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- ... that before they can be pollinated, Scybalium fungiforme flowers (example pictured) need to be forcefully peeled open by possums or tanagers?
- ... that Zali Steggall, an independent member of the Parliament of Australia, is the country's most successful skier?
- ... that petroglyphs from western Crete may depict extinct Candiacervus deer from the Palaeolithic?
- ... that North Korean child prodigy Ri Jong-yol defected to South Korea after winning silver at the 2016 International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong?
- ... that after women at Apple Inc. found a 6-percent gender wage gap and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination in #AppleToo, a class-action lawsuit was filed in June 2024?
- ... that Fu Wuji's Fuhou gujin zhu includes information on a diverse range of topics, from astrological signs to the dimensions of imperial tombs?
- ... that Ascension Island designated its entire marine territory as a protected area with no commercial fishing permitted?
- ... that Jewish video essayist Jacob Geller cited Jewish traditions of study and scholarship as an inspiration behind his analysis of popular culture?
- ... that one critic likened the design of 185 Montague Street in New York City to the horns of Count Basie's orchestra?
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- Incumbent U.S. president Joe Biden (pictured) withdraws from the 2024 presidential election.
- General secretary and former president of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng dies at the age of 80.
- The International Court of Justice finds the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories to be a violation of international law.
- A faulty software update by CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity company, causes global computer outages.
- President Bashar al-Assad's Ba'ath Party wins a majority of seats in the Syrian parliamentary election.
On this day...
July 22: Feast day of Saint Mary Magdalene (Christianity)
- 838 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
- 1894 – Jules-Albert de Dion (pictured) finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.
- 1944 – World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.
- 1954 – A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
- Thomas Macnamara Russell (d. 1824)
- James Whale (b. 1889)
- Louise Fletcher (b. 1934)
- Johann Breyer (d. 2014)
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