This day in history: Did you know...

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that at the time of description, the extinct Tilia johnsoni(pictured) was the oldest basswood macrofossil occurrence?
... that Keshavlal Dhruv compiled fifteenth century Gujarati poems and published them in 1927?
... that Chinese astronomer Qu Qinyue was sent to work at a coal mine during the Cultural Revolution?
... that the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 won the International TV Award at theOndas Awards, in Barcelona?
... that Benguela Province witnessed an influx of many IDPs during the Angolan Civil War?
... that the Audenried Tunnel, the Catawissa Tunnel, the Green Mountain Tunnel, the Oneida Number One Tunnel, and the Oneida Number Three Tunnel were all built in the Catawissa Creek watershed in the early 1930s?
... that higher-speed rail is actually a lower train speed category than high-speed rail?

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