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{{did you know}} links talk edit	Leaves of S. tonkinensis seedlings ... that the dried leaves of Strobilanthes tonkinensis (examples pictured) give black tea a sticky rice flavor? ... that at age 12, Emily Ausmus participated in an international water polo tournament against players as old as 19? ... that a crab species was named after both an ancient board game and a League of Legends character? ... that Cho Myung-chul was the first North Korean defector to be elected to the South Korean National Assembly? ... that the flagbearer for the Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics also carried a flag of the United States? ... that a geographer determined the surface area of Carl Friedrich Gauss's brain? ... that a Kentucky TV station gained industry attention after it criticized the overuse of the term "breaking news"? ... that citizens of New Westminster burnt effigies of Attorney General George Hunter Cary and drowned the ashes? ... that many enthusiasts say that a good tomato sandwich is so messy, it should be eaten over the kitchen sink?
{{In the news}} links talk edit	Ismail Haniyeh Ismail Haniyeh (pictured), the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. Landslides in Wayanad, India, kill more than 180 people. In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Armagh defeating Galway in the final. Typhoon Gaemi leaves more than 70 people dead in the Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Cambodia. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Summer Olympics timeline Recent deaths: Reyes Moronta John Anderson Murray Costello Edna O'Brien Wolfgang Rihm Randy Kehler
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