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pWotD Episode 3335: Juneteenth

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With 606,543 views on Friday, 19 June 2026 our article of the day is Juneteenth.

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger...

pWotD Episode 3334: Daveigh Chase

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With 728,789 views on Thursday, 18 June 2026 our article of the day is Daveigh Chase.

Daveigh Elizabeth Chase ( də-VAY; née Chase-Schwallier; July 24, 1990 – June 16, 2026) was an American actress. She first came to prominence as a child actress, portraying Samantha Darko in the film Donnie Darko (2001) and voicing the characters of Chihiro Ogino in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (2001) and Lilo Pelekai in the...

pWotD Episode 3333: Lionel Messi

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With 707,855 views on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 our article of the day is Lionel Messi.

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout h...

pWotD Episode 3332: Kylian Mbappé

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With 382,926 views on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 our article of the day is Kylian Mbappé.

Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, dribbling, and clinical finishing.

Born in Paris and...

pWotD Episode 3331: Cape Verde

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With 1,232,812 views on Monday, 15 June 2026 our article of the day is Cape Verde.

Cape Verde, in Portuguese Cabo Verde, in Cape Verdean Creole Kabu Verdi, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelagic country in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It consists of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie...

pWotD Episode 3330: Oliver Tree

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With 1,508,668 views on Sunday, 14 June 2026 our article of the day is Oliver Tree.

Oliver Tree Nickell (June 29, 1993 – June 14, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, comedian, and filmmaker. Born in Santa Cruz, California, Tree signed to Atlantic Records in 2017 after his song "When I'm Down" went viral and released his debut studio album Ugly Is Beautiful on July 17, 2020. He achieved international recognition with his songs "Life Go...

pWotD Episode 3329: Folarin Balogun

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With 958,598 views on Saturday, 13 June 2026 our article of the day is Folarin Balogun.

Folarin Jerry Balogun (born July 3, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team.

A Hale End academy prospect of Arsenal, Balogun was promoted to the first team in 2020 and featured sparingly for the club, later going on loan to...

pWotD Episode 3328: David Hockney

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With 287,022 views on Friday, 12 June 2026 our article of the day is David Hockney.

David Hockney (9 July 1937 – 11 June 2026) was an English painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Hockney studied at the Royal College of Art before moving to Lo...

pWotD Episode 3327: OG Anunoby

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With 488,031 views on Thursday, 11 June 2026 our article of the day is OG Anunoby.

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is an English professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft. With Toronto, Anunoby won an NBA championship...

pWotD Episode 3326: Bharathiraja

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With 333,667 views on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 our article of the day is Bharathiraja.

Bharathiraja (; 23 August 1942 – 10 June 2026) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he was known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Imayam (transl. The Pinnacle of Directors). Bharathiraja had won six...

pWotD Episode 3325: Murder of Austin Metcalf

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With 206,632 views on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 our article of the day is Murder of Austin Metcalf.

On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a white 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a black Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Anthony stabbed Metcalf after an altercation, and Metcalf died of his injuries. Anthony...

pWotD Episode 3324: 2026 Peruvian general election

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With 281,754 views on Monday, 8 June 2026 our article of the day is 2026 Peruvian general election.

General elections were held in Peru from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the national legislature. As no presidential candidate achieved a majority of votes in the first round, a runoff election was held on 7 June. The presidential election will determine the president and vice presidents. The congressional...

pWotD Episode 3323: Alexander Zverev

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With 476,702 views on Sunday, 7 June 2026 our article of the day is Alexander Zverev.

Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈzaʃa ˈzvɛʁɛf]; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2022. Zverev has won 25 ATP Tour–level titles in s...

pWotD Episode 3322: Mirra Andreeva

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With 260,296 views on Saturday, 6 June 2026 our article of the day is Mirra Andreeva.

Mirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva (born 29 April 2007) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as world No. 5 in singles, achieved in July 2025, and No. 12 in doubles, achieved in September 2025. Andreeva has won six WTA Tour–level singles titles, including a major at the 2026 French Open.

In...

pWotD Episode 3321: Anthony Head

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With 900,115 views on Friday, 5 June 2026 our article of the day is Anthony Head.

Anthony Stewart Head (20 February 1954 – 1 June 2026) was an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series.

Head was best kno...

pWotD Episode 3320: Marjane Satrapi

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With 304,952 views on Thursday, 4 June 2026 our article of the day is Marjane Satrapi.

Marjane Satrapi (French: [maʁʒan satʁapi]; Persian: مرجان ساتراپی, [mæɾˈdʒɒːn(e) sɒːtɾɒːˈpiː]; 22 November 1969 – June 2026) was a French and Iranian graphic novelist, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation; the graphic novel Chicken with Plums; Woman, Life, Freedom; and the Marie Curie biopic Radioactive...

pWotD Episode 3319: Peabo Bryson

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With 318,908 views on Wednesday, 3 June 2026 our article of the day is Peabo Bryson.

Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson ( PEE-boh; April 13, 1951 – June 2, 2026) was an American singer and songwriter. After collaborating with singers Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on his debut album Peabo (1976), he signed to Capitol Records and released the 1978 albums Reaching for the Sky and Crosswinds, which were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RI...

pWotD Episode 3318: Murder of Henry Nowak

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With 463,123 views on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 our article of the day is Murder of Henry Nowak.

On 3 December 2025, Henry Nowak, a white 18‑year‑old British university student, was murdered by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton, England. Digwa, a 23-year-old British Sikh man, cut and stabbed Nowak a total of five times with a dagger. When police officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrived, Digwa accu...

pWotD Episode 3317: Callum Turner

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With 265,165 views on Monday, 1 June 2026 our article of the day is Callum Turner.

Callum Robilliard Turner (born 15 February 1990) is an English actor. After working as a fashion model, he began working in film and television. He had lead roles in the drama film Queen and Country (2014) and the TV mystery drama Glue (2014), and played Theseus, the brother of Newt Scamander, in the fantasy films Fantastic Beasts...

pWotD Episode 3316: Victor Wembanyama

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With 429,610 views on Sunday, 31 May 2026 our article of the day is Victor Wembanyama.

Victor Nonga Wembanyama-de Fautereau-Vassel ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the best baske...

pWotD Episode 3315: Andoni Iraola

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With 255,170 views on Saturday, 30 May 2026 our article of the day is Andoni Iraola.

Andoni Iraola Sagarna (Basque: [andoni iɾa.ola s̺aɣarna], Spanish: [anˈdoni iɾaˈola saˈɣaɾna]; born 22 June 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player.

Utilised primarily as a right-back through his career, he was highly combative and possessed good passing skills. He spent the vast majo...

pWotD Episode 3314: Backrooms (film)

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With 414,298 views on Friday, 29 May 2026 our article of the day is Backrooms (film).

Backrooms is a 2026 American science fiction psychological horror film directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons (in his feature-length directorial debut) and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parsons' web series and inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta. In the film, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a furniture store owner and his therapist, Mary (Renate...

pWotD Episode 3313: Claude Lemieux

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With 375,808 views on Thursday, 28 May 2026 our article of the day is Claude Lemieux.

Claude Percy Lemieux (July 16, 1965 – May 28, 2026) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six teams between 1983 and 2009. Lemieux won four Stanley Cup championships during his career, including two with the New Jersey Devils, with whom he won the Conn Smythe Trophy during the team's vi...

pWotD Episode 3312: Ken Paxton

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With 188,233 views on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 our article of the day is Ken Paxton.

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he is the Republican nominee in the U. S. Senate election in Texas in 2026.

Paxton has served in the Texas Senate representing the...

pWotD Episode 3311: Jalen Brunson

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With 152,654 views on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 our article of the day is Jalen Brunson.

Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA guard Rick Brunson, he was selected 33rd overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four seasons in the NBA with...

pWotD Episode 3310: .xxx

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With 360,291 views on Monday, 25 May 2026 our article of the day is .xxx.

.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011. It went into operation on 15 April 2011.

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pWotD Episode 3309: The Mandalorian and Grogu

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With 165,391 views on Sunday, 24 May 2026 our article of the day is The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (titled The Mandalorian and Grogu on-screen) is a 2026 American science fiction film directed by Jon Favreau, who co-wrote the film with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor. Produced by Lucasfilm and Fairview Entertainment, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is part...

pWotD Episode 3308: Obsession (2025 film)

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With 203,802 views on Saturday, 23 May 2026 our article of the day is Obsession (2025 film).

Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear (played by Michael Johnston), a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants him his wish for his childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) to fall in love with him, resulting in horrifying consequences...

pWotD Episode 3307: Cockroach Janta Party

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With 253,301 views on Friday, 22 May 2026 our article of the day is Cockroach Janta Party.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party') is an Indian satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist who formerly worked with the Aam Aadmi Party. It emerged in response to remarks made by the incumbent chief justice of India, Surya Kant, on 15 May 2026, in...

pWotD Episode 3306: Kyle Busch

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With 772,735 views on Thursday, 21 May 2026 our article of the day is Kyle Busch.

Kyle Thomas Busch (May 2, 1985 – May 21, 2026) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 2001 to 2026, most notably driving the No. 18 (for the NASCAR Cup Series), No. 51 (primarily for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series), and No. 54 (for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and occasionally the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Se...

pWotD Episode 3305: Thomas Massie

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With 218,583 views on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 our article of the day is Thomas Massie.

Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and engineer. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012. The district is dominated by the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati area and Louisville's eastern suburbs extending over much of northeastern Kentucky.
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pWotD Episode 3304: Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan

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With 295,851 views on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 our article of the day is Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.

The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, when Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, killing two passengers: her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and his friend, Davion Flanagan.

Both Russo and Flanagan...

pWotD Episode 3303: Aaron Rai

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With 455,711 views on Monday, 18 May 2026 our article of the day is Aaron Rai.

Aaron Rai (born 3 March 1995) is a British Indian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won one major championship, the 2026 PGA Championship.

Rai achieved a three-win promotion on the Challenge Tour in 2017 and gained his first win on the European Tour in 2018. He earned...

pWotD Episode 3302: Gina Carano

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With 520,590 views on Sunday, 17 May 2026 our article of the day is Gina Carano.

Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–2 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to...

pWotD Episode 3301: Eurovision Song Contest 2026

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With 528,304 views on Saturday, 16 May 2026 our article of the day is Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski, with Emily Busvine acting as the green room host. It...

pWotD Episode 3300: Iceman (Drake album)

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With 259,180 views on Friday, 15 May 2026 our article of the day is Iceman (Drake album).

Iceman is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rapper Drake. It was released by OVO Sound and Republic Records on May 15, 2026, alongside his tenth and eleventh albums Maid of Honour and Habibti. The albums serve as a follow-up to Drake's collaborative album Some Sexy Songs 4 U (2025) with PartyNextDoor and mark...

pWotD Episode 3299: Wes Streeting

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With 227,168 views on Thursday, 14 May 2026 our article of the day is Wes Streeting.

Wesley Paul William Streeting (; born 21 January 1983) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2024 until his resignation in May 2026. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015.

Streeting read history at the University of...

pWotD Episode 3298: Jason Collins

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With 274,077 views on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 our article of the day is Jason Collins.

Jason Paul Collins (December 2, 1978 – May 12, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team All-American honors in 2001. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 18th...

pWotD Episode 3297: Brandon Clarke

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With 582,581 views on Tuesday, 12 May 2026 our article of the day is Brandon Clarke.

Brandon Clarke (September 19, 1996 – May 11, 2026) was a Canadian-American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Memphis Grizzlies. He played college basketball for the San Jose State Spartans and Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was selected 21st overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 NBA draft and then immediately traded to...

pWotD Episode 3296: Sheryl Underwood

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With 174,316 views on Monday, 11 May 2026 our article of the day is Sheryl Underwood.

Sheryl Patrice Underwood (born October 28, 1963) is an American comedian, actress and television host. She first rose to prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's Miller Lite Comedy Search. Underwood was one of the hosts on the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk from September 2011 to December 2024, becoming the...