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===11 July 2021===
*'''''12:00, 11 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-168-0895-06A, Griechenland, Saloniki, Erfassung von Juden (cropped).jpg|caption=Jews forced to perform calisthenics during the Eleftherias Square roundup}}
* ... that 9,000 Greek Jews were targeted by the '''[[1942 Eleftherias Square roundup]]''' ''(pictured)'', and those who collapsed were attacked by dogs?
* ... that '''[[Ellora Derenoncourt]]''' demonstrated that the expansion of minimum wage in 1967 accounted for 20 percent of the reduction in racial income gaps in the United States during the civil rights era?
* ... that Japanese industrialist [[Ichizō Kobayashi]] established the '''[[Takarazuka Grand Theater]]''' in the city of [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]] because it was located at the terminus of a train line owned by his company?
* ... that '''[[Marja Kubašec]]''' was both the first [[Sorbs|Sorbian]] woman to receive a formal teacher training and the first woman to write a novel in [[Upper Sorbian language|Upper Sorbian]]?
* ... that the many refugees who have entered Canada via '''[[Roxham Road]]''' at [[Canada–United States border|the border]] between New York and Quebec since 2017 may not have been breaking any laws?
* ... that the volcanic crater '''[[Cerro Overo]]''' formed about 77,000 years ago?
* ... that '''[[June Fernández]]''' wrote "I Wanted Sex But Not Like That"?
* ... that the meagre attendance at the '''[[1960 European Nations' Cup Final]]''' in Paris was blamed on crowds who "wanted western European glamour, not mysterious teams from the other side of Europe"?

*'''''00:00, 11 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Daisy (1964).webm|thumbtime=24|caption="Daisy"}}
* ... that although the "[[Daisy (advertisement)|Daisy]]" advertisement ''(pictured)'' was aired only once, it is considered to be one of the most important factors for victory in '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 presidential campaign|Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Joan Boada]]''' was named a principal dancer at the [[Cuban National Ballet]] at age 16, but later defected and ended up at the [[San Francisco Ballet]]?
* ... that the temperature was 0 °F (−18 °C) on the morning that the '''[[Battle of Hancock]]''' began?
* ... that '''[[James Chappell (servant)|James Chappell]]''' is thought to have been the first black landlord of an English public house?
* ... that "the very first words of encouragement [[[Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]]] ever remember[ed] to have heard" were in '''''[[The Yankee]]'''''?
* ... that Swedish writer '''[[Hedda Anderson]]''' began her literary career at the age of 58, following her husband's death in 1888?
* ... that prior to winning their first of '''[[Nine in a row|nine consecutive titles]]''' in the [[1965–66 Scottish Division One|1965–66 season]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] had not been champions of the [[Scottish Football League]] for 12 years?
* ... that Patric and '''[[Rosalie Carey]]''' built [[Globe Theatre, Dunedin|New Zealand's first theatre]] for [[repertory theatre|professional repertory]] on the back of their house?

===10 July 2021===
*'''''12:00, 10 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Lamprospiza melanoleuca-20090124.jpg|caption=Red-billed pied tanager}}
* ... that the '''[[red-billed pied tanager]]''' ''(pictured)'' is not a [[tanager]]?
* ... that Grenadian [[Anatomical pathology|anatomic pathologist]] '''[[Kathleen Coard]]''' is the first female professor of pathology in the Caribbean?
* ... that the '''[[130th Regiment of Foot]]''', raised by '''[[Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet|George Pigot]]''' in 1794, was disbanded just two years later after suffering heavy losses due to tropical disease?
* ... that '''[[Josh Phillips (murderer)|Josh Phillips]]''', who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his eight-year-old friend when he was fourteen, is eligible for resentencing in 2023?
* ... that the extinct planthopper '''''[[Florissantia (planthopper)|Florissantia elegans]]''''' was described in 1890 from only two fossils?
* ... that '''[[Chris Gittens]]'''{{`s}} father refused to attend any of his [[professional baseball]] games until he was promoted to the major leagues?
* ... that official guests of the [[Switzerland|Swiss Confederation]] stayed at the '''[[Lohn Estate]]''', a manor in [[Kehrsatz]], in the [[Canton of Bern]], between 1942 and 1994?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Tina Pereira]]''' won a competition even though she was chosen to replace an indisposed dancer, and her partner got seriously injured mid-performance?

*'''''00:00, 10 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Max Liebling]]''' and his three brothers, '''[[Georg Liebling|Georg]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Emil Liebling|Emil]], and [[Sally Liebling]], were all successful concert pianists and composers who trained under [[Franz Liszt]]?
* ... that for the first time this century, '''[[2021 British Athletics Championships|this year's British Athletics Championships]]''' were not broadcast on live television?
* ... that after her election as [[Florida Commissioner of Agriculture|Florida's agriculture commissioner]], '''[[Nikki Fried]]''' was sworn into office using the first [[Hebrew Bible]] published in the United States?
* ... that the [[fan disc]] of the [[visual novel]] '''''[[Kichiku Megane]]''''' includes a salacious [[typing game]]?
* ... that British army officer '''[[Thomas Stanton Lambert]]''' was killed by an [[Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)|IRA]] ambush while returning from a tennis match in 1921?
* ... that [[Homestead, Florida]], radio station '''[[WOIR]]''' was credited with saving the lives of hundreds of farmworkers in a labor camp before the arrival of [[Hurricane Andrew]]?
* ... that, after her death, contemporaries of [[Franks|Frankish]] queen '''[[Austregilde]]''' both called her "the light of her homeland, the world, and the court" and compared her to [[Herod the Great|Herod]]?
* ... that '''''[[The City in the Middle of the Night]]''''', a 2019 [[climate fiction|climate-fiction]] novel by [[Charlie Jane Anders]], is set on a [[Tidal locking|tidally locked]] planet?

===9 July 2021===
*'''''12:00, 9 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Shrine of the Miosach (detail of the frontpiece).jpg|caption=Shrine of Miosach, late 11th and early 16th centuries}}
* ... that large parts of the 11th-century Irish '''[[Shrine of Miosach]]''' ''(detail pictured)'' were added during a 16th-century refurbishment?
* ... that '''[[Elizabeth Mburu]]'''{{`s}} book ''African Hermeneutics'' seeks to bring a uniquely African approach to interpreting the Bible?
* ... that one of the arguments made by the '''[[Simla Deputation]]''' for increasing Muslim representation in Indian politics was that they had ruled India under the [[Mughal Empire]]?
* ... that when '''[[Robert Saunders Jr.|Robert Saunders Jr.]]'''{{`s}} predecessor died, Saunders took [[List of presidents of the College of William & Mary|his job]] but not [[President's House (College of William & Mary)|his home]]?
* ... that [[Big Bang (band)|Big Bang]]'s [[G-Dragon]] switched [[Kwon Ji Yong|his mini-album]]'s title track from "'''[[Bullshit (G-Dragon song)|Bullshit]]'''" to "[[Untitled, 2014]]" on the day of its release?
* ... that [[Mormon missionary|Mormon missionaries]] in Japan converse with each other in a specialized [[Cant (language)|cant]] known as '''[[Senkyoshigo]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Hugo Marchand]]''' was named an ''[[Danseur étoile|étoile]]'' of [[Paris Opera Ballet]] at age 23, after he made an unexpected role debut when the company was touring in Japan?
* ... that in 1991, the [[Church of Christ, Scientist]] published [[The Destiny of The Mother Church|a book]] it had previously rejected as blasphemous to obtain a $97 million [[bequest]] needed to repay its financially disastrous '''[[WBPX-TV|expansion into television]]'''?

*'''''00:00, 9 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Charlie-headshot.jpg|caption=Charlie N. Holmberg}}
* ... that in her debut novel, ''[[The Paper Magician]]'', fantasy author '''[[Charlie N. Holmberg]]''' ''(pictured)'' followed [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s advice to limit her characters' magical powers?
* ... that the '''[[647 Fifth Avenue|George W. Vanderbilt Residence]]''' has been occupied by [[American Express]], [[Olympic Airlines]], and [[Versace]], but never by [[George Washington Vanderbilt II|Vanderbilt]] himself?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Pippa Moore]]'''{{`s}} last role was as [[Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom|Princess Beatrice]], [[Queen Victoria]]'s youngest daughter?
* ... that a basic difference between '''[[modern Paganism and New Age]]''' is that the former focuses more on the external world and the latter on the inner life of the individual?
* ... that '''[[Hugh Leatherman]]''' effectively controls the state of [[South Carolina]]'s budget?
* ... that the '''[[Lutjanus fulvus|blacktail snapper]]''' is commercially fished in [[Kiribati]] and the [[Ryukyu Islands]]?
* ... that '''[[Jordan Geller]]''' owned 2,388 pairs of [[sneakers]] and was recognized by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' in 2012 for having the world's largest sneaker collection?
* ... that [[Doja Cat]] and her directors used ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' as reference points while making the music video for "'''[[Need to Know (Doja Cat song)|Need to Know]]'''"?

===8 July 2021===
*'''''12:00, 8 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Little Island Panorama (50236511951).jpg|caption=Little Island panorama}}
* ... that '''[[Little Island at Pier 55]]''' ''(pictured)'', a new artificial island park in New York City, was described as being "in the theatrical vein of 18th century English garden follies"?
* ... that '''[[Chetana Nagavajara]]''' initiated and led [[Arts criticism|arts-criticism]] research projects in Thailand in the early 2000s?
* ... that the "olde English" interior of the '''[[12 East 53rd Street|Fisk–Harkness House]]''' later became an automobile club, an art gallery, and finally a college?
* ... that '''[[Pamela Trotman Reid]]''', the first Black president of the [[University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)|University of Saint Joseph]], developed the GO-GIRL program?
* ... that [[Chang Chen]] lost 12 kilograms (26 lb) for his role in '''''[[The Soul (film)|The Soul]]'''''{{-?}}
* ... that police officer '''[[Abdulrachman Setjowibowo]]''' was appointed the acting chairman of the [[Football Association of Indonesia]] following a conflict between the association and the [[Persija Jakarta]] club?
* ... that sculptures by [[Lorenzo Ghiglieri]] have been installed at the [[Royal Palace of Madrid]], the [[White House]], and '''[[Brown Bear Car Wash]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Opal Lee]]''' is often referred to as the "grandmother of [[Juneteenth]]"?

*'''''00:00, 8 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Stamp pitcairn islands 3d.jpg|caption=One of the first stamps from the Pitcairn Islands}}
* ... that a decline in the sale of '''[[Postage stamps and postal history of the Pitcairn Islands|stamps from the Pitcairn Islands]]''' ''(example pictured)'' led to [[Pitcairn Islands|the territory]]'s bankruptcy?
* ... that the [[National Institutes of Health]]'s first mycologist, '''[[Chester Wilson Emmons|Chester W. Emmons]]''', demonstrated that [[mycosis|fungal infections]] were common and widespread?
* ... that the '''[[Basilica of Saint Maternus]]''' in [[Walcourt]], Belgium, contains one of the oldest preserved Marian devotional statues in Western Christianity?
* ... that Mexican politician '''[[Rubén Rocha Moya]]''' obtained a law degree while serving as a [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|senator]]?
* ... that before she entered the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in 1942, '''[[Jane Douglass White]]''', a songwriter for '''[[soldier's show]]s''', had already composed the tune which would become the official "'''[[Song of the Women's Army Corps]]'''"?
* ... that during the 1940s, '''[[Sigge Stark]]''' became [[Sweden]]'s most published, most read, as well as most criticised author?
* ... that the theme song for '''''[[Guilty (manga)|Guilty]]'''''{{'s}} live-action television series is [[Toshi (musician)|Toshi]]'s first original song in 22 years?
* ... that two of the men in the '''[[Dover Eight]]''' were going to join the [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|raid on Harpers Ferry]] led by [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] but ultimately backed out?

===7 July 2021===
*'''''12:00, 7 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=NubianMeroePyramids30sep2005(2).jpg|caption=Nubian pyramids in Sudan}}
* ... that distinctly [[Nubian pyramids]] ''(examples pictured)'' were built early in the history of the '''[[architecture of Sudan]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Ronald Barnes (carillonist)|Ronald Barnes]]''' was a major force in establishing an American approach to writing music for the [[carillon]]?
* ... that each chapter of the Japanese novel '''''[[Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku de wa Nai]]''''' is themed after a song by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]?
* ... that the '''[[Royal Commission on Metropolitan Railway Termini]]''' of 1846 was responsible for central London being mostly free of mainline railways and led, indirectly, to the creation of the [[London Underground]]?
* ... that [[Ed Gomes]] was the first member of the [[Working Families Party]] '''[[2015 Connecticut State Senate 23rd district special election|elected to a state legislature]]''' solely with the party's nomination?
* ... that '''[[Gracelino Barbosa]]''' won the first Paralympic medal in Cape Verdean history at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]?
* ... that neither '''[[Dejarik|holochess]]''' (dejarik) nor '''[[sabacc]]''', two games invented for the ''Star Wars'' films, have a definitive ruleset despite several real-world licensed releases?
* ... that adult-film actress '''[[Kendra Sunderland]]''' originally wanted to be a counselor or an accountant?

*'''''00:00, 7 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Margyl1905 (cropped).JPG|caption=Jane Margyl}}
* ... that '''[[Jane Margyl]]''' ''(pictured)'' began her stage career as a [[mime artist|mime]] at the [[Folies Bergère]], and became a leading singer of the [[Paris Opera]]?
* ... that "'''[[She's a Woman]]'''" was the first song by [[the Beatles]] to include a reference to drugs?
* ... that '''[[Charlie Wheatley]]''' had a [[Seventh grade|seventh-grade]] education and three [[honorary degree]]s in engineering from the [[University of Tulsa]]?
* ... that [[Simon Mills (footballer)|Simon Mills]] had to postpone his [[honeymoon]] to play in the '''[[1989 Football League Third Division play-off Final|1989 Third Division play-off final]]'''?
* ... that Belgian international [[association football]]er '''[[Anaëlle Wiard]]''', who started playing [[beach soccer]] in 2020, was the top scorer in a competition that year?
* ... that tools for sewing and skin preparation found at archaeological sites indicate that the '''[[history of Inuit clothing]]''' in the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland extends back as early as 2500 BCE?
* ... that '''[[Brian Altman (poker player)|Brian Altman]]''' is the only player in [[World Poker Tour]] history to win the same event twice?
* ... that in the Chinese erotic novella '''''[[Ruyijun zhuan|The Lord of Perfect Satisfaction]]''''', Empress [[Wu Zetian]] has a virgin lover whose penis is compared with [[snail]]s and [[earthworm]]s?

===6 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 6 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[oil lamp]]s on the '''[[coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands]]''' ''(pictured)'' represent [[Saint Ursula]] and her virgin companions, who give the islands their name?
* ... that the first Black woman to receive tenure in [[Kent State University]]'s College of Arts & Sciences, '''[[Angela Neal-Barnett]]''', emphasizes social support between Black women as "an indigenous form of healing"?
* ... that the pineapple on the '''[[flag of the Cayman Islands]]''' alludes to the territory's historic connection with Jamaica, whose [[Coat of arms of Jamaica|coat of arms]] features five pineapples? 
* ... that '''[[Robert Jones (artilleryman)|Robert Jones]]''' wrote the first book about [[figure skating]] in 1772?
* ... that the '''[[John Mervin Nooth|Nooth apparatus]]''', originally invented to produce [[carbonated water]], was later repurposed for administering [[Anesthetic|anaesthetic drugs]]?
* ... that ''Linnéstaty'', a sculpture created by Swedish sculptor '''[[Gerda Sprinchorn]]''', was raised as a public monument 40 years after its completion?
* ... that the Latin American '''''[[Travesti (gender identity)|travesti]]''''' gender identity has been considered to be a [[third gender]], akin to the ''[[Hijra (South Asia)|hijras]]'' of India and the ''[[muxe]]'' of Mexico?
* ... that '''[[Clarkson's Farm]]''' is "Diddly Squat"?

===5 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 5 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Bruck L1400826.jpg|caption=Rib vault of the Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle, Bruck}}
* ... that the '''[[Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle, Bruck|Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle]]''' in Bruck, a unique late-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] chapel with a star [[rib vault]] ''(pictured)'', was almost demolished to make room for a highway?
* ... that the '''[[Rhodesian Independence Bell]]''', a replica of the American [[Liberty Bell]], was inscribed "I toll for justice, civilization and Christianity"?
* ... that South African American-football kicker '''[[Ryan Pretorius]]''' wore [[Cleat (shoe)|cleats]] two sizes too small at Ohio State to simulate kicking barefoot?
* ... that although [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] initially dismissed his own '''[[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Shostakovich)|Piano Sonata No. 2]]''' as a "trifle, something impromptu", he would later consider it his most important piano composition?
* ... that [[Peter Clavelle]] did not face either a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] or a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] opponent in the '''[[1991 Burlington mayoral election]]'''?
* ... that '''[[María Teresa Sesé]]''' wrote 500 [[romance novel]]s in her native [[Spanish language|Spanish]], then wrote several books in [[Basque language|Basque]] after studying the language for two years?
* ... that the current Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria, '''[[Usra Hendra Harahap]]''', personally led a rescue operation to free Indonesian crew members taken hostage by pirates in June 2020?
* ... that [[Panthera pardus tulliana|leopards]] live in the '''[[forest in Turkey]]'''?

===4 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 4 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Asian Elephant and Baby.JPG|caption=Gabi with his mother Tamar}}
* ... that the 2005 birth of '''[[Gabi (elephant)|Gabi]]''' ''(pictured with mother)'', the first elephant in Israel conceived through [[artificial insemination]], was [[Streaming media|viewed live]] by more than 350,000 people in 108 countries?
* ... that future [[Hazzan|cantor]] '''[[David Werdyger]]''' was saved from a Nazi firing squad when he sang the [[Prayer for the dead#Judaism|Jewish prayer for the dead]]?
* ... that '''[[Kanfei Nesharim Street]]''' is long and wide and straight like a [[runway]], because it was originally built as one?
* ... that in 1975 ''Time'' named '''[[Schwester Selma]]''', head nurse at the [[Shaare Zedek Medical Center|Shaare Zedek Hospital]] in Jerusalem, one of the world's "living saints", alongside [[Mother Teresa]] and [[Annie Skau Berntsen|Sister Annie]]?
* ... that the '''[[Diaspora Yeshiva Band]]''' infused [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] with Jewish lyrics, creating a music style it called "Hasidic rock" or "Country and Eastern"?
* ... that '''[[Chaim Topol|Topol]]''', who won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|a Golden Globe]] for his performance as [[Tevye]] in the 1971 film ''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]'', played the role in shows and revivals about 3,500 times?
*... that a verse from '''[[Psalm 85|Psalm 85]]''' has inspired artworks depicting the kiss of Justice and Peace?
* ... that '''[[Rachel Chalkowski|Bambi]]''' delivered more than 35,000 babies?

===3 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 3 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Parliament Hill from a Hot Air Balloon, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Y2K (7173715788).jpg|caption=Parliament Hill, Ottawa}}
* ... that the site of '''[[Parliament Hill]]''' ''(pictured)'' was previously called Barrack Hill and had been intended for development as a major military base?
* ... that the third '''[[Wanamaker expeditions|Wanamaker expedition]]''', led by '''[[Joseph K. Dixon]]''', travelled at least {{convert|20,000|mi}} and visited 89 [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American tribes]]?
* ... that '''[[Laura McKinlay Robinson|Laura Robinson]]''' invented [[Balderdash|Canada's best-selling board game]] before becoming a successful actress and television producer?
* ... that some species of bacteria in the genus '''''[[Alkalihalobacillus]]''''' live in [[hypersaline lake]]s while others are added to [[laundry detergent]]?
* ... that music theorist '''[[Philip Ewell]]''' received "anti-Black statements and personal ad hominem attacks" following his claim that Western music theory is shaped by a "white racial frame"?
* ... that '''[[Murray Dowey]]''' was a clerk and typist for the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] before being the [[goaltender]] for Canada's gold-medal-winning hockey team at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]?
* ... that the '''[[Walter Bean Grand River Trail]]''' was named after Walter Bean, who created the idea of a continuous trail through the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Waterloo region]]?
* ... that '''[[Toman (actor)|Toman]]''' helped popularize [[genderless fashion in Japan]]?

===2 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 2 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Flag of Nova Scotia.svg|caption=Flag of Nova Scotia|border=yes}}
* ... that the '''[[flag of Nova Scotia]]''' ''(pictured)'' was officially recognized in 2013, even though its first documented use was in June 1858?
* ... that the first use of ''[[Je me souviens]]'', the official motto of Quebec, was on a wall of '''[[Parliament Building (Quebec)|the province's parliament building]]'''?
* ... that '''[[St. Nikolaus von Flüe, Wörsdorf|St. Nikolaus von Flüe]]''', the first Catholic church in Wörsdorf, was consecrated in 1962?
* ... that '''[[John Mercer Johnson]]''', a [[Fathers of Confederation|Father of Canadian Confederation]], entertained the public and members of the [[London Conference of 1866]] with poetry readings and ice-skating performances?
* ... that British general '''[[Charles Bertie Prowse]]''' was killed while leading his brigade in an attack during the [[first day on the Somme]], 105 years ago today?
* ... that following a career-ending injury while playing [[Australian rules football]], '''[[Justin Clarke]]''' became a Rhodes scholar in 2021?
* ... that the song "'''[[Canadian Idiot]]'''" satirizes American [[xenophobia]]?
* ... that pitchers are '''[[cheating in baseball]]''' with a glue invented for [[Strength athletics|strongmen]] to hold Atlas balls?

===1 July 2021===
*'''''00:00, 1 July 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a 17th-century illustrated manuscript of the '''''[[Anis Al-Hujjaj]]''''' shows pilgrims sailing from the [[Indian subcontinent]] to [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that in times of food scarcity, the '''[[Actinostella flosculifera|collared sand anemone]]''' may consume the symbiotic [[zooxanthellae]] in its tissues?
* ... that '''[[Kata Wéber]]''' moved to Berlin to write the play that would become '''''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''''' to avoid [[Kornél Mundruczó|her husband]], who had encouraged her to write it after finding her personal notes?
* ... that '''[[William E. Woods]]''' took three [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] to fill out [[marriage license]]s in 1990, beginning a series of events that would lead to the legalization of [[same-sex marriage in the United States]]?
* ... that the fossil horsetail '''''[[Equisetum similkamense]]''''' has been found in only two places, both in British Columbia?
* ... that '''[[Ira F. M. Butler|Ira F. M. Butler]]''' was [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] in the last session of the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature]] prior to statehood?
* ... that in [[San Diego]], you can get a steak dinner '''[[Cow by Bear|made by a bear]]'''?
* ... that [[judo]]ka '''[[Loretta Doyle]]''' found out that she was pregnant during pre–Olympic selection medical checks?

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