User:Casmith 789
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Hi, I'm Casmith_789! Recreationally, I enjoy chess; academically physics. To see what I have done so far in terms of edits, visit my contributions page. If you want to contact me, visit my talk page. People are allowed to edit my page, just no vandalism please! Remember the first rule of Wikipedia: go out there, and be bold!
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My Awards[edit](copied from talk page) For you[edit]Hi there, you seem to have done a lot of patrolling ever since you got here. Here's a little something for you:
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Today's Featured Article[edit]The Tichborne case concerned the claim by an individual known as "the Claimant" (pictured) to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy and fortune. Roger Tichborne disappeared after a shipwreck in 1854; rumours later surfaced that he had survived and made his way to Australia. In 1866 a butcher called Thomas Castro from Wagga Wagga came forward claiming to be Tichborne; he travelled to England where, despite his unrefined manners and bearing, he was accepted by Lady Tichborne as her son. Although other family members were unconvinced, the Claimant gained considerable public support. By 1871 evidence suggested that Castro was actually Arthur Orton, a butcher's son from Wapping in London, who had gone to sea as a boy. A civil case ended with charges of perjury against him, and in 1874 a criminal court jury decided that he was Orton. He was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. Released in 1884, he confessed in 1895 to being Orton, only to recant immediately. He died destitute in 1898. (Full article...)
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Today's Featured Picture[edit]The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It is native to southwestern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand. It ranges in length from 46 to 53 centimetres (18 to 21 inches) and lives in heavily vegetated swamps. This male Australasian shoveler was photographed in the Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary in Granton, Tasmania.Photograph credit: John Harrison
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