Shubhendu Tripathi: Did you know...

Wednesday 23 May 2012

... that the male Forbes sea star (underside pictured) is sometimes castrated byOrchitophrya stellarum, a parasite which feeds on its gonads?
... that the film Thor 2 will have a "more Viking-influenced feel" than its 2011 predecessor, Thor?
... that the Liturgy of Saint Cyril is one of the three Anaphorascurrently used by Coptic Christianity?
... that in 2011 Jerel Worthy, now a Green Bay Packers rookie, became the first defensive tackle from Michigan State to be named a first-team collegiate football All-American since 1971?
... that Hüseyin Özer went from living on the streets of Ankara to owning a British restaurant chain and teaching at Middlesex University?
... that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum used Grrrrrrrrrrr!!on promotional posters for its 1993 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition?
... that despite the flesh of the mushrooms smelling of semen,Inocybe salicis is best identified microscopically?

Wednesday 23 May 2012