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... that a city in Virginia's 88.5-foot-tall (27.0 m)
Christmas decoration(pictured) was so popular with residents that it was decided to light it nightly year-round?
... that the first theatrical run of A Stormy Night by
Ion Luca Caragiale(pictured), featuring a journalist nearly beaten up by the Civic Guard, saw Caragiale nearly beaten up by the Civic Guard?
... that pioneering bodybuilder Hippolyte Triat was kidnapped by vagabonds at the age of six and sold to a troupe of Italian acrobats?
... that Nigeria seeks the return of the Benin Altar Tusks, ivory artefacts taken by the
British in 1897 and dispersed in Europe?
... that the Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment could detect gases leaking from an astronaut's life support systems on the Moon's surface?
... that Fred G. Sullivan's film The Beer-Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking depicts Sullivan being humiliated with mud and whips for the failings of his previous film?
... that Turkish migrant workers living in a residential complex in
Amsterdam refused to eat the
Dutch food for two weeks after the kitchen's only Turkish chef was fired?
... that an Australian High Court case found a hotel chain to have used third-party contractors to avoid paying employees their required benefits?
... that a tattoo on the anus of Brazilian singer
Anitta ultimately led to
inquiries to investigate the use of public funds in artists' concerts?
01:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Young Girls
... that
Amrita Sher-Gil's Young Girls(pictured) earned her the
Paris Salon's gold medal in 1933, making her the first Asian to be awarded the prize?
... that jazz saxophonist Chris Byars ended his childhood operatic career when his voice croaked during a performance?
... that years after it closed, the studios of an Iowa TV station became the headquarters for the state police radio network?
... that Frederick Murray Trotter had a distinguished career as a field geologist despite losing a part of his skull and an eye to shrapnel during World War I?
27 January 2024
15:00, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
Roosevelt Island Tramway
... that New York City's Roosevelt Island Tramway(pictured) was placed next to a bridge to prevent collisions with planes?
... that before the age of thirty, Anna Nekhames performed the dual role of Venus and Chief of the Gepopo in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre, one of opera's most demanding
coloratura soprano parts?
... that two towers remain (pictured) of the otherwise almost completely demolished Abbey of Saint Winnoc, because they were used as
daymarks by sailors?
... that "Shalom chaverim" ('Peace, friends'), a Hebrew traditional folk song, has been sung at events commemorating the Holocaust and victims of anti-Semitic violence?
... that a future U.S. president and a future British king both visited the Van Cortlandt House during the American Revolution?
... that one academic described the introduction of femboys to Myanmar as a tactic to achieve an "ideological revolution"?
00:00, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
Māori warrior on the New Zealand shilling
... that the Māori warrior on the New Zealand shilling(pictured) was actually depicted wearing a dance uniform?
... that in 2014,
BBC Three cancelled a debate on being gay and Muslim featuring Asifa Lahore, a Muslim drag queen, citing security concerns at the mosque where it was filmed?
... that Monet decorated his house at Giverny with Kuniyoshi's In the Snow at Tsukahara, Sado Island(pictured), one of about 231 Japanese prints in Monet's personal collection?
... that after
Nazi Germany placed anti-aircraft batteries on the property of the Genoa Conservatory, the school moved into the
Villa Saluzzo Serra(pictured) art museum to maintain the safety of its students?
... that 555 Edgecombe Avenue, once named for a British soldier and occupied entirely by white Americans, later attracted notable African Americans like
Paul Robeson and
Count Basie?
... that journalist Isaac Saul was named as one of the 16 people who had the greatest influence in the
2016 U.S. election?
... that Agri-Expo is the oldest agricultural society in Africa?
... that bereavement support groups are one of the most common services offered for grief but have little evidence of improving psychological outcomes?
... that after Cora Victoria Diehl(pictured) was elected as the first woman to hold office in
Oklahoma Territory, county records had to be recovered with
dynamite when the incumbent refused to concede?
... that a New Zealand coin was declared evidence of an atheistic government by detractors?
... that while George C. Brownell played no part in the
Oregon land fraud scandal, a published cartoon (pictured) showed him as the "Pretty Moth" that flew too close to the land fraud limelight?
... that Oxford ivy grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed?
... that by popular demand, philosopher Anton Charles Pegis continued to teach graduate classes for three years after becoming an
emeritus professor?
... that the reggae singer Tony Tribe used to have blouses thrown at him while performing?
... that
Akram Nadwi addressed the lack of Islamic women scholars highlighted in a Time article by composing al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, a 43-volume work with more than 10,000 entries?
... that despite being only 40 feet (12 m) tall, Roar-o-Saurus was described by
CNN as one of the "most insane" new roller coasters of 2014?
... that composer and conductorWilliam Carter began a career as a professional
organist at the age of nine?
14 January 2024
00:00, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Tragedy by the Sea
... that Tragedy by the Sea(pictured) shows a man and a woman standing beside the ocean a few minutes after the couple's young son went missing?
... that physician Melvin Ramsay refuted the suggestion – partially based on the fact more women are affected – that
myalgic encephalomyelitis is a form of mass hysteria?
... that although five of Armenian composer Grigor Yeghiazaryan's siblings died of starvation from the
Armenian genocide, his life was saved because he played in a brass band?
... that Edo literature was influenced by British colonialism in the late 19th century, which introduced the
Roman script and Christianity to the
Edo people?
... that "Hare Hare Yukai" is credited with originating the genre of
cover dance videos, in which individuals attempt to replicate dance choreography on video-sharing websites?
... that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the short stories "The Jelly-Bean" and "May Day" at the Allerton 39th Street House?
... that when her husband was captured by the Turks, Queen Morphia hired a band of secretly armed fake monks and merchants to infiltrate the prison and rescue him – only for him to be captured again?
... that a neighborhood in Virginia lost its public park because its city government did not build a fence?
... that having painted a domestic scene depicting his nude wife, Robert Ballagh felt that he had to produce a nude painting of himself as a follow-up?
... that ten people have died trying to cross the Cascade Saddle?
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her
basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters?
... that archaeologists found that Updown Girl, who was buried in England in the 7th century, had a mixture of West African and European DNA?
... that until April 2023, when the
genusTriassosculda was discovered, the
mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years?
... that when Abbess Stephanie of Courtenay's niece's marriage to the king of Jerusalem was annulled, the court's reasoning was so flimsy that a noted jurist had to ask Stephanie to explain it to him?
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe?
... that Julia Figueredo was the first indigenous woman to be elected president of
La Paz's parliamentary delegation?
... that the thought of her sister
Ioveta being a common nun was so abhorrent to the queen of Jerusalem that she ordered the construction of the Convent of Saint Lazarus for Ioveta to rule as an abbess?
... that the entire inventory of historic string instruments in Canada's Musical Instrument Bank are loaned to musicians in a competition held every three years?
... that cabinet-maker Stephen Badlam simultaneously served as a justice of the peace and a brigadier-general?
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "
tear-pit"?
... that the construction of the Rajiv Lochan Temple has been variously attributed to two mythical kings and a god?
2 January 2024
00:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
Dragonesque brooch
... that if the double-headed
Romano-Britishdragonesque brooch type (example pictured) represents any real animal, it may be
hares rather than dragons?
... that human rights activist Adeeb Youssef was imprisoned and tortured but later became the governor of
Central Darfur?
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 a city in Virginia's 88.5-foot-tall (27.0 m)
Christmas decoration(pictured) was so popular with residents that it was decided to light it nightly year-round?
... that the first theatrical run of A Stormy Night by
Ion Luca Caragiale(pictured), featuring a journalist nearly beaten up by the Civic Guard, saw Caragiale nearly beaten up by the Civic Guard?
... that pioneering bodybuilder Hippolyte Triat was kidnapped by vagabonds at the age of six and sold to a troupe of Italian acrobats?
... that Nigeria seeks the return of the Benin Altar Tusks, ivory artefacts taken by the
British in 1897 and dispersed in Europe?
... that the Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment could detect gases leaking from an astronaut's life support systems on the Moon's surface?
... that Fred G. Sullivan's film The Beer-Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking depicts Sullivan being humiliated with mud and whips for the failings of his previous film?
... that Turkish migrant workers living in a residential complex in
Amsterdam refused to eat the
Dutch food for two weeks after the kitchen's only Turkish chef was fired?
... that an Australian High Court case found a hotel chain to have used third-party contractors to avoid paying employees their required benefits?
... that a tattoo on the anus of Brazilian singer
Anitta ultimately led to
inquiries to investigate the use of public funds in artists' concerts?
01:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Young Girls
... that
Amrita Sher-Gil's Young Girls(pictured) earned her the
Paris Salon's gold medal in 1933, making her the first Asian to be awarded the prize?
... that jazz saxophonist Chris Byars ended his childhood operatic career when his voice croaked during a performance?
... that years after it closed, the studios of an Iowa TV station became the headquarters for the state police radio network?
... that Frederick Murray Trotter had a distinguished career as a field geologist despite losing a part of his skull and an eye to shrapnel during World War I?
27 January 2024
15:00, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
Roosevelt Island Tramway
... that New York City's Roosevelt Island Tramway(pictured) was placed next to a bridge to prevent collisions with planes?
... that before the age of thirty, Anna Nekhames performed the dual role of Venus and Chief of the Gepopo in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre, one of opera's most demanding
coloratura soprano parts?
... that two towers remain (pictured) of the otherwise almost completely demolished Abbey of Saint Winnoc, because they were used as
daymarks by sailors?
... that "Shalom chaverim" ('Peace, friends'), a Hebrew traditional folk song, has been sung at events commemorating the Holocaust and victims of anti-Semitic violence?
... that a future U.S. president and a future British king both visited the Van Cortlandt House during the American Revolution?
... that one academic described the introduction of femboys to Myanmar as a tactic to achieve an "ideological revolution"?
00:00, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
Māori warrior on the New Zealand shilling
... that the Māori warrior on the New Zealand shilling(pictured) was actually depicted wearing a dance uniform?
... that in 2014,
BBC Three cancelled a debate on being gay and Muslim featuring Asifa Lahore, a Muslim drag queen, citing security concerns at the mosque where it was filmed?
... that Monet decorated his house at Giverny with Kuniyoshi's In the Snow at Tsukahara, Sado Island(pictured), one of about 231 Japanese prints in Monet's personal collection?
... that after
Nazi Germany placed anti-aircraft batteries on the property of the Genoa Conservatory, the school moved into the
Villa Saluzzo Serra(pictured) art museum to maintain the safety of its students?
... that 555 Edgecombe Avenue, once named for a British soldier and occupied entirely by white Americans, later attracted notable African Americans like
Paul Robeson and
Count Basie?
... that journalist Isaac Saul was named as one of the 16 people who had the greatest influence in the
2016 U.S. election?
... that Agri-Expo is the oldest agricultural society in Africa?
... that bereavement support groups are one of the most common services offered for grief but have little evidence of improving psychological outcomes?
... that after Cora Victoria Diehl(pictured) was elected as the first woman to hold office in
Oklahoma Territory, county records had to be recovered with
dynamite when the incumbent refused to concede?
... that a New Zealand coin was declared evidence of an atheistic government by detractors?
... that while George C. Brownell played no part in the
Oregon land fraud scandal, a published cartoon (pictured) showed him as the "Pretty Moth" that flew too close to the land fraud limelight?
... that Oxford ivy grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed?
... that by popular demand, philosopher Anton Charles Pegis continued to teach graduate classes for three years after becoming an
emeritus professor?
... that the reggae singer Tony Tribe used to have blouses thrown at him while performing?
... that
Akram Nadwi addressed the lack of Islamic women scholars highlighted in a Time article by composing al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, a 43-volume work with more than 10,000 entries?
... that despite being only 40 feet (12 m) tall, Roar-o-Saurus was described by
CNN as one of the "most insane" new roller coasters of 2014?
... that composer and conductorWilliam Carter began a career as a professional
organist at the age of nine?
14 January 2024
00:00, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Tragedy by the Sea
... that Tragedy by the Sea(pictured) shows a man and a woman standing beside the ocean a few minutes after the couple's young son went missing?
... that physician Melvin Ramsay refuted the suggestion – partially based on the fact more women are affected – that
myalgic encephalomyelitis is a form of mass hysteria?
... that although five of Armenian composer Grigor Yeghiazaryan's siblings died of starvation from the
Armenian genocide, his life was saved because he played in a brass band?
... that Edo literature was influenced by British colonialism in the late 19th century, which introduced the
Roman script and Christianity to the
Edo people?
... that "Hare Hare Yukai" is credited with originating the genre of
cover dance videos, in which individuals attempt to replicate dance choreography on video-sharing websites?
... that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the short stories "The Jelly-Bean" and "May Day" at the Allerton 39th Street House?
... that when her husband was captured by the Turks, Queen Morphia hired a band of secretly armed fake monks and merchants to infiltrate the prison and rescue him – only for him to be captured again?
... that a neighborhood in Virginia lost its public park because its city government did not build a fence?
... that having painted a domestic scene depicting his nude wife, Robert Ballagh felt that he had to produce a nude painting of himself as a follow-up?
... that ten people have died trying to cross the Cascade Saddle?
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her
basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters?
... that archaeologists found that Updown Girl, who was buried in England in the 7th century, had a mixture of West African and European DNA?
... that until April 2023, when the
genusTriassosculda was discovered, the
mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years?
... that when Abbess Stephanie of Courtenay's niece's marriage to the king of Jerusalem was annulled, the court's reasoning was so flimsy that a noted jurist had to ask Stephanie to explain it to him?
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe?
... that Julia Figueredo was the first indigenous woman to be elected president of
La Paz's parliamentary delegation?
... that the thought of her sister
Ioveta being a common nun was so abhorrent to the queen of Jerusalem that she ordered the construction of the Convent of Saint Lazarus for Ioveta to rule as an abbess?
... that the entire inventory of historic string instruments in Canada's Musical Instrument Bank are loaned to musicians in a competition held every three years?
... that cabinet-maker Stephen Badlam simultaneously served as a justice of the peace and a brigadier-general?
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "
tear-pit"?
... that the construction of the Rajiv Lochan Temple has been variously attributed to two mythical kings and a god?
2 January 2024
00:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
Dragonesque brooch
... that if the double-headed
Romano-Britishdragonesque brooch type (example pictured) represents any real animal, it may be
hares rather than dragons?
... that human rights activist Adeeb Youssef was imprisoned and tortured but later became the governor of
Central Darfur?