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/July 8

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Isle of Dogs Pumping Station

... that the Isle of Dogs Pumping Station (pictured) was nicknamed the Temple of Storms?
... that 16th-century chroniclers thought María Pacheco, a leader of the Revolt of the Comuneros, was a witch?
... that some critics described the fourth season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as comic relief from the activities of the Trump administration?
... that in order to re-marry, Zhou Wennan had to request Mao Zedong's permission?
... that schoolchildren in the town of Kirkby were paid 25 pence an hour to help build Kirkby Ski Slope, even though the slope never opened?
... that Lois E. Trott ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support for over 1,000 girls annually, all without receiving any payment?
... that Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography described its subject as a "liar", and yet, one reviewer felt that the author's "studiously neutral position ends up sounding like an apologia for Kosinski"?
... that "Chihiro" by Billie Eilish was titled in reference to the main character of Spirited Away?
... that the DJ NewJeansNim has been credited with reviving interest in Buddhism among South Korean youths?

Picture of the day

Celestine is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate (Sr S O₄). It is named for its occasional delicate blue color. Celestine and the carbonate mineral strontianite are the principal sources of the element strontium, commonly used in fireworks and in various metal alloys. The mineral occurs as crystals, and also in compact massive, and fibrous forms. It is found worldwide, mostly found in sedimentary rocks, usually in small quantities. Pale blue crystal specimens, as shown in this photograph, are found in Madagascar.Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus

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