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Diodorus scytobrachion was a silesaurid dinosauromorph that lived during the Late Triassic of what is now Morocco. The dinosauromorph is the only known member of genus Diodorus. Fossils dating to about 230 million years ago were discovered in the Timezgadiouine Formation of the Argana Basin, and were used to name the new genus and species. The genus name honors the mythological king Diodorus and the historian Diodorus Siculus; the specific name is ancient Greek for 'leathery arm' and also honors the mythographer Dionysius Scytobrachion. The holotype specimen is a partial dentary bone (front of the lower jaw), and assigned specimens include isolated teeth, two humeri, a metatarsal, and a femur (diagram shown). Diodorus is estimated to have been around 2.3 m (7.5 ft) long, with features thought to be shared by most silesaurs, including leaf-shaped teeth, long limbs, and a quadrupedal posture. It is believed to have been principally though not entirely herbivorous. (Full article...)
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- ... that both siblings of number-one NCAA Division I tennis player Fiona Crawley (pictured) also played college tennis?
- ... that based on 19th-century local traditions and name preservation, it has been suggested that the archaeological site of Khirbet Kheibar was once inhabited by Jews expelled from Khaybar?
- ... that Alice Ilgenfritz Jones was one of "Two Women of the West" from Iowa who wrote the 1893 feminist utopian novel Unveiling a Parallel?
- ... that the 1975 premiere of the Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin by Dmitri Shostakovich was described as a "pretty weird experience" by Alfred Schnittke?
- ... that Bazzini, established in 1886, is the oldest extant nut company in the United States?
- ... that the Shining Path used squatting as a tactic to gain support during the internal conflict in Peru?
- ... that when Kaz Ayabe pitched his video game Boku no Natsuyasumi to Sony, he said that illustrator Mineko Ueda was interested in the project even though they had never actually met?
- ... that an Adele song titled "Oh My God" is about the joys of hooking up?
In the news
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- In basketball, the Denver Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals (MVP Nikola Jokić pictured).
- In association football, Manchester City defeat Inter Milan to win the UEFA Champions League final.
- Former US president Donald Trump is indicted after a special counsel investigation charges him with mishandling classified documents.
- Wildfires in Canada cause evacuations and hazardous air conditions across parts of North America.
- In golf, the PGA Tour, PGA European Tour and LIV Golf agree to a merger, ending their pending litigation.
On this day
- 1514 – Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England.
- 1916 – World War I: The Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient came to an end as a Canadian assault led German forces to withdraw to their original lines.
- 1973 – The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell (pictured) in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.
- 2007 – Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.
- 2011 – A 6.0 Mw earthquake caused up to NZ$6 billion of additional damage to Christchurch, New Zealand, which was still recovering from an earthquake four months earlier.
- Charles the Bald (b. 823)
- Augusto Roa Bastos (b. 1917)
- Marianne Means (b. 1934)
- Mitsuharu Misawa (d. 2009)
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Walnuts are edible seeds taken from trees in the genus Juglans. The three species most commonly grown for their seeds are (J. regia), originating from Iran, from which the Persian (or English) walnut is harvested; J. nigra, the black walnut tree, native to eastern North America; and J. ailantifolia, the Japanese walnut, also known as the heartnut. Numerous walnut cultivars have been developed commercially, nearly all of which are hybrids of the English walnut. They are often eaten as a snack, and can also be added to cooked meals, cereals and bread. Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
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