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===31 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Kvitsøy Lighthouse]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the oldest stone tower lighthouse still in operation in [[Norway]]?
* ... that '''[[Frank H. Winter]]''' presented the [[American Astronautical Society]]{{'s}} first Goddard Memorial Lecture and received a medal for it?
* ... that '''''[[Dreams (video game)|Dreams]]''''', an upcoming [[Sandbox (video games)|sandbox]] video game, has an [[Impressionism|impressionist]] art-style?
* ... that the suicide of Chinese [[silent film]] actress '''[[Ai Xia]]''' inspired a film starring [[Ruan Lingyu]], who also committed suicide soon after the film's release?
* ... that the Royalist guerrillas of '''[[Operation Honorable Dragon]]''' ran from "ghosts"?
* ... that '''[[Agnes Okoh]]''', an illiterate Nigerian, founded '''[[Christ Holy Church International]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[Aplysia morio|sooty sea hare]]''' can swim and is able to emit toxic clouds of ink?
* ... that '''[[Keenan Reynolds (American football)|Keenan Reynolds]]''' is the only [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] quarterback to win all four [[Army–Navy Game|games]] against [[Army Black Knights football|Army]]?

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* ... that it was once a tradition for [[English people|the English]] to consume Crécy soup, a type of '''[[carrot soup]]''' ''(example pictured)'', on the anniversary of the [[Battle of Crécy]]?
* ... that '''[[Etta Federn]]''' received Nazi death threats because of her  [[Walther Rathenau]] biography?
* ... that when [[Howard Hughes]] overstayed his 10-day reservation at Las Vegas' '''[[Desert Inn]]''' and was asked to leave, he responded by buying the hotel?
* ... that '''[[Francis Fowler (architect)|Francis Fowler]]''', architect of London's [[Corinthia Hotel London|Metropole Hotel]], was found guilty of corruption and was forced to resign from the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]] in 1888 after 20 years of service?
* ... that the [[ceratopsia|horned]] dinosaur '''''[[Hualianceratops]]''''' was the size of a [[spaniel]]?
* ... that goalkeeper '''[[Sakura Hauge]]''' joined the [[Japan women's national handball team]] in 2015, after years of trying to get a place on the [[Norway women's national handball team|Norwegian team]]?
* ... that nearly one thousand [[Petroglyph|rock carvings]] from the [[Bronze Age]] have been found on the island of '''[[Åmøy]]'''?
* ... that after music producer '''[[Tom Collins (producer)|Tom Collins]]'''{{`}} receptionist asked him to make a record of her singing, it won [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]'s Song of the Year and she won the [[Academy of Country Music]]'s Female Vocalist of the Year?

===30 December 2015===
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* ... that biologist '''[[Ralph Vary Chamberlin]]''' ''(pictured)'' is said to have been banned from Harvard's [[Museum of Comparative Zoology]] by [[Ernst Mayr]]?
* ... that '''''[[Tintin and the Picaros]]''''' was the only book completed by [[Hergé]] in the last 15 years of his life?
* ... that the California/Nevada border passes through both the main dining room and the swimming pool of the '''[[Cal Neva Lodge & Casino]]'''?
* ... that 13 years after '''[[Lydia Emelie Gruchy]]''' graduated her theological studies with honors, she was finally ordained in 1936 as the first female minister of the [[United Church of Canada]]?
* ... that '''[[1996 Oman cyclone|a cyclone]]''' caused historic flooding in Yemen in 1996?
* ... that '''[[Martin Selig]]''' and his family fled the [[Nazism|Nazis]] via Poland, Russia, Korea, and Japan, got off the boat in [[Seattle]] "on a whim", and later built the [[Columbia Center|tallest building there]]?
* ... that the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] text '''''[[Pranagnihotra Upanishad]]''''' asserts that all the gods are enclosed in every human body?
* ... that at the age of 10, '''[[Zuriel Oduwole]]''' became the world's youngest person to appear in ''[[Forbes]]''?
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* ... that '''[[Skaill House]]''' ''(pictured)'', the most complete 17th-century mansion in [[Orkney]], is built on a Pictish burial ground and overlooks the neolithic site of [[Skara Brae]]?
* ... that '''[[Rachel Davis Harris]]''' was an influential African American library director in the [[Jim Crow laws|Jim Crow]] South?
* ... that at a length of 3 m (10 ft), '''''[[Phosphorosaurus]]''''' was small for a [[mosasaur]]?
* ... that '''[[Beverly Thomas Galloway]]''' was a pioneer in [[plant pathology]] and former [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture]]?
* ... that the '''[[6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron]]''' contained commandos, linguists, scholars, saboteurs, and spies, as well as intelligence specialists?
* ... that '''[[Temerl Bergson]]''', a wealthy businesswoman and patroness of [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] Jews in 19th-century Poland, "distributed money like ashes"?
* ... that Soviet Russia offered to return the [[Chinese Eastern Railway]] to the Chinese people as part of the 1919 '''[[Karakhan Manifesto]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Duncan Robinson (basketball)|Duncan Robinson]]'''{{`s}} sixth-grade graduating class had only four students?

===29 December 2015===
*'''''12:00, 29 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Louis Moe]]'''{{`s}} works include illustrations of literary classics ''(pictured)'', as well as paintings with decadent erotic motifs, such as naked women with monsters or animals?
* ... that the '''[[22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron]]''' never lost a boat during its secret [[Korean War]] infiltrations into North Korea and China?
* ... that '''[[Isabella Beeton|Mrs Beeton]]''' became used as a generic name for "an authority on cooking and domestic subjects"?
* ... that the mushroom '''''[[Boletopsis grisea]]''''' is threatened by deforestation, air pollution, and the use of fertilizers and [[Agricultural lime|lime]] used to increase timber production?
* ... that '''[[Daniel Montgomery Boyd]]''' was once described as a "liberal supporter financially of all worthy enterprises"?
* ... that with the recent '''[[Korean textbook controversy]]''', South Korea has been perceived as losing its moral high ground in regard to its criticism of the [[Japanese history textbook controversies|perceived problems with Japanese history textbooks]]?
* ... that [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier]] '''[[Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha]]''' commanded Ottoman ground forces against the [[French campaign in Egypt and Syria|French occupation]] of Egypt?
* ... that the '''[[Karachi Kings]]''' is the most expensive franchise team of the [[Pakistan Super League]]?

*'''''00:00, 29 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the shorter the '''[[kaunakes]]''' ''(pictured)'', the lower the status?
* ... that, although '''[[Elizabeth Gray (fossil collector)|Elizabeth Gray]]''' died, her family's tradition of collecting fossils at [[Girvan]] lasted for 86 years?
* ... that the '''[[Bonifacio Monument]]''' in the Philippines is {{convert|45|ft}} in height, with symbolic images and features, and known as the "Cry of Pugadlawin"?
* ... that African American artist '''[[James Dupree (artist)|James Dupree]]''' almost lost his Philadelphia studio under [[eminent domain]]?
* ... that '''[[Geitungen Lighthouse]]''' had the first [[diaphone]] installed in Norway?
* ... that the nun '''[[Jeanne des Anges]]''' was the main protagonist of the [[Loudun possessions|witch trials]] which led to the [[death by burning]] of a French priest?
* ... that the '''[[Poeciliopsis prolifica|blackstripe livebearer]]''' can carry several [[Clutch (eggs)|clutches]] of young at different stages of development at the same time?
* ... that '''[[Monica Mary Gardner|Monica Gardner]]'''{{`s}} life was shaped by finding that [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]]'s mother was from Poland?

===28 December 2015===
*'''''12:00, 28 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the varied '''[[wildlife of the United Arab Emirates]]''' includes '''[[Salsola imbricata|salt-tolerant plants]]''', '''[[Cheesman's gerbil|gerbils]]''' and '''[[Arabian toad|toads]]''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that as Director of the General Political Department of the Fourth Front Army, '''[[Zhang Qinqiu]]''' held the highest war-time position of a woman in the [[Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army]]?
* ... that '''[[Mozu kofungun]]''' was originally a group of more than 100 Japanese [[kofun]] burial mounds of which now less than 50% remain of the key-hole, rectangular, round and unknown shapes? 
* ... that Spanish footballer '''[[Alejandro Zamora]]'''{{`s}} only [[La Liga]] match was also the last match of [[Héctor Cúper]] as the [[Real Betis]] manager?
* ... that the [[mihrab]] in the '''[[Kabuli Bagh Mosque]]''' has an [[epigraphy|epigraph]] which includes the "Throne Verse from the [[Quran]]"?
* ... that the marble peak '''[[Sinanitsa]]''' in [[Pirin]] is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most beautiful summits?
* ... that '''[[Sarla Bedi]]''' established the [[Hindu]] reform movement [[Arya Samaj]] in [[Toronto]], Canada, and promoted social causes?
* ... that the '''[[Operation Left Jab|Left Jab]]''' cleared the way for [[Operation Diamond Arrow|Diamond Arrow]]?

*'''''00:00, 28 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Nevado Tres Cruces|the sixth highest mountain]]''' ''(pictured)'' in South America is a volcano last active 28,000 years ago that might erupt again?
* ... that cell biologist '''[[Margaret Reed Lewis]]''' may have been the first person to successfully grow mammalian tissue ''[[in vitro]]''?
* ... that [[David Leitch (filmmaker)|David Leitch]] left his partner [[Chad Stahelski]]'s ''[[John Wick 2]]'' in order to direct '''''[[The Coldest City (film)|The Coldest City]]'''''?
* ... that '''[[Ladislaus IV of Hungary]]''' abducted his sister, [[Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia|Elizabeth]], from a monastery to give her in marriage to a Czech lord, [[Zavis of Falkenstein]]?
* ... that '''[[Lake Milh]]''' in Iraq, a [[wetland]] of international importance, is fed by water from [[Lake Habbaniyah]] which comes from the [[Euphrates]]?
* ... that '''[[Jane Fraser (banking)|Jane Fraser]]''' has been promoted to four [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] posts at [[Citigroup]] since joining in 2004?
* ... that '''''{{lang|fi|[[Rakastava]]}}''''' (''The Lover'') was first a song cycle for men's chorus by [[Jean Sibelius]] which he transformed to a suite for string orchestra, percussion and triangle?
* ... that it cost the '''[[Ahmet Burak Erdoğan|son of Turkey's president]]''' $20 million to get ''Pretty''?

===27 December 2015===
*'''''12:00, 27 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Ann Allebach]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first woman ordained a [[Mennonite]] minister in North America, was ordained 62 years before the next woman?
* ... that the world's first [[List of political parties named "Labour Party" or similar|Labor Party]] national government was Australia's '''[[Watson Government]]''' of 1904?
* ... that the Spanish footballer '''[[Francisco Sutil]]''' offered to play for a reduced salary at a team nearer to his girlfriend?
* ... that '''[[Brazil nut cake]]''' is common and popular in the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]] region of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru?
* ... that by composing music such as ''[[Finlandia]]'', '''[[Jean Sibelius]]''' boosted Finnish patriotism in the face of [[Russification of Finland|Russian oppression]]?
* ... that the '''[[Neor Lake]]''', a shallow lake located in a hilly area south of the [[Ardabil Province]] of Iran, was formed due to two fault zones during the [[Eocene]] period?
* ... that writer Brendan McNamara wanted players to connect to the '''[[List of L.A. Noire characters|characters of ''L.A. Noire'']]''' in a way not previously achieved in video games?
* ... that Chinese politician '''[[Huang Jing]]''', the father of [[Yu Zhengsheng|a top Communist leader]] and [[Yu Qiangsheng|a top intelligence officer]] who defected to the United States, was married to [[Jiang Qing|Madame Mao]]?

*'''''00:00, 27 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Else Halling]]''' contributed decorations to several public buildings in [[Oslo]], including the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]], the [[Akershus Fortress|Akershus Castle]], [[Stortinget]], and the [[Oslo City Hall|City Hall]] ''(tapestry pictured)''?
* ... that [[1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] won the '''[[1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game]]''' despite taking the fewest shots of any team in a men's Final Four game?
* ... that '''''[[Cento vergilianus de laudibus Christi]]''''', a Latin poem by [[Faltonia Betitia Proba]], takes lines from the works of the Roman poet [[Virgil]] and rearranges them to be about [[Jesus]]?
* ... that the origin of '''[[clementine cake]]''' may be roughly based upon an orange cake developed by the [[Sephardi Jews]]?
* ... that in 1895 '''[[Marija Krucifiksa Kozulić|Sister Krucifiksa]]''' founded a school dedicated to the [[Sacred Heart]], which accepted children regardless of their [[religious affiliation]] or ethnic background?
* ... that [[Pope Pius IX]] ensured that the [[Pontifical North American College|American College]] would get the property of '''[[Casa Santa Maria|a former convent]]''' where he used to serve [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] as a boy?
* ... that '''[[Thomas Maddock]]''' started the American indoor [[toilet]] industry through his invention?
* ... that although not her team's designated [[Sprinter (cycling)|sprinter]], [[Giorgia Bronzini]] won the '''[[2015 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup]]''' in a [[Glossary of cycling#B|bunch sprint]]?

===26 December 2015===
*'''''12:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Lemon Drop]]''' [[cocktail]] ''(example pictured)'' was invented sometime in the 1970s at Henry Africa's, a [[fern bar]] in San Francisco, California?
* ... that '''[[Mary Frances Clarke]]''' helped move the religious order [[Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]], which she had founded, from [[Philadelphia]] to [[Dubuque, Iowa]], with their piano?
* ... that in [[1972 Grand National|1972]] Captain '''[[Tim Forster]]''' became the first victorious racehorse owner and trainer since World War II by winning the [[Grand National]] with Well To Do?
* ... that '''[[Exercise Vigilant Eagle]]''' is a series of military exercises involving Canada, Russia, and the United States?
* ... that as [[Theologian of the Pontifical Household|Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palace]], [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] '''[[Raimondo Capizucchi]]''' condemned [[probabilism]], but was initially fascinated by [[Quietism (Christian philosophy)|quietism]]?
* ... that '''[[Heðin á Lakjuni]]''' scored his 100th goal in the [[Faroe Islands Premier League]] in May 2015, while playing for [[KÍ Klaksvík]]?
* ... that the fossil millipede '''''[[Maatidesmus|Maatidesmus paachtun]]''''' is named from the Mayan words for "amber", "back", and "stone"?
* ... that '''[[The DeMarco Sisters]]''' were featured singers in the 1952 film ''[[Skirts Ahoy!]]'' with actress [[Esther Williams]]?

*'''''00:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Trafalgar Square Christmas tree|Christmas tree]] ''(pictured)'' at '''[[Trafalgar Square]]''' is transported annually from [[Oslo]] to London and can be up to {{convert|75|ft|m}} tall? 
* ... that at least nine '''[[List of Christmas operas|Christmas operas]]''' have been based on Charles Dickens' ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''? 
* ... that the '''[[Prostanthera lasianthos|Victorian Christmas bush]]''' is a member of the [[Lamiaceae|mint family]]?
* ... that "'''[[Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus]]'''" is intended to make people remember the [[Nativity of Jesus]]?
* ... that "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]", as sung by [[Frank Sinatra]] and backed by '''[[Gus Levene]]''' and his orchestra, was originally recorded for the soundtrack of [[The Victors (film)|a 1963 war film]]? 
* ... that the '''[[Anoplognathus chloropyrus|brown Christmas beetle]]''' can eat [[eucalyptus]] leaves to the point of defoliating the tree?
* ... that in [[Wales]], there is one '''[[Plygain|Christmas carol]]''' that is traditionally sung only by men? 
* ... that in 1988, a [[NASA]] network was infected with a [[computer worm]] which sought to send all users a message from '''[[Father Christmas (computer worm)|Father Christmas]]'''?

===25 December 2015===
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* ... that [[Nicolas Poussin]]'s '''''[[Adoration of the Shepherds (Poussin)|Adoration of the Shepherds]]''''' ''(detail pictured)'' has been owned by [[Gian Carlo de' Medici|a cardinal]], [[Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain| a politician]], two painters, and [[André Le Nôtre|a gardener]]? 
* ... that "'''[[Every Day Is a Holiday]]'''" is [[Katy Perry]]'s first [[Christmas music|Christmas song]]?
* ... that Lady '''[[Alice Lucy]]''' toured towns giving presents of bread and meat each Christmas?
* ... that the 2004 '''''[[Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection]]''''' features three previously unavailable tracks, including Sinatra's last recorded Christmas carol?
* ... that the once-common '''[[Anoplognathus viridiaeneus|King Christmas beetle]]''' has all but vanished from the [[Sydney]] region?
* ... that "'''[[In the Workhouse – Christmas Day|Christmas Day in the Workhouse]]'''" was a criticism of the harsh conditions in English and Welsh [[workhouse]]s under the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834|1834 Poor Law]]?
* ... that the English actor [[Patrick Stewart]] plays more than 30 characters in his '''[[A Christmas Carol (play)|one-man stage performance]]''' of ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''?
* ... that in his [[Christmas cantata]] '''[[Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110|''Unser Mund sei voll Lachens'', BWV 110]]''', [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] embedded voices in the overture of his fourth [[Orchestral suites (Bach)|orchestral suite]] and achieved a "marvellous rendition of laughter-in-music"?

*'''''00:00, 25 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Christmas lights on '''[[Oxford Street]]''' ''(pictured)'' have previously been switched on by [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Bob Geldof]], [[Terry Wogan]], and [[Lenny Henry]]? 
* ... that '''[[A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975|Queen's Christmas Eve 1975 gig at the Hammersmith Odeon]]''' was one of the first shows where "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" was played live?<!--Special occasion request for December 24-->
* ... that '''[[Jazzar Pasha]]''' successfully resisted [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s [[siege of Acre (1799)|siege]] of [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], forcing a French withdrawal from Palestine?
* ... that [[Rodrigo Duterte]]'s '''[[Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign, 2016|presidential bid ]]''' was unexpected because he had failed to submit his candidacy before the deadline?
* ... that the '''[[Chinese zokor]]''', a small burrowing rodent, is considered to be an [[ecosystem engineer]]?
* ... that physiotherapist '''[[Gerontissa Gavrielia|Avrilia Papayannis]]''' lived as a [[hermit]] in the [[Himalayas]] before becoming a [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] nun later known as Mother Gavrielia?
* ... that a photo mailed to the Sodder family of [[Fayetteville, West Virginia]], in 1968 is believed by them to be of one of their '''[[Sodder children disappearance|five children unaccounted for]]''' after a fire destroyed their home 70 years ago today?<!--Special occasion request for December 24-->
* ... that the lobby of the $1 million '''[[St. Nicholas Hotel (New York City)|St. Nicholas Hotel]]''' in [[New York City]] featured a painting of [[Sinterklaas]] placing presents into [[Christmas stocking]]s?

===24 December 2015===
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* ... that [[Johannes Eccard]] composed '''''{{lang|de|[[Übers Gebirg Maria geht]]}}''''' (Over the mountains Mary goes)&mdash;a retelling of Mary{{'}}s [[Visitation (Christianity)|Visitation]] ''(pictured)'' to [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elisabeth]]&mdash;as a [[motet]] for five voices? 
* ... that new [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State Cyclones]] head coach '''[[Matt Campbell (American football coach)|Matt Campbell]]''' was hired on his 36th birthday?
* ... that the '''[[Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran]]'''  comprises three Armenian monasteries established between the 7th and 14th centuries C.E.?
* ... that despite his role in saving its property from seizure by the [[Kingdom of Italy]], '''[[Augustine Schulte]]''' was denied rectorship of the [[Pontifical North American College|American College]] in [[Rome]]?
* ... that '''''[[Macroelongatoolithus]]''''' is a kind of giant [[Egg fossil|fossil egg]] that can be over {{convert|60|cm|in}} long, and probably was laid by a [[Gigantoraptor|gigantic oviraptorid]]?
* ... that puppeteer '''[[Bernard H. Paul]]''' performed the first children's television program?
* ... that the cross-shaped [[fortress church|fortress]] '''[[Capul Church|church of Capul]]''' was built in a similar style to [[Intramuros]] in [[Manila]]?
* ... that Australian priest '''[[Elizabeth Alfred]]''' led [[Eucharist|Holy Communion]] on her 100th birthday?
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* ... that [[Jonathan Swift]] satirized the building of the '''[[Magazine Fort]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Dublin, as he felt the conditions in the city too poor to warrant defence?<!--Special occasion request for December 23-->
* ... that the British orthopaedic surgeon '''[[Samantha Tross]]''' made long jumps during her education?
* ... that the song "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" ("It's Raining Fire In My Way"), heard in the 1970 film '''''[[Visibility Zero]]''''', launched the career of Greek [[laïko]] singer [[Stratos Dionysiou]]?
* ... that '''[[Steven J. Lopes]]''' has been named the first bishop of any of the [[Catholic Church]]'s three [[personal ordinariate|Anglican Use ordinariates]]?
* ... that the extinct bee '''''[[Euglossopteryx]]''''' has a [[pollen basket]] made of long [[seta]]e?
* ... that the lord of [[Palmyra]], '''[[Muhanna ibn Isa]]''', twice defected to the [[Ilkhanate]], but was forgiven by Sultan [[al-Nasir Muhammad|al-Nasir]] and returned to [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk]] authority?
* ... that [[Chris Christie]] credits his wife, '''[[Mary Pat Christie]]''', and her financial success on [[Wall Street]] as the reason he could give up his law career and run for political office?
* ... that the '''[[Royal Regalia Building Museum]]''' exhibits include the golden hand and forearm that the [[Hassanal Bolkiah|Sultan of Brunei]] used to prop up his chin during his coronation?
===23 December 2015===
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* ... that [[stout]] and chocolate stout beer may be used in the preparation of chocolate '''[[beer cake]]''' ''(example pictured)''?
* ... that between 2009 and 2014, the number of '''[[Aviation in Indonesia|Indonesia's air passengers]]''' increased more than threefold, to over 94 million? 
* ... that basketball player '''[[Malcolm Grant (basketball)|Malcolm Grant]]''' tied the [[Miami Hurricanes men's basketball|Miami Hurricanes]] single-game record for three-pointers in 2011?
* ...that '''[[James Larratt Battersby|James Battersby]]''' of '''[[Battersby Hats]]''' believed that Adolf Hitler was Christ returned despite his '''[[James Johnson Battersby|father]]''' being on the [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']] when it was torpedoed by a German [[U-boat]]?
* ... that the first gristmill in [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania]], was constructed on '''[[Hop Bottom Creek]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Kini Kapahu]]''' was recognized as [[Hawaii]]'s "Honorary First Lady"?
* ... that '''[[Carl Llewellyn]]''' has won the [[Bet365 Gold Cup|Whitbread / Bet365 Gold Cup]] both as a jockey and as a trainer?
* ... that when a male '''[[Poeciliopsis lucida|clearfin livebearer]]''' mates with a female '''[[Poeciliopsis monacha|headwater livebearer]]''', the offspring are all female?
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* ... that the '''[[bicycle kick]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of association football's most celebrated skills?
* ... that General '''[[Jacob L. Devers]]''' was the second-most senior American officer in Europe during World War II?
* ... that between 2,000 and 30,000 people were killed in the '''[[1946 Bihar riots|communal riots in Bihar in 1946]]'''?
* ... that interior designer '''[[Lena Larsson]]''' became known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created?
* ... that the '''[[Texas State Federation of Labor]]''' affiliated with the [[American Federation of Labor]] in 1903 only to avoid conflict with the [[railroad brotherhoods]]?
* ... that there were three Cumbrian Armitt sisters in the 19th century who all became writers—[[Sophia Armitt|Sophia]], [[Mary Louisa Armitt|Mary Louisa]], and the novelist '''[[Annie Armitt|Annie]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[De Rohan Arch]]''' and the '''[[Hompesch Gate]]''' in [[Malta]] were built to commemorate [[Żebbuġ]] and [[Żabbar]]'s elevation to city status?
* ... that a white, straight, female character in ''[[Master of None]]'' was rewritten as a black lesbian after '''[[Lena Waithe]]''' read for the role?

===22 December 2015===
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* ... that physicist '''[[Albert Wattenberg]]''' kept an empty [[Chianti]] bottle ''(pictured)'' as a souvenir, the contents of which were consumed to celebrate the [[Chicago Pile-1]] nuclear reactor going [[Criticality (status)|critical]]?
* ... that the '''[[1964 Atlantic hurricane season]]''' featured the highest number of hurricanes to landfall in the United States since [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|the 1933 season]]?
* ... that a cascade development on the '''[[Hrazdan River]]''' is the largest hydro-power scheme in Armenia?
* ... that opera singer '''[[Camellia Johnson]]''' performed at [[Donald Trump]]'s wedding ceremonies to [[Marla Maples]] and [[Melania Trump|Melania Knauss]]?
* ... that '''[[Wu Chengzhen]]''' was the first woman to be ordained as a [[Taoism|Taoist]] ''[[fangzhang]]''?
* ... that the most dominant fish species of the '''[[Lighthouse Reef]]''' in Belize are the [[creole wrasse]] and [[chromis cyanea|blue chromis]]?
* ... that actor '''[[Alex Saxon (actor)|Alex Saxon]]''' was told that his character in ''[[Finding Carter]]'' was to be killed off, but a month later found out that plans had changed?
* ... that when a new digital system of payment was put in place to prevent the '''[[Corruption in Afghanistan|skimming of salaries]]''' for Afghan police, the policemen thought they had been given a raise?

*'''''00:00, 22 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the fossil millipede '''''[[Anbarrhacus]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was described from a single immature male preserved in [[amber]]?
* ... that former [[National Football League]] head coach [[Jerry Glanville]] was among the drivers in the '''[[1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic|inaugural NASCAR Truck Series race]]'''?
* ... that [[Physical therapy|physiotherapist]] '''[[Janet Carr]]''' specialised in [[stroke recovery|rehabilitation after stroke]]?
* ... that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]-controlled '''[[25th Arizona Territorial Legislature]]''' [[Veto|overrode vetoes]] to bills creating a [[literacy test]] for voters and authorizing [[Racial segregation|segregation]] of "African" students?
* ... that the Colombian footballer '''[[Stiven Mendoza]]''' signed in 2013 for [[América de Cali]], the team which he supports?
* ... that [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] occupied sites throughout the '''[[East Lake Abert Archeological District]]''' for approximately 11,000 years?
* ... that '''[[Mark Hovell]]''', a historian of [[Chartism]], died during the [[World War I|First World War]] when he fell down a mine shaft?
* ... that "'''[[Busy Earnin']]'''{{-"}} details the circumstances of spending too much time making money?

===21 December 2015===
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* ... that '''[[Ryuya Matsumoto]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' height earned him the nickname "[[Eimei High School|Eimei]]'s [[Randy Johnson]]"?
* ... that '''[[Lolium rigidum|Wimmera ryegrass]]''' is grown as a forage crop in Australia, despite sometimes [[Annual ryegrass toxicity|being toxic]] to livestock?
* ... that [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] justice-elect '''[[David Wecht]]''' was one of three victors in the "most expensive judicial election in U.S. history"?
* ... that the '''[[Eckwersheim derailment]]''' in November 2015 is the only fatal accident of the [[TGV]] since it entered commercial service in 1981?
* ... that of the more than 3,000 [[Midwife|midwives]] working in the state of [[Florida]] in the early 1920s, '''[[Victoria Joyce Ely]]''' was the only one who was trained and licensed?
* ... that '''[[Kennedy Creek (Pennsylvania)|Kennedy Creek]]''' is only about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} long, but is popular for canoeing?
* ... that [[gastroenterology|gastroenterologist]] '''[[Sara Murray Jordan]]''' co-wrote a cookbook titled ''Good Food for Bad Stomachs''?
* ... that pianist '''[[Ken Noda]]''' composed his first [[opera]] at the age of ten?

*'''''00:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Maureen O'Hara]]''' ''(pictured)'' was only the second actress to receive an [[Academy Honorary Award|honorary Oscar]] without having previously been nominated for an Oscar in a competitive category?
* ... that among the '''[[Wildlife of Oman|wildlife found in Oman]]''' are the '''[[Arabian wildcat]]''', the '''[[Dhofar toad]]''', and the '''[[Garra barreimiae|Oman garra]]''', a freshwater fish with a blind, cave-dwelling form?
* ... that the scientist '''[[Harold Horton Sheldon]]''' wrote as early as 1929 about the serious possibility of man visiting other planets one day with the aid of rockets?
* ... that 35 years ago today, [[NBC]] '''[[Announcerless Game|broadcast an entire NFL game without any announcers]]'''?<!--special occasion hook for December 20-->
* ... that although only {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} long, '''[[Oxbow Inlet]]'''{{`s}} silica, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sulfate concentrations were measured in 1966?
* ... that fifth-century poet '''[[Bao Zhao]]''' was executed following the failed rebellion of a child prince?
* ... that in 1964, a [[Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler|Swedish princess]] married an [[John Ambler|English businessman]] in '''[[Gärdslösa Church]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Rachel Chalkowski|Bambi]]''' delivered over 35,000 babies?

===20 December 2015===
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* ... that New York's '''[[New Hurley Reformed Church]]''' ''(pictured)'' was founded by members of another area church who were cut off from their building after a flood washed out a bridge?
* ... that Vice Premier '''[[Chen Muhua]]''', one of China's top women politicians, was forced to give away her daughter and did not reunite with her until three decades later?
* ... that India is celebrating 26 November as '''[[Constitution Day (India)|Constitution Day]]''' as part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations for [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]?
* ... that '''[[Jan McFarlane]]''', the [[Archdeacon of Norwich]], worked with deaf children before being ordained?
* ... that one of the '''[[Brunei Museum]]''' exhibits consists of replicas of the [[Plate armour|suits of armour]] and weapons used in Japan from the 8th to 14th centuries?
* ... that '''[[Priscilla Chan (philanthropist)|Priscilla Chan]]''' and her husband [[Mark Zuckerberg]] pledged to donate 99 percent of their [[Facebook]] shares, valued at $45 billion, to their charitable foundation?
* ... that '''''[[Srimanthudu]]''''' became the second-biggest [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film opener of the year, with a first-day global gross of {{INR}}310 million?
* ... that while working on her graduate degree in chemistry, '''[[Emīlija Gudriniece]]''' won the Latvian Women's Motorcycle Championship in 1949, and then won it again in 1953?

*'''''00:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca|false chanterelle]]''' ''(pictured)'' is called ''guin''{{'}}''xacan'' ("delightful") or ''kia's gio''{{'}} ("iguana lard") by the [[Tepehuán people]] of northwestern Mexico?
* ... that the only building still extant that is definitely attributed to [[Italian Renaissance]] artist '''[[Giovanni Mangone]]''' is Palazzo Massimo di Pirro in Rome?
* ... that [[Jarvis Cocker]] personally contacted [[Tony Christie]] asking him to appear on the [[All Seeing I]]'s "'''[[Walk like a Panther]]'''"?
* ... that [[Cell biology|molecular cell biologist]] '''[[Mónica Bettencourt-Dias]]''' also studied scientific communication, the way scientists communicate with the public?
* ... that the east–west '''[[Negev incense route|incense route]]''', which operated from 300 BC to 200 AD in the northern [[Negev]], brought economic progress to the [[Nabataeans]]?
* ... that '''[[Sydney Beck]]''' was invited by First Lady [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]] to organize and conduct the musical entertainment for a state dinner at the [[White House]]?
* ... that the watershed of '''[[Ackerly Creek]]''' is the most developed part of the Tunkhannock Creek watershed?
* ... that the noble Roman '''[[Capizucchi family]]''' declined financially because of the passion of some of its members for [[gambling]]?

===19 December 2015===
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* ... that the chained Moors of the '''[[Monument of the Four Moors]]''' ''(pictured)'' symbolise the [[four corners of the world]]?
* ... that '''[[Hayden Epstein]]''' set a record for the longest [[field goal]] by a [[Michigan Wolverines football]] player after setting a record for the longest field goal by a [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State Spartans]] opponent?
* ... that cotton, which is called ''mian'' or ''mumian'' in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], was first '''[[Cotton production in China|produced in China]]''' from an area now known as [[Yunnan]], some time around 200 BC?
* ... that Argentine author '''[[Patricia Ratto]]'''{{'s}} novel ''Trasfondo'' depicts life on [[ARA San Luis (S-32)|a submarine]] during the [[Falklands War|Falklands/Malvinas War]]?
* ... that the '''[[Dahla Dam]]''' in [[Kandahar Province]] is the second-largest dam in Afghanistan?
* ... that a poem composed by '''[[Ananda Thuriya]]''' of [[Pagan Kingdom|Pagan]] minutes before his execution is considered the first known [[Burmese literature|poem in Burmese]]?
* ... that 6,000 slices of '''[[strawberry cake]]''' were served at the [[Strawberry Festival]] at [[La Trinidad, Benguet]], Philippines, in March 2015?
* ... that '''[[Ruth Schmidt]]''', an employee of the [[United States Geological Survey]], was questioned in two [[McCarthyism|McCarthyist]] hearings because of her association with a bookstore?

*'''''00:00, 19 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 19th-century Italian mountaineer '''[[Émile Rey]]''' ''(pictured)'' was known as "the Prince of Guides" in his home town of [[Courmayeur]]?
* ... that the upcoming film '''''[[Birth of the Dragon]]''''' is about [[Bruce Lee]] as a young martial artist and his famous fight with Shaolin Master [[Wong Jack Man]] in 1965?
* ... that at the age of 18, '''[[Mario Trafeli]]''' became the youngest winner of the North American Outdoor Speedskating Championship with a win in the final {{convert|5|mile|adj=on}} race?
* ... that Max Reger composed "in new simplicity" '''''[[Unser lieben Frauen Traum]]''''', a [[motet]] suitable for [[Advent]], about a dream of [[Mary, the Mother of Jesus|Mary]] of a tree growing in her?
* ... that the '''[[War of the Maidens]]''' involved neither war nor maidens, only men dressed up as women?
* ... that conservationist '''[[Rose Gaffney]]''', known as "The Belle of Bodega Bay," helped halt the construction of a nuclear power plant in [[Bodega Bay, California]]?
* ... that although the [[Oogenus|fossil egg genus]] '''''[[Protoceratopsidovum]]''''' means "''[[Protoceratops]]'' egg", it does not represent the eggs of a [[protoceratopsid]], but rather the eggs of [[maniraptoran]] [[theropods]]?
* ... that '''[[Doris Calloway]]''' studied farts, space food, and broccoli?

===18 December 2015===
*'''''12:00, 18 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Tutankhamun's mask]]''' ''(pictured)'' contains many gemstone inlays, including [[lapis lazuli]], [[carnelian]], [[quartz]], [[obsidian]], [[turquoise]], [[amazonite]], and [[Egyptian faience|faience]]?
* ... that cardiologist '''[[Walter S. Graf]]''' was a pioneer in establishing the modern system of [[paramedic]] emergency care?
* ... that in 2015, for the first time, '''[[2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta|a women's cycling race]]''' took place just prior to the final stage of the [[Vuelta a España]]?
* ... that '''[[Christopher Duggan (historian)|Christopher Duggan]]''', a British historian of Italy, once had his home raided by the [[Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali|Italian antiterrorism unit]]?
* ... that the major export markets for '''[[Almond production in Afghanistan|Afghan almonds]]''' are India and Pakistan, with the former preferred because of better profitability?
* ... that '''[[Elisa Oricchio]]''' identified that the [[ephrin receptor]] [[EPHA7|EphA7]] plays a role in tumor development of [[follicular lymphoma]]?
* ... that the dwarf shrub '''''[[Zygophyllum qatarense]]''''' has adaptations to help it survive the harsh environment of the '''[[wildlife of Bahrain]]'''?
* ... that in 1917, future folk musician and [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Institute of Technology]] professor emeritus '''[[Robert Schmertz (artist)|Robert Schmertz]]''' was arrested while dressed in "a girl's middy blouse and a small white hat"?

*'''''00:00, 18 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that historically '''[[Fishing industry in Laos|fishing activity in Laos]]''' ''(pictured)'' is noted from the writings on the gate and walls of the [[Wat Xieng Thong]] in [[Luang Prabang]], dated to 1560?
* ... that as of 2015, India's second highest civilian award has been conferred upon 18 non-citizen '''[[List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients|recipients]]''' including [[Edmund Hillary]], one of the first climbers to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]]?
* ... that '''''[[Iris perrieri]]''''' was named after Baron Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie, who ran a speciality plant nursery in Albertville?
* ... that [[Vincenzo Bellini]]'s '''[[Oboe Concerto (Bellini)|Oboe Concerto]]''', written while he was a student, was possibly influenced by the wordless songs of his teacher [[Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli]]?
* ... that when former [[rugby league]] player '''[[Casey Conway]]''' [[coming out|came out]], he expressed disappointment that [[Anthony Mundine]] had claimed homosexuality was not an acceptable part of [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] culture?
* ... that some of the fruits used to produce '''[[Paper Boat]]'''–brand beverages are sourced in the [[Wilderness|wild]]?
* ... that '''[[Thawun Gyi]]''' was the [[List of rulers of Toungoo|founder of the Principality of Toungoo]] of [[Myanmar]]?
* ....that '''[[Wilson's Allen]]''', a [[Tennessee Walking Horse]] [[stallion]], was buried three different times?

===17 December 2015===
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* ... that [[Politburo of the Communist Party of China|Chinese Politburo]] member '''[[Ni Zhifu]]''' ''(pictured)'' invented a drill that is named after him?
* ... that in the 1970s, the '''[[Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow]]''' had a [[American frontier|Wild West]]-themed [[cabaret]] show?
* ... that '''[[Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Haiti|Hurricane Dennis]]''' in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] killed 56&nbsp;people and wrought US$50&nbsp;million in damage throughout [[Haiti]]?
* ... that the latest promotion in '''[[History of York City F.C. (1980–present)|York City's recent history]]''' came in 2012, when they beat [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the [[2012 Conference Premier play-off Final|Conference Premier play-off final]]?
* ... that collaboration between botanists '''[[Elinor Francis Vallentin]]''' and [[Arthur Disbrowe Cotton|A.D. Cotton]] resulted in the first comprehensive study of [[cryptogam]]s from the [[Falkland Islands]]?
* ... that the '''[[Gndevank]]''', a well-preserved church dedicated to [[St. Stephen]], is built in the form of a cross-dome of four apses, with a circular [[tambour]] over a [[cupola]]?
* ... that the [[New York City]] neighborhood of '''[[Spring Creek, Brooklyn|Spring Creek]]''' was once known as the place where "the city came to an end"?
* ... that at 101 years old, '''[[Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind]]''' was still attending patients at Los Angeles Children's Hospital?

*'''''00:00, 17 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Type (biology)|type]] specimen of '''''[[Persoonia terminalis]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was collected {{convert|3.4|km|abbr=on}} south of the [[Torrington, New South Wales|Torrington]] pub in New South Wales?
* ... that searchers believed '''[[Disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams|Michael Williams]]'''{{`}} body had been eaten by [[alligator]]s in [[Lake Seminole]] after he disappeared 15 years ago today—until they learned alligators don't feed in winter?<!--special occasion hook for December 16-->
* ... that the [[foreign direct investment]] in the '''[[mining industry of Laos]]''' has made significant contributions to the economic condition of Laos since 2003–04?
* ... that '''[[Ida Dixon]]''', designer of the 18-hole [[golf course]] at the Springhaven Club, was the first female golf course architect in the United States?
* ... that the '''[[113 East Roosevelt]]''' development will host the tallest building in the [[South Side of Chicago]]?
* ... that [[Graham Waterhouse]], who played the solo part in his '''[[Cello Concerto (Waterhouse)|Cello Concerto]]''' in Mexico in 1995, performed it at his university in Cambridge?
* ... that the address of the '''[[The Kudan|official residence of the Philippine ambassador to Japan]]''' can be translated literally as "a hill from which one can get a good perspective of Mt. Fuji"?
* ... that one of [[Frank Sinatra]]'s most widely known public insults was leveled against ''[[The Washington Post]]'' columnist '''[[Maxine Cheshire]]'''?

===16 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Sariraka Upanishad]]''', a Hindu text on [[Human body|human physiology]] ''(pictured)'', states that the body is a composite of constituent elements, and that the soul, or ''[[jiva]]'', is "the lord of the body"?
* ... that '''[[Claudette Sorel]]''' discovered and premiered two previously unknown [[Sergei Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]] nocturnes?
* ... that '''[[Lilo Milchsack]]''' was one of "the architects of post-war Europe"?
* ... that people from 19 countries can '''[[Tourism in Kazakhstan|visit Kazakhstan]]''' without a visa?
* ... that '''[[Bank Tabungan Negara]]''', established in 1897, was frozen during the [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies|Japanese occupation of Indonesia]] and then nationalized by the Indonesian government after the war?
* ... that the '''[[Gateway Center (Brooklyn)|Gateway Center]]''' shopping mall in [[Brooklyn]], New York, is built on a former [[landfill]]?
* ... that '''[[Anne Beloff-Chain]]''' founded the Department of Biochemistry at the [[University of Buckingham]]?
* ... that the American ballad "'''[[Rain and Snow|Cold Rain and Snow]]'''" was performed by the [[Grateful Dead]] throughout their career?

*'''''00:00, 16 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[William G. Whittaker]] called Bach's chorale cantata '''''[[Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140|Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme]]''''' ''([[Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme|hymn]] pictured)'' "without a dull bar, technically, emotionally and spiritually of the highest order"?
* ... that '''[[Thomas Gould (violinist)|Thomas Gould]]''' [[busking|busked]] at [[Westminster tube station |Westminster Underground Station]] in an attempt to recreate the [[Joshua Bell#Washington Post experiment| ''Washington Post'''s Joshua Bell experiment]]?
* ... that each of the six laps of the '''[[2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic]]''' ended with a climb up the {{convert|800|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} [[Manayunk Wall]]?
* ... that '''[[Folake Solanke]]''' is the first female [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]]?
* ... that at [[Sinatra at the Sands|a 1966 concert]], Frank Sinatra joked about the evenings he and others spent carousing at [[Dean Martin]]'s '''[[363 Copa De Oro Road|Bel Air mansion]]'''?
* ... that French biochemist '''[[André Voisin]]''' is considered one of the founding thinkers of the [[permaculture]] movement?
* ... that the '''[[Battle of Fukuda Bay]]''' in 1565 was the first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese?
* ... that [[Blake Lively]] will be surviving shark attacks in '''''[[The Shallows (film)|The Shallows]]'''''?

===15 December 2015===
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* ... that Pennsylvania's 500 or so '''[[Class A Wild Trout Waters]]''' ''(example pictured)'' are the "best of the best" streams for angling in Pennsylvania?
* ... that '''[[Project NOAH (Philippines)|Project NOAH]]''' Executive Director '''[[Mahar Lagmay]]''' of the [[Philippines]] won the Plinius Medal awarded by the [[European Geosciences Union]] in 2015?
* ... that [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]], [[Charles, Prince of Wales |Prince Charles]] and [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]] have all stayed at the '''[[Explorer Hotel]]''' when visiting [[Yellowknife]]?
* ... that '''[[Jessica Garretson Finch]]''' was a suffragette who founded [[Finch College]] and advocated for careers for women?
* ... that 200 acts performed at the final '''[[Camden Crawl]]''' music festival in 2014?
* ... that Chinese Vice Premier '''[[Fang Yi]]''' lost his mother 26 days after he was born, and his father at the age of eight?
* ... that the '''[[wildlife of Saudi Arabia]]''' includes species [[Endemism|endemic]] to the region such as the '''[[Arabian woodpecker]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier]]''' was called the "Virgin of Italy" by his troops?

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* ... that the '''[[American bittern]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Species description|first described]] from a specimen found in [[Dorset]], England?
* ... that astrophysicist '''[[Naomi McClure-Griffiths]]''' discovered a new [[spiral arm]] in the [[Milky Way]]?
* ... that [[butter]] for consumer use is '''[[Butter grading|graded]]''' "AA", "A", or "B" in the United States, but in Canada is graded "Canada 1", "Canada 2", or "Canada 3"?
* ... that '''[[Jack Entratter]]'''{{'s}} "Copa Girls" wore US$12,000 worth of costumes for opening night in the [[Sands Hotel and Casino]]'s [[Copa Room]]? 
* ... that the '''[[Tusheti National Park]]''', called one of the "12 best places you’ve never heard of" by BudgetTravel, has rich biodiversity with aesthetic terrain, hamlets, old defense towers, and folk culture?
* ... that [[Squadron Leader]] '''[[Daniel Everett (RAF officer)|Daniel Everett]]''' was decorated three times for gallantry before being killed in action?
* ... that '''[[garage rock]]''' was the first form of music to be called "punk rock"?
* ... that Johann Ludwig Hasslocher's French teachers in [[Manhattan]] couldn't pronounce his name, so they changed it to "'''[[Louis Hostlot]]'''"?

===14 December 2015===
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* ... that [[Qing dynasty]] ambassador to the United States '''[[Liang Cheng]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a star [[baseball]] player for [[Phillips Academy]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]]?
* ... that the '''[[HTC Desire 200]]''', a low-end smartphone released in 2013, came with [[HTC]]'s "highest quality in-ear headset"?
* ... that '''[[May Owen]]''' discovered that the talcum powder used on surgical gloves caused infection and [[Peritoneum|peritoneal]] scarring?
* ... that the use of '''[[dairy salt]]''' that is impure can have adverse effects upon [[butter]], spoiling its flavor, grain and preservation?
* ... that art dealer '''[[Konrad Bernheimer]]''' was born in Venezuela after his grandfather made a deal with [[Hermann Göring]] to allow the family to flee Germany?
* ... that the [[Seven Coloured Earths]] in '''[[Chamarel]]''' are the result of the cooling of molten rock from 3.5 to 7 million years ago?
* ... that in the 2014 edition of Indonesia's '''[[Jakarta Marathon]]''', a limited number of African athletes were invited because of the [[2014 Ebola outbreak]] in Africa?
* ... that '''[[Christopher John O'Neill]]''', now a Broadway actor, was discovered by a casting director for ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'' while performing comedy at [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]?

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* ... that the '''[[HTC RE Camera]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as "an upside down [[Metered-dose inhaler|asthma inhaler]]", "more [[periscope]] than box", and "a [[Tube (fluid conveyance)|tube]] that's bent on one end, slightly narrower than a roll of [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarters]]"?
* ... that the chief of Cambodia's National Police Force, '''[[Neth Savoeun]]''', is a member of the ruling party's Central Committee and married to [[Hun Sen|the Prime Minister]]'s niece?
* ... that [[Minnesota]]n actor '''[[Odin Biron]]''' moved to Moscow speaking almost no Russian but went on to become a popular character on the top-rated Russian sitcom ''[[Interns (sitcom)|Interns]]''?
* ... that since 1858, all new streets containing '''[[terraced houses in the United Kingdom]]''' have been at least {{convert|36|ft|m}} wide?
* ... that in 2000 '''[[Midori Suzuki (soprano)|Midori Suzuki]]''' was a soprano in [[Mass in B minor discography#Kuijken|Sigiswald Kuijken's recording of Bach's Mass in B minor]] which uses one voice per part?
* ... that '''[[Wat Intharawihan]]''' was originally called Wat Rai Phrik, meaning "vegetable" in the [[Thai language]], because its location was within a vegetable garden?
* ... that '''[[Lidija Liepiņa]]''' worked with a team of other scientists in a mobile laboratory in a train boxcar, testing filters to create Russia's first functional [[gas mask]]?

===13 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Shwezigon Pagoda]]''' ''(pictured)'' is like a bell-shaped [[stupa]], in traditional [[Mon (architecture)|Mon architectural style]], which became the prototype architectural feature for many stupas built in [[Myanmar]]?
* ... that the yachtsman '''[[Keith White (yachtsman)|Keith White]]''' set out on 25 October 2015 to make a [[Disability|literally single-handed]] solo global circumnavigation?
* ... that '''[[Catherine Feuillet]]''' led a team to successfully map the largest [[wheat]] chromosome, 3B?
* ... that the zinc-iron statues of '''[[Court Square Fountain]]''' in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] (1885) were replaced by aluminum statues in 1984, but these became corroded within twenty years?
* ... that '''[[Mahbub Alam (politician)|Mahbub Alam]]''' was arrested just after filing his nomination paper for the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Indian general election]]?
* ... that during the early years of 20th century, the silk of '''[[Ordubad]]''' received 13 gold medals in international exhibitions and fairs?
* ... that the [[Seal hunting|sealing ship]] '''{{MV|Norsel|1945|2}}''' was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many voyages to the Antarctic and Arctic?
* ... that, while working as a spy for [[MI9]] at [[Colditz Castle|Colditz]], '''[[Julius Green]]''' wrote coded messages to a fictional lover?

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* ... that American music critic [[Robert Christgau]] called '''[[Frank Sinatra]]''' ''(pictured)'' "the greatest singer of the 20th century"? 
* ... that Frank Sinatra had a number 1 hit with "'''[[Oh! What it Seemed to Be]]'''" in 1946, and then recorded it again for 1963's ''[[Sinatra's Sinatra]]''?
* ... that [[Las Vegas]] casino manager '''[[Carl Cohen (businessman)|Carl Cohen]]''' became a local [[folk hero]] after he knocked the caps off Frank Sinatra's front teeth?
* ... that '''[[Frank Sinatra Enterprises]]''' was founded in 2007 to manage the singer's recordings at [[Reprise Records]]? 
* ... that Frank Sinatra was held at gunpoint at '''[[Caesars Palace]]''' in 1970? 
* ... that [[Frank Sinatra, Jr.]] was first offered the part which was later developed into the [[Rat Pack]]-style character '''[[Vic Fontaine]]''' in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''?
* ... that after Frank Sinatra was happy with his recording of the song "'''[[That's Life (song)|That's Life]]'''", producer [[Jimmy Bowen]] annoyed him by asking him to do it again?
* ... that Frank Sinatra was a '''[[Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism|secret courier for the Haganah]]'''?

===12 December 2015===
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* ... that after gaining a job as a singing waiter in 1938, '''[[Frank Sinatra]]''' ''(pictured)'' boasted that he would "become so big that no one could ever touch him"?
* ... that at his solo nightclub debut at the '''[[Riobamba (nightclub)|Riobamba]]''', Frank Sinatra sang two songs "with trembling lips" and brought the house down? 
* ... that '''[[Hank Sanicola]]''', a boxer turned music manager, was Frank Sinatra's "song plugger"?
* ... that Frank Sinatra often visited the barber shop in the basement of the '''[[Hollywood Plaza Hotel]]''' to play [[gin rummy]] with the barber?
* ... that at age 16, singer '''[[Julie Budd]]''' was the youngest-ever [[opening act]] for Frank Sinatra?
* ... that Frank Sinatra's 1966 cover of '''"[[Summer Wind]]"''' was the final [[Billboard Hot 100|top 40]] hit for lyricist [[Johnny Mercer]]?
* ... that '''[[Frank Sinatra and the 3 Flashes]]''', newly renamed the Hoboken Four, performed in [[blackface]] in a short film aired at [[Radio City Music Hall]]?
* ... that [[publicist]] '''[[Jim Byron]]''' once got into a fist fight with Frank Sinatra on the [[Sunset Strip]]?

*'''''00:00, 12 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[Her Humble Ministry]]''''', featuring [[Florence Lawrence]] as a character rehabilitated by nuns, was called "one of the most wisely conducted films" with a religious motif?
* ... that a [[sulfur]] mine at {{convert|5950|m}} altitude on the [[stratovolcano]] '''[[Aucanquilcha]]''' is notable for being the highest mine in the world? 
* ... that '''[[Herbert Grove Dorsey]]''' invented the first practical [[fathometer]] for ships?
* ... that the distinctive roof shape of a [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] '''[[rangkiang]]''' (rice granary) symbolizes the horn of a buffalo?
* ... that the '''[[Anatolian diagonal]]''' is a significant feature in the distribution of the '''[[Wildlife of Turkey|flora of Turkey]]'''? 
* ... that Chinese opera singer '''[[Ao Li]]''' has won both the [[Operalia, The World Opera Competition]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions]]?
* ... that [[Chicago]]'s '''[[1000 South Michigan]]''' is a supertall skyscraper planned to rise to over {{convert|1000|ft}}, even though it is in [[Historic Michigan Boulevard District|a historic district]] zoned for buildings up to {{convert|425|ft}}?
* ... that '''[[John Martin (judge)|John Martin]]''', the first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, had no formal legal training?

===11 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Cadet Nurse Corps]]''' ''(recruiting poster pictured)'', established during World War II, influenced the way in which nurses would be educated and trained in the United States?
* ... that Japanese physicist '''[[Toshiko Yuasa]]''' studied in Paris under [[Frédéric Joliot-Curie]] and developed her own beta-ray [[spectrometer]] in Berlin?<!--Special occasion request for December 11-->
* ... that although '''[[Format:B]]''' have had their own [[vanity label]] for the past six years, their most recent single was released on [[Ministry of Sound]]?
<!-- * ... that the British entrepreneur '''[[Nancy Cruickshank]]'''{{'s}} second start-up, Handbag.com, became the number-one fashion and beauty website in the UK, with 1.5 million visits monthly? -->
* ... that the '''[[Lukut Fort and Museum]]''' has a display of the traditional culture of the community, and the customs and practice of [[adat perpatih]] (rules of life) typical of the state?
* ... that General '''[[Zhang Tingfa]]''' commanded the Chinese Air Force during the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]]? 
* ... that while the '''[[Huawei Honor 4X]]''' was in the same price range as the [[Moto G (2nd generation)|second generation Moto G]] and the [[Sony Xperia M2]], the Honor 4X is a [[phablet]]?
* ... that the '''[[Magellan Shrine]]''' memorial tower was erected in 1866 in honor of the explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]], who was killed in the [[Battle of Mactan]] in 1521?

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* ... that ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' has called '''[[Nicola Mendelsohn]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Facebook]]'s vice president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry"?
* ... that '''[[Catherine A. Lozupone]]''' created the [[UniFrac]] algorithm, which has allowed researchers to plot the relationships between [[Microbiota|microbial communities]] in the human [[Gut (anatomy)|gut]]?
* ... that '''[[Diana Marcela Bolaños Rodriguez]]''' studies marine [[Platyhelminths|flatworms]] to learn about their [[Regeneration (biology)|regenerative]] abilities?
* ... that American mechanical engineer '''[[Alice Agogino]]''' won the NSF's [[Presidential Young Investigator Award]] in 1985?
* ... that '''[[Andrea Ablasser]]''' discovered a molecule that warns nearby cells when it encounters a pathogen?
* ... that [[biochemist]] '''[[Kathryn Ferguson Fink]]''' developed [[radiolabeling]] techniques that were used to study the success of [[chemotherapy]]?
* ... that '''[[Katherine Belov]]''' discovered that the [[contagious cancer]] decimating the [[Tasmanian devil]] spreads due to lack of genetic diversity?
* ... that '''[[Una Ryan]]''' and '''[[Una M. Ryan|Una Ryan]]''' both emigrated from their countries, studied infectious disease, and were honored with the [[Order of the British Empire]] and [[Prime Minister's Prizes for Science]], respectively?

===10 December 2015===
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* ... that '''[[Kathryn Parsons]]''' ''(pictured)'' co-founded a startup that teaches people how to "code in a day"? 
* ... that '''[[Marguerite Lehr]]''' conducted a televised lecture course on mathematics in the 1950s? 
* ... that ASI Corp., a wholesale distributor of computer components founded by '''[[Christine Liang]]''', is one of the largest women-owned businesses in the United States?
* ... that Singaporean [[Fungus|fungi]] expert '''[[Gloria Lim]]''' once assisted her country's [[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Ministry of Defence]] when its storage bunkers developed [[mold]]?
* ... that '''[[Vera Faddeeva]]'''{{`s}} 1950 book ''Computational methods of linear algebra'' was one of the first publications in that [[Linear algebra|field of mathematics]]?
* ... that after '''[[Cecilia Bouzat]]''' was given a [[L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science|L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science]] she was received by the President of Argentina?
* ... that '''[[Louise Hay (mathematician)|Louise Hay]]''' was the only woman to direct a math department at [[University of Illinois at Chicago|a major research university]] in her era?
* ... that '''[[Charlotte Sahl-Madsen]]''' introduced [[multiple intelligences]] into the [[Universe (Danish amusement park)|Universe]]?

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* ... that '''[[leonite]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been found on [[Mars]]?
* ... that more than 1.5 million beer bottles have been used in the construction of the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple site at '''[[Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew]]''' in Thailand?
* ... that Greek screenwriter and director '''[[Nikos Foskolos]]''' has been called the "Goldfinger of commercial shows"?
* ... that the '''[[Burkhan Khaldun]]''' mountain or its locality is believed to be the birthplace of [[Genghis Khan]], as well as the location of [[Tomb of Genghis Khan|his tomb]]?
* ... that on 2 April 1662, the '''[[Old Fortress, Livorno|Old Fortress of Livorno]]''' was the location of an experiment designed to test [[Galileo]]'s principle of the independence of motions?
* ... that '''[[Sheshi|Maaibre Sheshi]]''' is the best attested ruler of the [[Second Intermediate Period of Egypt]] in terms of the number of artefacts attributed to him?
* ... that [[Paul Weller]]'s first solo UK top ten hit, "'''[[The Changingman]]'''", sampled [[Electric Light Orchestra]]'s "[[10538 Overture]]", which in turn sampled [[The Beatles]]' "[[Dear Prudence]]"?
* ... that the '''[[British Committee of the Indian National Congress]]''' was formed in 1889 because the [[Government of India]] was constitutionally responsible to the British electorate?

===9 December 2015===
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* ... that [[Jean Sibelius]] ''(pictured)'' described his string quartet '''''[[Voces intimae (Sibelius)|Voces intimae]]''''' as the "kind of thing that brings a smile to your lips at the hour of death"? 
* ... that the critically endangered [[Arabian leopard]] is among the '''[[Wildlife of Yemen|wildlife found in Yemen]]'''?
* ... that ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' [[America's Got Talent (season 9)|2014]] quarterfinalist '''[[One Voice Children's Choir]]''' had a waiting list of 250 children wanting to join as of January 2015?
* ... that Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] said that "my India resides in people like '''[[Imran Khan (web developer)|Imran Khan]]'''"?
* ... that the '''[[Khongoryn Els]]''' in the Mongolian desert is popularly known as the "Singing Sands"?
* ... that following his death, Norwegian footballer '''[[Bjørn Borgen]]''' was described by former team-mate [[Per Kristoffersen]] as the greatest [[Right winger|right winger]] the country had ever produced?
* ... that the '''[[Cereal Research Centre]]''' in Winnipeg produced over two hundred varieties of crop and ornamental plants resistant to pests and blights?
* ... that the ancient '''[[fortifications of Xi'an]]''' were used as air raid shelters in [[World War II]]?

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* ... that '''[[Mai Pokhari]]''' ''(pictured)'', a wetland in the [[Ilam District]] of Nepal, designated a [[Ramsar site]] in October 2008, is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists?
* ... that '''[[Vera Fedorovna Gaze]]''', who discovered around 150 [[emission nebulae]], had [[2388 Gase|a minor planet]] and [[List of craters on Venus|a crater on Venus]] named for her?
* ... that '''[[SC Union 06 Berlin]]''' was formed in 1950 when players of the East Berlin club [[1. FC Union Berlin|SG Oberschöneweide]] moved to the [[West Berlin|western half]] of the city?
* ... that the victory of [[Sultan al-Atrash]] over French forces in the '''[[Battle of al-Kafr]]''' commenced the [[Great Syrian Revolt]]?
* ... that '''[[J. S. Guleria]]''' and his son [[Randeep Guleria]] are both doctors at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi]] and were both awarded the [[Padma Shri]]?
* ... that the '''[[Floriana Lines]]''' are considered to be among the most complicated and elaborate of the Hospitaller [[fortifications of Malta]]?
* ... that the '''[[1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone]]''' resulted in more than 1,000 fatalities, and damaged more than 600,000 houses?
* ... that the ant species '''''[[Myrmecia inquilina]]''''' does not have a worker caste, and is [[Parasite|parasitic]] on ''M. nigriceps'' and ''M. vindex'' colonies?

===8 December 2015===
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* ... that in 1865, the first [[Alps|alpine]] climbers to reach the summit of the '''[[Aiguille de Bionnassay]]''' ''(pictured)'' arrived in a thunderstorm, their ice axes humming with electrical activity?
* ... that [[baritone]] '''[[Liao Changyong]]''' won first prize in three different international singing competitions in 1996 and 1997?
* ... that only the first three volumes of the [[manga]] series '''''[[Princess Lucia]]''''' have been licensed in English?
* ... that '''[[WSTRN]]''' bandmember Akelle Charles is the brother of [[Angel (British musician)|Angel]]?
* ... that American artist '''[[Lily Furedi]]''' had an [[ekphrastic]] poem called "Eyes Alive" written about her often-reproduced painting ''The Subway''?
* ... that the earliest known historical find of '''[[Cotton production in Pakistan|cotton in Pakistan]]''' is from artifacts in a [[Neolithic]]-era burial site in [[Mehrgarh]]?
* ... that '''[[Stephanie Burns]]''', an [[organosilicon]] chemist, served as President and CEO of [[Dow Corning]]?
* ... that the '''[[The Foundery|King's Foundery]]''' for casting cannon became a Methodist chapel after a steam explosion?
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* ... that '''''[[Snöfrid (Sibelius)|Snöfrid]]''''', an "improvisation for narrator, mixed choir and orchestra" by [[Jean Sibelius]] ''(pictured)'', opens with music depicting a storm?
* ... that the '''[[Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station|Okawachi Power Station]]''' is one of the largest [[Pumped-storage hydroelectricity|pumped-storage hydroelectric]] power plants in Japan?
* ... that actress '''[[Charlize Theron filmography|Charlize Theron]]''' made her debut in an uncredited role in the 1995 horror film ''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]''?
* ... that the collaborative [[browser game]] '''''[[Broken Picture Telephone]]''''' was defunct for three years before its 2013 relaunch?
* ... that Belgian painter '''[[Theodoor Verstraete]]''' was lauded as the "poet of rural life" due to his empathy with country folk?
* ... that '''[[Sarah Poulton Kalley|Sarah Kalley]]''' and her husband started the first Protestant church in Brazil?
* ... that gastroenterologist '''[[S. K. Sama]]''', known for his pioneering research on [[non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis]] and [[hepatitis B]], received the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2004?
* ... that the beginning of '''''[[Cassazione (Sibelius)|Cassazione]]''''', composed by [[Jean Sibelius]] ''(pictured)'' in 1904, is similar to the 1962 [[James Bond Theme]]?

===7 December 2015===
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* ... that when the '''''[[Estrella de Chile (ship)|Estrella de Chile]]''''' ''(pictured)'' ran aground in 1888, the crew climbed into the [[rigging]] to escape the rising water?
* ... that the '''[[Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family]]''' replaced a church that was the first stone building in [[Nairobi]]?
* ... that during the '''[[Hananu Revolt]]''' against [[French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon|French rule in Syria]], the first rebel band organized by [[Ibrahim Hananu]] consisted of seven men from his [[Kafr Takharim|hometown]]?
* ... that '''[[Jaccoud arthropathy]]''' is associated with [[systemic lupus erythematosus]]?
* ... that the video game '''''[[Life Is Strange]]''''' was originally going to be called ''What If'' but was retitled due to the [[The F Word (2013 film)|film of the same name]]?
* ... that '''[[Zahir al-Umar]]''' was the autonomous Arab ruler of northern [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in the mid-18th century?
* ... that during the '''[[Valletta Summit on Migration]]''', President of the European Council [[Donald Tusk]] called the [[European migrant crisis]] a "race against time" to save the [[Schengen Agreement]]?
* ... that writer '''[[Thomas Bailey Marquis|Thomas B. Marquis]]''' once drove into the back of another car while conversing with [[Thomas H. Leforge]] in [[Plains Indian Sign Language]]?
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* ... that only a year after joining the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] at age 21, '''[[Eileen Sharp]]''' ''(pictured)'' was promoted to be the company's principal [[mezzo-soprano]]?
* ... that the '''[[Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve]]''' in Mongolia has been a protected area for more than two centuries?
* ... that '''[[Jordan Payton]]''' recently set the [[UCLA Bruins football]] record for career [[reception (gridiron football)|receptions]] one week after tying the school's single-game record?
* ... that when specimens of '''''[[Platygyra contorta]]''''' coral were studied in 1977, they were identified as examples of ''[[Platygyra daedalea|P. rustica]]''?
* ... that '''''[[French brig Renard (1810)|Renard]]''''' battled against the [[HMS Swallow (1805)|HMS ''Swallow'']]?
* ... that Canada's first-ever match between [[André the Giant]] and [[Hulk Hogan]] took place in '''[[Lutte Internationale]]''', preceding their more famous showdown at [[WrestleMania III]] by seven years?
* ... that '''[[cortiço]]s''', large houses divided into very small rooms for rent, originated in [[São Paulo]], Brazil, and were developed by Italian immigrants?
* ... that [[Ming dynasty]] official '''[[Zhao Wenhua]]''' is reviled as a "treacherous minister" in the ''[[History of Ming]]'' despite having been rewarded for his role against the [[Jiajing wokou raids]]?

===6 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Cokato Temperance Hall]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the social hub of a [[Finnish American]] community even though its members had to pledge to abstain from alcohol?
* ... that Portuguese tennis coach '''[[Frederico Marques]]''' was recently reported to be the youngest coach with a player in the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] top 100? 
* ... that a Cambodian tour bus company takes "hospital tourists" {{convert|160|km|-1}} from [[Siem Reap]] to the border crossing at '''[[O Smach]]''' to see doctors in Thailand?
* ... that '''[[Yueh-Lin Loo]]''' invented [[nanotransfer printing]], a technique that allows electrical circuits to be printed onto plastic surfaces?
* ... that in '''[[Reed v. Town of Gilbert|a recent United States Supreme Court decision]]''', one Justice suggested the Court may soon become "a veritable Supreme Board of Sign Review"?
* ... that the extinct [[millipede]] '''''[[Parastemmiulus]]''''' was the first definite genus in the family [[Stemmiulidae]] described from a fossil?
* ... that '''[[Operation Eikonal]]''' delivered data about European defense projects to the [[National Security Agency]]?
* ... that [[tenor]] '''[[Robert White (tenor)|Robert White]]''' swallowed a bug while singing the best high note of his career?

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* ... that the extinct ant '''''[[Messelepone]]''''' was described from two fossils, a male ''(pictured)'' and a queen?
* ... that '''[[James L. Buie]]''' invented [[Transistor-transistor logic|transistor-to-transistor logic]] circuitry (TTL), which led to the development of the [[integrated circuit]] industry?
* ... that the [[compound butter]] '''[[Beurre Maître d'Hôtel]]''' is named according to how it was commonly prepared by a restaurant's [[maître d'hôtel]] at diners' tables?
* ... that the '''[[long-tailed dwarf hamster]]''' is present in the '''[[Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve]]''' in Mongolia?
* ... that '''[[Dorothea Leighton]]''' is one of the founders of the field of [[medical anthropology]]?
* ... that even after defeating the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] at the '''[[Battle of Lahore (1752)|Battle of Lahore]]''', [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]] retained the Mughal governor [[Mir Mannu]]?
* ... that German [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]] '''[[Hanna von Hoerner]]''' designed the cosmic dust analyser onboard ''[[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]]''?
* ... that '''[[olive baboon]]s''' tend to mate promiscuously?

===5 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[National Museum of Vietnamese History]]''' ''(pictured)'', redesigned by architect [[Ernest Hébrard]], is a blend of French colonial and Vietnamese architecture, called Indochina architecture?
* ... that '''[[Piotr Domaradzki]]''' was active in the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Polish Solidarity movement]] before being granted [[political asylum]] in the United States?
* ... that [[Henning Mankell]] preferred the African storytelling style used in his novel '''''[[Chronicler of the Winds]]''''' to European storytelling because of its ability to "jump between realities"?
* ... that [[Jackie Gleason]] called his orchestra leader '''[[Ray Bloch]]''' "the flower of the music world"?
* ... that the '''[[Eurasian bittern]]''' may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes?
* ... that Mexican singer-songwriter [[Natalia Lafourcade]] won three [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2015|Latin Grammy Awards]] for her song "'''[[Hasta la Raíz (song)|Hasta la Raíz]]'''"?
* ... that former [[Khmer Rouge]] official '''[[Sar Kheng]]''' is currently Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister, and a [[Parliament of Cambodia|Member of the Cambodian Parliament]]?
* ... that the tower of '''[[Föra Church]]''' contains what may be one of Sweden's oldest toilets?

*'''''00:00, 5 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that although General '''[[Qiu Huizuo]]''' ''(pictured)'' was persecuted at the beginning of the [[Cultural Revolution]], he authorized the torture of 462 people after returning to power, causing eight deaths?
* ... that the '''[[Shooting of John T. Williams|shooting of Native American woodcarver John T. Williams]]''' by a police officer was found to be unjustified?
* ... that in the mystery [[manga]] series '''''[[Zodiac P.I.]]''''', teenage detective Lili Hoshizawa uses astrology to solve cases?
* ... that '''[[Patricia Numann]]''' founded the [[Association of Women Surgeons]], chaired the [[American Board of Surgery]], and was president of the [[American College of Surgeons]]?
* ... that the '''[[Narayana Upanishad]]''' states that one who worships with the [[mantra]] "Om Namo Narayanaya" goes to [[Vishnu]]'s heaven, and becomes free from birth and [[saṃsāra]]?
* ... that the site upon which '''[[Saint Stephen's Church, Negombo]]''', was built in 1876 is located near the former [[Negombo fort|Dutch Fort]]?
* ... that '''[[South Branch Tunkhannock Creek]]''' in Pennsylvania passes through a {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=on}} deep gorge?
* ... that the Northern Thai chronicle '''''[[Cāmadevivaṃsa]]''''' recounts the founding of [[Lamphun]] as the capital of the ancient [[Hariphunchai]] Kingdom by a [[Mon people|Mon]] princess?

===4 December 2015===
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* ... that '''''[[A New System of Domestic Cookery]]''''' ''(frontispiece pictured)'' has been called "a publishing sensation" and "the most famous cookery book of its time"?
* ... that the '''[[Himalayan field rat]]''' is closely related to the [[brown rat]]?
* ... that '''[[tourism in Iraq]]''' is in danger because of the ongoing war against [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]]?
* ... that Chinese soprano '''[[Guanqun Yu]]''' won the Belvedere International Singing Competition and placed 2nd in [[Operalia, The World Opera Competition]]?
* ... that in the '''[[Military of Mycenaean Greece|armies of Mycenaean Greece]]''', [[chariot]]s were initially used as fighting vehicles, but by the 13th century BC their role was probably limited to battlefield transport?
* ... that the [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of '''[[al-Judeida]]''' was a [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Crusader]] estate called "Gidideh"?
* ... that '''[[Archibald Main]]''', who was elected [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1939, was [[Regius Professor]] [[Professor of Ecclesiastical History (Glasgow)|of Ecclesiastical History]] at the University of Glasgow?
* ... that the '''[[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]''' won the [[bj league]] in just their second year of existence?

*'''''00:00, 4 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that over three million visitors attended the '''[[Seoul Lantern Festival]]''' ''(pictured)'' in 2014?
* ... that [[Body worn video|body-camera]] footage led to the arrest of two police officers in the '''[[Shooting of Jeremy Mardis|shooting of six-year-old Jeremy Mardis]]'''?
* ... that Cambodia's '''[[Angkor Wat Marathons|Angkor Wat International Half Marathon]]''' was introduced in 1996 by the Japanese Olympian [[Yuko Arimori]]?
* ... that the [[Lamella (mycology)|gills]] of mushrooms of the genus '''''[[Hygrophoropsis]]''''' are forked?
* ... that the [[Armitt Library]] is named for the polyglot '''[[Mary Louisa Armitt]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Hyoid bone fracture|fractures of the hyoid bone]]''' are often caused by [[Strangling|strangulation]]?
* ... that soprano '''[[Ying Fang]]''' has won the Golden Bell Award, the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, and the [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|Lincoln Center Segal Award]]?
* ... that '''[[Henderson's]]''' bookshop was used to shelter fugitive activists for [[women's suffrage in the United Kingdom|women's suffrage]]?

===3 December 2015===
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* ... that the artist [[Eric Kennington]] claimed to have walked {{convert|500|mi}} while painting '''''[[The Kensingtons at Laventie]]''''' ''(pictured)''?
* ... that '''[[Idelisa Bonnelly]]''' pushed for the first [[humpback whale]] sanctuary to be established and was inducted into the [[Global 500 Roll of Honour]] of [[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]] for her defense of the environment?
* ... that UNESCO recently declared an emergency action plan to protect '''[[Tourism in Yemen|cultural sites in Yemen]]''' from destruction?
* ... that '''[[Bean Boots]]''' are still manufactured in [[Maine]] and are stitched by hand?
* ... that '''[[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Shakib Al Hasan|Shakib Al Hasan]]''' has the most [[five-wicket haul]]s for Bangladesh in international cricket?
* ... that the '''[[Circuit des Champs de Bataille]]''', a stage race held across devastated northern France, Belgium and Luxembourg in spring 1919, has been described as the toughest cycle race in history?
* ... that a post in the [[Arizona Territory]] was not the first or even second choice of future Arizona Territorial Supreme Court justice '''[[Owen Thomas Rouse]]'''?

*'''''00:00, 3 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[U.S. Army Herald Trumpets]]''' use drums ''(pictured)'' designed by the vaudeville musician [[Sanford A. Moeller|Gus Moeller]]?
* ... that '''[[Frances Gertrude McGill]]''', a Canadian [[forensic pathologist]], was referred to as the "Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan"?
* ... that the '''[[Texas Tommy (food)|Texas Tommy]]''' is a common [[hot dog]] dish at [[diner]]s and [[greasy spoon]]s in Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey?
* ... that the [[powership]] '''[[MV KPS7 - Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan|MV ''KPS Ayşegül Sultan'']]''' went to Ghana and the '''[[MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan|MV ''KPS Zeynep Sultan'']]''' to Indonesia the same day, following a farewell ceremony at the Sedef Shipyard in [[Tuzla, Istanbul]]?
* ... that '''[[Omowunmi Sadik]]''' has developed highly sensitive [[microelectrode]] [[biosensor]]s that can detect [[Explosive material|explosives]]?
* ... that the '''[[Coexist (image)|Coexist]]''' symbol used on bumper stickers started life as a {{convert|3|x|5|m|abbr=on}} outdoor poster in a juried art exhibition in [[Jerusalem]]?
* ... that a "'''[[11B-X-1371|creepy puzzle]]'''" mailed to a Swedish tech blogger was found to contain coded messages implying a threat against the [[President of the United States]]?
* ... that voice teacher '''[[Beverley Peck Johnson]]''' told actor [[Kevin Kline]] that he had to choose between her and cigarettes if he wanted to be her pupil?

===2 December 2015===
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* ... that the '''[[Simtokha Dzong]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in 1629 by [[Ngawang Namgyal|Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal]], functions as a monastic and administrative centre and is the oldest [[Dzong architecture|dzong]] to survive in its original form?
* ... that '''''[[Fallout Shelter]]''''' became the most popular free [[iOS]] application in the US and UK within a day of its release?
* ... that [[Padma Shri]] recipient '''[[Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar]]''' organized medical camps to provide free [[orthopedic surgery]] to over 1,500 children?
* ... that the main proponent of the '''[[Hamilton Canal]]''', Gavin Hamilton, was found to have embezzled £19,675 from the Colonial Government, following his death in 1803?
* ... that in the past three years, '''[[Odyssey Opera]]''' has performed the Boston premieres of [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold|Korngold]]'s ''[[Die tote Stadt]]'' and [[Jules Massenet|Massenet]]'s [[Le Cid (opera)|''Le Cid'']]?
* ... that '''[[Tebello Nyokong]]''' is helping to pioneer a safer method of cancer detection and therapy that does not have the harmful side effects of [[chemotherapy]]? 
* ... that police searches during '''[[Operation Puttur]]''' yielded two bombs and a pistol used by the suspects?
* ... that '''[[Hodgson's giant flying squirrel]]''' can glide for {{convert|100|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}} from the tree canopy to the bushes below?

*'''''00:00, 2 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that Cypora Zonszajn could not live without her closest family and returned to the '''[[Siedlce Ghetto]]''' to perish along with them ''(deportation pictured)''?
* ... that '''''[[Scare PewDiePie]]''''' is a series on the upcoming [[YouTube Red]] service?
* ... that after '''[[Olga Fedchenko]]'''{{`s}} husband died on [[Mont Blanc]] in 1873, she was asked to continue their work by Moscow's [[Society of Devotees of Natural Science, Anthropology, and Ethnography|Society of Natural Scientists]]?
* ... that [[White Rajahs|Rajah]] [[Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak|Charles Brooke]] ordered the firing of cannons to remind the Chinese labourers at '''[[Chinatown, Kuching|Kuching Chinatown]]''' to take a bath?
* ... that New Jersey [[silverpoint]] artist '''[[Leo Dee]]''' was known for the "staggering technical perfection" of his work?
* ... that the Flemish-Spanish painter [[John Baptist Medina]] came to Scotland in 1693 and became the leading '''[[Portrait painting in Scotland|Scottish portrait painter]]''' of his generation?
* ... that '''[[Ranjit Roy Chaudhury]]''' was the first Indian doctor to receive a [[Rhodes Scholarship]]?
* ... that the '''[[Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition]]''' may have been devised during a visit by [[Qasem Soleimani]], the commander of the [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution]]'s elite [[Quds Force]], to Moscow in July 2015?

===1 December 2015===
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* ... that of the three '''[[Baolis of Mehrauli]]''', the Gandhak ki Baoli ''(step well pictured)'' was built during the 13th century by [[Iltutmish]] of the slave dynasty of the [[Mamluk Dynasty (Delhi)|Delhi Sultanate]] who ruled in Delhi?
* ... that '''[[Ida Shepard Oldroyd]]''' curated the world's second largest collection of [[mollusk shell]]s?
* ... that '''[[bat flip]]s''' are popular in Asian and Latin American baseball leagues?
* ... that Spanish footballer '''[[Jorge Alonso]]''' studied [[civil engineering]]?
* ... that a remix of "[[We Used to Be Friends]]" by [[The Dandy Warhols]] was used for the third season premiere of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', "'''[[Welcome Wagon (Veronica Mars)|Welcome Wagon]]'''"?
* ... that [[bacteriologist]] '''[[Maria von Linden]]''' received a patent for her discovery that copper salts could be used as a disinfectant?
* ... that the bark of the '''[[Persoonia laurina|laurel geebung]]''' was used by aborigines to toughen fishing lines?
* ... that despite being ranked 158th out of 164 in his [[The class the stars fell on|West Point class]], '''[[A. Arnim White]]''' still managed to reach the rank of [[Major general (United States)|major general]]?

*'''''00:00, 1 December 2015 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[inverted-F antenna]]''' ''(pictured)'', the antenna used in mobile phones, was originally developed for missile [[telemetry]]?
* ... that new [[Le Moyne College]] basketball head coach '''[[Patrick Beilein]]''' says he was born the day before his father, [[John Beilein]], became the Le Moyne basketball head coach?
* ... that the '''[[Persoonia glaucescens|Mittagong-]]''' and '''[[Persoonia bargoensis|Bargo geebungs]]''' can be found on [[road verge]]s?
* ... that the '''[[Colombo Marathon]]''' is Sri Lanka's oldest marathon?
* ... that '''[[Tsuruko Haraguchi]]''', the first Japanese woman to receive a PhD, helped establish an experimental psychology laboratory at [[Japan Women's University]]?
* ... that ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''{{'s}} "'''[[Collateral Damage (Millennium)|Collateral Damage]]'''" featured ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'' host [[Art Bell]] playing himself?
* ... that [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] conducted a business lunch at the '''[[Hotel Les Trois Rois]]''' in 1798?