This day in history: Did you know...

Saturday, 15 November 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that Dark Run (pictured) is one of the few fertile streams in the watershed of Catawissa Creek that supports fish life?
... that the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was West Indies' first major tournament win since the 1979 Cricket World Cup, defeating England in the final by two wickets?
... that the band Lutefisk was formed to cure the "premature midlife artistic crisis" of its frontman?
... that female Parascaris equorum roundworms, an intestinal parasite of horses, can grow to be as long as 15 inches (38 cm)?
... that Turkey's new presidential palace, Ak Saray, contains an office with no electrical outlets to prevent bugging?
... that actress Bianca Kronlöf was a travelling reporter for the Sveriges Radio andTV charity show Musikhjälpen in 2013?
... that the tritone heard at the beginning of Jimi Hendrix's song "Purple Haze" was historically called "Devil in music" and to play it was considered comparable to ringing Satan's doorbell?

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