Showing posts with label wikipedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wikipedia. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The petroleum fly

The petroleum fly, Helaeomyia petrolei, is a species of fly from California, USA. The larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools, making this the only known insect species that develops in crude oil, which is normally highly toxic to insects.[1]

Saturday, November 15, 2008

What are the odds?

SS Mahratta was a steamship owned by Brocklebank Line. Launched in 1917, SS Mahratta (1917) ran aground in the English Channel on the Goodwin Sands twenty-two years later in 1939. She was the second and final Brocklebank Line ship with this name. The first Mahratta suffered a similar fate in 1909. Ironically, after Mahratta broke up, the ship was found to be resting on top of the first Mahratta.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Henry Wirz was the only man tried, convicted and executed for war crimes during the Civil War.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Woolridge monuments















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They can fly the same day they hatch!




Megapode chicks do not have an egg tooth: they use their powerful claws to break out of the egg, and then tunnel their way up to the surface of the mound, lying on their backs and scratching at the sand and vegetable matter. Similar to other precocious birds, they hatch fully feathered and active, already able to fly and live independently from their parents.

Next time, Make it MEGAPODE™

Sunday, August 10, 2008

All Marketers are Liars

this does not have an entry in Wikipedia.

All Marketers Are Liars

This, on the other hand has an entry in Wikipedia.