derenrich/enwiki-did-you-know huggingface dataset:
...that the rostral columns in front of the St. Petersburg Bourse were intended to serve as beacons and are still lit on ceremonial occasions?
...that the GayFest of 2005 was the first LGBT pride parade in Romania?
...that in the Bezdany train robbery of 1908, led by the future Polish dictator, Józef Piłsudski, the revolutionaries stole over 200,000 rubles?
...that the Caroline Books were a harsh argument against the Second Council of Nicaea in 787, commissioned by Charlemagne and sent to Pope Adrian I?
... that coccolithovirus, a giant double-stranded DNA virus, has 472 protein-coding genes, and is the largest known marine virus by genome?
... that HMS Prince Albert was the first Royal Navy warship to have her main armament mounted in turrets?
... that a carmen was a spell or incantation among the Ancient Romans, of which the oldest surviving examples are the Carmen Arvale and the Carmen Saliare?
... that Gabriel Fauré declared that his Requiem was "composed for nothing...for fun, if I may be permitted to say so"?
...that the energy policy of the United Kingdom adheres to carbon dioxide emissions reduction of the Kyoto Protocol, but accepts transition in 2006 to a net energy importer?
...that Super Robot Wars: Original Generation, a strategy game featuring characters from major mecha animes, was originally never planned to be released in the United States due to licensing complications?
...that principles governing the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) date back to the diet of Ancient Greece?
...that the second subtitle of title III of the USA PATRIOT Act largely modifies the Bank Secrecy Act in an effort to make it harder for money launderers to operate, and to make it easier for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to police money laundering operations?
...that in 1766, the collapse of the cupola of St. Andrew's Cathedral, St. Petersburg led to the arrest of the cathedral's architect?
...that a carcass was a kind of artillery shell fired from a mortar or cannon to burn down enemy defences?
...that Major General Dan Harel was the Israeli commander in charge of the Gaza pull-out during the summer of 2005?
...that starting in 1893, Krupp armour quickly replaced Harvey armor as the primary form of protection used on capital ships?
...that the true identity and current whereabouts of Philip Staufen, also known as "Mr. Nobody", who wandered into a Toronto hospital in 1999 and was diagnosed with amnesia, are still unknown despite an international search?
...that the Crusade cycle is an Old French cycle of chansons de geste concerning the First Crusade and its aftermath?
...that Edinburgh University did not teach Scottish history until 1901, when a new professor, Peter Hume Brown , insisted that it was not revolutionary to study its national history?
...that the Canadian government rescued six U.S. diplomats during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran in a covert operation named the Canadian caper?
...that Indian revolutionary Manmath Nath Gupta was tried for participating in the Kakori train robbery but was not hanged because he was a teenager?
...that the National Library of Mexico has a 1498 edition of Dante's Divine Comedy?
...that Mount Burbidge in Namadgi National Park was named for Australian botanist Nancy Tyson Burbidge, who was instrumental in lobbying for the foundation of the park?
...that the Hartog Plate , a pewter plate, is the oldest-known artefact of European exploration in Australia?
...that Charles St. Clair was both a Scottish Peer and a York Herald of Arms, and was consequently able to attend the State Opening of Parliament in either capacity?
...that informal cricket games often replace the original cricket ball with a tape covered tennis ball known as the tape ball?
...that Obaysch became the first living hippopotamus in England since prehistoric times when he joined the London Zoo in 1850?
...that 9 of Indiana's 12 native bat species have been observed in the National Natural Landmark Wyandotte Caves?
...that the collectible miniatures game Gamoja involves twin character pieces that are either good or evil?
...that footprints have revealed clues about the activity of criminals and dinosaurs, and have also been the source of several myths and legends?
...that Baba Kanshi Ram wore only black clothes from 1931 to 1943 in support of Indian independence, which earned him the sobriquet of Siahposh General or General in Black?
...that the Battle of Wuhan was the largest ground battle of the Far East theatre of World War II?
...that the family Caponiidae is unique among spiders because its members usually have two eyes?
...that Calyute was an Indigenous Australian resistance leader who led a raid on Shenton’s Mill in Western Australia in 1834 for a half-tonne of flour?
...that Chindonya are elaborately-costumed Japanese street musicians who advertise for shops and other establishments?
...that akuaba are dolls, traditionally carried on the backs of Ghanian women who want to conceive?
...that YouthBank UK is a national grant scheme in the United Kingdom, operated completely by young people to provide financial support for community projects?
...that Zarafa was a giraffe presented to Charles X of France from Mehmet Ali Pasha, the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt in 1826, to encourage the King of France to end his support for the Greeks in their fight for independence?
...that Gordon K. Bush Airport was built to serve Ohio University and serves as the base for its department of aviation?
...that juniper berries , the only spice to come from coniferous trees, were found in Tutankhamun's tomb?
...that New Australia was a utopian settlement founded in Paraguay in 1893 by former members of the Australian labour movement?
...that Kolachal, India was the location of a battle in 1741 where an Indian kingdom defeated a European naval force for possibly the first time in Indian history?
... that the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve in northern Ontario, Canada is the largest game preserve in the world?
...that Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India was a scientific text published in Goa in 1563 that included the first published verses by Luís de Camões, Portugal's national poet?
...that Hansken the elephant toured many European countries in the 17th century, performing feats of "intelligence", and was sketched by Rembrandt several times?
...that the National Art Gallery of Bulgaria occupies the Neo-Baroque 19th-century edifice of the former royal palace?
...that the 2004 Texas Longhorn football team made college football history by being the first team to ever win the Rose Bowl Game as time ran off the clock?
...that the British Army was the last major military to exclusively adopt a semi-automatic handgun (the Browning Hi-Power) as their service pistol, retaining the Webley Mk IV, Enfield No 2 Mk I, and Smith & Wesson "Victory" Model revolvers in official service until 1963?
...that Eastern National, a non-profit organization that started with only $147 of donations, created the national park passport stamp program, which has sold over 1.3 million copies since 1986?
...that the Battle of Central Plains , fought in Republican China from 1929 to 1930, involved more than one million troops?
...that former Australian Olympic swimming coach Forbes Carlile is the only person to have coached and later competed at the Olympic Games?
...that drug-eluting stents are often coated with chemotherapy compounds, to prevent blockage by tissue when placed into arteries?
...that the 1960 Summer Olympics champion heavyweight weightlifter Yury Vlasov was a candidate in the Russian presidential election, 1996 but received only 0.02% of the vote?
...that Tropical Storm Bilis caused 625 deaths and $2.5 billion (2006 USD) in damage to the Philippines, mainland China, and Taiwan, making it the most damaging storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season so far?
...that the narrow, steep-sided Vall de Boí in Spain contains nine extant First Romanesque churches, making it the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe?
... that the fish known as the snapper in Australia and New Zealand does not belong to the snapper family of tropical fish?
... that during the American Civil War, Pennsylvania provided over 360,000 soldiers who served in the Union Army, more than any other Northern state except New York?
...that the Pactum Warmundi established autonomous Venetian communes within the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem?
...that Dorothy was the longest-running musical stage production ever until the 20th century, with an initial run of 931 performances?
...that the wart-biter bush-cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) obtained both its English and scientific names from a Swedish practice of using the cricket to bite warts from the skin?
...that during the Siege of Florence, Michelangelo was placed in command of the city's fortification?
...that bidding boxes , used as aids in contract bridge, have different versions for right-handed and left-handed people?
... that Christopher Maude Chavasse was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, a Bishop of Rochester, and an Olympic athlete?
...that there has been criticism of Pokémon due to the similarity between the original Jynx character design and blackface images?
...that Clara the rhinoceros, the fifth living rhinoceros to be seen in Europe in modern times, became famous during a seventeen year tour of Europe from 1741 to 1758?
...that the dispute regarding the distribution of the Zira and Firozpur administrative districts to India was settled as part of an agreement between the governments of India and Pakistan in 1960, thirteen years after partition?
...that the execution of Chunee the elephant on 1 March 1826 became a cause célèbre, leading to the founding of the Zoological Society of London?
...that the first simulated patient was trained to act as if he had paraplegia and multiple sclerosis, in order to teach medical trainees?
...that life chances is a probabilistic concept introduced by sociologist Max Weber to determine the likely outcomes of an individual's life, on the basis of certain underlying factors?
...that Catherine the Great named the Pella Palace after the birthplace of Alexander the Great, hoping that it would become the favorite lodging of her own grandson Alexander?
... that España Boulevard, the main street of Sampaloc, Manila, is notorious for its waist-deep floods during the Philippine typhoon season?
...that Indian trade unionist Dutta Samant led an estimated 200,000 workers on a year-long strike in 1982, causing the exodus of the textile mill industry from Mumbai?
...that the Polski Fiat 125p was made by then Polish state-owned manufacturer FSO car factory under a license agreement with the Italian company Fiat?
...that Subroto Mukerjee, the first Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, died of choking in a Tokyo restaurant?
...that pretelescopic astronomy was practiced nearly two millennia prior to the introduction of the telescope?
...that Harriot Stanton Blatch helped revive the American women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century, by involving working class women?
...that former Major League Baseball catcher Mackey Sasser was known for his difficulty throwing the ball back to the pitcher when he was behind the home plate?
...that Dürer's Rhinoceros , a woodcut of the first rhinoceros seen in Europe in a millennium, was created by Albrecht Dürer in 1515 without him ever seeing the animal itself?
...that Ram Shastri, a celebrated 18th-century judge in the Maratha Empire, created judicial history in India by sentencing the incumbent Peshwa (de facto ruler) to death on a charge of murder?
...that although the last game in the Battle Isle series was released in 2001, there is an open source project, Advanced Strategic Command, to recreate the series?
...that The War Illustrated was a WWI magazine first published eighteen days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany?
...that the Polish lake Morskie Oko was once called "Fish Lake" due to its natural stock of fish, which are uncommon in lakes and ponds of the Tatra Mountains?
...that the Tuggerah Lakes , located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, cover a total area of 77 square kilometres yet have an average depth of less than two metres?
...that Charles Gascoigne developed the carronade while manager of the Carron Company in Scotland, but emigrated to avoid his creditors and spent the last 20 years of his life organising the production of iron and cannon for the Russian Empire?
...that, at the pinnacle of its power, the Avar Khanate exacted tribute from the rulers of Azerbaijan and Georgia?
...that Dove Cottage was a home of the English poet William Wordsworth for 8½ years of "plain living, but high thinking"?
...that Jogendra Nath Mandal was a Hindu politician who served as the first Minister for Law and Labour of the Muslim state of Pakistan?
...that Dana International was the first transsexual to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 with the song "Diva"?
...that Boy Charlton won gold in the 1500m freestyle at the 1924 Olympics despite his coach jumping overboard on the sea voyage to Europe?
...that due to legal restrictions, the first scheduled electric tram service in Saint Petersburg ran not on city streets, but rather on ice covering the Neva River during winter season?
...that John Fortescue attempted to restrict King James I's power by limiting the appointment of Scottish people, and as a result was dismissed from his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
...that the Communist Consolidation group was formed by Indian revolutionary prisoners at the Andaman Cellular Jail in 1935?
...that from the 6th to 12th centuries, a large part of Dagestan was dominated by the Christian kingdom of Sarir?
...that the first professional football team, The Zulus, was established in Sheffield, England in 1879?
...that a National Weather Service bulletin for New Orleans, Louisiana, warned of "human suffering incredible by modern standards" before Hurricane Katrina's landfall?
...that although the Polish-Romanian Alliance, an important alliance of the 1920s, was still in force when the Second World War began, it had little impact on the German invasion of Poland in 1939?
...that the fossilised remains of lions have been found at Crook Peak in Somerset, England?
...that Captain Humbert Roque Versace was the first Army P.O.W. in Southeast Asia to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in captivity?
...that Paris has held six BIE-sanctioned world's expositions, but the most recent was in 1937?
...that the makers of Winston cigarettes responded to qualms about the incorrect grammar present in the ad campaign "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" with a completely new campaign, noting the error?
...that for nearly three centuries until 1956, the Burdwan Zamindari, one of the richest feudal estates in Bengal, was held by the same Punjabi family ?
...that the 1990 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the only World Championship to permit bodychecking in women's ice hockey?
...that the Dictionary of Western Australians and the related Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians are two biographical dictionaries which contain biographical details of over 20,000 individuals?
... that the Zigong Dinosaur Museum in Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, established in 1987, was the first specialized dinosaur museum to open to the public in Asia?
... that the James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, built in 1891 by railroad magnate James J. Hill, has 36,000 square feet of living area and is the largest residence in Minnesota?
...that famed photographer of Native Americans Frank Rinehart used platinum emulsion instead of silver in photographs taken at the 1898 Omaha World's Fair to make the tonal range broader?
...that The Colgate Comedy Hour was a musical variety television show that ran on the NBC television network from November 1950 to December 1956, and was the first NTSC color television broadcast?
...that Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bristol, contains the largest population of True Service-trees in England?
...that Silvestre S. Herrera is the only living person authorized to wear both the U.S. Medal of Honor and Mexico's equivalent "Premier Merito Militar"?
...that underwater panthers were creatures appearing in the mythology of a number of Native American traditions, which combined the features of mountain lions or lynx with those of snakes, and were believed to inhabit the deepest parts of lakes and rivers?
...that David B. Barkley , who drowned in the Meuse River, France after completing a scouting mission behind enemy lines during World War I, was the U.S. Army's first Hispanic Medal of Honor recipient?
...that the dinosaur Lufengosaurus, whose remains were found in China, was the first dinosaur to appear on a commemorative postage stamp, in 1958?
...that, as a result of track switchbacks on either side of a mountain pass, all trains of the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad crossed over the U.S. continental divide running backwards?
...that Wayne Boden, a Canadian serial killer and rapist, was the first man to be convicted with the help of forensic odontological evidence in North America?
...that Red Man, one of the leading U.S. brands of chewing tobacco, has been especially successful in marketing itself with rural sporting events?
...that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 (VMU-2), a United States Marine Corps UAV squadron formed in June 1984, was the first Remotely Piloted Vehicle unit in the U.S. Armed Forces?
...that Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty was an Indian meteorologist who was a pioneer of remote sensing technologies in India?
...that Eric Schopler's research into autism led to the foundation of the TEACCH program?
...that The Boke of Chyldren by Thomas Phaire, published in 1545, was the first book on paediatrics written in the English language?
...that Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is famous for his heavy French accent and even gives readings of French poetry at the museum?
...that Pachirisu is a fictitious Electric Squirrel Pokémon that can shock opponents?
...that the Vitebsk Rail Terminal in Saint Petersburg contains a replica of the first train used in the Russian Empire?
...that Egushawa, principal chief of the Ottawas, was one of the most influential Native Americans of the Great Lakes region in the late eighteenth century?
...that the COMILOG Cableway, built to transport manganese ore mined in Gabon, was the world's longest cable car at over 75 km?
...that U.S. Army General James Harbord, who commanded the United States Marine Corps' 4th Marine Brigade at the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War I, was President of RCA in the 1920s when it formed NBC and RKO Pictures?
...that "Everybody Knows", a song by Leonard Cohen and collaborator Sharon Robinson was described as a "bleak prophecy about the end of the world as we know it"?
...that the natural history of Australia began over 2,500 million years ago when some of the world's oldest rocks formed the Yilgarn craton?
...that Raymond Monvoisin was a French painter and Legion of Honor recipient invited by the Chilean government to establish an Academy of Painting in Santiago, and who also dabbled in mining and ranching?
...that Onesimos Nesib, who translated the Bible into Oromo, was accused of blasphemy for delivering sermons in his native language and not Amharic, the language of the local Orthodox priests?
...that, according to Guinness World Records, carbon subnitride burns with the hottest flame of any chemical, at 5260 K (4987 °C, 9008 °F)?
...that Roy Smeck's virtuoso ukulele performance in the 1926 sound film "His Pastimes" sealed his reputation as "Wizard of the Strings"?
...that the Fremantle Arts Centre was originally known as the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum and was built between 1861 and 1868 by British convicts?
...that the Christii fly primarily lives under the bark of smaller branches and twigs of dead aspen trees?
...that Russian poet and dissident Vadim Delaunay was a descendant of the last governor of the Bastille, marquis Bernard-René de Launay?
...that the Banksia series Spicigerae is a taxonomic series of Banksia characterized by cylindrical inflorescences?
...that South African trade union legislation uses the term "conscientious objector" to refer to workers who do not want to join unions on the basis of personal beliefs?
...that Drei Chinesen mit dem Kontrabass is one of the most popular German children's songs?
...that the 18th-century Cabañas Hospital in Guadalajara was built on one level, so as to facilitate the movement of the sick, the aged, and children?
...that in 1935, English cricketer Betty Snowball scored 189 runs against New Zealand in the fourth ever women's Test match, setting a world record that was not beaten for over 50 years?
...that during the Beslan school hostage crisis 74-year-old school teacher Yanis Kanidis refused to leave his students and ultimately died to save their lives?
...that the Christmas carol "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" was originally written as dance music for French nobility?
... that Lost and Found in Translation, an episode of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, marks the first use of footage of Japanese Super Sentai actors in a Power Rangers series?
...that on arrival at Buckingham Palace, all 3,000 guests to the Children's Party at the Palace received a hamper with snacks put together by Jamie Oliver?
...that Tortuguero National Park is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica, despite the fact that it can only be reached by airplane or boat?
...that Nicole Manske of Speed Channel and auto racer Danica Patrick were on the same cheerleading squad at their high school in Rockton, Illinois?
...that Margherita Gonzaga d'Este ran her own balletto delle donne in the late 16th century, comprised entirely of women who frequently cross-dressed?
...that Hispanics have participated in every conflict in which the United States has been involved, and over forty Hispanics have been awarded the Medal of Honor?
...that Other Songs, an award winning novel by Jacek Dukaj, a Polish science fiction writer, describes a unique world in which the ideas of Aristotle and Hegel replace the laws of physics?
...that Olympic pair skating champions Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet refused to defend their title at the 1936 Winter Olympics because Nazi Germany was hosting the Games?
...that Lake Washington, the main reservoir for Newburgh, New York, holds enough water to supply the city for a year?
...that SS Rajputana, a P&O liner traveling between Plymouth, England and Lahore, British India, was converted into a cruiser and eventually sunk by a German U-boat west of Iceland?
...that at the end of his 13-match first class cricket career, John Howarth had a batting average of 0.00, setting a new world record and leading to him being dubbed one of cricket's worst batsmen?
...that although the presence of Armenians in Bulgaria dates to the Early Middle Ages, their large-scale emigration to the country only began in the 19th century?
...that P57, a steroidal glycoside isolated from the African cactiform Hoodia gordonii, is believed to be the active chemical constituent responsible for the appetite suppressant activity of Hoodia extracts?
...that some historians claim that Russian engineer Fyodor Pirotsky built the world's first electric tramway?
...that the Monastery of Alcobaça, founded in 1153, includes the first Gothic buildings built in Portugal?
...that in 2003 Erin Crocker became the first woman to qualify for the Knoxville Nationals sprint car race?
...that in the Battle of Węgierska Górka, four unfinished and undermanned Polish bunkers held out against an assault of an entire German division for two days and two nights?
...that British paediatrician June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury is commemorated in the coat of arms of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, as a supporter holding a staff of Aesculapius entwined with a double helix rather than the traditional snake?
...that the Bangladesh Nazrul Sena, founded upon the philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam, pioneered the introduction of computer science and multimedia education for children at the kindergarten level in Bangladesh?