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1890 illustration of Telmatrechus stali
- ... that species of the fossil water strider Telmatrechus (example pictured) were both winged and wingless?
- ... that Eddie Eagan's gold medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics made him the first man to win a Summer and Winter Olympic gold medal in different events?
- ... that John Neal recommended buying The Token and Atlantic Souvenir "if you have a wife or so of your own"?
- ... that a group of parents discovered that a children's charity had been embezzling money?
- ... that the Nepali term "sukumbasi" refers to squatters, who typically avoid using the word because of its negative connotations?
- ... that Murad Agha, a former slave turned ruler of Ottoman Tripolitania, commissioned the construction of a mosque that doubled as a fortress?
- ... that 1Verse is the first K-pop boy band with North Korean defectors?
- ... that cave art, indigenous dance and an ancient flute inspired the work of Libyan artist Shefa Salem?
- ... that the name of a Portland soccer team refers both to sausages and long-distance goals?
In the news
Rodrigo Duterte
- Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity.
- Intuitive Machines' Athena lands on the Moon at an incorrect angle and is unable to complete its mission.
- In computing, Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton are awarded the Turing Award for their work on reinforcement learning.
- Chinese architect Liu Jiakun is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
On this day
Andrew Watson
1537 – Croatian–Ottoman wars: After the execution of feudal lord Petar Kružić, Croatian forces at Klis surrendered to the Ottoman forces in exchange for their safe passage to northern locations.
1881 – Andrew Watson (pictured) captained the Scotland national football team against England, becoming the world's first black international footballer.
1947 – Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.
1952 – British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.
1971 – The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.
2006 – U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family members.
William Henry Perkin (b. 1838)
Gemma Galgani (b. 1878)
Zhao Wei (b. 1976)
Arina Tanemura (b. 1978)
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The Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines. It colonized the island and evolved into a distinct species from other Indian Ocean kestrels, probably during the Gelasian or Early Pleistocene periods. The Mauritius kestrel can reach a size between 26 and 30.5 centimetres (10.2 and 12.0 inches), with a mass of up to 250 grams (8.8 ounces) and rounded wings with a span of approximately 45 centimetres (18 inches). Males are slightly smaller than the females. It is a carnivorous bird, eating geckos, dragonflies, cicadas, cockroaches, crickets, and small birds. It hunts by means of short, swift flights through the forests. In 2022, it was proclaimed the Mauritian national bird to mark the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Mauritius. This Mauritius kestrel was photographed in the Ebony Forest near the village of Chamarel. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp |
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