At the iconic first meeting between Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, Jodie Foster's FBI trainee gets frustrated because Hannibal won't answer questions about the Buffalo Bill case. However, Lecter actually drops a major clue during their conversation. He casually identifies two huge details abou...
Despite what you might have heard (or seen on the big screen), famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart probably wasn’t poisoned by Antonio Salieri—but he did spend time with a young Marie Antoinette and keep a starling as a pet.
The thorny fruit that The Man from Toronto eats is durian, a tropical fruit that is aromatic and a delicacy to the many people that enjoy eating it. It is also largely polarising with some others not being able to stand the smell of it. The “airport” bathroom in which Toronto attends ...
Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer in English, though critics in his time thought otherwise. Here are 12 facts you might not know about the Bard.
Cite this lesson If you live in North America, you've probably seen or heard a mockingbird in your backyard before. This lesson will teach you about where these birds live, what they eat, and how they got their name! What Is a Mockingbird?
In so doing, the Nouvelles ecclésiastiques provided many readers with an initiation into news reading. While the news reported concerned a religious controversy, it worked to reshape how readers thought about religion and politics in early eighteenth-century France.Starling, ...
Different birds puff out their chests for various reasons, though they are most often related to mating rituals or self-preservation. The male pectoral sandpiper, for instance, puffs out its chest to attract females, while the starling does so to scare off predators, and the macaw puffs itself...
14. About 1,900 volcanoes on Earth are considered active, likely to explode again. Yikes! Most of the world’s active volcanoes are found on the “Ring of Fire“, a 40,000 km horseshoe shaped area of the Pacific Ocean. 15. The loudest sound in recorded history was made by a volcano...
The mandrill size is about the same as a large dog. However, the female is significantly smaller than the male; it weighs only around 30 pounds. This extreme difference between the mandrill size in sexes is one of the largest among primates. Another important sexual distinction is that males...
This common passerine is typically found in forest and cultivation. The Jungle Myna builds a nest in hole. The normal clutch is 3-6 eggs. Information about the classification of fuscus. Includes facts, pictures and articles.