This day in history: Did you know...

Sunday, 7 December 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that the Greens Ledge Light (pictured) is a typical example of a sparkplug lighthouse?
... that General Dietrich Peltz suggested the idea of "aerial ramming" to halt Allied bombing of Germany?
... that in 2013, the Bharat Ratna – India's highest civilian award – was conferred on Sachin Tendulkar, the youngest recipient and first sportsperson to receive the honour?
... that prior to becoming the chief architect of Lyon, Abraham Hirsch designed theGrande synagogue de Lyon?
... that in the 61-year history of Burger King, the company has changed ownership five times and had more than twenty CEOs?
... that the National Shrine of Saint Michael and the Archangels is the only church in the Philippines that holds the sacrament of confirmation twice a week?
... that the dominant queen in a nest of the wasp Polistes apachus will eat eggs laid by other females?

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