Wikipedia:Did you know archive
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2 May 2026
- 00:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
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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?