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...that by providing government assistance to vineyard owners so they could replant and redesign their vineyards, the Flurbereinigung restructuring of the late 20th century had a dramatic impact on the
German wine industry?
...that Greek temples went from small structures of mud and wood (9th century BC) to the classical stone monuments widely known today (6th century BC)?
...that Chen Chi-li, late head of
Taiwan's
United Bamboo Gang, claimed to have killed dissident journalist
Henry Liu out of patriotism, and refused the
$20,000 payout he was offered?
...that during the five years of fighting in the Cabanagem revolt in
Brazil, it is estimated that the population of
Pará was reduced from about 100,000 to 60,000?
...that orange snow fell in February of 2007 in western Siberia?
...that Michael Garcia has introduced legislation to lower the legislative
age of candidacy in
Colorado from 25 to 21 after being himself elected at age 26?
...that the publishers of Hindustan Ghadar are said to have memorised over a thousand of its subscribers' names to prevent these being known to British Intelligence?
...that research into attitude polarization suggests that when people read research that both supports and contradicts their current views, they come to hold their original attitudes more strongly than before?
...that in 1708 the Bonnington pavilion in
Scotland had a "hall of mirrors" designed to give visitors the illusion that they were standing in the middle of the
Corra Linn?
Archives are generally grouped by month of Main Page appearance. (Currently, DYK hooks are archived according to the date and time that they were taken off the Main Page.) To find which archive contains the fact that appeared on Did you know, go to article's
talk page and follow the archive link in the DYK talk page message box.
...that by providing government assistance to vineyard owners so they could replant and redesign their vineyards, the Flurbereinigung restructuring of the late 20th century had a dramatic impact on the
German wine industry?
...that Greek temples went from small structures of mud and wood (9th century BC) to the classical stone monuments widely known today (6th century BC)?
...that Chen Chi-li, late head of
Taiwan's
United Bamboo Gang, claimed to have killed dissident journalist
Henry Liu out of patriotism, and refused the
$20,000 payout he was offered?
...that during the five years of fighting in the Cabanagem revolt in
Brazil, it is estimated that the population of
Pará was reduced from about 100,000 to 60,000?
...that orange snow fell in February of 2007 in western Siberia?
...that Michael Garcia has introduced legislation to lower the legislative
age of candidacy in
Colorado from 25 to 21 after being himself elected at age 26?
...that the publishers of Hindustan Ghadar are said to have memorised over a thousand of its subscribers' names to prevent these being known to British Intelligence?
...that research into attitude polarization suggests that when people read research that both supports and contradicts their current views, they come to hold their original attitudes more strongly than before?
...that in 1708 the Bonnington pavilion in
Scotland had a "hall of mirrors" designed to give visitors the illusion that they were standing in the middle of the
Corra Linn?