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... that fossil plants (leaf pictured) and damselflies from the Ypresian age are named after the city of Republic?
... that South Korean actress Na O-mi's stage name was inspired by the song "I Dream of Naomi"?
... that while reviewers generally praised The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, one reviewer complained that the author was "so nice about his colleagues that it makes you long for a juicy academic vendetta"?
... that Joseph Tetley, a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council, defrauded several investors to the 2017 equivalent value of under NZ$7 million?
... that Cleo Hill Jr. coached the college basketball team for which his father played more than 60 years earlier?
... that according to the official history of the Song dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers stormed his bedroom and proclaimed him emperor, to his surprise?
... that a video game consisting solely of a clickable image of a banana was briefly the second-most played game on Steam?
... that the album covers of Blue Note Records have been considered to be the "look" of jazz?
... that on July 11, 2022, millions of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from the back of a truck while one driver was getting food at a California truck stop and the other one was asleep in the cab?

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Wiki Loves Monuments

Fuzheado, Gamaliel, Effeietsanders, Nikikana, LilyOfTheWest, and SuperHamster discuss the annual Wiki Loves Monuments worldwide photography contest

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On my last check, there were 123 out of 548 portals were featured. Now, there are {{FPO number}} featured portals and 542 overall. Go visit the new ones!