User:Itai

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This user is a translator from Hebrew to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

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This user is a translator and proofreader from Hebrew to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 14

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Ocean Parkway

... that horse and sleigh racing once took place on Ocean Parkway (pictured)?
... that islands are home to 50 percent of land species at risk of extinction?
... that Ken Goldin has sold more than US$1.3 billion in collectibles?
... that one of the items on display at the Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts was George Washington's shaving brush?
... that before Fred Thomas became an MP, he was the Royal Marines' light heavyweight boxing champion?
... that Fumika Baba had to learn how to draw for her role in the live-action drama adaptation of Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?
... that before becoming a commissioner of Indian affairs, William P. Dole was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?
... that the pulse stops during the soliloquy of In C Mali?
... that Bolivian intelligence officer Roberto Quintanilla was responsible for cutting off Che Guevara's hands?

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The mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India, and is now cultivated across the world, having been introduced to East Africa by Arab and Persian traders in the 9th to 10th centuries and spread further into other areas around the world during the European colonial era. Ripe mangoes vary according to cultivar in size, shape, color, and sweetness. They have a waxy, smooth, and fragrant skin, which is variously yellow, orange, red, or green, and feature a single flat, oblong pit that can be fibrous or hairy on the surface. The fruits may be somewhat round, oval, or kidney-shaped, ranging from 5 to 25 centimetres (2 to 10 inches) in length and from 140 grams (5 ounces) to 2 kilograms (5 pounds) in weight. It is used in culinary products around the world. The mango is the national fruit of India and M. indica is the national tree of Bangladesh. This photograph shows two mangoes grown in Brazil, one whole and one sectioned. The picture was focus-stacked from 12 separate images.Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus

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