Wikipedia article of the day is No. 37 Squadron RAAF. Check it out: https://ift.tt/29Hgpsa Summary: No. 37 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) medium tactical airlift squadron. It operates Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft from RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. The squadron has seen active service flying transport aircraft during World War II, the […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Roy Inwood. Check it out: https://ift.tt/305VchM Summary: Roy Inwood (14 July 1890 – 23 October 1971) was a World War I Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross. Landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, in April 1915 with the 10th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, he fought until being evacuated sick to Egypt in September. […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Si Tjonat. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3gTc16d Summary: Si Tjonat is a 1929 bandit film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). The silent film was directed by Nelson Wong and produced by Wong and Jo Eng Sek. It was shot in black and white and starred Ku Fung May […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Tricholoma pardinum. Check it out: https://ift.tt/328QP8j Summary: Tricholoma pardinum is a gilled mushroom widely distributed across North America and Europe, as well as parts of Asia. It was first officially described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801. The imposing fruit bodies (mushrooms) of T. pardinum appear in beech woodland in […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 10, 2020: Sun getting through fog in the New Zealand bush, Bryant Range. The picture was taken on the trail between Rocks Hut and Middle Creek Hut. This section is part of Te Araroa Trail https://ift.tt/2BULyGz
Wikipedia article of the day is Payún Matrú. Check it out: https://ift.tt/329Gc4X Summary: Payún Matrú is a shield volcano in the Malargüe Department of Mendoza Province, Argentina. Activity in its volcanic field commenced at least 2.5 million years ago and continued until about 515 years ago. Payún Matrú lies in the Payenia volcanic province in the back-arc […]
Wikipedia article of the day is History of the British farthing. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2Zu8rak Summary: Historically, the British farthing was a continuation of the English farthing, a coin struck by English monarchs prior to the Act of Union 1707 that was worth a quarter of an old penny (1⁄960 of a pound sterling). Only […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 7, 2020: Dune ripples near Sossusvlei in the Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia https://ift.tt/31SpsPA
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 6, 2020: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) looking for food in the waves on Lake Windermere. Bowness-on-Windermere, England https://ift.tt/2ZEiMls
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 5, 2020: Ten Million Mark “Notgeld” banknote from Trier, Germany (1923), designed by Fritz Quant, view of Trier after a copperplate print by Matthäus Merian (1646). https://ift.tt/3gqknlr