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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on October 21, 2023.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Aristotle classified living things based on whether they had a "sensitive soul" or, like plants, only a "vegetative soul"?

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Red alga?

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possible typo. don't have account ~2026-14547-64 (talk) 07:53, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for inquiring. Alga is the singular, algae the plural. It's not a typo, but since the plurals are more familiar, and the groups are of multiple species, let's use the plurals, it works well. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:55, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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"the saw the development of forests" to "saw the development of forests" "anabominable mystery" to "an abominable mystery" Axiolot (talk) 07:56, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done. Chess enjoyer (talk) 08:30, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Red alga?

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