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Orangutans are great apes native to
the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
Three species in the genus Pongo are
recognised. The most arboreal of the
great apes, orangutans spend most of
their time in trees. They have
proportionally long arms and short legs
and their hair is reddish-brown. Adult
males may develop distinctive cheek
pads or flanges and make long calls
that attract females and intimidate
rivals. Orangutans are generally
solitary, with most social bonds
occurring between mothers and their
dependent offspring. The apes eat
mainly fruit, but also vegetation, bark, 
honey, insects and bird eggs. Among
the most intelligent primates,

Bryce Canyon National Park is an American national park located in

orangutans 
use a variety of sophisticated tools and
construct elaborate sleeping nests each
night from branches and foliage. The
illegal pet trade, poaching, and 

southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon,

habitat destruction for palm oil
 cultivation have caused severe
declines in the populations and ranges
of all three species. (Full article...)
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Bill Clinton during his 

1997 inaugural parade
•... that with 
Dimple Kapadia
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natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt

his victory in the 1996 presidential ele

Plateau. This panoramic view, as seen from Inspiration Point, shows

ction, Bill Clinton
 (pictured) became the first Democrat
to win two consecutive presidential
elections since Franklin D. Roosevelt?
•... that Steve Carell insisted his chest

the colorful Claron Formation, from which the park's delicate 

genuinely be waxed in a scene in 
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which was
recorded in a single take?
•... that the mayor of Málaga, 
Pedro Aparicio Sánchez, spent the

hoodoos are carved; the sediments were laid down in a system of

night of the 
1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt in
his office so he could die there if he
was targeted?
•... that although its publisher 

streams and lakes that existed from 63 to about 40 million years ago
Dark Horse Comics is American, a
significant proportion of artists
involved with the comic book series 
The Witcher have been Polish?
•... that Vera Schoenenberg

(from the Paleocene to the Eocene epochs). The brown, pink and red

's performance in the title role of
Kálmán's Die Csárdásfürstin at the 
Mörbisch Lake Festival was broadcast
by German and Austrian stations?
•... that Yoko Ono took the first verse of

colors are from hematite, the yellows from limonite, and the purples

her 1970 song "
Who Has Seen the Wind?" from a 19th
century poem written by 
Christina Rossetti?
•... that Alfie Oakes sued a school
district for US$50 million in response to
their cancelling a contract?
•... that no one knows how a dress
worn by Marilyn Monroe ended up in
the Payne Whitney House?

Photograph credit: Tony Jin

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Islam, 2021)
Edward I of England
•1274 – Shortly after his return
from the Ninth Crusade, 
Edward I (pictured) was
crowned King of England at 
Westminster Abbey, nearly two
years after his father's death.
•1759 – Seven Years' War: At
the Battle of Lagos, British
ships, having damaged several
French vessels the previous day,
pursued the remainder of the
fleet to Lagos, Portugal, and
continued the battle there in
violation of Portuguese
neutrality.
•1934 – A referendum
 supported the recent merging
of the posts of Chancellor and 
President of Germany,
consolidating Adolf Hitler's
assumption of supreme power.
•1981 – Two U.S. Navy 
F-14 Tomcats shot down two
Libyan Su-22 Fitters during
military exercises over the 
Gulf of Sidra.
•2005 – Thunderstorms in
southern Ontario, Canada,
spawned 
at least three tornadoes that
caused over C$500 million in
damage.
•Jan Fyt (b. 1609)
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