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31 May 2016

  • 12:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
Barbara Robb, c. 1941
Barbara Robb, c. 1941
  • 00:00, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
Cheetah
Cheetah

30 May 2016

  • 12:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
Israel Putnam (left) and Henry Dearborn (right)
Israel Putnam (left) and Henry Dearborn (right)
  • 00:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
Trefignath burial chamber
Trefignath burial chamber

29 May 2016

  • 12:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Æthelstan presenting a book to St Cuthbert
Æthelstan presenting a book to St Cuthbert
  • 00:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
A transcript of the charter
A transcript of the charter

28 May 2016

  • 12:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Remnants of Caparra
Remnants of Caparra
  • 00:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Common fangtooth
Common fangtooth

27 May 2016

  • 12:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
Haskell canoe
Haskell canoe
  • 00:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

26 May 2016

  • 12:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
George O'Mullane
George O'Mullane
  • 00:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Lowestoft Maritime Museum

25 May 2016

  • 12:00, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
Penrhos Feilw
Penrhos Feilw
  • 00:08, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museum

24 May 2016

  • 12:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
Judge Isaac Parker
Judge Isaac Parker
  • 00:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at 19th Ave/Dunlap
New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at 19th Ave/Dunlap

23 May 2016

  • 12:53, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
Dysdercus cingulatus (red cotton stainer)
Dysdercus cingulatus (red cotton stainer)
  • 00:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
HMS Anne Galley ablaze off Toulon, 1744
HMS Anne Galley ablaze off Toulon, 1744

22 May 2016

  • 12:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
Organ in Störmthal church
Organ in Störmthal church
  • 00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
Wembley Stadium, venue for the 2016 FA Cup Final
Wembley Stadium, venue for the 2016 FA Cup Final

21 May 2016

  • 12:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
Katie Morrow
Katie Morrow
  • 00:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
Hot macaroni pie
Hot macaroni pie
  • ... that an American recipe from 1870 for macaroni pie (pictured) includes meat from squirrels, birds or wild ducks?
  • ... that Sword Art Online character Sinon's glasses were created as the authors felt there were not enough characters in the series with glasses?
  • ... that Jieyang Prison in Guangdong was the first prison in China to implement a video conferencing system for inmates and their family members?
  • ... that baseball player Ryan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
  • ... that Mamluk Sultan Baibars built two bridges near the towns of Jindas and Yibna in the outskirts of Ramla, which have survived more than seven centuries?
  • ... that at the age of 18, Robin McCall became the youngest woman to qualify for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race?
  • ... that while adult red pumpkin beetles consume the leaves and flowers of the plant, their larvae eat the roots, stems and parts of the fruit in contact with the soil?
  • ... that Yang Hongying, whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, is known as "China's J. K. Rowling"?

20 May 2016

  • 12:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
RV Cefas Endeavour
RV Cefas Endeavour
  • 00:00, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
Thracian golden wreath
Thracian golden wreath

19 May 2016

  • 12:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
  • 00:25, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
Coconut shrimp with a dipping sauce
Coconut shrimp with a dipping sauce

18 May 2016

  • 12:40, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Max Reger in 1895
Max Reger in 1895
  • 00:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Satellite image of Hurricane Sandra
Hurricane Sandra

17 May 2016

  • 13:10, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
An oleg dance
An oleg dance
  • 01:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Bhojeshwar Temple
Bhojeshwar Temple

16 May 2016

  • 13:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Chalciporus pseudorubinellus
Chalciporus pseudorubinellus
  • 01:55, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Pentecost Miracle
Pentecost Miracle

15 May 2016

  • 14:10, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
U.S. National Bank Building
U.S. National Bank Building
  • 00:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Jeremy Lin in 2010
Jeremy Lin in 2010

14 May 2016

  • 13:10, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Four-horned antelope
Four-horned antelope
  • 01:25, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Shri Govindajee Temple
Shri Govindajee Temple

13 May 2016

  • 13:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
Hassan Shateri
Hassan Shateri
  • 01:55, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
Model of a mastodon
Model of a mastodon

12 May 2016

  • 14:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
Main tower in the Shumen fortress
Main tower in the Shumen fortress
  • 00:25, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
Max Reger in 1913
Max Reger in 1913

11 May 2016

  • 12:40, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Marlia Hardi
Marlia Hardi
  • 00:10, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Mary, Queen of Hungary
Mary, Queen of Hungary

10 May 2016

  • 12:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
HMS Pembroke in 2008
HMS Pembroke in 2008
  • 00:21, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
Welsh Church of Central London
Welsh Church of Central London

9 May 2016

  • 12:36, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
[[File:|120x133px|A halal snack pack ]]
A halal snack pack
  • 00:51, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
Eduardo Sasha
Eduardo Sasha

8 May 2016

  • 13:06, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
Busoni around 1895
Busoni around 1895
  • 01:21, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
Tarquin and Lucretia, Titian, 1571
Tarquin and Lucretia, Titian, 1571

7 May 2016

  • 13:36, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
Hu Lanqi
Hu Lanqi
  • 00:51, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
Iris atrofusca
Iris atrofusca

6 May 2016

  • 13:06, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
£1 note, issued in 1805
£1 note, issued in 1805
  • 01:21, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
Statues of women with offerings
Statues of women with offerings

5 May 2016

  • 13:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
Side door at Wimpole Hall, by James Gibbs
Side door at Wimpole Hall, by James Gibbs
  • 01:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce

4 May 2016

  • 14:06, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
Logo for the Star Wars franchise
Logo for the Star Wars franchise
  • 02:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
The U.S. Army's Presidential Salute Battery firing an M5 gun
The U.S. Army's Presidential Salute Battery firing an M5 gun

3 May 2016

  • 14:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
Trevor Story
Trevor Story


  • 01:51, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
Snow-covered Guallatiri
Snow-covered Guallatiri

2 May 2016

  • 14:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
A hypercycle
A hypercycle
  • 02:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
Richard Dehmel
Richard Dehmel

1 May 2016

  • 14:36, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
Lucca with her handler
Lucca with her handler
  • 02:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort
Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort