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10 May 2026

00:00, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Amanda Coulson

... that Amanda Coulson (pictured) worked full-time as an emergency dispatcher during her career as an amateur boxer?
... that the author of one of the first studies of Indigenous Australian literature only arrived in Australia as a doctoral student?
... that a funerary inscription from Campania commemorates a Jerusalem-born woman, likely enslaved during the First Jewish–Roman War, who died at the age of 25?
... that Fidel Sánchez Hernández, the president of El Salvador, personally commanded troops during the 1969 Football War?
... that the 1935 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election was seen as a setback for the Nazi Party, even though it won an absolute majority of seats?
... that Yasuko Agawa was so sought after that she would sing at "five different jazz clubs in a single night"?
... that Crawley Town F.C. reached the 2024 League Two play-off final by winning their semi-final with an aggregate score of 8–1, the largest margin in EFL play-off history?
... that a Mexican government agency paid suppliers in full upfront, then deliberately avoided requesting delivery of the goods?
... that winners of the Ig Nobel Prize are silenced by an eight-year-old girl repeating "Please stop. I'm bored" if their acceptance speeches go on for too long?

9 May 2026

00:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Banquet at the Lenox Lyceum in 1892

... that the U.S. Supreme Court and Grover Cleveland presided over the centennial celebration of the federal judiciary of the United States at the Lenox Lyceum (pictured) in 1890?
... that the oldest known sexually reproducing organism emerged during the Stenian period?
... that György Kurtág dedicated his second opera, Die Stechardin, to his wife Márta and attended its premiere a day after turning 100?
... that Abdulhussain Abdulredha was nearly assassinated for his depiction of Saddam Hussein in Saif al-Arab?
... that the City University of New York's SEEK program was funded after Black New York state legislators demanded it in exchange for supporting the re-election of the state assembly speaker?
... that golfer Hannah Green helped Australia win the International Crown for the first time?
... that Pier Paolo Pasolini used recordings of Romanian ritual songs to the dead as on-screen music in his film Oedipus Rex?
... that Hise Austin was working as a substitute teacher when he signed to play for an NFL team?
... that explosives were used in an attempt to aid salmon in Salt Creek?

8 May 2026

00:00, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Manon Bannerman

... that Manon Bannerman (pictured) thought that an invitation to audition for Katseye was a scam?
... that early travelers across Snoqualmie Pass needed to cross the South Fork Snoqualmie River seventeen times?
... that a red triangle used in support of Palestine has been connected with both the flag of Palestine and Nazi concentration-camp badges?
... that Ben Kilham, a pioneering rehabilitator of American black bears, would get on his hands and knees to teach orphaned cubs what foods to eat?
... that a review of a 2019 film wrote that its use of Vanilla Car made it "feel haunted by the shadow of the sex industry"?
... that, according to Ezra Pound, it would take at least a week for a translator to do the first line of Horace's fourth ode justice?
... that a robot presented flowers to a duchess before complimenting her hat during a royal tour of California?
... that a Northern Irish playwright had to supplement her income by making jewellery despite winning a US$150,000 literature prize?
... that you can reach Equilibrium by travelling to Tai Seng?

7 May 2026

00:00, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Duplicating Machine Memorial

... that a monument in Szczecin, Poland (pictured), consists of a spirit duplicator encased in desiccated glycerol?
... that, during the Middle Ages, cameline sauce was thickened with bread, almonds, eggs, or chicken livers?
... that Carl Grillmair, a Canadian astrophysicist at Caltech, discovered water on multiple exoplanets?
... that the Tumʔi language of South Africa was only remembered by two people as of 2023?
... that Josh LaRocca was signed and then released by the Denver Broncos in 1996, again in 1997, and then for a third time in 1998?
... that the Honkai: Star Rail character Robin's songs were used to raise awareness about hearing loss?
... that Prince Ramón and Princess Ermesinda lured their brother the king onto a hunting trip and pushed him off a cliff?
... that the Byzantine general Belisarius convinced the Goths to surrender their capital by tricking them into thinking he would become the emperor?
... that the Norwegian Red Cross started a blood-donation campaign targeting football fans through their teams' rivalries?

6 May 2026

00:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Artist's impression of ZTF J1239+8347

... that ZTF J1239+8347 (pictured) consists of two brown dwarfs orbiting so closely that material flows between them?
... that actor and designer Rollo Peters helped transform a barn into a professional theater?
... that The Shikoku Shimbun, which published numerous articles about video game addiction, also published an advertisement that says "don't just study, play some games"?
... that the Genshin Impact character Gaming was used to promote the art of lion dancing in China?
... that a Kanye West song originally titled "Gas Chambers" made the UK and US charts in April 2026?
... that Shlomo Erell participated in an attack on Hitler's yacht before being appointed the commander of the Israeli Navy?
... that The Behavior of Law argues that people of higher social status are more likely to use the law than people of lower status?
... that "Today is the first time I have seen snow falling" were the last words written by a raja of Kolhapur in his diary?
... that the Three Rivers Museum holds an annual event titled "Polar Express Pajama Party"?

5 May 2026

00:00, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Drawing of the Iron Gate, circa 1800

... that the Iron Gate (pictured), the only surviving ancient arch dam, still does its job?
... that contrary to folklore, Queen Victoria did not choose Ottawa as the seat of government of Canada by putting her finger at random on a map?
... that a bikeway was criticized by motorists, a labor union, local vendors, and sex workers?
... that the first thing Makmur Widodo did upon arriving in Ohio was to purchase a pair of jeans, a red shirt, and a cowboy hat?
... that a Wookiee holiday first depicted in the Star Wars Holiday Special was commemorated at Disney's theme parks 44 years later?
... that Rome fell in 550 to besieging Gothic forces because some of its defenders had not been paid?
... that the artists behind Dakota station's public artwork intended to create a "visual time capsule"?
... that Ruth Higgins is the first woman appointed to serve as Solicitor-General of Australia?
... that, in a Chinese bootleg DVD of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are part of the "Hopeless Situation Presbyterians"?

4 May 2026

00:00, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Painting of Fulvia revealing the conspiracy to Cicero

... that, according to Sallust, Fulvia revealed the details of the Catilinarian conspiracy to Cicero (event pictured)?
... that the Manuscript Society of New York provided opportunities to women composers at a time when such support was rarely found elsewhere?
... that Betbunia is Bangladesh's first ground station?
... that La Estrella, Spain, became a ghost town in 2023, after its final two permanent inhabitants moved away?
... that Roosevelt Blackmon went from college water boy to NFL player?
... that a sacking meant that a Race Across the World series 6 spin-off announced its host with hours to spare?
... that, while Akilagpa Sawyerr was a law student in London, he petitioned the Privy Council on behalf of men sentenced to death in South Africa's Zulu Rebellion?
... that a 19th-century Chinese newspaper helped to establish a cemetery for courtesans?
... that Lin-Manuel Miranda showed Hannah Cruz a tunnel to her husband?

3 May 2026

00:00, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

The Luck of Cumberland

... that The Luck of Cumberland (pictured), designed by Herbert Maryon and executed by the Keswick School of Industrial Art, is made of more than 200 ounces of solid silver?
... that Roy Waldo Miner extracted about forty tons of coral from the Andros Barrier Reef to build a museum diorama?
... that the Waahine Toa paintings were criticised as unfashionable when first exhibited in the 1980s, but are now considered iconic in New Zealand art?
... that NFL player Valentin Senn used to play the trumpet in the Swarovski Orchestra?
... that B. S. Johnson based an autobiographical novel on his three-week voyage on a fishing trawler?
... that Liz Stooke worked as a receptionist at the London Drama School before becoming an actress?
... that the North Carolina radio stations WCBQ and WHNC were fined by a federal judge for broadcasting songs without a license?
... that animators for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds studied polar bears and red pandas for machine movements, and mixed synthetic noises with walrus and seal grunts for their vocalisations?
... that Thomas Brassey paid his workers with illegal tokens while building the Potters Bar Tunnel?

2 May 2026

00:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Grand Opera House, Philadelphia

... that a brewery was responsible for commissioning Philadelphia's Grand Opera House (pictured)?
... that Seraphina Beh landed a role on EastEnders after a producer saw her perform in Pigeon English?
... that a 1920s Muslim women's magazine highlighted women in the Philippines as examples of modern womanhood?
... that photographs of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were arranged to form a mosaic image of Vasily Vereshchagin's The Apotheosis of War on Russia 200's website?
... that an anime ending sequence by Vivinos, featuring a song from Karen Matsumoto and Haruka Sakuraba's unit PiKi, was compared to a "snowglobe that swirls with pink glitter"?
... that Richard Nixon ordered the FBI to investigate the killing of Joetha Collier after civil rights activist Aaron Henry telegraphed him about the incident?
... that an advertisement featuring the Invisible Woman from Marvel Rivals was found in breach of advertising ethics by the Ad Standards Community Panel in Australia?
... that some universities in Brazil have quotas for transgender people?
... that archaeologists found the papyri of Menches wrapped around mummified crocodiles?

1 May 2026

00:00, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Manicule in Paradoxa Stoicorum

... that a manicule (pictured) in a manuscript of Cicero's Paradoxa Stoicorum had its fingers stretched to cover the full length of a passage?
... that by the time she met Queen Elizabeth II, Ann Dallas was amongst the last surviving members of the Kirkcudbright Artists' Colony?
... that Yamada's Choreographic Symphony "Maria Magdalena" is based on a ballet that couldn't be set due to religious concerns?
... that Bunny Vosters and her daughter Gretchen Vosters Spruance had a winning streak that lasted over 15 years?
... that Sancha of Aragon took custody of her nephew Rodrigo after her release from papal imprisonment by agreement with his mother, Lucrezia Borgia?
... that Danny Brown titled his album Stardust after contemplating on his failure to collaborate with the musician Sophie?
... that the artworks of I Witness Silwan cover more than 610 metres (2,000 ft) of walling?
... that judge Violet Chipao's cases involving Malawian government ministers were stopped by the Director of Public Prosecutions?
... that a British newspaper paid $140,000 for a photograph of a photo taken by Jeffrey Epstein?

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