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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? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:33, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Ancient Pakistan

 

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

•   Article and hook look good. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:11, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen

• ... that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 did not apply to women?--Eptalon (talk) 17:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

• .. that Olympe de Gouges was executed for treason because she wanted the French people to choose between three forms of government?--Eptalon (talk) 17:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
    Comment: I feel that each hooks don't really focus on Declaration of Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen. I think the first hook is mainly about the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the second hook focuses on Olympe de Gouges. Just my thoughts, though both hooks are interesting, especially the second one. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
  those are the things people are usually not told when they learn about human rights. IIRC, French women got the right to vote in 1944... Eptalon (talk) 17:24, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
  I could concede to the first hook being more aligned to the declaration of woman, however I think the second hook is more about Olympe de Gouges. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Red Sea crisis

• ... that the first event in the history of space warfare occured during the Red Sea crisis? --💌Ayesha46 (talk) 10:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  I think you need to move 'in history's, directly after event? Eptalon (talk) 10:39, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  @Eptalon I don't get your point? You mean no need to mention Red Sea crisis or you mean something else🤔 -- 💌Ayesha46 (talk) 10:52, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  my point was: ... that the first event in history in space warfare occurred.... Or that to first event in space warfare in history occurred ... As is, in history is not at the right place, but let's wait what native speakers say Eptalon (talk) 11:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  what you said seems a bit odd as the English doesn't seem correct I would prefer what I wrote in the start, one more reason for that is the article for Space warfare isn't big enough while Red Sea crisis is brilliant so that as a hook would work. --💌Ayesha46 (talk) 11:41, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  @Ayesha46 and Eptalon: I changed it a bit. Does this work? QuicoleJR (talk) 22:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
  For me: Yes it does 👍🏻 💌Ayesha46 (talk) 23:15, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
    While the hook is interesting, the article needs to be updated. No info since February 2024 and based on the English wiki there have been significant developments in March 2024 and some in April 2024. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:03, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
  @TDKR Chicago 101 Is that necessary? I didn't know about that 👀 -- 💌Ayesha46 (talk) 14:21, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
  I remember nominating some hooks in which the article needed more info/updates before they got approved. Plus if the article needs updates, it'll be tagged. I could withdraw my dyk almost if another editor says it's still good to go, but I feel that articles that are tagged overall should get fixed before being promoted. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:53, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
  Oh!, I'm busy this week or else I would have updated it I'll still try you can wait for 2-3 days if the article didn't get updated then choice is yours reject it and I'll re add the request once i update it, Thanks -- 💌Ayesha46 (talk) 05:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
  I trust that the article will be fixed. I don't have a problem keeping the nom here until the issues are addressed. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 23:24, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Brian Cowen

• ... that in 2010, then-Taoiseach Brian Cowen was accused of being drunk during an interview with RTÉ? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:23, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Houston

• ... that after New York City, Houston has the most Fortune 500 headquarters of any American city within its city limits? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:14, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Dance the Night

• ... that the music video for "Dance the Night" is seen as a symbolism of Dua Lipa's career moving on from her Future Nostalgia popularity? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:59, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

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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 because of 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 dying 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 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

 

• ... 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?

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

• ... that if Leonor, Princess of Asturias becomes the Queen of Spain, she will be Spain's first queen regnant since her 4th great-grandmother Isabella II?

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?

Javier Milei

 

• ... that when Javier Milei (pictured) was elected President of Argentina in 2023, he became the first libertarian head of state in the world?

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?

Sidney Poitier

• ... that Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan from 1997 until 2007?

Pubic hair

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

Harold Macmillan

• ... that Harold Macmillan was the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to be granted a hereditary peerage?

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

 

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

Wayne Gretzky

• .. that Wayne Gretzky was called "the greatest ice hockey player of all time" by an official encyclopedia of the NHL?

Matthew Perry (actor)

• ... that actor Matthew Perry made his former mansion in Malibu, California into a rehab center and was given an award from the White House because of it?

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?

Olivier Messiaen

• ...that Olivier Messiaen wrote a piece completely inspired by birdsong?

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?

Irina Karamanos

• ... that when feminist Irina Karamanos's domestic partner Gabriel Boric was elected President of Chile, they were both against her becoming first lady?

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?

Paul Revere

• ... that Paul Revere founded a company in 1801, called Revere Copper Company, that is still in operation today?

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?

Slavery

• ...that in 1809, a slave cost about 40,000 USD, in today's money, but in the 21st century, getting a slave costs as little as USD 90-100?

Japanese spider crab

 

• ... that the Japanese spider crab (pictured) can grow to be almost 4 metres in width?

Condom

• ..that before they were used as a contraceptive, condoms were used to protect against disease?

Pidgin

• ...that the word pidgin comes from Chinese language business and is unrelated to the English word pigeon?

Denmark

 

• ... that in 2006 and 2007, surveys ranked Denmark (flag pictured) as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education?

Teenage pregnancy

• ..that according to the WHO, girls 15 to 19 years old are about twice as likely to die after pregnancy than those 20 to 24 years old?

Yoshi's Cookie

• ...that Panasonic released a special version of Yoshi's Cookie that teaches players how to make the cookies in the game?

Wiki

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

Luther Brannon House

 

• ... that the Luther Brannon House (pictured) was removed from the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, a few months after it was demolished?

Kiribati

• ... that in 2012, due to rising sea levels, the government of Kiribati bought land on Fiji so the people could move there if needed?

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?