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==Did you know...==


===12 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 12 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Sparidentex hasta.png|width=100px|caption=Sobaity seabream}}
* ... that the '''[[Sparidentex hasta|sobaity seabream]]''' ''(example pictured)'' is associated with celebrations in the Persian Gulf region?
* ... that actor '''[[Éric Bernard (actor)|Éric Bernard]]''' was advised not to hold hands with his husband at the Cannes Film Festival to avoid damaging possible roles as a straight man?
* ... that the '''[[Punisher skull]]''' has been adopted as an unofficial emblem by real-world police departments and far-right activists?
* ... that '''[[Constantinianus]]''', a trusted adviser to Emperor [[Justinian I]], investigated plots against him?
* ... that five different disorders have been identified as forms of '''[[POLR3-related leukodystrophy]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Benjamin Karim]]''' introduced Malcolm X at the event at which he was assassinated?
* ... that the Indonesian women's magazine '''''[[Ummi (magazine)|Ummi]]''''' dealt with issues such as dress, food, jewellery, contraceptives, and accepting sons' jihad?
* ... that "'''[[Khelenge Beat Pe|Will Play on the Beat]]'''" is the only Pakistan Super League anthem to have no opening ceremony?
* ... that fans of '''[[SCP-173|a fictional moving statue]]''' have nicknamed it "Peanut"?

===11 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 11 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Perth County Courthouse, Stratford, Ontario, 2025-08-04 01.jpg|width=100px|caption=Perth County Courthouse}}
* ... that the '''[[Perth County Courthouse]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built after a judge refused to hold hearings in its predecessor building?
* ... that two films by '''[[Chaerul Umam]]''' – '''''[[Ketika Cinta Bertasbih]]''''' and its sequel – were the first to be labelled ''halal'' by the [[Indonesian Ulama Council]]?
* ... that the novel '''''[[The Poison of Polygamy]]''''' was rediscovered almost a century after its publication by a researcher studying early Chinese-language Australian newspapers?
* ... that the science-fiction novel '''''[[Finity]]''''' was praised by reviewers as an "adventure of ideas", with inventive use of virtual reality and parallel-world concepts despite its thin plot?
* ... that the vodka brand '''[[Zirkova]]''' raised funds for Ukraine after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion]], and brought its master distiller to Canada to continue production?
* ... that '''[[Einstein–Bergson debate|Albert Einstein debated the nature of time with the "most famous philosopher" alive]]''' in 1922?
* ... that Indonesian military leader '''[[Moergito]]''' banned the production of machetes in East Java shortly after the government ordered twenty thousand of them?
* ... that, '''[[Werth v. Taylor|under Michigan case law]]''', doctors are not always liable for giving [[Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions|blood transfusions to Jehovah's Witnesses]] who have explicitly refused them?
* ... that '''[[Jay Som]]''' created "1 Billion Dogs"?

===10 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 10 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that '''[[Amanda Coulson]]''' ''(pictured)'' worked full-time as an emergency dispatcher during her career as an amateur boxer?
* ... that the author of '''[[Black Words, White Page|one of the first studies of Indigenous Australian literature]]''' only arrived in Australia as a doctoral student?
* ... that '''[[Claudia Aster inscription|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 EFL League Two play-off final|2024 League Two play-off final]]''' by winning their semi-final with an aggregate score of {{nowrap|8–1}}, the largest margin in [[English Football League play-offs|EFL play-off]] history?
* ... that a [[Federal government of Mexico|Mexican government]] agency paid suppliers in full upfront, then '''[[Segalmex scandal|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)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image="THE NEW YORK COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION--THE BANQUET AT LENOX LYCEUM", published in "Harper's Weekly" October 1892 (cropped).jpg|width=100px|caption=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 Kurtág|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 (play)|Saif al-Arab]]'''''{{-?}}
* ... that the City University of New York's '''[[CUNY SEEK|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 (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 (1967 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 (Washington)|Salt Creek]]'''?

===8 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 8 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Manon 240913 (cropped).jpg|width=100px|caption=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 (Palestinian symbol)|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 '''[[Odes 1.4|Horace's fourth ode]]''' justice?
* ... that a robot presented flowers to a duchess before complimenting her hat during '''[[1988 royal tour of California|a royal tour of California]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Abbie Spallen|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 MRT station|Tai Seng]]'''?

===7 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 7 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Szczecin,pl.Zwycięstwa-Pomnik powielacza - panoramio (sq cropped).jpg|width=100px|caption=Duplicating Machine Memorial}}
* ... that '''[[Duplicating Machine Memorial|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 [[exoplanet]]s?
* ... 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 (Honkai: Star Rail)|Robin]]'''{{`s}} songs were used to raise awareness about hearing loss?
* ... that '''[[Ramón Garcés|Prince Ramón]]''' and '''[[Ermesinda Garcés|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 '''[[Siege of Ravenna (539–540)|surrender their capital]]''' by tricking them into thinking he would become the emperor?
* ... that the Norwegian Red Cross started '''[[Blø for drakta|a blood-donation campaign targeting football fans]]''' through their teams' rivalries?

===6 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=ZTF J1239+8347 illustration.png|width=100px|caption=Artist's impression of ZTF J1239+8347}}
* ... that '''[[ZTF J1239+8347]]''' ''(pictured)'' consists of two [[brown dwarf]]s 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 (Genshin Impact)|Gaming]]''' was used to promote the art of [[Lion dance|lion dancing]] in China?
* ... that '''[[All the Love (Kanye West song)|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 [[German aviso Grille|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 '''[[Rajaram I of Kolhapur|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)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=RUINS OF IRON GATE, ANTIOCH ANTAKYA, TURKEY (cropped).jpg|width=100px|caption=Drawing of the Iron Gate, circa 1800}}
* ... that the '''[[Iron Gate (Antioch)|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 '''[[Canadian seat of government dispute|seat of government of Canada]]''' by putting her finger at random on a map?
* ... that '''[[Ciclovía La Gran Tenochtitlán|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 '''[[Siege of Rome (549–550)|Rome fell in 550]]''' to besieging Gothic forces because some of its defenders had not been paid?
* ... that the artists behind '''[[Dakota MRT station|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 '''[[Backstroke of the West|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)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Francesco Filippini - Fulvia che svela a Cicerone la congiura di Catilina (1879).jpg|width=100px|caption=Painting of Fulvia revealing the conspiracy to Cicero}}
* ... that, according to Sallust, '''[[Fulvia (mistress of Quintus Curius)|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 Satellite Ground Station|Betbunia]]''' is Bangladesh's first [[ground station]]?
* ... that '''[[La Estrella (Mosqueruela)|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|''Race Across the World'' series 6]]''' spin-off announced its host with hours to spare?
* ... that, while '''[[Akilagpa Sawyerr (lawyer)|Akilagpa Sawyerr]]''' was a law student in London, he petitioned the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council|Privy Council]] on behalf of men sentenced to death in South Africa's [[Bambatha Rebellion|Zulu Rebellion]]?
* ... that '''[[Youxi Bao|a 19th-century Chinese newspaper]]''' helped to establish a cemetery for [[courtesan]]s?
* ... that Lin-Manuel Miranda showed '''[[Hannah Cruz]]''' a tunnel to her husband?

===3 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 3 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=1905 - The Studio - Herbert Maryon loving cup.jpg|width=100px|caption=''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, The Bahamas|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 '''[[Trawl|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)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Grand Opera House (Philadelphia).png|width=100px|caption=Grand Opera House, Philadelphia}}
* ... that a brewery was responsible for commissioning Philadelphia's '''[[Grand Opera House (Philadelphia)|Grand Opera House]]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Seraphina Beh]]''' landed a role on ''[[EastEnders]]'' after a producer saw her perform in ''[[Pigeon English]]''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Isteri Soesila–Taman Moeslimah|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|Russia 200]]'''{{`s}} website?
* ... that an anime ending sequence by '''[[Vivinos]]''', featuring '''[[Kawaii Kaiwai|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 (politician)|Aaron Henry]] telegraphed him about the incident?
* ... that an advertisement featuring the '''[[Invisible Woman (Marvel Rivals)|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 '''[[Transgender quotas in Brazil|quotas for transgender people]]'''?
* ... that archaeologists found the papyri of '''[[Menches]]''' wrapped around mummified crocodiles?

===1 May 2026===
*'''''00:00, 1 May 2026 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=BANC MS UCB 085 fingers.jpg|width=100px|caption=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 of Aragon|Rodrigo]] after her release from papal imprisonment by agreement with his mother, [[Lucrezia Borgia]]?
* ... that Danny Brown titled his album '''''[[Stardust (Danny Brown album)|Stardust]]''''' after contemplating on his failure to collaborate with [[Sophie (musician)|the musician Sophie]]?
* ... that the artworks of '''''[[I Witness Silwan]]''''' cover more than {{convert|2000|ft|m|order=flip}} 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 '''[[Photograph of Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell|photo taken by Jeffrey Epstein]]'''?

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