Did you know ...

Stained glass in Hablingbo Church, Sweden

 ... that Sweden has the largest amount of preserved medieval stained glass (example
pictured) among the Nordic countries?
 ... that baseball coach Mike Coolbaugh was killed by a batted ball in 2007?
 ... that King Henry VII of England extracted £48,000 worth of "loving contributions" from his
subjects in 1491, despite the practice having been outlawed seven years earlier?
 ... that International Boxing Federation flyweight world champion Leonela Paola Yúdica won
a house in a raffle?
 ... that a Tower Records store at 360 Newbury Street, Boston, was the largest record store
in the United States upon its opening in 1987?
 ... that Maria van Pallaes allowed both Catholics and Protestants to live in her almshouses,
which was unusual for the time?
 ... that Coventry City defeated Football League Cup holders Nottingham Forest 5–4 in 1990,
with a player from each team scoring a hat-trick before half-time?
 ... that Eugene W. Chafin, the Prohibition Party presidential candidate in 1908 and in 1912,
had a brick thrown at him during the Springfield race riot?