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.

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Andrea Navagero

... that much to his dismay, Andrea Navagero (pictured) was named the Venetian ambassador to France in 1529?
... that a major anime piracy website had over 100 million monthly visits and was one of the top 200 most popular Internet properties?
... that while Council Working Parties only formally prepare decisions of the Council of the European Union, they de facto shape the majority of those decisions?
... that actress Norma Phillips starred in a 52-episode silent film series in 1914 that interviewed real-life celebrities?
... that mutilated body parts found in the spring of Tattarisuo in 1931 were used to practice black magic?
... that Dezső Varga was the first Szekler ice hockey player to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame?
... that at least 69 countries have "no net loss" environmental policies?
... that in Hindu mythology, Madhavi, who was blessed with the miraculous ability to regain her virginity after each childbirth, was married to three kings, each in exchange for 200 rare horses?
... that the ending of the TV series Community features a fourth-wall-breaking monologue?

Picture of the day

The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It is native to southwestern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand. It ranges in length from 46 to 53 centimetres (18 to 21 inches) and lives in heavily vegetated swamps. This male Australasian shoveler was photographed in the Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary in Granton, Tasmania.Photograph credit: John Harrison

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