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Tuesday December 29, 2009 |
| Daniel Sickles' leg was struck by a 12-pound cannonball at Gettysburg during the Civil War and had to be amputated. Not one to waste a limb, Sickles sent the leg to the new Army Medical Museum in Washington, DC, with a visiting card that read, "With the compliments of Major General D.E.S." For many years after, Sickles actually went to the museum on the anniversary of the amputation to visit his leg bone! And you can too: it's still on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. |
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| Yes. Most of the food comes from tiny algae called zooxanthellae that live within the coral colony. But coral also feed off plankton that are passing by. They extend long, stinging tentacles to capture the plankton. Coral polyps generally eat at night. During the day, they stay inside their skeletons to avoid predators. |
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| He certainly did -- Wolf was the name of the dog that was with Rip Van Winkle when he fell asleep for 20 years. |
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| Yes and no. Trade in ivory has been illegal around the world for several decades, thanks to CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, a treaty signed by more than 120 nations. The treaty covers Asian elephants, among other animals. Importing ivory from African elephants is also illegal in the US, thanks to a 1989 ban. That means killing elephants for their ivory tusks is not only morally wrong, it's a crime. But it's not necessarily a crime to purchase or sell a product made of ivory. Some ivory, such as that from extinct animals like mastodon and mammoth, isn't restricted at all. Ivory from certain other animals, like warthogs and hippopotamus, is likewise unrestricted. Ivory from African elephants CANNOT be imported into the US, but antique elephant ivory already in the US can be legally bought and sold. But remember, if you're buying illegal ivory, you're contributing to the endangerment of a species. |
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| Actually, Vikings lived in several countries. These notorious sea raiders and explorers hailed from three Scandinavian homelands: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The Danes made their mark in the British Isles and along the coastlines of Europe. The Norwegians sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach America. And the Swedes traveled up Russian rivers to reach Constantinople and the Orient. Just last month, in September, researchers reported finding a Viking burial site, with six Viking men and women, in England. It's the first Viking burial ground found in Britain. |
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