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[change source]Did you know? (DYK) entries are interesting facts that many people may not know. On this page possible entries are listed and members of the DYK project assess the nominations for the DYK section. DYKs are listed on the Main Page.
How to enter a DYK
[change source]List articles on this page under the Nominations area, below. The newest nominations go at the top. If you would like to make a nomination, you should read the rules below.
If there is a picture that you would like to see used with your nomination, please add it with your nomination as shown below. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion.
Rules
[change source]- Only one article can be nominated for a Did You Know hook.
- This does not mean there can only be one link in the hook. It means the hook is to feature one article.
- This main article is the link which is in bold. This article must meet the DYK rules.
- Any other links in the hook are minor links.
- Information presented in any article nominated for DYK should be verifiable and unbiased. There must be a citation of a credible source to support the fact contained in the hook.
- The article linked should be easy to read.
- The article should not be tagged as {{complex}}.
- It should comply with the guideline on writing Simple English articles.
- If possible, readability tests, such as this, should indicate a U.S. grade level of no greater than Grade 8 on (most) scores.
- There should be no red linked categories or red linked templates.
- Articles nominated for DYK should not be too short.
- The hook used to encourage people to read the article should be interesting to read. Information mentioned in the hook should be in the article text (not in a footnote, or in a linked reference, or in an infobox).
- Whether a hook is not interesting should not be a matter for only one reviewer to decide. The first reviewer marks as {{DYKalmost}} if they feel the hook is not sufficiently interesting, with wording like "Is there a more interesting hook?". If 2 assessors (including the initial one) agree that the hook is uninteresting and no alternative has been put forward, the nomination is rejected with {{DYKno}} and advice to the nominator that "2 reviewers feel that this hook is not interesting, please suggest an alternative hook."
- Articles may be re-nominated, but a different hook must be chosen. Also, two different hooks of the same article should not be added to the same update or updates that follow each other.
- DYKs should not be very good articles (VGA) already as VGAs already get their own spotlight on the Main Page as the "Selected article".
Have in-line citations | Interesting | From Wikimedia Commons |
Articles on living people must be carefully checked to make sure that no unsourced negative information is in the article | Short (less than about 200 characters, including spaces) | Small (100x100px)[1] |
Articles with good references and citations are needed. | Neutral | Already in the article |
- ↑ Formatting for pictures is: [[File:image name |right|100x100px]] and placed above the suggested fact.
- Editors may only nominate up to four hooks at any one time. If more nominations are desired, existing nominations must either be removed, promoted to one of the DYK queues or placed in the holding area.
- Hooks cannot be moved to a queue or removed from the nominations page until they have been there for a minimum of three days from the date they were originally posted. The only exception to this are hooks that can be "snowed". Hooks can also be removed if there has been no input from the nominator after five days from the last review. Unreviewed hooks however cannot be removed until there has been a review.
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[change source]Please use one of the following templates when reviewing nominations.
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{{DYKagf}} | Yes, WP:AGF | Hook cited to a source not on the Internet, but to a reliable publication. | |
{{DYKfixed}} | Yes, issue fixed. | The issue preventing DYK, or the request for improvement has now been fixed. | |
{{DYKalmost}} | Almost | Article is on the way to being ready for DYK, but the reviewer has questions. | |
{{DYKno}} | No | Article is unable to be used on DYK, the time limit has passed, or there are larger reservations. |
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Nominations
[change source]Please add new nominations below with newer nominations at the top. Nominations should be headed with a ===Level Three=== header containing a link to the article that the hook is from. If possible, all hooks should contain a relevant file from Wikimedia Commons – this can be a picture or a sound. The subject article should be '''bolded'''.
Rio de Janeiro
[change source]- ... that Rio de Janeiro is named for a river that does not exist after Portuguese explorers mistook an oceanic bay for a river? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 14:53, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- Great hook Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 10:22, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Deb Haaland
[change source]- ... that in 2021, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (pictured) became the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 14:53, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
Amsterdam
[change source]- ... that Amsterdam sits at two meters below sea level and is built on soft peat and clay in order to stay above water? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 14:53, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
A Clockwork Orange
[change source]- ... that A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923? --Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 04:10, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Rachel Reeves
[change source]- ... that in 2024, Rachel Reeves (pictured) became the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:09, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Holding area
[change source]Hooks that are ready to be moved to a queue for update may be held in this area until a space in a queue becomes available. To be eligible to move into this area, a hook must meet all of the promotion guidelines as outlined above. Hooks in this area do not count towards a user's nomination limit. If you change or re-review a hook in this area, it must be moved back to the main nominations section for discussion to continue. The only changes permitted here are formatting or spelling changes, or adding an associated file.
Sexual slavery
[change source]- ...that estimates of the number of sex slaves (painting pictured) in 2001 varied between 400,000 and 1.75 million?
Potsdam
[change source]- ... that Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its people of their relationship with nature and reason?
Myriam Spiteri Debono
[change source]- ... that President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono is a technophobe and uses her husband's email account for official duties?
Cheng Pei-pei
[change source]- ... that Chinese actress Cheng Pei-pei (pictured), who was nicknamed the "Queen of Kung Fu", was thought to be cinema's first female action hero?
We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy song)
[change source]- ... that the 2023 song "We Didn't Start the Fire", which covers popular events from 1989 to 2023, did not mention the COVID-19 pandemic because it could not rhyme with Bush v. Gore?
J. D. Vance
[change source]- ... that Ohio U.S. Senator J. D. Vance is the first millennial to be on a presidential ticket of a major party in the United States?
Sir Keir Starmer
[change source]- ... that the cabinet of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) has the most female ministers in the country's history?
Stanford prison experiment
[change source]- ...that the Stanford prison experiment was stopped after six days, because guards had started to torture prisoners?
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
[change source]- ... that within one day of Donald Trump's attempted assassination, his campaign raised over $2 million for his supporters who were hurt or killed in the shooting?
Kamala Harris
[change source]- ... that with 32 votes, Kamala Harris (pictured) cast more tie-breaking votes than any other vice president in American history?
Dennis Skinner
[change source]- ... that Dennis Skinner was suspended from the British Parliament at least ten times for calling members inappropriate names including former Prime Minister David Cameron?
Phoenix, Arizona
[change source]- ... that Phoenix, Arizona is the most populated state capital of the United States?
Masoud Pezeshkian
[change source]- ... that before entering politics, President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian (pictured) was a heart surgeon?
Enumclaw horse sex case
[change source]- … that one of the most read articles of The Seattle Times in 2005 was about a man who died after having sex with a horse?
Steven Chu
[change source]- ... that former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu became the first Nobel Prize winner to have a position in the U.S. Cabinet in 2009?
Robert Pickton
[change source]- ... that serial killer Robert Pickton told an undercover officer that he killed 49 people and wished he killed one more to make it an "even fifty"?
Blanche Lincoln
[change source]- ... that at the age of 38, Blanche Lincoln (pictured) was the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Senate?
Devil
[change source]- ... that in the Koran, the Devil often appears as an animal and tries to get people to do the wrong thing?
Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany
[change source]- ...that when they found a link between smoking and lung cancer in 1940, the Nazis created the first anti-smoking campaign in modern history?
Gregory Peck
[change source]- ... that Academy Award-winning actor Gregory Peck said that he was almost offered the ambassadorship to Ireland by President Lyndon B. Johnson?
Gabriel García Márquez
[change source]- ... that Colombian Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez (pictured) is the most-translated Spanish-language author?
Dixy Lee Ray
[change source]- ... that Dixy Lee Ray, the first female Governor of Washington, was also the youngest girl to summit Mount Rainier?
India
[change source]- ...that the name India comes from the Indus River, which is located mostly in Pakistan and is the national river of the country?
India naming dispute
[change source]- ...that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was against the use of the name India (pictured) by the Republic of India, saying that it was misleading and would cause confusion?
Claudia Sheinbaum
[change source]- ... that President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when they won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?
Katherine Johnson
[change source]- ... that Katherine Johnson (pictured) was called one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist?
Buzz Aldrin
[change source]- ... that when Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission, he took communion and became the first and only person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon?
Françoise Hardy
[change source]- ... that Françoise Hardy (pictured), a popular singer of the Yé-yé style of music, was also an astrologist and wrote books about it?
Mason–Dixon line
[change source]- ...that surveyors were hired to fix the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, after people had become tired of the violence between the two colonies?
Ronald Reagan
[change source]- ... that after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down in 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the American military's GPS would be allowed for civilian use?
Seven Nation Army
[change source]- ... that when Jack White created the riff for "Seven Nation Army", he wanted it used for a James Bond theme, however he decided to make it into a separate song because he thought that would never happen?
John Quincy Adams
[change source]- ... that U.S. President John Quincy Adams, who led the fight against slavery in Congress, was fluent in Latin and French?
Carl Sagan
[change source]- ... that Carl Sagan (pictured) said that smoking cannabis helped him in writing his books?
Vegetable
[change source]- ... that in 1893 the United States Supreme Court declared that the fruit Tomato is a vegetable for taxation purposes?
Adolf Hitler
[change source]- ... that according to historians, Adolf Hitler had only one testicle?
Carlo Acutis
[change source]- ... that Carlo Acutis, who recorded Eucharistic miracles online as a teenager, is set to become the first canonized millennial in the Catholic Church?
Ebrahim Raisi
[change source]- ... that former President Ebrahim Raisi was nicknamed "the Butcher of Tehran" for his role on the "death committee" during the 1988 mass executions of Iranian political prisoners?
Solovey (Go_A song)
[change source]- ... that "Solovey" was the first song in the history of Eurovision to be fully in the Ukrainian language?
Anneliese Michel
[change source]- ... that several people and priests were found guilty of negligent homicide in Anneliese Michel's death because they did not give her medical attention after she had several exorcisms performed on her?
Jamie Lee Curtis
[change source]- ... that Academy Award-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis (pictured) did not want to be called Baroness Haden-Guest because she said the title has nothing to do with her?
Murder of Linda Andersen
[change source]- ...that two girls who killed their mother when they were teenagers successfully studied at university, after serving their sentence; one became a lawyer and the other a scientist?
William Shockley
[change source]- ... that Nobel Prize winning physicist William Shockley ran for the U.S. Senate in 1982 because of the "dysgenic threat" he believed African-Americans created?
Giorgia Meloni
[change source]- ... that Giorgia Meloni (pictured), who was elected in 2022, is Italy's first female prime minister?
Marianne Wiggins
[change source]- ... that when Muslims were ordered to kill Salman Rushdie, his wife Marianne Wiggins also started hiding, even though she told him five days earlier that she did not want to be married to him anymore?
Dick Van Dyke
[change source]- ... that at age 98, Dick Van Dyke (pictured) is the oldest person to be nominated and win a Daytime Emmy Award?
Andrew Johnson
[change source]- ... that a proposal to impeach President of the United States Andrew Johnson in 1868 failed by one vote?
Russia
[change source]- ... that Russia got its name from a Medieval Latin name for the Kievan Rus'?
Cynisca
[change source]- ...that even though women were forbidden from attending the Ancient Olympic Games, Spartan princess Cynisca won them twice?
Nude recreation
[change source]- ...that when a museum in Vienna offered a naked museum tour of a controversial exhibition called Nude Men in February 2013, more than 60 people attended that tour?
Dishwasher
[change source]- ...that a socialite who was worried that her dishes would break while they were being washed came up with a successful design of a dishwasher in the late 19th century?
Pete McCloskey
[change source]- ... that in 1967, Purple Heart Korean War veteran Pete McCloskey won against child actress Shirley Temple in a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives?
Simon Harris
[change source]- ... that at age 37, Simon Harris is the youngest person to become Ireland's Taoiseach?
Mary Peltola
[change source]- ... that U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (pictured) is the first Alaskan Native member of congress?
Ima Keithel
[change source]- ... that Ima Keithel is a market in Manipur that is the only one run by women alone?
Pubic hair
[change source]- ... that four out of five women, and about half of the men in the United States trim or remove their pubic hair?
Olaf Scholz
[change source]- ... that Olaf Scholz is the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to not be a member of the Protestant Church?
Ursula von der Leyen
[change source]- ... that when she was elected in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen became the first female President of the European Commission?
Dance the Night
[change source]- ... that Mark Ronson wrote a song for the dance rehearsals of the movie Barbie which later became "Dance the Night"?
Gottfried Böhm
[change source]- ... that in 1986, Gottfried Böhm (pictured) was the first German architect to win a Pritzker Prize?
Sahara
[change source]- ... that in the last hundred years, the Sahara has grown by about ten percent because of desertification?
José Andrés
[change source]- ... that chef and humanitarian José Andrés is said to have made small plates dining popular in the United States?
Red Sea crisis
[change source]- ... that the first event in the history of space warfare occurred during the Red Sea crisis?
Trina Robbins
[change source]- ... that in 1970, cartoonist Trina Robbins (pictured) helped create the first comic book entirely produced by women?
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
[change source]- ... that Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the son of Saudi King Salman, is the first member of a royal family to fly in space as well as the first Arab and the first Muslim to do so?
Ostrich
[change source]- ... that ostriches have the biggest eyes among all terrestrial animals?
Names of Pakistan
[change source]- ... that the name of modern Pakistan (pictured) is an acronym derived from the five regions of the British Raj: Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan?
Akkadian Empire
[change source]- ... that the Akkadian Empire (pictured) of Mesopotamia is the oldest known empire in history?
Houston
[change source]- ... that after New York City, Houston has the most Fortune 500 headquarters of any American city within its city limits?
Total Eclipse of the Heart
[change source]- ... that leading up to the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, the streams for Bonnie Tyler's 1983 single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" went up 827% globally?
Ancient Pakistan
[change source]- ... that the oldest recorded name of Ancient Pakistan (pictured) is Meluhha, the Sumerian name for the Indus Valley?
Charles Michel
[change source]- ... that when Charles Michel became the Prime Minister of Belgium in 2014, he was the youngest Belgian prime minister in 173 years?
Jörn Donner
[change source]- ... that director Jörn Donner (pictured) is the first and, to date, only person from Finland to win an Academy Award?
Katie Britt
[change source]- ... that Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt was criticized for giving her response to the State of the Union address from her kitchen?
Gandhara
[change source]- ... that the region of Gandhara in Pakistan is the second holy land of Buddhism, the first being Magadha in Nepal and India?
Olivia Rodrigo
[change source]- ... that Olivia Rodrigo (pictured) is the first artist to have their first two releases in the top 10 on Billboard Hot 100?
Lewis Strauss
[change source]- ... that Lewis Strauss has been called a "villain in American history" for his role in removing J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance for personal reasons?
Lyndon B. Johnson
[change source]- ... that at age 42, Lyndon B. Johnson was the youngest leader of the United States Senate in American history?
Lyndon B. Johnson
[change source]- ... that before Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States, he was a teacher at a Hispanic-majority school near the Mexico–United States border?
Kristi Noem
[change source]- ... that when Kristi Noem (pictured) was a U.S. Representative, she took online college classes and received intern credits because she was a congresswoman?
Marianne Williamson
[change source]- ... that before running for President of the United States in 2020 and 2024, Marianne Williamson was a New York Times best selling spiritual writer and was nicknamed "Oprah's spiritual advisor"?
Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
[change source]- ... that even though Belarus helped Russia with their invasion of Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko said that there is "no way" Belarusian soldiers will attack Ukraine?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
[change source]- ... that in 2022, J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was given back to him, 68 years after it was controversially removed during the Second Red scare?
Chicago River
[change source]- ... that the tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green (pictured) for Saint Patrick's Day started by accident in 1961 when plumbers accidentally spilled fluorescein into the river?
Functional illiteracy
[change source]- ...that 14% of the adults living in the United States have problems in their everyday life, because they cannot read and write well enough?
Kirby's Dream Course
[change source]- ...that Kirby's Dream Course was not originally going to be a Kirby game, and the version without Kirby was later released on the Satellaview?
Harvard University
[change source]- ... that eight Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard University?
Stan Lee
[change source]- ... that Stan Lee (pictured) was one of the nine men to be military classified as a "playwright" by the United States Army?
Japanese spider crab
[change source]- ... that the Japanese spider crab has the largest leg span among any arthropod in the world?
Cillian Murphy
[change source]- ... that Cillian Murphy took inspiration from David Bowie's appearance in the 1970s for his lead role in the 2023 movie Oppenheimer?
Billie Eilish
[change source]- ... that singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (pictured) is the youngest person to win two Academy Awards?
Toby Fox
[change source]- ...that Toby Fox's first important work was a Halloween version of EarthBound?
Alexander Graham Bell
[change source]- ... that when Alexander Graham Bell saw that the deaf often married each other, he feared there would be a deaf race soon?
The Godfather
[change source]- ... that The Godfather made over $100 million in the box office 18 weeks after its release in 1972, making it the fastest movie to reach that number?
Harold Washington
[change source]- ... that Harold Washington, the first African American Mayor of Chicago, died while in office of a heart attack at Chicago City Hall in 1987?
Abortion in France
[change source]- ...that abortion in France was protected in the French constitution in March 2024, making France the only country to have abortion as a constitutional right?
O'Hare station train crash
[change source]- ... that in March 2014, a Chicago subway train crashed (pictured) at the O'Hare International Airport because the conductor fell asleep while operating?
Bernardo Arévalo
[change source]- ... that in 2024, Bernardo Arévalo's inauguration as President of Guatemala was delayed for one day because the country's congress did not approve its invited guest list?
Lily Gladstone
[change source]- ... that Lily Gladstone (pictured) is the first Native American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress?
Paracetamol
[change source]- ...that Paracetamol (acetaminophen)is the main cause of liver failure in the United States and Great Britain?
Mario Party 8
[change source]- ... that Mario Party 8 was removed from stores in the United Kingdom after a slur was found in the game?
Eswatini
[change source]- ... that Swaziland changed their name to Eswatini because the old name sounded too similar to Switzerland?
Alejandro Mayorkas
[change source]- ... that U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is the first United States Cabinet member to be impeached since 1876?
Kuwaiti dinar
[change source]- ... that the Kuwaiti dinar is the most valuable currency in the world?
Carnivorous plant
[change source]- ... that different plants developed the ability to catch and trap insects at least six times?
Super Bowl LVIII
[change source]- ... that Super Bowl LVIII is the most watched United States broadcast since the Apollo 11 moon landing?
Kaja Kallas
[change source]- ... that in 2024, the Russian government issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Kaja Kallas because she removed Soviet World War II monuments in Estonia?
Vitali Klitschko
[change source]- ... that current mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko was a former professional boxer?
Asha Bhosle
[change source]- ...that playback singer Asha Bhosle (pictured) is one of the oldest actresses to make their debut in Bollywood, at the age of 79?
Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
[change source]- ...that the taxi driver in the Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing was called a hero for locking the terrorist inside of his taxi?
Xiomara Castro
[change source]- ... that when she was elected in 2021, former First Lady Xiomara Castro became the first female President of Honduras?
Acoustic Kitty
[change source]Jeanine Áñez
[change source]- ... that in 2022, former President of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez (pictured) was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the 2019 political crisis?
Emmanuel Macron
[change source]- ... that when he was re-elected in 2022, Emmanuel Macron became the first French president in twenty years to have been re-elected?
Emmanuel Macron
[change source]- ... that Emmanuel Macron's parents sent him to Paris for his studies because of his relationship with his teacher Brigitte Auzière, who later became his wife?
The Typewriter
[change source]- ...that in the 1950s, Leroy Anderson composed a piece of music for the typewriter and orchestra?
Pesse canoe
[change source]- ... that the Pesse canoe (pictured), a dugout dating back to between 7500 and 8000 BCE, may be one of the world's oldest boats?
Shireen Abu Akleh
[change source]- ... that in May 2022, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh (pictured) was shot by an Israel Defense Forces bullet despite wearing a blue press vest?
Medieval philosophy
[change source]- ... that Medieval philosophy began in the historic city of Baghdad, now the capital of Iraq, in the 8th century?
Poultry
[change source]Lidia Gueiler
[change source]- ... that Lidia Gueiler (pictured), the first female President of Bolivia, was removed from office by her cousin Luis García Meza in 1980?
Nikki Haley
[change source]- ... that when Nikki Haley became the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 2017, she also became the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet?
Kenneth Eugene Smith
[change source]- ...that in January 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the world to be executed by inert gas asphyxiation?
Daniel J. Evans
[change source]- ... that during Daniel J. Evans's campaign for Governor of Washington, serial killer Ted Bundy was a close campaign assistant of his?
In Guezzam
[change source]- ...that in In Guezzam less than four out of ten people can read or write?
Suriname
[change source]- ...that in Suriname most people who cannot read or write are women?
Masjid al-Haram
[change source]- ... that the Masjid al-Haram (pictured) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia is the largest mosque in the world and is also the most expensive building on Earth?
Temple of Confucius, Qufu
[change source]- ... that the Temple of Confucius (pictured) in Qufu, China is the largest and oldest Confucian temple in the world?
2024 Ecuadorian conflict
[change source]- ... that in January 2024, several armed gang members stormed a television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador while it was broadcasting live?
Meat-Shaped Stone
[change source]- ...that the Meat-Shaped Stone (pictured) is one of the Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan?
Margrethe II of Denmark
[change source]- ...that Margrethe II was the first woman as the head of the state of Denmark?
Leopold and Loeb
[change source]- ... that in 1924, University of Chicago law students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered a 14-year old boy to show that they were very intelligent?
Gabriel Attal
[change source]- ... that at age 34, Gabriel Attal is the youngest person to become Prime Minister of France and the first openly gay man to hold this office?
Bee hummingbird
[change source]- ... that the bee hummingbird (pictured) from the Isle of Youth in Cuba is the smallest living bird species in the world with an average length of only 5-6 centimeters?
Indus Valley civilization
[change source]- ... that the Indus Valley civilization (pictured) of Pakistan is among the four oldest civilisations in the world and also the earliest known urban culture of South Asia?
Michael Myers
[change source]- ... that the mask used for fictional serial killer Michael Myers (pictured) was originally a James T. Kirk mask that was painted white?
Carmen Valero
[change source]- ... that in 1976, middle-distance runner Carmen Valero became the first female athlete to ever represent Spain at the Summer Olympic Games?
Borobudur
[change source]- ... that the Borobudur temple (pictured) in Central Java, Indonesia is the largest Buddhist temple in the world?
25 or 6 to 4
[change source]- ... that the Chicago song "25 or 6 to 4" was banned in Singapore from 1970 to 1993 because the country thought the song was about drugs?
James Brady
[change source]- ... that after he died in 2014, James Brady's cause of death was ruled as a homicide from the injuries he received at Ronald Reagan's assassination attempt in 1981?
Seated Buddha from Gandhara
[change source]- ... that the Seated Buddha (pictured) from Gandhara, Pakistan is the oldest surviving statue of Buddha in the world and also one of the first depictions of Buddha in human form?
Benazir Bhutto
[change source]- ... that Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (pictured) was the first woman to lead a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country?
Napoleon
[change source]- ..that Napoleon re-introducing slavery in the French colonies led to Haiti becoming independent, in 1804?
Arirang
[change source]- ... that the Korean song "Arirang" is listed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list twice?
Himalayan salt
[change source]- ... that Himalayan pink salt (pictured) does not actually come from the Himalayas, but from the Salt Range mountains in Punjab, Pakistan?
Postpartum depression
[change source]- ... that postpartum depression affects more women living in low and middle income countries than those living in high income countries?
Postpartum period
[change source]- ... that the World Health Organization said that the postnatal period is the most important and the most ignored phase in the lives of mothers and newborns?
Lee Jae-myung
[change source]- ... that in 2023, Lee Jae-myung became the first South Korean opposition leader to be issued an arrest warrant since the country's transition into a democracy?
Hugh Aynesworth
[change source]- ... that journalist Hugh Aynesworth witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby in November 1963?
Trump International Hotel and Tower
[change source]- ... that because of Donald Trump adding a large sign with his name on the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago considered changing its rules for future sign-building on its skyscrapers?
875 North Michigan Avenue
[change source]- ... that 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago has the highest indoor swimming pool in the United States?
Lee Miglin
[change source]- ... that businessman Lee Miglin proposed a 1,999 foot 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago, but the project was cancelled after he was killed by Gianni Versace's killer Andrew Cunanan?
Henry Kissinger
[change source]- ... that after South Vietnam fell, Henry Kissinger (pictured) offered to return his Nobel Peace Prize, eighteen months after he received it for his work in the Paris Peace Accords?
Wolfgang Schäuble
[change source]- ... that at the time of his death, Wolfgang Schäuble was the longest serving member of parliament in Germany's history, serving from 1972 until 2023?
Estonia
[change source]- ... that Estonia is the first country to allow same-sex marriage that used to be part of the Soviet Union?
The Dark Knight (movie)
[change source]- ... that because The Dark Knight was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy increased the amount of movies that could be nominated for the category?
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
[change source]- ... that before he became Emir of Kuwait in 2023 at age 83, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the oldest crown prince in the world?
Oppenheimer (movie)
[change source]- ... that with over $950 million in the box office, Oppenheimer is the highest-grossing biographical movie of all time?
Kukës
[change source]- ... that Kukës is the first city to have ever been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize?
Barbie (movie)
[change source]- ... that the 2023 movie Barbie is the first movie directed by a solo female director to make $1 billion at the box office?
Iris Apfel
[change source]- ... that Iris Apfel (pictured) is the oldest person to ever have a Barbie doll made based on her?
Norman Lear
[change source]- ... that in 2001, Norman Lear bought one of the first published copies of the U.S. Declaration of Independence for $8.1 million and went on a national tour with the document?
Giorgio Napolitano
[change source]- ... that Giorgio Napolitano was the first President of Italy to have been re-elected?
The Backrooms
[change source]- ... that the urban legend The Backrooms is believed to have created the internet's aesthetic of liminal spaces, which shows usually busy areas as unnaturally empty?
Doughnut
[change source]- ... that Canadians eat more doughnuts (pictured) per person than any other nation and Canada has more doughnut shops per person than any other nation?
1925 serum run to Nome
[change source]- ...that in 1925 a team of sled dogs delivered drugs against a disease outbreak to Nome, Alaska, which was cut off because of bad weather?
Istanbul
[change source]- ... that Istanbul is the only city in the world that is on two different continents: Europe and Asia?
Ada Dietz
[change source]- ...that Ada Dietz (pictured) used mathematics to invent weaving patterns?
Anglo-Zanzibar War
[change source]- ... that the Anglo-Zanzibar War fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1986 lasted only 38 minutes, making it the shortest recorded war?
Tunguska event
[change source]- ...that the effects of the Tunguska event could be measured as far away as Europe, Jakarta, or Washington D.C.?
Killing of Harambe
[change source]- ... that after the killing of Harambe, the Western lowland gorilla had 5% support in a public poll for the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
Gaza Strip
[change source]- ...that the Gaza Strip has one of the youngest populations in the world as 43% of the people are age 14 or younger?
Breastfeeding
[change source]- ... that the World Health Organization recommendations are for babies to be breastfed for at least 2 years?
Sausage
[change source]- ... that the French word for sausage comes from Vulgar Latin salsica, which comes from salsicus meaning seasoned with salt?
New York City
[change source]- ... that the movie industry made nearly $9 billion to the New York City economy as of 2015?
Nauru
[change source]- ... that the main economic activity on Nauru since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island?
Rosalynn Carter
[change source]- ... that Rosalynn Carter (pictured) was the first First Lady of the United States to have her own office and staff at the White House?
Earth
[change source]Now and Then (Beatles song)
[change source]- ... that "Now and Then" has been called the "last Beatles song" since it has new and old recordings from the band members and even uses AI for John Lennon's voice?
Jack Swigert
[change source]- ... that in 1982, Jack Swigert, one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives but died before taking office?
Alexander Van der Bellen
[change source]- ... that President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen is the son of aristocratic refugees from Russia's Bolshevik Revolution?
Taung Child
[change source]- ...that for a long time, no one saw the importance of the Taung Child, because of the Piltdown Man discovered about 12 years earlier?
Hostile architecture
[change source]- ...that Robert Moses designed an access road to a beach on Long Island with bridges that were too low for buses to pass, so that only those who could afford a car would visit that beach?
Free-produce movement
[change source]- ...that in the mid-19th century, the goods made without slave labor often were difficult to find, had a poorer quality and were more expensive, than those made by slaves?
Dominica
[change source]- ... that Dominica is home to Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest hot spring?
Mosquito
[change source]- ... that by causing over 700,000 deaths per year, mosquitoes (pictured) may be the deadliest threat to humans?
Rabies
[change source]Tea
[change source]- ...that tea (pictured) is the second most consumed drink in the world, after water?
McRib
[change source]- ... that the McRib (pictured) from McDonalds was originally introduced in 1981, and it has been retired and reintroduced many times over the years?
Plastics
[change source]- ... that some new plastics are being made without oil, such as with plants and bacteria, to make them biodegradable?
Pluto
[change source]- ...that the name of former planet Pluto was suggested by a 11 year old schoolgirl named Venetia Burney?
Self-injury
[change source]- ... that in the age group of those 15 to 24 years old, about twice as many women hurt themselves than men?
Rain
[change source]Lavinia Valbonesi
[change source]- ... that First Lady of Ecuador Lavinia Valbonesi is a nutritionist who owns a healthy dining location in Guayaquil and a fitness center in Tampa, Florida?
Cannabis
[change source]Chicago
[change source]- ... that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable founded Chicago in the early 1700s to create a canal for boats to travel between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River?
Venus
[change source]- ...that a day on the planet Venus (pictured) is longer than its year?
Canada
[change source]- ... that 60% of Canadians live south of Seattle, Washington?
Milky Way
[change source]... that the Andromeda Galaxy is moving towards the Milky Way Galaxy (pictured) and will collide with it in about 3.75 billion years?
New York City
[change source]- ... that New York City has the biggest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2016?
Chicago Spire
[change source]- ... that the cancelled Chicago Spire (pictured) project would have been 2,000 feet tall and the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere?
Daniel Noboa
[change source]- ... that at age 35, Daniel Noboa is the youngest person elected as President of Ecuador?
Bacteria
[change source]Plant
[change source]- ... that there are currently around 391,000 known living species of plants in the world?
Photosynthesis
[change source]- ... that when a plant does photosynthesis it releases the oxygen that we breathe?
Wikipedia
[change source]- ... that after having just 1 language on January 10, 2001, Wikipedia was available in 161 languages less than 4 years later?
Otavalo
[change source]- ... that the Ecuadorian city of Otavalo has an outdoor market (pictured) that dates back to the 1870s and is one of the largest in South America?