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Zhuhai Fisher Girl

... that Chinese sculptor Pan He created the Zhuhai Fisher Girl (pictured), an icon of Zhuhai?
... that Toby Keith's last recording before his death was a cover of Joe Diffie's "Ships That Don't Come In" on the tribute album Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape?
... that swimmer Alex Portal and his brother Kylian Portal both won medals in the same event at the 2024 Paralympics?
... that the Chinese community of Kota Kinabalu sponsored the creation of the Malaysia Monument just 20 days before it needed to be completed to mark the formation of Malaysia?
... that Marine chaplain Francis W. Kelly was known as "Father Foxhole" for his presence on the front lines of the Pacific Theater?
... that in October 2024 Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime?
... that self-help author Beth Kempton held positions at both the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Tokyo and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?
... that when the E-Defense was commissioned in 2005, it was the world's largest 3D earthquake shake table?
... that the Puck Building has two gilded Pucks?