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{{did you know}} links talk edit	East Quoddy Head Light ... that there is an East Quoddy Head Lighthouse (pictured) and a West Quoddy Head Lighthouse on opposite sides of a bay, but one is in Canada and the other is in the United States? ... that Dahiru Musdapher, the 12th chief justice of Nigeria, was once a BBC World Service contributor for West Africa and Hausa? ... that To Catch a Copper hoped to show "an enjoyable journey of officers solving cases", but discovered "a misconduct process that was unfit for purpose in addressing seriously concerning behaviour"? ... that in 1848 Karl Schädler performed the first surgery with chloroform anaesthesia in Liechtenstein? ... that the planned sale of a Texas TV station was the subject of a lawsuit more than seven years after it closed for the last time? ... that Bob Born became known as the "Father of Peeps" for automating the production of an Easter marshmallow treat? ... that food critic Grace Dent reviewed a Liverpool restaurant that served her rice pudding flavoured with a substance that is banned in the United States for its lethality? ... that it took four games for Todd Leslie to set the NCAA Division I record of fifteen consecutive three-point shots made? ... that Young Dirty Bastard rapped despite Ol' Dirty Bastard telling him not to?
{{In the news}} links talk edit	Flooding in Bahrain Flooding (pictured) in the Arab Gulf states leaves at least twenty-four people dead. The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, catches fire. A knife attack in Sydney, Australia, leaves seven people dead. In retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran conducts missile and drone strikes against Israel. In the South Korean legislative election, the Democratic Party–led opposition alliance increases its majority in parliament. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Myanmar civil war Red Sea crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Ken Holtzman Bob Graham Lorenzo Palomo Carl Erskine Derek Underwood Beverly LaHaye
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