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5 November 2026
- 00:00, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
Artist's conception of Pioneer 10
- ... that the radioisotope thermoelectric generators on the Pioneer 10 (conception pictured) spacecraft were designed to last for at least two years, but continued operating for over thirty?
- ... that a "Gong Show" tryout led to football running back Vince Thompson becoming an NFL leader?
- ... that, after literary agents described Your Name Here as difficult to follow, co-author Helen DeWitt responded by adding more material?
- ... that Antonio Peña y Goñi has been described as the founder of modern music criticism in Spain?
- ... that the Canadian Space Agency developed Canasnack, an oatmeal cookie made solely out of Canadian ingredients?
- ... that Christopher H. Bidmead became the script editor for Doctor Who after writing a "fan letter"?
- ... that Faker celebrated winning the 2015 League of Legends World Championship by eating a raw broccoli stalk on stage?
- ... that Rewind became the first Philippine film to gross 900 million pesos at the worldwide box office?
- ... that there are generally no age restrictions for lotteries in Japan?
4 November 2026
- 00:00, 4 November 2026 (UTC)
Fortescue Cuming
- ... that Fortescue Cuming (pictured) gave a "reasonably sane" account of Kentucky after his travels in 1807?
- ... that six people died in floods next to the Cueyamil railway station, on an avenue where residents had previously reported problems with the drainage system?
- ... that organist and choirmaster Albert Ham banned women from singing in the choir of the Cathedral Church of St. James for more than 30 years?
- ... that Nikola Tesla recalled harnessing the power of four cockchafers as one of his first "inventions" as a child?
- ... that a video game modder put an entire video game console inside a video game cartridge?
- ... that, when Razis threw his entrails at enemy soldiers, it implied their defeat despite the act resulting in his death?
- ... that Chow Shu-kai led Taiwan's delegation out of the United Nations General Assembly in 1971 before the assembly voted on China's representation at the UN?
- ... that the Apollo 11 astronauts were added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to the television industry?
- ... that Kate Tolo "could not be more proud" of her boyfriend for tweeting about her vagina?
3 November 2026
- 00:00, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
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Head of the Lindwurmbrunnen
- ... that some palaeontologists have suggested that a 16th-century dragon statue's head (pictured) was inspired by the skull of an extinct woolly rhinoceros?
- ... that the Housing and Development Board of Singapore was criticised by some residents for proposing to paint a set of brick-faced apartments to prevent water leakage?
- ... that the "Brazilian bin Laden" did not know who his namesake was before 9/11?
- ... that IBM initially dismissed the Amdahl 470V as they believed that there was no way to make a profit selling only a CPU?
- ... that a critic said that Susan Ludvigson could "re-create entire worlds out of the clay of language"?
- ... that Supernatural holds the record for the longest-running American fantasy television series?
- ... that Anne Chow, who trained at Juilliard, was the first woman of color to be the CEO of an AT&T business unit?
- ... that women living in the de facto independent state of Tamil Eelam reported lower rates of domestic violence because of its dedicated justice system?
- ... that Tian Tian received media coverage for her numerous failed pregnancies?
2 November 2026
- 00:00, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
Residents of Pomuch cleaning bones
- ... that residents of Pomuch, in southeastern Mexico, clean the bones of deceased family members (example pictured) as part of Day of the Dead?
- ... that Mexico City's annual Day of the Dead Parade was inspired by a fictional Day of the Dead parade in the 2015 film Spectre?
- ... that David Chalmers argued against the idea that consciousness is an illusion by stating that people can obviously feel pain?
- ... that actor Oscar Curtis was bitten by a monkey while taking a break from his role in Hollyoaks?
- ... that Swiss filmmaker Claude Goretta had no formal film training before directing the Oscar-nominated The Invitation?
- ... that a manuscript held by Gonville and Caius College has "Man, why are you proud?" written in Latin on a flyleaf?
- ... that Concetta Brincat is the first known female Maltese-language novelist?
- ... that in 2026, the Kandy Royals cricket team was acquired by a US-based investor and selected most of its roster through a player draft rather than a traditional auction?
- ... that Albert Camus and Jean-Louis Barrault settled on the title of The State of Siege by taking turns completing the phrase "Get dressed, darling, we're going to see [...]"?
1 November 2026
- 00:00, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
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Wednesday Addams cosplayer
- ... that Wednesday Addams (cosplayer pictured) has been described as "the embodiment of a zeitgeist in which dark aesthetics have become a form of self-expression for an entire generation"?
- ... that recipes for pumpkin scones appeared throughout Australian newspapers of the 1920s and 1930s?
- ... that a Haunting of Hill House episode made a journalist go to bed with the lights on for the first time in years?
- ... that some people in Britain once paid sin-eaters to eat funeral food?
- ... that around 1,500 volunteers help a pharmacist in Kenova, West Virginia, cover his Victorian home with thousands of jack-o'-lanterns every year for Halloween?
- ... that some believe that the "High German doctor" mentioned in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was inspired by a legendary witch said to have been killed in the American Revolutionary War?
- ... that an Agatha Christie murder mystery was adapted into a manga series?
- ... that players of a survival horror game navigate a modern-day replica of H. H. Holmes's "Murder Castle"?
- ... that the Great Pumpkin Mystery has never been solved?
