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... that Cameron Bright and Nicole Kidman wore flesh-colored swimsuits during the filming of the bathtub scene in "Birth"? (18)
... that That Summer Day is the first television drama for children about the bombings of the London public transport system on July 7, 2005? (76)
...that Oliver Smith is the youngest ever local party president in British political history? (??)
...that In Dreams, the debut album by British child star Joseph McManners, was recorded in Prague and features music by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra? (87)

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...that arson was suspected when the last original boô (pictured), a building where a farmer rested when grazing cattle far from a village, burned down in the Netherlands? (88)
...that Seb Clover, who sailed the English Channel solo at age 11, set a world record at age 15 when he raced against his father in an Atlantic Ocean crossing? (117)
...that Whuppity Scoorie is a traditional celebration in Lanark, Scotland during which children run around a church three times swinging paper balls over their heads? (125)
... that parts of the 2008 Dutch film White Light were shot in Ugandese refugee camps? (???) - (Dec. 19 2008, 789 hits)
... that Katrina Mumaw became the youngest person to break the sound barrier when she piloted a MIG-29 fighter jet at Mach 1.3 on July 12, 1994 at the age of eleven? (Dec 28 2008, 4.4K hits)
... that the final screen role of BAFTA Award winning actor Sir Norman Wisdom was that of a vicar in the 2007 British short film Expresso? (January 4 2009, 194 hits)
... that child actor Asa Butterfield appeared on the cover of Patrick Skene Catling's autobiography Better Than Working? (Jan. 29 2009, 1.5K hits)
... that prior to becoming a chocolatier, Louis Barnett trained birds of prey at a falconry centre to gain permission to keep a pet eagle owl? (Feb. 2, 2009, 782 hits)
... that child actor Robbie Kay made his acting debut in the 2006 film The Illusionist, but was eventually cut from the film? (February 27 2009, 3.9K hits)
... that in a bid to get his name in the Guinness Book of World Records, child bullfighter Michelito Lagravere killed six bulls in a single fight in a bullring in Mérida, Mexico? (March 11 2009, 3.8k hits)
... that Thomas Sangster had to learn how to play the guitar left-handed to portray Paul McCartney in the upcoming John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy? (March 11 2009, 4.0k hits)
... that singer Jordy van Loon was offered six different record deals after he gave an unplanned performance on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw while he was glued behind a piece of wallpaper? (April 19 2009, 1.2k hits)

For some reason Oliver Smith (UK politician) wasn't archived. It was featured in DYK on December 22, 2006. Perhaps more articles got lost in the shuffle. (The history of T:DYK from that period is here.

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For a long time, I've dedicated myself to maintaining the Did you know section and its talk and archive pages.
Zuiderzee Works (did actual research, but was beaten to the edit)
I tracked down my first copyvio (Paul Laffoley) on November 27, 2004.
On December 17, 2004 I did a major RC-patrol with attention to vandalism and newbie tests.
On February 9, 2005 I've done my first maintainanceWikipedia:Votes for deletion/Old.
On March 15, 2005 I added several hieroglyph boxes to articles about Egyptian gods using the IP 131.211.208.36.
On January 5, 2006 I did my first bit of organized stubsorting. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:04, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

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