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30 June 2005
- 14:20, 30 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Malinké griots?
- ...that pilot and equestrian?
- ... that two widely-used Historical Atlas of China?
- ...that in 1990, Czech and Slovak politicians "fought" the Hyphen War, a political battle over whether "Czechoslovakia" should be spelled with a hyphen?
29 June 2005
- 20:17, 29 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the largest meters above sea level?
- ...That the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest astronomical observatory in the Caribbean?
- ...that the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee is the largest non-casino hotel in the world?
- ...that the late Shana Alexander was the first female columnist for Life magazine?
- 08:04, 29 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the Right Hegelians took the philosophy of Hegel in a politically and religiously conservative direction?
- ...that the Buckingham Palace Gardens?
- ...that, in addition to hearing the landmark Japanese American Fred Korematsu?
- ...that ?
- ...that the One Night In Bangkok," from the musical Chess, gained newfound popularity in 2005 due to a remix by the dance act Vinylshakerz?
28 June 2005
- 23:23, 28 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, from 1930?
- 07:08, 28 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that mastoiditis is an infection that can result from untreated middle ear infections?
- ...that the 1160 BC for Ramesses IV's quarrying expedition to Wadi Hammamat near the Red Sea, is the earliest known geologic map?
- ...that Ronin?
25 June 2005
- 07:49, 25 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that The Heart of Midlothian, the seventh of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, was the first in the series to have a female protagonist?
- ...that in cameraman?
- ...that Nickajack was the name of a proposed neutral state made up of Unionist areas of North Alabama and East Tennessee in the period leading up to the American Civil War?
- ... that in the Article I or Article III tribunal?
24 June 2005
- 10:38, 24 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Japan and Poland are the world's largest krill fishing nations since Russia abandoned its operations in 1993?
- ...that thoroughbred horse racingimmortality by a few inches?
- ...that football commentator Bjørge Lillelien famously taunted Margaret Thatcher after Norway's victory over England in 1981?
- ...that Love Israel, a cult in northern Washington, filed for bankruptcy and then sold their commune to the Union for Reform Judaismto become their 13th summer camp?
- ...that "?
23 June 2005
- 09:04, 23 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Franco-Japanese relations were initiated by the 1615 visit of the Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga to the city of Saint-Tropez in Southern France?
- ...that, after being defrocked as a Church of England priest, Harold Davidson became a seaside entertainer and was killed in 1937 by a lion when he trod on its tail?
- ...that distinguished recipients of the John Adams?
22 June 2005
- 20:48, 22 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the General Council of the Valleys, the parliament of Andorra, has only 28 members?
- ...that ?
- ...that both the Queen's Birthdayholiday?
- ...that African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association?
- ...that computer networks?
- 07:56, 22 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that a Homestead Act featured art based on a photograph by Fred Hultstrand?
- ...that prosector's wart is a skin lesion caused by contamination with tuberculosis of a diseased cadaver during its preparation for autopsy by a prosector, a preparator of dissections?
- ...that Roza Robota was hanged for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt?
- ...that American statesman John Milledge named Athens, Georgia, the city surrounding the University of Georgia, after Athens, Greece, the city of Plato's Academy?
19 June 2005
- 21:42, 19 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the ?
- ...that the Jisaburo Ozawa's flagship after the aircraft carrier Zuikaku was sunk during WWII's Battle of Leyte Gulf?
- ...that Pyongyang Film Festival in 2004?
18 June 2005
- 23:57, 18 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that , died at age 39 under mysterious circumstances?
16 June 2005
- 22:16, 16 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that circumnavigatethe globe from west to east?
- ...that for ?
- ...that the Blondie song "Call Me" was only the third song from a soundtrack to be the highest-selling single in the United States?
- ...that languages?
- ...that oxidation, complicating processing, storage, and transport?
- 10:44, 16 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Austrian mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger (1865–1945) showed how to compute the fundamental group of a knot?
- ...that unlike many of the Miami, Florida, "Stayin' Alive" was recorded at the Chateau d'Herouville in Paris?
- ...that in the disaster movie monsterand destroys cities?
- ...that the Minnesota State Constitution initially had two versions: one signed by Republicans and the other by Democrats?
15 June 2005
- 17:37, 15 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Doc Cheatham (1905–1997) has been described as the only jazz musician to create his best work after the age of 70?
- ...that Captain Henry Trollope (1756–1839) of the Royal Navy, commanding the frigate Glatton, defeated a French squadron that outnumbered him six to one?
- ...that no Punch and Judy performer can consider himself a Professor until he has swallowed his swazzle at least twice?
- ...that the Qala'un Mosque was considered the most glamorous mosque in Cairo until its wooden dome collapsed in the 16th century?
14 June 2005
- 21:10, 14 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that in Reubin Askew gave the Bee Gees "honorary citizenship" after the success of their single "Night Fever"?
- ...that ?
- ...that 1968 European Championship semi-final against Yugoslavia?
- ...that Samuel Green was jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
- 08:42, 14 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the history of ?
- ...that Philip of Poitou, Bishop of Durham from 1197 to 1208, quarrelled so fiercely with his monks that he tried to burn them out of a church, and later excommunicated the entire chapter?
- ...that singer Academy Award-winning song "The Morning After"?
- ...that the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England predated, by 12 years, the first tour of England by white Australians?
13 June 2005
- 16:50, 13 June 2005 (UTC)
- ... that Otokichi (1818–1867) was a Japanese castaway, who circled the globe as he tried unsuccessfully to return to Japan?
- ... that largest suspension bridgein the world when completed?
- ...that after serf recruits, and their children born after the recruitment, were liberated, with the boys being sent to specially created garrison schools?
- ...that the U.S. children's television series Romper Roomaired for over 40 years?
12 June 2005
- 18:29, 12 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the song "Nights in White Satin," largely ignored on its first release in 1967, reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was re-released in 1972?
- ...that Dr. Bombay Municipal Corporation?
- ...that the 1985 film Into the Night is largely responsible for launching Michelle Pfeiffer to stardom?
- ... that the ?
- 02:00, 12 June 2005 (UTC)
- ... that Union Bridge across the River Tweed between England and Scotland was once the longest suspension bridgein the world and is now the oldest surviving?
- ...that MTV Canada will be converted into a digital television station called Razer, now that it is owned by CHUM Limited?
- ...that the virtual economy of massively multiplayer online games sometimes attracts virtual crime, which is punishable by real laws in some countries?
- ...that James Glynn, captain of the USS Preble, was the first American to negotiate successfully with Sakoku ("closed country") Japan, in 1848?
10 June 2005
- 08:50, 10 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the 1st millennium BCE?
- ...that Cherrapunji in India is the wettest place in the world?
- ...that there are 17 candidates running in the Ohio second congressional district election to replace representative Rob Portman?
- ...that 1982 World Cup because Kevin Keeganwas unable to play through injury?
9 June 2005
- 10:49, 9 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Irish chemist Robert Kane (1809–1890) showed that hydrogen is electropositive?
- ...that pregnant?
- ...that ?
- ...that Burgundy Wars to 1536that remained buried in the municipal archives of the city for 80 years?
8 June 2005
- 20:35, 8 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761–1818) developed a set of anatomical models from human body parts by injecting them with wax?
- ...that Saki's short story "Sredni Vashtar" plays an important role in Raymond Postgate's 1940 mystery novel Verdict of Twelve?
- ...that Kermit Roosevelt III, author of the 2005 legal thriller In the Shadow of the Law, is the great-great-grandson of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt?
- ...that there are parts of magnetic north pole?
7 June 2005
- 19:48, 7 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the scientific collections of Jacques Labillardière (1755–1834) were seized by the British in 1793 as spoils of war, but were returned after lobbying by Sir Joseph Banks?
- ...that Bono Manso, the capital of Bono state, was an ancient Akan trading town in present-day Ghana, which was frequented by caravans from Djenné as part of the Trans-Saharan trade?
- ...that the 1960s singing duo Paul & Paula inspired such pairings as Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell?
- ...that the Brimstone Moth has a variable life cycleof either one generation a year or two generations every three years?
6 June 2005
- 16:36, 6 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that University of Uppsalaat the age of nine?
- ...that the bending of starlight around the Sun during the solar eclipse of 1919 was a testimony to the predictive power of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity?
- ...that Niccolò Da Conti (1395–1469) was a Venetian merchant who traveled around the Indian Ocean for 25 years in the early 15th century, and was made to relate an account of his travels as a penance for converting to Islam?
- ...that savesin his career?
5 June 2005
- 10:39, 5 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the grunion is a sardine-sized fish only found off the coast of California and Baja California that comes up on sandy beaches at very high tides (during the new and full moons) to lay its eggs?
- ...that Apple II, that he gave up programmingfor four years?
- ...that Jack-Jack Attack is the first Pixar short not to be given a theatrical release?
- ...that NECwhich gave the latter partial ownership of PTV's network?
4 June 2005
- 13:26, 4 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Barstow, California, and Strong City, Kansas, are both named in honour of William Barstow Strong, former president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway?
- ...that in the Axel F", the frog's genitalia have been censored for broadcasting?
- ...that former England footballer Mick Channon is now a successful horse trainer?
- ...that BASIC programming language?
3 June 2005
- 09:30, 3 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that suffragist Louisa Lawson (1848–1920), publisher of Australia's first female-run journal, The Dawn, was also the mother of the great Australian poet Henry Lawson?
- ...that the Terik language of assimilated to the Nandi peoplein recent decades?
- ...that facial symmetry is correlated with health, physical attractiveness, and beauty, and is a factor in interpersonal attraction?
- ...that a groupof which he is not formally a member?
2 June 2005
- 16:39, 2 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that Ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") was a popular 15th century text on the proper etiquette of how to die?
- ...that ?
- ...that the Beverly Hills?
- ...that the U.S. airlifted 22,325 tons of military supplies to Israel for use in the Yom Kippur War under Operation Nickel Grass?
1 June 2005
- 13:32, 1 June 2005 (UTC)
- ...that the Washington State Capitol has been hit by three major earthquakes since its construction?
- ...that Member of Parliament in the United Kingdombut was killed in a car crash at the age of 42?
- ...that the Defaka people of Nigeria are gradually abandoning their language in favour of the language of the Nkoroo, their close neighbours?