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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim

... that the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim (pictured) in Windsor, Ontario, was modelled after a synagogue in Montreal?
... that NASA promoted the "faster, better, cheaper" approach to spacecraft missions in the 1990s?
... that Black model Debra Shaw walked the runway in Bellmer La Poupée wearing a metal frame that generated controversy over a perceived reference to slavery?
... that a spokesman for the Kaw Nation credited Robert L. Rankin with single-handedly preserving their language?
... that multiple members of various royal families have competed in the Olympics?
... that The Westerlies folded a piece of tin foil over the bell of a trombone to make it hiss?
... that after runner Frej Liewendahl had broken Paavo Nurmi's five-year winning streak, he went to his hotel room with flowers to apologise?
... that the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Dione repeatedly attacked the shipwrecks of oil tankers, believing them to be German U-boats?
... that one issue facing tsunami sirens in New Zealand has been a youth subculture that steals sirens to compete for the loudest and clearest sound?

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Whitehead's trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is an uncommon resident in primary mountain forest. One of Borneo's largest trogons, at 29 to 33 centimetres (11 to 13 inches) long, it is sexually dimorphic. The male is crimson on the head, nape, and underparts, with a black throat and grey chest; the rest of its upperparts are cinnamon-coloured. The female is similarly patterned, but cinnamon-brown where the male is scarlet. The species is primarily an insectivore, but also eats various plant materials, including fruits and seeds. Other than the timing of its breeding, typically between April and June, little is known about its breeding biology. It is classified as a near-threatened species, with population numbers thought to be declining and habitat loss a key threat. This male Whitehead's trogon was photographed perching on a branch near Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah.Photograph credit: John Harrison

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