derenrich/enwiki-did-you-know huggingface dataset:
... that Richard Saltonstall Rogers, a political enemy of Nathaniel Hawthorne, has been suggested as the inspiration for a character in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?
... that when the Theater Münster opened in 1956, it was regarded as the first new theatre in Germany after World War II?
... that huli-huli chicken is turned on a spit, and named from the Hawaiian word huli, meaning "turn"?
... that Donald Trump urged his Twitter followers not to buy the biography Trump Revealed by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher?
... that a geologist named a secondary vent of Palomo volcano after his son, hoping that one day he would get to know the mountain range?
... that Stanley Blankson made the smooth flow of human and vehicular traffic his major aim during his term as mayor of Accra?
... that Jordan holds an annual celebration on 1 March for the 1956 Arabization of the Jordanian Army command?
... that Carmen Cincotti ate nearly 1,000 hot dogs in two months while training for the 2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, where he ate 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to finish in second place?
... that when dislodged from its burrow, the onion anemone may get rolled around by the sea before finding a suitable place to dig?
... that in 1944, Northern Ireland politician William Lyle denounced as "obnoxious" the views of minister Harry Midgley, whom Lyle hoped would become "more mature"?
... that the 1928 one-act play The Queen's Messenger was the first television drama?
... that the Nili Patera dune field was the first location on Mars where evidence was obtained of dune movement of a minimum of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)?
... that William L. Mercereau, Superintendent of Steamships for the Pere Marquette Railway, was responsible for building up what was at the time the world's largest carferry fleet?
... that contralto Ruth Siewert appeared as Erda not only in Bayreuth, but also at La Scala, La Fenice, and La Monnaie?
... that the film Poetry in Motion was described in a review as "orgasmic" for students of contemporary poetry?
... that after working for the International Coffee Organization in London and as a consultant for the World Bank, Owusu Afriyie Akoto became Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture?
... that the 2013 book Disinformation was included in the CIA's "Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf"?
... that when Debussy wrote his cantata La Damoiselle élue, setting a poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, he had probably not seen the poet's painting of the subject ?
... that the first county courthouse for Lake County, Oregon, was built on 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by Mark W. Bullard in 1876?
... that in animal studies of the health and safety hazards of nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes had similar inhalation exposure effects to asbestos?
... that John Ward Westcott developed a marine mail system that eventually became the only floating ZIP Code in the United States?
... that in the mid-1980s, some HIV patients pinned their hopes for survival on an experimental drug called HPA-23?
... that at over 10 km (6 mi), Pınargözü Cave is the longest cave in Turkey and has not yet been fully surveyed?
... that the upcoming movie Stronger is based on a memoir by Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman?
... that the release of Los Gatos' debut single "La balsa" on July 3, 1967, is widely considered to be the origin of Argentine rock?
... that according to Snopes, the belief that the soul weighs 21 grams should not be given any credence?
...that within a Monte Viso Tunnel is the most ancient tunnel of Italy throught the mountain?
... that Gorgonia mariae is one of several species of sea fans affected by a terrestrial fungal disease in the Gulf of Mexico?
... that Alfred Ezra learnt how to keep hummingbirds in captivity using baby food?
... that the Flag of Washington must show George Washington's profile facing the same direction on both sides, making it one of the most expensive U.S. state flags to produce?
... that the white-necklaced partridge's forehead is white in one subspecies and chestnut in the other?
... that Richard Scott was a doctor who in 1963 became the world's first professor in general practice?
... that the short film Le Building was created as an opener for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival as the thesis project of five students of Gobelins?
... that Don Reitz incorporated his niece's drawings into a series of ceramic pieces that came to be known as the Sara Period ?
... that the Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing in 1981 led to the death of the prime minister, Mohammad Javad Bahonar, and President Mohammad Ali Rajai?
... that Charles Moses escaped from Singapore with Major General Gordon Bennett, led a cavalry regiment at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and crossed the Rhine with the British commandos?
... that The Big Bend, which would be the world's longest building if built, was designed to circumvent zoning regulations?
... that the Indian legislator Siddiqullah Chowdhury is critical of the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh?
... that Donald Trump blamed his ghostwriter for inaccuracies in Trump 101, saying in a deposition that he had read it "very quickly" before publication?
... that the Incident at Clovelly Cottage (1895) was the "first successful motion picture film made in Britain"?
... that the operator of Casino Pier returned from lunch to find his new roller coaster was being built in a different location than he had intended?
... that Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign relied on aircraft and "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels"?
... that Yvonne Busch left home at age eleven, on her own initiative, to pursue music?
... that the Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar has a hybrid design that allows it to run on either battery power or via pantograph and overhead line?
... that the Guangming Daily was one of only three national newspapers published in China during the Cultural Revolution?
... that Hendrika B. Cantwell, one of the first physicians in the US to work for a child protection agency, came in contact with an estimated 30,000 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect?
... that the legality of a 2016 plan to tax the Yale University endowment was questioned, in part due to a 1745 act of the Colony of Connecticut which granted the school tax-exempt status?
... that GhanaSat-1, the first Ghanaian satellite in space, is used to monitor the country's coastline as well as broadcast Ghanaian songs?
... that international cricketer Carlisle Best would "aggravate bowlers" by commentating on himself while batting?
... that the bedding ceremony symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' sexual intimacy, but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?
... that Alice Tangerini is the only botanical illustrator ever hired by the Smithsonian Institution?
... that the National Socialist Party's victory in the 1956 general election formed the only elected government in Jordan's history?
... that Samsun Golf Course is thought to be the first course in the world to be built on ground recovered from the sea?
... that when disturbed, the rufous-throated partridge flies to branches as thrushes do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees like babblers?
... that developer Parroty Interactive's 1997 parody video game The X-Fools was released in anticipation of the fifth season of the paranormal TV series The X-Files?
... that Robin Fontes is the highest-ranking female military officer to serve in Afghanistan since the American invasion of that country in 2001?
... that The Graybar Hotel was written by a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without parole?
... that the Amfleet was Amtrak's first new intercity passenger cars and the Budd Company's last?
... that Margaret Amoakohene, currently a member of Ghana's Council of State, is the country's former High Commissioner to Canada?
... that radio station KRGE in Weslaco, Texas, once shared time with another station that later moved 350 miles (560 km) from Brownsville to Port Arthur?
... that Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah of Kashmir was one of the founders of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference?
... that the vegetable leaf miner became a serious problem in tomato crops in Florida after insecticides had killed the wasps that had previously kept it under control?
... that tea garden worker Karimul Haque has been awarded India's fourth highest civilian award?
... that the YPG was denounced after the Battle of al-Yaarubiyah for fighting the Free Syrian Army, which was not even present during the battle?
... that the Tjele helmet fragment is part of one of only five known Viking Age helmets?
... that U.S. admiral Mark Bristol unsuccessfully protested against the deportations of Samsun Greeks to the Turkish authorities of Mustafa Kemal?
... that Norah C. James' first book Sleeveless Errand was ruled obscene and ordered by the Bow Street Police Court to be destroyed?
... that The Gamblers' "Moon Dawg!" single is considered by some to be the first surf rock record?
... that Charles Corydon Hall is considered the father of the rock wool insulation industry in America?
... that the Shinano River is the longest river, and has the third largest drainage basin, in Japan?
... that ProRodeo Hall of Fame barrel racer Charmayne James still managed to win the round when her horse Scamper's bridle fell off?
... that American Civil War Confederate surgeon Charles T. Pepper was the original inspiration for the Dr Pepper soft drink ?
... that renewed volcanic activity at Antofagasta de la Sierra could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?
... that Paula Murrihy, who appeared in operatic title roles such as Dido, Carmen, Hänsel and the Rosenkavalier, sang Lieder with viola and piano for the Hessischer Rundfunk?
... that Microshaft Winblows 98 served as parody video game developer Parroty Interactive's take on Microsoft, Windows, and Bill Gates?
... that there was a campaign to deny Catherine Afeku's appointment as Ghana's Minister of Tourism because she had not done her national service?
... that in the UK, the endangered Tansy beetle can only be found on the banks of the River Ouse, near York?
... that Shekhar Naik is the first blind cricketer to be awarded the Padma Shri?
... that Indian Jat legislator Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary assisted chief minister Mayawati in pacifying agitations in Jat-dominated areas?
... that during the Rhode Island banking crisis of the early 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people lost access to their money?
... that within 100 years of the Spanish conquest of Nicaragua, the native population had been all but eliminated by a combination of newly-introduced disease, the slave trade, warfare, and mistreatment?
... that Nicole Chevalier was awarded Der Faust for her performance of the four female characters in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffman at the Komische Oper Berlin?
... that Dishonored 2, a steampunk video game, had its anti-piracy software hacked by a group called SteamPunks?
... that Tropical Depression Eight in 1981 dropped up to 21 inches (530 mm) of rainfall in Texas, much of which fell in only six hours?
... that Robert Symonds, expert in old English furniture, claimed that his girlfriend thrust a pair of curling tongs in his ear?
... that the story of Hannah Norsa has been described as "an archetypal tale of how stage stardom might lead to social transformation"?
... that after the 1194 Battle of Fréteval, Richard I captured the French King's government archive which travelled with him, who as a result founded the French National Archives in Paris?
... that A Voz do Brasil is the longest-running radio program in the Southern Hemisphere?
... that Greek shipping tycoon Basil Goulandris and his wife Elisa died childless and left an art collection worth an estimated $3 billion that has been the subject of a family feud ever since?
... that the critically endangered shrub orange dryandra is known from an area of less than 4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) in Western Australia?
... that investment banker Peter W. Smith contacted Russian hackers in an unsuccessful attempt to locate missing emails from Hillary Clinton's computer system?
... that the Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo, published by the composer Georg Philipp Telemann in 1735, were believed lost but published again in 2016?
... that Drop the Dip, the first roller coaster to use a lap bar, was inspired by a toy in a dentist's office waiting room?
... that Maurice Wilder-Neligan was dubbed "The Eccentric Colonel" for distributing newspapers to his troops during a lull in an attack?
... that in the John Gay version of Achilles, the hero is introduced as a cross-dresser?
... that Sue Alexander tapped into her grief over her younger brother's death to write a children's book about a Bedouin girl dealing with the same issue?
... that the Indian Ocean coral Acropora rudis is "endangered" by habitat destruction and its susceptibility to coral bleaching, disease and ocean acidification?
... that Marc Soustrot conducted a staging of both Debussy's cantata La Damoiselle élue and Honegger's oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher at the Frankfurt Opera in 2017?
... that First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament was moved to an earlier time to allow more school children to see the session?
... that governor Min Linka of Pegu was executed after his failed rebellion against his brother King Binnya U of Martaban?
... that the bass Oskar Czerwenka appeared in 1,084 performances at the Vienna State Opera, and his home was integrated into a state music school that was named after him?
... that New York City's Citi Bike is the largest bicycle-sharing system in the United States?
... that the music video for Oh Land's "Cherry on Top" is intended to serve as the first of three short films directed by Duncan Winecoff?
... that as a teenager, association footballer Frank Dudley gave up on turning professional due to his height—and then experienced a 6-inch (15 cm) growth spurt?
... that Roebuck was the flagship of Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot at the Siege of Charleston in 1780?
... that singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce attended high school with artists Joe Ely and Butch Hancock in Lubbock, Texas?
... that when Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the woman card, she did and it garnered $2.4 million for her campaign?
... that the Hindu festival Ganga Dussehra commemorates the descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth?
... that Sebastiano DiGaetano, an early mafia boss of the Bonanno crime family, disappeared after stepping down in 1912?
... that due to violent disruptions by Hebrew-only proponents, Yiddish films screened in Mandatory Palestine had to be dubbed?
... that The New York Times said the podcast Crimetown "advances the [true crime] genre" and called it one of the "best new podcasts of 2016"?
... that Wilhelm Ehmann, founder and director of a school of church music, toured internationally conducting his choir Westfälische Kantorei?
... that in 1990, Typhoon Zola flooded 420 houses in Japan?
... that personal dust monitors required for coal miners by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are based on the tapered element oscillating microbalance?
... that Indian politician Idris Ali has compared party chief Mamata Banerjee to Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, and the goddess Saraswati?
... that the supposed relics of Georgian saint Ketevan the Martyr were retrieved from the ruins of the Church of St. Augustine in Goa?
... that among the Tuareg people, men traditionally wear a veil called a litham or tagulmust, while women go unveiled?
... that the 2016 "slashomedy" Pi Day Die Day stars Friday the 13th actor Ari Lehman?
... that Jammu and Kashmir education minister Naeem Akhtar installed a helpline to his personal office to hear complaints?
... that the New York City Subway G train is the only non-shuttle service that does not run through Manhattan?
... that in creating his Luceafărul myth about the impossible love between a deity and a mortal, Mihai Eminescu may have been influenced by the Katha Upanishad?
... that Paul Abels, the first openly gay minister to serve in a major Christian denomination in the United States, was nearly removed from his pastorate after he came out in the 1970s?
... that the Thai heist thriller film Bad Genius is centred on what its director calls "the most boring activity on earth"—taking exams?
... that when Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for president in 1868, he received all 650 votes from delegates, with no other candidate being nominated?
... that "Someday" became Mariah Carey's third consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?
... that if elected to government, Independence from Europe would build a large condominium in London to house British Members of Parliament?
... that Martin Janus wrote the original lyrics of "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne", which Bach used in a cantata in a setting known as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"?
... that the second reused orbital rocket in history, Falcon 9 booster B1029, was "extra toasty" upon coming back from the edge of space on June 23, 2017, to land on a drone ship?
... that Indian Member of Parliament Mohammad Asrarul Haque polled the highest number of votes in his state of Bihar in the 2014 general election?
... that Mazaalai, the first Mongolian satellite in space, is named after the endangered Gobi bear?
... that Uwe Eric Laufenberg, General Manager of the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, presented his staging of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Internationale Maifestspiele in 2017?
... that the book Midas Touch, co-authored by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, praises the economic benefits of immigration to the United States?
... that in Norwegian fjords, the sea anemone Actinostola callosa feeds heavily on the helmet jellyfish?
... that while a member of the Philadelphia City Council, Thomas McIntosh challenged the school district to ensure that school conditions were equal in both black and white neighborhoods?
... that since first being built in 1888, Main Building at St. Edward's University has been burned down, torn open by a tornado, and used as a military academy?
... that in the opera Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, Georg Philipp Telemann characterized the noble people by elements from the opera seria, and the peasants by Spanish folk music?
... that when Elissa P. Benedek was named president of the American Psychiatric Association in 1990, she was only the second woman to fill that post since the group's founding in 1844?
... that the real-life subject of the film The Broken Cord, diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, was struck by a car and died before the film's release?
... that Byattaba, the rebel ruler of Martaban, was paid in gold by King Binnya U so that he would acknowledge the King as his overlord?
... that Tropical Storm Winona, which struck Japan in August 1990, originated from a northerly displaced monsoon trough?
... that Women Wage Peace held a 50-day hunger strike outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal residence in 2015?
... that 35 years ago today, Tucson, Arizona, radio station KIKX shut down after losing its FCC license over a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's DJs?
... that when Brasheedah Elohim signed with an Israeli women's basketball team in 2007, her unusual surname prompted local media to quip, "God has arrived in Israel"?
... that disclosure of White House visitor logs has been the subject of several lawsuits brought by government transparency activists?
... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan tells the coming-of-age story of a female character, a choice unusual to fantasy of the time?
... that St. Cajetan Church, part of the World Heritage Site Churches and convents of Goa, is modeled on St. Peter's Basilica?
... that Dutch-Jewish lawyer Abel Herzberg and his wife were moved by train from Bergen-Belsen in April 1945, liberated by the Soviets in May, survived typhoid, and arrived back in Amsterdam in June?
... that Coney Island's Cannon Coaster was designed to shoot its riders out of a giant cannon over a gap in the tracks?
... that a rhyming passage from Mihai Eminescu's novel Poor Dionis proposes "that this world is merely dreamland and a cat's fantastic vision"?
... that several freight cars of the Disneyland Railroad originally had no seats because Walt Disney wanted passengers to feel like cattle riding in a real cattle train?
... that Melanie Lewy had to sell some of her clothes to pay for her husband's funeral?
... that the book Time to Get Tough by Donald Trump was written with the assistance of editors from Breitbart News?
... that the British Government is selling off its embassy in Bangkok in what will be Thailand's priciest real estate deal ever?
... that the development team of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy purchased a lock picking set during development?
... that Marjan Šarec started his career as a comedian, but was later elected Mayor of Kamnik and recently announced his candidacy for President of Slovenia?
... that during the 1623 papal conclave, the election of Pope Urban VIII was supposedly foretold by a swarm of bees?
... that after Catholic bishop Gaston Marie Jacquier was assassinated in Algiers, Archbishop Duval ordered priests not to wear clerical clothing or display the cross in public?
... that the book Dezinformatsia by Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson explains Communist propaganda used by the Soviet Union?
... that Pia Miller was drawn to the role of Kat Chapman in Home and Away when she realised the character was not sexualised?
... that the album Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall features a concert that celebrated Clint Eastwood's contributions to jazz?
... that the Kent RFU created the second-ever county cup competition for rugby union in Southern England?
... that heavy infestations of white pine sawfly can defoliate a tree or even kill it?
... that Ray Hill has married 12 prisoners' loved ones for them by proxy on his radio show?
... that Dorothy Hazard, a preacher's wife, led a group of women in the defence of Bristol during the English Civil War?
... that organic farmer Uroš Macerl won the Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a legal challenge against a cement company?
... that Stephen III of Moldavia stated in 1502 that he had fought 36 battles and only lost two of them?
... that the Eitel Building was nominated for historic landmark status by nearby condominium owners to prevent the construction of a 22-story tower?
... that the upcoming video game The Artful Escape is described as "David Bowie traveling off from London on an interstellar trip to create Ziggy Stardust"?
... that Constance Wood was the first to install a cyclotron in a hospital, but was teased by one of her patients with a rat?
... that Muhammad I of Granada , founder of the last Muslim state in Spain, helped Castile take Córdoba and Seville from the Muslims?
... that Publishers Weekly called Why We Want You to Be Rich authors Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki "a strangely winning combination"?
... that Canadian theoretical physicist Helen Freedhoff was doctoral advisor to Schrödinger's grandson?
... that Tallinn Central Library lends Estonian-language e-books to people in any part of the world?
... that the city hall of Bellevue, Washington, was previously a Qwest telecommunications office?
... that the BBC medical drama series Casualty received criticism for a series 29 episode which featured a crash that viewers believed resembled the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash?
... that Georgia Ann Robinson was the first African-American policewoman in the Los Angeles Police Department?
... that the population of oak pinhole borer beetles in Britain greatly increased after the Great Storm of 1987 brought down large numbers of trees?
... that Science Express, a scientific exhibition for children mounted on a train, is included in the Limca Book of Records for being the largest, the longest running and the most visited mobile exhibition?
... that the book Think Big and Kick Ass, by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker, was the highest selling personal finance work on Amazon.com in 2015?
... that "Wonderous Stories" by the progressive rock band Yes remains their highest charting UK single with a peak at number 7 in 1977?
... that katemeshi was a common peasant food in Japan during the Meiji and Taishō periods?