Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:
The Arts: (or something) Gizmodo reports on an esthetic advance in the design of screws.
Education: (and politics) NPR reports that the Texas governor, and some other officials, are trying to get some books removed from public school libraries.
Health: NPR reports on how our future interaction with COVID may develop.
History: Grammarphobia explains how first names became last names. (Example: Davidson) A lot of last names are based on first names, most not so obvious as the example I gave.
Politics: NPR reports that former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has cost the taxpayers $100,000,000 in legal fees.
Science: Gizmodo reports that two California condor females had offspring by virgin birth -- no mating involved. Some birds can do this occasionally.
(or something) Gizmodo also reports on how a gun shooting blanks could kill someone.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.
*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.
Thanks for reading.
2 comments:
I really find it fascinating that scandinavia developed a system of giving daughters a female version of the last name. The Ivar, the son of Ragnar, would be name Ivar Ragnarsson. But Hildgaard, daughter of Ragnar, would be Hildagaard Ragnarsdottir.
Apparently this system is still used, at least in Iceland. Thanks for your comment.
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