A Sitting President Was Arrested
An enslaved man enlisted; fought in the Battle of the Crater; joined the DC police force and arrested a sitting president for speeding (with a horse!), who defended him for doing his job, and paid his speeding fine.
Romulus and Remus Are Back in Rome
Wild wolf cubs have been born in Rome for the first time in at least 100 years.
The Leopard Eel is Neither Leopard Nor Eel
A new large amphibian discovered in North America. It's the largest vertebrate discovered in the United States in decades.
A Movie About a Fossil Hunter?
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are slated to star in a fossil hunter movie to be called ‘Ammonite,' about the life of 19th Century fossil hunter Mary Anning.
A Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Meat
A certain type of tick bite can make some people allergic to meat. Odd but true.
Mandatory Solar?
In 2020, California will begin requiring solar panels on new homes. The mandate will increase the cost of constructing a new home by about $9,500, the California Energy Commission says, but over a 30-year span the mandate will “save $19,000 in energy and maintenance” fees.
America Is Only Four Presidential Lives Old
George H.W. Bush was alive while Taft was alive, who was alive while Van Buren was alive, who was alive while Washington was president.
Scottie Was Canadian
Television’s most famous Scotsman was actually a Canadian bad ass.
The Lorax Lives!
A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., cited Dr. Seuss's famous book "The Lorax" in a ruling against a permit for a natural gas pipeline originally planned to run across the Appalachian Trail.
 Greater Blue-eared Starling - Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
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