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Template:DYK bottom prep notice Template:Main page image/DYK ... that the face of the goddess Hera in The Birth of the Milky Way (pictured) was modelled after Peter Paul Rubens's wife? ... that cameras of the Canon EOS series were used to film portions of House, Dexter, and Iron Man 2Template:-? ... that Laurence J. Lesh worked on the aerodynamics of horse-drawn gliders, sailboats, and throwing knives? ... that a volcano in Ethiopia had its first recorded explosive eruption in 2025? ... that the buttocks of the fictional character Elastigirl inspired various memes, GIFs, and YouTube videos in 2018? ... that a young Donald Trump was sent to military school after his father found that he had been purchasing smoke bombs and switchblades in Manhattan? ... that Taylor Swift wrote a song about Elizabeth Taylor after learning that the late actress's son compared the two of them? ... that political strategist Morris Katz stated that any Democrat "who's scared to congratulate" Zohran Mamdani "is very unlikely to be the nominee for president in 2028"? ... that the painting The Death of Khan Jahan Lodi features six severed heads, and another in the midst of decapitation? Template:Flatlist Archive Start a new article Nominate an article

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Template:Main page image/ITN A fire at a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, kills at least 40 people. French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot (pictured) dies at the age of 91. Thirteen people are killed when a train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico. Israel becomes the first country to officially recognise Somaliland as an independent state. Nasry Asfura is elected president of Honduras, after one month of controversy surrounding the vote counting process. Template:In the news/footer
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