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The species went extinct in the UK about 400 years ago due to overhunting and the loss of wetlands, but last year saw a record 37 chicks born across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Lilias Antoinette Moon was born on Jan. 13, 1936, in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“My father was born in Puerto Rico and moved when he was about 4 or 5 to Brooklyn in the early 1950s,” Ortiz explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It is a dish born of abundance and branding — creamy, bronzed, a little breathless.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“Simba’s thirteen. He was born the same year I was.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith