This day in history: Did you know...

Monday, 8 December 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that the flower urchin (pictured) was named the "most dangerous sea urchin" in the 2014 Guinness World Records?
... that Emma Sulkowicz has protested against Columbia University's handling of her sexual assault case by carrying her mattress around campus?
... that Polistes chinensis cannibalize their larvae in prey- and honey-limited conditions?
... that the upcoming film Concussion is based on the article "Game Brain" byJeanne Marie Laskas, a true story about chronic traumatic encephalopathy in NFLplayers?
... that the world's most northerly agriculture is practiced in Svalbard, only 800 miles (1,100 km) from the North Pole?
... that Operation Pincushion training continued despite desertion of half its second class?
... that B V Keskar, India's longest-serving Minister for Information and Broadcasting, banned the harmonium, Hindi film music, and cricket commentaries on All India Radio?

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