Did you know...

Posted on 13 September 2014 at 00:33

... that the flora of the Sierra Nevada alpine zone includes alpine brook saxifrage (pictured), alpine pussypaws, alpine gold, alpine paintbrush and even shooting stars?
... that the daily load of aluminum in Black Creek below the Gowen Discharge is 12 times the load above it?
... that Peter Russell was a horse rancher in Saskatchewan, Canada, a rubber planter in Malaya and a farmer in Norfolk, England, before becoming a fashion designer?
... that every woman who undergoes an abortion in Iceland is required to receive counselling and education about contraception?
... that Margaret Fritsch was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in Oregon?
... that the Kawayan Torogan is the only remaining habitable torogan in the Philippines?