User:Itai

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This user is a translator from Hebrew to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

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This user is a translator and proofreader from Hebrew to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 19

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Desert paintbrush

... that the flowers of the desert paintbrush (example pictured) are small, green, and unremarkable?
... that all sporting events in Djibouti were banned for three days after the death of Abdoulkader Waberi Askar?
... that the 1925 Tri-State tornado was the deadliest in United States history?
... that Annilese Miskimmon directed a choose-your-own-ending production of Mozart's Così fan tutte?
... that more than 60 student athletes were involved in an academic dishonesty scandal at Florida State University between 2006 and 2007?
... that Malik Ambersley escaped homelessness by making TikTok Live content in which he pretended to be a non-player character version of the superhero Miles Morales?
... that Polish prisoners of war in World War II were held not only by Nazi Germany but also by the Soviet Union?
... that the death of child monarch Kerekorio Manu Rangi in 1867 ended the ancient dynasty of Easter Island, which according to local belief "went back to the gods themselves"?
... that a widespread violin performance scam was described by radio host Scott Simon as "one more raindrop in the storm of schemes that blur our view of what's right in front of us"?

Picture of the day

The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found from Mexico through Central America and in most of South America east of the Andes. With the possible exception of dense rainforests, the roadside hawk is well adapted to most ecosystems in its range. It is also an urban bird, and is possibly the most common species of hawk seen in various cities throughout its range. This roadside hawk of the subspecies R. m. griseocauda was photographed feeding on a speckled racer in Orange Walk District, Belize.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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