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 20

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John S. McCain Sr. (left) and John S. McCain Jr.

... that John S. McCain Sr. and John S. McCain Jr. (both pictured) were the first father-and-son pair to achieve the U.S. rank of four-star admiral?
... that the thrash metal band Hermética arranged to receive the gold certification for Víctimas del Vaciamiento on-stage during a concert?
... that a scholar argued that the 2021 German novel About People, which is set during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, encourages "sympathy with rightwing extremists"?
... that those found guilty of cocoa smuggling in Ghana face a maximum sentence of ten years in prison?
... that actor Scott Jarvis was angered when White House officials under Richard Nixon requested that portions of his role in the musical 1776 be cut due to its anti-war theme?
... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship Dmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel?
... that Alexander Langmuir created the Epidemic Intelligence Service to send epidemiologists across the world?
... that the first Miss Indigenous Canada contestants were judged on ambassadorship, character, community service, and cultural involvement?
... that the character Dogpool was portrayed by "Britain's ugliest dog"?

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The Hoher Göll is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps. At 2,522 metres (8,274 feet), it is the highest peak of the Göll massif, which straddles the border between the German state of Bavaria and the Austrian state of Salzburg. This photograph shows the Hoher Göll (left) and the Hohes Brett (right) from the west.Photograph credit: Jörg Braukmamm

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