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From today's featured article
Did you know ...
- ... that the crucifix on the cover of the Horne Book (pictured) is made of walrus ivory?
- ... that the spirit liverwort is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife?
- ... that Angelle's debut single was promoted with an entire television channel – and still only reached number 43 on the UK Singles Chart?
- ... that the video game Fursan al-Aqsa received an update that allows players to reenact the October 7 attacks on Israel?
- ... that cultures of the fungus Lentinus brumalis have been flown on three different satellites?
- ... that the English herbalist Nicholas Culpeper claimed that eating alkanet leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents?
- ... that Native Americans in Seattle sought refuge on an artificial island composed of waste thrown overboard from ships?
- ... that the UAW's 1941 union contract with the Ford Motor Company included a then-unique antidiscrimination clause negotiated by Black foundryman Shelton Tappes?
- ... that the urban legend Herobrine was ranked on a Guinness World Records poll of the best video game villains, despite never existing?
In the news
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore collapses (wreckage pictured) after being hit by a container ship.
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected President of Senegal.
- A mass shooting and explosions kill 143 people at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
- Following the Indonesian general election, Prabowo Subianto wins the presidential election, and the Democratic Party of Struggle wins the most votes in the legislative election.
On this day
March 30: Land Day in Palestinian communities (1976)
- 1822 – The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory.
- 1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes (depicted), making Morocco a French protectorate.
- 1977 – Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it would later be voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America.
- 2009 – The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries.
- Nicolae Rădescu (b. 1874)
- William Hoapili Kaʻauwai (d. 1874)
- DJ AM (b. 1973)
- Chrisye (d. 2007)
Today's featured picture
The City Palace of Jaipur, constructed between 1727 and 1732, is a royal residence located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Kingdom of Amber, and home of its rulers, from the time of the state's foundation in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II until 30 March 1949. The palace continues to be a residence of the royal family of Jaipur and is a popular tourist attraction. This picture shows the Leheriya gate, one of four intricately designed gates in an inner courtyard of the palace. The gate is dedicated to Hindu god Ganesha (carved above the door) with the green colour representing the season of spring. Photograph credit: Jakub Hałun
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