Once females die, the largest male will change sex. (That means Nemo's Dad should have just become Nemo's Mom.)
SeaLife
Aquatic Community
*Learned while looking at clownfish with Desmond.
This was his favorite video, by the way.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Trichotillomania Is The Compulsive Urge To Pull Out One's Own Hair Leading To Noticeable Hair Loss
I heard this word while watching Hoarders. Strangely enough, Molly knew what it meant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania
Monday, June 13, 2011
Miranda Rights Are Named For Ernesto Miranda
*From History.com This Day In History:
The roots of the Miranda decision go back to March 2, 1963, when an 18-year-old Phoenix woman told police that she had been abducted, driven to the desert and raped. Detectives questioning her story gave her a polygraph test, but the results were inconclusive. However, tracking the license plate number of a car that resembled that of her attacker's brought police to Ernesto Miranda, who had a prior record as a peeping tom. Although the victim did not identify Miranda in a line-up, he was brought into police custody and interrogated. What happened next is disputed, but officers left the interrogation with a confession that Miranda later recanted, unaware that he didn't have to say anything at all.
The roots of the Miranda decision go back to March 2, 1963, when an 18-year-old Phoenix woman told police that she had been abducted, driven to the desert and raped. Detectives questioning her story gave her a polygraph test, but the results were inconclusive. However, tracking the license plate number of a car that resembled that of her attacker's brought police to Ernesto Miranda, who had a prior record as a peeping tom. Although the victim did not identify Miranda in a line-up, he was brought into police custody and interrogated. What happened next is disputed, but officers left the interrogation with a confession that Miranda later recanted, unaware that he didn't have to say anything at all.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Actors Who Portrayed Laura Ingalls & Willie Oleson Are Siblings
Melissa Sue Gilbert and Jonathon Gilbert are brother and sister!
*Learned while reading Michael Landon's biography on Wikipedia.
*Learned while reading Michael Landon's biography on Wikipedia.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Nepal Is The Only Country In The World Not To Have A Rectangular Flag
*From A Google A Day. Wow! Very cool, Google!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tercentenary Means 300th Anniversary
The Romanov Tercentenary Fabergé Egg |
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tercentenary
*Learned while reading The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II by Greg King.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tsar Nicholas II and His Family Were Murdered in 1918
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-romanovs-the-romanov-family-murders-a273326
I had always thought it was much earlier in history.
*Learned while listening to Anastasia on CD with the girls.
I had always thought it was much earlier in history.
*Learned while listening to Anastasia on CD with the girls.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tilting At Windmills Means Attacking Imaginary Enemies or Fighting Futile Battles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilting_at_windmills *Looked up on Wikipedia after hearing the phrase on KGO. |
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