Tim Neelin
@TimN23
Born in St. Catharines, Oct.23/49 ; raised on Davis Road, Thorold Township; attended Merritton High, and Brock U. for BA in '94. Married, no children; retired.
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In 1224 according to some sources, Genghis Khan, who planned to invade and loot India, encountered a rhinoceros near the border. Believing it to be a demonic bad omen, he turned westwards toward Crimea and India was spared.
Researchers John West & Robert Schoch have dated the Fourth Dynasty (2,500 BC) pyramids, Great Sphinx and Valley Temple of Giza at over 10,000 BC in age. They appear to be the legacy of some earlier, greater civilization.
Quarantine comes from the Italian word quaranta which means forty. For the Black Death, 1346-53, this became the standard isolation period.
An interesting figure was Amy Carlson, leader of the cult "Love Has Won", who claimed she was God (and had a serious drinking problem). Long after her death her mummified body was discovered, and two followers charged with indignity to a corpse.
The Temple of the Bearded Man at Chichen Itza depicts a tall, bearded, fair-skinned figure who is not Mayan. Folklore tells of white, bearded divinities who came from the West & brought knowledge. Pre-Cortes Vikings or other Europeans perhaps?
One of the rarest and most complex gems on earth is Painite. It appears ruby red along the c-axis, and orange at right angles. When available, gemstones are often small, limiting its use in commercial jewellery.
Jerome "Curly" Howard borrowed woo woo woo from movie comedian Hugh Herbert. His unique version of woob woob woob was firmly established by his second Columbia film "Punch Drunks" (1934).
A most fascinating disease is acromegaly. In childhood-onset it can cause extreme growth as in Robert Wadlow (below). In adults, frightening disfigurement as in horror star Rondo Hatton.
Many don't realize that Abraham Lincoln was a great wrestler in his younger years. He won over 300 bouts in 12 years and suffered only one defeat.
Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of healing. The modern symbol for the medical profession was adapted from the snake-entwined rod of Asclepius. The original Hippocratic Oath had physicians swear to Asclepius and his father Apollo.
Devil's Island (1852-1952) in French Guiana was part of the most infamous prison system in history. Over 75% perished from disease and harsh treatment. Today the islands harbor instruments for the Guiana Space Centre on the mainland.
Monogamy and body mass sexual dimorphism are not extremely prevalent in the animal world, but homo sapiens usually have both. Males also have a brow ridge which makes sex id possible with only a skull.
Float tube fishing for giant sturgeon is popular in many countries. When you hook one of these monsters it then tows your light inner tube for an exciting ride.
The largest land mammal that ever lived was the Indricotherium. Weighing 20 tons, it lived around 30 million years ago and was the ancestor of the modern rhinoceros.
Many senior guys, if they have hair, it looks coarse and dull like a grey Brillo pad. I guess they can't be bothered to fork out for a high-quality shampoo or to use conditioner on their hair regularly.
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Gottingen have developed a fluorescence microscope which resolves down to 5 nanometres. This is equivalent to the width of a hair cut into 10,000 strands.
A friend who volunteers in a homeless shelter remarked that many of them were fairly incompetent people. It got me to thinking how there used to be a place for them: very menial jobs, cheap rooms for rent. Mostly all gone now.
A team from the University of Texas Medical Branch has developed a nasal spray antibody which may clear up tau plaques in the brain which cause Alzheimers. Successful in mice, human testing will be next.
That Neanderthals didn't go extinct is a theory now held by some academics. Their populations slowly shrank until the last survivors were folded into modern human communities.
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