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... that the bus service Coastliner 700 between Brighton and Southsea on the south coast of England, has been running for more than 35 years? 2 September, 2011 28
... that Christmas was not celebrated in Hawaii until the arrival of Protestant missionaries from New England in 1820? 5 January, 2012 1.2k
... that the 2012 Preston Passion featured thousands of Preston residents and included Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs from Handel's Messiah? 20 April, 2012 789
... that Bank on Dave, an alternative to High Street banks in Burnley, Lancashire, now has a waiting list for would-be customers? 11 August, 2012 2.2k
... that the Amaryllis was sunk and used as an artificial reef after being wrecked by Hurricane Betsy in 1965? 11 August, 2012 1.9k
... that the documentary The Rubber Room claimed that troubled teachers were being held in reassignment centers by the NYC Department of Education? 19 August, 2012 2.1k
... that in 2008, Heinz Baked Beans became "Heinz Beanz" because the company thought the original name "a bit of a mouthful"? 30 November, 2012 3.6k
... that Charles Spalding, who improved the diving bell by adding a system of balance-weights, also owned a sweet shop? 2 February, 2013 1.4k
... that the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo remained in service for 41 years, until the end of World War II? 4 June, 2013 6.6k
... that over 40 now-defunct railroads were part of transportation in Montana in the industrial period of the 19th and early 20th century? 15 October, 2013 1.2k; September 23, 2013 1.6k
... that at the 30th Paris Motor show in 1936, the Salmson S4-DA was exhibited without any body? 12 February, 2014 3.7k
... that after the Great Exhibition of 1851, buttons were no longer handmade? 18 February, 2014 3.2k
... that injured bald eagles at a bird sanctuary in northwestern New Mexico are ensured a view of a mesa from their cages? 20 February, 2014 2.6k
... that the NOAAS Pisces (R 226) oceanographic research vessel (pictured) was named by five seventh graders from Southaven, Mississippi? 18/19 June, 2014 2.4k
... that in 1855 three passengers, believing they had arrived at their destination, fell to their deaths when they stepped from a train that had halted on Dinting Viaduct? 13 October, 2014 9k
... that the United States accounts for 37% of all global military spending? 3 February, 2015 38.2k
... that several major skating events, including the 2010–11 Speed Skating World Cup, have been held at the ice rink in the small Bavarian town of Inzell? 6 February, 2015 627
... that the 1.85-metre (6 ft 1 in) deck width of the Sisu KB-124 (pictured) was agile, but was considered problematic because two standard pallets could not fit? 20 April, 2015 2.3k
... that the Texan businessman George Neel, Jr. published western-themed short stories and a novel featuring a Marine in South Korea? 5 May, 2015 2.1k
... that the only building in England designed by the artist Piet de Jong could be turned into a Wetherspoons? 16 August, 2019 2.1k
... that St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn, raised money for a stained-glass window in 1934, but ended up spending it on a church hall instead? 4 May, 2020 678
... that Leeds Civic Trust has created a trail of rainbow plaques (example pictured) to commemorate individuals, significant places, and events which have contributed to the LGBT+ history of Leeds? 21 May, 2020 606
... that Cuthbert Brodrick was invited to design Headingley Hill Congregational Church (pictured) after its committee rejected all of the entries in its architectural competition? 8 July, 2020 4.6k
... that a large, elderly, "decently-behaved" Russian brown bear once lived in the Leeds suburb of Headingley? 12 July, 2020 3.5k
... that because of its isolated, moorside location, Wells House, Ilkley, is the only building by Cuthbert Brodrick known to have been surrounded by a designed landscape? 15 August, 2020 1.8k
... that all three of the pleasure gardens run by the entrepreneur Thomas Clapham in Leeds and London failed due to debt and were sold for housing? 7 September, 2020 1.5k
... that the only statue of a public figure in Scarborough is a memorial to Queen Victoria outside its town hall (pictured)? 18 September, 2020 1.5k
... that the former site of the Majestic Cinema, Leeds, which was gutted by fire in 2014, will become the national headquarters of Channel 4? 8 October, 2020 3.6k
... that Primrose Hill Tunnel was the first railway tunnel to be built in London? 9 March, 2021 5k
... that Michael Herbig, director of the 2018 film Balloon about the 1979 East German balloon escape, would not have made it without the blessing of the families who carried it out? 18 October, 2021 5.6k