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Did you know? (DYK) entries are interesting facts that many people may not know. On this page possible entries are listed and members of the DYK project assess the nominations for the DYK section. DYKs are listed on the Main Page.

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List articles on this page under the Nominations area, below. The newest nominations go at the top. If you would like to make a nomination, you should read the rules below.

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Rules

• Only one article can be nominated for a Did You Know hook.
  • This does not mean there can only be one link in the hook. It means the hook is to feature one article.
  • This main article is the link which is in bold. This article must meet the DYK rules.
  • Any other links in the hook are minor links.
• Information presented in any article nominated for DYK should be verifiable and unbiased. There must be a citation of a credible source to support the fact contained in the hook.
  • Articles that are tagged for bias with {{NPOV}} or for lack of accuracy with {{Disputed}} are not suitable for DYK.
  • Articles where facts are questioned with {{fact}} tags may not be suitable.
• The article linked should be easy to read.
  • The article should not be tagged as {{complex}}.
  • It should comply with the guideline on writing Simple English articles.
  • If possible, readability tests, such as this, should indicate a U.S. grade level of no greater than Grade 8 on (most) scores.
  • There should be no red linked categories or red linked templates.
• Articles nominated for DYK should not be too short.
  • Three-sentence stubs are not suitable.
  • The text of the article must be at least 800 characters. The number of characters can be measured with this tool.
• The hook used to encourage people to read the article should be interesting to read. Information mentioned in the hook should be in the article text (not in a footnote, or in a linked reference, or in an infobox).
  • Whether a hook is not interesting should not be a matter for only one reviewer to decide. The first reviewer marks as {{DYKalmost}} if they feel the hook is not sufficiently interesting, with wording like "Is there a more interesting hook?". If 2 assessors (including the initial one) agree that the hook is uninteresting and no alternative has been put forward, the nomination is rejected with {{DYKno}} and advice to the nominator that "2 reviewers feel that this hook is not interesting, please suggest an alternative hook."
  • Articles may be re-nominated, but a different hook must be chosen. Also, two different hooks of the same article should not be added to the same update or updates that follow each other.
• DYKs should not be very good articles (VGA) already as VGAs already get their own spotlight on the Main Page as the "Selected article".

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Articles with good references and citations are needed.	Neutral	Already in the article

• Editors may only nominate up to four hooks at any one time. If more nominations are desired, existing nominations must either be removed, promoted to one of the DYK queues or placed in the holding area.
• Hooks cannot be moved to a queue or removed from the nominations page until they have been there for a minimum of three days from the date they were originally posted. The only exception to this are hooks that can be "snowed". Hooks can also be removed if there has been no input from the nominator after five days from the last review. Unreviewed hooks however cannot be removed until there has been a review.

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	{{DYKfixed}}	Yes, issue fixed.	The issue preventing DYK, or the request for improvement has now been fixed.
	{{DYKalmost}}	Almost	Article is on the way to being ready for DYK, but the reviewer has questions.
	{{DYKno}}	No	Article is unable to be used on DYK, the time limit has passed, or there are larger reservations.

Nominations

Please add new nominations below with newer nominations at the top. Nominations should be headed with a ===Level Three=== header containing a link to the article that the hook is from. If possible, all hooks should contain a relevant file from Wikimedia Commons – this can be a picture or a sound. The subject article should be '''bolded'''.

Blanche Lincoln

• ... that Blanche Lincoln was the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Senate? QuicoleJR (talk) 17:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

• Interesting hook and article looks good. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 03:24, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Katie Britt

• ... that U.S. Senator Katie Britt visited the Mexico–United States border twice during her first month as a senator? QuicoleJR (talk) 16:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

• Don’t think this is interesting. People visiting places more than once is not interesting in my book. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 03:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Beijing

... that In 1989, there were protests in Tian'anmen Square Beijing (pictured) because people wanted democracy?--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 03:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

• Don’t think this is interesting. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

  I agree that this is not that interesting. Also, Beijing is not really the topic of the hook, since I'm pretty sure we have an article on the protests, and we definitely should if we don't. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:37, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Brazil

... that in 1889, Brazil became a republic after a military coup kicked Pedro II out of the country?--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 03:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

• Article is tagged. Also not sure if this is interesting. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Devil

... that in the Koran, the Devil often appears as an animal and tries to get people to do the wrong thing?--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 03:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

* Interesting fact, but I can’t find it stated or sourced in the article. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:04, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

• @TDKR Chicago 101 @Cactusisme Apparently, the last sentence in the etymology section. 192.83.149.205 (talk) 21:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

  • My bad. Not sure how I missed that. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Galaxy

... that some galaxies can be 100 trillion times the mass of the Sun?--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 03:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Holding area

Hooks that are ready to be moved to a queue for update may be held in this area until a space in a queue becomes available. To be eligible to move into this area, a hook must meet all of the promotion guidelines as outlined above. Hooks in this area do not count towards a user's nomination limit. If you change or re-review a hook in this area, it must be moved back to the main nominations section for discussion to continue. The only changes permitted here are formatting or spelling changes, or adding an associated file.

Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany

• ...that when they found a link between smoking and lung cancer in 1940, the Nazis created the first anti-smoking campaign in modern history?

Gregory Peck

• ... that Academy Award-winning actor Gregory Peck said that he was almost offered the ambassadorship to Ireland by President Lyndon B. Johnson?

Gabriel García Márquez

• ... that Colombian Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez (pictured) is the most-translated Spanish-language author?

Dixy Lee Ray

• ... that Dixy Lee Ray, the first female Governor of Washington, was also the youngest girl to summit Mount Rainier?

India

• ...that the name India comes from the Indus River, which is located mostly in Pakistan and is the national river of the country?

India naming dispute

• ...that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was against the use of the name India (pictured) by the Republic of India, saying that it was misleading and would cause confusion?

Claudia Sheinbaum

• ... that President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when they won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?

Katherine Johnson

• ... that Katherine Johnson (pictured) was called one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist?

Buzz Aldrin

• ... that when Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission, he took communion and became the first and only person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon?

Françoise Hardy

• ... that Françoise Hardy (pictured), a popular singer of the Yé-yé style of music, was also an astrologist and wrote books about it?

Mason–Dixon line

• ...that surveyors were hired to fix the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, after people had become tired of the violence between the two colonies?

Ronald Reagan

• ... that after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down in 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the American military's GPS would be allowed for civilian use?

Seven Nation Army

• ... that when Jack White created the riff for "Seven Nation Army", he wanted it used for a James Bond theme, however he decided to make it into a separate song because he thought that would never happen?

John Quincy Adams

• ... that U.S. President John Quincy Adams, who led the fight against slavery in Congress, was fluent in Latin and French?

Carl Sagan

• ... that Carl Sagan (pictured) said that smoking cannabis helped him in writing his books?

Vegetable

• ... that in 1893 the United States Supreme Court declared that the fruit Tomato is a vegetable for taxation purposes?

Adolf Hitler

• ... that according to historians, Adolf Hitler had only one testicle?

Carlo Acutis

• ... that Carlo Acutis, who recorded Eucharistic miracles online as a teenager, is set to become the first canonized millennial in the Catholic Church?

Ebrahim Raisi

• ... that former President Ebrahim Raisi was nicknamed "the Butcher of Tehran" for his role on the "death committee" during the 1988 mass executions of Iranian political prisoners?

Solovey (Go_A song)

• ... that "Solovey" was the first song in the history of Eurovision to be fully in the Ukrainian language?

Anneliese Michel

• ... that several people and priests were found guilty of negligent homicide in Anneliese Michel's death because they did not give her medical attention after she had several exorcisms performed on her?

Jamie Lee Curtis

• ... that Academy Award-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis (pictured) did not want to be called Baroness Haden-Guest because she said the title has nothing to do with her?

Murder of Linda Andersen

• ...that two girls who killed their mother when they were teenagers successfully studied at university, after serving their sentence; one became a lawyer and the other a scientist?

William Shockley

• ... that Nobel Prize winning physicist William Shockley ran for the U.S. Senate in 1982 because of the "dysgenic threat" he believed African-Americans created?

Giorgia Meloni

• ... that Giorgia Meloni (pictured), who was elected in 2022, is Italy's first female prime minister?

Marianne Wiggins

• ... that when Muslims were ordered to kill Salman Rushdie, his wife Marianne Wiggins also started hiding, even though she told him five days earlier that she did not want to be married to him anymore?

Dick Van Dyke

• ... that at age 98, Dick Van Dyke (pictured) is the oldest person to be nominated and win a Daytime Emmy Award?

Andrew Johnson

• ... that a proposal to impeach President of the United States Andrew Johnson in 1868 failed by one vote?

Russia

• ... that Russia got its name from a Medieval Latin name for the Kievan Rus'?

Cynisca

• ...that even though women were forbidden from attending the Ancient Olympic Games, Spartan princess Cynisca won them twice?

Nude recreation

• ...that when a museum in Vienna offered a naked museum tour of a controversial exhibition called Nude Men in February 2013, more than 60 people attended that tour?

Dishwasher

• ...that a socialite who was worried that her dishes would break while they were being washed came up with a successful design of a dishwasher in the late 19th century?

Pete McCloskey

• ... that in 1967, Purple Heart Korean War veteran Pete McCloskey won against child actress Shirley Temple in a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives?

Simon Harris

• ... that at age 37, Simon Harris is the youngest person to become Ireland's Taoiseach?

Mary Peltola

• ... that U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (pictured) is the first Alaskan Native member of congress?

Ima Keithel

• ... that Ima Keithel is a market in Manipur that is the only one run by women alone?

Pubic hair

• ... that four out of five women, and about half of the men in the United States trim or remove their pubic hair?

Olaf Scholz

• ... that Olaf Scholz is the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to not be a member of the Protestant Church?

Ursula von der Leyen

• ... that when she was elected in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen became the first female President of the European Commission?

Dance the Night

• ... that Mark Ronson wrote a song for the dance rehearsals of the movie Barbie which later became "Dance the Night"?

Gottfried Böhm

• ... that in 1986, Gottfried Böhm (pictured) was the first German architect to win a Pritzker Prize?

Sahara

• ... that in the last hundred years, the Sahara has grown by about ten percent because of desertification?

José Andrés

• ... that chef and humanitarian José Andrés is said to have made small plates dining popular in the United States?

Red Sea crisis

• ... that the first event in the history of space warfare occurred during the Red Sea crisis?

Trina Robbins

• ... that in 1970, cartoonist Trina Robbins (pictured) helped create the first comic book entirely produced by women?

Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

• ... that Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the son of Saudi King Salman, is the first member of a royal family to fly in space as well as the first Arab and the first Muslim to do so?

Ostrich

• ... that ostriches have the biggest eyes among all terrestrial animals?

Names of Pakistan

• ... that the name of modern Pakistan (pictured) is an acronym derived from the five regions of the British Raj: Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan?

Akkadian Empire

• ... that the Akkadian Empire (pictured) of Mesopotamia is the oldest known empire in history?

Houston

• ... that after New York City, Houston has the most Fortune 500 headquarters of any American city within its city limits?

Total Eclipse of the Heart

• ... that leading up to the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, the streams for Bonnie Tyler's 1983 single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" went up 827% globally?

Ancient Pakistan

• ... that the oldest recorded name of Ancient Pakistan (pictured) is Meluhha, the Sumerian name for the Indus Valley?

Charles Michel

• ... that when Charles Michel became the Prime Minister of Belgium in 2014, he was the youngest Belgian prime minister in 173 years?

Jörn Donner

• ... that director Jörn Donner (pictured) is the first and, to date, only person from Finland to win an Academy Award?

Katie Britt

• ... that Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt was criticized for giving her response to the State of the Union address from her kitchen?

Gandhara

• ... that the region of Gandhara in Pakistan is the second holy land of Buddhism, the first being Magadha in Nepal and India?

Olivia Rodrigo

• ... that Olivia Rodrigo (pictured) is the first artist to have their first two releases in the top 10 on Billboard Hot 100?

Lewis Strauss

• ... that Lewis Strauss has been called a "villain in American history" for his role in removing J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance for personal reasons?

Lyndon B. Johnson

• ... that at age 42, Lyndon B. Johnson was the youngest leader of the United States Senate in American history?

Lyndon B. Johnson

• ... that before Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States, he was a teacher at a Hispanic-majority school near the Mexico–United States border?

Kristi Noem

• ... that when Kristi Noem (pictured) was a U.S. Representative, she took online college classes and received intern credits because she was a congresswoman?

Marianne Williamson

• ... that before running for President of the United States in 2020 and 2024, Marianne Williamson was a New York Times best selling spiritual writer and was nicknamed "Oprah's spiritual advisor"?

Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

• ... that even though Belarus helped Russia with their invasion of Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko said that there is "no way" Belarusian soldiers will attack Ukraine?

J. Robert Oppenheimer

• ... that in 2022, J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was given back to him, 68 years after it was controversially removed during the Second Red scare?

Chicago River

• ... that the tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green (pictured) for Saint Patrick's Day started by accident in 1961 when plumbers accidentally spilled fluorescein into the river?

Functional illiteracy

• ...that 14% of the adults living in the United States have problems in their everyday life, because they cannot read and write well enough?

Kirby's Dream Course

• ...that Kirby's Dream Course was not originally going to be a Kirby game, and the version without Kirby was later released on the Satellaview?

Harvard University

• ... that eight Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard University?

Stan Lee

• ... that Stan Lee (pictured) was one of the nine men to be military classified as a "playwright" by the United States Army?

Japanese spider crab

• ... that the Japanese spider crab has the largest leg span among any arthropod in the world?

Cillian Murphy

• ... that Cillian Murphy took inspiration from David Bowie's appearance in the 1970s for his lead role in the 2023 movie Oppenheimer?

Billie Eilish

• ... that singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (pictured) is the youngest person to win two Academy Awards?

Toby Fox

• ...that Toby Fox's first important work was a Halloween version of EarthBound?

Alexander Graham Bell

• ... that when Alexander Graham Bell saw that the deaf often married each other, he feared there would be a deaf race soon?

The Godfather

• ... that The Godfather made over $100 million in the box office 18 weeks after its release in 1972, making it the fastest movie to reach that number?

Harold Washington

• ... that Harold Washington, the first African American Mayor of Chicago, died while in office of a heart attack at Chicago City Hall in 1987?

Abortion in France

• ...that abortion in France was protected in the French constitution in March 2024, making France the only country to have abortion as a constitutional right?

O'Hare station train crash

• ... that in March 2014, a Chicago subway train crashed (pictured) at the O'Hare International Airport because the conductor fell asleep while operating?

Bernardo Arévalo

• ... that in 2024, Bernardo Arévalo's inauguration as President of Guatemala was delayed for one day because the country's congress did not approve its invited guest list?

Lily Gladstone

• ... that Lily Gladstone (pictured) is the first Native American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Paracetamol

• ...that Paracetamol (acetaminophen)is the main cause of liver failure in the United States and Great Britain?

Mario Party 8

• ... that Mario Party 8 was removed from stores in the United Kingdom after a slur was found in the game?

Eswatini

• ... that Swaziland changed their name to Eswatini because the old name sounded too similar to Switzerland?

Alejandro Mayorkas

• ... that U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is the first United States Cabinet member to be impeached since 1876?

Kuwaiti dinar

• ... that the Kuwaiti dinar is the most valuable currency in the world?

Carnivorous plant

• ... that different plants developed the ability to catch and trap insects at least six times?

Super Bowl LVIII

• ... that Super Bowl LVIII is the most watched United States broadcast since the Apollo 11 moon landing?

Kaja Kallas

• ... that in 2024, the Russian government issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Kaja Kallas because she removed Soviet World War II monuments in Estonia?

Vitali Klitschko

• ... that current mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko was a former professional boxer?

Asha Bhosle

• ...that playback singer Asha Bhosle (pictured) is one of the oldest actresses to make their debut in Bollywood, at the age of 79?

Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing

• ...that the taxi driver in the Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing was called a hero for locking the terrorist inside of his taxi?

Xiomara Castro

• ... that when she was elected in 2021, former First Lady Xiomara Castro became the first female President of Honduras?

Acoustic Kitty

• ...that in the 1960s, the CIA fitted cats to act as spies?

Jeanine Áñez

• ... that in 2022, former President of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez (pictured) was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the 2019 political crisis?

Emmanuel Macron

• ... that when he was re-elected in 2022, Emmanuel Macron became the first French president in twenty years to have been re-elected?

Emmanuel Macron

• ... that Emmanuel Macron's parents sent him to Paris for his studies because of his relationship with his teacher Brigitte Auzière, who later became his wife?

The Typewriter

• ...that in the 1950s, Leroy Anderson composed a piece of music for the typewriter and orchestra?

Pesse canoe

• ... that the Pesse canoe (pictured), a dugout dating back to between 7500 and 8000 BCE, may be one of the world's oldest boats?

Shireen Abu Akleh

• ... that in May 2022, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh (pictured) was shot by an Israel Defense Forces bullet despite wearing a blue press vest?

Medieval philosophy

• ... that Medieval philosophy began in the historic city of Baghdad, now the capital of Iraq, in the 8th century?

Poultry

• ... that Poultry is the second most eaten type of meat after pork?

Lidia Gueiler

• ... that Lidia Gueiler (pictured), the first female President of Bolivia, was removed from office by her cousin Luis García Meza in 1980?

Nikki Haley

• ... that when Nikki Haley became the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 2017, she also became the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet?

Kenneth Eugene Smith

• ...that in January 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the world to be executed by inert gas asphyxiation?

Daniel J. Evans

• ... that during Daniel J. Evans's campaign for Governor of Washington, serial killer Ted Bundy was a close campaign assistant of his?

In Guezzam

• ...that in In Guezzam less than four out of ten people can read or write?

Suriname

• ...that in Suriname most people who cannot read or write are women?

Masjid al-Haram

• ... that the Masjid al-Haram (pictured) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia is the largest mosque in the world and is also the most expensive building on Earth?

Temple of Confucius, Qufu

• ... that the Temple of Confucius (pictured) in Qufu, China is the largest and oldest Confucian temple in the world?

2024 Ecuadorian conflict

• ... that in January 2024, several armed gang members stormed a television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador while it was broadcasting live?

Meat-Shaped Stone

• ...that the Meat-Shaped Stone (pictured) is one of the Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan?

Margrethe II of Denmark

• ...that Margrethe II was the first woman as the head of the state of Denmark?

Leopold and Loeb

• ... that in 1924, University of Chicago law students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered a 14-year old boy to show that they were very intelligent?

Gabriel Attal

• ... that at age 34, Gabriel Attal is the youngest person to become Prime Minister of France and the first openly gay man to hold this office?

Bee hummingbird

• ... that the bee hummingbird (pictured) from the Isle of Youth in Cuba is the smallest living bird species in the world with an average length of only 5-6 centimeters?

Indus Valley civilization

• ... that the Indus Valley civilization (pictured) of Pakistan is among the four oldest civilisations in the world and also the earliest known urban culture of South Asia?

Michael Myers

• ... that the mask used for fictional serial killer Michael Myers (pictured) was originally a James T. Kirk mask that was painted white?

Carmen Valero

• ... that in 1976, middle-distance runner Carmen Valero became the first female athlete to ever represent Spain at the Summer Olympic Games?

Borobudur

• ... that the Borobudur temple (pictured) in Central Java, Indonesia is the largest Buddhist temple in the world?

25 or 6 to 4

• ... that the Chicago song "25 or 6 to 4" was banned in Singapore from 1970 to 1993 because the country thought the song was about drugs?

James Brady

• ... that after he died in 2014, James Brady's cause of death was ruled as a homicide from the injuries he received at Ronald Reagan's assassination attempt in 1981?

Seated Buddha from Gandhara

• ... that the Seated Buddha (pictured) from Gandhara, Pakistan is the oldest surviving statue of Buddha in the world and also one of the first depictions of Buddha in human form?

Benazir Bhutto

Bhutto in the United States in 1989

• ... that Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (pictured) was the first woman to lead a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country?

Napoleon

• ..that Napoleon re-introducing slavery in the French colonies led to Haiti becoming independent, in 1804?

Arirang

• ... that the Korean song "Arirang" is listed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list twice?

Himalayan salt

• ... that Himalayan pink salt (pictured) does not actually come from the Himalayas, but from the Salt Range mountains in Punjab, Pakistan?

Postpartum depression

• ... that postpartum depression affects more women living in low and middle income countries than those living in high income countries?

Postpartum period

• ... that the World Health Organization said that the postnatal period is the most important and the most ignored phase in the lives of mothers and newborns?

Lee Jae-myung

• ... that in 2023, Lee Jae-myung became the first South Korean opposition leader to be issued an arrest warrant since the country's transition into a democracy?

Hugh Aynesworth

• ... that journalist Hugh Aynesworth witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby in November 1963?

Trump International Hotel and Tower

• ... that because of Donald Trump adding a large sign with his name on the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago considered changing its rules for future sign-building on its skyscrapers?

875 North Michigan Avenue

• ... that 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago has the highest indoor swimming pool in the United States?

Lee Miglin

• ... that businessman Lee Miglin proposed a 1,999 foot 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago, but the project was cancelled after he was killed by Gianni Versace's killer Andrew Cunanan?

Henry Kissinger

• ... that after South Vietnam fell, Henry Kissinger (pictured) offered to return his Nobel Peace Prize, eighteen months after he received it for his work in the Paris Peace Accords?

Wolfgang Schäuble

• ... that at the time of his death, Wolfgang Schäuble was the longest serving member of parliament in Germany's history, serving from 1972 until 2023?

Estonia

• ... that Estonia is the first country to allow same-sex marriage that used to be part of the Soviet Union?

The Dark Knight (movie)

• ... that because The Dark Knight was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy increased the amount of movies that could be nominated for the category?

Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

• ... that before he became Emir of Kuwait in 2023 at age 83, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the oldest crown prince in the world?

Oppenheimer (movie)

• ... that with over $950 million in the box office, Oppenheimer is the highest-grossing biographical movie of all time?

Kaja Kallas

• ... that Kaja Kallas (pictured) is the first female Prime Minister of Estonia and is also the daughter of former Prime Minister Siim Kallas?

Kukës

• ... that Kukës is the first city to have ever been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize?

Barbie (movie)

• ... that the 2023 movie Barbie is the first movie directed by a solo female director to make $1 billion at the box office?

Iris Apfel

• ... that Iris Apfel (pictured) is the oldest person to ever have a Barbie doll made based on her?

Norman Lear

• ... that in 2001, Norman Lear bought one of the first published copies of the U.S. Declaration of Independence for $8.1 million and went on a national tour with the document?

Giorgio Napolitano

• ... that Giorgio Napolitano was the first President of Italy to have been re-elected?

The Backrooms

• ... that the urban legend The Backrooms is believed to have created the internet's aesthetic of liminal spaces, which shows usually busy areas as unnaturally empty?

Doughnut

• ... that Canadians eat more doughnuts (pictured) per person than any other nation and Canada has more doughnut shops per person than any other nation?

1925 serum run to Nome

• ...that in 1925 a team of sled dogs delivered drugs against a disease outbreak to Nome, Alaska, which was cut off because of bad weather?

Istanbul

• ... that Istanbul is the only city in the world that is on two different continents: Europe and Asia?

Ada Dietz

• ...that Ada Dietz (pictured) used mathematics to invent weaving patterns?

Anglo-Zanzibar War

• ... that the Anglo-Zanzibar War fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1986 lasted only 38 minutes, making it the shortest recorded war?

Tunguska event

• ...that the effects of the Tunguska event could be measured as far away as Europe, Jakarta, or Washington D.C.?

Killing of Harambe

• ... that after the killing of Harambe, the Western lowland gorilla had 5% support in a public poll for the 2016 U.S. presidential election?

Gaza Strip

• ...that the Gaza Strip has one of the youngest populations in the world as 43% of the people are age 14 or younger?

Breastfeeding

• ... that the World Health Organization recommendations are for babies to be breastfed for at least 2 years?

Sausage

• ... that the French word for sausage comes from Vulgar Latin salsica, which comes from salsicus meaning seasoned with salt?

New York City

• ... that the movie industry made nearly $9 billion to the New York City economy as of 2015?

Nauru

• ... that the main economic activity on Nauru since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island?

Rosalynn Carter

• ... that Rosalynn Carter (pictured) was the first First Lady of the United States to have her own office and staff at the White House?

Earth

• ... that the first life on Earth appeared 3.6 billion years ago in the Archaean era?

Now and Then (Beatles song)

• ... that "Now and Then" has been called the "last Beatles song" since it has new and old recordings from the band members and even uses AI for John Lennon's voice?

Jack Swigert

• ... that in 1982, Jack Swigert, one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives but died before taking office?

Alexander Van der Bellen

• ... that President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen is the son of aristocratic refugees from Russia's Bolshevik Revolution?

Taung Child

• ...that for a long time, no one saw the importance of the Taung Child, because of the Piltdown Man discovered about 12 years earlier?

Hostile architecture

• ...that Robert Moses designed an access road to a beach on Long Island with bridges that were too low for buses to pass, so that only those who could afford a car would visit that beach?

Free-produce movement

• ...that in the mid-19th century, the goods made without slave labor often were difficult to find, had a poorer quality and were more expensive, than those made by slaves?

Emma Corrin

• ... that in 2022, actor Emma Corrin (pictured) became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star?

Clint Eastwood

• ... that when Clint Eastwood was mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in the 1980s, he made eating ice cream on the city streets legal?

Richard Roundtree

• ... that because of Richard Roundtree's role as John Shaft, many believe it lead to the rise of African American leading actors in Hollywood movies?

Dominica

• ... that Dominica is home to Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest hot spring?

Mosquito

• ... that by causing over 700,000 deaths per year, mosquitoes (pictured) may be the deadliest threat to humans?

Rabies

• ...that only one person world-wide has survived rabies without vaccine treatment?

Tea

Lipton-mug-tea

• ...that tea (pictured) is the second most consumed drink in the world, after water?

Mel Carnahan

• ... that in 2000, Mel Carnahan was elected to the U.S. Senate less than one month after he was killed in a plane crash?

McRib

• ... that the McRib (pictured) from McDonalds was originally introduced in 1981, and it has been retired and reintroduced many times over the years?

Plastics

• ... that some new plastics are being made without oil, such as with plants and bacteria, to make them biodegradable?

Pluto

• ...that the name of former planet Pluto was suggested by a 11 year old schoolgirl named Venetia Burney?

Self-injury

• ... that in the age group of those 15 to 24 years old, about twice as many women hurt themselves than men?

Rain

• ... that it not safe to drink rainwater as it could have bacteria, viruses or chemicals in it?

Lavinia Valbonesi

• ... that First Lady of Ecuador Lavinia Valbonesi is a nutritionist who owns a healthy dining location in Guayaquil and a fitness center in Tampa, Florida?

Cannabis

• ... that Canada has become the first G7 nation to make cannabis legal?

Chicago

• ... that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable founded Chicago in the early 1700s to create a canal for boats to travel between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River?

Venus

• ...that a day on the planet Venus (pictured) is longer than its year?

Canada

• ... that 60% of Canadians live south of Seattle, Washington?

Honey

• ... that archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible, meaning honey never spoils?

Milky Way

... that the Andromeda Galaxy is moving towards the Milky Way Galaxy (pictured) and will collide with it in about 3.75 billion years?

The Road to Serfdom

• ... that The Road to Serfdom, an influential book by economist Friedrich August von Hayek, was also published as a picture book?

New York City

• ... that New York City has the biggest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2016?

Chicago Spire

• ... that the cancelled Chicago Spire (pictured) project would have been 2,000 feet tall and the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere?

Daniel Noboa

• ... that at age 35, Daniel Noboa is the youngest person elected as President of Ecuador?

Panama

• ... that in 2022, lawmakers from Panama passed a bill that allowed citizens to pay their taxes using cryptocurrency?

Golden Gate Bridge

• ... that over 1700 people have committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge (pictured)?

Bacteria

• ... that there are about as many bacterial cells as human cells in each of our bodies?

September 11 attacks

• ... that the United States government paid an average of $1.8 million each to the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks?

Plant

• ... that there are currently around 391,000 known living species of plants in the world?

Photosynthesis

• ... that when a plant does photosynthesis it releases the oxygen that we breathe?

Chlorophyll

• ... that the amount of chlorophyll (pictured) in a leaf can be measured with a handheld meter?

Wikipedia

• ... that after having just 1 language on January 10, 2001, Wikipedia was available in 161 languages less than 4 years later?

Otavalo

• ... that the Ecuadorian city of Otavalo has an outdoor market (pictured) that dates back to the 1870s and is one of the largest in South America?

Fernando Villavicencio

• ... that former National Assembly member Fernando Villavicencio was a journalist who helped uncover Ecuador's surveillance program towards journalists and politicians?