that the fauna of Scotland includes almost half of the EU’s breeding seabirds, but only one endemic vertebrate species, and that although a population of Wild Cats (pictured) remains, many of the larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times?
...that 51 Birch Street, a low-budget documentary about the mystery of a suburban marriage, was named one of The New York Times top ten films of 2006?
...that Updown Court, the world's most expensive residence, is valued at over US$120 million?
...that Roger Bacon sent his Opus Majus, a treatise of natural science, to Pope Clement IV in 1267?
...that Murderers Among Us was the first German post-World War II film?
...2003's Hurricane Ignacio was the latest-forming first hurricane of a Pacific hurricane season since reliable satellite observation began in 1966?
...that the champion racehorse Corrida, a two-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, disappeared during the Battle of the Falaise Gap?
2007-01-23
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