Atlanta Day Jolie Spa

This is a selection of recently created new articles and greatly expanded former stub articles on Wikipedia that were featured on the Main Page as part of Did you know? You can submit new pages for consideration . (Archives are in sets of 50–100 items each.)

Tip: To find which archive contains the fact that appeared on Did You Know?, return to the article and click "What links here" to the left of the article. Then, in the dropdown menu provided for namespace, choose Wikipedia and click "Go". When you find "Wikipedia:Recent additions" and a number, click it and search for the article name.

Current archive

Did you know...

30 June 2008

  • 18:52, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Service badge of Operation Noble Eagle

  • ... that as part of Operation Noble Eagle (service badge pictured) , Canada provided air defense protection for the Super Bowl XL?
  • ... that Marie Studholme , one of the popular postcard beauties of Edwardian musical comedy, was wooed by her wealthy second husband under an assumed name?
  • ... that Norsk Transport has operated four railway ferries on Lake Tinnsjå in Norway?
  • ... that in 1885, Bug Holliday became the first baseball player to make his Major League debut in post-season play?
  • ... that American actress Kim Stanley was cast in the starring role of the 1964 British film Séance on a Wet Afternoon after Deborah Kerr and Simone Signoret turned down the part?
  • ... that Rupprecht Gerngroß is considered the leader of the only successful putsch against Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany?
  • ... that the Vadigo , a species of carangid fish, is believed to be expanding its range in the Mediterranean Sea?
  • ... that William D. Washington became the first faculty member of the Virginia Military Institute to die during his tenure there?
  • 12:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Class at a secondary school in Pendembu, Sierra Leone

  • ... that education in Sierra Leone (pictured) had to recover from the destruction of 1,270 primary schools during the Sierra Leone Civil War?
  • ... that 17th-century French lawyer Antoine Le Maistre gave up a promising career and established a Jansenist group of ascetics known as Les Solitaires , the Hermits?
  • ... that the Halegannada , literally "old Kannada", is an ancient form of the Kannada language?
  • ... that the Hortus conclusus or "enclosed garden" was both a title and attribute of Mary and a type of actual garden?
  • ... that minor league baseball pitcher Kyle Pearson ’s 17 losses with the Hickory Crawdads tied him for the all-time team lead?
  • ... that the term Sindhology as a subject of knowledge about Sindh was first coined in 1964?
  • ... that after moving to Los Angeles, California in 1912 as a widow with two daughters, Florence Casler became a pioneering woman real estate developer, constructing more than 60 buildings?
  • ... that a Bird Flu pre-pandemic vaccine called Pandemrix is the first to be approved by the EU for the inoculation of populations in the early stages of a bird flu pandemic?
  • 02:55, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Cape Maclear

  • ... that the missionary and explorer David Livingstone named Cape Maclear , Malawi (pictured) after his friend, astronomer Thomas Maclear?
  • ... that the musical group The Wiggles' first album was dedicated to their general operations manager Paul Field 's infant daughter, whose death ultimately led to the formation of the group?
  • ... that the town of Ollantaytambo , which dates back to the Inca Empire, has some of the oldest continuously occupied dwellings in South America?
  • ... that one critic describes Christopher Smart's The Hilliad as the "loudest broadside" of the Paper War of 1752-1753 , a literary dispute involving Henry Fielding, John Hill, and many others?
  • ... that the 1.3-mile (2.1 km) avenue of trees leading to Marchmont House in Scotland was begun 24 years before the house itself was built, with the planting of 10,000 Dutch elms?
  • ... that most of the illuminated manuscripts created by William de Brailes in Oxford in the 13th century are about the size of a modern paperback?

29 June 2008

  • 18:11, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Madonna, photographed by David Shankbone

  • ... that pop singer Madonna (pictured) adopted a 13-month-old boy from Mchinji , Malawi in October 2006, causing international controversy?
  • ... that Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque had been an Eastern Orthodox monastery until it was converted after the Fall of Constantinople?
  • ... that the Iowa Blue breed of chicken is not actually blue according to poultry standards?
  • ... that Karl Wahl, the leader of the Nazi Gau Schwaben , was the only Bavarian Gauleiter without a university degree?
  • ... that tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome is a rare disease presenting as intractable diarrhea, facial abnormalities and woolly, brittle hair in infants with growth retardation in the womb?
  • ... that in the 2000–01 National Basketball Association playoffs, Allen Iverson played an average of 46.2 minutes a game, leading the Eastern Conference ?
  • ... that lyric tenor Evan Gorga , who created the role of Rodolfo in the original production of Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème , reprised the role in several productions, then retired at the age of 34?
  • ... that the design of the first-generation Ford Taurus was so ahead of its time that it was chosen to be used in the 1987 science fiction film RoboCop ?
  • 09:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Siamese method

  • ... that the Siamese method (example pictured) is a simple method for creating magic squares, which was brought to France in 1688 following Simon de la Loubère's embassy to Siam?
  • ... that drag entertainer José Sarria was the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States, garnering some 6,000 votes in his 1961 campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?
  • ... that the Mississaugas of the Credit Mission sent Chief Peter Jones to England where he petitioned Queen Victoria directly for title deeds to their lands?
  • ... that Maurice Durand designed the lighthouses at the Île d'Yeu and the Pointe du Grouin du Cou in France to replace earlier structures that had been destroyed during World War II?
  • ... that Bruno Fonseca 's paintings The War Murals , inspired by violence in Eastern Europe, have been called "the most powerful statement of their kind since Picasso's great Guernica "?
  • ... that British and American mountain men who met at Mountain Green, Utah in 1825 argued over rights to the land, which was actually Mexican territory?
  • ... that the statue The Naked Truth , in Compton Hill Reservoir Park , was made of bronze instead of white marble to deemphasize the nudity?
  • 03:04, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Hwajeon

  • ... that hwajeon (pictured) is a sweet Korean pancake or rice cake made of edible flower petals, glutinous rice flour, and sugar?
  • ... that the dates of birth and death of the Ukrainian music theorist and composer Nikolay Diletsky remain unknown?
  • ... that with an area of deep convection near the center, Hurricane Ivo reached peak intensity of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) on September 20 , 2007 ?
  • ... that the 1971 Turkish coup d'état was carried out by a memorandum rather than direct intervention by the military?
  • ... that Radio Londres , a Free French radio broadc

    Jolie Atlanta - Gift Certificates: Jolie Atlanta ...

    Halcyon Days Salons and Spas operate spas throughout North America, including Birmingham, Alabama; La Jolla, Menlo Park, Palm Desert, Poway, San Diego, San Francisco California ...

    ...

    Jolie Atlanta

    Jolie Spa Atlanta is proud to be a member of the Halcyon Days Salon and Spa collection, a ... Halcyon Days Salons and Spas all rights reserved | Spa Packages | Day Spas | Spa Gift ...

    ...

    The Premier Collection Spas

    Antoinette Day Spa & Salon 85 Darby Road Paoli, PA 19301 (610) 647-6618 Map ... Jolie Atlanta 3619 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 266-0060 Map: Jolie Bethesda

    ...

    Jolie The Day Spa - Atlanta - Reviews of Jolie The Day ...

    Jolie The Day Spa, Atlanta: See reviews, articles, and photos of Jolie The Day Spa, ranked No.167 on TripAdvisor among 205 attractions in Atlanta.

    ...

    Jolie The Day Spa & Hair Salon of Atlanta Atlanta ...

    Soothing spa music and candlelit treatment areas characterize Jolie. The 6,000-square-foot spa facility is composed of 13 treatment rooms (including skincare, massage, and ...

    ...

    Customer Reviews - Jolie The Day Spa & Hair Salon of ...

    Share your reviews and experiences. Thank you for taking the time to share your spa experience and feedback. Your review will be an invaluable resource for other spa-goers.

    ...

    Atlanta Day Spas

    Atlanta's Original Premier Original Day Spa 3619 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA 30305 Telephone: 404.266.0060. Pamper yourself in the way you deserve. Jolie Day Spa ...

    ...

    Atlanta Spa, Atlanta Day Spa, Spas in Atlanta, Georgia ...

    Atlanta Spa, Atlanta Day Spa, Spas in Atlanta, Georgia (GA) - Capitol Spa Directory ... Jolie the Day Spa & Hair Design

    ...

    Atlanta's Top Ten.com Atlanta hotels, realtors ...

    Atlanta Hair Salons & Day Spas ... Jolie Day Spa: Magnolia Station Hair Salon: Joseph Michael Salon & Day Spa

    ...

    Jolie Day Spa - Atlanta, GA, 30305 - Citysearch

    Atlanta, GA Metro >Atlanta >Spa & Beauty >Jolie Day Spa ... Contributor Contributor. The Scene – It may have a posh address, but Jolie ...

    ...