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===30 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 30 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[A Boyar Wedding Feast]]''''' ''(detail pictured)'' by [[Konstantin Makovsky]] was once in the art collection of [[Robert Ripley|the creator]] of ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''?
* ... that towards the end of her life, biologist '''[[Mary Cynthia Dickerson]]''' had hallucinations of the Arctic explorer [[Vilhjalmur Stefansson]]?
* ... that a review of '''''[[Chieftain's Salute]]''''' by [[Graham Waterhouse]] called the [[Great Highland Bagpipe]] the orchestra's "real partner in this virile, rousing piece of music"?
* ... that the '''[[Lenape (potato)|Lenape]]''' potato was withdrawn because it was toxic, but it is used to breed other varieties for [[potato chip]]s?
* ... that '''[[Charles Beetham]]''' was a four-time United States champion in the [[800-meter run]], but fell in the final at the '''[[1936 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|1936 United States Olympic Trials]]''' and failed to qualify for the Olympics?
* ... that '''[[Hanlin, Burma]]''', was inscribed by the [[UNESCO]] [[List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia|List of World Heritage Sites]] in October 1996 for its archaeological heritage traced to more than 1,000 years between 200 BC and 900 AD?
* ... that the quality of the embroidery of the [[Albania]]n '''[[xhamadan]]''' reflected social status? 
* ... that one reviewer liked '''''[[Shamus: Case II]]''''' so much that they suggested rushing out and buying it to ensure there would be another sequel?

*'''''00:00, 30 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''''[[Devi Upanishad]]''''' reveres [[Devi]] ''(pictured)'', the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe?
* ... that '''[[Vincent McNamara]]''' was on the losing side of the Balmoral Brawl?<!--Special occasion request for November 29-->
* ... that the '''[[Ecocapsule]]''' is an egg-shaped, highly mobile dwelling designed to produce more electricity than it consumes and [[rainwater harvesting|harvest more rainwater]] than its occupants use?
* ... that Soviet physician '''[[Vera Lebedeva]]''' instituted a successful program to reduce [[infant mortality]] in her country?
* ... that [[Thorn EMI]]'s video game '''''[[Submarine Commander]]''''' was called "the underwater Star Raiders", referring to the [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]]'s [[killer app]]?
* ... that the '''[[Palais des Fêtes]]''' in [[Strasbourg]] has hosted famous conductors and anonymous [[Anime and manga fandom|anime fans]]?
* ... that '''[[Enrique Graue Wiechers|Enrique Luis Graue Wiechers]]''' is the tenth medical doctor to become [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]]?
* ... that the '''[[Hygrophorus hypothejus|herald of the winter]]''' is highly slimy?

===29 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 29 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[ruddy shelduck]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a mainly nocturnal bird?
* ... that it took 18 years to fully implement a '''[[MTA Bus Time|bus tracking]]''' system in New York City?
* ... that the [[Celsiella]], a type of [[glass frog]], was named after '''[[Josefa Celsa Señaris]]'''?
* ... that the heart of '''[[Portland Castle]]''' is the [[keep]], comprising a central tower with two wings on either side and a gun battery to the front?
* ... that '''[[Kohei Shibata]]''' was billed as ''"[[Norihiro Akahoshi|Akahoshi Jr.]]"'' months before he was drafted by the [[Hanshin Tigers]]?
* ... that [[Synapse Software]]'s 1982 video game '''''[[Slime (video game)|Slime]]''''' was reviewed as having sound effects that were the "worst ever heard on any computer game"?
* ... that '''[[Samuel J. Briskin]]''' founded the independent film company Liberty Pictures with his longtime friend, director [[Frank Capra]]?
* ... that basketball player '''[[Stefan Bonneau]]''' has been called one of the top players to ever play in the [[Premier League (Iceland)|Icelandic Premier League]]?

*'''''00:00, 29 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that during the 19th century, '''[[Calshot Castle]]''' ''(pictured)'' was used by [[Her Majesty's Coastguard|coastguards]] as a base for combating smuggling?
* ... that the '''[[Tomb of Sikandar Lodi]]''', built in 1518 [[Common Era|CE]], is the earliest surviving enclosed garden tomb in India?
* ... that [[Laverne Cox]] has been cast as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the upcoming '''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event|"reimagining" of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'']]'''? 
* ... that '''[[Marie Lebour]]''' studied the life cycles of marine animals until she was 88? 
* ... that '''[[The Industrial Christian Home for Polygamous Wives]]''' was briefly the home of the Utah legislature? 
* ... that '''[[Junri Namigata]]''' won her first [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] tennis tournament while still a student at [[Waseda University]]? 
* ... that the community reaction to ''[[Dead Island]]''{{'s}} '''[[Dead Island announcement trailer|announcement trailer]]''' made the game developer [[Techland]] adjust the game's tone?
* ... that the '''[[2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship|2007]]''' and 2013 world champion '''[[Jared Tebo]]''' considered radio-controlled racing to be [[motocross]]ing without the hospital visits?

===28 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 28 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Semisulcospira libertina]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is the most common freshwater snail in Japan?
* ... that [[Guadalupe Marín]] and [[Diego Rivera]]'s daughter '''[[Ruth Rivera Marín]]''' was the first woman to study architecture at the [[Instituto Politécnico Nacional|National Polytechnic Institute]]?
* ... that '''[[Reverse-contrast typefaces|reverse-contrast typefaces]]''' reverse the normal structure of the printed letter in order to attract attention?
* ... that after trying to overthrow his father twice in ten years, '''[[Bahadur Shah I]]''' resorted to being a "grudgingly obedient son"?
* ... that the '''[[Goa State Museum]]''' has about 8,000 artifacts representing all regions of India, as well as 645 objects borrowed from other institutions?
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s victory in the '''[[2015 FA Community Shield]]''' was manager [[Arsène Wenger]]'s first win over his opponent [[José Mourinho]] in 14 attempts?
* ... that the 15th-century '''[[Ardstinchar Castle]]''' was quarried in the 1770s to provide stone for construction of a three-arch bridge over the [[River Stinchar]]?
* ... that noted explorer and aviator '''[[Charles S. Strong]]''' wrote [[The Hardy Boys]] book ''[[The Hooded Hawk Mystery]]'' and the [[Nancy Drew]] book ''[[The Scarlet Slipper Mystery]]'', and once machine-gunned a shark from an airplane?

*'''''00:00, 28 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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*... that the [[William of Nottingham II|14th-century '''William of Nottingham''']] ''(pictured)''—and not the '''[[William of Nottingham I|13th-century one]]'''—was the author of the ''Commentary on the Gospels'' based on Clement of Llanthony's ''[[One from Four]]''?
* ... that the '''[[purple heron]]''' often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely?
* ... that [[Eric Church]]'s album '''''[[Mr. Misunderstood]]''''' was released with no prior warning and sent to his fan club members the day before it went on sale?
* ... that in one of the matches that the '''[[England cricket team Test results (1920–39)|England cricket team played between 1920 and 1939]]''', they won by the largest margin of any team in Test cricket?
* ... that '''[[seductive details]]''' may have a negative effect on learning?
* ... that after advocating for the bill funding construction of the [[Arizona State Capitol|Arizona Territorial Capitol]], '''[[Prosper P. Parker]]''' was [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the House]] during the first [[21st Arizona Territorial Legislature|legislative session]] to meet there?
* ... that '''''[[Money Pit]]'''''{{'s}} producer described the show as a "legal minefield"?
* ... that the site of '''[[Fordham Plaza, Bronx|Fordham Plaza]]''' was rezoned in an effort to make it the "Times Square of the Bronx"?

===27 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 27 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the cultivation of the '''[[Ancient grains|ancient grain]]''' [[amaranth]] ''(pictured)'' was banned by Spanish colonial authorities due to its religious significance to the [[Aztec]]s?
* ... that Ken Tucker of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' opined that '''''[[A Very Gaga Thanksgiving]]''''' was "disarmingly direct, sincere, and unpretentious"?<!--special occasion hook for Thanksgiving Day-->
* ... that [[Relativity Media]] sold '''''[[The Space Between Us (film)|The Space Between Us]]''''' to [[STX Entertainment|another studio]] to avoid having to file for bankruptcy?
* ... that '''[[Mitter Bedi]]''' "almost single-handedly built up industrial photography in India"?
* ... that [[Krispy Kreme]] has provided free '''[[coffee and doughnuts]]''' in commemoration of [[International Coffee Day|National Coffee Day]]?
* ... that brigadier '''[[Andrew Massey (British Army officer)|Andrew Massey]]''' served in [[Oman]], [[Dhofar Governorate|Dhofar]], and [[Northern Ireland]] before retiring?
* ... that [[Barry Cryer]] gave his name to a rule of '''''[[Celebrity Fifteen to One]]''''' after becoming the only contestant to miss both of his first two questions?
* ... that a baby in a bathtub purportedly haunts '''[[Jewett House]]'''?

*'''''00:00, 27 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] intended that virtuoso soloists perform '''[[Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51|''Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen'', BWV 51]]''', possibly a female singer and the trumpeter [[Gottfried Reiche]] ''(pictured)''?
* ... that in porting '''''[[Heavy Gear II]]'''''{{'}}s 3D sound implementation to Linux, [[Loki Software]] created the [[OpenAL]] API?
* ... that the 1993 '''[[Tropical Storm Bret (1993)|Tropical Storm Bret]]''' was the deadliest natural disaster in Venezuela since the [[1967 Caracas earthquake]]?
* ... that '''[[Zhou Xiaoyan]]''' was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "China's First Lady of Opera"?
* ... that while the film '''''[[The Girl on the Train (2016 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''''' is set in New York, [[The Girl on the Train (novel)|the novel]] is set in London? 
* ... that the reapportionment of [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] seats resulting from the [[2020 United States Census]] may have a significant impact on the '''[[United States presidential election, 2024|2024 U.S. presidential election]]'''?
* ...that '''[[Eulie Chowdhury|Urmila Eulie Chowdhury]]''' was chief architect of the state of Punjab from 1976 to 1981? 
* ... that the harvest and Thanksgiving hymn "'''[[We Plough the Fields and Scatter]]'''" was parodied by [[John Betjeman]] as a protest against modern farming methods?<!--special occasion hook for Thanksgiving-->

===26 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 26 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Yarmouth Castle]]''' ''(pictured)'' was among the first fortifications in Europe, and the first in England, to adopt an arrow-headed design of the castle's bastion?
* ... that [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Albert Lortzing|Lortzing]] and [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]] all wrote '''[[masonic music|music for lodges]]'''?
* ... that '''[[education in the Faroe Islands]]''' has been undertaken in both [[Faroese language|Faroese]] and [[Danish language|Danish]] since 1938?
* ... that the [[Mali]]an band '''[[Songhoy Blues]]''' was formed in exile after jihadists banned music in their home town of [[Timbuktu]]?
* ... that '''[[Swale Brook]]''' is "small enough to step across", yet "packed with fish diversity"?
* ... that Singaporean women's rights activist '''[[Khatijun Nissa Siraj]]''' pressed for the creation of a [[Islam in Singapore#Syariah Court|Syariah Court]] and served as its first [[Caseworker (social work)|caseworker]]?
* ... that the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]'s '''[[Commander-in-Chief's Guard (3rd Infantry Regiment)|Commander-in-Chief's Guard]]''' is equipped with [[musket]]s built from a 1722 design?
* ... that biologist '''[[Kono Yasui]]''' was only allowed to study outside of Japan if she listed "home economics research" alongside "scientific research" on her application and agreed not to marry?

*'''''00:00, 26 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the wife, mother, sister, and daughter of members of the [[Académie française]]?
* ... that the '''[[blank pad rule]]''' prohibits courts from considering [[Evidence (law)|evidence]] that has not been established at trial?
* ... that '''[[Vicky Lau]]''' was named the best female chef in Asia in 2015?
* ... that the film '''''[[Sand Castle (film)|Sand Castle]]''''' centers around the real-life experience of its screenwriter Chris Roessner?
* ... that '''[[Hideto Asamura]]''' tied the record for being the youngest person in [[Nippon Professional Baseball|Japanese baseball]] to score 100 [[Run batted in|RBIs]] in a season?
* ... that '''[[congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome]]''' is a rare [[neuronal migration disorder]] that causes too many folds on the brain?
* ... that '''[[Ragnhild Sundby]]'''{{`s}} doctoral thesis concluded that fluctuations of [[Phyllocnistis labyrinthella|miner moth]] populations were mainly caused by parasitic wasps?
* ... that a substantially cracked Chinese '''[[brush pot]]''' was sold for £360,000?

===25 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 25 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Dochula Pass]]''', which contains 108 memorial [[chortens]] (''pictured''), lies adjacent to the first '''[[Royal Botanical Park, Lampelri|Royal Botanical Park]]''' in Bhutan? 
* ... that [[Arizona Territory|Arizona Territorial]] Secretary '''[[Hiram M. Van Arman]]''' was described as "a man of mediocre ability, a good absorber of whiskey and considered a little 'off' among his acquaintances"?
* ... that '''[[parsnip]]s''' resemble carrots but have a sweeter taste? 
* ... that the violinist '''[[Ryo Terakado]]''', who was concertmaster of the [[Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra|Tokyo Philharmonic]], recorded Bach's [[Cello Suites (Bach)|Cello Suites]] on a [[Cello da spalla|violoncello da spalla]]?
* ... that '''[[Art Neville]]''' had a big role in defining [[Funk#History|New Orleans funk]]?
* ... that [[Pope Benedict XVI]] elevated the parish church of '''[[Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Alençon|Notre-Dame d'Alençon]]''' to the status of a [[minor basilica]] because of its connection to [[Thérèse of Lisieux]] and [[Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin|her parents]]?
* ... that '''''[[Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand]]''''' identifies a corporate underpinning influencing [[public opinion]] by way of companies that derive profit from the [[fossil fuel]] industry?
* ... that to celebrate the opening of the new state highway '''[[M-231 (Michigan highway)|M-231]]''', the [[Michigan Department of Transportation]] held an "M23.1K Run" with 231 competitors?

*'''''00:00, 25 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[National Football League|NFL]] alumni of the '''[[Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football]]''' team ''(pictured)'' include [[Harvey Martin]], [[Dwight White]], and [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]]?
* ... that '''[[congenital lactic acidosis]]''' is a rare disease with no proven treatment?
* ... that one critic compared ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''{{'s}} "'''[[Siren (Millennium)|Siren]]'''" to the film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''?
* ... that the architects '''[[Elizabeth Cadbury-Brown|Elizabeth]]''' and [[H. T. Cadbury-Brown]] worked together on designs for the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] and the [[Royal College of Art]]?
* ... that the valley of '''[[North Branch Bowman Creek]]''' is one of only two places in the Sweet Valley [[quadrangle (geography)|quadrangle]] where the surficial geology features boulder [[colluvium]]? 
* ... that bilateral trade '''[[India–Laos relations|between India and Laos]]''' increased by a factor of 17 from 2008 to 2013? 
* ... that [[Warner Music Latina|WEA Latin]] had a Mexican radio station play all the songs from '''''[[Aries (album)|Aries]]''''' by [[Luis Miguel]] in response to finding [[ Copyright infringement#"Piracy"|pirate]] copies of the album being already sold?
* ... that architect '''[[Winka Dubbeldam]]''' prefers dressing in black, and lives in a house with black walls?

===24 November 2015===
*'''''12:00, 24 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''''[[Summa Grammatica]]''''' by [[Roger Bacon]] ''(pictured)'' is sometimes considered to propose a [[universal grammar]]?
* ... that prior to the '''[[2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season]]''' the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] named 14 players to its preseason watch lists?
* ... that the [[Maronites|Maronite]] muleteer '''[[Tanyus Shahin]]''' established a "peasants' republic" in [[Keserwan District|Keserwan]] after ousting that region's [[Khazen|nobility]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Bunbury Herald]]''''' has been digitised as part of the [[Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program]]?
* ... that architect '''[[Susan Maxman]]''''s firm received 65 awards including 14 [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]] design awards and 14 awards for their designs' environmental importance?
* ... that one of the founders of '''[[CD Projekt]]''' once sold cracked copies of video games in a market in [[Warsaw]]?
* ... that Singaporean [[ballet dancer]] and [[choreography|choreographer]] '''[[Goh Lay Kuan]]''' was branded "The Red Ballerina" after being detained in a mass-arrest of alleged communist-sympathizers?
* ... that the first two films in the '''[[Hotel Transylvania (franchise)|''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise]]''' have grossed over $762 million with a budget of just $165 million?

*'''''00:00, 24 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that species of the extinct ant genus '''''[[Cyrtopone]]''''' ''(example pictured)'' are noted for having small heads?
* ... that '''[[Al-Istibsar]]''' is one of the [[The Four Books|four major works of Shiite Islamic traditions]] authored by [[Shaykh Tusi]], a [[Shia]] scholar?
* ... that the abandoned '''[[Holland River Division|Newmarket Canal]]''' was so short of water that local newspapers joked they could dispense with bridges and just walk across in rubber boots?
* ... that actor '''[[Sarah-Jane Redmond]]''' auditioned for the film ''[[Hellraiser: Hellseeker]]'' using [[bondage (BDSM)|bondage]] artwork by [[Eric Stanton]] instead of a [[head shot]]?
* ... that the '''[[HTC One A9]]''' is the first non-[[Google Nexus|Nexus]] device to come pre-installed with [[Android Marshmallow]]?
* ... that '''[[Heinrich Schmitt]]''' was arrested in 1935, survived ten years in detention, and re-emerged in 1945 as a leading regional politician in [[Allied-occupied Germany|occupied]] [[Bavaria]]?
* ... that according to the '''''[[Bhikshuka Upanishad]]''''', the ascetic lifestyle of four types of [[monk]] includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day?
* ... that '''''[[Blood Money (video game)|Blood Money]]''''' was inspired by the "cuteness" of ''[[Mr. Heli]]''?

===23 November 2015===
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* ... that [[Qatar Airways]] used an [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A319]] ''(pictured)'' to operate '''[[Qatar Airways Flights 15 and 16|an all-business-class flight between London and Doha]]''' this year?
* ... that '''[[Kristin Feireiss]]''' became a [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]] juror in 2015?
* ... that the '''[[Surface Book]]'''{{`s}} casing is constructed from machined [[magnesium]]?
* ... that '''[[Naoya Emura]]''' is a "kind younger brother"?
* ... that '''[[Sovereignty Day (Slovenia)|Sovereignty Day in Slovenia]]''' is a [[Public holidays in Slovenia|state holiday]] but not a work-free day?
* ... that after [[Ming dynasty]] army officer '''[[Lu Tang]]''' helped capture the pirate warlord [[Wang Zhi (pirate)|Wang Zhi]], he was demoted for letting some of the other pirates escape?
* ... that Team Mexico's entry into the United States was delayed, causing them to be late to the '''[[2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament|2008 TNA World X Cup]]'''?
* ... that one of '''[[Helen Maitland Armstrong]]'''{{`s}} stained glass windows was still intact after flying half a mile in a hurricane?

*'''''00:00, 23 November 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the United States government has sanctioned a '''[[United States federal recognition of Native Hawaiians|$2.6 million constitutional convention]]''' that will lead to the creation of a [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] [[Tribe (Native American)|tribal nation]] in Hawaii ''(last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii pictured)''?
* ... that Admiral '''[[Zhang Dingfa]]''' stepped down as Commander of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese Navy]] because of cancer, and died soon afterwards?
* ... that the church at which '''[[Death of Lucas Leonard|a young man was beaten to death]]''' was described by its neighbors as a "cult" where people "used to build fires on the roofs, and there was chanting and weird rituals"?
* ... that German biochemist '''[[Ulrike Beisiegel]]''' is the first woman to serve as president of the [[University of Göttingen]]?
* ... that various incarnations of '''''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''''', the upcoming 2016 [[Marvel Studios]] film, have been in development since 1986?
* ... that the external boundary walls of the '''[[Palamu Forts|fort in the plains]]''' are built with "lime-surki sun-baked bricks"?
* ... that when he was 27 years old, [[R. P. Eddy]] was allowed to live in the "palatial" '''[[Residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations|official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations]]''', in lieu of Ambassador [[Richard Holbrooke]]?
* ... that despite being banned by the BBC, the [[acid house]] anthem "'''[[Everything Starts with an 'E']]'''{{-"}} reached number 15 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]?

===22 November 2015===
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* ... that botanist and ecologist '''[[Edith Clements]]''' illustrated most of her own books?
* ... that [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] quarterback '''[[Wilton Speight]]'''{{`s}} grandfather [[Bobby Speight]] had his basketball jersey retired by [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]]?
* ... that prices of '''[[Alcohol in Indonesia|spirits in Indonesia]]''' were raised by 154.4% from 2009 to 2014?
* ... that potential candidates in the '''[[United States presidential election, 2020|United States presidential election of 2020]]''' include [[Tom Cotton]], [[Hillary Clinton]], and [[Kanye West]]?
* ... that '''[[Anupama Kundoo]]''', an Indian architect working at [[Auroville]] from 1990, created innovations in her project designs by adopting "sustainable building technologies and infrastructural systems"?
* ... that the '''[[Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat]]''' (''Styloctenium wallacei'') is named after its discoverer, [[Alfred Russel Wallace]]?
* ... that '''[[James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez|James de Saumarez]]''' had a [[Buddhist temples in Japan|Japanese temple]] shipped to Europe and re-erected on his [[Guernsey]] estate?
* ... that [[Hasbro Studios]] were originally disconcerted with setting '''''[[Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)|Littlest Pet Shop]]''''' at a pet shop?

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* ... that the vase-shaped mushroom '''''[[Turbinellus kauffmanii]]''''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Pacific Northwest]] can reach {{convert|35|cm|in}} in diameter?
* ... that [[neuroscientist]] '''[[Kay Tye]]''' has used light to identify connections in the brain that are linked to anxiety?
* ... that action game '''''[[Agar.io]]''''' was used in the [[Turkish general election, June 2015|June 2015 Turkish election]] as a medium of political advocacy?
* ... that the general-care '''[[NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens]]''' hospital in [[Queens]], New York, originally started out as a women's rescue home in [[Manhattan]]?
* ... that when French [[Empire style]] became popular in the tropical [[Dutch Indies]], it became known as the '''[[Indies Empire style]]'''?
* ... that Iranian poet '''[[Fateme Ekhtesari]]''' was arrested and found guilty in court of "insulting the sacred" after appearing at the [[Gothenburg]] poetry festival?
* ... that the writer [[Maria Dąbrowska]] reported to the Polish authorities that '''[[Poles in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]''' lived better than villagers in Poland?
* ... that German referee '''[[Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder]]''' once called half-time after 32 minutes in a [[Bundesliga]] match?

===21 November 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage]]''' ''(pictured)'' saw service with U.S. forces in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]], [[Operation Overlord]], the [[Battle of Arracourt]], and the [[Battle of the Bulge|Ardennes Offensive]]?
* ... that '''[[Daniel Galvin]]''', a British [[hairdresser]] whose clients included [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 2006?
* ... that '''[[TodayTix]]''', a ticket-buying app, launched the first mobile lotteries for theater tickets for both New York's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and London's [[West End theatre|West End]]?
* ... that [[theoretical physicist]] '''[[Mariangela Lisanti]]''' was named on ''[[MIT Technology Review]]''{{`s}} [[TR35]] list of innovators when she was 18 years old?
* ... that '''[[Stone Run (Bowman Creek)|Stone Run]]''' was historically [[Fish stocking|stocked]] with trout, but is now [[Class A Wild Trout Waters]]?
* ... that a retrospective review of '''''[[Pssst]]''''' noted that its graphics were a significant improvement over those of previous games for the [[ZX Spectrum]]?
* ... that '''[[Michiyo Tsujimura]]'''{{`s}} discovery of vitamin C in green tea contributed to an increase in tea exports to America?
* ... that the mushroom '''''[[Hygrophoropsis rufa]]''''' was reported to smell like a photocopier?

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* ... that '''[[Plague crosses (Brugherio)|three crosses in Brugherio]]''' ''(example pictured)'' commemorate the "[[Plague crosses (Brugherio)#Background – Saint Charles's plague|plague of Saint Charles]]"?
* ... that some commentators credit '''[[Death of Leelah Alcorn|Leelah Alcorn]]''' with inspiring "a flashpoint for transgender progress in 2014"?<!--Special occasion request for November 20-->
* ... that the '''[[New Guinea Air Warning Wireless]]''' was Australia's most highly decorated signals unit of World War II?
* ... that '''[[Grace Medes]]''' discovered the human [[metabolic disorder]] of [[Type I tyrosinemia|tyrosinemia]] in 1932?
* ... that with a double-hourglass-shaped deck and helical on-ramp, the '''[[James D. Pfluger Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge|Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge]]''' contains almost no straight lines?
* ... that '''[[Albert Stewart (rugby player)|Albert Stewart]]''', an Irish international [[Rugby union|rugby]] player, was recommended for the [[Victoria Cross]] during the First World War?
* ... that while addressing the [[United Nations General Assembly]], Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] held up a copy of '''''[[Palestine (2011 book)|Palestine]]''''', an Iranian compilation of [[Ali Khamenei|Ayatollah Khamenei]]'s statements on Palestine?
* ... that the fungus '''''[[Laetiporus cremeiporus]]''''' smells like garbage?

===20 November 2015===
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* ... that '''[[Hu Zongxian]]''' ''(statue pictured)'', the supreme commander in charge of fighting the "[[wokou]]" pirates [[Jiajing wokou raids|in the 16th century]], is an ancestor of the former Chinese president [[Hu Jintao]]?
* ... that '''[[Lansdowne Bridge]]''' has the longest [[Span (architecture)|span]] of any extant masonry bridge in Australia?
* ... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Gene Roddenberry|Gene Roddenberry received a star]]''' on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] after a campaign by [[Star Trek fandom|''Star Trek'' fan clubs]] for $1 donations towards its upkeep?
* ... that '''[[Singapore–Vietnam relations|Singapore is the third-largest foreign investor in Vietnam]]'''?
* ... that journalist '''[[Arzu Geybullayeva]]''' has received numerous death threats and has been branded a "traitor" because she worked for an [[Armenians|Armenian]] newspaper?
* ... that several cyclists were blown off their bicycles in the '''[[2015 Gent–Wevelgem]]'''?
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* ... that the '''[[Free Speech Flag]]''' ''(pictured)'' embeds the secret [[HD DVD]] key into the colors of the flag itself, using the flag hex code format colors?
* ... that Canadian [[Oncology|oncologist]] '''[[Kathleen I. Pritchard]]''' was one of the most cited researchers in the world in 2014 and 2015?
* ... that the EP '''''[[That We Can Play]]''''' by [[Oneohtrix Point Never|Daniel Lopatin]]'s [[Ford & Lopatin|Games]], a duo with Joel Ford, was praised by critics for their use of 1980s influences?
* ... that the extinct ant '''''[[Cephalopone]]''''' is noted for its large, toothed [[mandible]]s?
* ... that astronomer '''[[Liu Hong (astronomer)|Liu Hong]]''' developed a means of predicting lunar motion which was used by the [[Eastern Wu]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period of China?
* ... that '''[[citrullinemia type I]]''' is a rare disease that can cause hyperammonemic coma?
* ... that [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] justice-elect '''[[Kevin Dougherty]]''' was the first in his family to attend college, and worked three part-time jobs while attending [[Temple University]]?
* ... that the [[bacterium]] '''''[[Gemmata obscuriglobus]]''''' has so many unusual features that it has been described as "the [[platypus]] of microbiology"?

===19 November 2015===
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* ... that [[Arizona Territory|Arizona Territorial]] Superintendent of Public Instruction '''[[George W. Cheyney]]''' ''(pictured)'' resigned his office to serve in the territorial legislature?
* ... that the fossil scorpion '''''[[Tityus apozonalli]]''''' is named from a [[Náhuatl]] word meaning sea foam?
* ... that [[Bill Ponsford]] was the first cricketer to score '''[[List of cricketers who have scored centuries in consecutive matches from Test debut|centuries in each of his first two Test matches]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Second Thoughts are Best]]''' is a 1729 [[pamphlet]] about the increase of criminality rate in London, written by [[Daniel Defoe]] under the [[pseudonym]] of Andrew Moreton?
* ... that the character of Ed Argent in "'''[[Show Me the Monkey]]'''", an episode of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', was originally envisioned to be a cameo by [[Ted Nugent]]?
* ... that [[Barbara Oakley]]'s book '''''[[Pathological Altruism]]''''' explores negative aspects of [[altruism]] and empathy?
* ... that '''[[Vietnamese people in Poland]]''', significantly composed of [[illegal immigrants]], are one of the largest ethnic group minorities in Poland?
* ... that the ''[[Adventure Time]]'' episode "'''[[Time Sandwich]]'''" was inspired by a slowed-down video of [[Paula Deen]] making a sandwich?

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* ... that there is an illuminated "'''[[Black Hours (Morgan Library)|Black Book of Hours]]'''" ''(pictured)'' known for its mournful tone? 
* ... that '''[[WT1190F]]''' was a small satellite that impacted the atmosphere near Sri Lanka on November 13, 2015?
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s 2–1 win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the '''[[1995 Football League Cup Final]]''' was their fifth League Cup victory?
* ... that '''[[Grace Oladunni Taylor]]''' was the first African to win the [[L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science|L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science]] and the second woman inducted into the [[Nigerian Academy of Science]]?
* ... that '''[[Baker Run]]''' is shorter than its [[tributary]], '''[[Windfall Run]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Melanie Dawes]]''' was the first [[Permanent Secretary]] of a British Government ministry to be selected by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]?
* ... that the town of '''[[Martel, Lot|Martel]]''' is said to have been founded by [[Charles Martel]], nicknamed "the hammer" after his victory in the [[Battle of Tours]]? 
* ... that [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] ambassador '''[[Lorenzo de Monacis]]''' defended Hungarian queens [[Mary, Queen of Hungary|Mary]] and [[Elizabeth of Bosnia|Elizabeth]] from murder charges by writing a poem?

===18 November 2015===
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* ... that the Nako Monastery ''(pictured)'' in '''[[Nako, Himachal Pradesh|Nako]]''' has clay sculptures of [[five Dhyani Buddhas]] in the main hall, which also has many images on the walls?
* ... that '''[[Meteorological history of Hurricane Dennis|Hurricane Dennis]]''' in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] made [[landfall]] as a [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale#Category 3|major hurricane]] three times?
* ... that the song "'''[[Angels Cry (song)|Angels Cry]]'''" by [[Mariah Carey]] became her 28th career entry on the United States' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart?
* ... that following the '''[[Ayutthayan–Cambodian War (1591–1594)|Ayutthayan–Cambodian War]]''' in 1594, some 90,000 [[Cambodia]]ns were taken to neighbouring [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]]?
* ... that '''[[Lionel M. Jacobs]]''' and his brother operated an [[arbitrage]] business that exchanged [[United States Note|greenbacks]] for gold coins?
* ... that the [[holotype]] for '''''[[Habronyx minutus]]''''' was discovered at a [[Pelorus Bridge|bridge]] over a [[Pelorus River|river]] that was later used as a film location for ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''?
* ... that '''[[Fatimah binte Sulaiman|Hajjah Fatimah]]''', one of the inaugural inductees into the '''[[Singapore Women's Hall of Fame]]''', provided for the construction of [[Masjid Hajjah Fatimah|a mosque that now bears her name]]?
* ... that [[Hanford, California|Hanford]] city officials opposed placing [[California High-Speed Rail]]'s '''[[Kings–Tulare Regional Station|Kings–Tulare Station]]''' inside city limits, and then complained about its remoteness from downtown?

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* ... that '''[[grey heron]]s''' spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg?
* ... that European [[high jump]] champion '''[[Anne-Marie Colchen]]''' also won a [[FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|World Championship]] medal in [[women's basketball]]?
* ... that "'''[[SummerThing!]]'''" was premiered on the Saturday Night Online radio show?
* ... that the memorial service for '''[[Beverly Loraine Greene|Beverly L. Greene]]''', "believed to be the first [[African American]] woman licensed as an architect in the United States", took place in a funeral home she had designed?
* ... that '''[[ununennium]]''' is the element with the lowest [[atomic number]] that has not yet been synthesized?
* ... that [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] justice-elect '''[[Christine Donohue]]''' is the daughter of a [[United Mine Workers|United Mine Worker]] and a union seamstress?
* ... that glaciers in the '''[[Central Karakoram National Park]]''' exhibit the "Karakoram anomaly"?
* ... that '''[[Abdullah Pasha ibn Ali|Abdullah Pasha]]''' had his mentor [[Haim Farhi]] killed during his first year as [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]'s governor, a position only made possible by Farhi's lobbying efforts?

===17 November 2015===
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* ... that '''[[Schloss Krobnitz]]''' ''(pictured)'' belonged to the [[Prussia]]n Minister of War [[Albrecht von Roon]]?
* ... that [[Harry Winer]] and [[Rob Thomas (writer)|Rob Thomas]] created one scene from "'''[[Of Vice and Men]]'''", an episode of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', because they thought the show was lacking in visual complexity?
* ... that '''[[Meithalun]]''' is the largest [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village in the '''[[Marj Sanur]]''' valley?
* ... that Cambodian Princess '''[[Soma Norodom]]''', the self-dubbed "Royal Rebel", is known for her exposé newspaper columns about [[corruption in Cambodia]]?
* ... that one of the [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset cricket team]] players claimed that they played badly during the '''[[1978 Gillette Cup Final]]''' because they were intimidated by the situation?
* ... that '''[[Roaring Run (Bowman Creek)|Roaring Run]]''' is the only wild brook trout and rainbow trout fishery in Pennsylvania?
* ... that [[Stan and Jan Berenstain]] had to provide 20,000 sketches of the Bear Family before animators began working on '''''[[The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree]]''''', their first NBC television special?
* ... that before its reconstruction in the late 1990s, [[Cincinnati]]'s '''[[Fort Washington Way]]''' was the most accident-prone mile of urban [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] in [[Ohio]]?

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* ... that the '''[[Edith Villiers|model for a Pre-Raphaelite painting]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the [[Viceroy of India|Vicereine of India]]?
* ... that '''[[Soundway Records]]''' has released compilation albums and re-issues of African, Caribbean, Latin, and Asian music from the 1950s to 1980s?
* ... that in 1389 [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] ambassador '''[[Pantaleone Barbo]]''' fell victim to a robbery while on a diplomatic mission to Hungary?
* ... that '''[[Du'a Arafah]]''' is a [[Dua|Du'a]] that was narrated by [[Husayn ibn Ali]], the third [[Imam]] of [[Shia Islam|Shia]]?
* ... that '''[[Taza National Park]]''' is a [[UNESCO]]-recognized biosphere reserve and includes the largest forest of [[Quercus suber|cork oaks]] and [[Quercus faginea|gall oaks]] in Algeria?
* ... that the first-ever goal in the [[Scottish Football League]] was scored at the original '''[[Celtic Park (1888–92)|Celtic Park]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Eva-Maria Neher]]''', a German scientist in [[biochemistry]] and [[microbiology]] and founder of Göttingen Xlab, is married to [[Erwin Neher]], a [[Nobel laureate]]?
* ... that [[Mariah Carey]] sings about [[Lego]], [[Harvard University]], and [[Humpty Dumpty]] in her song "'''[[Up Out My Face]]'''"?

===16 November 2015===
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* ... that '''[[Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison]]''' originated the concept and was the instigator for the plan of the first senior housing project in the United States ''(example houses pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Gaggan (restaurant)|Gaggan]]''', an [[Indian cuisine|Indian restaurant]] in [[Bangkok]], Thailand, was named the best restaurant in Asia and tenth worldwide in the 2015 list of [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]]?
* ... that Israeli [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] singer-songwriter '''[[Yosef Karduner]]''' made [[Psalm 121]] into a hit tune?
* ... that '''[[Valls]]''', in the Catalonian district of '''[[Alt Camp]]''', is known for its [[calçot]]s and [[castell]]s?
* ... that the '''[[whinchat]]''' breeds in Europe and western Asia from Ireland and northern Portugal east to the [[Ob River]] basin, and from northern Norway south to central Spain, Italy and Greece?
* ... that the '''[[Jal Mandir]]''' dedicated to [[Mahavira|Lord Mahavira]], the 24th [[Tirthankara]] and founder of [[Jainism]], marks the place of his cremation?
* ... that the title of the 17th-century English song "'''[[Down Among the Dead Men (song)|Down Among the Dead Men]]'''" is a reference to drunken unconsciousness?
* ... that the American artist '''[[Eugenie McEvoy]]''', who created the painting ''Taxi! Taxi!'', was also a [[vaudeville]] [[exhibition shooting|sharpshooter]] and a breeder of champion [[collie]]s?

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* ... that '''[[Deep frying|deep-fried]]''' foods ''(example pictured)'' have been described as "a staple of almost all [[Street food|street cuisines]] on all continents"?
* ... that in her 18 years playing the title role on the daily radio [[soap opera]] ''[[Stella Dallas (radio)|Stella Dallas]]'', '''[[Anne Elstner]]''' missed only one performance?
* ... that the '''[[robust tuco-tuco]]''' is threatened by loss of its habitat to agricultural development?
* ... that the [[Leona Lewis]] song "'''[[I Am (Leona Lewis song)|I Am]]'''" is about her former record label boss [[Simon Cowell]]?
* ... that '''''[[Mercados Libres Campesinos]]''''' were farmers' markets in [[Cuba]] that operated from 1980 to 1986?
* ... that the former '''[[German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage]]''' is the oldest building in [[Germantown (town), New York|Germantown, New York]]?
* ... that '''[[Myeong-Hee Yu]]''' won a [[L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science|L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science]] in 1998 for her work on the protein [[alpha-1 antitrypsin]]?
* ... that a '''[[Operation Royal Flush|Royal Flush]]''' elicited a Turkish apology during World War II?

===15 November 2015===
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* ... that [[Olivier Latry]], organist of the great organ of [[Notre Dame de Paris]] ''(pictured)'', derived '''''[[Salve Regina (Latry)|Salve Regina]]''''' from his own improvisation?
* ... that '''[[Marilyn Monroe]]''' was featured on the cover and on the [[centerfold]] of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]''?
* ... that even though '''[[gambling in Cambodia]]''' is illegal for its citizens, [[problem gambling|gambling addiction]] is a widespread social issue?
* ... that the [[seaweed]] expert '''[[Mary Philadelphia Merrifield]]''' learnt Swedish so she could correspond with the naturalist [[Jacob Georg Agardh]]?
* ... that '''[[Brecon Castle]]''' was attacked by the Welsh six times in 58 years?
* ... that despite his service in the [[Confederate States Army]], '''[[James Henry Wright]]''' was given a military funeral with [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] soldiers marching at the head of the procession?
* ... that '''[[Lake Glory]]''' has an "inspirational name"?
* ... that after winning the '''[[1979 FA Charity Shield]]''', manager [[Bob Paisley]] quipped, "I am just sorry we didn't get two points for it!"?

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* ... that Canadian professional basketball player '''[[Papa Oppong]]''' was traded to the [[Windsor Express]] so he could attend teachers' college in that city?
* ... that [[Rihanna]] debuted '''''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'''''{{'}}s official artwork and title at a private viewing for fans and press at Los Angeles' [[MAMA Gallery]]?
* ... that chef '''[[André Chiang]]''' is known for his "Octo-philosophy" of preparing dishes?
* ... that the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] ruled in '''[[Prado Navarette v. California|a 2014 decision]]''' that police officers may conduct traffic stops even if they have not personally observed a traffic violation?
* ... that the '''[[frigid bumblebee]]''' is one of only two species of bumblebee to have natural-borne cues to prevent inbreeding?
* ... that the [[University of Hong Kong]] council's '''[[University of Hong Kong pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy|decision to reject]]''' [[Johannes Chan]]'s appointment to pro-vice-chancellor is said to be "very sad news for Hong Kong's autonomy and freedom"?
* ... that '''''[[Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets]]''''' is powered by the [[UbiArt Framework]] engine?
* ... that biologist '''[[Marvalee Wake]]''', an expert on [[caecilian]]s, is married to an expert on [[salamander]]s?

===14 November 2015===
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* ... that when the '''[[New City Hall (Prague)|New City Hall]]''' in Prague was new in 1911, it had two [[paternoster lifts]] ''(schematic pictured)''?
* ... that Indian [[Urdu]] poet '''[[Ale Ahmad Suroor]]''' was honoured by Presidents of both [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]?
* ... that '''[[Sugar Hollow Creek]]''' and '''[[South Branch Roaring Run]]''' are [[Class A Wild Trout Waters]], but are entirely on private land?
* ... that the '''[[Apple Pencil]]''' features pressure sensitivity and angle detection?
* ... that the lack of activity of the [[Contadora group]] led to the creation of the '''[[Contadora support group]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Larry Paul Kelley|Larry Kelly]]''' founded '''[[Shelby Gem Factory]]''', which at one site grows uncut cultured gems, including [[cultured diamonds|diamonds]], facets them, and mounts them in gold?
* ... that '''''[[Hygrophorus erubescens]]''''' is extinct in Britain, not having been seen since 1878?
* ... that salacious sex scenes were filmed for '''''[[Isabelle Eberhardt (film)|Isabelle Eberhardt]]''''', though they did not make the film's final cut?

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* ... that the mountainous [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of '''[[Jaba', Jenin|Jaba']]''' ''(pictured)'' served as the [[throne village]] of the [[Jarrar clan]]?
* ... that [[MIT]] microbiologist '''[[Boris Magasanik]]''' was also an [[art collector]]?
* ... that the 1948 ruling in the '''[[Sinn Féin Funds case]]''' was that the [[Sinn Féin]] party was not legally a continuation of the Sinn Féin party that governed the [[Irish Republic]] during the [[Anglo-Irish War]]?
* ... that the [[glaciologist]] '''[[Moira Dunbar]]''' is the only female recipient of the [[Royal Canadian Geographical Society]]'s [[Massey Medal]]?
* ... that the '''[[Buçaco Forest]]''' contains an olive tree to which the future [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] tethered his horse?
* ... that Major General '''[[Gladeon M. Barnes]]''' oversaw the development of the [[M26 Pershing]] tank and [[ENIAC]] computer?
* ... that the '''[[Micromyrtus grandis|Severn River heath-myrtle]]''' is found only along a single ridge?
* ... that the Japanese chemist '''[[Chika Kuroda]]''' helped to create an [[antihypertensive drug]] from an onion skin?

===13 November 2015===
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* ... that some of the British painter '''[[Nahem Shoa]]'''{{`s}} portraits ''(example pictured)'' were painted at up to 15 times life size?
* ... that '''[[Järflotta]]''' island in Sweden contains both a [[nature reserve]] and a 24 cm (9.4 in) calibre gun?
* ... that in the early 1940s, '''[[Beatrice Beeby]]''', [[Joan Wood]], and Inge Smithells established the first nursery playcentres, precursor to the present-day [[Playcentre]] organisation in New Zealand?
* ... that the ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' episode "'''[[Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves]]'''" was scored by [[Mark Lanegan]], with whom series creator [[Rob Thomas (writer)|Rob Thomas]] had gone to elementary school?
* ... that [[1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships#Novice results#Ice dancing|medal-winning]] ice dancer '''[[Kakani Katija Young]]''' is a bioengineer studying the contribution of sea creatures to [[tidal movement]]?
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.]] broke [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]'s record of league matches undefeated during the '''[[2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season|2004–05 season]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Katherine Cutler Ficken]]''' was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in [[Maryland]]?
* ... that the '''[[river dolphin]]''' is one of the few [[cetaceans]] that can turn its head?

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* ... that "The Enchanted Forest", a colourful event held in the '''[[Faskally Forest]]''' ''(pictured)'', was named "Best Cultural Event in Scotland" for three years in a row?
* ... that '''[[Agathe L. van Beverwijk]]''' left her research role at the Amsterdam Cancer Institute because she refused to [[Animal testing|experiment on animals]]?
* ... that the '''[[2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship]]''' became the first tournament in its '''[[IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship|30-year history]]''' to run on [[artificial turf]]?
* ... that '''[[List of awards and nominations received by Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro González Iñárritu]]''' is the first Mexican director nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Directing]], and the first to win the [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award]]?
* ... that [[Harry Fenn]] and [[John Douglas Woodward|J. D. Woodward]], the artists for '''''[[Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt|Picturesque Palestine]]''''', received special permission to sketch within and beneath the [[Dome of the Rock]] in [[Jerusalem]]?
* ... that the '''[[Papakating Creek]]''' watershed offers [[wetland]] habitats for the endangered [[bog turtle]] and rare [[Fraser's Saint John's wort]]?
* ... that a '''[[Forensic chemistry|forensic chemist]]''' can assist in the identification of unknown materials found at a crime scene?
* ... that baseball player '''[[Kenichi Marumo]]''' scored a run for the [[Orix Buffaloes]]{{'}} first team despite never appearing at the plate?

===12 November 2015===
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* ... that when the crane fly '''''[[Elephantomyia pulchella]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was redescribed in 2015, one of the fossils was in a private collection?
* ... that the '''[[Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's soccer]]''' team has won four [[Lone Star Conference]] regular season championships and three conference tournament titles?
* ... that [[Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|Theodore Roosevelt]] was quoted in advertising for [[Bela Lugosi]]'s first American film, '''''[[The Silent Command]]'''''?
* ... that Admiral '''[[Ding Yiping]]''' was groomed to be the candidate for commander of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese Navy]], but was demoted following a [[Chinese submarine 361|fatal submarine accident]]?
* ... that the '''[[list of tributaries of Bowman Creek|26 named tributaries]]''' of [[Bowman Creek]] include ten streams that are Class A Wild Trout Waters?
* ... that '''[[Borja Mayoral]]''' was the top scorer at the [[2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]?
* ... that by 1980, the structure of the '''[[Barmouth Bridge|Barmouth Viaduct]]''' had come under attack from [[Teredo navalis|marine woodworm]], which threatened its closure?
* ... that '''[[camel-hair brush]]es''' are made from squirrels?

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* ... that the '''[[United States Capitol cornerstone laying|cornerstone of the United States Capitol]]''' ''(commemorative mural pictured)'' was laid in a [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] ceremony in 1793?
* ... that '''[[Thomas Kirby-Green]]''' was one of the first men to escape [[Stalag Luft III]] in the "Great Escape" in March 1944?
* ... that the '''[[greylag goose]]''' was domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago?
* ... that [[Mariah Carey]] denounces the existence of poverty and racism in her song "'''[[There's Got to Be a Way]]'''"?
* ... that '''[[List of places of worship in Waverley (borough)|places of worship in Waverley, Surrey]]''' include a '''[[Park Lane Chapel, Farnham|former Strict Baptist chapel]]''' founded in a loft by a Jewish convert?
* ... that '''[[Gaby Lewis]]''', who made her debut for the [[Ireland women's cricket team|Irish women's cricket team]] at the age of 13, is the first international cricket player to be born in the 21st century?
* ... that '''[[Shirazi salad]]''' is a traditional salad in [[Iranian cuisine]] that originated from [[Shiraz]] in Southern Iran?
* ... that '''[[Trudeliese Schmidt]]''' performed [[Breeches role|trouser roles]] at the [[Salzburg Festival]] and Mozart's ''[[Coronation Mass (Mozart)|Coronation Mass]]'' for a [[Papal Mass]] in Rome?

===11 November 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Macrolepiota clelandii|graceful parasol]]''' ''(pictured)'' is typically found in [[eucalypt]] forest and subtropical rainforests?
* ... that '''[[Andrew III of Hungary]]''' left his prison in disguise with two monks' assistance before hastening from [[Vienna]] to his coronation in [[Székesfehérvár]] in 1290?
* ... that the [[Kepler (spacecraft)|''Kepler'' space telescope]] has seen unusual patterns in the light from '''[[KIC 8462852]]'''?
* ... that Japanese animation film company [[Studio Ghibli]] produced the animated sequences for the video games '''''[[Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn]]''''' and '''''[[Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch|Wrath of the White Witch]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Kathrin Barboza Marquez]]''' rediscovered [[Tomes's sword-nosed bat|a bat]] in Bolivia which had been thought to be extinct in the country?
* ... that [[Bakersfield, California]], supported a downtown location for '''[[Bakersfield (California High-Speed Rail station)|its high-speed rail station]]''' in 2003, but opposed it in 2011 due to impacts on its newly revitalized downtown?
* ... that the architect '''[[Chitra Vishwanath]]''' built her own large mud house in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] to promote her theme of [[Adobe|mud architecture]] as an environmentally sound proposition?
* ... that '''[[Kosherfest]]''', an annual trade fair for the [[Kosher certification agency|kosher-certified]] food industry, has been called "a cross between a professional trade show and the buffet line at your cousin's [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|bar mitzva]]"?<!--Special occasion request for November 10 or 11 (Kosherfest)-->

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* ... that the '''[[Halifax Central Library]]''' ''(pictured)'' is said to resemble a stack of books?
* ... that on [[Nicaraguan general election, 1990|25 February 1990]], '''[[Violeta Chamorro]]''' of Nicaragua became the first elected woman president in the Americas?
* ... that '''''[[Battle of Britain (video game)|Battle of Britain]]''''', a [[turn-based strategy]] video game, contains elements of [[First-person shooter|first-person shooting]]?
* ... that over 200 separate lawsuits were filed as part of '''[[local authorities swaps litigation]]''' after the English courts ruled that [[Swap (finance)|swap transactions]] between banks and [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local authorities]] were unlawful?
* ... that '''[[Jack jumper ant]]''' workers are [[gamergate]]s?
* ... that the architect '''[[Judith Ledeboer]]''' studied at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] but designed buildings for [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]?
* ... that the '''[[Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages]]''' in [[Bursa]], Turkey, exhibits the replica of a 6th-century B.C. [[chariot]] reproduced from artifacts found in a [[tumulus]]?
* ... that the masked perpetrator of the '''[[Trollhättan school attack]]''' avoided suspicion because it was nearly [[Halloween]]?

===10 November 2015===
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* ... that according to a popular legend, the [[Pandava]]s of the [[Mahabharata]] built the '''[[Masroor Rock Cut Temple]]''' ''(pictured)'' during their "incognito" exile from their kingdom?
* ... that '''[[Vernon Jones]]''' was the first [[African American]] to be elected as CEO of [[DeKalb County, Georgia]], and the youngest person to ever serve in that office?
* ... that players can ride on elephants in '''''[[Far Cry 4]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Alice Alldredge]]''', an expert on [[marine snow]], has been in the top 0.1% of the [[Web of Science]]'s highly cited researchers list since 2003?
* ... that '''''[[Chuixian San Chi]]''''' was released in Taiwan to commemorate [[Ringo Sheena]]'s first overseas concert?
* ... that '''[[Andreas Panayiotou (businessman)|Andreas Panayiotou]]''' was kicked out of school at the age of 14 for punching his teacher, and became an amateur boxing champion and the UK's largest private landlord?
* ... that in the 1985 [[John Candy]] film ''[[Volunteers (film)|Volunteers]]'', the '''[[The Fight Song (Washington State University)|Washington State University fight song]]''' is used as a battle cry by Thai communist partisans?
* ... that with certain diseases, '''[[vaginal discharge]]''' can become [[vaginal yeast infection|cheesy]], [[trichomoniasis|frothy]], or [[bacterial vaginosis|fishy]]?

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* ... that [[List of Georgian consorts|Queen consort]] '''[[Darejan Dadiani]]''' ''(pictured)'' had 23 children with her husband, [[Heraclius II of Georgia]]?
* ... that [[Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)|Harveys Lake]], the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by volume, drained into '''[[Beaver Run (Bowman Creek)|Beaver Run]]''' and [[Bowman Creek]] in preglacial times, but no longer does so?
* ... that '''[[Nelle Morton]]''' is thought to have taught the first course on women and religion?
* ... that the video series '''''[[Every Single Word]]''''' depicts the lack of [[Person of color|people of color]] in major Hollywood films?
* ... that the '''[[old-fashioned doughnut]]''' may be [[Deep frying|deep fried]] at a lower temperature compared to other styles?
* ... that '''[[Bibi Bourelly]]''', who wrote [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Bitch Better Have My Money]]", is the daughter of guitarist [[Jean-Paul Bourelly]]?
* ... that the placement of two fossil flies into the species '''''[[Elephantomyia longirostris]]''''' has been questioned? 
* ... that some '''[[French fry vending machine]]s''' cook frozen fries in hot oil and dispense condiments such as ketchup and mayonnaise?

===9 November 2015===
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* ... that with a head shape likened to a [[gharial]], the dinosaur '''''[[Baryonyx]]''''' ''(illustrated)'' is thought to have eaten fish?
* ... that Sydney architect '''[[Eleanor Cullis-Hill]]''' practiced from her home since she felt that women were unwelcome in large architectural offices?
* ... that the [[French destroyer Jaguar|'''French destroyer ''Jaguar''''']] was unique among the {{Sclass|Chacal|destroyer}}s in being fitted to serve as a flagship and she was fitted to accommodate the admiral and his staff?
* ... that the perpetrator of the '''[[murder of Richard Everitt]]''' was never apprehended, because members of the gang who killed him fled to Bangladesh?
* ... that [[Netflix]] paid $60 million to buy distribution rights to the '''''[[War Machine (film)|War Machine]]'''''?
* ... that starting in 2020, '''[[The Ocean Cleanup]]''' will endeavour to rid the [[Great Pacific garbage patch]] of [[marine debris|plastic debris]]?
* ... that '''[[Daniel Bogado]]''' has seen [[Antonov]] military aircraft in the [[Nuba Mountains]], and a deaf child in Uganda learning [[sign language]]?
* ... that [[Yellowknife]]'s '''[[Ragged Ass Road (street)|Ragged Ass Road]]''' was formerly known as Privy Road because it had many [[outhouse]]s?

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* ... that '''[[Avonmouth railway station]]''' ''(pictured)'' was developed from a halt for the construction workers of the [[Avonmouth Docks]], built in 1868?
* ... that the first woman to notoriously wear lipstick in Honduras is said to now be '''[[Clementina Suárez|their premier woman poet]]'''?
* ... that '''[[corruption in South Sudan]]''' is surpassed only by [[Corruption in Somalia|Somalia]], [[Corruption in North Korea|North Korea]], [[Corruption in Sudan|Sudan]], and [[Corruption in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]?
* ... that [[Pink Floyd]]'s '''[[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]]''' was a keen collector of [[Persian rug]]s?
* ... that '''[[little egret]]s''' have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms?
* ... that '''[[Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway]]''' in [[Hamilton County, Ohio]], was the first highway to be [[List of things named after Ronald Reagan|named after]] U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]]?
* ... that the German refugee '''[[Mary Saran]]''' had a [[marriage of convenience]] to help her stay in Britain?
* ... that moviegoers in 1924 saw Justin Victor get away with murder because '''''[[It Is the Law]]'''''?

===8 November 2015===
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* ... that 19th-century con man '''[[C. L. Blood]]''' ''(pictured)'' falsely claimed to have invented [[nitrous oxide]], which he touted as a cure for [[tuberculosis|consumption]]?
* ... that following the recent '''[[2015 Dadri mob lynching|Dadri mob lynching]]''', Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] urged [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s to fight against poverty and not against each other? 
* ... that [[iHeartRadio]] bet [[Leona Lewis]] $5 to sing her name in the style of [[Jason Derulo]] at the beginning of her performance of "'''[[Thunder (Leona Lewis song)|Thunder]]'''" live on air?
* ... that the '''[[fuchsia gall mite]]''', a serious pest of ''[[Fuchsia]]'', was probably introduced into Europe accidentally by a ''Fuchsia'' enthusiast?
* ... that although '''[[Monica Pidgeon]]'''{{`s}} father persuaded her not to study architecture, she went on to edit ''[[Architectural Design]]'' for almost three decades?
* ... that '''[[rapid strep test]]s''' may help to limit the use of antibiotics in viral illnesses?
* ... that '''[[Cherry Run (South Branch Bowman Creek)|Cherry Run]]''' in [[Ricketts Glen State Park]] has been described as "incredibly beautiful" and "phenomenal"?
* ... that in 1971, Kansas Attorney General '''[[Vern Miller]]''' participated in an undercover drug raid by hiding in a trunk of a car in order to make arrests?

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* ... that the [[P&O (company)|P&O]] ocean liner '''''[[RMS Strathmore|Strathmore]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"?
* ... that '''[[Salvatore Grimaldi]]''' has been described as the "richest immigrant in Sweden"?
* ... that the '''[[2015 FA Women's Cup Final]]''' was the first edition to be staged at [[Wembley Stadium]]?
* ... that according to the commander of the [[Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution]], there are [[Iranian underground missile bases|'''underground missile bases''']] in all the provinces and cities of [[Iran]] ready for launch at the [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]]'s order?
* ... that the mold species '''''[[Dicranophora fulva]]''''' was not recorded between 1935 and 1994?
* ... that the film ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' was dedicated to the memory of '''[[DJ AM]]'''?
* ... that billionaire '''[[Joseph Grendys]]''' has built [[Koch Foods|a business]] that kills 12&nbsp;million chickens a week, but lives in the "bungalow where he grew up and drives a beat-up old Cadillac"?
* ... that a '''[[Operation Zeppelin (deception plan)|Zeppelin]]''' helped the Allies during [[World War II]]?

===7 November 2015===
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* ... that the social and economic status of the owners of a '''[[Javanese traditional house]]''' ''(example pictured)'' can be ascertained by the shape of the roof?
* ... that '''[[Roshanara]]''', who was born and trained in India, taught [[Bette Davis]] to dance?
* ... that the '''[[Program for Action]]''', a transportation proposal in [[New York City]], was drastically truncated in the 1970s due to a lack of funds?
* ... that the one known fossil of the ant species '''''[[Pachycondyla petrosa]]''''' might be either a queen or worker? 
* ... that the [[funicular]] at '''[[Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran]]''' provides panoramic views over the [[Estuary of Bilbao]]?
* ... that '''[[Harry Anthony]]''' replaced [[John Bieling]] in the [[American Quartet (ensemble)|American Quartet]]?
* ... that it took only six months to complete the production of '''''[[Frozen Fever]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Ion Buzdugan]]''', poet and deputy of the Romanian nationalist '''[[Bessarabian Peasants' Party]]''', was chided for his poor grasp of the [[Romanian language]]?

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* ... that the '''[[little owl]]''' ''(pictured)'' was sacred to the goddess [[Athena]], from whom it gets the generic name?
* ... that '''[[Edwin McMillan]]''' and [[Glenn T. Seaborg]] were awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] in 1951 for their discovery of the [[transuranium element]]s?
* ... that the [[Walker Art Gallery]] changed the name of [[Giovanni Segantini]]'s painting '''''[[The Punishment of Lust]]''''' to [[Victorian morality|avoid offending the Victorian public]]?
* ... that '''[[Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School|Osaka Tōin High School]]'''{{`s}} baseball team became [[Japanese High School Baseball Championship|national champions]] in just their fourth year of existence?
* ... that scholars have uncovered the [[Pinkasim|record books]] of the [[Tripoli]] Jewish community and 18th-century manuscripts in the [[Beth midrash|study hall]] of [[Hakham]] '''[[Saul Adadi]]'''?
* ... that although '''[[Wolf Run (Bowman Creek)|Wolf Run]]''' is only {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} long, it was historically used as a water supply for the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]?
* ... that a '''[[Ni no Kuni mobile games|''Ni no Kuni'' collectible card game]]''' was developed for mobile devices?
* ... that the title of [[Mariah Carey]]'s song "'''[[H.A.T.E.U.]]'''" is an [[acronym]] for "Having A Typical Emotional Upset"?

===6 November 2015===
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* ... that press agent '''[[Harry Brand]]''' had 20th Century Fox insure [[Betty Grable]]'s legs ''(pictured)'' for $1&nbsp;million?
* ... that some '''[[sushi machine]]s''' can automatically produce [[Makizushi|sushi roll]]s from start to finish?
* ... that '''[[Silvana Imam]]''' and her girlfriend [[Beatrice Eli]] performed together in 2015 under the stage name ''Vierge Moderne''?
* ... that '''[[ATR-16 syndrome]]''' causes very similar symptoms to [[Alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome|ATR-X]] syndrome, despite being on different [[chromosome]]s?
* ... that police struggled to investigate double murderer '''[[Stephen Farrow]]''', because of his nomadic lifestyle?
* ... that by 1975, the year [[Marcy Cottrell Houle]]'s book '''''[[Wings for My Flight]]''''' documents, only 324 pairs of [[peregrine falcon]]s resided in the United States?
* ... that before becoming a provincial governor, '''[[Sun Zhigang]]''' was the chief of China's Office of Health Care Reform?
* ... that the [[University of Southern California]] sports anthem "'''[[Tribute to Troy]]'''" has been called one of the "top 10 most annoying college football fight songs"?

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* ... that although '''''{{lang|es|[[pinol]]}}''''' ''(pictured)'', a beverage made with '''[[Máchica|toasted barley flour]]''', unrefined sugar, and spices, was invented in the 20th century, it is already considered a [[Ecuadorian cuisine|traditional food of Ecuador]]?
* ... that '''[[Stella Bloch]]''' headlined in New York after she returned from learning [[Javanese dance]] at the [[Surakarta Sunanate|Prince of Solo]]'s palace?
* ... that ''[[Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn]]'' was shipped on a 4-gigabit [[Nintendo game card|game card]], in order to fit the '''[[Music of Ni no Kuni|orchestral music]]?
* ... that historian '''[[Victor Langlois]]''' was tasked with researching the relations between [[Armenians]] and the French during the [[Crusades]]?
* ... that the queen '''''[[Bombus hyperboreus]]''''' kills the queen of another [[bumblebee]] species and takes over its [[Colony (biology)|colony]]?
* ... that '''[[Post Malone]]''' coined the song name "[[White Iverson]]" after getting braids in his hair, a reference to professional basketball player [[Allen Iverson]]? 
* ... that three days before committing '''[[Umpqua Community College shooting|a mass shooting and then suicide]]''' at [[Umpqua Community College]], Christopher Harper-Mercer reportedly uploaded a documentary on the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]]?
* ... that '''[[Teresa Borsuk]]'''{{`s}} interest in architecture was sparked partly by [[Lego]]?

===5 November 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Suillus bovinus|Jersey cow mushroom]]''' is thought to be parasitised by the [[Gomphidius roseus|rosy spike-cap]] ''(both pictured)''?
* ... that [[jazz violin]]ist '''[[Karen Briggs (musician)|Karen Briggs]]''' received the moniker "Lady in Red" while featuring as a soloist in [[Yanni]]'s ''[[Live at the Acropolis]]'' tour?
* ... that "'''[[Bad Timing (Adventure Time)|Bad Timing]]'''", an ''[[Adventure Time]]'' episode, is visually framed to have its main action occur in the center, while polygonal creatures comprise the outer margins?
* ... that the mutineers of the Argentine '''[[1987 Carapintada mutiny]]''' were named "[[Carapintadas]]" ("Painted Faces") for their use of [[military camouflage]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bailo of Corfu]]''' also administered the affairs of the Venetian dependencies of [[Buthrotum|Butrinto]] and [[Nafpaktos|Lepanto]]?
* ... that '''[[Lyubow Demeetriyevna Oosava]]''' and her fellow students of the [[Moscow Architectural Institute]] were required to study architecture and manufacture munitions during World War II?
* ... that '''[[L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise|L'Isle-Adam]]''' is a picturesque town with a beach beside the [[Oise (river)|River Oise]] in '''[[Val-d'Oise]]'''?
* ... that his support of a [[women's suffrage]] bill resulted in '''[[Gustav A. Hoff]]''' being labeled "Petticoat Hoff"?

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* ... that '''[[William Donald Scherzer]]''' invented the first [[Chicago bascule|rolling lift bridge]] ''(animated)''?
* ... that the eleventh-century Chinese military compendium '''''[[Wujing Zongyao]]''''' contains the earliest known written formulas for [[gunpowder]]?
* ... that the [[naval history|naval historian]] '''[[Peter Padfield]]''' was on the maiden voyage of ''[[Mayflower II]]''?
* ... that at the [[85th Academy Awards]], '''''[[List of accolades received by Silver Linings Playbook|Silver Linings Playbook]]''''' became the first film in 31 years to be nominated in [[List of films with all four Academy Award acting nominations|all four acting categories]]?
* ... that '''[[Joshua Wheeler]]''' was both the first American service member [[killed in action]] by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL militants]], and the first killed in action in Iraq since 2011?
* ... that '''[[San Andrés del Rabanedo]]''' is one of the fastest-growing towns in the Spanish [[Province of León]]?
* ... that the [[BBC]] was accused of ignoring women architects when '''[[Patty Hopkins]]''' was removed from a photograph of ''[[The Brits Who Built the Modern World]]''?
* ... that the '''[[Diachlorus ferrugatus|yellow fly]]''' is Florida's most aggressive [[horse-fly]]?

===4 November 2015===
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*... that incoming Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] has announced he will live in '''[[Rideau Cottage]]''' ''(pictured)'' instead of [[24 Sussex Drive]]?
* ... that Tony Award-winning Broadway producer '''[[Elizabeth Williams (producer)|Elizabeth Williams]]''' is also an archaeologist and art historian who has taught at [[Columbia University]] and [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]]?
* ... that '''''[[Golem Arcana]]''''' is a [[miniature wargaming]] game that interfaces with a digital app through the use of a [[Bluetooth]] stylus?
* ... that '''[[Vida Latham]]''' advocated for women in [[dentistry]] and [[medicine]] throughout her career in both fields?
* ... that the music video for [[Adam Lambert]]'s "'''[[Another Lonely Night (Adam Lambert song)|Another Lonely Night]]'''" features [[Gigi Gorgeous|a transgender woman]] as its protagonist?
* ... that '''[[Dominik Wörner]]''', winner of the 2002 [[International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition|International Bach Competition]], recorded [[Lied]]er from Vienna written in the [[fin de siècle]] period, including works by [[Alban Berg|Berg]], [[Arnold Schönberg|Schönberg]], [[Franz Schreker|Schreker]] and [[Hugo Wolf|Wolf]]?
* ... that '''[[Villa Geber]]''' is best known as being Sweden's second most expensive residential property when it was sold to [[Salvatore Grimaldi]] in 2000?
* ... that while [[Brock Lesnar]] was stripped of the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] by New Japan Pro Wrestling, Inoki Genome Federation continued to recognize him as the '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF)|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]]'''?

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* ... that in September 2015, the '''[[Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit|portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit]]''' ''(pictured)'' broke the record as the most expensive works by [[Rembrandt]] sold at auction?
* ... that '''''[[Centris pallida]]''''' male bees regularly have internal temperatures only three degrees Celsius (about five degrees Fahrenheit) from being lethal?
* ... that the 2012 drama film '''''[[Smashed (film)|Smashed]]''''' was partly funded by [[Minnesota Vikings]] owner [[Zygi Wilf]]?
* ... that '''[[Arba'een Pilgrimage]]''', the world's largest annual gathering, is held every year 40 days after [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]] for the commemoration of [[Husayn ibn Ali]]'s death?
* ... that '''[[Kawakita v. United States|Tomoya Kawakita]]''', a Japanese-American convicted of treason against the United States after World War II, was arrested after a former [[Prisoner of war|POW]] recognized him in a Los Angeles [[department store]]?
* ... that '''[[Dibaeis baeomyces|pink earth lichen]]''' was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking '''[[Baeomyces rufus|brown beret lichen]]''', until DNA sequencing proved otherwise?
* ... that Israeli police theorize that the [[Israeli new shekel|NIS]] 9 million embezzled from the '''[[Yeshivas Itri|Itri]]''' [[yeshiva]] in 1999 was meant to pay for the defense of politician [[Aryeh Deri]] in his 2000 corruption trial?
* ... that '''[[South Branch Bowman Creek]]''' is also known as Cherry Run, but only by mistake?

===3 November 2015===
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* ... that 43 '''[[termite]]''' species ''(examples pictured)'' are used as food by humans or are fed to livestock?
* ... that '''[[Mark Slonim]]''', professor of Russian literature at [[Sarah Lawrence College]] in the 1950s, was once offered a job by [[Benito Mussolini]]?
* ... that a [[Cremation urn|burial urn]] on display in '''[[Aydın Archaeological Museum]]''' depicts destiny's gods [[Moirai]], the god of the underworld [[Hades]], the judges of the underworld, and Hades' [[polycephaly|three-headed]] guard dog [[Cerberus]]?
* ... that '''[[Constance Leathart]]''', one of the first women to fly over the Alps, flew heavy bombers in the [[World War II|Second World War]]?
* ... that '''[[Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus]]''' was a U.S. government plan for recovery efforts in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack?
* ... that, if King [[Louis I of Hungary]] is to be trusted, his in-law '''[[Maria of Bosnia]]''' had children in her fifties and lived to be over 90?
* ... that the actor [[Ewan McGregor]] is making his directorial debut with '''''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]''''', after the original director left?
* ... that Colonel '''[[John Shelton (British Army officer)|John Shelton]]''' was so unpopular with his men that they gave three cheers upon hearing of his death?

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* ... that Gabriel Fauré's '''''[[Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré)|Cantique de Jean Racine]]''''' is often performed with his [[Requiem (Fauré)|Requiem]], although he composed it much earlier as a student ''(pictured in school uniform)''?<!--Special occasion request for November 2 (All souls' day)-->
* ... that '''[[Michael Francis Egan]]''' served as the first [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia|Bishop of Philadelphia]] from 1808 to 1814?
* ... that the [[anime]] series '''''[[Charlotte (anime)|Charlotte]]''''' has been described as defying the "''[[Moe (slang)|moe]]'' anime" stereotype?
* ... that the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] may be an example of the international relations concept of '''[[nesting (international relations)|nesting]]'''?
* ... that '''''[[The Mother (Gorky novel)|The Mother]]''''' is the best-known novel by [[Maxim Gorky]] and his only novel on the Russian revolutionary movement?
* ... that the [[BBC]]'s pre-match coverage of the '''[[2002 FA Cup Final]]''' included a sketch featuring [[Ricky Gervais]]?
* ... that architect '''[[Eva Vecsei]]''' has designed projects in Hungary, Canada and Pakistan?
* ... that the '''[[Sulawesi myna]]''' sometimes issues a "meeow"-like sound with its head thrusting forwards and its back feathers fluffed up?

===2 November 2015===
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* ... that one variety of '''[[pasticciotto]]''' ''(example pictured)'' pastry is filled with meat but topped with sugar?
* ... that the London-based architect '''[[Rosemary Stjernstedt]]''' was the first woman to reach senior grade I status in a British council county division?
* ... that [[Yellowknife]]rs no longer swim in the city's '''[[Frame Lake]]''' for fear of [[leech]]es in the water?
* ... that the Pakistani politician, ex-colonel, and ex-commander of the [[13th Lancers]] '''[[Shuja Khanzada]]''' was recently '''[[2015 Attock bombing|assassinated by suicide bombers]]'''?
* ... that '''''[[Scaptotrigona postica]]''''' worker bees can trace the scent markers of workers from other colonies in order to find food sources?
* ... that '''[[George Edward Hilt]]''' founded the largest farm-store retailer in the United States?
* ... that the municipality of '''[[Amorebieta-Etxano]]''' was formed in 1951 by the merger of two communities, one of which had nearly 17,000 inhabitants by 2014 while the other had just 221?
* ... that the director of '''''[[Resident Evil: The Final Chapter]]''''' says it really will be the final chapter of [[Resident Evil (film series)|''Resident Evil'']]?

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* ... that [[Godalming]]'s '''[[St Edmund Church, Godalming|Roman Catholic]]''', '''[[Godalming Friends Meeting House|Quaker]]''', and '''[[Meadrow Unitarian Chapel|Unitarian]]''' ''(pictured)'' places of worship, former '''[[Godalming Congregational Church|Congregational chapel]]''', and former '''[[Salvation Army Hall, Godalming|Salvation Army hall]]''' are all Grade II [[listed building]]s?
* ... that '''[[Cecile Hoover Edwards]]''', an expert on African-American nutrition, sought to identify low-cost foods with an optimal [[amino acid]] composition?
* ... that in the 14th century, the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] town of '''[[Santa Coloma de Queralt]]''' had a large Jewish population?
* ... that '''[[Harry Alexander (rugby union)|Harry Alexander]]''' was captain of {{nrut|England}} for just one match?
* ... that '''''[[List of accolades received by Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]''''' won the Grand Jury Prize as well as the Audience Award at the [[2014 Sundance Film Festival]], where it premiered?
* ... that in 1888, '''[[Vasile Morțun]]''' became the first socialist elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Romanian Assembly of Deputies]]?
* ... that the '''[[yellow-faced myna]]''' may pair for life?
* ... that when '''[[George Givot]]''' played [[Mae West]]'s character's lover in [[blackface]] in a 1931 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play, producers had him remove his wig after each performance to show patrons he was white?

===1 November 2015===
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* ... that the Russian authorities claimed the [[Svans]] had murdered '''[[Harry Fox (sportsman)|Harry Fox]]''' ''(pictured)'', but they almost certainly did not?
* ... that there is a large '''[[Lenuci Horseshoe|horseshoe]]''' in [[Donji grad, Zagreb|downtown]] [[Zagreb]], Croatia?
* ... that '''[[Mercedes Gleitze]]''' had to attempt to swim the [[English Channel]] again to prove she had already done it?
* ... that [[Ryan Adams]]'s album '''''[[1989 (Ryan Adams album)|1989]]''''' is a cover of a [[Taylor Swift]] album of the same name?
* ... that professional wrestler '''[[El Hijo de Dos Caras]]''' needed an opponent's help to hold a ladder so he could win a [[ladder match]]?
* ... that '''[[environmental issues in Tehran]]''' include severe air pollution and a high risk of earthquakes?
* ... that '''[[Mahmood Yakubu]]''' is the first and only Northern Nigerian with a [[First-class honours|first-class degree]] in [[history]]?
* ... that the U.S. '''[[President's Guest House]]''' is larger than the [[White House]]?

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* ... that the '''[[werewolves of Ossory]]''' ''(pictured)'' were said to be descended from the brother of an Irish king?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that '''[[metal corset]]s''' probably served a medical purpose rather than being a "cruel, tortuous fashion" enforced by a [[Catherine de' Medici|dominant 16th-century queen]]?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that serial killer '''[[Lizzie Halliday]]''' was the first woman sentenced to die in the [[electric chair]]?
* ... that '''''[[Modern Vampires of the City]]''''' was called "a deeply God-haunted work"?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that '''[[Phasmatodea|ghost insects]]''' may camouflage themselves as leaves swaying in the breeze?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that a "monster" confessed dramatically, "'''[[Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199|My heart swims in blood]]'''"?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that "even the dead sit for '''[[Henry Buehman|Buehman]]'''"?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->
* ... that '''[[Underworld: Next Generation|vampires were caught on camera]]''' in [[Prague]]?<!--Special occasion request for October 31 (Halloween)-->