33,292 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 130 of 333.
“Set in 1930s New York City”
“Readings said the operation was helped by firefighters from Hampshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and London fire services, along with volunteers from Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue.”
“Starz finished the fourth quarter of 2025, the last period when the company reported subscriber levels, with 12.7 million streaming subscribers in the U.S.”
“The six Type 45 class destroyers will leave service from 2038”
“The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest church, founded in the First Century by Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew.”
“The park will be closed for the next 48 hours while the investigation continues.”
“‘You can’t train pressure, but we have a national coach who took 1,423 penalties in his playing career. And he scored them all, and I’ve never seen him do anything crazy,’ Pierre van Hooijdonk told NOS, outraged with the manner in which so…”
“could absorb cumulative heat-related GDP losses of $638 billion by 2030”
“More than 1 million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a wider European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions.”
“the head of the five largest crime families – Lucky Luciano”
“Provisional Met Office data showed the hottest June temperature ever recorded in the UK was at Lingwood, a village about eight miles east of Norwich, where temperatures reached 37.7C on Friday.”
“Peacock, which is U.S.-only, has 46 million subscribers.”
“but by at least six Common Combat Vessels (CCV)”
“It became the first state church in 301 CE and holds deep religious and cultural significance.”
“The Office episode of Remembers will air Wednesday, July 8 at 10pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.”
“In an interview with The National last week, Al Zaidi said that the country's ministries of oil, electricity and communications have all been directed to prioritise U.S. companies.”
“The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, mostly from Latin America, when the left-wing government launched it in April.”
“a young, poor, female migrant in the early 1900s”
“The town coach was sold for a total of £6,400 during the sale”
“This Starz add-on subscription expands choice for our customers across all three tiers, provides flexibility for subscribers to enhance their experience on Peacock, and allows for deeper engagement with complementary premium content”
“the successor promised in 2021”
“In claiming to resist Russian interference, Ms Von der Leyen has instead led a campaign of interference, hypocrisy and damage to the rule of law.”
“The government has already approved major oil projects with U.S. energy giants Chevron, Halliburton and HKN”
“She told the AFP news agency she had paid a lawyer roughly €200 to handle the administrative formalities 'to be on the safe side,' as well as receiving help from a migrant aid association.”
“one of seven hunters (and one hiker) who spoke with KFF Health News”
“A Victorian horse-drawn trade cart built in 1895 was the biggest surprise, the auctioneers said, raising £21,000 - despite expectations it would fetch £3,500.”
“As a complementary premium service, Starz is built to be distributed in a way that enhances and expands the value of a broader platform. With our compelling slate of hit original series for women and underrepresented audiences, alongside o…”
“following the death of Paul Flack on 21 June”
“The asylum bill is tens of billions of pounds, and we know that was working because we were getting migrants arriving in Ireland saying they didn't want to go to the UK anymore because they thought they might get sent to Rwanda.”
“Al Zaidi outlined plans for a joint energy and development fund with the U.S., financed through the equivalent of 500,000 barrels per day (bpd).”
“The authorities have three months to process their paperwork and decide whether to issue a work and residence permit only valid in Spain.”
“Six others said they would consider it but would want more information about its safety and effectiveness as well as their risk for contracting the disease.”
“A Victorian London hearse reached £7,800 - four times the initial expectation”
“Provence Arts Festival du Film will run from July 29 to August 1 in the lovely hilltop village of Ménerbes, located in the heart of Provence’s Luberon region.”
“a £2bn large destroyer”
“Founded around a thatched cricket pavilion in 1892”
“Last week, Iraq's Oil Ministry denied reports suggesting Baghdad was about to follow in the footsteps of the UAE and end its OPEC membership. However, Al Zaidi said that he would consider suspending its membership if its demands for a hig…”
“On Monday, Swiss authorities returned 18 artefacts looted during the colonial era to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos.”
“Only one of the hunters who spoke with KFF Health News said they definitely would not be interested in a Lyme vaccine if it became available.”
“A "roof seat brake" carriage made by Shanks of London, described as "the ultra-wealthy family's transport of choice for a day at the races", hit £33,000.”
“Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux personally selected EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert for the Provence program.”
“only two or three are available for deployment to sea at any time”
“For more than 130 years, this quintessential English village sports club has been at the heart of its community”
“Iraq ranks 136 out of 181 on Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, with oil sector contracts often attracting graft investigations.”
“Monday’s ceremony marked the first step in the implementation of an agreement signed in March 2026, in which Switzerland agreed to eventually transfer ownership of 28 pieces to Nigeria.”
“"Our biggest challenge right now is that we have single digit humidities and the wind gusts are around 45 miles per hour," said Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the fire.”
“Nagelsmann's contract, which was extended in early 2025, runs until after Euro 2028.”
“Festival director and curator Lucy Darwin, producer of Lost in La Mancha and Match Point, founded the Provence Arts Festival du Film. The inaugural event in 2025 explored the medium of photography through documentary film.”
“When a British air station in Cyprus was struck by Iranian drones in March”
“83-year-old treasurer Ian Campbell MBE”
“Fourteen of the pieces came from the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich, two from the Museum Rietberg Zurich, and two from the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève.”
“The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued a rare "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning in parts of Utah, Friday, for the first time in the office's history.”
“The GNFS said it had rescued more than 470 people so far.”
“A revelatory exploration of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s years in Greenwich Village, featuring previously unseen material and restored concert footage.”
“after around 9.20pm on Tuesday, 30 June”
“fields up to 24 youth cricket and football teams”
“Last year, the Netherlands returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the largest physical restitution of such artefacts to the country to date.”
“Utah's snowpack, which provides the state with much of its water as it melts, peaked three weeks earlier than normal and was also the lowest on record, according to the state's division of water resources.”
“According to Mahama, preliminary data indicated that around 140mm of rain descended on Accra.”
“Jane B. par Agnès Varda, the filmmaker’s 1988 feature about musician Jane Birkin, will open the festival on Wednesday, July 29.”
“setting in the south-west before sunrise on Wednesday”
“four grass pitches, car park, tennis court and an artificial grass pitch”
“In February 2026, the University of Cambridge transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), with the physical transfer still to be arranged.”
“A study, published earlier this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that forest fires now burn ten times more acreage annually than in 1985.”
“"By comparison, the highest single-day rainfall recorded last year was about 56 mm," he wrote on X, adding the increase pointed to climate change.”
“population of around 62,000”
“Mr Campbell, now 83, has looked after its finances since 2009 without incident.”
“The institution retains over 900 objects from the Kingdom of Benin, including 203 Benin Bronzes, but has so far refused to return them under the argument that its collections are legally unalienable.”
“Arthur Gross has been the chef at Middleton Tavern in Annapolis, Md., for 50 years.”
“Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with a population of more than four million, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).”
“36°C”
“The expedition to reach Signy Island, situated 370 miles from the Antarctic peninsula and 800 miles from the Falkland Islands, took a fortnight.”
“Switzerland and Nigeria also signed a cooperation agreement aiming to further the protection of cultural heritage, as part of "a broader effort to address historical injustice."”
“the 276-year-old tavern”
“In 2015, Accra experienced similar floods which triggered an explosion at a fuel station, resulting in 150 deaths.”
“believe the number is disproportionate for Corby’s population of around 62,000”
“The expedition to reach Signy Island [...] took a fortnight.”
“The NCMM plans to establish a world-class gallery to display all the recently returned Benin Artefacts, which will include not only the Swiss returns but also the artefacts returned last year from the Netherlands and the expected Cambridge…”
“Established in 1750, Middleton Tavern in Annapolis, Md., is one of the oldest continuously operating taverns in the U.S.”
“Organisers said about 230 people signed up to campaign against the planned data centre near Great Torrington”
“The quality of donations over the last year has diminished.”
“Paca... lived with his family in the home from about 1765 to 1780.”
“The organisation of the concert was heavily criticised after significant traffic queues, with some of the 25,000 concert-goers abandoning their vehicles and walking along a dual carriageway after the event. It led to Chelmsford City Counci…”
“As America celebrates its 250th anniversary”
“She posted about his escape on social media and walked miles with her dog looking for the seven-year-old tortoise.”
“Population growth in the U.S. fell by half in 2025 from the previous year, with five states losing population.”
“PC Charlie Brett stopped the traffic near Ramsey and popped him in the footwell of her car.”
“Planning for the bicentennial actually began in the late 1950s.”
“"Our yield used to be much lower with the old seeds - now it's two and half times higher."”
“...the American Freedom Train, that traveled... Across all 48 continental states...”
“"416 farmers have committed suicide so far this year in Vidarbha alone."”
“As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we review the nation's last big birthday celebration, 50 years ago: the Bicentennial.”
“50 years ago”
“On June 18, Ukraine launched its largest drone offensive yet on Moscow and hit an oil refinery.”
“"Setting up these launches used to take half a day," he says.”
“The team finishes launching the drones in about two hours.”
“At least nine more drones are launched.”
“"dangerous to record setting heat will expand across the eastern two‑thirds" of the country.”
“"With the combination of high humidity, heat indices may reach 100‑110 Degrees," said the NWS.”
“Daytime temperatures could feel like 100 to 105 degrees and the heat could limit overnight relief, the NWS said.”
