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31 May 2018

  • 00:25, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Mary Greyeyes (left) in publicity photo
Mary Greyeyes (left) in publicity photo
  • ... that World War II servicewoman Mary Greyeyes (pictured, left) was incorrectly labeled as an "unidentified Indian princess" in a famous Canadian Women's Army Corps publicity photo?
  • ... that the Trout Creek Hill volcanic eruption approximately 340,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene, produced a lava flow that extended 20 km (12 mi), temporarily damming the Columbia River?
  • ... that the emirs of Liptako replaced the kings of Koala?
  • ... that larvae of the thimble jellyfish are the most common cause of seabather's eruption in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico?
  • ... that the "masterpiece" Kamsuan Samut describes a distraught lover's journey into exile to Southern Thailand?
  • ... that architect
    Caister lifeboat disaster
    of 1901?
  • ... that after attempts to close New York City's Franklin Avenue subway line failed for over 20 years, the MTA finally decided to renovate it in 1998?
  • ... that after leading the first slave insurrection in Venezuela's history, Miguel de Buría had himself crowned as king?

30 May 2018

  • 00:40, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Williamson County Courthouse
Williamson County Courthouse

29 May 2018

  • 00:55, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
Port of Ozamiz on Panguil Bay
Port of Ozamiz on Panguil Bay

28 May 2018

  • 01:10, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
Overinflating a hot-water bottle
Overinflating a hot-water bottle

27 May 2018

  • 01:25, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Foss couchant by Edward Lear
Foss couchant by Edward Lear

26 May 2018

  • 01:40, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
Charles Stanford
Charles Stanford

25 May 2018

  • 00:35, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
Hypothetical restoration of Oxalaia
Hypothetical restoration of Oxalaia

24 May 2018

  • 00:50, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
HMS Victorious
HMS Victorious

23 May 2018

  • 01:05, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
A miniature from the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander
A miniature from the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander

22 May 2018

  • 00:40, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
Iveta Mukuchyan
Iveta Mukuchyan

21 May 2018

  • 00:55, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Vikings invading Britain
Vikings invading Britain
  • ... that Julian D. Richards is investigating the camp at Torksey of the Great Viking Army (Viking invaders pictured)?
  • ... that the flatworm Polystoma integerrimum, a frog parasite, has a life cycle which synchronises with that of its host?
  • ... that Union Army general Justus McKinstry, who recommended the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to his first important command, was soon thereafter cashiered?
  • ... that in addition to being the oldest racecourse and second-oldest golf course in Thailand, the Royal Bangkok Sports Club also served as its first airfield?
  • ... that a coroner's inquest into the death of Ms Dhu found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff?
  • ... that after playing sparingly for
    CAA
    in scoring?
  • ... that a 2009 recording of
    Saint-Sulpice
    , where it was first performed in 1901, was called "musical and spiritual time-travel"?
  • ... that an accidental release of farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington state was initially blamed on unusually strong tides during a solar eclipse?

20 May 2018

  • 01:10, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
Triangular corner flag
Triangular corner flag

19 May 2018

  • 01:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
Anne Beaumanoir, c. 1940
Anne Beaumanoir,
c. 1940

18 May 2018

  • 01:40, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Ornamentation on the façade of Balluta Buildings
Ornamentation on the façade of Balluta Buildings

17 May 2018

  • 00:00, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
Wang Danfeng
Wang Danfeng

16 May 2018

  • 00:00, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
The legendary Burning Lake
The legendary Burning Lake

15 May 2018

  • 00:00, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
The Siamese palace guard depicted in 1866
The Siamese palace guard depicted in 1866

14 May 2018

  • 12:00, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
Butterfly stub filter
Butterfly stub filter
  • 00:00, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
Royal Navy Lieutenant Hugh Mackenzie
Royal Navy Lieutenant Hugh Mackenzie
  • ... that the British submariner Hugh Mackenzie (pictured) was credited with sinking over 40,000 gross register tons of enemy shipping, including Mussolini's yacht Diana?
  • ... that an
    unconscious bias training
    program has been created to help people unlearn bias while sleeping?
  • ... that Ye Jizhuang, China's first Minister of Trade, was among the first four officers to be awarded a general's rank by the Communist Party?
  • ... that an underground temple of Mithraism was discovered inside Zerzevan Castle during archaeological excavations?
  • ... that a fellow writer said that satire was the oxygen in Sushil Siddharth's life?
  • ... that a goal of Unix System Laboratories was the creation of their namesake product "for the masses"?
  • ... that the Welsh footballer Nathan Wigg retired from playing after a scan of his knee was described as looking like it could have "been in a car crash"?
  • ... that the Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion, formed by the Soviet Union in the Second World War, was named after a Polish woman who fought against Russia?

13 May 2018

  • 12:15, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
Splash tetra
Splash tetra
  • 00:30, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
Erica Schwartz
Erica Schwartz

12 May 2018

  • 12:46, 12 May 2018 (UTC)‎
Destruction of the S-1 satellite
Destruction of the S-1 satellite
  • ... that a power failure resulted in the destruction of the
    Explorer S-1
    satellite, five seconds after its launch?
  • ... that Gujarati writer Mafat Oza published his own elegy in his poetry collection Ashubh?
  • ... that New York City's Jacob Riis Park contained the world's largest paved parking lot when it was constructed?
  • ... that
    Märchenerzählungen
    , fairy-tale music for piano, clarinet, and viola?
  • ... that Fredrik Önnevall, who speaks fluent Chinese, was Sveriges Television's first correspondent in Beijing and provided commentary for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
  • ... that there are multiple ways to switch antipsychotics?
  • ... that Leslie Webster spent her entire career at the British Museum?
  • ... that according to legend, The Lady Bushranger "escaped from custody while in a locked toilet aboard a moving train"?
  • 01:06, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
Ant tending aphids
Ant tending aphids

11 May 2018

  • 12:00, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
Smith–Ninth Streets station viewed from below
Smith–Ninth Streets station viewed from below
  • 00:00, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
Yellow Star by Judith Weinshall Liberman
Yellow Star by Judith Weinshall Liberman

10 May 2018

  • 12:00, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
Frederick Gilbreath
Frederick Gilbreath
  • 00:00, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
Top of Achaemenid column from Persepolis
Top of Achaemenid column from Persepolis

9 May 2018

  • 12:00, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Ruby Boye in her Navy uniform
Ruby Boye in her Navy uniform
  • 00:00, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Sumner station
Sumner station

8 May 2018

  • 12:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Henriette Feuerbach, painted by her stepson
Henriette Feuerbach, painted by her stepson
  • 00:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Andaman masked owl
Andaman masked owl

7 May 2018

  • 12:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Otsego in 1943
Otsego in 1943
  • 00:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
The Helgö Buddha
The Helgö Buddha

6 May 2018

  • 12:00, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Bisexual pride flag
showing the colours
  • ... that bisexual lighting (colours pictured) has been criticized for contributing to the perpetuation of bisexual stereotypes?
  • ... that in the only church dedicated to Saint Wendreda, the roof is decorated with 118 oaken angels?
  • ... that U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed to revoke government funding using the rescission process, which was successfully used 461 times prior to 2000 but has never been attempted since?
  • ... that footballer Joe Mayo "never really thought about" turning professional, and was training as an accountant when offered his first professional contract?
  • ... that during its development, the predatory plant bug Deraeocoris brevis can consume up to 400 eggs and nymphs of the pear psylla?
  • ... that Pulitzer Prize-nominated film critic Ann Hornaday was once an assistant to Gloria Steinem?
  • ... that some stilts have been designed to be used within saggars?
  • ... that for £5, Amiga users who registered Llamatron would receive a poster, a newsletter, and another game from the company?
  • 00:00, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Arlington's Great Meadows
Arlington's Great Meadows

5 May 2018

  • 12:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
Police officer with riot shield
Police officer with riot shield
  • 00:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
Cross in the Mountains (1808)
Cross in the Mountains (1808)

4 May 2018

  • 12:00, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
  • 00:00, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Katharinenkirche in 2010
Katharinenkirche in 2010

3 May 2018

  • 12:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Ursine tree-kangaroo by John Gould
Ursine tree-kangaroo by John Gould
  • 00:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Serpent labret with articulated tongue
Serpent labret with articulated tongue

2 May 2018

  • 12:00, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
Historic home in Castroville
Historic home in Castroville
  • 00:00, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
Lentaigne's illustration of a Thiersch graft
Lentaigne's illustration of a Thiersch graft

1 May 2018

  • 12:00, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
Electric bath
Electric bath
  • 00:00, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
Elephant trunkfish grazing on the seabed
Elephant trunkfish grazing on the seabed