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The America the Beautiful Quarters series, which will continue until 2021. The bust of Washington was made smaller beginning in 1999; in 2010 it was restored to bring out greater detail. (more... ) Recently featured: Vidkun Quisling – Nashville Sounds – Caroline of Ansbach Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that the mineral diaboleite (pictured) was so named out of desperation? ... that Stichting Oud Politieke Delinquenten, a Dutch organization of convicted WW2 collaborators, included 1951 founders NSB "judge" Jan Wolthuis and Waffen-SS volunteer Jan Hartman, and Paul van Tienen who turned it into a political party? ... that the name of the 1983 Bollywood film Log Kya Kahenge (What Will People Think?) refers to a social yardstick in India and the expectations surrounding women and marriage? ... that Estonian Paralympian Marge Kõrkjas was awarded 100,000 krooni (about 6,400 euros) from the government following the 2004 Summer Paralympics? ... that the U.S. Supreme Court heard six criminal appeals from convicted Mormon polygamists during the tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Waite (1874–1888)? ... that the A968 in Shetland is Britain's northernmost A road? ... that Fritz Blanding retired from baseball due to "excessive weight" and because he could have "a heap more fun" on his farm? Start a new article – Nominate an article

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Antonis Samaras second Greek legislative election of 2012. Marcel Fässler, Benoît Tréluyer, and André Lotterer win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the race's first victory in a hybrid car. Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud dies in Geneva . Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls. Liu Yang becomes the first Chinese woman in space, following the launch of Shenzhou 9 . NASA announces that Voyager 1 has reached the edge of the heliosphere, the boundary of the Solar System. Recent deaths – More current events...
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June 18 Tang Dynasty in China. 1815 – War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. 1858 – Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which prompted Darwin to publish his theory of evolution. 1908 – The University of the Philippines, the national university of the Philippines, was established. London Heathrow Airport , killing all 118 people aboard, at the time the worst air disaster in the UK. 1983 – Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. More anniversaries: June 17 – June 18 – June 19 List of historical anniversaries It is now June 18, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus, aka Andean fox/wolf) is the second-largest native canid in South America. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs, and a stripe on its back that may be barely visible. The mean weight for males is 11.4 kg (25 lb), while females average 8.4 kg (19 lb).

Photo: Christian Mehlführer

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