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===29 December 2024===
{{*mp}}... that ] ] ''']''' founded ], where her ]-]-] slept in her bathroom?
*'''''00:00, 29 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ] report into the ''']''' in 1956 concluded it was likely that at least one genuine ] was involved?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Moon Kwan by Nelson Evans (before 1922) restored (cropped).jpg|caption=Kwan Man-ching}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that following ] failure to win the ], British pie retailer ''']''' produced a "humble pie" filled with ] meat?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', who directed more than fifty films in forty years, entered the industry hoping to meet ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ended with a call for the total withdrawal of troops from ] so its people could freely choose their political system?
* ... that the style of ]'s ''''']''''' has been likened to "a smiling figure on horseback, cutting a clean way through&nbsp;... with a swift bright sword"?
{{*mp}}... that the ]n poet ''']''', who debuted as a ], came to depict the ] as an "]" shortly before dying in the ]?
* ... that international ] champion ''']''' learned to skate at the age of 29?
* ... that in 1967 two mathematicians published PhD dissertations independently disproving ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''', executioner of ] and ] official ], said he was selected at random for the role?
* ... that ] wrote a viral article about ''']''' after an AI bot attempted to convince him to leave his wife?
* ... that ''']''' began refereeing American football games less than a month after retiring from playing the sport professionally?
* ... that between February and August&nbsp;1918 the ''']''' mobilized more than 20 combat units for the ]?
* ... that a South Korean actor sold his belongings and went $7&nbsp;million into debt to keep ''']''' running?

===28 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Monument-tranchées-Verdun (cropped).jpg|caption=Graves at Bayonet Trench}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that a popular myth held that the French soldiers interred in ''']''' ''(pictured)'' were buried alive with their rifles in their hands?
* ... that a lost chronicle of the kings of Kashmir is attributed to the author ''']'''?
* ... that a critic described ''''']''''', after its surprise release, as ]'s "greatest work" yet?
* ... that ballet dancer ''']''' taught dance to children who had been orphaned during World War&nbsp;II?
* ... that former adult actress ]'s book ''''']''''' was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 2022?
* ... that ''']''', as head of Singapore's Secret Branch, oversaw the ]?
* ... that the ] won ''']''' by scoring six straight ]s after they had been losing {{nowrap|14–0}}?
* ... that ''']''' had to resign a pastorate in Ohio because his wife's illness was believed to be curable if she returned to her home state?
* ... that ''']''' has been described as an ] or ] form of ]?

===27 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 27 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Foodpharmer in 2024 on the Dr. YSR podcast.png|caption=FoodPharmer}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that a viral video by ''']''' ''(pictured)'' resulted in the sugar content of ] being cut by almost 15 percent?
* ... that on 26&nbsp;December 1724 ] directed the first performance of ''']''', based on a hymn written by ] in 1524?
* ... that actress ''']''' learned how to pilot a plane so that she could fly home to Massachusetts on her own?
* ... that ''']''' is in Melbourne?
* ... that ''']''' argues that "symbolic capitalists" support social justice movements to amass ]?
* ... that American president ] is mentioned in ''']''' about the conversion of ]?
* ... that Filipino violinist ''']''' was nicknamed the "Mozart to the Barrios"?
* ... that ], who died in 2020, was "resurrected" to appear in ''''']''''' through a combination of animatronics, computer-generated imagery, and artificial intelligence?
* ... that NFL player ''']''' also was a "fat men's race" champion?

===26 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Winterthur The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow 027 4f ZS Breugel EKP crop.jpg|caption=''Adoration of the Magi in the Snow''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that the ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'', recently re-dated, is now known to be the earliest of ]'s snow paintings?
* ... that ''']''', formed by three football players from the ], have recorded Christmas music with ] and ]?
* ... that heavy spring rains caused a poor harvest of the ''']''', leading to a canned pumpkin shortage for Christmas in 2015?
* ... that ''''']''''' was promoted with the release of holiday ]s?
* ... that ''']''' was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England?
* ... that the ''']''', despite its name, has featured gingerbread merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and even the Statue of Liberty?
* ... that '''{{lang|de|]|cat=no}}''', edible figures made from prunes, were sold by children in German Christmas markets in the 19th century?
* ... that "''']'''" led to Christmas specials becoming a staple for '']''?
* ... that ''''']''''' has been found living in southeastern Brazil?

===25 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 25 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Voltairine de Cleyre (Age 35).jpg|caption=Voltairine de Cleyre}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that after Senator ] offered $1,000 to shoot an anarchist, ''']''' ''(pictured)'' publicly accepted the challenge?
* ... that ''']''', a sweet pie made with ], is traditionally eaten in ] on Christmas Eve?
* ... that ]'s friend ''']''' built ]?
* ... that ''''']''''' states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
* ... that ''']''' was the last surviving female ]?
* ... that the ''']''' traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
* ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor ''']''' survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
* ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to ''']''' nearby?
* ... that energy executive ''']''' once drank ] to prove that it was not dangerous?

===24 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Andover Tornado, April 29, 2022, City Hall East Camera.webm|thumbtime=250|caption=Footage of the 2022 Andover tornado}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that the ''']''' ''(video featured)'' injured only three people, despite damaging more than 1,000 buildings?
* ... that ''']''' was named ] shortly after losing his bid for election to the legislature?
* ... that the 1962 space-age pop album ''''']''''' was recorded with halves of the orchestra separated by almost a city block to heighten its stereo effects?
* ... that ''']''' founded a circus that continues to be operated by his descendants more than a century later?
* ... that ] ships reserved special rooms for important ''']''' visitors due to their key role in regional trade networks?
* ... that referee ''']''' acted in an ] in '']''{{-?}}
* ... that ''''']''''' has been praised for both its "deft use of colors" and the educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts, and blossoms?
* ... that ''']''' was ]'s "least favourite local government leader"?
* ... that ''']''' refers to how "groupy" a group is?

===23 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 23 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Rene Vallon, undated.jpg|caption=René Vallon}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' achieved the first aeroplane flight, and was the first aeroplane-related death, in China?
* ... that the creator of ''''']''''' drew inspiration for the show from his time as a CIA officer and ]?
* ... that ''']''' was surprised to find heaps of giant clam shells around hot springs on his first dive to the Pacific ocean floor?
* ... that art historians believe that ''']''' may have been drawn in a ]-like state?
* ... that ''']''', university administrator and ] captain, opened the ] to female enrollment in 1863?
* ... that during World War&nbsp;I the ''']''' denounced the trade unions of the ] as "separatists"?
* ... that the Mingxing Film Company ''']''' in 16 years, but most are now lost?
* ... that ''']''' was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?
* ... that ''']''' once had her students at Harvard University slaughter a chicken and turn its bones into a sculpture?

===22 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=911- President George W. Bush at Islamic Center, 09-17-2001. (6124777178).jpg|caption=Bush speaking at the Islamic Center of Washington}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that George W. Bush quoted from the Quran in ''']''' ''(pictured)'' six days after the September&nbsp;11 attacks?
* ... that ''']''' led a secret cell of the Chinese Communist Party that negotiated better conditions for inmates at ]?
* ... that the ''']''' hints at a border dispute between ancient ] and ]?
* ... that the fortune left by ''']''' was believed to have been greatly diminished by his philanthropic activities?
* ... that less than a day after his dad died, ] played in "''']'''"?
* ... that ''']''' in Greece uses holographic mechanical fans to display images of workers?
* ... that ''']''' was elected to the ] four years after being imprisoned?
* ... that the ''']''' was established in 1803 and became the model for the ] in Paris?
* ... that ''']''' published more than 200 research papers before his 18th birthday?

===21 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Pablo Busch. Unknown author. c. 1937–1939. La Paz.png|caption=Pablo Busch}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that German-born physician ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was labelled a "] or {{lang|es|]}}" by ]?
* ... that the distant horse relative ''''']''''' was first misidentified as an amphibious animal, then as a canine?
* ... that ''']''' was the first book printer in ], and the first to print a book in ] within the present-day territory of Latvia?
* ... that in addition to millions murdered, ''']''' included ], forced labor, forced institutionalization, medical experiments and ]?
* ... that Chivas USA had ''']'''?
* ... that literary critic ''']''' brought several Communist writers into the Shanghai film industry?
* ... that the clergy of the ] were upset about the sale of ''']''' after its closure?
* ... that ] successfully defended her 2021 title by winning the ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' worked on the renovation of a building that he designed 57 years earlier?

===20 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray - Rendez-Vous 61.jpg |alt=long coat |caption=Bubble wrap jacket from ''The Horn of Plenty''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''''']''''' by ] satirized the fashion industry with clothing sewn from expensive fabric made to look like household trash ''(example pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that ''']''' became the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" after fighting for love in ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' of ] in ], were built on the site of ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' served as chief of the commission that determined the disputed ]?
* ... that ''']''' of ] includes matches in the ]?
* ... that ''']''' fought his superiors to rebuild the ] after it was destroyed by fire in 1852?
* ... that ''']''' built around the final interview of K-pop star ] employs elements of '']'' as a framing device?
* ... that ''']''' was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
* ... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine ''']''' on twenty patrols during the Second World War?

===19 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=240710 FC 서울 vs 대전 (윤도영).jpg|caption=Yoon Do-young}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' scored his debut goal for ] 50 seconds into a match against ]?
* ... that the ''']''' had ten ] orbiting it?
* ... that a music video for a song on the album ''''']''''' was made with an ]?
* ... that the bacterium ''''']''''' can produce hydrogen?
* ... that ''']''', at the age of 22, was both a player and an assistant coach for a professional American football team?
* ... that ''''']''''' was the first Bolshevik newspaper published in present-day Turkmenistan?
* ... that after he did not come home for dinner, ''']'''{{`s}} assistant priests found that he had died in ] while praying?
* ... that the area around ''']''' was excluded from ] when it was formed in 1996 due to gold-mining interests?
* ... that ''']''' was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign her job to marry?


===18 December 2024===
*'''''05:24, 25 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 18 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that there are approximately 2,000 ''']''' ''(])''?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Narragansett Pier Railroad 11.jpg|caption=Everett Railroad&nbsp;11}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that a ] found ]'s ''']''' exceeded a ]4,000 legal limitation for operating expenses by US$46,744.50?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' gave ]'s ] much of its current form by almost doubling its area and by creating a new lake, the Kleinhesseloher See?
* ... that ''']''' went from a £27.50-a-week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?
{{*mp}}... that the world's first successful demonstration of ] was held at ''']''' in ], ]?
* ... that ''']''' was banned during the Cultural Revolution?
{{*mp}}... that when playing at the 2008 ] in support of their ''']''' single "]", ] band ] were stunned by the scale of the gig?
* ... that American football player ''']''' was selected three times as an ]n by ]?
{{*mp}}... that 30-year ] member ''']''' served as ]'s acting mayor on over 250 occasions?
* ... that the medieval font of ''']''', was restored in 1973?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' can allow abdominal organs to ]te into the ] and interfere with breathing?
* ... that as a nine-year-old, ''']''' lobbied U.S. president ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' was caught on hidden camera in July 2008 offering access to senior U.S. officials in return for a US$250,000 donation to the ]?
* ... that ]'s performance of "''']'''" at ] 2024 was the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event?
* ... that French cellist ''']''' is considered to be the founder of the Belgian school of cello playing?
* ... that Saint George fought a dragon at the ''']''' until both were stolen?


===17 December 2024===
*'''''23:02, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 17 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'', founded in 1914, is the oldest ] in ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Hong Seunghan at fan signing event 10 Sept 2023-3.jpg|caption=Seunghan}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that in 2005, 20-year-old ''']''' became the youngest person to reach the finals in the ] championships?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' of 300,000 infected computers is responsible for sending 60&nbsp;billion ] per day? * ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss?
* ... that the ''']''' adopted horses widely after their introduction, becoming known as "equestrian" compared to their coastal neighbors?
{{*mp}}... that seven-term member of the ] ''']''' later served as ] on four non-consecutive occasions between 1855 and 1863?
* ... that an official investigation found the ''']''' was foreseeable and preventable?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is a term used in ] both in a theoretical literature, and in a practical design of computer ]s?
* ... that basketball player ''']''' made all fourteen of his ]s in ]'s 2024 state championship victory?
{{*mp}}... that the pharmacy of former ] ] player ''']''' was saved from rioters during the ] because of his past services to his country?
* ... that members of the ''']''' ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] is placing ''']''' throughout the county?
* ... that ''']''' revitalised interest in the field of ] after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years?
* ... that of the 25 times the ''']''' have played each other, 4 have come in the ]?
* ... that ] painted a portrait of ''']''' without expecting a fee?
* ... that SZA's "''']'''" happens to be a sleeper hit?


===16 December 2024===
*'''''16:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 16 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that a ] found in ''']''' ''(])'', a ] ] in ], may be one of the earliest examples of ] in ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Cmglee Trinity Buoy Wharf lunar clock (cropped to light vessel 93).jpg|caption=''Light Vessel&nbsp;93''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' has photographed ] ] for the ] and ] since 1949, yet also published two books on ]?
* ... that ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'' was converted into a photography studio?
{{*mp}}... that a memorial to "Unknown Confederate Dead" at the ] also commemorates ''']''' and ''']''', even though neither ] general was unknown?
* ... that ''']''' urged his film students to bring their girlfriends when no women enrolled?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''''']''''' sculpture was erected and dedicated to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first self-sustaining controlled ]?
* ... that the ] lost the ''']''' and a spot in the ] after they were considered to have a 99.9-percent chance of victory?
{{*mp}}... that ] lost the role of '']'' character ] to ], but later appeared as a maid in the ''30 Rock'' episode ''']'''?
* ... that politician ''']''' was jailed for 12 months for protesting in favour of restoring the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' may have been the first ] publicly referred to as a "]"?
* ... that the newspaper ''''']''''' (''Red Banner'') provided a publishing platform for young ] poets and writers in the Soviet Union?
* ... that ''']''' was described by one magazine as "poultry's ]"?
* ... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in ''']''' than in any other district of ] in the ]?
* ... that in a 2024 game, college football player ''']''' scored an ]–record five ] ]s – even though he had never before had more than one?
* ... that ] owns so many T-shirts that he published ''']'''?


===15 December 2024===
*'''''10:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the sinking of the ''']''' ''(])'' was the first ] loss of the ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi delivering a speech (cropped).jpg|caption=Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that in his 2005 book ''''']''''', the ] ] claimed the spread of ] is partly due to a succession of disastrous economic policies promoted by ]?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' campaigned in ], England, while running to become the ]?
{{*mp}}... that Prince ] accepted 33 of 35 demands made by the leaders of the ''']''', and when the leaders stood firm proceeded to crush the revolution?
* ... that most of the contributors to the ''''']''''', a Chinese women's magazine, were men?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ] was turned into the short-lived ''']''' in 1976, but so few tourists used it that it closed two years later?
* ... that ''']''' caused a national controversy in 1913 with her proposals for reforming gymnastics in Swedish schools?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' light rail stop in ], includes a piece of art based on an arrangement created by a ] at the ]?
* ... that the discovery of ''']''' attributed to ] was announced in October&nbsp;2024?
* ... that college basketball player ''']''' plays for the same head coach for whom his father played?
* ... that ] such as '']'' are often considered to be ''''']''''' clones?
* ... that ''']''' disguised herself with wigs during public performances because she went to a high school with strict rules?
* ... that although ''']''' in ], only two are necessary if ] and ] can be ruled out?
* ... that after seeing Taiwanese actor ''']'''{{`s}} work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him?


===14 December 2024===
*'''''03:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that areas around ''']''' ''(])'', ], have recently been terrorised by ]s?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Anchorage White Raven.jpg|caption=Anchorage White Raven}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that the ''']'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s book ''Memoranda of Cherhill'' was first published 95 years after the author's death?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', ate ] and toast, fought over ice cream, and disassembled a streetlamp?
{{*mp}}... that attacks by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, led by ]n rebel ''']''', are believed to indirectly raise the ]?
* ... that ''']''' used proceeds from ''']''' to finalize her divorce?
{{*mp}}... that British actor ]'s brother ''']''', a ] ] therapist, co-managed and produced ] band ] from 1964 to 1975?
* ... that ] wanted the score of his ''''']''''' destroyed after it was rediscovered?
{{*mp}}... that after a painted garage door was destroyed, the ''']''' ]ists salvaged it and merged it into a new one, said to be one of their most beautiful in ]?
* ... that ''']'''{{'s}} first videos featured a bombastic "champion" trash-talking game-play footage?
{{*mp}}... that a picture of ] ] ''']''' rowing a boat inside ] ran nationwide after ] in ]'s history?
* ... that ], was hit by two tornadoes on the same day in 2011, ''']''' was on the ground for more than two hours?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' bequeathed a fund to ], ] that provided for seventeen of the city's most prominent sculptures?
* ... that ''']''' founded the ], the first Caribbean carnival in Europe, in 1967?
* ... that ] ''']''' without permission from the Soviet Union?
* ... that ] was used as a hotel during the ''']''' in 1935?
* ... that ''']'''{{`s}} mother, after learning that ]'s student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?


===13 December 2024===
*'''''21:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that an ] at ''']''' ''(])'' was built in the 1740s for "the safety of such as might use to sail out of the Port of ] or any others who might be driven on the coast"?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Madison Av Oct 2024 30.jpg|caption=Carlyle Hotel}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' coaches ] in the ] of ] ]?
* ... that a staff member at the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' once lent his own bow tie to ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' states that "if you write anything criticizing ] or ], there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written"?
* ... that ''']''' plotted to defeat ''']''' to avenge his murdered father?
{{*mp}}... that ] was allegedly killed by a spear through the ] at the ''']''' in 1322?
* ... that to prepare for her role in ''''']''''', actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a ] funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' hosts the only 24-hour ] operator building in ], ]?
* ... that the city council of ], led by Mayor ''']''', banned the ] from publicly owned flagpoles?
{{*mp}}... that ] poet ''']''' was sentenced in 1928 by Czech authorities for 13 months in prison for alleged transport of illegal literature to ] and conspiring against the ]?
* ... that the death rate from ''']''' can reach as high as 6 percent?
{{*mp}}... that in ], ] has only lost four ] at ''']''' stadium in over one hundred years?
* ... that ''']''' has provided flowers for two royal weddings and the coronation of Charles III?
{{*mp}}... that the ], enforced by the enactment of ''']''' to help maintain ], was not rescinded until ], ]?
* ... that the ''']''' reports on ]'s child-care system?
* ... that U.S. Army chaplain ''']''' celebrated a ] of thanksgiving for 10,000 people after the ]?
* ... that ''''']''''', a composition for ], string quartet and double bass, is based on five graphic artworks by ]?


===12 December 2024===
*'''''14:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 12 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] built its ] campus from the 1907 ''']''' ''(])'', a concrete structure with 120 ] stretching as long as the ] is tall?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Orphan Rescues Grandfather scene 1.jpg|caption=Scene from ''Orphan Rescues Grandfather''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that 90&nbsp;percent of the ]'s ] and ] production is sold under the Red Tractor ''']''' mark?
* ... that ''']''' pawned his wife's jewellery to make ''''']''''' ''(scene pictured)'', saving his studio?
{{*mp}}... that when the ] village of Bogoro was ''']''' in 2003, survivors were imprisoned in a room filled with corpses, and women and girls were ]?
* ... that ''']''' was a fact-checking collaboration between at least 90 organizations to counter ] during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that, despite its name, the ] ''']''', first sold in 1914, did not contain any ] and used deceptive ] to promote the product?
* ... that ''']''' recommended using '']'' as ]'s entrance music, because he saw ] do it first?
{{*mp}}... that ] ] ''']''' was the first President of the Dental Association of the Province of ] when it was founded in 1869?
* ... that "unusual choices" at ''']''' included wind-dried salmon and pan-fried ]?
{{*mp}}... that the 7.9 ] ''']''' on ], ] was the strongest shock ever recorded in the interior of ]?
* ... that ''']''' was denied academic tenure at ] and ] despite her academic record and capabilities?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s letter ''''']''''' was cited in a ] ] opinion by justice ]?
* ... that the ''']''' hosted horse races, a golf club, and prisoners of war?
* ... that ''']''' was bound in the wrong order, which a scholar decried: "the bookbinder has messed everything up"?
* ... that '']'' star ''']''' was a fan of the series as a child?
* ... that the ''']''' ban in ] was lifted in 2024 alongside other "somersault type jumps"?


===11 December 2024===
*'''''09:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'' was the centre of a controversial movement in the early 1900s by a ] ] to care for the poor and downtrodden?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Amiens, musée de Picardie, divinité gauloise à l'oreille de cervidé 03.jpg|caption=Head of the God of Amiens}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first ] ] of the ]?
* ... that the ''']''' ''(head pictured)'' seems to have lost his serpent?
{{*mp}}... that ], host of '']'', was the guest announcer for a "family feud" match at the ]'s ''']''' event?
* ... that ''']''' recreated a possible sea journey by ] humans after 130,000-year-old tools were found on the island of ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was a personal architect to ] from 1933–1941?
* ... that ]ers have a reputation for making false earthquake reports on New Zealand's earthquake monitoring website ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that ] made her screen debut in ''''']''''', an ]-nominated short comedy that parodied the films of Swedish director ]?
* ... that in his first electoral victory, ''']''' defeated the premier of ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is a name given to the authors of several medieval devotional books once wrongly attributed to Saint ]?
* ... that "''']'''" is the first song that ] produced by herself?
{{*mp}}... that the ]'s entry in the ], ''''']''''', earned ] from any of the voting countries?
* ... that ''']''' supported applying ] to geological problems?
{{*mp}}... that ] distinguish between general ] and specific ''']s'''?
* ... that during World War II, ''']''' included the murder of tens of thousands of Polish soldiers in the ]?
* ... that basketball player ''']''' was a five-time ] champion despite knowing only a few words of Bulgarian?
* ... that ''']s''' were believed to have medical benefits?


===10 December 2024===
*'''''01:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 10 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(] with ] for size comparison)'' looks like a dead ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Lizzie Esau in 2024.png|caption=Lizzie Esau}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that the ] of ''']''', contains many furnishings of a destroyed chapel of ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first American-born and trained professional ] ] to play in the ]? * ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' covered ] for ] about ]?
* ... that ] repurposed footage from ''']''' in ''']''' in order to criticize his younger self?
{{*mp}}... that 209 people were killed and 41,000 houses were damaged or totally destroyed in the ''']''', with over a million arable acres inundated, and more than 100,000 animals drowned?
{{*mp}}... that ] actor ''']''' was once sought out as a healer and ]? * ... that ''']'''{{`s}} actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup in Portugal as the ]?
* ... that ''']''' uncovered instances of "modern-day slavery" amongst ] workers in ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is the second largest employer in ]?
* ... that ], the board game that became '']'', was patented in 1908 by its designer, ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that in 1999, the ] expelled ''']''', India's current ], when he voted against the Government headed by ] defying the ]?
* ... that the Australian ''']''' was once loaded using canoes and later manhandled up a 200-foot cliff?
* ... that ''']''' said that in 2017 he attempted to recruit the perpetrator of the 2019 ] into the ]?
* ... that while supporting a law easing restrictions on ''']''', Prime Minister ] said "it is not yet the right time"?
* ... that "''']'''" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of ] in 2018?


===9 December 2024===
*'''''19:54, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] ] mascot ''']''' ''(])'' is a living ] whose name derives from a 1962 dog called "Lil-Nan's Royal Jacket?"
{{main page image/DYK|image=Barquq castle exterior (adjusted).jpg|caption=Barquq Castle}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that nearly 60 years after surviving a ] attempt, and being convicted as an accessory to murder, ''']''' founded ]?
* ... that the 14th-century ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was damaged during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that the residents of ] in 1860 built ''']''' right next to a preexisting cemetery?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the winner of six ]s and was the Director of ] studios? * ... that ''']''' played a key role in the establishment of ] in the area of the present-day ]?
* ... that ''']''' is played with balls made from ] horns?
{{*mp}}... that ] poet ] ''']''' but may have been imprisoned out of revenge or actions resulting from drinking too much?
* ... that the ''']''' resulted in 18 deaths, dozens of injuries and arrests, and an agreement on the reduction of rents?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a native of ], established the first ] team in the ] in ]?
* ... that several local residents mistook the production set of ''''']''''' for a real shop and entered during filming?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' collected medieval ]s and ]s, ] ]s, ]s, and ] tablets?
* ... that a columnist described ''']''' as "the most open and accessible state wildlife chief in memory"?
* ... that ''']''' negotiated Singapore's first and largest purchase of gold from South Africa in 1968 by comparing two halves of a ]?
* ... that ''''']''''' was developed by a two-person studio and was the fourth most-played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
* ... that ''']''', a would-be assassin, later became part of the Chinese Committee for World Peace?


===8 December 2024===
*'''''11:20, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' ''(])'' is another name for the Institute of ] in ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Turner - Regulus, 1828, reworked 1837, N00519.jpg|caption=''Regulus''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the last ] to ever hold the ]?
* ... that a man stabbed ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'' because he disliked the "misty state of the picture"?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''''']''''' was refitted with a ] to enable her to operate ] during the ]?
* ... that ''']''', aged 103, was the oldest living suffragette at the time of her death in 1996?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is the birthplace of ] ] ]?
* ... that cellist ]'s background as a '']'' drummer inspired ]'s ''''']'''''{{-?}}
{{*mp}}... that ] ] in the ] ''']''', taking control of most of the island of ] in the present-day ]?
* ... that a priest canceled 1,600 subscriptions to ''''']''''' over a front-page photograph of nuns dancing?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was, at its height, the largest ] in ]?
* ... that ] performer ''']''' pursued a stage career against her family's wishes?
{{*mp}}... that according to legend, ''']''' of ] made ], knew ], and defeated the ] by ]?
* ... that ''']''', dating to 1840, is now an Airbnb property?
{{*mp}}... that the ] game between ''']''' and the ] on ] ] lasted for over three hours?
* ... that ''']''' was the youngest ]?
{{*mp}} ... that ''']''' is the first ever ] ] elected in ], where the last three elected sheriffs had been sent to jail?
* ... that after signing ''']''', ] prepared another invasion of southern ] that was foiled by a rebellion in ]?
*'''''04:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
* ... that schoolteacher ''']''' used a red scarf to stop a train from derailing, leading to the capture of notorious outlaw ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', an ] ] ''(])'', once had a glittering glass eye made of bottles?
{{*mp}}... that ''']'''’s ] music is influenced by the twenty nationalities of the ]s?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' on ] doubles as an ] in winter?
{{*mp}}... that '']'', a comprehensive ] collection containing pictures of all known wild plants native to ], was initiated by ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', the largest plain of ] located at the central-southwestern region of the island, has three harvests of ] crops annually?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', who was recently signed by the ], is slated to become the first ] player in ]'s ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' featured on the ] 0.10] ] was a ] building proposed in 1947 that was never built?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''']''' ] ended with ] burying ] in cement?
*'''''21:29, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}} ... that aircraft from ''']''' ''(])'' carried out attacks against several ] ]s during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' increased the ] of ]s in the ] by a factor of eight?
{{*mp}}... that ] can be made from ''']''', including ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and his organizations ] about half of all ] books printed in ] during the ]?
{{*mp}}... that a 73-] ] during the ''']''' by Frank Aschenbrenner of the ] was the longest run from ] in ] history?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''', who won several battles as ] of the papal army, was known as the "angel of peace"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' in ] was featured in the film '']''?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ] ''']''' claimed to own the remains of the ] from the ]?


===7 December 2024===
*'''''13:46, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 7 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ]'s ''']''' ''(])'' has been a location in over 50 film productions, including '']'' headquarters and scenes from '']'' and '']''?
{{main page image/DYK|image=240824 FC 서울 vs 강원 (강주혁).jpg|caption=Kang Ju-hyeok}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first amateur ] player to break the 1,000 points barrier when he scored a break of 1,149 in 1978?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' became the youngest player in ]'s history at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days?
{{*mp}}... that the first ] force, the ], was approved at the ''']''' with 57 supports, 0 opposes, and 19 abstains?
* ... that the political opposition in Saint Kitts and Nevis has viewed the national broadcaster, ''']''', as a government mouthpiece?
{{*mp}}... that according to legend, a ] came up on all three spots where the severed head of ] ] ''']''' bounced after his martyrdom in ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ] at ''']''', ], in the 1970s revealed the largest floor of ] tiles to be found in any modern excavation? * ... that ''']''' acted for the defence in the ] and the trial of the MP ]?
* ... that the funds from the sale of burial lots at ''']''' in Philadelphia were intended for the construction of the ]?
{{*mp}}... that petitions called for the firing of ] athletic director ''']''' when he hired little-known football coach ] in 1951 instead of ]?
* ... that ''']''' was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Science degree in medicine from the ]?
*'''''07:44, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
* ... that ] completed his Hungarian-influenced composition ''''']''''' during his period of ] after Hitler's seizure of power?
{{*mp}}... that cycles of the ''']''' in ] ''(])'' usually show relatively few of ]?
* ... that one ] announcer refused to mention ''']''' in game broadcasts for several years?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was taunted and called a "]" by fans and teammates because he was one of the first to wear ]s to protect his hands?
* ... that ] called ''']''', a "deformity"?
{{*mp}}... that at the ''']''', ]'s senior commander did not arrive until two hours after the fighting had started?
* ... that residents of ''']''', profited from passing vessels by dragging their tow mules into the ] and having local boys "rescue" them for a fee?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' is codified in a ] that is nearly 120 years old?
{{*mp}}... that ] quit his ] job on the ] ] ''''']''''' after fighting with ], the film’s star?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was considered to be the worst on the island since 1817?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', who coached ] to 14 ] football championships, was also the school's ] coach and on the coaching staff at the ]?


===6 December 2024===
*'''''02:35, 21 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' built the ]'s ] ''(])'' in 1862 and its ] in 1902?
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Brooks Chase Ranger of Jolly Dogs Jack Russell.jpg|caption=Jack Russell Terrier}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ] ] had ] ''']''' executed to appease various ]?
* ... that ''']s''' ''(example pictured)'' have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
{{*mp}}... that the Irish ] regulator ''']''' includes ] on its list of banned substances?
* ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought ''']'''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and ''']''', early members of the ], visited ] ] to promote their cause?
* ... that in his first year in the ], ''']''' was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
{{*mp}}... that archaeological evidence suggest that the ''']''' began with the ], long before the ] and ] settled the area?
* ... that ''']''' was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
{{*mp}}... that while working on ''''']''''', a ] ] about women's ], ] found out ] in the film was her great-aunt?
* ... that the Mongol princess ''']''' was rumoured to have poisoned her brother ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a ] of ], led the papal army in a 1309 war against ]?
* ... that the ''']''' was sold to Connecticut for an annual payment of 180 pounds of equal quantities of wheat, peas, and either rye or barley?
* ... that future Olympic weightlifter ''']''' received a job offer in marketing after media coverage about his difficulty securing employment?
* ... that out of 148 candidates in the ''']''' there was only one woman?
* ... that basketball coach ''']''' left the ] to join the ]?


===5 December 2024===
*'''''17:17, 20 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 5 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' ''(])'' is a very common subject in ] from the ] to the ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Denizard, Marie.jpg|caption=Marie Denizard}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was ]'s first ]?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the home of ] who explored ] in the mid–] in search of the source of the ]? * ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' stood as a candidate in a French presidential election in 1913, thirty years before French women achieved suffrage?
* ... that ''''']''''' was one of few publications in early-20th-century China that regularly covered same-sex intimacy?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was one of the most vocal opponents of both mandatory ] and ] in early ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' in ] was encased in ice by a storm in 1928, trapping its keepers inside for two days? * ... that ''']''' transformed shadows cast by the Sun into street art?
* ... that ''']''', a settlement mentioned by ] and ], is believed to have been located on the slopes of ], although its exact location remains under debate?
{{*mp}}... that the remote ] community of ''']''' in ] was the venue for the ] of the film '']''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is the first ] inducted into the ] ]? * ... that ''']''' was diagnosed with ] in 2012 from an injury that he suffered in 1985?
* ... that ] organising the ''']''' refused to allow the contest to be shown in Chile, as a protest against the country's military dictatorship?
{{*mp}}... that ]'s debut ] ''''']''''' includes a track written by lead singer Nathan Hudson eight years earlier?
* ... that the ''']''' arose in the 1990s and now numbers over 100,000 people?
* ... that ''']''' brought a transcontinental rail terminus to ], in exchange for thousands of acres of land?
* ... that ] developed his "''']'''" in response to the emergence of "]"?


===4 December 2024===
*'''''10:23, 20 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ] businessman ''']''' developed the Tanguis cotton in ] and was given the ] medal ''(])''?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Danau Kaolin.jpg|caption=Former tin mining pit in Belitung, Indonesia}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a result in ] and ], can be used to construct common ]s for switched systems?
* ... that water-filled pits ''(example pictured)'' left behind by ''']''' have become tourist attractions?
{{*mp}}... that after ] filmed a scene from '']'' in front of the ] in ], the increase in tourism spurred the creation of the ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' with 30 years' experience in North Korean intelligence agencies defected to South Korea in 2014?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' showed up uninvited every week at the gate of ] during ] with two jars of ] for the ] prisoners?
* ... that an underground tunnel between two houses in what is now ''']''' was used to hide fugitive slaves?
{{*mp}}... that an ''']''' can be caused by a ] overdose, use of the ] class of ]s, or a ]?
* ... that when John of Montfort was captured in ''']''', his wife took command of the Breton army?
{{*mp}}... that ] wrote one of her ''']''' to demonstrate how she survived her childhood as a black in a white-dominated world?
* ... that ''']''' was an incorporated town for only three years?
{{*mp}}... that 25&nbsp;percent of the population of ] is of ''']''', while another 65&nbsp;percent is of ]?
{{*mp}}... that part of the ] ] ''''']''''' was shot on the campus of the ]? * ... that five of the six people killed in the ''']''' were members of the same family?
* ... that ''''']''''' was studied primarily using X-rays of its fossils?
*'''''07:06, 20 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
* ... that the author of ''''']''''' has written about the phenomenon of giving ] girls the name "Connie"?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''(])'' can be a ] of ''']''', an ] related to ] in parts of the ]?
* ... that the ''']''' were rediscovered during the construction of a sewer system in 1903?
{{*mp}}... that according to ''''']''''', had ] succeeded, it would have created more persecution of ] rather than less?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''', formerly known as ] Document University, is one of the largest ] training facilities in ]?
{{*mp}}... that despite being outnumbered by more than two to one, ] defeated ] in the ''']''' in 1849?
{{*mp}}... that after several ] and ] hits, ] and ''']''' collaborated on the film score for '']''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' are strengthened by the presence of 100,000 ]s in ]?
{{*mp}}... that former ] ] ''']''' and his co-presenter ] popularized "]"?


===3 December 2024===
*'''''20:56, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the name of the ] ''''']''''' ''(])'' means "]-head" in ], referring to its spiny, or warty-looking ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.jpg|caption=''Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that the 1958 ''']''' was the first ] in ] in which residents were quartered away from their homes overnight?
* ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in ''''']''''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' in ] is that of maximizing knowledge over an area by the use of a ]?
* ... that ] realized the structure of her novel, ''''']''''', by cutting, folding, and writing on ten cardboard cubes, each representing a year in the book?
{{*mp}}... that a number of physicians and nurses at the ''']''' founded by Dr. ] in ] in 1882 were patients themselves and served without pay?
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' ruled the kingdom of ] as ] from 1886 to 1894? * ... that ''']''' met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand?
* ... that due to the ''']''', gamblers may mistake a game of luck for a game of skill?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was the first ] on the ground in ] in the ] on ], 1944?
* ... that tacklers "bounced off" ''']''' "as if he were a brick wall"?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and ]'s version of the ] classic, "]" has sold over 17&nbsp;million copies?
* ... that the author of the comic book ''''']''''' was the leader of a ]?
* ... that Chief Constable ''']''' flooded police courts with over 17,000 cases to prove the impracticality of leaving homeowners with the responsibility for lighting stairs?
* ... that an Indiana university recently argued in court that ''''']''''', a 1914 painting, was too modern for their art collection?
* ... that ''']''' did <em>not</em> map Antarctica in the sixteenth century?


===2 December 2024===
*'''''15:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 2 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' leading into ] ''(])'' through the ] ], goes by way of the only ] still standing after the modernization of ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Carmen, canoe designed by Carl Smith (Sweden) in 1882.jpg|caption=''Carmen'', canoe designed by Carl Smith in 1882}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''' was the first ] of the ] to be elected while still working as a ]?
* ... that a ] ''(pictured)'' designed by ''']''' accompanied a ]?
{{*mp}}... that the most common victims of ''']''', a ] evoked by a change in ], are ] and military ]?
* ... that although no people died in the ''']''', about 12,000 sheep perished?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was the first American ]?
* ... that while conducting research for ''''']''''', author ] visited archives across multiple countries and continents?
{{*mp}}... that ]' ''''']''''' is due to be played at the 2008 ] to commemorate 50 years since the composer's death?
* ... that ''']''' was, according to the archbishop of Tyre, "reasonably well educated but bereft of intelligence and virtually useless"?
{{*mp}}... that the ''']''' was moved twice before being permanently located near ]?
* ... that according to '']'', the 1913 Polish novel ''''']''''' is "perhaps the first example" of the genre of ] in Polish literature?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' was made a ]&mdash;in the opposite order&mdash;by his grand uncle ]?
* ... that the director for ]'s ''']''' choreographed the ]?
* ... that the ''']''' toy line first debuted in a pop-up store in the shape of an overturned tanker truck carrying toxic waste?
* ... that ''']''', a watercourse in Staffordshire, lasted more than 100 years longer than the mill it was excavated to power?
* ... that no actual voting took place in the ''']'''?


===1 December 2024===
*'''''08:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
*'''''00:00, 1 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that ''']s''' were only recently recognized as a separate species from ''']s''' ''(])'' based on ] testing?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Presidente Nayib Bukele (cropped).jpg|caption=Nayib Bukele}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that the ] landmark ''']''' was constructed in the ] for ]'s daughter?
* ... that Salvadoran president ''']''' ''(pictured)'' has referred to himself as the "coolest dictator in the world"?
{{*mp}}... that whether ''']s''' are as effective as ]s in the teaching of ] is an unsettled aspect of ]?
* ... that following its ], the ''']''' in Venice and its grounds have been used as a stable, a tobacco warehouse, and a prison?
{{*mp}}... that the Greenfield Lane segment of the decommissioned ''']''' is no longer part of the highway's new designation?
{{*mp}}... that the global media alliance ''']''' is dedicated to investigating the July 2004 murder of ] ]? * ... that television director ''']''' introduced earpieces to permit direct communication between a ] and newsreaders?
* ... that ''']''', contains a ] designed by ] and in which he was later baptised?
{{*mp}}... that the ] will have a new direct ] to ] connection when the ''']''' intermodal rail station and ] ferry terminal is constructed?
* ... that the ''']''' were the most economically damaging in Spain until the ]?
* ... that the medieval ''']''' was the site of a Cold War nuclear monitoring station?
* ... that ''']''' wrote a thesis on the use of bamboo to reinforce concrete?
* ... that ''']''' began shipping out its burritos by mail because of demand from former customers who had moved away from California?
* ... that weightlifter ''']''' drank six huge glasses of beer to help himself urinate for a drug test?


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*'''''02:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}... that the first ] to be seriously wounded during the ] was Samuel McCulloch, a freed slave who was shot during the ''']''' ''(])''?
{{*mp}}... that ] called ]'s ''''']''''', included in ''''']''''', "one of the innovative works in the history of biography"?
{{*mp}}... that when constructed in 1906, the ''']''' was the world's longest ] ]?
{{*mp}}... that ] ] ''']''' was one of the luminaries of ]'s ] movement during the "occult renaissance" started in the 1960s?
{{*mp}}... that for many years, ] ''']'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s store was the only place in ] that sold non-] meat?
{{*mp}}... that the ] ''''']''''' features the only color footage of ] model ] in a speaking role?

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23 December 2024

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14 December 2024

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13 December 2024

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12 December 2024

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11 December 2024

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10 December 2024

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9 December 2024

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Barquq CastleBarquq Castle
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  • ... that Gutidara is played with balls made from water buffalo horns?
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  • ... that several local residents mistook the production set of Miss Shampoo for a real shop and entered during filming?
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  • ... that Tiny Glade was developed by a two-person studio and was the fourth most-played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
  • ... that Chen Qiyou, a would-be assassin, later became part of the Chinese Committee for World Peace?

8 December 2024

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7 December 2024

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6 December 2024

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  • ... that in his first year in the NFL, Lou Rash was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
  • ... that muthkwey was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
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  • ... that the Saybrook Colony was sold to Connecticut for an annual payment of 180 pounds of equal quantities of wheat, peas, and either rye or barley?
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5 December 2024

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4 December 2024

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3 December 2024

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Zooming In on the Andromeda GalaxyZooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy
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  • ... that Carrlyn Bathe met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand?
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1 December 2024

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