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Masai giraffe
Masai giraffe

The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is
known for its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its
spotted coat patterns. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species,
but researchers have recently proposed dividing them into multiple species due to
new evidence. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and woodlands. Their food source
is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species, which
they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes live in herds
of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males,
but are gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole
responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings,
books, and cartoons. Giraffes are classified as vulnerable to extinction by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature. They are found in numerous national
parks and game reserves. (Full article...)
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Ryu Sung-hyun
Ryu Sung-hyun

... that Olympian Ryu Sung-hyun (pictured) taught himself gymnastics for four
years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?
... that a nihilist school of metaphysics contends that tables and chairs do
not exist?
... that "Sea of Voices" was well-received by Porter Robinson's fans even
though it was a fundamental change from his prior musical style?
... that Morris Villarroel wore a camera on his chest that took around 1,200
photographs per day for several years?
... that Seattle Reign FC have had three name changes during their 11-year
history?
... that Eric Bloodaxe's death at the Battle of Stainmore ended the
independence of Scandinavian York?
... that the legacy of American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman has been said to
continue "to entertain and draw attention to Tallahassee" decades after her death?
... that the sheep-farming founder of Kekerengu in New Zealand became an
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An Iberian lynx
An Iberian lynx

The Iberian lynx (pictured) is reclassified from endangered to vulnerable on

the IUCN Red List.
American baseball player Willie Mays dies at the age of 93.
In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA
Finals.
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Replica of the Manchester Baby
Replica of the Manchester Baby
 217 BC – Second Punic War: The Carthaginians under Hannibal ambushed a Roman
army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, capturing or killing 25,000 men.
1848 – In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell
proclaimed a new republican government in present-day Romania.
1898 – In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States
captured Guam from Spain.
1919 – During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-
West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers, armed with clubs and revolvers.
1948 – The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program
computer, ran its first program.

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Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio

The American TV series Cobra Kai has released fifty episodes over the course of
five seasons, with an upcoming sixth and final season. The first season of the
martial-arts comedy-drama series premiered on the streaming service YouTube Red on
May 2, 2018. YouTube Premium then released an additional season in 2019. Following
a content shift on YouTube, subsequent seasons moved to Netflix. The third season
and the fourth season were released in 2021 followed by a fifth season in 2022.
Originally expected to be released by December 2023, the sixth season was delayed
due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the SAG-AFTRA strike. Netflix
later announced the final season would consist of 15 episodes and would release in
three parts beginning in 2024 and ending in 2025. Cobra Kai is a spin-off and
sequel to the first four films in the Karate Kid franchise. The first season takes
place 30 years after the 1984 film The Karate Kid. Ralph Macchio (pictured) and
William Zabka, among other actors, return from the film series in prominent roles.
Cobra Kai has received critical acclaim, multiple award nominations, and large
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Venus Anadyomene

Venus Anadyomene is an oil-on-canvas painting by Titian, dating to around 1520. It

depicts the Greek goddess Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a
shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by the Greek
poet Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her
hair is a direct imitation of Apelles's lost masterwork, also called Venus
Anadyomene. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003
when it was purchased from Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in
the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.

Painting credit: Titian

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