Wikipedia article of the day is Blank Space. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1U0TPt5 Summary: “Blank Space” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (pictured) for her fifth studio album, 1989. The song was released to US radio stations as the second single from 1989 on November 10, 2014, by Republic Records in partnership with Swift’s […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 6, 2020: A red and white tulip cultivar (probably ‘Flaming Club’) in Myddelton House garden, a garden developed by Edward Augustus Bowles (1865 – 1954), botanist, horticulturalist and Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society, in Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, England. https://ift.tt/2VEG9cW
Wikipedia article of the day is 1st Cavalry Division (Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2IhJtYx Summary: The 1st Cavalry Division was a horsed cavalry formation of the Royal Yugoslav Army that formed part of the Yugoslav 1st Army Group during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941. Along with the […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Pyramid of Neferirkare. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2nCz0Y6 Summary: The Pyramid of Neferirkare was built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai in the 25th century BC. It was the tallest structure on the highest site at the Abusir necropolis and still towers above it today. The Fifth Dynasty marked the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 4, 2020: Colorful neon street signs in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. https://ift.tt/3mJIdfG
Wikipedia article of the day is Battle of Pontvallain. Check it out: https://ift.tt/36Bp0XQ Summary: The Battle of Pontvallain, part of the Hundred Years’ War, took place in north-west France on 4 December 1370. A French army under Bertrand du Guesclin heavily defeated an English force which had broken away from an army commanded by Robert Knolles. The […]
Wikipedia article of the day is The Princesse de Broglie. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2hmHuEj Summary: The Princesse de Broglie is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Completed between 1851 and 1853, it shows Pauline de Broglie, who adopted the courtesy title princesse, and married Albert de Broglie, the 28th prime minister […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 3, 2020: Headlands of Point Reyes National Seashore, California. https://ift.tt/37qSXcA
Wikipedia article of the day is Alpine newt. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2cnOOsh Summary: The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. Adults measure 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) and are usually dark grey to blue on the back and sides, with an orange belly […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 2, 2020: Baldy Hill from Snowslide Valley, Craigieburn Range, Canterbury, New Zealand https://ift.tt/3qgFi05