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==Did you know...==
===30 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 30 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Inkeri Anttila]]''' ''(pictured)'', Finland's first female [[Minister of Justice (Finland)|minister of justice]], was also the first woman in Finland to complete a doctorate in law?
* ... that women in the '''[[Shaheen Bagh protest]]''', who blocked a major road in Delhi for 101 days, included 82-year-old [[Bilkis Dadi|Bilkis]]?
* ... that ichthyologist '''[[C. Richard Robins|C.&nbsp;Richard Robins]]''' and his wife Catherine were honoured jointly in the name of the false moray ''[[Robinsia|Robinsia catherinae]]''?
* ... that '''''[[Das Leiden Jesu von seinen Freunden]]''''', one of [[Christoph Graupner]]'s [[church cantata]]s, reflects how [[Passion of Jesus|Jesus suffered from his friends]], and ends with a [[chorale fantasia]] "full of dissonances"?
* ... that the character [[Tom Bombadil]], omitted by [[Peter Jackson]] in his later version, appears in '''[[Khraniteli|a Russian film of ''The Lord of the Rings'']]'''?
* ... that after coming back for a fifth season at [[Stanford University|Stanford]], '''[[Anna Wilson (basketball)|Anna Wilson]]''' won the [[2021 NCAA Division&nbsp;I Women's Basketball Championship Game]] with the Cardinal?
* ... that the 2019 children's picture book '''''[[Birdsong (picture book)|Birdsong]]''''' portrays intergenerational relationship using seasonal cycles?
* ... that after '''[[Rhoda Birley|Rhoda, Lady Birley]]''', made fish stew with [[cognac]] for her roses, her daughter said that they "almost cried out with pleasure"?

*'''''00:00, 30 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that James H. McGraw Jr., who selected the blue-green facade panels for '''[[330 West 42nd Street|330&nbsp;West 42nd&nbsp;Street]]''' ''(pictured)'', was said to be "appalled" at the color of the building?
* ... that the basic design for the '''[[Sitara (textile)|sitaras]]''' that decorate the [[Kaaba]] dates back to the 16th century?
* ... that when '''[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]]''' won a first prize for painting at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, officials tried to rescind the award upon realizing he was African-American?
* ... that despite losing the '''[[1990 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''', Tranmere Rovers were temporarily promoted to the Second Division?
* ... that '''[[Olena Tokar]]''', a [[soprano]] of the [[Leipzig Opera]] from Ukraine, recorded ''Charmes'', a collection of [[art song]]s by women including [[Clara Schumann]] and [[Vítězslava Kaprálová]]?
* ... that the 2015 children's picture book '''''[[Timeline (picture book)|Timeline]]''''' chronologically illustrates major world events, including the [[Big Bang]] and the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima nuclear disaster]]?
* ... that the '''[[Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee]]''', built in 1605, is the second-oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands?
* ... that the BBC described '''[[Chi Chi DeVayne]]'''{{`s}} lip sync to "[[And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going]]" as "iconic in ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race|Drag Race]]'' history"?

===29 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the early [[Bronze Age]] '''[[Saint-Bélec slab]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the oldest map to be found in Europe?
* ... that '''[[Truus Smulders-Beliën]]''', the first female mayor in the [[Netherlands]], succeeded her husband after he was executed by [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] soldiers?
* ... that Japan's 666 '''[[Protected Forests (Japan)|Protected Forests]]''' include four Forest Biosphere Reserves that are also [[World Heritage Site#Selection criteria|Natural]] World Heritage Sites—[[Shiretoko Peninsula|Shiretoko]], [[Shirakami-Sanchi]], [[Bonin Islands|Ogasawara Islands]], and [[Yakushima]]?
* ... that '''[[Karlin Lillington]]''', long-time technology writer for Ireland's [[newspaper of record]], ''[[The Irish Times]]'', holds a PhD on the poetry of [[Seamus Heaney]]?
* ... that many tombstones from the '''[[Jewish cemetery of Salonica|Jewish cemetery of Thessaloniki]]''' were used by the city and the Greek Orthodox Church for construction projects?
* ... that [[Philadelphia Phillies]] catcher '''[[Rafael Marchan]]''' had never hit a [[home run]] through 850 minor league plate appearances before hitting one in just his second major league game?
* ... that the fish '''''[[Carapus acus]]''''' lives in association with a sea cucumber, such as '''''[[Parastichopus regalis]]''''', spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed?
* ... that '''''[[Sister (2021 film)|Sister]]''''' has sparked discussion about [[gender role]]s in China?

*'''''00:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''''[[The Dream of Ossian]]''''' ''(pictured)'' by [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]] was painted in 1813 for [[Napoleon]]'s bedroom?
* ... that Yugoslav politician '''[[Miloš Trifunović (politician)|Miloš Trifunović]]''' was briefly professor of [[zoology]] and [[botany]] despite graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy of the [[University of Belgrade|Belgrade Higher School]]?
* ... that '''[[Articles by John Neal|John Neal's article]]''' "The Pound of Flesh" resulted in a substantial donation? 
* ... that British nurse '''[[Ethel Becher]]''' was described as a "modern [[Florence Nightingale]]" in 1919 for her services during [[World War&nbsp;I]]?
* ... that the history of '''[[Vyatka Land]]''' was said to be more obscure than that of any other Russian region?
* ... that when '''[[Irene del Río]]''' was called up to the [[Spain women's national football team]] squad, she was the only player who did not compete in the country's [[Primera División (women)|top division]]? 
* ... that [[Jerome Robbins]]'s ballet '''''[[Other Dances]]''''' was described as "utterly Slavic" by dancer [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], partly because it was made for him and fellow Russian [[Natalia Makarova]]?
* ... that when ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' changed '''[[Juliet Nightingale]]'''{{`s}} appearance for a storyline involving drugs, actress [[Niamh Blackshaw]] was glad to get rid of her character's side ponytail?

===28 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 28 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that German three-time [[artistic cycling]] World Championship runner-up '''[[Viola Brand]]''' ''(pictured)'' was invited to ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', having previously watched the show to improve her English?
* ... that the [[Urdu]] novel '''''[[Zameen (novel)|Zameen]]''''' provides a woman-centric account of [[Pakistan Movement|Pakistan's independence]]?
* ... that '''[[Julie Mennell]]''' was a police officer and a [[Forensic science|forensics]] specialist before she became vice chancellor of the [[University of Cumbria]]?
* ... that [[Brett Ormerod]] scored five goals for Blackpool in the [[2001 Football League play-offs]] including one in the '''[[2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Wilson Tucker (politician)|Wilson Tucker]]''' was elected to the [[Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral|Mining and Pastoral]] region of the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]] with just 0.18 per cent of the [[First-preference votes|primary vote]]?
* ... that in "'''[[Herr, stärke mich, dein Leiden zu bedenken]]'''", [[Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]] reflected the theological and emotional impact of the [[Passion of Jesus]], using [[Herzliebster Jesu|a familiar Passion hymn tune]]?
* ... that [[Teahouse|tea room]] owner '''[[Edith Warner]]''' was convinced by [[J. Robert Oppenheimer|Robert Oppenheimer]] to keep her restaurant open to serve the scientists working on the [[Manhattan Project]], including [[Niels Bohr]] and [[Enrico Fermi]]?
* ... that the founder of the '''[[Australian Flying Arts School]]''' took flying lessons so that he could travel throughout the [[Queensland]] [[Outback]] providing art lessons to its inhabitants?

*'''''00:00, 28 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire]], is entombed in '''[[Blickling Park mausoleum|a pyramid in Norfolk, England]]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that in ''hakamat'', a genre of the traditional '''[[music of Sudan]]''', women exert their influence to resolve conflicts by singing songs of praise or ridicule?
* ... that '''[[Virgil Conn]]''' was a member of the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]] during the 1897 session that failed to organize due to the lack of a [[quorum]]?
* ... that the inspiration for the 1998 novel '''''[[The Vintner's Luck]]''''' came to author [[Elizabeth Knox]] in a fever dream caused by [[pneumonia]]?
* ... that '''[[Sabina Matos]]''', [[List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island|Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]], did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age&nbsp;20?
* ... that the year after going into [[Administration (British football)|administration]], Huddersfield Town gained promotion to the Second Division by winning the '''[[2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''?
* ... that the extinct [[bowfin]] '''[[Amia? hesperia|''Amia''?&nbsp;''hesperia'']]''' was likely a fish-eating hunter?
* ... that [[Leontyne Price]] described her relationship with voice teacher '''[[Florence Kimball]]''' as "the most important relationship of my life. Like sex it was pure chemistry"?

===27 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 27 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Marcello Petacci]]''' ''(pictured)'' was riddled with bullets after trying to escape execution by throwing himself into [[Lake Como]]?
* ... that choreographer [[George Balanchine]] did not tell the dancers in '''''[[Duo Concertant (ballet)|Duo Concertant]]''''' there would be a blackout in the middle of the ballet until the morning of the premiere?
* ... that when '''[[Rosa M. Morris]]''' scored 130 percent in her mathematics exams, a special case had to be made at graduation to avoid handicapping other students?
* ... that the first commercially viable '''[[CT scan]]ner''' was invented by [[Godfrey Hounsfield]] in 1972?
* ... that '''[[Katja Meier]]''', the [[Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, European Affairs and Equality|Saxon state minister of justice]], was criticised for the anti-police lyrics of the punk band in which she played as a teenager?
* ... that a [[new-age music]] format called "The Breeze" was a ratings failure for Nebraska radio station '''[[KLMS]]''', causing a precipitous decline in listenership?
* ... that '''[[William A. Radford]]''' assisted in producing a 1700-page encyclopedia about [[cement]]?
* ... that the roof of the '''[[TU Delft Library]]''' is used as a sledding hill during the winter?

*'''''00:00, 27 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that verse&nbsp;16 from '''[[Psalm 115|Psalm&nbsp;115]]''' was quoted by [[John McConnell (peace activist)|John McConnell]] ''(pictured)'' as an inspiration to create [[Earth Day]]?
* ... that '''[[Nathalie Lieven|Mrs&nbsp;Justice Lieven]]''' made an order for a pregnant woman with [[Intellectual disability|learning difficulties]] to have an abortion against her wishes, but it was overturned in the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]]?
* ... that [[nonviolence]] advocate [[Tim DeChristopher]] described '''''[[How to Blow Up a Pipeline]]''''' by [[Andreas Malm]] as "a humble and nuanced case" for [[sabotage|sabotaging]] fossil fuel infrastructure?
* ... that in 1999 '''[[Jan Fullerton]]''' became the first woman to be appointed Director General of the [[National Library of Australia]]?
* ... that '''[[viral vector vaccine]]s''' currently in use include four [[COVID-19 vaccine|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccines]] and two [[Ebola vaccine]]s?
* ... that [[The Much Honoured]] '''[[Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair|Catherine Maxwell Stuart]]''', who lives in Scotland's oldest continuously-inhabited stately home, is the first female [[laird]] of [[Traquair House|Traquair]]?
* ... that Indiana radio station '''[[WFML]]''' was bought so that the new owner could use the station's transmitter site to expand his hotel?
* ... that '''[[Harry Daley]]''', who joined the [[Metropolitan Police]] in 1925, was the first openly gay British police officer?

===26 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 26 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Negress head clock]]''' ''(pictured)'' can show the time in its eyes?
* ... that United Nations diplomat '''[[Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy]]'''{{`s}} anti-apartheid efforts were driven by a chance encounter with [[African National Congress]] activist [[Alfred Bitini Xuma|A. B. Xuma]]? 
* ... that when [[D'Arcy Carden]] was cast in the '''[[Everything Is Fine (The Good Place)|series premiere of ''The Good Place'']]''' as Janet, a guide, news outlets were purposely lied to that her character was "a violin salesperson with a checkered past"?
* ... that [[NASCAR]] competitor and film stunt performer '''[[Matt Jaskol]]''' is the first driver to win a race in North America with [[Red Bull]] sponsorship?
* ... that the windmill in '''[[Werrington, Staffordshire|Werrington]]''' was built to grind corn but later converted to grind coal to make [[briquette]]s?
* ... that '''[[Gabriela Canavilhas]]''' was a pianist playing Portuguese compositions before she became Portugal's [[Culture minister|Minister of Culture]]?
* ... that in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] the United Kingdom [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|has finished in second place]] a record fifteen times, with [[Imaani]] the last artist to do so when she represented '''[[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998|the country at the 1998 contest]]'''?
* ... that the '''[[Lenox Health Greenwich Village]]''' building was approvingly called "the box in which the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] came"?

*'''''00:00, 26 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Chadwick Boseman]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination?<!-- special occasion hook -->
* ... that [[Queen Letizia of Spain]] presented the 2020 '''[[Rey Jaime I Awards|Rey Jaime&nbsp;I Awards]]''' because her husband, [[Felipe VI|the Spanish king]], was in [[COVID-19|{{nowrap|COVID-19}}]] quarantine?
* ... that the United States' 21 '''[[national preserve]]s''' are in 11 states and protect vast areas of scenic public land similar to [[List of national parks of the United States|national parks]], but where hunting is permitted?
* ... that '''[[Stephanie Davis (runner)|Stephanie Davis]]''', who has qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], is a part-time marathon runner who works in finance?
* ... that the '''[[Oper am Brühl]]''' was the venue for the world premiere of Telemann's ''[[Germanicus (opera)|Germanicus]]'' in 1704, when he was director of the opera house?
* ... that '''[[Debra Humphris]]''', the vice chancellor of the [[University of Brighton]], advocated converting 18th-century army barracks into student residences?
* ... that the '''[[18 East 50th Street|Hampton Shops Building]]''' was advertised as a "Gothic temple of art" shortly after it opened?
* ... that '''[[Lilia Tarawa]]''' escaped from the [[Gloriavale Christian Community]] after believing for years that leaving Gloriavale meant she would go to hell?

===25 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Carlisle & Finch]]''' used carbon-arc technology in both toy trains ''(example pictured)'' and military searchlights?
* ... that '''[[Francis Hagai]]''' instituted communal sharing of sliced banana as a parallel to the [[sacramental bread]] of the [[Eucharist]]?
* ... that '''[[Keller's conjecture|a mathematical conjecture about tiling space by cubes]]''' was transformed into a problem in [[graph theory]] that became a benchmark for [[Clique problem|clique-finding algorithms]]?
* ... that '''[[Powell Clayton]]''', the ninth governor of [[Arkansas]], declared martial law in 1868 in response to the rise of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and violence against African Americans and Republicans?
* ... that [[Robert Adam]]'s plans for '''[[Kirkdale Bridge]]''' were substantially more elaborate than the structure that [[Sir Samuel Hannay, 3rd Baronet|Sir Samuel Hannay]] was eventually willing to pay for on his estate in [[Dumfries and Galloway]]?
* ... that '''[[Tina LeBlanc]]''' spent 17 years as a [[principal dancer]] with the [[San Francisco Ballet]] despite being rejected by the [[American Ballet Theatre]] as a teenager?
* ... that a sculpture of a scale-model taxi balanced on a dog is located outside of '''[[Hassenfeld Children's Hospital]]'''?
* ... that the canned-water company '''[[Liquid Death]]''' released two albums with lyrics consisting of hate comments the company received online?

*'''''00:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the only known fossil of '''''[[Gordodon]]''''' ''(pictured)'' had its skull accidentally sawed in half while it was being excavated?
* ... that in 2021, '''[[Lefébre Rademan]]''' was unable to play for the [[South Africa national netball team]] as she was playing club netball in England?
* ... that the music styles in the '''[[Turnover discography|discography of Turnover]]''' range from [[pop-punk]] to [[dream pop]]?
* ... that '''[[Payal Ghanwani]]''' was the first [[Senate (Belize)|Belizean senator]] of [[Indo-Belizeans|Indian descent]]?
* ... that the 1780s clerk's office of the '''[[Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House]]''' is [[West Virginia]]'s oldest extant public office building, and the {{circa|1750}} kitchen is [[Romney, West Virginia|Romney]]'s oldest building?
* ... that '''[[Xiaohong Rose Yang]]''' conducted a [[genome]]-wide search for [[copy number variation]]s to identify the first susceptibility gene for familial [[chordoma]]?
* ... that San Francisco's "'''[[KGMZ (AM)|KYOU Radio]]'''" was the first terrestrial radio station to broadcast a program format consisting of [[podcast]]s?
* ... that the original '''[[Flying Fathers]]''' ice hockey team consisted of player priests with a horse as a backup goaltender?

===24 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the overall design of '''[[945 Madison Avenue|945&nbsp;Madison Avenue]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been likened to an inverted [[ziggurat]]?
* ... that Turkish schoolchildren are taught that '''[[Armenian Genocide denial|the Armenian Genocide never happened]]''' and instead, Armenians committed genocide against Turks?<!-- special occasion hook -->
* ... that '''[[Claude Callegari]]''' gained cult-hero status among English football fans for his speeches about [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]?
* ... that the [[Court of Master Sommeliers]] expelled a board member and suspended the titles of 23 new members over '''[[2018 Master Sommelier exam cheating scandal|a 2018 cheating scandal]]''' on the [[blind wine tasting|blind-tasting]] portion of its examination?
* ... that the Syrian-Lebanese poet '''[[Maha Bayrakdar]]''' won the Miss Syria beauty pageant in 1967?
* ... that days before the premiere of Balanchine's ballet '''''[[Movements for Piano and Orchestra (ballet)|Movements for Piano and Orchestra]]''''', 17-year-old [[Suzanne Farrell]] learned a lead role in an apartment, from a colleague who was on bed rest?
* ... that '''[[Joye Hummel]]''' had never read a comic book before becoming the first woman to write scripts for ''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]''?
* ... that North Country Community Hospital sued [[North Shore University Hospital|North Shore Hospital]] because the names were too similar, and changed its own name to '''[[Glen Cove Hospital]]''' after it lost?

*'''''00:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[James Edward Rogers]]''' helped [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]] and [[William Morris]] search for a model for [[Guinevere]] for the [[Oxford Union murals]] ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that the '''[[Piano Quartet (Schumann)|Piano Quartet]]''', composed by [[Robert Schumann]] in 1842 for piano and strings, was described by his wife [[Clara Schumann|Clara]] as "a beautiful work, so youthful and fresh, as if it were his first"?
* ... that '''[[Nellah Massey Bailey]]''' became the first woman to be elected statewide in Mississippi in 1947, less than a year after the death of her husband Governor [[Thomas L. Bailey]]?
* ... that the '''[[assassination of Talat Pasha]]''' to avenge the [[Armenian Genocide]] resulted in "one of the most spectacular trials of the twentieth century"?
* ... that author '''[[Giacomo Sartori]]''' has named his day job as a soil scientist as an influence on his work?
* ... that the village of '''[[Adatepe, Ayvacık|Adatepe]]''' in Turkey, formerly [[Greeks in Turkey|inhabited by Greeks]], was revived in the 1980s when the traditional stone houses were restored by people seeking to escape city life?
* ... that a dance move originally performed by [[Big Bang (band)|Big Bang]]'s [[G-Dragon]] became a trend in [[Vietnam]] due to efforts by '''[[Khá Bảnh]]'''?
* ... that during the '''[[Stratford General Strike of 1933]]''' the Canadian military was brought in, with machine guns, to which the strikers responded with a rally and a parade?

===23 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Hills Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built in three stages, around 1527, 1598, and 1721, each time by a different Edward Maxwell?
* ... that '''[[W. R. Granger|W.&nbsp;R. Granger]]'''{{`s}} funeral was reported to be one of the largest ever known in [[Montreal]]?
* ... that Russian writer [[Leonid Andreyev]]'s 1915 play '''''[[He Who Gets Slapped]]''''' was his most successful work in the US, spawning [[He Who Gets Slapped (film)|a silent film]] (1924), a novel, and '''[[He Who Gets Slapped (opera)|an opera]]''' (1956)?
* ... that '''[[Eric Anthony Abrahams]]''' was the first black TV reporter at the [[BBC]]?
* ... that an [[immunologic adjuvant]] is a '''[[Vaccine ingredients|vaccine ingredient]]''' that makes the immune response stronger and longer-lasting?
* ... that '''[[James R. Mills]]''', a California politician, was also a historian, teacher, published author, a champion for historic building preservation, and an advocate for public transportation?
* ... that Andorra is the only [[Eurovision Song Contest]] participating country to have never competed in the grand final in '''[[Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest|its competitive history]]'''?
* ... that [[Chemeketa Community College]] president emeritus '''[[Gretchen Schuette]]''' once [[Abseiling|rappelled]] from a roof at an annual State of the College address?

*'''''00:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] ''(pictured)'' was the last person to audition for the role of '''[[Moana (Disney character)|the eponymous character]]''' in ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' and was ultimately cast for the role?
* ... that '''[[Julie Pomagalski]]''' rose 20 places to first place at the [[FIS Snowboard World Cup]] in three years?
* ... that '''[[fen]]s''' are fed by mineral-rich [[groundwater]], while [[bog]]s are fed by mineral-poor precipitation? 
* ... that the Catholic Church barred '''[[Deborah Schembri]]''' from practicing law in [[ecclesiastical court]] because she led a campaign to legalize divorce in Malta?
* ... that following an engine failure, '''[[United Airlines Flight 328|United Airlines Flight&nbsp;328]]''' rained debris over [[Broomfield, Colorado]]?
* ... that the '''[[Dresdner Kapellsolisten]]''', formed in 1994 mostly by instrumentalists of the [[Staatskapelle Dresden]], focus on composers from Dresden including [[Johann Georg Pisendel]]? 
* ... that '''[[Donald Heirman]]''' was given the nickname "Mr.&nbsp;EMC Standards" for his work on developing technical standards for [[electromagnetic compatibility]]?
* ... that the species name of the frog '''''[[Boophis haingana]]''''' is derived from the [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]] word for 'fast'?

===22 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Brandon Kintzler]]''' ''(pictured)'' married his wife at a drive-through chapel in [[Las Vegas]]?
* ... that the 2019 children's picture book '''''[[The Fate of Fausto]]''''' was inspired by the German legend of [[Faust]], who trades his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures?
* ... that [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] elder '''[[Ivaritji]]''' was the last speaker of the [[Kaurna language]] before its [[Language revitalization|revival]] in the 1990s?
* ... that for three years, '''[[Zheltuga Republic|an illegal gold-mining settlement]]''' on the [[Amur]] river went on to host high-class hotels, have public healthcare, and even have a casino?
* ... that '''[[Raoul de Gaucourt]]''', who fought at the [[Battle of Nicopolis]] in 1396 and the [[siege of Harfleur]] in 1415, was described as "a medieval chivalric hero whom the modern world has forgotten"?
* ... that the ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' catchphrase "six seasons and a movie" originated in "'''[[Paradigms of Human Memory]]'''" as a reference to ''[[The Cape (2011 TV series)|The Cape]]''{{-?}}
*... that '''[[Kameron Michaels]]''' has been described as a "[[lip sync]] assassin"?
* ... that '''[[Negative pricing|prices can be negative]]'''?

*'''''00:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the painting '''''[[Tornado Over Kansas]]''''' by [[John Steuart Curry]] was possibly inspired by photographs of a June&nbsp;2, 1929, [[tornado]] ''(pictured)'' in [[Hardtner, Kansas]]?
* ... that '''[[Mihajlo Petrović (pilot)|Mihajlo Petrović]]''' was the second combat casualty in the history of military aviation?
* ... that although [[John S. Foster Jr.|John Foster]] long ago described '''[[heavy ion fusion]]''' as "the conservative approach" to a working [[Fusion power|fusion reactor]], no large-scale system has ever been built?
* ... that '''[[William Armstrong (Virginia politician)|William Armstrong]]''', an [[Irish diaspora|Irish immigrant]] to the U.S., was a [[postmaster]], a [[United States Electoral College|presidential elector]], a [[Virginia House of Delegates|Virginia House Delegate]], and a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House Representative]]?
* ... that [[Walt Whitman]]'s poem "'''[[The Sleepers (poem)|The Sleepers]]'''" contains "one of the most powerful and evocative passages about slavery in American literature"?
* ... that '''[[Rannveig Þorsteinsdóttir]]''', a newspaper clerk and part-time teacher in the 1920s, became the first woman to practice law in the [[Supreme Court of Iceland]] thirty years later?
* ... that both of Scunthorpe United's [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] failed to score their [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shootout]], which saw them lose the '''[[1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Fannie Mahood Heath]]''' was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees?

===21 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that biologist '''[[Joni L. Rutter]]''' ''(pictured)'' led the development of the [[All of Us (initiative)|All of Us]] research program to include more than a million participants to advance [[precision medicine]]?
* ... that the 1949 film '''''[[Hardly a Criminal]]''''' was mostly filmed in [[Buenos Aires]], and that city's critics called it Argentina's "outstanding film of the year"?
* ... that former ballerina '''[[Katita Waldo]]''' briefly came out of retirement to perform as the stepmother in [[Christopher Wheeldon]]'s ''Cinderella''{{-?}}
* ... that radio station '''[[WMLB (Cumming, Georgia)|WMLB]]''' in [[Cumming, Georgia]], earned national acclaim as an [[Americana (music)|Americana music]] station in the 1990s?
* ... that although he was born in the United Kingdom, '''[[Isaac Hope]]''' was elected to represent Tobago on the [[Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]]?
* ... that [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] called his '''[[Violin Sonata No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)|First Violin Sonata]]''' his "[[hippogriff]] sonata", suggesting that its [[Violin technique|technical demands]] could only be met by a legendary creature?
* ... that '''[[Shirley Congdon]]''', the vice chancellor of the [[University of Bradford]], was the first in her family to attend university?
* ... that an '''[[Rocky Mount Instruments|RMI]]''' sounded best with a Hi-Scream Cone?

*'''''00:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[Royal Albert Hall]] has called the 1891 '''[[Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete]]''' ''(programme cover pictured)'' the world's first [[science fiction convention]]?
* ... that '''[[Mary L. Smith (educator)|Mary L. Smith]]''' became the first female president of [[Kentucky State University]] in 1991 despite having been passed over for the same job a year earlier?
* ... that the '''[[Bach-Chor Bonn]]''', a choir founded to sing Bach's works, such as the ''[[St John Passion structure|St John Passion]]'' in 1950, grew to a concert choir with a broad repertoire and a long tradition of tours in Europe?
* ... that '''[[Leonidas Zervas]]''' was a Greek organic chemist who discovered the [[Benzyl chloroformate|carboxybenzyl]] protecting group, and also served as Minister of Industry of Greece and President of the [[Academy of Athens (modern)|Academy of Athens]]?
* ... that the '''[[Women's London Championship]]''' was viewed as a response to the introduction of women's franchise cricket in England?
* ... that Cuban ballerinas and sisters '''[[Lorena Feijóo|Lorena]]''' and '''[[Lorna Feijóo]]''' both moved to the U.S., and once split the roles of Black and White Swans in ''[[Swan Lake]]'', which are usually danced by the same person?
* ... that a suspicious neighbor of '''[[FuncoLand]]''' founder David Pomije called the police to investigate the large number of teenagers and young adults visiting his house?
* ... that in 1805, Jean Maxwell was sentenced to be imprisoned for a year at '''[[Kirkcudbright Tolbooth]]''' for pretending to be a witch?

===20 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 20 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[gastrolith|stones]] have been found in the stomachs of some '''[[Whitehead's trogon]]s''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that in 1972, "Prime Minister" '''[[David Sanchez (activist)|David Sanchez]]''' led an occupation of [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Catalina Island]] by the [[Brown Berets]] meant to draw attention on the continuing struggles of Mexican-Americans in the United States?
* ... that four [[religious denomination|religious denominations]] meet in one '''[[Four Denominations District|district of Wrocław]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Theresa M. Korn]]''' turned down a scholarship to the [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Institute of Technology]] in order to become the institute's first female engineer?
* ... that in 2001, Turkey set up '''[[ASİMKK|an official government agency]]''' co-chaired by the foreign minister to combat "baseless genocide claims"?
* ... that [[Kristen Stewart]] played a young woman with '''[[Friedreich's ataxia]]''' in the 2007 film, ''[[The Cake Eaters]]''{{-?}}
* ... that some English mediaeval '''[[commissions of sewers]]''' had powers to imprison labourers who refused to work on flood defences?
* ... that after [[Musical Youth]] reworked the song "'''[[Pass the Kouchie]]'''" into "[[Pass the Dutchie]]" by replacing cannabis references with food references, the word "dutchie" later became a cannabis reference as well?
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* ... that '''[[Chava Shapiro]]''' ''(pictured)'' published the first [[Feminism|feminist]] manifesto in Hebrew, lamenting the absence of [[Women's writing (literary category)|women's voices]] in the language's literature?
* ... that runner-up [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] almost withdrew from the '''[[2021 Tour Championship]]''' after sending his [[cue stick]] for repair twice before the event?
* ... that '''''[[Two-Way Mirror (book)|Two-Way Mirror]]''''', the first full biography of English poet [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]] in 30 years, portrays the poet as a daring [[Victorian era|Victorian]] sensation and dismisses her image as an invalid?
* ... that '''[[Luigi Fugazy]]''' was described as "perhaps the most eminent [[Padrone system|padrone]] in the United States"?
* ... that the '''[[Saugatuck Chain Ferry]]''' is believed to be the last operating [[Cable ferry|hand-cranked chain ferry]] in the United States?
* ... that the fictional character '''[[Howard Bellamy (Doctors)|Howard Bellamy]]''' from the British soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' was based on a real-life army captain who quit his job to run a doctor's surgery?
* ... that '''[[Plunton Castle]]''', although well defended by [[Embrasure|gun loops]], a ditch and a {{convert|9|ft|adj=on}} wall, had a very rare security flaw in the arrangement of its ground-floor rooms?
* ... that after he died, American Revolutionary War general and physician '''[[William Irvine (general)|William Irvine]]''' was buried three different times at three different locations?

===19 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 19 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the '''[[Hunterdon Art Museum]]''' ''(pictured)'', located in '''[[Dunham's Mill|a historic stone mill]]''', was described as the "most charming and picturesque" museum in [[New Jersey]]?
* ... that '''[[Alexandrine Marie Agathe Gavaudan-Ducamel|Madame Gavaudan]]''', a [[soprano]] of the [[Opéra-Comique]] in Paris, created the role of Benjamin in Étienne Méhul's ''[[Joseph (opera)|Joseph]]''?
* ... that all three albums in '''[[American Football discography|the discography]]''' of the [[emo]] band [[American Football (band)|American Football]] are [[eponym]]ous, so the media and [[Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl Records]] refer to them as LP1, LP2, and LP3?
* ... that the cucumber seeds that botanist '''[[Elwyn Meader]]''' brought back from Korea in 1948 became the basis for all modern cucumber [[Hybrid (biology)#Hybrid plants|hybrids]] grown worldwide?
* ... that during the '''[[2020 Zagreb flash flood]]''', residents broke into a dam control building to drain floodwaters from the city?
* ... that Mississippi legislator '''[[Thelma Farr Baxter]]''' introduced a bill to keep livestock off the roads after her husband was fatally injured in a highway collision with a cow?
* ... that in 1984, '''[[Sinking of the Spanish trawler Sonia|a Spanish fishing trawler sank]]''' after being fired upon by the Irish patrol vessel ''[[LÉ Aisling (P23)|Aisling]]''{{-?}}
* ... that despite his side winning the '''[[1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', Grimsby's [[Alan Buckley]] said "Anybody who says they enjoy play-offs aren't football managers"?

*'''''00:00, 19 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the almost 50-million-year-old fossil leaves of '''''[[Comptonia columbiana]]''''' ''(example pictured)'' preserve evidence of moth feeding?
* ... that since '''[[Henry E. Parker]]''' ran for office in 1974, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] has always nominated an African American for [[Connecticut State Treasurer]]?
* ... that the '''[[Shinan ship]]wreck''', the first major discovery of Korean [[maritime archaeology]], has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"?
* ... that a head was displayed in the '''[[Seagram Building]]'''{{`s}} plaza in 1968?
* ... that '''[[Kate Clark (writer)|Kate Clark]]''' wrote the children's book ''A Southern Cross Fairy Tale'', which used Northern Hemisphere Christmas imagery but featured the natural features and animals of New Zealand?
* ... that after [[Ted Turner]] asked for viewers' money to keep '''[[WCNC-TV|{{nowrap|WRET-TV}}]]''' afloat, he was able to repay thousands of lenders four years later—with interest?
* ... that '''[[Ben Connor]]''', who competed in his first marathon in October&nbsp;2020, has qualified for the marathon race at the delayed [[2020 Summer Olympics]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]''''' set a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness world record]] for the most instances of swearing in a film, with the word "fuck" [[List of films that most frequently use the word "fuck"|said a total of 569 times]]?

===18 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 18 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when he was younger, the [[Edward VIII|Duke of Windsor]] ''(pictured)'' wanted to be '''[[The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in conversation with Kenneth Harris|{{nowrap|an "up-to-date"}} king]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Aga Mikolaj]]''', a [[soprano]] who studied with [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], appeared as Mozart's [[Don Giovanni|Donna Elvira]] from San Francisco to Tokyo, and sang the ''[[Four Last Songs]]'' with "a degree of abandon and rapture"?
* ... that '''[[Nadodrze]]''' in Poland was used by Steven Spielberg as a filming location for a [[Bridge of Spies (film)|spy drama set in Berlin]]?
* ... that '''[[Rogers Lehew]]''' was influential in starting the [[Calgary Stampeders]] tradition of featuring a horse at the sidelines during games at [[McMahon Stadium]]?
* ... that in the 1950s, the Soviet Union introduced an '''[[Open university|open university system]]''' to enable working-class students to become useful functionaries of the Communist party?
* ... that historian of the Middle East '''[[George Eden Kirk]]'''{{`s}} first book was praised for excelling in objectivity while his last was criticised for bias and bitterness?
* ... that the '''[[Stinnes–Legien Agreement]]''' was named after a [[Carl Legien|trade union leader]] and an [[Hugo Stinnes|industrialist]]?
* ... that the miracles that established '''[[Glodesind|Saint Glodesind]]'''{{`s}} claim to sainthood did not begin until 25 years or more after her death, and many of them occurred over 200 years later?
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*'''''00:00, 18 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the historic '''[[Statue of Laxmi-Narayan]]''' ''(pictured)'' was on display in the [[Dallas Museum of Art]] for 37 years despite having been stolen?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Catherine Hurlin]]''' performed in ''[[Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes|Radio City Christmas Spectacular]]'' between the age of eleven and thirteen?
* ... that the '''[[space industry of India]]''' has supported the launch of more than 100 domestic satellites and more than 300 foreign satellites?
* ... that Senegalese artist and actress '''[[Younousse Sèye]]''', who is best known for her [[Mixed media|mixed-media]] works incorporating [[cowrie]] shells, is considered to be Senegal's first woman painter?
* ... that writer [[Mark Twain]] frequently used '''[[Cooper station (Connecticut)|Cooper station]]''' to meet with a friend?
* ... that [[geneticist]] '''[[Neil Hanchard]]''' was a senior author on a publication surveying human genomic diversity in Africa that was described by ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' as "a milestone in genomics research"?
* ... that '''[[Wyche Pavilion]]''', a two-story historic building in [[Greenville, South Carolina]], was originally intended to serve as a paint shop for the Greenville Coach Factory?
* ... that Surinamese singer '''[[Shahied Wagid Hosain]]''' was famous for his Bollywood song covers, more than for his own songs?

===17 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 17 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the Lovecraftian '''[[Zalgo text]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a common aspect of "surreal memes"?
* ... that '''[[Carl Au]]''' received three musical theatre scholarships, which was deemed "an unprecedented event in show business"?
* ... that '''''[[Hey Lady!]]''''' is [[Jayne Eastwood]]'s first leading role in a 50-year career?
* ... that '''[[Colin Powell (economic advisor)|Colin Powell]]''' was regarded as the "architect of [[Jersey]]'s finance industry"?
* ... that the 1972 [[manga]] series '''''[[The Poe Clan]]''''' was among the first works of [[vampire literature]] to depict vampires as romantic and tragic rather than predatory?
* ... that Turkish anthropologist '''[[Ayşe Gül Altınay]]''' was sentenced to 25 months in jail due to her support for a peaceful resolution of the [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)|Kurdish–Turkish conflict]]?
* ... that the sea cucumber '''''[[Holothuria poli]]''''' may have reached the [[Red Sea]] by travelling through the [[Suez Canal]]?
* ... that [[NASA]] scientist '''[[Scott Sandford]]''' wrote that [[apples and oranges]] can be compared?

*'''''00:00, 17 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that ''Myth and Religion of the North'' by '''[[Gabriel Turville-Petre]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as the best work on [[Norse mythology]] in English?
* ... that former U.S. president [[Bill Clinton]] made a guest appearance on '''[[A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote|a television reunion episode]]''' of ''[[The West Wing]]'' to encourage voter turnout in the [[2020 United States elections]]?
* ... that '''[[Fan Hongwei]]''' and her husband turned a failing textile factory into the largest fiber producer in China?
* ... that coverage of the 1952 '''[[Death and state funeral of George VI|funeral of George&nbsp;VI]]''' may have led to the mass purchase of television sets in the United Kingdom?
* ... that after '''[[Maria Camilleri]]''' co-founded a school for Muslim children in Malta, she became the only Christian headmistress of a Muslim school in the world?
* ... that role-playing-game supplement '''''[[GURPS Steampunk]]''''' was the most detailed definition of the [[steampunk]] genre when it was published?
* ... that '''[[Benjamin Kapelushnik]]''', also known as "Benjamin Kickz", sold [[sneakers]] at age&nbsp;16 to celebrity clients such as [[DJ&nbsp;Khaled]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Travis Scott]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]] and [[Kevin Hart]]?
* ... that the owner of Oregon radio station '''[[KLOO (AM)|KLOO]]''' offered $10,000 to anyone who could bring an extraterrestrial lifeform to the station's studios?

===16 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that trees keep the trains ''(pictured)'' running at '''[[Kominato Station]]'''?
* ... that the [[No-hitter#Combined no-hitters|combined no-hitter]] at the [[Los Angeles Angels]]' memorial game for '''[[Tyler Skaggs]]''' was the first combined no-hitter in California since the day Skaggs was born?
* ... that a prototype of '''''[[Octogeddon]]''''' was submitted to a [[Ludum Dare]] contest before being developed into an official video game?
* ... that '''[[Julia Letlow]]''' won [[2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election|the special election]] for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] after [[Luke Letlow|her husband]] died from {{nowrap|COVID-19}} before he could be sworn into office?
* ... that the [[San Diego Trolley]] passes through the '''[[James R. Mills Building]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Gianluigi Colalucci]]''' is credited with restoring the "dazzling splendour" of both the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]] and [[Michelangelo]]'s ''[[The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|The Last Judgment]]''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[concrete bus shelters in Canberra|concrete bus shelters in Canberra, Australia]]''', now considered an icon of the city, were initially labelled as "lunatic" by a reporter for ''[[The Canberra Times]]''{{-?}}
* ... that the [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered]] '''[[chestnut-capped piha]]''' is locally known as the "little herdsman of [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]]" because its [[bird vocalization|call]] sounds like the whistles made by horsemen herding cattle?

*'''''00:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that when '''[[SS Birma|SS&nbsp;''Birma'']]''' ''(pictured)'' responded to the sinking of the ''Titanic'', {{RMS|Carpathia|}} told them to "shut up"?
* ... that '''[[Lovie Gore]]''' made multiple unsuccessful attempts to delay the [[school integration in the United States|desegregation of schools]] in Mississippi?
* ... that '''[[Turkey and the Holocaust|on Holocaust Memorial Day in 2014]]''', Turkish foreign minister [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]] claimed that "there is no trace of genocide in our history"&nbsp;– thus [[Armenian Genocide denial|denying the Armenian Genocide]]?
* ... that '''[[Anja Petersen]]''' performed the role of the leading woman in the world premiere of [[Arnulf Herrmann]]'s ''Der Mieter'' at the [[Oper Frankfurt]]?
* ... that [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] won the '''[[1994 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''' after two opposition players were [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]]? 
* ... that [[Addison Rae]]'s debut single "'''[[Obsessed (Addison Rae song)|Obsessed]]'''" is about [[self-love]]? 
* ... that '''[[Pikrolimni (lake)|Pikrolimni]]''' is the only [[salt lake]] in Greece, mentioned by [[Plato]] and [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]], and nowadays known for its therapeutic [[mud bath|mud baths]]?
* ... that the success of the children's poetry book '''''[[Alligator Pie]]''''' led to the author, [[Dennis Lee (author)|Dennis Lee]], being named "Canada's Father Goose"?

===15 April 2021===
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* ... that the towers of '''[[Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza]]''' ''(pictured)'' are inspired by [[sail]]s and [[bougainvillea]]s?
* ... that '''[[Halyna Sevruk]]''' was expelled from the [[National Union of Artists of Ukraine|Union of Artists of Ukraine]] in 1968 due to a political letter she signed?
* ... that [[Humphrey Jennings]]'s 1939 film '''''[[Spare Time (film)|Spare Time]]''''' showed an American audience how the British working classes spent their free time?
* ... that when '''[[Joachim Philip]]''' delivered an ultimatum to the British in [[Grenada]] during [[Fédon's rebellion]], the militia had to restrain his sister, Susannah, who otherwise would have "torn him to pieces"?
* ... that '''''[[Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227|Jesu, meine Freude]]''''' (Jesus, my joy), a [[List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach|motet by Bach]], has a complex symmetrical structure in which six [[Jesu, meine Freude|hymn stanzas]] alternate with five [[Epistle to the Romans|Bible verses]]?
* ... that '''[[Kendal Green station]]''' was named both for [[Genisteae#Historical uses|dyed cloth]] and a nearby resident's grandfather?
* ... that an art gallery exhibit featuring '''''[[My Androgynous Boyfriend]]''''' took place at the [[Animate (retailer)|Animate Girls Festival]] in 2019?
* ... that as part of her influential research on the [[strawberry|garden strawberry]], '''[[Vivian Lee Bowden]]''' discovered the unpublished drawings of early French botanist [[Antoine Nicolas Duchesne]]?

*'''''00:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that future [[Atomic Kitten]] member [[Jenny Frost]] ''(pictured)'' represented the '''[[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999]]''' as part of the group [[Precious (group)|Precious]]?
* ... that the '''[[Fred F. French Building]]''' has been described as the "only Mesopotamian skyscraper" in New York City?
* ... that '''[[Arthur Schüller]]''' founded the discipline of [[neuroradiology]]?
* ... that '''[[Forest Glen Park, Maryland|Forest Glen Park]]''' was among the earliest residential subdivisions in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]], and was described by its developer as "[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]'s most desirable suburb?"
* ... that besides the fruits being edible, the roots and leaves of '''[[Solena amplexicaulis|creeping cucumber]]''' have many uses in traditional medicine?
* ... that '''[[Darrell Blocker]]''', "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
* ... that the '''[[Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve]]''', the largest wilderness area of France, is divided in two by land which includes the country's biggest mining project, the [[Montagne d'Or mine]]?
* ... that '''[[Dottie Ray]]''' interviewed 32,397 guests over 55 years on more than 14,000 broadcasts of her daily show on '''[[KXIC]]''' radio in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]?

===14 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the 1923 film '''''[[The Abysmal Brute (film)|The Abysmal Brute]]''''' ''(advertisement pictured)'' included comedic episodes that were not in [[The Abysmal Brute|the 1911 story]] by [[Jack London]] on which it was based?
* ... that '''[[Barbara Yancy]]''', who succeeded her husband in the [[Mississippi State Senate|Mississippi Senate]] after his death, later became an advocate for other widowed homemakers?
* ... that the title of Welsh musician [[The Anchoress (musician)|The Anchoress]]'s album '''''[[The Art of Losing (The Anchoress album)|The Art of Losing]]''''' was inspired by American poet [[Elizabeth Bishop]]'s poem "[[One Art]]"?
* ... that '''[[Marita Napier]]''' is the first South African opera singer to have performed lead roles in each of the four "Grand Slam" opera houses? 
* ... that the '''[[Sunshine Protection Act]]''' would make [[daylight saving time in the United States]] become [[Permanent time observation in the United States|permanent]]?
* ... that the [[contrast agent]] '''[[iobitridol]]''' can be injected into blood vessels, joints, or body cavities such as the uterus?
* ... that former baseball player '''[[Tacks Latimer]]''' was sentenced to life imprisonment for [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees|second-degree murder]], but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
* ... that in the music video for "'''[[Montero (Call Me by Your Name)]]'''", [[Lil Nas X]] gives Satan a [[lap dance]]?
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* ... that despite looking like the other frogs in its genus, '''''[[Boophis entingae]]''''' ''(pictured)'' has a very different call?
* ... that a drifting shipwreck stranded several dozen people on '''[[Margate Jetty]]''' in 1877?
* ... that '''[[Frances Theresa Peet Russell]]''' may have written the first book to examine satire in [[Victorian literature]]?
* ... that in 1846, [[Emma Willard]] represented all of human history in '''[[Chronographer|a graphic resembling an Ancient Greek temple]]'''?
* ... that following his career with [[the Headhunters]], '''[[Paul Jackson (bassist)|Paul Jackson]]''' moved to Japan and established a voluntary concert to familiarize students with [[African-American history]]?
* ... that a number of live grenades remain on the moon as part of the '''[[Active Seismic Experiment]]''', flown on [[Apollo&nbsp;14]] and [[Apollo&nbsp;16]]?
* ... that every competitor at the '''[[2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial]]''' received a commemorative [[bonsai]] tree?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Elena Lobsanova]]''' broke the "curse of Marie" at the [[National Ballet of Canada]]?

===13 April 2021===
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* ... that one legend on the origin of the '''[[coat of arms of Naples]]''' ''(pictured)'' claims that it alludes to the colors of the sun and moon cult practiced by the city's pre-Christian inhabitants?
* ... that '''[[Tara Downs]]''' co-founded the Tomorrow Gallery in a converted paintball studio in Toronto?
* ... that the principles of '''[[quantum mechanics]]''' have been demonstrated to hold for complex molecules with thousands of atoms?
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2000]]''' was the first championship game in league history not to feature [[D.C. United]]?
* ... that '''[[Abdallah Oumbadougou]]''', the "godfather of all the present-day [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]] musicians in Niger", distributed illegal cassette tapes of banned ''[[Desert blues#Ishumar|ishumar]]'' music while in exile from 1984 to 1995?
* ... that an owner of Wyoming radio station '''[[KATI (Wyoming)|KATI]]''' donated the station to the [[University of Wyoming]], only to be "disappointed" when the university opted not to use his gift?
* ... that after the start of [[Afghan peace process|Afghan peace talks]] in 2019, journalist '''[[Farahnaz Forotan]]''' travelled the country to collect testimonies from women and prevent the rollback of their freedoms?
* ... that the settling of '''[[Martensdale, California]]''', went so badly that the town's namesake spent the rest of his life as a fugitive?

*'''''00:00, 13 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Zahra Mohamed Ahmad]]''' ''(pictured)'', who gives legal advice at the Somali Women Development Centre, is said to be a [[International Women of Courage Award|Woman of Courage]]?
* ... that Idaho television station '''[[KCIX-TV|{{nowrap|KCIX-TV}}]]''' went silent awaiting a merger deal that fell apart?
* ... that [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] players were each promised a £10,000 bonus for winning the '''[[1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''?
* ... that according to [[Nepalese folklore]], '''[[Pimbahal Pond]]''' was built by a demon?
* ... that '''[[XYYY syndrome]]''', a [[chromosome abnormality]] in which a man has two extra Y chromosomes, has only been recorded twelve times?
* ... that '''[[Hitler Nababan]]''' was beaten by an angry mob after posting a meme to a [[WhatsApp]] group?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Unity Phelan]]''' danced in the films ''[[John Wick: Chapter&nbsp;3&nbsp;– Parabellum]]'' and ''[[I'm Thinking of Ending Things]]''?
* ... that '''[[Silver Hill station]]''' may have been named for rumors of [[William Kidd|Captain Kidd]]'s treasure&nbsp;– or just a stand of trees?

===12 April 2021===
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* ... that [[Elvis Presley]]'s concert '''''[[Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite]]''''' ''(advertisement pictured)'' took place at midnight in Hawaii to match the prime time of its target audience in Asia and Oceania?
* ... that '''[[Charles Scott Napier]]''' graduated from the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], and was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in 1916, but could not be sent overseas until he turned nineteen in 1918?
* ... that the Turkish government forced the last monks of '''[[Vazelon Monastery]]''' to leave in 1923, more than one thousand years after the monastery first opened?
* ... that '''[[Marion Miley]]''', a 1930s amateur [[golf]]er ranked second in the United States, was murdered at the age of 27?
* ... that the tourist submarine '''''[[Windermere (submarine)|Windermere]]''''' operated for only two seasons on her namesake lake in Cumbria, England?
* ... that '''[[Vikram Phadnis]]''' designed around 800 costumes for the Bollywood film ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq]]''{{-?}}
* ... that attending the first '''[[Women in Print Conference]]''' inspired [[Carol Seajay]] to create ''[[Feminist Bookstore News]]''{{-?}}
* ... that '''''[[The Top 100 Drugs: Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing|The Top&nbsp;100 Drugs]]''''' can fit in a pocket?
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* ... that the "fairy-tale palace" '''[[Harry F. Sinclair House]]''' ''(pictured)'', once home to magnates [[Isaac Dudley Fletcher|Isaac D. Fletcher]] and [[Harry Ford Sinclair|Harry F. Sinclair]], later contained the Ukrainian American Institute?
* ... that '''[[Michael Hampe]]''', who directed the [[Cologne Opera]] for 20 years, was the stage director for the world premiere of [[Hans Werner Henze|Henze]]'s adaptation of Monteverdi's ''[[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria]]'' at the [[Salzburg Festival]]?
* ... that the remote '''[[Burt Township Schools]]''', covering {{convert|258|sqmi}} in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]], implemented a novel telephone teaching program that included electronic blackboards in 1984?
* ... that the '''[[Final Offensive of 1981]]''' was actually the first offensive of the 12-year-long [[Salvadoran Civil War]] (1979–1992)?
* ... that professor '''[[Emma Baker (clinical pharmacologist)|Emma Baker]]''' trained her pharmacology students to perform mass {{nowrap|COVID-19}} testing on their fellows so that they could go home for Christmas?
* ... that some of the proposed routes for the current effort to build a '''[[Uinta Basin Rail]]''' line are based on routes surveyed more than 100 years ago?
* ... that '''[[genderless fashion in Japan]]''' was inspired by [[K-pop]] groups, [[visual kei]], and 1980s–1990s American fashion?
* ... that a math mistake while fencing with [[longsword]]s gave cognitive scientist '''[[Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist)|Tom Griffiths]]''' a broken right wrist?

===11 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that last summer, '''[[Martin Rundkvist]]''' discovered 22 [[Gullgubber|gold foil figures]] ''(example pictured)'' while excavating a "[[Beowulf]]ian" [[mead hall]] in Sweden?
* ... that '''[[Betty Jane Long]]''' was Speaker of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] for less than a day?
* ... that a contributor to '''''[[Hell Is a Very Small Place]]''''', a 2016 book about solitary confinement, was denied access to a copy of the book while in prison?
* ... that '''[[Aramburu Island]]''' is named after its creator, a [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] supervisor who ordered it cut off from the mainland because he "did not think any homes should be built" there?
* ... that '''[[Kathy Hudson]]''', an expert in [[science policy]] and [[genetic discrimination]], helped assemble a team that led to the passage of the [[Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act]]?
* ... that [[Paul McCartney]]'s psychedelic '''[[1972 Wings Tour Bus]]''' ended up in a garden in [[Tenerife]] before returning to the UK for restoration?
* ... that hockey player '''[[Kevin Hayes (ice hockey)|Kevin Hayes]]''' came within two hours of needing his leg amputated due to [[compartment syndrome]]?
* ... that '''[[Coffee sniffers|sniffing for coffee]]''' was once a highly paid job?

*'''''00:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that in the 1930s, the Baroque [[parterre]] of the '''[[Schlosspark, Brühl|Schlosspark]]''' ''(aerial view pictured)'' in [[Brühl (Rhineland)|Brühl]], part of [[Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl|a World Heritage Site]], was restored according to the original 1728 plans?
* ... that Russian-born choreographer [[George Balanchine]] made the ballet '''''[[Stars and Stripes (ballet)|Stars and Stripes]]''''' as a tribute to the United States, his adopted country?
* ... that '''[[Marion Macfarlane]]''', the first deaconess in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]], later converted to Catholicism and joined the [[Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd|Sisters of the Good Shepherd]]?
* ... that '''[[Games Research Inc]]''' licensed ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'', [[Henry Kissinger]]'s favorite game, in 1960 after the board game's creator unsuccessfully tried to get multiple publishers to accept it?
* ... that '''[[Luis Abraham Delgadillo]]''' was Nicaragua's director-general of musical culture, a position which was created specifically for him?
* ... that in 1750, '''[[Daniel-Marie Chabert de Joncaire de Clausonne]]''' built a small canal above Niagara Falls to power a sawmill?
* ... that the North Korean song "'''[[Where Are You, Dear General?]]'''" plays every morning at 6&nbsp;a.m. through [[Pyongyang]]'s loudspeakers?
* ... that the chief engineer of Virginia television station '''[[WRFT-TV]]''' said that "a 15-watt Christmas bulb and baling wire" kept it on the air?

===10 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 10 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Diane Damiano]]''' ''(pictured)'', a biomedical scientist and [[Physical therapy|physical therapist]], helped create a [[Powered exoskeleton|robotic exoskeleton]] designed to aid children with [[cerebral palsy]] to learn how to walk?
* ... that during a renovation of New York City's '''[[2 Broadway|2&nbsp;Broadway]]''', some funds were embezzled and sent to two crime families?
* ... that '''[[Lionel Fleury]]''' brought [[minor ice hockey]] and a recreational facility to [[Quebec City]] during the [[Great Depression]]?
* ... that [[Frank Sinatra]] was "very, very angry" after being told that he would not be singing "'''[[Lonely Town (On the Town)|Lonely Town]]'''" on film?
* ... that Captain '''[[John Fenwick Hutchings]]''' was in charge of '''[[Operation Pluto]]''', the project to construct submarine oil pipelines under the English Channel during World War&nbsp;II?
* ... that [[Jessie Carney Smith]] spent more than twenty years researching the three volumes of '''''[[Notable Black American Women]]''''', which profiled 1,100 figures?
* ... that the latex-like sap of the '''[[Euphorbia abyssinica|desert candle]]''' has uses in traditional medicine but can cause skin blisters and blindness?
* ... that the music video for [[Oh Land]]'s "'''[[Listen a Little Less]]'''" was filmed entirely on a [[Samsung Galaxy S21]] smartphone?

*'''''00:00, 10 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Guadalupe College]]''' president [[David Abner&nbsp;Jr.]] ''(pictured)'' declined lucrative positions at northern U.S. colleges so that he could continue "conducting a school for the colored youths of the south"?
* ... that '''[[Robert Fancourt]]''' lost his ship to mutineers in 1797, then ran it aground in 1801?
* ... that some Brexit supporters have called for the UK to transform itself into a deregulated, low-tax "'''[[Singapore-on-Thames]]'''" to prosper outside of the EU?
* ... that [[Port Vale F.C.]] captain '''[[Tom Conlon]]'''{{`s}} great-great-grandfather played for the club more than a century ago?
* ... that [[Pop Smoke]] references [[Manu Ginóbili]], a former basketball player with the [[San Antonio Spurs]], in the lyrics for "'''[[Hello (Pop Smoke song)|Hello]]'''"?
* ... that despite the '''[[European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute|European Commission organising {{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccine supplies for the whole bloc]]''', a shortage of vaccines caused several member states to obtain their own supplies [[Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine|from Russia]] and China?
* ... that '''[[Joseph Taylor Goodsir]]''' accused [[Rudolf Virchow|Rudolph Virchow]], "the father of modern pathology", of plagiarism?
* ... that [[Robert Webb]] planned his first book to be about ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' and other topics of [[lad culture]] before it became '''''[[How Not to Be a Boy]]''''', a memoir about masculinity?

===9 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 9 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that at one point, the Consulate-General of Japan in Vladivostok was housed in what is now the '''[[Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History]]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that [[Doug Sahm]]'s posthumous album '''''[[The Return of Wayne Douglas]]''''' was his first to feature only [[country music]] songs?
* ... that the '''[[Astor Place station]]''' was flooded by a subterranean river after firefighters extinguished a blaze at a building above it?
* ... that 19th-century French economist '''[[Jean Gustave Courcelle-Seneuil]]''' is considered to be the founder of [[classical economics]] and [[economic liberalism]] in Chile?
* ... that the late Ottoman Empire has been described as "the laboratory of '''[[demographic engineering]]''' in Europe"?
* ... that as the only woman in the 1923 [[Utah State Senate]], '''[[Antoinette Kinney]]''' introduced bills to increase the number of state-sponsored scholarships and to establish public health regulations?
* ... that after '''[[Erna Schlüter]]''' had appeared as [[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]] at the [[Royal Opera House]], [[Richard Strauss|the composer]], who was in the audience, told her that she was the fulfilment of the character?
* ... that the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|UK Supreme Court]] '''[[Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police|told the Chief Constable that the West Yorkshire Police]]''' are not allowed to knock over old ladies?

*'''''00:00, 9 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard|Fragonard]] won the [[Prix de Rome]] for painting '''''[[Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols]]''''' ''(detail pictured)'' in 1752, when he was 20 years old?
* ... that the pioneering Turkish [[soprano]] '''[[Mesude Çağlayan]]''' was presented a tiny doll of "Madama Butterfly" by the [[government of Japan]] for performing the Japanese title role in [[Madama Butterfly|Puccini's opera]]? 
* ... that '''''[[Plandemic]]''''' was criticized for its professional-style production?
* ... that '''[[Bob's Your Uncle (YouTuber)|Bob's Your Uncle]]''', a Hong Kong YouTuber, began cooking while he was an [[international student]] after he found the food from [[Chinese restaurant]]s in London unappetising?
* ... that the '''[[Thousand Islands Parkway]]''' was the final two-lane section of [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]]?
* ... that the death of Serbian politician '''[[Vladimir Cvijan]]''', which occurred in January&nbsp;2018, was not publicly known until March&nbsp;2021?
* ... that the French football club '''[[GPSO 92 Issy]]''' was founded by three Peruvian sisters in 1997?
* ... that '''[[Hastings station (MBTA)|Hastings station]]''' had neither platforms nor shelter for waiting passengers?

===8 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 8 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Anka Bergman|Anka Nathanová]] gave birth to '''[[Eva Clarke]]''' ''(both pictured)'' at the [[Mauthausen concentration camp]] shortly before its liberation in 1945?
* ... that [[video game developer|computer game studio]] '''[[Legend Entertainment]]''' was founded by veterans of the [[interactive fiction]] studio [[Infocom]] after it shut down in 1989?
* ... that [[F.&nbsp;Scott Fitzgerald]] said that his book ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' was a failure in comparison to '''[[Willa Cather]]'''{{`s}} ''[[My Ántonia]]''?
* ... that the [[Frightened Rabbit]] album '''''[[Painting of a Panic Attack]]''''' was written mostly over email?
* ... that '''[[Paul M. English|Paul English]]''', co-founder of [[Kayak (company)|Kayak]], offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people during [[2010s Haiti cholera outbreak|the cholera outbreak]] following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] if other funding could not be secured?
* ... that the '''[[Sursock Purchases]]''' represented almost a quarter of all land purchased by Jews in Palestine until 1948?
* ... that ballerina '''[[Miranda Weese]]''' performed the lead role in a televised performance of ''[[Swan Lake]]'' under an hour's notice, with a partner she had never rehearsed with?
* ... that while the '''[[Triumph Tiger 900 (2020)|2020 Triumph Tiger&nbsp;900]]''' shares a name with a previous model (the 1998 [[Triumph Tiger 900 (T400)|Tiger&nbsp;900]]) and looks similar to its predecessor (the 2010 [[Triumph Tiger 800|Tiger&nbsp;800]]), it shares its design with neither?

*'''''00:00, 8 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that [[Martin Creed]]'s installation '''''[[Work No. 227: The lights going on and off|Work No.&nbsp;227: The lights going on and off]]''''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as "the first truly great artwork of the twenty-first century"?
* ... that on the first day of the [[East L.A. walkouts]], '''[[Vickie Castro]]'''{{`s}} car was used to take down a fence at [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles, California)|Roosevelt High School]]?
* ... that a German theologian wrote "'''[[Vertraut den neuen Wegen]]'''" to be sung at a wedding in [[Eisenach]] shortly before the [[Berlin Wall#The Fall|fall of the Wall]]?
* ... that '''[[Rosemary Crumlin]]''', author of a 60-year history of the [[Blake Prize]] for religious art, first attended a Blake exhibition when she was a young novice with the Australian [[Sisters of Mercy]]?
* ... that within three years, American subscription television service '''[[ON TV (TV network)|ON&nbsp;TV]]''' went from boasting 725,000 subscribers in eight cities to being out of business?
* ... that English clergyman '''[[Wilfrid T. F. Castle|Wilfrid T.&nbsp;F. Castle]]''' wrote the first book-length account of the [[Postage stamps and postal history of Cyprus|postal history of Cyprus]]?
* ... that in the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' episode "'''[[A Transfer|A&nbsp;Transfer]]'''", [[Arthur Schopenhauer]]'s [[hedgehog's dilemma]] is mentioned?
* ... that '''[[Len Fisher]]''' won the 1999 [[Ig Nobel Prize]] for physics for his research on the optimal way to dunk a [[biscuit]]?

===7 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 7 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that most of the coastal highway '''[[Japan National Route 101]]''' ''(pictured)'' follows the path of a road originally established by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]?
* ... that '''[[Grote Stadskerk]]''', a church located in the historical [[Centrum, Paramaribo|centre]] of [[Paramaribo District|Paramaribo]], is the first and the largest church of the [[Moravian Church|Moravian]] congregation in Suriname?
* ... that after making videos on [[TikTok]] where she [[lip sync|lip-synced]] [[Donald Trump]], '''[[Sarah Cooper]]''' got [[Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine|a comedy special]] on [[Netflix]] and a TV show on [[CBS]]?
* ... that the '''[[greeneye spurdog]]''', '''[[Sydney skate]]''', '''[[grey skate]]''' and [[whitefin swellshark]] are at risk of extinction by trawling, according to a 2021 report?
* ... that the [[Nazism|Nazis]] at Ravensbrück killed [[French Resistance]] fighter '''[[Émilie Tillion]]''' by gas chamber for having white hair?
* ... that the most senior of the '''[[African-American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project]]''', [[William Jacob Knox Jr.|William Knox]], supervised the otherwise-white staff of the Corrosion Section at [[Columbia University]]?
* ... that '''[[José de la Cruz Mena]]''', who contracted leprosy at the age of 21 and was blind at 26, was described as "the pre-eminent Nicaraguan composer of his time"?
* ... that in '''''[[State v. Linkhaw]]''''', the [[North Carolina Supreme Court]] reversed the conviction of a man who sang so badly in church that a jury had found him guilty of "disturbing a religious congregation"?

*'''''00:00, 7 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that although used as the weather vane of a church, the '''[[Söderala vane]]''' ''(pictured)'' was probably originally made for a [[Viking ships|Viking ship]]?
* ... that '''[[Carter Hart]]''' is the youngest [[goaltender]] in [[Philadelphia Flyers]] history to record a [[shutout]], doing so at the age of 21 years and 57 days?
* ... that '''[[Herr, unser Herr, wie bist du zugegen|a song of God's presence]]''', written in 1965 in Dutch by [[Huub Oosterhuis]], became part of [[Gotteslob (1975)|the first common German Catholic hymnal]], and was retained in [[Gotteslob|the second]] by popular demand?
* ... that in September 2020, two [[Trade union|labor unions]] both performed '''[[2020 University of Illinois Hospital strikes|strike actions against the University of Illinois Hospital]]''' in [[Chicago]]?
* ... that irked by the immense gap in gender-focused digital storytelling from both Sudan and South Sudan, '''[[Omnia Shawkat]]''' co-founded ''Andariya'' magazine?
* ... that studies in '''[[occupational toxicology]]''' often focus on early effects that are more subtle than those in clinical medicine?
* ... that in one of [[Singapore]]'s largest drainage diversions, a canal had to be redirected into steel pipes while constructing '''[[Chinatown MRT station]]'''?
* ... that organist '''[[Lorin Whitney]]''' worked nights at a [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed Aircraft]] plant during World War&nbsp;II, while performing on a coast-to-coast radio program after his shift ended in the morning?

===6 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that their '''[[cookhouse]]''' ''(example pictured)'' was as important to loggers as their bunkhouse or tool shed? 
* ... that the mayor of [[Málaga]], '''[[Francisco de la Torre (politician)|Francisco de la Torre]]''', was the first Spaniard to be awarded the [[Medal of Pushkin]] by [[Vladimir Putin]]?
* ... that historians do not agree on how '''[[Port Way]]''' entered the Roman town of [[Calleva Atrebatum]]?
* ... that '''[[Lyubomir Pipkov]]''' is considered one of the founders of Bulgaria's modern professional musical establishment?
* ... that students from four local high schools and [[Rutgers University]] each had their chance to run New Jersey television station '''[[WRTV (New Jersey)|WRTV]]''' for a day?
* ... that [[Erich Honecker]] '''[[Gera Demands|demanded]]''' that West Germany violate [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany|its own constitution]] by recognising East German citizenship?
* ... that [[Computer-assisted proof|assisted by computers]], '''[[Marijn Heule]]''' helped devise a proof of [[Keller's conjecture]] in dimension seven, a 90-year-old math problem?
* ... that the '''[[Evermannichthys bicolor|bicolored sponge goby]]''' spends most of its life living inside [[sponge]]s?

*'''''00:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that photographer '''[[Benedict J. Fernandez]]''' was invited several times to the home of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] ''(pictured)'', where he was able to see him "as a man, a father, a husband"?
* ... that rapper [[Pop Smoke]] recorded "'''[[Diana (Pop Smoke song)|Diana]]'''" the night before he was murdered?
* ... that after '''[[Mary Lou Godbold]]''' announced her candidacy for the [[Mississippi State Senate|Mississippi Senate]], all of the other candidates withdrew from the race?
* ... that when the tower of [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] radio station '''[[KWSN|KISD]]''' collapsed in 1968, it narrowly missed a train motel run by the station's former owner?
* ... that as a fifteen-year-old student, ballerina '''[[Angelica Generosa]]''' replaced an injured schoolmate to perform a lead role in Balanchine's ''[[Stars and Stripes (ballet)|Stars and Stripes]]'' after two weeks of rehearsals?
* ... that [[Leonard Bernstein]] rediscovered '''[[Psalm 148 (Bernstein)|his setting of Psalm 148]]''' for voice and piano, dated 1935, in the mid-1980s, and it was first performed in 1993?
* ... that the Thai Supreme Court opinion concerning the '''[[murder of Jenjira Ployangunsri]]''' is often quoted on Valentine's Day?
* ... that a 1947 song '''[[La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano|tells you how to cook rabbit at top speed]]'''?

===5 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 5 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that a saying in Britain states that one should "never drink in a '''[[flat-roofed pub]]'''" ''(example pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Eugénie Brazier]]''' was the first chef to be awarded six [[Michelin Guide#Stars|Michelin stars]]?
* ... that a team including bricklayers, assistant bank managers and insurance clerks '''[[Sutton United 2–1 Coventry City (1989)|defeated]]''' Coventry City in the third round of the [[FA Cup]] in 1989?
* ... that Ivorian politician '''[[Téné Birahima Ouattara]]''', the brother of the country's president, is nicknamed "Photocopy" due to their similar appearance?
* ... that neither of the US-based authors of the 1991 book '''''[[The Coming War With Japan]]''''' had ever visited Japan when they wrote it?
* ... that when Canadian preacher '''[[Perry F. Rockwood]]''' criticized the Presbyterian church in 1947, he was ordered to recant and burn his sermons?
* ... that the 2021 [[Cinema of Palestine|Palestinian film]] '''''[[The Present (2021 film)|The Present]]''''' is about a [[gift|present]] and the [[present]]?
* ... that German minister '''[[Wolfgang Clement]]''' said that the secret to drinking a glass of beer in 1.5 seconds was to fold back the [[Palatine uvula|uvula]]?

*'''''00:00, 5 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that British novelist '''[[Noreen Riols]]''' ''(pictured)'' trained agents who supported the [[French Resistance]] during [[World War&nbsp;II]]?
* ... that the wasp '''''[[Sceliphron asiaticum]]''''' provisions its nest with body parts of spiders?
* ... that [[Philadelphia Phillies]] pitcher '''[[Zach Eflin]]''' was once traded twice in the course of 24 hours?
* ... that the February 2021 calving of '''[[Iceberg A-74]]''' has provided the opportunity to study seafloor organisms that can survive {{convert|30|km|mi}} from the nearest daylight?
* ... that the '''[[Battle of Milliken's Bend]]''' brought acceptance of African Americans as soldiers?
* ... that after '''''[[Do Not Split]]''''' received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination, the Chinese government reportedly told local media to downplay the awards?
* ... that '''[[Louis William Valentine DuBourg]]''' established his [[episcopal see]] in [[St.&nbsp;Louis]] because the Catholics of [[New Orleans]] would not accept his authority?
* ... that people in Taiwan '''[[Salmon chaos|changed their legal names to something involving salmon]]''' in order to get free sushi?

===4 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 4 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that the [[rolling ball sculpture]] '''''[[Archimedean Excogitation]]''''' ''(pictured)'' has almost 30 moving or sound-producing components?
* ... that [[Imago Records]] intended to release '''''[[Kylie Minogue (album)|Kylie Minogue]]''''' in the US before closing down in 1995?
* ... that after '''[[Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan|IFPI Taiwan]]''' established the IFPI Taiwan Charts in August&nbsp;1996, the charts were noted for having their own [[World Wide Web]] site?
* ... that the [[music video]] for [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]]'s song "'''[[Pay Your Way in Pain]]'''" recalls the [[1970s in music|1970s]] [[Lower Manhattan|downtown New York]], taking inspiration from the works of [[Kate Bush]], [[David Bowie]], and [[Cindy Sherman]]?
* ... that "'''[[Christians, awake, salute the happy morn]]'''" is a hymn based on a poem that [[John Byrom]] first presented "For Dolly"?
* ... that an article headlined "'''[[(Almost) Straight Outta Compton]]'''" led to [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Prince Harry]]'s communications secretary issuing a public statement denouncing "racist" and "sexist" commentary about [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]]?
* ... that the 2003 spy thriller '''''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]''''' was [[Priyanka Chopra]]'s first Bollywood film?
* ... that "prophet of doom" '''[[Craig Hamilton-Parker]]''' claims to have predicted [[Brexit]] and [[2016 United States presidential election|Trump]]?

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* ... that singer-songwriter '''[[Lupita Infante]]''' ''(pictured)'' advocates for [[women's empowerment]] through her traditional [[norteño (music)|norteño]] and [[ranchera]] music? 
* ... that the '''[[dual circulation]]''' policy calls for China to prioritize domestic [[Consumption (economics)|consumption]] while remaining open to [[international trade]]?
* ... that '''[[Masako Yashiro]]''' was one of the earliest female artists to create Japanese [[Shōnen manga|boys' comics]]?
* ... that the '''[[Happy Ending (Schitt's Creek)|series finale of ''Schitt's Creek'']]''' was written in three hours by co-creator [[Dan Levy (Canadian actor)|Daniel Levy]]?
* ... that '''[[Alice Saxby]]''' was nurse in charge of an officer's wing at [[Botleys Mansion|Botleys]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and cared for many casualties from the [[Normandy landings]]?
* ... that in 2000, the Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani threatened to sell JFK and LaGuardia airports to '''[[BAA USA]]''' owned by a British company?
* ... that '''[[Mark Cullen (footballer, born 1992)|Mark Cullen]]''' was named as [[EFL League Two Player of the Month|League Two Player of the Month]] for October 2014 after scoring a [[Hat-trick#Perfect hat-trick|perfect hat-trick]]? 
* ... that former Soviet Union leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] starred in '''[[Gorbachev Pizza Hut commercial|a Pizza Hut commercial]]''' in 1997?

===3 April 2021===
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* ... that in his 1898 painting '''''[[The Annunciation (Tanner)|The Annunciation]]''''' ''(pictured)'', [[Henry Ossawa Tanner]] uses a column of light to depict the angel [[Gabriel]]?
* ... that '''[[Jacquie Sturm]]''' was the first [[Māori people|Māori]] writer to have her work published in a New Zealand anthology?
* ... that '''''[[Green Bullfrog]]''''' featured members of [[Deep Purple]], [[Procol Harum]] and [[Chas & Dave]]?
* ... that due to her ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' character '''[[Ruby Spark]]'''{{`s}} near-[[Eidetic memory|photographic memory]], actress [[Maddy Hill]] had to learn all the intricate details of the medical terminology used by the character?
* ... that people thought '''[[Boxers NYC Washington Heights|Boxers]]''' would gentrify [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]]?
* ... that '''[[Gardner Dow]]''' was the only American [[college football]] player to die of sports-related injuries in 1919?
* ... that English musician [[Jane Weaver]]'s album '''''[[Flock (Jane Weaver album)|Flock]]''''' was inspired by Lebanese [[torch song]]s, 1980s Russian Aerobics records, and Australian [[Punk rock|punk]] music?
* ... that author '''[[Edmund G. Love]]''' spent several years homeless, sleeping on the [[Rapid transit|subway]] and interacting with other homeless people, leading him to write the book ''Subways Are For Sleeping''?

*'''''00:00, 3 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Harry Styles]]''' ''(pictured)'', who is known for his flamboyant fashion, was voted the Most Stylish Man of the Year by ''[[GQ]]'' in 2020?
* ... that '''[[Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority|only about a quarter of New York City's 472 subway stations had elevators]]''' in 2018, among the lowest accessibility rates of the world's major transit systems?
* ... that the TV broadcast of the [[Taylor Swift]] concert '''[[City of Lover]]''' only included half the [[set list]] of the original concert?
* ... that '''[[Tonia Shand]]''' became Australia's first woman [[High Commissioners of Australia to Sri Lanka|high commissioner to Sri Lanka]] in 1988?
* ... that the '''[[coral reefs of Tuvalu]]''' include the [[Funafuti Conservation Area]], which encompasses 20 per cent of the reef area of Funafuti atoll?
* ... that '''[[Peter Milliman]]''' coached Team Russia at the [[2014 World Lacrosse Championship]] despite not knowing until that year that they even had a team?
* ... that, while representing '''[[Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]''', [[Lluís Marin Tarroch]] served as the flag bearer and became the first Andorran to compete in [[snowboarding]] at the Games?
* ... that Sister '''[[Elizabeth Sander]]''', who was imprisoned for carrying "lewd books", escaped twice?

===2 April 2021===
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* ... that '''''[[Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen]]''''', a [[Passion (music)|Passion cantata]] for solo bass by [[Georg Philipp Telemann|Telemann]] composed in Frankfurt, was performed there in [[Lent]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|COVID-19 pandemic]] ''(pictured)''?<!--Special occasion hook for 2 April-->
* ... that at the age of 12, the [[Lakota people|Lakota]] spiritual leader '''[[Arvol Looking Horse]]''' became the youngest ever Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Bundle?
* ... that [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "'''[[Slow Clap (song)|Slow Clap]]'''" has a [[Country music|country]]-inspired cover artwork, despite the song itself having a [[ska]] sound?
* ... that in 1930, the new infant-care centre of the '''[[Mothercraft Training Society]]''' was named after [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth of York]], now Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II?
* ... that when journalist '''[[Pierre Nadeau]]''' reported on the 1973 [[Famines in Ethiopia|famine in Ethiopia]], his suggestion for viewers to donate to [[Oxfam]] led to an inundation of contributions the next day?
* ... that [[Duncan Jupp]] scored his first league goal for more than a decade in the '''[[2005 Football League Two play-off Final]]'''?
* ... that Lieutenant General '''[[Osman Erbaş]]''' was one of 11 Turkish military personnel killed in '''[[2021 TAF AS532 crash|a 4&nbsp;March&nbsp;2021 helicopter crash]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Prides Crossing station]]''' had separate benches for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]?

*'''''00:00, 2 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Fred H. Brown]]''' ''(pictured)'' went from a [[History of the Boston Braves#Early history|bean eater]] to a [[Comptroller General of the United States|bean counter]]?
* ... that '''[[Yellow Drawing Room|there are dragons in Buckingham Palace]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Napoleon Bonaparte (police officer)|Napoleon Bonaparte]]''' once acted as the main character in a soap opera and once fell from a Harley Davidson motorbike?
* ... that there has been a '''[[Rio de Flag|bottomless pit]]''' in East Flagstaff, Arizona, for more than 100 years?
* ... that President [[George H.&nbsp;W. Bush]] was '''[[White House horseshoe pit|King of the Pit]]'''?
* ... that an '''[[Alligator Rainwear|Alligator]]''' in PVC made Mary Quant [[Mary Quant|look wet]]?
* ... that '''[[Romano Floriani Mussolini|Mussolini]]''' is not interested in politics?
* ... that Mr.&nbsp;Spock '''[[ate my balls]]'''?

===1 April 2021===
*'''''12:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that cosmic horror '''[[Cthulhu for President|Cthulhu has run for President of the United States]]''' ''(2016 campaign pictured)'' in every election since 1996?
* ... that having sex at different times may '''[[allochronic speciation|produce new species]]'''?
* ... that Michigan governor [[William Milliken]] gave the homily at '''[[Great Michigan Pizza Funeral|a funeral for frozen cheese and mushroom pizzas]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Johnny Dickshot]]''' was captain of the All-Ugly team?
* ... that [[Leonard Bernstein]] wrote "'''[[I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano and Piano|I hate music]]'''"?
* ... that 14&nbsp;April is '''[[Cake and Cunnilingus Day]]'''?
* ... that '''[[John William Bean|Mr&nbsp;Bean]]''' attempted to kill the Queen with a tobacco-loaded gun?
* ... that the '''[[United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster|United States once sued a golden cock]]''' but cried fowl when the cock won?
* ... that in 1941, a [[Trinidad|Trinidadian]] king was crowned with the assistance of '''[[Adolf Hitler (Calypso)|Adolf Hitler]]'''?

*'''''00:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Hy Cohen]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' seven-game-long [[Major League Baseball]] career ended before his [[baseball card]] could be produced?
* ... that '''[[Toa Payoh MRT station|Toa Payoh station]]''' was the first in [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system]] to have its structural works completed?
* ... that the title of the [[Taylor Swift]] song "'''[[Cornelia Street (song)|Cornelia Street]]'''" refers to a street in [[New York City]] on which Swift rented a [[townhouse]]?
* ... that the '''[[Cerrón Grande Reservoir]]''', also known as Lake Suchitlán, is one of the most contaminated and polluted bodies of fresh water in [[Central America]]?
* ... that '''[[Brenda Banks (animator)|Brenda Banks]]''' was one of the first African-American women to work as a professional animator?
* ... that '''[[Vorau Abbey]]'''{{`s}} [[collegiate church]] has been described as the "most splendid [[Baroque architecture|baroque]] church in [[Styria]]?"
* ... that, such was his popularity with the club's supporters, when footballer '''[[Hughie Ferguson]]''' was sold by [[Motherwell F.C.]], the local steel works closed to allow workers to wave him off?
* ... that the founder of '''[[WGRI|WZIP]]''' in [[Covington, Kentucky]], beat out his own brother for the right to build the station?