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Prince Philip

... that Prince Philip (pictured) was the first member of the British royal family to fly in a helicopter?
... that the 1910–1916 publication Raḥamim was the first newspaper in the Judeo-Tajik language?
... that football player Dick Harris was selected in professional drafts four times, including twice as a first-round pick, but never played professionally?
... that Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker helped fundraise to save a Merseyside flat that has been called "the first example of outsider art to be nationally listed"?
... that basketball player Joanne McCarthy and her actress sister Jenny did gymnastics and bowling in their youth?
... that in 1911 the Butterfly Theater featured a pipe organ worth US$10,000 (equivalent to US$327,000 in 2023)?
... that environmental economist V. Kerry Smith has been described as a "Renaissance Man of Economics"?
... that a year after objecting to the unauthorised use of his own AI-generated vocals, Drake used vocals of other rappers generated that way to respond to a diss against him?
... that in 1919 nurse Hilda Hope McMaugh became the first Australian woman to qualify as a pilot?
... that employees of a Florida TV station joked that their studio building would survive "as long as the termites don't stop holding hands"?

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 * ... that football player '''[[Dick Harris (center)|Dick Harris]]''' was selected in professional drafts four times, including twice as a first-round pick, but never played professionally?
 * ... that [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] singer [[Jarvis Cocker]] helped fundraise to save '''[[Ron's Place|a Merseyside flat]]''' that has been called "the first example of [[outsider art]] to be [[Listed building|nationally listed]]"?
+* ... that basketball player '''[[Joanne McCarthy (basketball)|Joanne McCarthy]]''' and her actress sister [[Jenny McCarthy|Jenny]] did gymnastics and bowling in their youth?
 * ... that in 1911 the '''[[Butterfly Theater]]''' featured a [[pipe organ]] worth US$10,000 (equivalent to US$327,000 in 2023)?
 * ... that [[environmental economics|environmental economist]] '''[[V. Kerry Smith|V.&nbsp;Kerry Smith]]''' has been described as a "Renaissance Man of Economics"?