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Ferrari FF

... that the Ferrari FF (pictured) was, upon its release, the world's fastest four-seater car?
... that a Paralympic gold medalist originally did not know that she qualified for parasports?
... that Karan Aujla's Hindi-language single "Tauba Tauba" from the 2024 film Bad Newz became a Canadian Hot 100 top-25 song ahead of the film's release?
... that Dani Sanchez-Lopez wanted to be an actor but switched to cinematography after realizing that actors deliver others' lines?
... that in UnMetal, the player has to heal any enemies whom they shoot?
... that manga artist Shinichi Ishizuka was told that becoming a manga artist would be "absolutely impossible"?
... that two Wisconsin radio stations purchased and reassembled the Wisconsin Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair for use as their studios?
... that the extension to the Yumeshima Station was originally supposed to be opened in 2008 for when the Osaka Olympics was being bid for?
... that Tonia Ko once composed a three-part concerto played on bubble wrap?

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August 8

...that in Kuwait, the freedom of the press restricted mostly by self-censorship rather than active government action? --self-nom LittleDan^talk 21:01, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that "Public Law 109-253" is based on an article in Wikipedia written by 'Tony the Marine? Tony the Marine 17:15, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Singles out a user. Perhaps more suited in Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a source --GunnarRene 18:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the anchorages for the Lane Avenue Bridge are two of the largest single pieces of steel ever to be galvanized?Bcirker 12:28, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the song "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?" consists of tongue twisters in an artificial German dialect and never in fact answers the question in its title? (self nom) BigHaz 00:28, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines recommends appointees to the country's courts, without the "advise and consent" of the Commission on Appointments?
...that the 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy were declared a non-event by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in 1946 to a lack of participants? (selfnom) Chris 13:40, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

File:C macropomum ostergaard.jpg

...that, unlike some other fish species, a small aquarium does not inhibit the growth of Colossoma macropomum, more commonly known as pacú and tambaqui? Renice 16:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I would re-word that to "unlike in some other fish species". (Aquarium is not a fish species :-) --GunnarRene 18:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that 2006 is the first year when the manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X was actually published on a Sunday for two consecutive months? -- (Self-nom. De-stubbed on August 8) GunnarRene 18:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that in June 1995, the Fiji Meteorological Service became responsible for the prediction of tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific Ocean? --Nilfanion (talk) 19:01, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 7

...that the Vextra 105 is an armored car for the French Army. Red1530 14:25, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that Max McGee is a former American Football wide receiver who assisted the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championship wins and scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history? Chainclaw, talk - 14:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the song "Reise Nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat" was the first occasion on which the German Eurovision entry was performed partly in Turkish? (self nom) BigHaz 01:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the Autobianchi Primula was the Fiat's first automobile with the front-wheel drive, transverse engine setup and rack and pinion steering? (self nom as well) Bravada, talk - 01:14, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that, in his novel War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy described the Battle of Tarutino as little more than a chain of accidents and coincidences? --article by User:Blacklake, nom by Ghirla ^-трёп- 13:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC), please rephrase if need be[reply]
...that, during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill was so impressed with the brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company, that he asked Joseph Stalin to send him about 400 bottles annually? --article by User:Eupator, nom by Ghirla ^-трёп- 13:37, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Committee Room Ceiling of the Scottish Parliament Building

...that the Catalan architect, Enric Miralles died before seeing the completion of his largest building: the Scottish Parliament Building?

...that SanDisk markets Sansa, the second most popular series of mp3 players in the United States after the iPod? (self nom)Andrewia 15:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- That reads too much like an advert. My alternative below might be better but is based on an assumption that is not referenced within the article.
  ...that the Sansa brand of MP3 player is second only to the iPod in the United States in terms of sales?
- violet/riga (t) 16:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the band Crow originally recorded "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me", which was famously covered by Black Sabbath? matt91486 16:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that Alberta Vaughn (born June 27, 1904) was an American film actress who starred in 112 motion pictures before her death on April 26, 1992? -- Underneath-it-All 20:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 6

...that two of Australia's only three changes in its borders were to split the Northern Territory into North Australia and Central Australia, then to recombine them? --Golbez 10:55, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that Paston Great Barn, a listed building in Norfolk, England, dating from 1581, is one of only three breeding roosts in England for the Barbastelle Bat, and the only one in a building? SP-KP 23:32, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that between 1977 and 1998, Madame Leprieur from Agon-Coutainville in France sent 80,000 questions to the daily RTL radio show Les Grosses Têtes, making herself famous nationwide? (self-nom) -- Hektor 22:47, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. received ten tons of broccoli from Barbara Bush after it was banned from the White House and Air Force One by George H.W. Bush? (self-nom) -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 21:26, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

... that in August 2006, Brigadier General Angela Salinas became the first Hispanic female general officer in United States Marine Corps history and the first female commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego? (self-nom) — ERcheck (talk) 04:48, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- - I don't understand "i familn". Art LaPella 03:46, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - Fixed the spelling.... it should read "...that in August 2006, ..." — ERcheck (talk) 00:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - BTW, it is back to its original spelling. It was inadvertently changed by an editor in a revision of 21:34, 6 August 2006. — ERcheck (talk) 00:24, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the song "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" is a parody of the schlager style of German music and was performed by a band whose name literally translates as Guildo Horn and the Orthopedic Stockings? (self nom) BigHaz 05:38, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- A bit too long, isn't it? Thuresson 14:22, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Fair cop. Perhaps "...that the song "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" was performed by a band whose name literally translates as Guildo Horn and the Orthopedic Stockings?" That's probably the "grabbier" part of the fact, I'd think. BigHaz 22:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York is the only time the United States has hosted this event in a non-Winter Olympic year? (self nom) Chris 20:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that there are many examples of unfinished work in the arts, some of which remain incomplete but others have been finished by other people? violet/riga (t) 21:41, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that Albert Bigelow Paine was the literary executor for Mark Twain, a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee, and a recipient of the title of Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur for his books about Joan of Arc? violet/riga (t) 12:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the largest body parts do not all belong to the largest animal, and that there are numerous Guinness World Records for the largest human body parts? violet/riga (t) 14:00, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that a noose hanging from a tree at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Oklahoma generated enough controversy for the club to remove it in 2004? fpo 15:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC) (self-nom)[reply]

August 5

...that the Régence style, precursor of the Rococo, had its origins in the interiors designed by Jean Bérain the Elder for Louis, Grand Dauphin at the Château de Meudon? --Wetman 19:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that when the Château de Choisy was built for the Grande Mademoiselle, Louis XIV's first cousin, the garden designer André Le Nôtre's first advice was to "lay low all the woods that are there"? self-nom Wetman 19:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Shangwen Fang is the name of the guy that abused the kitten recently in Taiwan and posted the photos shown in here? August 5 --AQu01rius 22:49, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
- External links on the main page is not a good idea. Thuresson 14:22, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Needs to be rewritten.--Peta 10:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Archduchess Isabella Maria

... that archduchess Isabella Maria of Bourbon-Parma (pictured) was in love with her sister-in-law archduchess Maria Christina?

...that during the time of Scandinavism, Hans Christian Andersen wrote a poem called Jeg er en Skandinav which together with the later added melody could very well have become the National Anthem of a unified Scandinavian nation? --TIE 01:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that Benilde Romancon's superiors at the Christian Brothers' novitiate were reluctant to take him in because he was short of stature? --Mithril Cloud 09:31, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the song Wir Geben 'Ne Party is the first Eurovision entry to mention hip-hop music, despite not being in that style? (self nom, can probably be rewritten) - BigHaz 11:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 4

...that the Autobianchi Stellina was the first Italian car with a fiberglass body? Bravada, talk - 14:35, 8 August 2006 (UTC) (self nom)[reply]

...that the Château de Bellevue, a small château built near Paris in 1750 as an intimate meeting place for Louis XV and his mistress, Madame de Pompadour, was named for its spectacular views over the Seine? -- ALoan (Talk) 10:42, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the film ALERT! by Jim Ether is the first animated, full-length film to be completely created in Macromedia Flash?--bonusbox 07:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- ALERT! does not exist; Alert! is a redirect to Jim Ether which was created in June. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that A Stab In The Dark was a British TV show on Channel 4 and featured topical monologues delivered by Michael Gove, prior to his becoming a Conservative MP? Bentley Banana 11:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Too short and unreferenced. violet/riga (t) 08:54, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- This is still very stubby - 3 paragraphs, 4 sentences. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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...that the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute was the only place in the besieged city that evaluated the Ph.D. and Doctor of Science dissertations?
...that Colonel William Nolde was the last official American casualty of the Vietnam War?
...that the expressions "take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves" and "ways and means" are both attributed to William Lowndes?
...that most buildings of the True Cross Monastery on Kiy Island in the White Sea were designed by Patriarch Nikon?
...that the planned M4 Toll motorway will be the second toll section of the United Kingdom's M4 motorway, despite being under 10 miles from the first?
...that Applecrest Farm Orchards is the oldest continuously operating apple orchard in the United States of America?
... that the opening theory of backgammon underwent profound changes after self-teaching robots were analyzed playing the game? (Backgammon opening position)
...that the Mahé River in India was nicknamed the "English Channel" because it separated British-ruled Thalassery from French-ruled Mahé?
...that Samuel M. Rubin popularized the practice of selling popcorn in movie theaters, earning him the nickname "Sam the Popcorn Man"?
...that the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme included the world's then-longest fresh-water pipeline when it opened in Western Australia in 1903?
...that Frederick Lorz was greeted as the winner of the 1904 Summer Olympics marathon but later admitted to having travelled by car for ten miles of the race?
...that Muslim scholar Maulvi Abdul Haq is decorated as the Father of Urdu in Pakistan?
...that the Château de Madrid (pictured), built near the Bois de Boulogne in Paris in the mid-1500s, was known as the "Château de Faïence" due to its richly ornamented façades, covered in majolica and high relief, but was almost completely destroyed in the 1790s? (Château de Madrid)
...that the Canadian Arctic islands did not become part of Canada until 1880?
...that Charles Angibaud was the royal apothecary to Louis XIV of France, but left France in 1681 to avoid persecution as a Protestant Huguenot and moved to London, where he was later Master of the Society of Apothecaries?
...that the song "Dschinghis Khan" is a disco-inspired tribute to the Mongol leader Genghis Khan?
...that civilians took refuge in St. La Salle Hall in Manila during World War II, believing that its walls would protect them from anything but a direct hit?
...that the Potemkin Stairs (pictured) located in Odessa, Ukraine create an optical illusion, where either the landings or the stairs are invisible depending on an observer's vantage point? (The Potemkin Stairs)
...that Claudia Alexander was the last project manager of NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter?
...that murdered British schoolgirl Amanda "Milly" Dowler has a charity, an award-winning garden and a sweetpea named after her?
...that the English footballer David Layne scored 58 goals in 81 games for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. before he was jailed for his involvement in the British betting scandal of 1964?
...that, before becoming famous, both Martha Stewart and Lyle Waggoner appeared in ads for Tareyton cigarettes, telling the audience that "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!"?
...that a group of rock stars formed a supergroup in 1989 called Rock Aid Armenia and re-recorded Deep Purple's hit song Smoke on the Water to benefit the victims of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake?
...that the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (pictured) near Paris was the home of King James II for 13 years after his exile from Great Britain following the Glorious Revolution of 1688? (Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye}
...that the Fair Play Men, a group of squatters in colonial Pennsylvania, made their own Declaration of Independence from Britain on July 4, 1776 on the banks of Pine Creek?
...that the native fauna of New Guinea does not include any large mammal predators?
...that Central Asian Gypsies, often seen around Russian markets and railway stations in the 1990s were previously mistaken as Tajikistani refugees?
...that Flying University was the secret educational conspiratorial enterprise that existed in Warsaw, Poland, in various forms in the 19th and 20th century to provide education outside of the dominating ideology?
...that Monica Coghlan, at the center of the scandal surrounding Lord Jeffrey Archer, was killed in an unrelated car crash a month before the start of the trial that would convict him of perjury and vindicate her?
...that the era of the oil gusher (pictured) came to an end with the development of the first blowout preventer in 1924? (The Lucas Gusher, near Beaumont, Texas)
...that the Canaanites are a movement in Hebrew culture that seeks to recover its rootedness in ancient Canaanite civilization?
...that early photographer Alexander Gardner was the last person to photograph American President Abraham Lincoln before his assassination—and also photographed the conspirators and their public execution?
...that during the filming of the 2002 film The Importance of Being Earnest, the scenes in which Rupert Everett slaps Colin Firth on his rear end and then kisses his cheek were ad libbed, and director Oliver Parker thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous that he kept them in the film?
...that the song "Zwei Kleine Italiener" references the homesickness experienced by guest workers in Germany during the Wirtschaftswunder?
...that nearly 350,000 metric tons of Pacific ocean perch (pictured) were caught in the Gulf of Alaska by Soviet and Japanese trawling fleets in 1965? (Pacific ocean perch)
...that Archibald Hall was the oldest prisoner on the original list of British murderers who were issued with whole life tariffs by the Government?
...that Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart was one of the first painters to work in an abstract style for his entire career?
...that, according to the Lanercost Chronicle, Richard de Inverkeithing, bishop of Dunkeld, was poisoned by King Alexander III of Scotland so that the king could take the bishop's movable possessions?
...that The Varsitarian of the University of Santo Tomas was one of the first student newspapers in the Philippines?

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