Rapide]] which was fully enclosed to keep the rain and dirt from the rider?
*... that although it was derided as a "million dollar monster" and eventually cancelled, [[Ferranti-Packard|Ferranti Canada]] used their '''[[Route Reference Computer]]''' [[mail sorter]] as the basis of a series of specialized computers?
*... that the mill museum '''[[De Wachter, Zuidlaren|De Wachter]]''' [[Zuidlaren]] contains a reconstructed [[butcher|butcher's]] shop, a [[Clog (shoe)|clog maker's]] workshop, [[grocer|grocer's]] shop, [[millwright|millwright's]] worksop and [[waggon|waggon maker's]] workshop?
*... that the '''[[Coal Act 1938]]''' gave the [[Coal Commission]] control of all the coal in [[England and Wales]] and in [[Scotland]], but prohibited the commission from mining any of it?
* '''''17:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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*... that '''[[Jim Sanborn]]'''{{`s}} sculpture ''[[Kryptos]]'' ''(pictured)'', located at the [[Central Intelligence Agency|United States CIA headquarters]], contains text that remains undeciphered after more than 18 years?
*... that while [[3M]] ceased '''[[perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride]]''' production in the US and Europe over environmental concerns, it has risen in China?
*... that in the '''[[Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555)]]''', the Ottoman ruler [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] invaded [[Safavid dynasty|Persia]] as far as [[Baghdad]]?
*... that the [[Romania]]n magazine '''''[[Sămănătorul]]''''' promoted [[pastoral]] imagery, [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] messages, and its own branch of [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolist poetry]]?
*... that the [[mermaid's purse|egg capsule]] of the '''[[crested bullhead shark]]''' has paired tendrils extending up to {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}}, greater than the length of the adult shark?
*... that '''[[David Molk]]''' overcame [[mononucleosis]] to become the starting [[center (American football)|center]] for the [[2008 Michigan Wolverines football team]]?
*... that a group of [[Russians|Russian]] [[Molokan]]s left [[California]] to start a [[Russian Settlement, Utah|'''settlement''']] in [[Utah]] in 1914 after a judge [[annulment|annulled]] a traditional marriage between two teenagers?
*... that the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[art museum|art gallery]] '''[[Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo]]''' is named after an artist notable for his portrayal of luggage, the gentleman's hat, and the female bottom?
* '''''10:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Chrobry II odznaka.jpg|100x100px|The Chrobry II Battalion]]
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*... that one of the [[platoons]] of the '''[[Chrobry II Battalion]]''' ''(badge pictured)'' was led by [[Witold Pilecki]], who later wrote the first-ever report on [[the Holocaust]]?
*... that babies with '''[[alveolar capillary dysplasia]]''' may seem healthy at birth, but cannot breathe well and soon die?
*... that a '''[[Habsburg-Persian alliance]]''' was initiated by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] in the 16th century, in order to open a second front in his fight against the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
*... that [[soprano]] '''[[Ruth Holton]]''' sang at [[J.S. Bach|Bach]]'s church on the 250th anniversary of his death?
*... that the British [[battlecruiser]]s '''{{HMS|Indomitable|1907|6}}''' and {{HMS|Indefatigable|1909|6}} bombarded Turkish fortifications on the [[Dardanelles]] two days before the British [[declaration of war]] on the [[Ottoman Empire]]?
*... that [[Roman Catholic]] priest '''[[Giuseppe Diana]]''' was killed by the [[Camorra]] for resisting their [[mafia]]-like rule?
*... that '''[[Wasur National Park]]''' is part of the largest [[wetland]] in the [[Papua (province)|Papua]] province of [[Indonesia]], and due to its high [[biodiversity]] is sometimes referred to as the "[[Serengeti]] of Papua"?
*... that despite a student poll favoring "Fighting Squirrels", the athletic teams at [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] were renamed the '''[[IUP Crimson Hawks|Crimson Hawks]]''' in 2006?
* '''''03:28, 6 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Boletus amygdalinus 589.jpg|100x100px|<!--Insert rollover text here-->]]
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*... that the exposed flesh of the [[mushroom]] '''''[[Boletus amygdalinus]]''''' ''(pictured)'' will immediately turn blue when cut? 
* ... that '''[[Robert brothers|Marie-Noël Robert]]''' built and co-piloted the world's first manned [[hydrogen balloon]], ''La Charlière'', with professor [[Jacques Charles]]?
*... that the '''[[Martin Marmon House]]''', built in 1820, is a leading example of [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]] architecture in Ohio?
*... that owing to its generous seasoning, the poet [[Thomas Warton]] used the '''[[Oxford sausage]]''' as the title for his 1764 compilation of "highly spiced" political and satirical verse?
*... that '''''[[The Fall of a Nation]]''''', the sequel to the 1915 film ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'', is considered to be the first film [[sequel]]? 
*... that in April 2005, [[cricket]]er '''[[Daleen Terblanche]]''' became the first [[South Africa]]n woman to pass 1,000 [[One Day International]] runs?
*... that the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] requested to be removed from the credits of '''''[[Inchon (film)|Inchon]]''''' due to the film's ties to [[Sun Myung Moon]] and the [[Unification Church]]?
*... that the [[Seismic scales#Magnitude scales|magnitude]] of the '''[[1833 Sumatra earthquake]]''' was calculated from the amount of uplift recorded by [[coral]] '''[[microatoll]]s''' around the [[Mentawai islands]]?

===5 November 2009===
* '''''21:28, 5 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Villa de Leyva el infiernito.jpg|100x100px|El Infiernito]]
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*... that '''[[El Infiernito]]''' ''(pictured)'' is an [[archaeological site]] in [[Colombia]], which served as a center of [[purification rite]]s for the [[Muisca]] people, as well as a rudimentary [[astronomical observatory]]?
*... that in [[William Blake]]'s '''[[Vala, or The Four Zoas|Four Zoas myth]]''', the [[God in Christianity|Christian God]] is divided into four parts, '''[[Tharmas|Sense]]''', '''[[Urizen|Reason]]''', '''[[Urthona|Imagination]]''', and '''[[Luvah|Love]]''', which have the [[Emanationism|counterparts]] '''[[Enion|Sexual Urges]]''', '''[[Ahania|Pleasure]]''', '''[[Enitharmon|Inspiration]]''', and '''[[Vala (Blake)|Nature]]'''?
*... that the world's first 'city to city' [[road bicycle racing|road race]], where contestants rode '[[boneshaker (bicycle)|boneshaker]]s' from [[Paris–Rouen (cycle race)|Paris to Rouen]], was organised by the '''''[[Le Vélocipède Illustré]]''''' newspaper in 1869?
*... that composer '''[[André Amellér]]'''{{`}}s stint as [[bassist]] for the [[Opéra National de Paris]] was interrupted by a stay in the [[Oflag]] XIII [[Prisoner-of-war camp|prison camp]]?
*... that in the '''[[Ottoman expedition to Aceh]]''' starting in 1565, the [[Ottoman Empire]] provided military support to [[Aceh]] (modern [[Indonesia]]) against the [[Portugal|Portuguese]]?
*... that during his nine terms in the [[New Jersey State Assembly]], '''[[John V. Kelly]]''' authored 143 bills that became law, including the state's first [[bicycle helmet]] law?
*... that '''[[yellow-band disease]]''' is a disease that attacks colonies of [[coral]] when the coral is under stress from [[pollution]], [[overfishing]], and [[climate change]]?
*... that '''[[The Village of Rochester Hills]]''' is the first retail [[lifestyle center (retail)|lifestyle center]] in the [[Detroit]] area of the [[United States]]?
* '''''15:28, 5 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:A03916HarrisonPetre1914CroppedPetre.jpg|100x100px|Henry Petre in 1914]]
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*... that as well as being Australia's first military [[aviator|pilot]], '''[[Henry Petre]]''' ''(pictured)'' led the [[Royal Australian Air Force|Australian Flying Corps]]' first unit on active service and earned the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Military Cross|MC]] and four [[Mentioned in Despatches|Mentions in Despatches]]?
*... that [[Addison's disease]]'s '''[[Addison's disease in canines|occurrence in canines]]''' was not discovered until 1953, even though its occurrence in humans was first described in 1849?
*... that in 1100 '''[[Warner of Grez]]''' took control of [[Jerusalem]] to ensure that [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem|Baldwin of Boulogne]] would succeed [[Godfrey of Bouillon]] as [[King of Jerusalem]]? 
*... that the name of the [[flowering plant]] [[genus]] '''''[[Tetracarpaea]]''''' refers to its four conspicuous and separate [[Gynoecium|carpels]]?
*... that '''[[Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano]]''' was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] 58 years after his death in the [[Korean War]]?
*... that the [[United Kingdom]]'s '''[[Adoption Act 1958]]''' submitted [[Local government in England|local authorities]] to the same regulations as professional adoption agencies?
*... that '''[[John P. Yount]]''', an American soldier and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, was buried with full military honors in 2007, over a century after his death?
*... that laid-off workers have turned to '''[[bossnapping]]''', or kidnapping their bosses, as a tactic in labor disputes during the [[Late 2000s recession|current recession]]?
* '''''08:42, 5 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Guildford treadwheel crane.jpg|100x100px|Guildford Treadwheel crane]]
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*... that the '''[[Treadwheel crane]]''' at [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], England ''(pictured)'' was in use as recently as c. 1960?
*... that wood-carver Hristo Hristov, the debutant male lead in 2009 [[Bulgaria]]n film '''''[[Eastern Plays]]''''', died of a [[drug overdose]] shortly before the end of filming?
*... that [[Ferranti]]'s '''[[Ferranti Sirius|Sirius]]''' small business computer was based on a logic system known as "Neurons" that used [[transistor]]s to simulate the operation of [[magnetic amplifier]]s?
*... that '''[[Dee Anthony]]''', [[talent manager]] for [[Peter Frampton]] and [[Devo]], had three rules of success: 1) Get the money; 2) Remember to get the money; and, 3) Don't forget to always remember to get the money?
*... that '''[[Heli Air Monaco]]''' accounts for 90–95% of traffic at the [[Monaco Heliport]]?
*... that the chemist '''[[Basil Weedon]]''' discovered the structure of many [[carotenoid]]s including [[astaxanthin]], [[rubixanthin]] and [[canthaxanthin]]?
*... that "'''[[Kaboom (Parks and Recreation)|Kaboom]]'''", an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', featured the real-life charity [[KaBOOM!]] as part of a multi-network television campaign to spotlight volunteerism?
*... that in October 2009 [[Canada|Canadian]] [[folk singer]] '''[[Taylor Mitchell]]''' became the first adult in [[North America]] known to have been killed by [[coyote]]s?
* '''''02:42, 5 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:LTV A-7E Corsair II of VA-72 in flight on 5 June 1991 (6465576).jpg|100x100px|A military jet painted in two-color desert camouflage]]
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*... that experiments with modern '''[[aircraft camouflage]]''' ''(pictured)'' have used panels that emit light?
*... that the '''[[Roanoke River Light]]''' was moved onshore from its original site on the back of a surplus [[Landing Craft Infantry]]?
*... that during a 19th-century restoration of the '''[[St Mary's Church, North Leigh|Parish Church of Saint Mary]]''' in [[North Leigh]], [[Oxfordshire]], England, a 15th-century [[Doom (painting)|Doom painting]] was uncovered in the [[nave]]?
*... that wild [[garlic]] and [[Mustard plant|mustard]] are grown in '''[[Kings Pond Park]]''', a public park in [[New Jersey]]?
*... that '''[[Battle of Fort Lahtzanit|Fort Lahtzanit]]''' was the first fortification of the [[Bar Lev Line]] to be captured by the [[Egyptian Army]] in the [[Yom Kippur War]]?
*... that [[Alison Brie]], whose character "Annie" debuted in the '''[[Pilot (Community)|pilot]]''' episode of the [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', was chosen after the producers failed to find a [[Latino|Latina]] or [[Asian people|Asian]] girl for the role?
*... that sportswriter [[O. P. Caylor]] was the last manager of the '''[[List of New York Metropolitans managers|New York Metropolitans]]''' [[Major League Baseball]] team?
*... that 122 years after it was first described, the identity of the Brazilian [[rodent]] '''''[[Oryzomys anoblepas]]''''' is still unknown?

===4 November 2009===
* '''''20:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Euphronios krater side B MET L.2006.10.jpg|100x100px|<!--Insert rollover text here-->]]
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*... that after [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] [[curator]] '''[[Dietrich von Bothmer]]''' convinced his employers to buy the [[Euphronios krater]] ''(pictured)'' for  {{dollarsign}}1 million, the [[government of Italy|Italian government]] claimed the krater had been [[looted]]?
*... that Canadian documentary filmmaker '''[[Louie Lawless]]''' previously did production-related jobs on television shows such as ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' and ''[[The A-Team]]''? 
*... that [[United States courts of appeals]] agree that private individuals can be prosecuted for '''[[honest services fraud]]''', but disagree on the criteria for determining guilt?
*... that the song '''"[[Tu vuò fà l'americano]]"''' is about an Italian who imitates the 1950s American lifestyle, drinking and [[rock 'n' roll]] dancing, but still depends on his parents for money?
*... that '''[[List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960|U.S. Army lieutenant general]]''' [[John W. O'Daniel]], the top [[Military Assistance Advisory Group|American military advisor]] in [[French Indochina]], was demoted to [[Major general (United States)|major general]] so as not to outrank [[Général de corps d'armée|French lieutenant general]] [[Henri Navarre]]?
*... that while '''{{SS|Norhauk}}''' was in the ownership of the [[Nygaardsvold's Cabinet|Norwegian Government]] she had [[Oslo]] as her [[port of registry]]; but never visited the city?
*... that the '''[[Season 4 (30 Rock)|season premiere]]''' of the [[30 Rock (season 4)|fourth season]] of ''[[30 Rock]]'' had 2.4 million fewer viewers than the [[Do-Over|premiere]] of the [[30 Rock (season 3)|prior season]]?
*... that '''[[Nguyen Ton Hoan]]''' learned that he had been offered the prime ministership of [[South Vietnam]] over the radio?
* '''''14:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:1804 Jeffersons-Polygraph-Monticello Cville VA.jpg|100x100px|Jefferson's polygraph]]
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*... that the  "'''[[Polygraph (duplicating device)|polygraph]]'''" ''(pictured)'' was an early 19th century mechanism used to create a duplicate of a handwritten document as it was created, as used by [[U.S. President]] [[Thomas Jefferson]]?
*... that [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankan]] cricketer [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] has the '''[[List of international cricket five wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan|highest number of five wicket hauls]]''' in [[Test cricket]]?
*... that in the '''[[Invasion of Corsica (1553)|1553 invasion of Corsica]]''', the [[Franco-Ottoman alliance|French allied with the Ottomans]] to capture the island from the [[Republic of Genoa]]?
*... that '''[[Wronki Prison]]''' is the largest prison in [[Poland]]?
*... that in October 1788, near [[Tomaševac]] (in present day [[Serbia]]), '''[[Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf]]''' and approximately 300 [[Hussars]] routed 1,200&nbsp;[[Sipahis]]?
*... that the [[Johnny Lee (singer)|Johnny Lee]]&mdash;[[Lane Brody]] duet '''"[[The Yellow Rose (song)|The Yellow Rose]]"''' uses the same melody as the [[folk song]] "[[The Yellow Rose of Texas (song)|The Yellow Rose of Texas]]"?
*... that '''[[Mauricio Grabois]]''' was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Brazil?
*... that the name of the [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of '''[[Dayr Nakhkhas]]''' translates as "monastery of the cattle drover"?
* '''''08:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:TS Leda-crop.jpg|100x100px|TS ''Leda'']]
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*... that [[North Sea]] ferry '''[[TS Leda|TS ''Leda'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was rebuilt as a [[Cruise ship|cruise liner]], then became an [[barracks ship|accommodation vessel]] at a [[penal colony]] for [[Mafia|Mafiosi]], and ultimately was the scene of a [[Greenpeace]] demonstration?  
*... that the '''[[Women's Basketball Coaches Association]]''' doesn't just support basketball, they support [[Women's_Basketball_Coaches_Association#Academic_Awards|academic excellence]] by honoring the teams with the highest GPA?
*... that the '''[[Ministers of the Crown Act 1937]]''' was the first [[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|Act of Parliament]] to recognise the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] and his [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]? 
*... that [[Clark Griffith]] was the first '''[[List of Chicago White Sox managers|Chicago White Sox manager]]''' and led the team to the [[American League]] championship in {{by|1901}}?
*... that [[Hadley Freeman]] accused [[The Killers]] of ripping off [[Richard Marx]]'s "[[Hazard (song)|Hazard]]" with their song '''"[[Jenny Was a Friend of Mine]]"'''?
*... that the Russian artist '''[[Pavel Svedomsky]]''' painted six scenes from the life of [[Jesus]] in [[St Volodymyr's Cathedral]]?
*... that upon leaving the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]] because of term limits, '''[[Henry "Tank" Powell]]''' was appointed to the state Board of Pardons by [[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]?
*... that '''[[Sigve Tjøtta]]''', retired [[mathematics]] professor and a member of the [[Acoustical Society of America]], competed in a [[half marathon]] at age 75?
* '''''01:56, 4 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Amanita daucipes 18186.jpg|100x100px|Specimens of carrot-foot Amanita]]
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*... that the odor of the North American [[mushroom]] species '''[[Amanita daucipes|carrot-foot Amanita]]'''  ''(pictured)'' has been compared to an old [[ham]] bone, while the related '''[[Amanita onusta|gunpowder Lepidella]]''' smells of [[bleaching powder]]?
*... that [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'s former [[Taoiseach]] [[Bertie Ahern]] presented an episode of [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] television programme '''''[[The Road to Croker]]''''' when the usual host was at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]?
*... that the [[Upstate South Carolina|Upstate]] [[South Carolina]] plantation, '''[[Ashtabula (Pendleton, South Carolina)|Ashtabula]]''', set the "world record" for [[rice]] production in 1845?
*... that, with '''''[[The Duchess of Dantzic]]''''', composer [[Ivan Caryll]] took a break from writing hit [[Edwardian musical comedies]] to produce a [[comic opera]]?
*... that '''[[Rage Syndrome]]''' is a neurological condition similar to [[epilepsy]] that causes a dog to suddenly act aggressively?
*... that his experience surviving the [[London Blitz]] gave '''[[Norman Ayrton]]''' the courage to pursue a career in theatre?
*... that '''''[[Avakai Biryani]]''''' marked the debut of Anish Kuruvilla as a [[feature film]] director and Bindu Madhavi as a mainstream actress in [[Telugu cinema]]?
*... that, in 1917, '''[[Jacob Panken]]''' was the first [[Socialism|socialist]] [[judge]] elected in [[New York City]]?

===3 November 2009===
* '''''19:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Aquidaba-2.jpg|100x100px|The Brazilian battleship Aquidabã]]
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*... that Brazil's '''{{Ship|Brazilian battleship|Aquidabã||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk twice in twelve years?
*... that [[Clancy Brown]] was cast to play the [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]] in the ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' episode "'''[[The Invisible Hand (The Spectacular Spider-Man)|The Invisible Hand]]'''" because he could "turn on a dime between dangerous and comedic characterizations"?
*... that the rear decking of the '''[[Yakovlev Yak-2]]'''{{'}}s fuselage was hinged to pivot down to allow the rear gunner to use his gun?
*... that although his 1897 drama '''''[[The Fortune Hunter]]''''' is largely forgotten, a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' written by [[W. S. Gilbert]] on the day of its premiere, complaining about rail services, is frequently quoted?
*... that the mushroom '''''[[Hebeloma aminophilum]]''''' gets its common name of ghoul fungus because it grows on the carcasses of dead animals?
*... that recently released [[GOAL (charity)|GOAL]] aid workers '''[[Kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki|Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki]]''' experienced mock executions during their more than 100 days of captivity in [[Darfur]]?
*... that the '''[[Hoosick Falls Armory]]''' is now one of only two still operated by the [[New York National Guard]] in the [[Capital District, New York|Capital District]]?
*... that [[Kurt Vonnegut]] once called male [[Czechs|Czech]] [[theatre director]] '''[[Petr Lébl]]''' "my sister"?
* '''''13:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Warner Lakes, Lake County, Oregon.jpg|100x100px|<!--Insert rollover text here-->]]
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*... that [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Warner Lakes]]''' and their associated wetlands ''(pictured)'' offer numerous recreational opportunities but have relatively few visitors because of their remote location?
*... that '''[[Battles of Fort Budapest|Fort Budapest]]''' was the only position of the [[Bar Lev Line]] to remain under Israeli control throughout the [[Yom Kippur War]]?
*... that the ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode "'''[[Sister City (Parks and Recreation)|Sister City]]'''" featured ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' star [[Fred Armisen]] in a guest role as the head of a visiting [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] delegation?
*... that a '''[[Japanese settlement in Papua New Guinea]]''' once existed in the first half of the 20th century?
*... that the [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] [[association football|footballer]], '''[[Leonard Dawe]]''', became a [[crossword]] compiler for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' newspaper and in 1944 was interrogated on suspicion of [[espionage]] in the run-up to the [[D-Day]] landings?
*... that with a population in excess of 200,000 people, '''[[Sri Lankan IDP camps|Menik Farm]]''' in [[Sri Lanka]] is believed to be the largest [[internally displaced persons|IDP]] camp in the world?
*...  that '''[[Pino Puglisi]]''' was a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest in the deprived [[Palermo]] neighbourhood of [[Brancaccio]] who was killed by the [[Sicilian Mafia]]?
*... that '''[[VIAFast]]''' was an abandoned passenger rail plan that would have cut [[VIA Rail]]'s trip times throughout the [[Quebec City – Windsor Corridor]]?
* '''''07:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Tabatha Brown.jpg|100x100px|Tabitha Brown]]
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*... that [[Tabitha Brown]] ''(pictured)'' was recognized as one of [[Oregon]]'s '''[[List of Oregon state symbols|state symbols]]''' for her assistance in founding [[Tualatin Academy]]?
*... that the second director of the [[Australian War Memorial]], '''[[John Treloar (museum administrator)|John Treloar]]''', lived in a "cubby hole" next to his office at the Memorial?
*... that the videogame '''''[[Far Gate]]''''' won the [[Independent Games Festival]] Audience Choice Award in 2000?
*... that a [[witch-hunt]] in 1590 inspired '''[[Hans Wiers-Jenssen]]'''{{'}}s 1908 play '''''[[Anne Pedersdotter (play)|Anne Pedersdotter]]''''', which was the basis for an opera by [[Ottorino Respighi|Respighi]] from 1934, a [[Day of Wrath|film from 1943]], and a second opera by '''[[Edvard Fliflet Bræin]]''' from 1971?
*... that [[Henry Dudley]] uncharacteristically used brick instead of stone for '''[[St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Hoosick Falls, New York)|St. Mark's Episcopal Church]]''' in [[Hoosick Falls, New York]]?
*... that '''[[John William Woolf]]'''{{'}}s son believed that his father resigned from the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] and returned to [[Utah]] because he feared prosecution under Canadian anti-[[polygamy]] laws?
*... that while playing for '''[[Lansdown Cricket Club]]''' in 1865, [[W.G. Grace]] and two of his brothers took all of the opposition [[United All-England Eleven|United England Eleven]]'s twenty wickets?
*... that the [[sex magic]] technique of '''[[eroto-comatose lucidity]]''' can be traced back to the "sleep of Sialam" described by [[Paschal Beverly Randolph]]?
* '''''01:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:BSA C 11 (250 cc) 1955.jpg|100x100px|BSA C11 (250 cc)]]
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*... that in 1940, the [[High Commission of India in London|Office of the High Commission of India]] ordered 530 '''[[BSA C11]]''' [[motorcycle]]s ''(pictured)'' in military specification?
*... that the buildings now serving as '''[[Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg|Consulate General of the United States]]''' in [[Hamburg]] were once used as local headquarters for the [[Nazi party]]? <!--May be pictured with: [[File:Consulate General USA Hamburg 2.jpg|100x100px|A white multi-storey building with an high fence and the American flag on rooftop]]-->
*... that the [[sakia]] (water wheel) for the former [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[Arab]] village of '''[[Zayta, Hebron|Zayta]]''' was built out of a [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] [[Capital (architecture)|capital]], marble pillars, a rough pulley, and 85 stone jars attached by grass ropes?
*... that every year the '''[[Portway, Bristol|Portway]]''' [[trunk road]] in [[Bristol]] is closed to traffic to allow inspection of the [[limestone]] cliffs of the [[Avon Gorge]] and to allow remedial work on loose rocks to be carried out?
*... that the '''[[Mary E. Surratt Boarding House]]''', where the [[Abraham Lincoln assassination|Abraham Lincoln assassins]] conspired, is now home to a [[Chinese food|Chinese]]/[[Japanese food|Japanese]] [[restaurant]]? <!--May be pictured with: [[File:Mary E. Surratt House.JPG|100x100px|]]-->
*... that as a student during [[World War II]], '''[[Tollak B. Sirnes]]''' spent time in [[Buchenwald concentration camp|Buchenwald]] and [[Neuengamme concentration camp]]s following the '''[[1943 University of Oslo fire]]'''?
*... that the [[United Kingdom]]'s '''[[Advertisements (Hire-Purchase) Act 1957]]''' covered newspapers, posters, and cinema advertisements, but not radio broadcasts?

===2 November 2009===
* '''''19:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:Falu koppargruva.jpg|100x100px|The Great Pit, the result of a 1687 cave-in]]
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*... that the '''[[Great Copper Mountain]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Sweden]] was mined for a [[millennium]], and at one time produced two-thirds of Europe's copper?
*... that Flight Lieutenant '''[[Charles Crombie]]''' shot down two Japanese [[bomber]]s and damaged a third in a single action in 1943 despite his aircraft being ablaze?
*... that three [[Independent music|independent]] '''[[Eufonius discography|studio albums]]''' released by progressive rock band [[Eufonius]] from Japan have appeared on the Japanese [[Oricon]] albums chart?
*... that '''[[Eric Fitch Daglish]]''' supplied [[wood engraving]]s for books by authors such as [[Izaak Walton]], [[Gilbert White]], [[W. H. Hudson]] and [[Henry David Thoreau]]?
*... that a team of 13 writers from [[London]] aged between 17 and 22 created and wrote the entire series of '''''[[EastEnders: E20]]''''' at a summer school?
*... that American singer-songwriter '''[[Thad Cockrell]]'''{{`}}s father is a [[Baptist]] [[pastor]], and Cockrell is the only child amongst three sons not to also become a pastor?
*... that the 1968–1977 '''[[United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs]]''' first focused on those who were not eating enough, but later focused on those who were eating too much?
* '''''13:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)''''' [[File:Ecl-lune-03-mars-2007-01.jpg|18px|Full Moon|link=]] [[Prabodhini Ekadashi]] hooks
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[[File:208-218 East 78 St, New York, NY.jpg|100x100px|Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street in Manhattan]]
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*... that the elliptical arched windows on the six '''[[Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street|houses at 208–218 East 78th Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Manhattan]] are unusual for the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] [[architectural style]] of the era?
*... that '''[[Roberts Dunstan]]''' was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] for his efforts as a [[rear gunner]] in the [[Second World War]] despite having only one leg?
*... that [[Pushkar Fair]]&mdash;the largest camel fair in [[Asia]]&mdash;commenced on '''[[Prabodhini Ekadashi|Kartik Ekadashi]]''' (29 Oct) and will end today on''' [[Kartik Poornima]]'''?
*... that the '''[[Muskwa-Kechika Management Area]]''' in northern [[British Columbia]] is 6.4 million hectares; about the size of [[Latvia]]?
*... that long before her 2009 election as chairman of the [[Republican Party of Texas]], '''[[Cathie Adams]]''' worked in a [[crisis pregnancy center]]?
*... that '''[[Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church|Our Lady and the English Martyrs]]''' in [[Cambridge]] is one of the largest [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] churches in United Kingdom?
*... that hours after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], the '''[[Automobile Manufacturers Association]]''' began a cooperative effort of 654&nbsp;U.S. auto industry companies that accounted for a quarter of U.S. war output?
*... that athlete '''[[Simone Schaller]]''' began [[hurdling]] only three months before she competed in the sport at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]?
* '''''07:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)''''' [[File:Ecl-lune-03-mars-2007-01.jpg|Full Moon|18px|link=]] [[Prabodhini Ekadashi]] hooks
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[[File:Fort Gwalior.jpg|100x100px|Gwalior Fort]]
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*... that during India's [[Mughal dynasty|Mughal]] period, the '''[[Gwalior Fort]]''' ''(pictured)'' was used for imprisoning and killing royal princes?
*... that the '''[[Tulsi Vivah]]''' (performed today) – the ritual wedding of the [[Tulsi]] plant and god [[Vishnu]] – marks the beginning of the current [[Hinduism|Hindu]] wedding season?
*... that an attack on [[Freedom ride|Freedom Riders]] in May 1961 at the '''[[Greyhound Bus Station (Montgomery, Alabama)|Greyhound Bus Station]]''' in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], led the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] administration to side, for the first time, with civil rights activists?
*... that the [[Arab]] tenant farmers at '''[[Daliyat al-Rawha']]''' were evicted in March 1948 by [[Yosef Weitz]] and Jewish settlers from [[kibbutz]] [[Kfar Masaryk]]?
*... that the [[predatory]] land flatworm '''''[[Platydemus manokwari]]''''' is a serious threat to rare [[endemic]] land [[snail]]s in the [[Pacific Islands]]?
*... that [[textile]] manufacturing in the '''[[Hallville Mill Historic District|mill village of Hallville]]''' in [[Connecticut]] dates to 1752, when a [[fulling|fulling mill]] was built there?
*... that '''[[John Athalarichos]]''' had his nose and hands cut off for taking part in a plot to overthrow his father the [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine Emperor]], [[Heraclius]]?
*... that in 1923, the '''[[History of Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey|Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey]]''' provided funding for [[Alma White College]], the second institution in the northern US to further the Klan's aims?
* '''''01:56, 2 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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*... that '''[[Frank H. Schwarz]]'''{{`s}} [[mural]]s for the [[Oregon State Capitol]], including ''[[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]] at [[Celilo Falls]]'' ''(pictured)'', were painted in [[New York (state)|New York]] and sent across the continent for installation?
*... that [[Academy Award for Best Music (Scoring)|Academy Award]]-winning [[film score]] composer '''[[W. Franke Harling]]''' wrote both the official hymn and official march of the [[United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy at West Point]]? 
*... that the 1958 '''[[BSA C15]]''' was the first [[unit construction]] [[motorcycle]] produced by the [[United Kingdom|British]] company [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]?
*... that [[Queens]] [[Borough President]] '''[[Joseph Cassidy (politician)|Joseph Cassidy]]''', who ran the borough with an iron fist and made a fortune despite a {{Dollarsign}}5,000 salary, was nicknamed "The King of Queens"?
*... that in 1901, the head of the [[Okhrana|Russian secret police]] [[Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov|Sergei Zubatov]] helped found the '''[[Independent Jewish Workers Party]]''' in a bid to counter the influence of the [[General Jewish Labour Bund]]?
*... that the '''[[Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex]]''' is one of the [[star formation|star-forming]] regions closest to the [[Earth]]?
*... that '''[[John Kelly (catcher)|John Kelly]]''' played in three different [[Major League Baseball]] leagues during his four-year-long career?
*... that the '''[[Confederate Civil Service|civil service]]''' of the [[Confederate States of America]] managed to cope with war work only because it employed [[African Americans]]?

===1 November 2009===
* '''''19:56, 1 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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*... that Princess '''[[Antonia of Württemberg]]''' ''(pictured)'' was an accomplished [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] scholar, and devotee of [[Kabbalah]]?
*... that a [[fireworks display]] at [[Croke Park]] to a soundtrack compiled by [[U2]] drummer [[Larry Mullen, Jr]] was one of the events held in honour of '''[[GAA 125|today's 125th anniversary]]''' of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]]?
*... that the 1937 '''[[Bankers' Toadies incident]]''' resulted in the imprisonment of [[Joseph Unwin]], a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]?
*... that '''[[Thomas Stanley (Royal Mint)|Thomas Stanley]]''' was an officer of the [[Royal Mint]] at the [[Tower of London]] under four monarchs—[[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] and [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]?
*... that the '''[[Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka]]''', the [[Sri Lanka]]n affiliate of [[BirdLife International]], provided humanitarian assistance following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]]? 
*... that '''[[Anthony Amoroso]]''', who attended [[culinary school]] at [[Hudson County Community College]], defeated [[Masaharu Morimoto]] on [[Iron Chef America]]? 
*... that only 31 '''[[Vincent Grey Flash]]''' [[Great Britain|British]] [[motorcycle]]s were ever produced?
*... that '''[[Peter Sanders (sportsman)|Peter Sanders]]''' began his career as a professional [[association football]] player, switched to playing [[rugby union]], and has subsequently spent forty years running a [[British baseball|baseball]] club?
* '''''13:56, 1 November 2009 (UTC)'''''
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[[File:USAT McClellan.jpg|100x100px|USAT McClellan]]
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*... that '''{{USAT|McClellan}}''' ''(pictured)'' took part in the [[United States occupation of Veracruz|occupation of Veracruz]] in 1914?
*... that '''[[St. Paul’s Church, Diu]]''' is considered to be one of the best examples of [[baroque architecture]] in [[India]]?
*... that '''[[Steven van Herwijck]]''' created portrait [[medals]] of both [[Sigismund II Augustus]] of [[Poland]] and [[Elizabeth I of England]]? 
*... that notable figures buried at '''[[Novo groblje|New Cemetery]]''' in [[Belgrade]] include [[Ivo Andrić]], winner of the 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Literature]], and [[Zoran Đinđić]], the [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Prime Minister]] of [[Serbia]] who was [[Assassination of Zoran Đinđić|assassinated in 2003]]?
*... that the mushroom species '''''[[Russula albidula]]''''' is [[common name|commonly]] known as the "boring white Russula"?
*... that '''[[George P. Jenkins]]''' of [[MetLife]] helped build [[Pan American World Airways]] into a global airline and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] into a major network through the firm's investments in the [[private placement]] market?
*... that [[Peyton Manning]] has the unusual ability to '''[[Saltine cracker challenge|eat six saltines in one minute]]'''?
* '''''07:56, 1 November 2009 (UTC)''''' [[File:Emblem-very-very-evil.svg|18px|link=]] Halloween hooks
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*... that in 1987 the severed '''[[Hands of Perón|hands of former Argentinian President Juan Perón]]''', ''(pictured)'', were stolen from his tomb and held for [[ransom]]?  
*... that in 1950s '''[[List of giant monster films|giant monster films]]''', atomic energy aroused ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' and ''[[Them!]]''?
*... that the release of ''[[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant|The Vampire's Assistant]]'', starring '''[[Chris Massoglia]]''', was moved so it could "capitalize on the Halloween season"?
*... that [[Zac Efron]] turned down the lead in ''[[Footloose (2010 film)|Footloose]]'' to star in the [[Romantic film|romantic]] [[ghost story]] '''''[[The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (film)|The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud]]'''''?
*... that 1950s [[blues]] musician '''[[Little Sammy Davis]]''' left the music scene for decades before being rediscovered in 1990?
*... that the [[tenor]] in the [[United Kingdom|British]] TV advertisement '[[Go Compare]]' is played by [[Wales|Welsh]] opera singer '''[[Wynne Evans]]'''?
*... that '''[[Jeanne Clemson]]''' is credited with both [[Historic preservation|preserving]] the [[Fulton Opera House]] in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], from demolition, and for restoring [[live theater]] to the building?
*... that when '''''[[Five Go Off to Camp]]''''' they encounter "spook trains"?
* '''''01:28, 1 November 2009 (UTC)''''' [[File:Emblem-very-very-evil.svg|18px|link=]] Halloween hooks
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*... that a [[cult]] in [[Mexico]] venerates "'''[[Santa Muerte]]'''" ''(pictured)'', who is condemned by the [[Roman Catholicism in Mexico|local Catholic Church]]? 
*... that '''[[Hell Gate (ghost town)|Hell Gate]]''', a [[ghost town]] in western [[Montana]], was the scene of several notorious [[lynching]]s in 1864?
*... the '''[[Halloween genes]]''' include ''spook'', ''spookier'', ''phantom'', ''disembodied'', ''shadow'' and ''shade''?
*... that in the [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] novel '''[[Madol Doova]]''', the two protagonists Upali and Jinna go to live on a "haunted" island?
*... that a 1767 gravestone at '''[[St Mary's Church, Walberton]]''' shows the victim crushed under a tree, as a laughing skeleton and [[scythe]]-wielding [[Father Time]] look on?
*... that '''[[Reeri Yakseya]]''', who is believed to be the most cruel and powerful demon in [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] folklore, can assume 18 different apparitions?
*... that, inspired by ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', [[Stephen King]] had the idea of presenting '''''[[The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red]]''''' as real by having the fictional "Dr. Joyce Reardon" edit it?
*... that some have dared eat the eggs of the '''[[Mutinus elegans|devil's dipstick]]'''?