Did You Know?

Misafir · **04-01-2007**

...Ichikawa Danjūrō I (pictured) was killed onstage by a fellow Kabuki actor?
...the Swedish forces at the Siege of Jasna Góra were actually Germanmercenaries and Polish supporters of Charles X Gustav?
...jazz musician Roscoe Mitchell, while in Germany for the U.S. Army, studied under the first clarinetist of the Heidelberg Symphony?
...the Australian punk rock single "(I’m) Stranded" pre-dated the Sex Pistols' debut release?
...Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, a Kannada poem, was declared the official anthem of the Indian state of Karnataka in 2004?
...Plagiostomum vittatum, the "Candy Cane Worm", is a flatworm with red stripes?
...the Normal School for Colored Girls was incorporated into the University of the District of Columbia?

Misafir · **06-01-2007**

...that approximately one-third of nearby galaxies contain low-ionization nuclear emission-line regions?
...that the McCarthy-style interrogations of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee caused the firing or expulsion of scores of professors and students from Florida universities between 1956 and 1966?
...that among the earliest accounts of the use of a man-lifting kite is in the story of Ishikawa Goemon's robbery from Nagoya Castle?
...that Major Megan McClung, the first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat in Iraq, organized and competed in the first satellite running of the Marine Corps Marathon in Iraq?
...that John Litchfield trod on the foot of one Prime Minister, sat on the lap of another, and was the first person to toast the health of Queen Elizabeth II?
...that the future mother-in-law of Kunikida Doppo urged her daughter to commit suicide rather than marry the Japanese author?

Misafir · **14-01-2007**

...that Darwin Falls is the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park and features a rare example of riparian greenery in the driest place in North America?
...that William E. "Bud" Davis wanted "to be the world's greatest football coach" and got a chance to prove it in 1962, but went 2-8 and never coached again, but went on to a successful career as university president at 4 universities?
...that, in autumn 1934, Amicii URSS, a Romanian left-wing cultural society, dispatched the writer Alexandru Sahia on an illegal visit to the Soviet Union, as a means to commemorate the October Revolution?
...that Mandy Mitchell-Innes was the last surviving English cricketer to have played Test cricket before the Second World War?
...that William Dronfield founded the United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades, which inspired the creation of the Trades Union Congress?
...that "On the very first of May", a work composed by singer and organist William Savage, was set to nonsense verses by his wife?

Misafir · **17-01-2007**

...that An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (pictured) depicts the recreation of an experiment first carried out by Robert Boyle over a hundred years earlier?
...that Sir Samuel Davenport, a South Australian parliamentarian, had an electoral district named after him?
...that "Push It To The Limit", a pop rap song backed by The Walt Disney Company, was recently the most downloaded song at the iTunes Store?
...that in the 1950s, the names and telephone numbers of women who attended the integrated meetings of civil rights activist Virginia Foster Durr were published in a Ku Klux Klan magazine?
...that recently-departed Dame Joyanne Bracewell was the fifth woman to be appointed as an English High Court judge?
...that despite having won the Cricket World Cup only once (1983), Indian cricket team batsmen hold most Cricket World Cup batting records?
...that the Sao civilisation is the earliest to have left clear traces of their presence in the territory of modern Cameroon?

Misafir · **18-01-2007**

...that the Australian steamer TSS Kanowna (pictured) was requisitioned twice during World War I, first as a troopship and then as a hospital ship?
...that male spiders, scorpions and mantids have special strategies to avoid sexual cannibalism?
...that Joseph E. Widener, a major figure in U.S.Thoroughbred horse racing, lost his elder brother and nephew in the Titanic disaster?
...that the Federal Corrupt Practices Act was the primary law regulating campaign finance in U.S. federal elections until the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act in 1971?
...that Trondheim Tramway was reopened in 1990 after being permanently closed for two years, the process costing two mayors in Trondheim their jobs?
...that Russian billionaire, politician and philanthropist Alexander LebedevKGB agent working in London? started his career as a
...that Windows DreamScene displays videos in MPEG or WMV format as desktop wallpaper?
...that Öpir, the "shouter", was the most productive of the old Vikingrunemasters?

04-01-2007	#16 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...Ichikawa Danjūrō I (pictured) was killed onstage by a fellow Kabuki actor? ...the Swedish forces at the Siege of Jasna Góra were actually Germanmercenaries and Polish supporters of Charles X Gustav? ...jazz musician Roscoe Mitchell, while in Germany for the U.S. Army, studied under the first clarinetist of the Heidelberg Symphony? ...the Australian punk rock single "(I’m) Stranded" pre-dated the Sex Pistols' debut release? ...Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, a Kannada poem, was declared the official anthem of the Indian state of Karnataka in 2004? ...Plagiostomum vittatum, the "Candy Cane Worm", is a flatworm with red stripes? ...the Normal School for Colored Girls was incorporated into the University of the District of Columbia?

06-01-2007	#17 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that approximately one-third of nearby galaxies contain low-ionization nuclear emission-line regions? ...that the McCarthy-style interrogations of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee caused the firing or expulsion of scores of professors and students from Florida universities between 1956 and 1966? ...that among the earliest accounts of the use of a man-lifting kite is in the story of Ishikawa Goemon's robbery from Nagoya Castle? ...that Major Megan McClung, the first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat in Iraq, organized and competed in the first satellite running of the Marine Corps Marathon in Iraq? ...that John Litchfield trod on the foot of one Prime Minister, sat on the lap of another, and was the first person to toast the health of Queen Elizabeth II? ...that the future mother-in-law of Kunikida Doppo urged her daughter to commit suicide rather than marry the Japanese author?

14-01-2007	#18 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that Darwin Falls is the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park and features a rare example of riparian greenery in the driest place in North America? ...that William E. "Bud" Davis wanted "to be the world's greatest football coach" and got a chance to prove it in 1962, but went 2-8 and never coached again, but went on to a successful career as university president at 4 universities? ...that, in autumn 1934, Amicii URSS, a Romanian left-wing cultural society, dispatched the writer Alexandru Sahia on an illegal visit to the Soviet Union, as a means to commemorate the October Revolution? ...that Mandy Mitchell-Innes was the last surviving English cricketer to have played Test cricket before the Second World War? ...that William Dronfield founded the United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades, which inspired the creation of the Trades Union Congress? ...that "On the very first of May", a work composed by singer and organist William Savage, was set to nonsense verses by his wife?

17-01-2007	#19 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (pictured) depicts the recreation of an experiment first carried out by Robert Boyle over a hundred years earlier? ...that Sir Samuel Davenport, a South Australian parliamentarian, had an electoral district named after him? ...that "Push It To The Limit", a pop rap song backed by The Walt Disney Company, was recently the most downloaded song at the iTunes Store? ...that in the 1950s, the names and telephone numbers of women who attended the integrated meetings of civil rights activist Virginia Foster Durr were published in a Ku Klux Klan magazine? ...that recently-departed Dame Joyanne Bracewell was the fifth woman to be appointed as an English High Court judge? ...that despite having won the Cricket World Cup only once (1983), Indian cricket team batsmen hold most Cricket World Cup batting records? ...that the Sao civilisation is the earliest to have left clear traces of their presence in the territory of modern Cameroon?

18-01-2007	#20 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that the Australian steamer TSS Kanowna (pictured) was requisitioned twice during World War I, first as a troopship and then as a hospital ship? ...that male spiders, scorpions and mantids have special strategies to avoid sexual cannibalism? ...that Joseph E. Widener, a major figure in U.S.Thoroughbred horse racing, lost his elder brother and nephew in the Titanic disaster? ...that the Federal Corrupt Practices Act was the primary law regulating campaign finance in U.S. federal elections until the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act in 1971? ...that Trondheim Tramway was reopened in 1990 after being permanently closed for two years, the process costing two mayors in Trondheim their jobs? ...that Russian billionaire, politician and philanthropist Alexander LebedevKGB agent working in London? started his career as a ...that Windows DreamScene displays videos in MPEG or WMV format as desktop wallpaper? ...that Öpir, the "shouter", was the most productive of the old Vikingrunemasters?