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Bread stapled to a tree

... that there is a subreddit for photographs of bread stapled to trees (example pictured)?
... that Bob Fernandez, one of the last known survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was then just 17 years old and serving as a Navy mess cook?
... that the city of al-Suqaylabiyah was founded in the 19th century by Christian villagers from the Hauran and the Syrian coastal mountains?
... that Oscar Goodman was the tournament MVP for the first New Zealand under-17 basketball team to reach the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup championship game?
... that the retelling of stories can focus on female characters to reflect the feminist perspective?
... that William, a medieval bishop of Acre, "met a strange and undeserved fate" at the hands of a mentally ill young priest?
... that the music video for "Step by Step" stars a 12-year-old professional skateboarder?
... that Ryusei Nishioka broke the world record difficulty score in trampoline gymnastics by performing seven triple somersaults?
... that Disney+ released a promotional poster for the Doctor Who Christmas special "Joy to the World" with the title spelled incorrectly?