Wikipedia article of the day is Horseshoe bat. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1UthpKC Summary: Horseshoe bats are a family of more than 100 bat species. They are found throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. While many are brown, some species have black, reddish, or orange fur. They are small, weighing less than 30 g (1.1 oz), and are […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2claKn4 Summary: The second season of Homicide: Life on the Street, a US police drama TV series, originally aired in the US in January 1994. Low ratings during the first season meant NBC ordered only four episodes before deciding whether […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Skegness. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1XYhsTG Summary: Skegness is an English seaside town on the North Sea coast of Lincolnshire with 19,579 residents. The original Skegness was situated farther east but much of it was lost to the sea in the 1520s after the natural sea defences which protected its […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Revival (comics). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2fp7dtJ Summary: Revival is an American horror comics series created by writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton (pictured). The pair worked with colorist Mark Englert and cover artist Jenny Frison to produce the series, which was published by Image Comics as 47 monthly […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Perijá tapaculo. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1MW1ipn Summary: The Perijá tapaculo (Scytalopus perijanus) is a species of passerine bird in the tapaculo family. Endemic to the Serranía del Perijá mountain range on the Colombia–Venezuela border, it is found at altitudes of 1,600–3,225 metres (5,200–10,600 feet). It measures 10 to 12 […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2auATl4 Summary: The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) was a United States military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons that remained under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission on 1 January 1947. These […]
Wikipedia article of the day is George Gosse. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1JSGv16 Summary: George Gosse (16 February 1912 – 31 December 1964) was an Australian recipient of the George Cross, the highest non-combat award for heroism or courage that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Gosse served in the Royal Australian Navy […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Immune system. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1j3mM5e Summary: The immune system is a network of biological processes that protects an organism against disease. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, as well as cancer cells and objects such as wood splinters, distinguishing […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Knap Hill. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3mW0g1w Summary: Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Louie Nunn. Check it out: https://ift.tt/34NhA2G Summary: Louie Nunn (1924–2004) was the 52nd governor of Kentucky (1967–1971), the only Republican elected to that office between 1947 and 2003. The first Republican county judge in the history of Barren County, Kentucky, he ran for governor in 1963, but lost a […]