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This is an archive of Did you know? lists.

January 2023

 * ... That the Énqusqan pirate, Zyatli Páa Ró, was nicknamed Whitemane?
 * ... That Lilee Cain wrote and published 20 essays and 100 poems from 1855 until her death in 1868?
 * ... That Peggeys, an iteration of the Ash cake, were first made at Peggey's Coffeehouse in Ushteyghoo?
 * ... That the Sanautock incident is rated a 5 on the Nuclear Event Scale?
 * ... That only Haksarad and Riyata have a nominal GDP above 10 trillion dollars?
 * ... That the Chaunchnau coordinate is named after the Ordrish statistician and sociologist, Ianto Chaunchnau?

December 2022

 * ... That time in Ventora is divided into two standard time zones following duchy borders roughly through the middle of the country?
 * ... That with Watan's Coval Islands being a key central location within the Abayadi Sea, the Watanese navy (pictured) holds a unique obligation of being ready to assist in case of any Abayadi event?
 * ... That Ayekism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and many faithful refer to their religion as "the Eternal Way," or "the Living Path"?
 * ... That the Sarrisen Kingdom, or Kingdom of the Sarrisens, was the main rival of Renesia between the 1400s-1580s before succumbing to their own civil war?
 * ... That the Aunic Empire was the largest pre-contact empire in Vatupaya?
 * ... That since the extinction of the Ventoran royal line following the royal train derailment at Lorqui in 1961, the authority of the head of state is exercised through the auspices of the regent?

November 2022

 * ... That Watan has thirteen self declared national wonders, including an islet?
 * ... That the Riyatic battleship Bellard had three triple 18 inch/Type 37 gun turrets?
 * ... That the Ujox was domesticated over 5,000 years ago?
 * ... That the king of Asidama is also the religious leader of the Tagamaŋttumi-nu Ubuuŋami?
 * ... That Jangwali has the highest rate of income inequality at 63%?
 * ... That Tatarendy Ysyry, who played a key role for the rise of Amapytu Ubirata, was assassinated?

October 2022

 * ... That the Ventoran government agency Enterprise Ventora's slogan is "¡good trade!"?
 * ... That Haksar Regent General Marad ha-Mussafi has 14 children?
 * ... That the Poroman Archipelago was formed by the uplift caused by the convergence of the Casalian and Tiridinian tectonic plates approximately 300 million years ago?
 * ... That Misan has the largest national population density in the world at 438 people per km2?
 * ... That Watanese dictator Jacinto Álvares murdered his childhood friend at the age of 16?
 * ... That Ecoralia is the nation with the largest amount of international borders at 7 different countries?

September 2022

 * ... The walls around Hilnizbors around 10 meters tall?
 * ... Around 15.9% of the total wealth in Ventora is owned by the nobility?
 * ... That Haksarad is seperaed into 49 different governorates and municipalities at the first level of administrative division?
 * ... That following the fall of the Osamian Federation, Petek Muzo's body, the founder of the Federation, went missing and remains to be lost even today?
 * ... That Velorenkya has three top level domain names, more than any other country?
 * ... That the runway at the Netjemond International Airport is 3300 meters long?

August 2022

 * ... Watan has had 2 seperate coup d'états and a Capitol attack, all within the span of 12 years?
 * ... that Edury has the oldest railway system in the world?
 * ... that Sociedad Tramullas de Automóviles Rallye or STAR cars are often nicknamed Trami because of the company's region of origin?
 * ... that the Koranelan city of Domidy holds a yearly Jazz festival?
 * ... that the founding Teleri document, the Act of Partnership was created to alleviate pressures from the Catastrophe of 1436?
 * ... that the Vatupic dollar is the popular currency for evaluating international finances?

July 2022

 * ... that Emilana of Pesanzaro issued the Canon of Obligations, a key componant of Ventoran law?
 * ... that Olore are divided into three tiers; osere, obinrin, ọkunrin?
 * ... that the Ta'arohan newspaper, Avamombe'u, has a newsroom in Scrá?
 * ... that Ihoyinyin means "ice pit" in Abuda?
 * ... that Haksarad is the only country in the world with a population of one billion?
 * ... that Ornpyat, the capital of Gemurtrak, comprises 10% of the total GDP of the entire country?

June 2022

 * ... that some people believe the moon of Jove is actually a Watanese satellite from the 15th century?
 * ... that is the second most popular sport in Ecoralia?
 * ... that Mainri Higari wrote an essay about the significance of the dragonfly to the nation of Huenarno?
 * ... that Ta'arohans eat sloth and ujox in their native cuisine?
 * ... that Fullenland in Gladomyr had over 5.1 million tourists in 2017?
 * ... that the Higher Tar-dinuuan royal family, the edmuralit, live in a palace in Muralilin called the Edmuralin?

May 2022

 * ... that the State Bank of Ventora has Ꝟ63.3 billion in reserves?
 * ... that only 13 countries have a land area greater than 1,000,000 square Kilometers?
 * ... that the original Uwa Dam was made back in the 5th century CE?
 * ... that Nyiki swe, an island in Gemurtrak, has a majority Salian population?
 * ... that the Riyatic Imperial Navy consisted of 186 major warships in 1941 including 52 submarines?
 * ... that 10.3 million people are irreligious in Ventora or about 4.3%?

April 2022

 * ... that Matter of the state, despite written in Gemurtrak, became extremely popular within Haksar academic circles?
 * ... that prior to Ayekization, Lathaduns believed in The Coartree, a trio of deities who maintain the functions of the universe?
 * ... that the island of Shisphäl in Mitruhmoer drive on the opposite side of the road compared to the mainland?
 * ... that the island of Tobé is the most volcanically active island of the Covales, erupting 88 times in the last decade?
 * ... that Coranelle is disconnected from the Vidinan mainland by the Kenije Canal?
 * ... that Aresa IV became empress of Riyata in 1959, making her reign over 60 years long?

March 2022

 * ... that Hilnizbors elected a Noyonist government from 1982 through 1999?\
 * ... that the Osterholt Station is the northernmost continuously inhabited human settlement in the world?
 * ... that King Jois Island remained part of Ordrey until its conglomeration with Coranelle in 1991?
 * ... that Aleran president Abugeya Tosanwumi once held the position as museum curator?
 * ... that Erasmo Furtado of Watan was the first to fully map the moon Jove, therefore naming it?
 * ... that Hilnizbors is the only country to elect two presidents simultaneously?