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* ... that after being freed from '''[[Buq Buq labor camp]]''' in [[Egypt in World War II|Italian-occupied Egypt]], [[History of the Jews in Libya|Libyan Jewish]] prisoners had to walk home across the desert?
* ... that the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest menorah, in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza, is smaller than a menorah in Brooklyn's
Grand Army Plaza?
* ... that the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest menorah, in Manhattan's '''[[Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)|Grand Army Plaza]]''', is smaller than a menorah in Brooklyn's [[Grand Army Plaza]]?
* ... that British physician James A. Glover found that "
spacing-out" beds prevented epidemics of
meningitis in the military during World War I?
* ... that British physician '''[[James Alison Glover|James A. Glover]]''' found that "[[social distancing|spacing-out]]" beds prevented epidemics of [[meningitis]] in the military during World War I?
* ... that '''[[Jopie Roosenburg-Goudriaan|Jopie]]''' and '''[[Teun Roosenburg]]''' led an art colony at '''[[Oost Castle]]''' that helped Jewish refugees escape the [[Netherlands in World War II#German occupation|Nazi-occupied Netherlands]] to Belgium?
* ... that footballer Han Bong-zin trained in the military every day for four years in preparation for the FIFA World Cup?
* ... that footballer '''[[Han Bong-zin]]''' trained in the military every day for four years in preparation for the FIFA World Cup?
* ... that youthful Second World War resistance leader '''[[Jean-Pierre Lévy (resistance leader)|Jean-Pierre Lévy]]''' was advised by the [[Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action|Free French intelligence service]] to dye his hair grey to appear older?
:The [[World Health Organization]] reports that it is now "very likely" that [[poliovirus]] has infected [[Palestinians|Gazan citizens]] and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the [[Gaza Health Ministry]] declared a polio [[epidemic]] in the territory. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/polio-cases-very-likely-gaza-population-who-says-2024-07-30/ (Reuters)] [https://www.barrons.com/news/gaza-health-ministry-declares-territory-polio-epidemic-area-24da98d1 (''Barron's'')]
:The [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] [[Appian Way]], the oldest [[Roman roads|Roman road]] which began construction in 312 B.C., is added to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage List]]. [https://apnews.com/article/italy-rome-appian-way-unesco-world-heritage-list-35e308789b65127189bfd32b975dea23 (AP)]
:[[Ministry of National Defence (Poland)|Polish Defense Minister]] [[Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz]] states that [[Poland]] will block [[Ukraine]]'s bid to join the [[European Union]] if it doesn't resolve issues regarding [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army|Ukrainian nationalists]]' [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia|massacre of Poles]] during [[World War II|WWII]], including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory. [https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-eu-volyn-poland/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')]
:In [[auto racing]], [[McLaren]] driver [[Oscar Piastri]] wins his first [[Formula One race]] at the [[Hungarian Grand Prix]], becoming the first driver born in the 2000s to win a Formula One race. [https://apnews.com/article/hungarian-gp-f1-f785db2954782b79f8d217eda6ee53f2 (AP)]
:Intermountain Forensics names the first identified victim of a mass gravesite holding over one hundred [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] race massacre deaths as [[World War I]] veteran [[C. L. Daniel]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-1921-race-massacre-graves-identified-c7cdcd5ca4e54ec27bbb836beae86404 (AP)]
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