Israel Epstein

Israel Epstein (20 April 1915 – 26 May 2005) [...] was a Chinese journalist. Born [to Jewish parents] in Poland, Epstein was one of the few foreign-born Chinese citizens of non-Chinese origin to become a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Some fun examples of names not matching the things they name in this @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social thread.

Five Mile River is 23.5-mile long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Mile_River A one-way mirror is also called two-way mirror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-way_mirror The Quad Cities is a region of five US cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad_Cities

And the three grand soups are actually four soups. (CW for food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_grand_soups)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/post/3mhtyqziixk2t

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to Wikipedia fans, the account for Depths of Wikipedia is bridged over from Bluesky. so you can now boost posts on Fedi!

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Peak wikipedia section heading performance

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Miyamoto getting recognition more and more https://www.instagram.com/p/DMMHvKyNezc/?igsh=MTh4NnU2OGZ1ZTQwaQ==

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