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...that one of the first known instances of a composer specifically calling for the use of a bass violin, the predecessor of the modern
cello, was in the opera Orfeo by
Claudio Monteverdi?
...that the Carlsberg papyrus is the most complete of the ancient Egyptian
medical papyri, containing substantial amounts of artifacts of the original papyrus?
...that the forthcoming television adaptation of the
BBC Radio 2 sitcom Teenage Kicks, originally for
BBC Two, has been taken over by
ITV?
...that a report by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales almost led to a New South Wales judge being removed from office because of the time delays in giving decisions?
...that the ancient Kingdom of Nri in present-day
Nigeria was one of the few governments in history to use no military power, instead implementing a
taboo system, to govern Nri's subjects?
...that Spencer Campbell regretted producing the year-long
fly on the wall series The Living Soap, about students living in a purpose-built house, when some participants started deliberately avoiding the cameras after only a few days?
...that the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, built along the
Susquehanna River in the 1830s, had a wooden bridge with a two-tier
towpath to allow
mules towing cargoboats in opposite directions to cross the river simultaneously without colliding?
...that playwright Sam Thompson's Under the Bridge about
Northern Irishsectarian violence became
Belfast's most-seen play despite a prediction it would "offend and affront every section of the public"?
...that the town of Booleroo Centre, located in the southern
Flinders Ranges region of
South Australia, is home to one of Australia's largest collections of tractors and steam engines?
...that Felipe Agoncillo, who topped the highest possible score in a
bar exam, also gained the title as the outstanding first
Filipino diplomat?
...that the author of Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography stated he had to go into hiding after receiving threats related to his yet unpublished book?
...that
Nicaraguahas the lowest electricity generation, the lowest percentage of population with access to electricity, and the highest dependence on oil for electricity generation in
Central America?
...that according to
Jainism, the first Purva of ancient knowledge would take a volume of ink equal to an elephant to write, whereas the last would require the ink volume of 213 elephants?
...that Myles Rudge wrote the lyrics to three
Top 10novelty songs in the 1960s, "Hole in the Ground", "Right Said Fred", and "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"?
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 one of the first known instances of a composer specifically calling for the use of a bass violin, the predecessor of the modern
cello, was in the opera Orfeo by
Claudio Monteverdi?
...that the Carlsberg papyrus is the most complete of the ancient Egyptian
medical papyri, containing substantial amounts of artifacts of the original papyrus?
...that the forthcoming television adaptation of the
BBC Radio 2 sitcom Teenage Kicks, originally for
BBC Two, has been taken over by
ITV?
...that a report by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales almost led to a New South Wales judge being removed from office because of the time delays in giving decisions?
...that the ancient Kingdom of Nri in present-day
Nigeria was one of the few governments in history to use no military power, instead implementing a
taboo system, to govern Nri's subjects?
...that Spencer Campbell regretted producing the year-long
fly on the wall series The Living Soap, about students living in a purpose-built house, when some participants started deliberately avoiding the cameras after only a few days?
...that the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, built along the
Susquehanna River in the 1830s, had a wooden bridge with a two-tier
towpath to allow
mules towing cargoboats in opposite directions to cross the river simultaneously without colliding?
...that playwright Sam Thompson's Under the Bridge about
Northern Irishsectarian violence became
Belfast's most-seen play despite a prediction it would "offend and affront every section of the public"?
...that the town of Booleroo Centre, located in the southern
Flinders Ranges region of
South Australia, is home to one of Australia's largest collections of tractors and steam engines?
...that Felipe Agoncillo, who topped the highest possible score in a
bar exam, also gained the title as the outstanding first
Filipino diplomat?
...that the author of Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography stated he had to go into hiding after receiving threats related to his yet unpublished book?
...that
Nicaraguahas the lowest electricity generation, the lowest percentage of population with access to electricity, and the highest dependence on oil for electricity generation in
Central America?
...that according to
Jainism, the first Purva of ancient knowledge would take a volume of ink equal to an elephant to write, whereas the last would require the ink volume of 213 elephants?
...that Myles Rudge wrote the lyrics to three
Top 10novelty songs in the 1960s, "Hole in the Ground", "Right Said Fred", and "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"?