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Mary Smith (knocker upper)2026-06-0119,806825.2... that Mary Smith woke hundreds of people up every day by shooting peas at their windows?
Metland Egg2026-06-0319,473811.4... that nobody knows where the Metland Egg is?
Palermo Quran2026-06-0316,718696.6... that the Palermo Quran (detail pictured) has been described as "the single most important artifact so far known to survive from Muslim Sicily"?
1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery2026-06-0215,279636.6... that the four paintings stolen in the 1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery (one pictured) were discovered hidden on a pig farm?
Healing Heart totem pole2026-06-0213,677569.9... that many of the people who carved the Healing Heart totem pole had no previous carving experience?
Kumutoto Stream2026-06-0213,034543.1... that "no one told the eels to stop acting like eels" beneath the streets of Wellington?
Agreeee2026-06-0412,698529.1... that the developer of Agreeee wanted to use the game to "draw people's attention to the fact that nobody reads the terms of service"?
Olive (fashion magazine)2026-06-0211,872494.6... that the fashion trends of French high school girls inspired the "Olive Girl" style in Japan?
Elisabeth Park2026-06-0111,466477.7... that the layout of Elisabeth Park (pictured) forms the royal monogram of Leopold II of Belgium?
Perrine Dugué2026-06-0410,938455.8... that Perrine Dugué's brutal murder and the rumoured miraculous healing powers of her grave led to the creation of a popular cult in 1796?
Lifting the Veil of Ignorance2026-06-0310,024417.7... that nearly 100,000 donors contributed towards the creation of a statue of Booker T. Washington?
Nellie Breen2026-06-049,976415.7... that Nellie Breen (pictured) is believed to have performed the first tap dance broadcast on radio in 1922?
Waverly (London, Ontario)2026-06-049,099379.1... that Waverly is one of the largest surviving domestic residences in London, Ontario?
Sylvain Bromberger2026-06-029,062377.6... that Sylvain Bromberger described a state in which all actual answers to a question are known to be false, even though the question has a correct answer?
Malika Kishwar2026-06-029,030376.2... that the queen mother of the last king of Awadh is buried near Marcel Proust?
Jaxson Davis2026-06-048,550356.2... that American basketball player Jaxson Davis was cradled by Kobe Bryant when he was an infant?
Maipure language2026-06-038,412350.5... that the extinct Maipure language had a separate category of nouns for things that cannot be possessed, such as astronomical objects?
Battle of Mucellium2026-06-028,294345.6... that the death of a general's bodyguard led to a decisive Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Mucellium even though they outnumbered the Ostrogoths?
Else Went2026-06-038,194341.4... that a university class inspired Else Went to write a five-hour-long play based on Dungeons & Dragons?
Shiyazh Pete2026-06-017,496312.3... that Shiyazh Pete is the first player from the Navajo Nation to sign with a National Football League team?
Tao Siliang2026-06-037,087295.3... that Tao Siliang led efforts to promote iodized salt in China?
Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. nilotica2026-06-046,664277.7... that Nilotica shea butter, found only in the Nile basin of Uganda, represents less than five percent of the global shea butter supply?
Robert S. Cooper2026-06-015,702237.6... that Robert S. Cooper directed the development of GPS while at the Pentagon?
Kathryn Otley2026-06-015,584232.7... that Anglican priest Kathryn Otley hosted a drag queen story hour at her church after the event was disrupted by a protest at its original location?
Sulyoadikusumo2026-06-035,338222.4... that, when he visited Surabaya, Indonesian defense minister Sulyoadikusumo was arrested by a local military commander who proceeded to claim his title?
Pisces VII2026-06-015,113213.0... that Pisces VII, a dwarf satellite galaxy, is the first galaxy in the Local Group to be discovered by an amateur astronomer?
The Kyoto Shimbun2026-06-015,012208.8... that staff of the newspaper the Kyoto Hinode Shimbun once defended their office from a mob by spraying rioters with water hoses?
Mark Cooney2026-06-034,301179.2... that in college Mark Cooney was a defensive end, center, and defensive tackle, but upon joining the NFL he was told to try a position that he had never played before?
Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg2026-06-044,052168.8... that the gold-medal favourite for the men's 73 kg weightlifting competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics was eliminated in the last qualifying tournament?
Drop Dead2026-06-024,011[a]167.1... that Olivia Rodrigo teased her song "Drop Dead" by placing pink padlocks in cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles, and Hoboken?
Eagle Creek Park2026-06-033,192133.0... that an old gravel pit in Eagle Creek Park in Indiana is now part of an Important Bird Area?
Academy of Music (Cleveland)2026-06-012,842118.4... that John Wilkes Booth gave a thrilling performance at the Cleveland Academy of Music while bleeding heavily from an accidental sword wound?
Arturo Gramajo2026-06-022,652110.5... that Olympic bobsledder Arturo Gramajo is credited as having created a popular Argentine hash dish?
Something Worth Waiting For2026-06-041,98382.6... that a song from Friko's Something Worth Waiting For was inspired by the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta?
Meng Qingshu2026-06-040[b]0... that Meng Qingshu married Wang Ming only one day after she was released from prison?
2025 Indian Premier League final2026-06-01-1,062[c]-44.2... that Krunal Pandya was named the player of the match in the 2025 Indian Premier League final, becoming the first cricketer to win the award in two IPL finals?
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