Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Imagine an epidemic breaking out today that killed over 1 billion people on Earth. That's about one sixth of the current population. That's exactly what happened in the 1340s when fleas carrying the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis), left their dying rodent hosts for live humans. I ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Random thought and picture of the day. I have a great picture of a home run from the 1939 World Series in Yankee Stadium. The Yankees swept the Cincinnati Reds four games to none. But I really just love this picture. Every time I look at it, it takes me ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Spiders are not insects, nor are roly poly bugs or centipedes, or millipedes etc. Spiders are arachnids (they belong to the arachnida family) and insects belong to the Insecta family. So what are the chief differences between an insect and a spider?
All insects have six legs. If they don't have ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
The toy industry is a multi-billion dollar market and consumers often find themselves bombarded with the latest and greatest toys from the major players in the industry. While I have never had anything against toy cars or dolls, and in fact my children have plenty of both, I am always ...
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