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30 June 2016

  • 11:52, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Blue Moon ice cream
Blue Moon ice cream

29 June 2016

  • 21:17, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
The Laguna Corona del Inca crater lake
The Laguna Corona del Inca crater lake
  • 09:02, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
In-Young Ahn at King Sejong Station
In-Young Ahn

28 June 2016

  • 19:37, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Castle of Pambre
Castle of Pambre
  • 07:22, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Gioachino Rossini in 1865
Gioachino Rossini in 1865
  • ... that Rossini (pictured) scored the last of his "sins of old age", the Petite messe solennelle, for twelve singers, two pianos, and harmonium?
  • ... that a 1980s slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature created by June Chan and Katherine Hall has been called "grassroots scholarship"?
  • ... that the
    station
    at the end of it?
  • ... that Merry Walker is the only female Tennessee Walking Horse to produce two World Grand Champions?
  • ... that the weight of a clump of mushrooms of the tropical genus Macrocybe can exceed 30 kg (66 lb)?
  • ... that
    Wheel of Fortune
    throughout its 13-year run?
  • ... that upon its February 2016 launch, the Frinkiac website contained almost three million screenshots of The Simpsons?

27 June 2016

  • 16:34, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Stiletto heels
Stiletto heels
  • 04:49, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Lucille Dumont in 1940
Lucille Dumont in 1940

26 June 2016

  • 17:04, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
Rachel's tomb in Tiberias
Rachel's tomb in Tiberias


25 June 2016

  • 12:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
Deadly webcap
Deadly webcap
  • 00:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

24 June 2016

  • 12:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
Caitlyn Jenner in 2015
Caitlyn Jenner in 2015
  • 00:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
Chicago Spire pit
Chicago Spire pit

23 June 2016

  • 12:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Fuentidueña Apse
Fuentidueña Apse

22 June 2016

  • 12:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Salem in 2016
Salem in 2016
  • 00:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Aplets & Cotlets
Aplets & Cotlets

21 June 2016

  • 12:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Mr. Dooley (drawn in 1900)
Mr. Dooley (drawn in 1900)



  • 00:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
The Royal Oak public house
The Royal Oak public house

20 June 2016

  • 12:00, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
The papyrus on which the Tithonus poem is preserved
The papyrus on which the Tithonus poem is preserved
  • 00:00, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
Llewellyn F. Haskell
Llewellyn F. Haskell

19 June 2016

  • 12:00, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
Nilgai
Nilgai
  • 00:00, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
Painted during internment
Painted during internment

18 June 2016

  • 12:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
A dessert served in edible tableware
A dessert served in edible tableware
  • 00:00, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
Andrew McClary
Andrew McClary

17 June 2016

  • 12:28, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Shumen Plateau forest
Shumen Plateau forest
  • 00:46, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
The Lotus of Hangal
The Lotus of Hangal

16 June 2016

  • 12:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
McLaren MP4-30
McLaren MP4-30
  • 00:00, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
Mahavira
Mahavira

15 June 2016

  • 12:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
David Nott
David Nott
  • 00:00, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
Shaokao
Shaokao

14 June 2016

  • 12:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Blackbuck
Blackbuck
  • 00:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Savadatti fort
Savadatti fort

13 June 2016

  • 12:10, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
Sheet music in the Regimen Animarum
Sheet music in the Regimen Animarum


  • 00:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
1933 poster of the film King Kong
1933 poster of the film King Kong

12 June 2016

  • 12:00, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis
  • 00:00, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
Obverse, Alabama Centennial half dollar
Obverse, Alabama Centennial half dollar

11 June 2016

  • 12:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Close-up view of an Italian sandwich
Close-up view of an Italian sandwich
  • 00:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Kinki Sharyo SLRV
Kinki Sharyo SLRV

10 June 2016

  • 12:00, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Blood red webcap (Cortinarius sanguineus)
Blood red webcap (Cortinarius sanguineus)

9 June 2016

  • 23:43, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
John von Neumann
John von Neumann
  • 11:28, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
1900 vintage carroms game board
1900 vintage carroms game board

8 June 2016

  • 23:03, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Cairanoolithus
Cairanoolithus
  • 00:00, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Prince
Prince

7 June 2016

  • 12:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
Original Hove Town Hall c. 1907
Original Hove Town Hall c. 1907
  • ... that the original Hove Town Hall building (pictured) was damaged by fire in 1966?
  • ... that "
    Grammy Award
    nomination?
  • ... that head film critic for
    Emmy Award
    for his documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer?
  • ... that the
    Tor-relays
    in art-museums?
  • ... that Egyptologist Roger Khawam learned to fly and originally wanted to be an aerobatic pilot?
  • ... that there are "moderately aromatic" arsoles?
  • 00:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
Remains of a wooden barge at the Purton site
Remains of a wooden barge at the Purton site

6 June 2016

  • 12:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Six-banded armadillo
Six-banded armadillo
  • 00:00, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Rebecca Levy House
Rebecca Levy House

5 June 2016

  • 12:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Portrait of Alexander Mornauer, National Gallery, London
Portrait of Alexander Mornauer, National Gallery, London
  • 00:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
G. Sankara Kurup
G. Sankara Kurup

4 June 2016

  • 12:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Old Slaughter's Coffee House
Old Slaughter's Coffee House
  • 00:00, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar

3 June 2016

  • 12:00, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
Maria Antonia Merkelbach
Maria Antonia Merkelbach
  • 00:06, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
[[File:|120x133px|Kanhira Puzhan Dam and reservoir ]]
Kanhira Puzhan Dam and reservoir

2 June 2016

  • 12:13, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
Mary Cabot Wheelwright, age 4
Mary Cabot Wheelwright, age 4
Dude Rancher Lodge stairway
Dude Rancher Lodge stairway

1 June 2016

  • 12:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Caracal
Caracal
  • 00:00, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Side view of Church of the Holy Trinity
Side view of Church of the Holy Trinity