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/December 17

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Everett Railroad 11

... that Everett Railroad 11 (pictured) had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip?
... that David Fishwick went from a £27.50-a-week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?
... that modern Chinese drama was banned during the Cultural Revolution?
... that American football player Rich Romer was selected three times as an All-American by Pizza Hut?
... that the medieval font of St Peter's Church, Stapenhill, was restored in 1973?
... that as a nine-year-old, Anastasia Somoza lobbied U.S. president Bill Clinton?
... that Bini's performance of "Cherry on Top" at KCON 2024 was the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event?
... that French cellist Nicolas-Joseph Platel is considered to be the founder of the Belgian school of cello playing?
... that Saint George fought a dragon at the Paradise Theater until both were stolen?

Picture of the day

The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare and endangered species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the southern Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where it resides in several types of forest, including degraded areas, as well as plantations. With a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 inches), breeding males are olive brown, with a red head, breast and rump patch, and black lores. Females, non-breeding males and juveniles are olive brown with white wing bars and a brown bill. The bird feeds on insects such as grasshoppers, beetle larvae, caterpillars, and also spiders. Berries are eaten regularly by some individuals, and it feeds on nectar regularly, using its specialised brush-tipped tongue. This male Mauritius fody was photographed on the Île aux Aigrettes, an island off Mauritius's south-eastern coast.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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