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For years, historians disagreed about where Western scientists found the first kiwi specimen, meaning the first dead kiwi that they brought back to universities for study.  The first speciimen is usually the one scientists use as a holotype.  The holotype is the individual plant or animal that scientists use for the first formal scientific writeup of a species.

George Shaw from the British Museum wrote the first paper about the kiwi in 1813 in his group of books Vivarium naturae.  A friend had brought him the kiwi skin.  The friend got it from a ship captain named Andrew Barclay.  He was captain of a fighting ship and prisoner transport ship called the Providence. It wasn't clear exactly where the ship captain got it.

In 2019, scientists took a tiny piece of the kiwi skin and did DNA analysis.  They found the dead kiwi was most closely related to kiwis from Rakiura, an island south of New Zealand's South Island.

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Phyllomedusa is a genus of tree frogs in the family Phyllomedusidae.  These frogs live in tropical and subtropical South America and Panama. There are 16 species in this genus.

Secretion
Some Phyllomedusa frogs make a waxy substance that stops water from leaving their bodies through their skins. If the frogs begin to dry out, they spread the waxy substance over their skin.

Reproduction
These frogs put their eggs on leaves above water.  They put jelly next to the eggs.  Then the frogs fold the leaves around the eggs with their legs.  The jelly acts as a plug so the eggs do not fall out.  When the tadpoles hatch, the jelly turns to liquid and the tadpoles fall through into the water below.

Scientific classification

Most of these species are in Phyllomedusa, but some scientists say some of these frogs should be in Pithecopus instead.
Phyllomedusa azurea (in Pithecopus)
 Phyllomedusa bahiana
 Phyllomedusa bicolor, giant leaf frog
 Phyllomedusa boliviana
 Phyllomedusa burmeisteri, Burmeister's leaf frog
 Phyllomedusa camba, black-eyed monkey frog
 Phyllomedusa chaparroi
 Phyllomedusa coelestis
 Phyllomedusa distincta
 Phyllomedusa iheringii
 Phyllomedusa neildi
 Phyllomedusa sauvagii, painted-belly leaf frog
 Phyllomedusa tarsius, tarsier leaf frog
 Phyllomedusa tetraploidea
 Phyllomedusa trinitatis
 Phyllomedusa vaillantii, white-lined leaf frog
 Phyllomedusa venusta, lovely leaf frog

Scientists used to put some other frogs in Phyllomedusa, but now they put them in other phyllomedusid genera: Callimedusa and Pithecopus.

References

Further reading

Other websites
Phyllomedusa Gallery with some infos
Use of the Phyllomedusa bicolor venom as a vaccine by the Matses Indians, with pharmacological info

Frogs of South America
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat  (born 27 June 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge and Malling since 2015. Tugendhat worked in the British Army until 2013. In September 2022, he became the Minister of State for Security in the Liz Truss government.

Early life and education
He is the nephew of another Conservative politician, Christopher Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat. After going to St Paul's School, London, Tugendhat was educated on Theology at the University of Bristol. He then did a Masters in Islamic studies at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He learnt Arabic in Yemen.

Tugendhat holds both British and French citizenship. His wife is a French judge, and his father-in-law is a French foreign affairs worker. Tugendhat is a Catholic. He has Jewish ancestry.

Military career
Military career

On 6 July 2003, Tugendhat joined the Territorial Army branch of British Army. He joined as a second lieutenant. He moved to the Intelligence Corps on 29 July 2003.

He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 July 2005. He was made captain on 1 April 2007 and to major on 1 January 2010.

Tugendhat served in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. He helped the Foreign Office in Afghanistan. Tugendhat helped set up the National Security Council of Afghanistan and the government in Helmand Province.

Political career
Tugendhat was elected as the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling. Tonbridge and Malling is a safe Conservative seat in Kent. He was elected in the 2015 General Election.

In October 2015, Tugendhat said Iran gave guns to Iraq and Afghanistan. He said they helped terrorists.

Tugendhat supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum. He supported the exit agreement that Theresa May's government agreed on.
Tugendhat is a supporter of Israel. He opposed the United Nations Security Council. In January 2017, he wrote that the Israeli–Palestinian conflict "doesn't matter". He said that it shouldn't be important than other disputed areas.

On 21 May 2018, the Foreign Affairs Committee published a report on Russian corruption and the UK. This got attention from President Vladimir Putin and his allies. to launder assets through London, and called on the UK Government to "show stronger political leadership in ending the flow of dirty money into the UK". The report criticised the law firm Linklaters. They did this because Linklaters didn't want to give evidence to the committee.

On 29 May 2018, Tugendhat showed his views on British foreign policy in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute. He supported giving the Foreign and Commonwealth Office more powers.

Tugendhat went to the 30 May–2 June 2019 Bilderberg Meeting in Montreux, Switzerland.
After the December 2019 general election, Tugendhat said the antisemitism he had experienced during the campaign was bad.

After the Fall of Kabul in August 2021, Tugendhat said the event in The Times as Britain's "biggest foreign policy disaster since Suez". On 18 August, Tugendhat was applauded after giving a powerful speech  in the House of Commons. He spoke about his past in  the military. He said that he felt that this was defeat.

China
In April 2020, Tugendhat founded the China Research Group alongside fellow Conservative MP Neil O'Brien.

Tugendhat was one of five MPs to be punished by China for spreading what it called "lies and disinformation" about the country. He was banned from going to China, Hong Kong and Macau.

2022 Conservative leadership race
In July 2022, Tugendhat announced his candidacy for Leader of the Conservative Party to replace Boris Johnson in the leadership election. However, he was eliminated in the third round of voting on 18 July 2022.

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Coltan or tantalite (short for columbite–tantalites) is a valuable mineral.

It is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are got.

Tantalum from coltan is used to make tantalum capacitors which are used for mobile phones, personal computers, automotive electronics, and cameras. Coltan mining is widespread in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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"Speaking Moistly" is a remix song of a speech by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. The song was edited by Brock Tyler, known on YouTube as anonymotif. The song uses Trudeau's words from a discussion with the media about the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The quote "speaking moistly" means respiratory droplets that go out the mouth when someone speaks.  These can sometimes spread COVID-19.

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Bitz & Bob is a British-Canadian children’s animated television series that aired on CBeebies.

Premise 
A problem-solving older sister, Bitz, and her younger brother, Bob, love making things, imaginary adventures and engineering. They explore their love of science, technology, engineering, art and math to invent ways to save the day.

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Hurricane Henri (pronounced ohn-REE) was an Atlantic hurricane in August 2021. The hurricane threatened Long Island in southeastern New York State and southern New England. Henri threatened being the first hurricane to move across Long Island since Hurricane Gloria in September 1985 and into New England since Hurricane Bob just over thirty years earlier.

Henri was first classified by the National Hurricane Center as Tropical Depression Eight around 11:00 pm Atlantic Standard Time on August 16. Later that day, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri. 

Tropical storm and hurricane notices were put into effect over Long Island, northeastern New Jersey and southern New England. The first such notices extended from Newark and New York City eastward to near Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole on Cape Cod in southeast Massachusetts.
The state governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut put states of emergency into effect in advance of the hurricane moving into these areas. The storm was reminiscent of Hurricane Sandy almost nine years earlier (Sandy struck land near Brigantine and Atlantic City in southeast New Jersey). The winds, however, extended almost a thousand miles from the storm's center. Hurricane-force winds from Sandy also affected the New York City and Long Island areas.

Henri was forecast to strengthen before moving across Long Island and into New England on August 22.

Related pages
Hurricane Carol (1954)
Hurricane Donna (1960)
Hurricane Gloria (1985)
Hurricane Bob (1991) - Took similar track and struck New England thirty years before Henri
Tropical Storm Hermine (2004) - Took a similar track
Hurricane Irene (2011)
Hurricane Sandy (2012)

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Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka (born 5 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger, left-back or midfielder for  club Arsenal and the England national team.

Early life 
Saka was born in Ealing, Greater London to Nigerian parents, and went to the Edward Betham Church of England Primary School before Greenford High School, where he gained high grades in his GCSEs. Prior to joining Arsenal, Saka played youth football for local club Greenford Celtic. His parents moved to London from Nigeria as migrants.

His name "Bukayo" comes from the Yoruba language spoken in southern Nigeria, meaning "adds to happiness".

Club career 
Saka had played for the youth teams of Watford. He joined Arsenal's Hale End academy at the age of seven. Once he turned 17 years old, Saka was given a contract by Arsenal and moved up to the under-23 side.

On 29 November 2018, Saka made his first senior appearance for Arsenal in their Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava.
2019–20: Breakthrough and FA Cup win 
Saka scored his first senior goal on 19 September, against German side Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League.  He also finished the match with two assists in a 3–0 win. Saka was rewarded for his efforts in Germany with his first Premier League start, in a 3–2 home win over Aston Villa.

On 1 July 2020, Saka signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.

2020–21: Arsenal Player of the Season 
On 15 April, Saka scored a goal and helped Arsenal to a 4–0 victory over Slavia Prague in the quarter final of the Europa League. Because of this, he was named as the Europa League Player of the Week.

International career 
Saka represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

On 1 October, Saka was called up to the England senior squad for the first time, and made his international debut as one of the starters in a 3–0 victory over Wales.
On 1 June 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, in a friendly against Austria, Saka scored his first senior international goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win.  He started in England's third Euro 2020 group stage match on 22 June 2021 against the Czech Republic, and was named the man of the match. On 11 July 2021, in the tournament final against Italy, Saka was brought on as a substitute for Kieran Trippier. Following full time and extra time, Saka was chosen to take the team's fifth penalty during the following shoot-out, his first penalty kick at senior level. Saka's shot was saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and, as a result, Italy won the shoot-out and the tournament. Saka faced racist abuse online after missing the penalty.

Career statistics

Club

International

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Saka goal

Honours
Arsenal
FA Cup: 2019–20
FA Community Shield: 2020, 2023
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
England
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020

Individual
England Men's Player of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23
Premier League Player of the Month: March 2023
PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Premier League
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2022–23
Arsenal Player of the Season: 2020–21, 2021–22
IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team: 2021
London Football Awards Men's Young Player of the Year: 2023

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Other websites 
 Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
 Profile at the Football Association website

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Arsenal F.C. players
Premier League players
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Association football midfielders
Black British sportspeople
Ghanaian footballers
People from Ealing
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Victoria B. Mars (born 1956/1957) is an American billionaire and businesswoman. 

She was the chairman of Mars, Incorporated.

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The Song of Names is a 2019 Canadian German Hungarian British mystery drama movie directed by François Girard and was based on the novel of the same name by Norman Lebrecht. It stars Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Stanley Townsend, Eddie Izzard, Saul Rubinek, Gerran Howell.

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Canadian mystery movies
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Brooklyn Center is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Corcoran is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Crystal is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Excelsior is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Greenwood is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Independence is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Long Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Loretto is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Maple Grove is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Maple Plain is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Medicine Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Medina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

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Newton is a city in Newton County, Mississippi, United States.

Cities in Mississippi
The Unlimited Dream Company is a novel written by  J. G. Ballard, It was published in 1979. The novel was selected for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1980.

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Branimals () is a 2009 Brazilian animated movie. It is directed by Paulo Munhoz. It stars Marino Junior, Mário Schoemberger, Renet Lyon, Fabíula Nascimento and Michelle Pucci.

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Impact Pictures is an Canadian independent movie production company, founded in earlier 2001 by Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson. Alongside from Anderson's movie projects (including the Resident Evil movie series) the company has also been involved in a number of TV and independent productions.

The company has also collaborated with several larger studio, most frequently by Davis Films, Constantin Films, and Screen Gems.

Movies

 Resident Evil
 The Big Fish
 Shopping
 The Dark (2005)
 Vigo
 Even Horizon
 Massacre Up North
 DOA: Dead or Alive
 The Sight
 Death Race (2008)
 There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
 The Hole (2001)
 AVP: Alien vs. Predator
 The Three Muskeeters (2011)
 Monster Hunter
 Resident Evil: Afterlife
 Resident Evil: Apocalypse
 Lost Christmas
 Pandorum
 Resident Evil: Retribution
 Resident Evil: The Final Chapters
 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
 Pompeii

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Other websites
 Impact Pictures (United Kingdom) at the Internet Movie Database
 Impact Pictures (United States) at the Internet Movie Database
 Impact Pictures (Canada) at the Internet Movie Database
 Davis Films/Impact Pictures at the Internet Movie Database

Canadian entertainment companies
Movie studios
Death Race is an 2008 American dystopian action thriller movie written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.

Though reffered to 1975 movie Death Race 2000 (which is directed by Ib Melchior's short story The Racer), in reviews and marketing materials. Athought, this is became as the prequel movie.

The movie starring by Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen.

2008 science fiction movies
American science fiction movies
Prequel movies
German science fiction movies
British science fiction movies
Movies directed by Paul W.S. Anderson‏‎
Marie (born Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 14 April 1940 – 21 August 2021) was the Princess of Liechtenstein as the wife of Prince Hans Adam II. She was a member of the House of Kinsky.

On 18 August 2021 Princess Marie suffered a stroke. She died three days later in a hospital in Grabs, Switzerland, at the age of 81.

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Johann II (; 5 October 1840 – 11 February 1929), also known as Johann II the Good (Johann II der Gute), was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1858 and 1929. His reign of 70 years and 91 days is the third-longest of any monarch in European history.

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Daniel Risch (born 5 March 1978) is a Liechtensteiner politician. He has been the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 2021. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Economic Affairs and Sports from 2017 to 2021.

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Middlemost Post is an American-Canadian animated television series. It was created by John Trabbic III. The series

Story 
Parker J. Cloud, a raincloud, his friend Angus, and pet walrus Russell deliver mail all across Mount Middlemost.

Cast 
 Parker J. Cloud (voiced by Becky Robinson): A raincloud.
 Angus Roy Shackelton (voiced by John DiMaggio):Parker's boss and best friend.
 Russell: A magic pet walrus.
 Lily (voiced by Kiren)
 Mayor Peeve (voiced by Colton Dunn)
 Ryan (voiced by Johnny Pemberton)
Production 
On June 16, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered the series from SpongeBob SquarePants storyboard director, John Trabbic III. The 20-episode series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with work being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, 2021, it was revealed via Nickelodeon's 2021 upfront show that the series would premiere in July 2021. On June 17, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 9, 2021, and the first trailer for the series was released.

On March 24, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes.

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Nicktoons
Nickelodeon television series
2020s American animated television series
2020s American comedy television series
2021 American television series debuts
English-language television programs
Konstantinos "Kostas" Triantafyllopoulos (; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor. He was born in Athinaio, Greece. His career began in 1976. He was known for his roles on Greek tragedy plays and Symmathites, Peninta Peninta and Kaneis de leei s' agapo.

He was also known for voice dubbing Disney characters such as Pete in Mickey Mouse, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, Don Carlton in Monsters University, Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast, Django in Ratatouille and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch.

Triantafullopoulos died on 21 August 2021 in Athens, Greece at the age of 65.

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Guy A. Sansaricq (October 6, 1934 – August 21, 2021) was a Haitian-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York from 2006 to 2010. He was born in Jérémie, Haiti.

Sansaricq died on August 21, 2021 in New York City, aged 86.

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Nicoletta Orsomando (born Nicolina Orsomando; 11 January 1929 – 21 August 2021) was an Italian television personality. She was the first Italian announcer to appear on television. She presented a program for children, a documentary about the Encyclopædia Britannica. In 2010, she participated in the variety show on Rai 1 Insegnami a sognare.

Orsomando died at a hospital in Rome on 21 August 2021, at the age of 92.

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1929 births
2021 deaths
Italian radio personalities
Italian television personalities
Casapulla (Campanian: ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania.

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Province of Caserta
Thad McClammy (October 22, 1942 – August 21, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. He was born in Beatrice, Alabama. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1994 until his death.

McClammy died on August 21, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia at age 78.

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Karolina Kaczorowska (born name: Karolina Mariampolska; 26 September 1930 – 21 August 2021) was a Polish academic. She was the widow of Ryszard Kaczorowski, the last President of Poland in exile. She was the First Lady from 1989 until 1990. Kaczorowska was born in Stanisławów, Poland.

Kaczorowska in London on 21 August 2021 at the age of 90.

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2021 deaths
First Ladies of Poland
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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (later Spencer; née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Shand Kydd was the maternal grandmother for Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. The earlier became the second in the line of succession to the British throne. The latter was the sixth in line of succession.

Marriage and issue
On 1 June 1954, Shand Kydd married John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer), at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family attended the wedding ceremony. She was 18 years old and became the youngest woman wed in Westminster Abbey in the last five decades.
They had five children:
Lady Sarah McCorquodale (born 19 March 1955). She married Neil Edmund McCorquodale. He was a second cousin once removed of Raine, Countess Spencer.
Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (born 11 February 1957). She married Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes. He was then the Private Secretary to the Sovereign.
The Honourable John Spencer. He died 10 hours after his birth on 12 January 1960.
Diana, Princess of Wales (1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997). She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (born 20 May 1964). He married his first wife Victoria Lockwood. His second wife was Caroline Freud (née Hutton and former wife of Matthew Freud). His third wife was Karen Villeneuve.
Death
Shand Kydd was born in the Sandringham village of Norfolk County in eastern England. She died almost five months after her 68th birth following long illnesses. They included Parkinson's disease and brain cancer. Shand Kydd was inside her home in Seil, one of the Slate Islands in Scotland when she died.

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Deaths from brain cancer
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Rudolf Edlinger (20 February 1940 – 21 August 2021) was an Austrian politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He was the Finance Minister from 1997 until 2000. He was the president of the football club SK Rapid Wien between 2001 and 2013. He was born in Vienna.

Edlinger died on 21 August 2021 in Vienna at the age of 81.

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Other websites
 Rudolf Edlinger biography - Austrian Parliament 

1940 births
2021 deaths
People from Vienna
Austrian politicians
Austrian businesspeople
Paul Muegge (September 28, 1936 – August 16, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 20th district from 1990 to 2002. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Muegge was born in Lamont, Oklahoma.

Muegge died on August 16, 2021, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma at age 84.

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2021 deaths
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James William Loewen (February 6, 1942August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author.  He was best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. He was born in Decatur, Illinois. Loewen worked at the University of Vermont and The Catholic University of America.

Loewen died on August 19, 2021 at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland from bladder cancer at the age of 79.

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2021 deaths
American sociologists
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Istriot is a Romance language, spoken in Istria. Today, Istria is part of Croatia. Croatian is a Slavic language. There are only few speakers left. They live around the cities/villages of Rovinj (Rovigno), Vodnjan (Dignano), Bale (Valle), Fažana (Fasana), Galižana (Gallisana), Ližnjan (Lissiano) and Pula (Pola).  The Istriot language is different from the Istriot dilect of the Venetian language. The language is mostly used for speaking; in writing, Italian is used. From the forms of the language, Istriot is between Italian, and the Eastern Romance languages, most notably the extinct Dalmatian language.
No exact figures exist, but probably there are less than 1000 speakers left.

Its speakers do not call the language Istriot, they use the name of the place where they live, so they mights speak about Rovignano for example.

Romance languages
Dumb is a word which describes a human state:

Muteness: being unable (or unwilling) to talk. This is the proper term to describe someone who cannot speak.
Stupidity, a lack of normal intelligence. Way of saying someone lacks normal intelligence. Often is understood as an offensive term, a term of abuse.
Blondie Plays Cupid is a 1940 American crime comedy movie directed by Frank R. Strayer and is the seventh movie in the Blondie series. It stars Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Irving Bacon, Glenn Ford, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Luana Walters, Spencer Charters and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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1940 comedy movies
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Thomas T. Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021) was an American country music singer-songwriter, musician, novelist, and short-story writer. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs such as "Harper Valley PTA" and "I Love".

Hall died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on August 20, 2021.

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2021 deaths
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Daryl Dixon is a fictional character from The Walking Dead.

Television characters
Fictional characters introduced in the 2010s
Igor Vovkovinskiy ( (aka Igor Ladan) September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a Ukrainian-American law student, interviewee and actor. He was best known for being the tallest person living in the United States until his death. He was   tall. He was raised in Rochester, Minnesota. Vovkovinskiy was born in Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast.

Vovkovinskiy's height was caused by a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released large amounts of growth hormone. 

In 2019, Vovkovinskiy was diagnosed with heart disease. He died on August 20, 2021 in Rochester, aged 38.

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Ukrainian actors
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Adams is a town in northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.

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Michael Morgan (September 17, 1957 – August 20, 2021) was an American conductor. He was music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also the artistic director of Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, California. 

Morgan was born in Washington, D.C. He was openly gay. Morgan died on August 20, 2021 at the age of 63.

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Standish is a city in Michigan. The population was 1,509 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the county seat of Arenac County.

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Over the Garden Wall is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series is about two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home. The show is based on McHale's animated short movie Tome of the Unknown.

It stars Elijah Wood and Collin Dean voices of Wirt and Greg, and Melanie Lynskey voices Beatrice, a bluebird. The series' voice cast also includes Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, John Cleese and Samuel Ramey. 

Over the Garden Wall was broadcast throughout the week of November 3 to November 7, 2014.

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L'Anse ( ) is a village in northwest Michigan, United States, and the county seat of Baraga County. The population was 2,011 at the 2010 census. The village is located within L'Anse Township.

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L'Anse Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan.  As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,843.

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Beulah is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Benzie County.  The population was 342 at the 2010 census. It is located in Benzonia Township.

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Benzonia Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,727.

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Benzonia is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 497 at the 2010 census.

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Cruella is a 2021 American crime comedy movie based on the character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie. Emma Stone stars as the title character, with Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong in supporting roles. 

The movie is set in London and is about Estella Miller, a rising fashion designer and shows how she becomes the villainous Cruella de Vil.

Cruella was released in the United States theatrically and on Disney+ on May 28, 2021.

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Coldwater is a city in Coldwater Township, Branch County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945.  It is the county seat of Branch County.

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Coldwater Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan.  The population was 6,102 at the 2010 census.

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Coldwater Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 737 at the 2000 census.

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Cheboygan ( ) is a city in Michigan. As of the 2010 United States census, the city population was 4,876. It is the county seat of Cheboygan County.

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Grayling ( GRAY-LEENG) is the only city and county seat of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,884 at the 2010 census.

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Grayling Charter Township is a charter township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,827 as of the 2010 census. It is surrounded by the city of Grayling.

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Alexander Ferns (born 13 October 1968) is a Scottish actor and television personality. He is best known for his EastEnders role as Trevor Morgan, Rick Harper in BBC Scotland soap opera, River City and as Andrei Glukhov in the miniseries Chernobyl. Ferns was born in Lennoxtown, Scotland.

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Lennoxtown (, ) is a village in East Dunbartonshire Council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The town had a population of 4,094 in 2011.

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Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling, ) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. Its county town is Stirling.

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Lauren Diane Shuler Donner (born June 23, 1949) is an American movie producer. She owned The Donners' Company with her husband,  director Richard Donner. She is known for producing the X-Men movie series.

When she was young, she was diagnosed with lupus.

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Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria; born 24 May 1995) is the oldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Regent and Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria. He is also the oldest grandchild of the current ruling prince of Liechtenstein.

He is second in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne through his father.

24 May 1995 His Serene Highness Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg

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Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born Duchess Sophie in Bavaria; 28 October 1967) was born a Duchess in Bavaria. She is a member of the House of Wittelsbach, and second in line for the Jacobite succession. 

She is married to Alois, Hereditary Prince and Regent of Liechtenstein. 

28 October 1967:3 July 1993 Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie of Bavaria  

1973-3 July 1993 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria   

3 July 1993 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Duchess of Bavaria

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Tropical Storm Fred was a strong tropical storm which affected much of the Greater Antilles and the Southeastern United States in August 2021. The sixth tropical depression and sixth tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It began on August 4 and was listed as a potential tropical cyclone by August 9. 

By August 11, it became a tropical storm and was named Fred. It was heading just south of Puerto Rico, shortly before hitting the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola later that day. Fred continued towards the Florida Panhandle before making landfall late on August 16 and moving into the state of Georgia.

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Ian Harshman (September 13, 1974 – August 20, 2021), better known by his stage name Ian Carey, was an American house DJ, musician, and record producer. He was raised in Hancock, Maryland and spent most of his career in Miami, Florida. His career began in 1993. He became a record producer in 1998. He worked with Jason Papillon (see DJ Jason Brooks) as part of Soul Providers. Their first single, "Rise", peaked within the top 60 of the charts in the United Kingdom.

Carey died on August 20, 2021 at the age of 46.

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Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,546 at the 2010 census.

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Fort Hancock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,750 at the 2010 census. It is known for being close to the Mexico–United States border.

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Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell (; born January 1, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the U.S. Representative for  since 2011.

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Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is a cardinal, and the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He led the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 2004 to 2008 and the Diocese of La Crosse from 1995 to 2004. 

From June 2008 to November 2014, he was the prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Burke became known for being against the COVID-19 vaccine. In August 2021, he was hospitalized under critical condition after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (28 February 1926 – 22 November 2011), later known as Lana Peters, was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. 

In 1967, she defected to the United States and, in 1978, became a naturalized citizen. From 1984 to 1986, she briefly returned to the Soviet Union and had her Soviet citizenship was given back. She was Stalin's last surviving child.

Alliluyeva died on 22 November 2011 at a hospital in Richland Center, Wisconsin from problems caused by colon cancer, aged 85.

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Repparfjorden is a fjord in Norway's Hammerfest municipality. The fjord is on Norway's mainland, Southwest of Hammerfest (city). The fjord had been the site of a copper mine in the 1970s. Studies have being done about starting to mine at the fjord again. There have been environmentalists protesting at the fjord to try and stop the mine. Some protesters had attached themselves to excavators at the fjord using chains to try and stop the work from starting.

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to : Hong Kong on 23 January 2020.

Hong Kong was not affected badly during the first wave of the pandemic, many believe it is because people normally wear face masks in Hong Kong.

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Macau is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case of the disease in Macau was confirmed on 22 January 2020. The city saw nine more cases by 4 February, but no more cases until 15 March. Until 26 April 2021, the city has 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19, all of those having recovered, and no deaths from the disease.

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Quilmes is a city in the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. In 2001, 230,810 people lived there. It is  south of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

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Venafro is an Italian city in Molise. About 11,000 people live there.

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Boana buriti is a frog that lives in Brazil. Scientists have seen it over 900 meters above sea level.

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The Stewart Island tokoeka, Stewart Island kiwi, Rakiura tokoeka or Rakiura kiwi (Apteryx australis lawryi) is a subspecies of southern brown kiwi.  It lives in New Zealand.  This bird does not fly.  It runs on the ground.

Appearance

The Stewart Island tokoeka is the largest type of southern brown kiwi.  It has red-brown feathers that look like fur.  It has small wings and does not fly.  It has a long, curved bill, or beak. The nostrils are at the end of the bill, not at the top near the rest of its face.  Experts think the kiwi can smell very well.

Habitat and family

About 20,000 Stewart Island tokoeka live on Stewart Island.  Unlike other kiwis, they look for food during the day and at night instead of only at night.
Unlike other kiwis, the Stewart Island tokoeka does not live alone.  Instead, Stewart Island tokoeka live in families.  The baby kiwis stay with their parents for up to seven years.  They help sit in their parents' younger eggs.  This makes it so much easier to raise eggs that kiwi parents sometimes have two clutches, groups of eggs, each year.  It also goes onto the beach to look for food, which most other kiwis do not do.

Threats

Mustelids, for example stoats, never came to Stewart Island the way they came to the rest of New Zealand as invasive species.  So the Stewart Island tokoeka does not have stoats that try to eat its eggs and chicks. However, there are stray cats on Stewart Island, and they can be very big.

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Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

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Picayune is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.

Cities in Mississippi
Donald III (c. 1032–1099), was King of Scots from 1093–1094 and 1094–1097. He was also called  Donald the Fair and Donald the White. His father was Duncan I of Scotland. In May 1094, Donald's nephew Duncan II stole the throne. Duncan was killed and Donald became king again in November 1094. Donald died in 1099 and his nephew Edgar became king.

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Edgar (c. 1074 – 8 January 1107), ruled over Scotland from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wessex. Donald III was his uncle and Duncan II was his half-brother. His brother Alexander I became king after his death.

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Puppet History is a YouTube show by Ryan Bergara, Steven Lim, and Shane Madej in their company, Watcher. Bergara, Lim, and Madej used to work with BuzzFeed. Bergara and Madej did BuzzFeed Unsolved. The show started in January 2020.

On Puppet History, a colorful puppet historian leads a game show, a contest.  Each episode is about one strange person or event from history.  The two people in the contest answer questions, and the Professor gives them points.

Format

All the history on Puppet History is real.

"Welcome one and all to Puppet History.  Today we take an ever-widening look into the heavy heavy book we call history while our guests ruthlessly compete for the coveted title of History Master!  I am obviously your beloved host, the Professor!" - the Professor at the beginning of most episodes
The show begins with the Professor, a blue puppet, saying hello to the guests from a puppet theater stage.  The Professor then tells a story about history.  He stops every few minutes to ask the two guests a question, sometimes multiple choice.  The guests write down their answers on small whiteboards.  Then the professor says "Let's see the answer through the magic of theater!" and paper cutouts of people from history act out the answer to the question.  Then the professor gives "jelly beans" to whoever had the true answer.  Each jelly bean is worth one point.

The Professor encourages the guests to speak and tell jokes.  Sometimes, he will give a "rotten jelly bean" to whoever makes a bad joke. The rotten jelly bean is worth negative one point.  The Professor gives the special guest extra points. This way, Ryan Bergara almost always loses. ("Stealing The World’s Most Expensive Necklace" ended in a tie.)
Before the end of the show, the Professor leaves to "tally the score" and another puppet comes onto the stage and sings a song about the historical event.

The show always ends with the "coveted cup and title of History Master" almost always going to the guest who is not Ryan Bergara. The cup is a small plastic trophy with real jelly bean candy or another small prize in it.

Characters

The Professor, a blue puppet voiced by Shane Madej
Ryan Bergara, as himself
Another contestant
At least one other puppet, also voiced by Shane Madej

Episodes
In season one, Ryan Bergara and the other contestant sat in chairs in the same room as the puppet theater.  In seasons two and three, the show was named as Puppet History: Online University and both contestants appeared through computers.  This was because of the coronavirus pandemic.  Each episode has about 1 million views.

Professor
Professor

The Professor is a small hand puppet with blue fur and a white nose.  He usually wears a safari hat and jacket and carries a satchel.  He wears glasses and a bow tie.  Sometimes, he wears other costumes. For example, in the episode about Ching Shih, he wore a pirate hat.

The Professor sometimes talks about his life through wrong answers to the multiple-choice questions.  These answers say the Professor found a magic lamp that had a magical genie inside it.  He told the genie to turn a "seemingly ordinary household object" into a secret time machine.  The genie did so, but was also "a total prick about it." In the flashbacks, the genie is played by Shane Madej.  In other episodes, the Professor mentions visiting the past and meeting people from history.  Sometimes he talks about the genie chasing him.  For example, in "The Great Molasses Flood," the Professor gets stuck in the molasses and the genie almost catches him.  But he reaches into his satchel for the secret time machine and gets away.
In the episode "The Affair of the Poisons," Ryan asks the Professor "Do you have a family? Or did you have any family?" The Professor asks "Did I?" and the audience hears a young child saying "Papá, I want a jellybean."

In the last episode of Season 4, we see the Professor go back in time to the Cretaceous period.  A dinosaur eats him.  Words on the screen tell the audience that the Professor is really dead.