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- ... that Rhyothemis fuliginosa (example pictured) is known as the "butterfly dragonfly"?
- ... that Borocera cajani produces a form of wild silk that has been harvested for hundreds of years?
- ... that the Falcon Lake Incident is considered "Canada's best-documented UFO case"?
- ... that Awet Tesfaiesus was the first black woman ever elected to the Bundestag?
- ... that Styx's name derives from its seeming to have "come from the underworld"?
- ... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered after a two-year-old named Sylvie overwatered her backyard?
- ... that the giant hawker, the largest living dragonfly, with a wingspan of 163 millimetres (6.4 in), has larvae that exhibit "ballistic defecation"?
- ... that Elcysma westwoodi is considered "the most damaging lepidopteran pest of Prunus × yedoensis"?
- ... that Peruvian Viagra grows on the roots of plants?
- ... that the ice mound (pictured) at the center of the crater Louth is the warmest permanent body of water on the Martian surface?
- ... that Coleman's Melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"?
- ... that the Japanese manga Space Family Carlvinson is likely named after an aircraft carrier that is itself named after U.S. congressman Carl Vinson?
- ... that British singer Hope Tala turned down an opportunity to pursue a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in favour of pursuing a career in music?
- ... that the Miao art of balancing on a bamboo log has been described as "water ballet"?
- ... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of white people, in the film Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, is meant as a critique of the treatment of Inuit culture by anthropologists?
- ... that Inuit traditional belief holds that women without facial tattoos would be sent to the land of the crestfallen to spend eternity with smoke coming from their throats and their heads hanging down?
- ... that Zebedee Nungak, taken as a child for an experiment by the Canadian government, went on to "cross antlers with prime ministers, premiers and Québec separatists"?
- ... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"?
- ... that during the 2013 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election, the North Calotte People party advocated the transformation of the Norwegian Sámi parliament into a joint Kven and Sámi parliament?
- ... that the Tuca & Bertie episode "The Jelly Lakes" employs a paper-cutout animation that helps to depict abuse in a way that centers the victim's story?
- ... that Rafflesia meijeri was named after Dutch botanist Willem Meijer for his work on the conservation and study of Rafflesia plants?
- ... that Aroha Bridge changed its name from Hook Ups because fans searching for the show often found pornography instead?
- ... that Rafflesia lawangensis was previously misidentified as Rafflesia arnoldii, only to be identified as a new species in 2005 after photographs of it were sent to the National University of Malaysia?
- ... that the newly named Cirsium funkiae honors the describer's mentor, Vicki Funk, and the plant's funky appearance?
- ... that the two varieties of Celmisia major (one variety pictured) are "certainly not" closely related?
- ... that Saulteaux linguist Margaret Cote was the first person in Saskatchewan to teach a First Nations language in a public school?
- ... that Joan Phillip offered to give any MLAs who were rude to her a whack with her Saskatoon berry stick?
- ... that an activist protested the use of Chinese characters for Taiwanese Indigenous names by changing her legal name to "Lee I want to exclusively list my tribal name, my Bunun tribal name is Savungaz Valincinan"
- ... that in addition to her popular manga series Delicious in Dungeon, Ryoko Kui has drawn fan art of the games Baldur's Gate, Pathfinder and Planescape: Torment?
- ... that the "mythical love story" of Sami politician Bjarne Store-Jakobsen and Blackfoot physician Esther Tailfeathers is a focus of the 2014 film Bihttoš?
- ... that Australia's most threatened butterfly is confined to a native range of less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)?
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The Original Barnstar
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I just wanted to say you have been the best! Keep on going, and I hope you have a good day! PuzzledWaste (talk) 04:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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You know, a lot of the prep-set building I do at DYK is done rather late, so it can get rather dreary copy/pasting sometimes. Good god, does seeing what you write just bring a smile to my face sometimes. You are consistently chipper, heartwarming, sympathetic, competent, and upbeat in the face of every message you come across. Your words don't just affect the people you write them to, they brighten the atmosphere of Did you know as if you're creating the sky. thanks for making my roles and this place more enjoyable—do stick around :) cheers! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 08:11, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Great work on creating new articles Pretty sure you have no need to use the AFC process any more. Theroadislong (talk) 09:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Congratulations on getting your article Kakiniit accepted! Thank you so much for your contributions here on Wikipedia! Heart (talk) 04:17, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Good Humor
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For an excellent April Fools Day DYK which I'm sure brightened the day of countless people Fritzmann (message me) 17:14, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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