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Today's featured article A British Chariot manned torpedo Operation Title was an unsuccessful 1942 Allied attack on the German battleship Tirpitz during World War II. The Allies considered Tirpitz to be a major threat to their shipping and after several Royal Air Force heavy bomber raids failed to inflict any damage it was decided to use Royal Navy midget submarines instead. Operation Title involved a pair of two-man British Chariots which were transported to Norway on board a small boat named Arthur. Both Chariots were lost when bad weather caused them to detach from Arthur on 31 October. It was not possible for the Allied boat to reach the sea due to German security measures, and Arthur was scuttled. The Allied personnel attempted to escape overland and all but one reached neutral Sweden on 5 November. The other – a British serviceman – was taken prisoner by German forces and murdered on 19 January 1943. Tirpitz was eventually sunk by another bomber raid on 12 November 1944. (Full article...) Recently featured: Mars Doom (2016 video game) Thank You (Meghan Trainor album) Did you know Erik Sparre ... that Erik Sparre (pictured) is known as "the father of Swedish constitutional law"? ... that writer and artist Jim Steranko was given authorship of "The Strange Death of Captain America" in part to resolve a dispute between himself and Stan Lee? ... that Jan Klán, as a pilot in the Groupe de Chasse II/5, became the first Czech to achieve an aerial victory against the Luftwaffe while flying the Hawk 75? ... that as part of illegal wildlife trading, Oophaga solanensis frogs are bought for $3 in their native Colombia and sold for up to $1,000 overseas? ... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school? ... that the U.S. state of Oklahoma was not allowed to ban Sharia law? ... that Triton, a moon of Neptune, has thin clouds that are likely made of nitrogen ice crystals? ... that Jake Bates's first in-game field goal was the second-longest in professional football history? ... that all sea lions in Otago descend from Mum?

In the news Nemo Switzerland, represented by Nemo (pictured) with "The Code", wins the Eurovision Song Contest. A series of solar storms impact Earth, creating aurorae seen farther from the poles than usual. Former prime minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mahamat Déby is declared the winner of the Chadian presidential election. Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, leaves more than 140 people dead and at least 130 others missing. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Myanmar civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon Rex Murphy Surjit Patar Jim Simons Sam Rubin Hans Wahlgren This day in history May 15: Feast day of Saint Carthage (Catholicism); Nakba Day in Palestinian communities Statue of Valentinian II 392 – Roman emperor Valentinian II (pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, in present-day France. 1855 – Thieves stole 224 pounds (102 kg) of gold from a train travelling from London to Folkestone, England. 1864 – American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out of the Shenandoah Valley. 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, China. 1916 – Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas. Hilary of Galeata (d. 558) Emily Dickinson (d. 1886) K. M. Cariappa (d. 1993) More anniversaries: May 14 May 15 May 16

Today's featured media The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America. Among the largest species of hummingbird, it is characterized by its unusually long beak, being the only bird to have a beak longer than the rest of its body, excluding the tail. It uses this to drink nectar from flowers with long corollas and has coevolved with the plant Passiflora mixta. While most hummingbirds preen using their beaks, the sword-billed hummingbird uses its feet to scratch and preen due to its beak being so long. Photograph credit: Andy Morffew Recently featured: Tarantula Nebula Monteleone chariot Carpocoris purpureipennis

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