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30 September 2022

  • 02:36, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
Danny Kaleikini in a publicity photo for a 2005 concert
Danny Kaleikini in a publicity photo for a 2005 concert

29 September 2022

  • 04:36, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
Tulainyo Lake
Tulainyo Lake

28 September 2022

  • 00:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
383 Madison Avenue
383 Madison Avenue

27 September 2022

  • 00:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
Marysia Nikitiuk
Marysia Nikitiuk

26 September 2022

  • 00:00, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats

25 September 2022

  • 00:00, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption
Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

24 September 2022

  • 00:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
Adriana Salvatierra
Adriana Salvatierra

23 September 2022

  • 00:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
The San Remo
The San Remo

22 September 2022

  • 00:00, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
Comet Kohoutek
Comet Kohoutek

21 September 2022

  • 00:00, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
Abbas II of Persia
Abbas II of Persia

20 September 2022

  • 00:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
Carriage at the 1910 funeral of Edward VII
Carriage at the 1910 funeral of Edward VII

19 September 2022

  • 00:00, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
The Vecihi K-VI
The Vecihi K-VI

18 September 2022

  • 00:00, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872)
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872)

17 September 2022

  • 00:00, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry

16 September 2022

  • 00:00, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
Bhicoo Batlivala (1935)
Bhicoo Batlivala (1935)

15 September 2022

  • 00:00, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
Mick Moloney
Mick Moloney

14 September 2022

  • 12:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Joseph Henry Gest
Joseph Henry Gest
  • 00:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Maybole Castle
Maybole Castle

13 September 2022

  • 12:00, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Osmond J. Ritland
Osmond J. Ritland
  • 00:00, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Kauai Plantation Railway train
Kauai Plantation Railway train

12 September 2022

  • 12:00, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
Louise McKinney
Louise McKinney
  • 00:00, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
Wind turbine on Bozcaada, Turkey
Wind turbine on Bozcaada, Turkey
  • ... that wind power in Turkey (turbine pictured) is so profitable that companies pay the government for licences?
  • ... that E. Virgil Neal was a teacher, stage hypnotist, fraudster and finally a wealthy cosmetics manufacturer?
  • ... that the first known publication of the phrase "any port in a storm" was in a 1749 erotic novel?
  • ... that Benny Lefebvre had three sons who signed professional baseball contracts and four brothers who played football?
  • ... that Vegeta is used to attack HTTP-based applications?
  • ... that Home Depot CEO Ted Decker ran his own landscaping business in high school?
  • ... that in Ireland, selling unauthorized
    Mass cards
    could lead to 10 years in jail or a €300,000 fine?
  • ... that someone once paid $750 to enjoy a hurricane?

11 September 2022

  • 12:00, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Platform at City Hall station
Platform at City Hall station
  • 00:00, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

10 September 2022

  • 12:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
Assumption of the Virgin by Palma Vecchio
Assumption of the Virgin by Palma Vecchio
  • 00:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
Fernbrook farmhouse
Fernbrook farmhouse

9 September 2022

  • 12:00, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
Buford Dam, depicting its steep slope of grass
Buford Dam, depicting its steep slope of grass
  • ... that Buford Dam (pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?
  • ... that Joseph-Alexandre Baile argued against the separation of the parish of Notre-Dame in Montreal, declaring it to be against civil law?
  • ... that by switching to the smaller typeface Retina in the stock listings of their newspaper, The Wall Street Journal was able to save $6 to 7 million annually?
  • ... that there were two failed attempts to
    adapt Sailor Moon into a Western live-action series
    ?
  • ... that Brizlincote in Burton upon Trent, England, was formerly known as "Little Switzerland" for its charm and recreational use by locals?
  • ... that Captain Archie C. Kuntze, known as the "American Mayor of Saigon", was court-martialled for living "openly and notoriously in his official quarters" with his Taiwanese girlfriend?
  • ... that despite a truce, the siege of Wark continued?
  • ... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle of the Century"?
  • 00:00, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
Diagram of ring theory
Diagram of ring theory

8 September 2022

  • 12:00, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Captain John Purves and His Wife, Eliza Anne Pritchard
Captain John Purves and His Wife, Eliza Anne Pritchard
  • ... that according to art historian Margaretta M. Lovell, Captain John Purves and His Wife (pictured) reflects the late eighteenth century's turn toward companionate marriage?
  • ... that "Spotlight", the best-selling digital single in Chinese music history, saw its Douban rating drop from 10.0 to 3.2 less than two days after its release?
  • ... that the melting of the Platigliole Glacier in Italy has revealed artefacts of the White War, including clothing and hay more than 100 years old?
  • ... that eleven years after serving as a Super Bowl usher, Rodney Parker came back to the game as a player?
  • ... that Shenseea almost named Alpha after her dead mother?
  • ... that Eli N. Evans authored three books about the culture and history of Jews in the American South?
  • ... that the selection of Palu as capital of Palu Regency led to protests from the nearby town of Donggala, concerned they would lose out on economic development?
  • ... that elderly showman Bronco Charlie Miller would light matches, held in the mouths of Boy Scouts, using a 20-ft bull whip?
  • 00:00, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Lài dog
Lài dog

7 September 2022

  • 12:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Shady Rest Clubhouse
Shady Rest Clubhouse
  • 00:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Fannie Salter tending the bell at Turkey Point Light
Fannie Salter tending the bell at Turkey Point Light

6 September 2022

  • 12:00, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Bowl of cooked elvers
Bowl of cooked elvers
  • 00:00, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
A Cheetah Hunt train cresting a hill
A Cheetah Hunt train cresting a hill

5 September 2022

  • 12:00, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
  • 00:00, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Hernández in 1976
Hernández in 1976

4 September 2022

  • 12:00, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Alnus parvifolia fossil leaf
Alnus parvifolia fossil leaf
  • 00:00, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Aircraft involved in Turkish Airlines Flight 301
Aircraft involved in Turkish Airlines Flight 301

3 September 2022

  • 12:00, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
280 Broadway
280 Broadway
  • 00:00, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
David Meeting Abigail, from Rubens's workshop
David Meeting Abigail, from Rubens's workshop

2 September 2022

  • 12:00, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
  • 00:00, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Interior of the United Nations General Assembly Hall
Interior of the United Nations General Assembly Hall

1 September 2022

  • 12:00, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
November 1924 issue of Shōjo Club
November 1924 issue of Shōjo Club
  • 00:00, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Dancing pallbearers in Suriname
Dancing pallbearers in Suriname