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{{did you know}} links talk edit	Mawali tribal sheikhs, 1880s ... that in the 18th century the Mawali tribe (pictured) was driven from the Syrian steppe to the regions of Hama and Idlib, where their descendants live today? ... that a reviewer identified an "audible contempt" for men in the songs of Ceechynaa, who entered the UK singles chart earlier this month with "Peggy"? ... that vitamin E was named "tocopherol" as it was identified as essential for live births in rats? ... that in the 1950s Michel Klein opened one of the first veterinary practices in Paris? ... that the sexual onomatopoeia puff-puff was censored in English releases of Dragon Quest until Dragon Quest XI? ... that newspaper publisher Jacob Frolich built trapdoors and hiding places in his house in case it was raided by Radical Republicans? ... that nearly 300 construction workers showed up at 8 am to continue building Chernobyl Reactors 5 and 6, unaware of the Chernobyl disaster earlier that day? ... that war correspondent Bernard Gray was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War? ... that Good Gravy!, a Thanksgiving dinner–themed roller coaster, was first tested with a train full of plush turkeys?
{{In the news}} links talk edit	Manmohan Singh Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes at Muan International Airport, South Korea, killing at least 85 people. Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh (pictured) dies at the age of 92. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The Parker Solar Probe makes its closest approach to the Sun. At least 11 people are killed when a bridge connecting the Brazilian states of Tocantins and Maranhão partially collapses. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Greg Gumbel Don Martina Joanne Pierce Misko Osamu Suzuki Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri Patrick Pillay
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