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31 12 August 2015 Costus curvibracteatus ... that the orange tulip ginger is not a citrus fruit, nor a tulip, nor a spice?
 
30 13 February 2014 Heliophila ... that molecular phylogenetics led to six genera of Brassicaceae resolving into the southern Africa genus Heliophila?
 
29 14 November 2013 Eutricha capensis ... that caterpillars of the Cape lappet moth (pictured) are described as "gregarious" because they clump together in great numbers for unknown reasons?
 
28 27 September 2013 Albanian water frog ... that populations of the endangered Albanian water frog (pictured) are declining due to over-collection for the food industry and pet trade?
 
27 24 February 2013 Sphecodopsis ... that after hatching, Sphecodopsis cuckoo bee larvae use their long sickle-shaped mandibles to destroy any other eggs or larvae around them?
 
26 4 October 2012 Kuremaa ... that Arthur von Oettingen and his family lost their farm and family home in Kuremaa when Estonia expropriated all land from the Baltic nobility in 1919?
 
25 16 August 2012 Scelophysa trimeni ... that blue monkey beetles (pictured) both feed and mate in the dark centres of unscented flowers?
 
24 7 August 2012 Psathyrella ammophila ... that the dune brittlestem (pictured) has a symbiotic relationship with marram grass?
 
23 3 May 2012 Saint George Palace ... that French revolutionary forces in Rennes evicted almost forty nuns from their abbey residence, the Palais Saint-Georges (pictured), and used the building as a barracks?
 
22 10 January 2011 Großbottwar ... that a wooden stork on the façade of the Rathaus (pictured) in the German town of Großbottwar nods its head when the town hall clock strikes the hour?
 
21 5 January 2011 Bolinus cornutus ... that a Tyrian purple dye can be extracted from the West African Horned Murex sea snail (shell pictured)?
 
20 19 November 2010 Colpophyllia natans ... that some stony corals, such as the aptly named boulder brain corals (pictured), resemble over-sized cerebra?
 
19 1 November 2010 Pollanisus nielseni ... that Pollanisus nielseni, a moth of Western Australia with brilliantly shiny wings, was given its species name in 2005 as a tribute to Ebbe Nielsen, a noted Danish entomologist?
18 1 November 2010 Ebbe Nielsen ... that Pollanisus nielseni, a moth of Western Australia with brilliantly shiny wings, was given its species name in 2005 as a tribute to Ebbe Nielsen, a noted Danish entomologist?
17 11 September 2010 Senostoma ... that members of Senostoma (pictured) kill their hosts when ready to emerge?
 
16 13 June 2010 Saint Paulin Church . . . that the crypt of St. Paulinskirche (pictured) in Trier allegedly contains the remains of approximately one dozen of the martyred soldiers of the legendary Theban Legion?
 
15 29 March 2010 Church of Saint Ildefonso . . . that the façade of the Igreja de Santo Ildefonso (pictured) in Porto, Portugal, is covered in approximately 11,000 azulejos?
 
14 20 March 2010 Aneilema aequinoctiale . . . that chimpanzees in the wild may self-medicate by swallowing the leaves of Aneilema aequinoctiale (pictured) whole, in order to rid their intestines of parasitic nematodes?
 
13 15 March 2010 Vexi Salmi . . . that from 1965 to present, Finnish lyricist Vexi Salmi (pictured) has written over 4000 song lyrics, more than 2400 of which have been recorded?
 
12 02 March 2010 Erlebnispark Tripsdrill . . . that German extreme in-line skater Dirk Auer roller skated down a large wooden roller coaster (pictured) at Erlebnispark Tripsdrill, reaching speeds of 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph)?
 
11 19 September 2009 Elaine M Goodwin . . . that when British mosaicist Elaine M Goodwin and three fellow artists founded an exhibiting group in 2008, they deliberately avoided the word "mosaic" due to its negative perception in the art world?
10 31 August 2009 Rock Creek Canyon Bridge . . . that when the narrow Rock Creek Canyon Bridge (pictured) in British Columbia was widened and strengthened in 1992, the works were carried out while keeping one lane open to traffic?
 
9 26 August 2009 Myrmecia esuriens . . . that William Anderson, a surgeon and naturalist aboard Captain James Cook's HMS Resolution, wrote in 1777 that the Tasmanian Inchman (pictured) had an "almost intolerable" bite?
 
8 26 July 2009 Swaledale (sheep) . . . that the possibility of scrapie resistance in sheep was tested by experimentation with a selection of Swaledales (pictured), a breed of domesticated sheep native to the Yorkshire Dales and the fells of Cumbria?
 
7 14 July 2009 Simon Radley . . . that the restaurant of the hotel Chester Grosvenor and Spa, overseen by executive chef Simon Radley, was awarded its 19th consecutive Michelin star in 2009?
6 14 July 2009 Chester Grosvenor and Spa . . . that the restaurant of the hotel Chester Grosvenor and Spa (pictured), overseen by executive chef Simon Radley, was awarded its 19th consecutive Michelin star in 2009?
 
5 19 June 2009 Tomb of Hafez . . . that a shrine in Shiraz over the tomb (pictured) of the famed Persian poet Hafez was pulled down in 1899 by protesters, because it was being built by a Zoroastrian?
 
4 10 June 2009 Abantiades latipennis . . . that the Australian moth Abantiades latipennis (pictured) is well-adapted to surviving clearfelling and thrives in regrowth forests?
 
3 8 May 2009 Carola Roloff . . . that Jampa Tsedroen, the monastic name of German Buddhist nun Carola Roloff, means "loving kindness" and "lamp of life" in Tibetan?
2 8 May 2009 Kothduwa temple . . . that the site of Kothduwa temple is reputed to be one of the places where the Buddha’s tooth was hidden when it was brought to Sri Lanka (tooth smuggling pictured)?
1 2 January 2009 Battle of Crogen . . . that Owain Gwynedd led Welsh forces to victory against King Henry II of England at the Battle of Crogen in 1165?