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Did you know ...
Healed tuberculous lung cavity
- ... that many people who recover from tuberculosis lose more than half of their lung capacity (example pictured)?
- ... that Henry Kailimai and his Hawaiian Quintet were hired by Henry Ford to serve as official musicians for the Ford Motor Company?
- ... that when the Edward S. Harkness House was built, its owner took the address from his neighbor?
- ... that a New Testament manuscript was "barbarously scored with red chalk" by a book publisher?
- ... that Thomas Bertrand-Hudon is the first professional football player to wear a Guardian Cap during a regular season game?
- ... that the 1998 cyberpunk short story "CyberJoly Drim" caused a controversy in the Polish science fiction and fantasy community?
- ... that Ajah Pritchard-Lolo is Vanuatu's first Olympic weightlifter?
- ... that many hapa haole songs were written by non-Hawaiians and featured nonsensical, faux-Hawaiian lyrics?
- ... that Shoko Ikeda once admitted that Haruhi Suzumiya, a character she designed, was "just like me"?
In the news
Will Ashcroft
- Flooding in Nepal leaves more than 200 people dead, including 37 in the nation's capital, Kathmandu.
- In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Sydney Swans to win the AFL Grand Final (Norm Smith Medal winner Will Ashcroft pictured).
- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed by an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, Lebanon.
- Hurricane Helene leaves more than 100 people dead across the southeastern United States.
- British actress Maggie Smith dies at the age of 89.
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