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Paora

... that following public backlash over the mistreatment of Paora (pictured), Zoo Miami stated: "We have offended the nation of New Zealand"?
... that lacrosse player Austin Staats was undefeated in his college career?
... that one of the major prey groups of the paddle crab, Ovalipes catharus, is other paddle crabs?
... that Arab Christian physician Abu Sulayman Da'ud served both Latin Christian and Arab Muslim rulers?
... that jazz dancer LaTasha Barnes used to be a sergeant in the U.S. Army?
... that the basic tune for "As Long as You're Mine" from 2003's Wicked was written by Stephen Schwartz in the 1970s?
... that Jing Tsu remembers being called "female tiger" because her schoolteachers' punishments had little effect on her?
... that booing heard after the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was reportedly either a response to past football hooliganism, claims of lip syncing, or alleged plagiarism of the Supremes?
... that the 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial election was won by Pula and Pulu?