#november 15

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Animal of the Day!

Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

(Photo from Shorefishes)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Atlantic Ocean

Size (Weight/Length)- 50 cm

Diet- Crustaceans; Small fish; Aquatic worms

Cool Facts- The flying gurnard is a magnificent fish with its gorgeous ‘wings’. These ‘wings’ are just extremely long pectoral fins. They are displayed when the fish grows excited or nervous and allows its body to look much larger, and harder to swallow, than it did a few seconds ago. They tend to stick to the sandy bottom of the shallow ocean, walking on the floor using their pelvic fins. Flying gurnards can only swim for short bursts using their ‘wings’ like a gliding mechanism through the water. These fish are capable of making a low, grunting noise by vibrating their swim bladder. Scientists believe they may use these noises to communicate with each other or possibly frighten predators.

Rating- 12/10 (Their wing-tips are edged in phosphorescent blue.)

[happybirthday-unusannus]

Happy 4th Birthday to

“Cooking With Sex Toys”

[typelikeagirl]

[chalamet-chalamet]

“I’m really grateful to get to be playing this role and to be a part of this story. This is a joyous movie. This is about bringing a light into a world that is in desperate need of it. It encourages dreaming and to me that is hugely inspiring.”

-Timothée Chalamet (new Wonka promo)

TikTok credit to fandango

[todaysdocument]

Drawing for a Life - Preserving Coffin

Record Group 241: Records of the Patent and Trademark OfficeSeries: Utility Patent Drawings

This document shows a color patent drawing for a wooden coffin with a small, round window and mechanisms for opening the window and the coffin itself.  There is a drawing of the open coffin and two cross sections showing the details of the mechanism.  The test reads, “Life Preserving Coffin; in Doubtful Case of Actual [strikethrough] Death.  By Christian Henry Eisenbrandt Of Baltimore City and County State of Maryland.  Patented Nov. 15th 1843 [handwritten].”  The document also has a notation that it is patent number 3335.

[dailykafka]

— November 15, 1911 / Franz Kafka diaries

[todaysleap]

Today is November 15 and today's leap is:

8 1/2 Months (S3, E12) November 15, 1955

[chrisquartet]

Credit to justjared

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Journal des Dames et des Modes, 15 novembre 1834 , No. 3223: Capote en satin des M.ins de M.elle Galy 74 rue richelieu Manteau en satin de laine des M.ins Gagelin. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Two women, one of whom is seen from the back. According to the caption: satin capote from Galy stores. Wool satin coat from the Gagelin stores. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, Paris, 1797-1839.

[cryptid-quest]

On This Day in Cryptid History  

November 15th: Sometime during the night, two couples drag racing through the TNT area of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, saw a large, winged man flying towards them. They reported the incident to the police, and thus, the Mothman legend was born.  

[renegadesstuff]

Happy birthday to the magnificent and talented Sophia Di Martino! No one could have played Sylvie Laufedottir as well as she did. 🩷

[gyllenhaal-j]

11/15/23-Awwww so sweet 💥💥💥

[happybirthday-unusannus]

Happy 4th Birthday to

“Unus Annus”

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[chalamet-chalamet]

“He [Timothee] became a real partner in the movie. He’d come in and we would watch the takes and talk about them and then talk about how they could work. He’s so controlled that he can give you every option and every variation that you would ever want.”

-Paul King

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Animal of the Day!

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)

(Photo from iNaturalist)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Western United States

Size (Weight/Length)- 143 kg; 1.9 m

Diet- Grasses; Cacti; Woody plants

Cool Facts- Iconic for their horns and mountain scaling abilities, bighorn sheep are the true king of the mountain. Females live in small herds throughout the summer, fall, and winter, but come the spring they gather in mass on mountainside cliffs for the battle of a lifetime. Males gather to show their strength and earn the right to mate. The rams rear onto their back legs and slam head first into each other with almost 450 kilograms of force. Special skulls protect their brains and allow for constant battling until the strongest ram wins. In the early 1900s, bighorn sheep populations decreased 90% due to an infectious livestock disease in domestic sheep. Thanks to multiple zoos, the Audubon Society, and the Boy Scouts of America, bighorn sheep now number in the hundreds of thousands.

Rating- 11/10 (The essence of being bone-headed.)