Cephalocereus senilis, the old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Hidalgo and Veracruz in central Mexico. It is threatened in the wild, but widespread propagation and popularity in cultivation have reduced the demand on wild populations.
Abram Petrovich Gannibal was a Russian military engineer, general-in-chief, and nobleman of African origin. Kidnapped and enslaved as a child by Ottomans, Gannibal was smuggled to Russia and presented as a gift to Peter the Great, where he was freed, adopted and raised in the Emperor's court household as his godson.
Fiery Cross Reef is a submerged feature in the South China Sea, situated within the Spratly Islands archipelago. The reef is located approximately 375 kilometers west of Palawan, Philippines, and is claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Over the years, Fiery Cross Reef has been the subject of significant attention due to its strategic location and the contentious territorial disputes surrounding it. China, in particular, has undertaken extensive land reclamation and construction activities on the reef, transforming it into an artificial island.
Shirime is a strange yōkai (supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore) with an eye in the place of his anus. Although Shirime appears to have a very startling appearance, it does not mean to harm people. Its joy comes from scaring people.
Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos was a Brazilian football referee, known for his flamboyant style. He is recognized as an iconic figure in Brazilian football and was one of the first openly gay referees in Brazil.
Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet is a 1996 computer game for Windows-based computers made by Fujitsu about a creature that is a hybrid of a bird and a dolphin which the user can communicate with via a microphone which came with the game, as well as with a webcam add-on called the SmartSensor. If he is not fed or paid enough attention, he would sing a sad whistling song or sometimes fly away.
The Hermes 3000 was a lightweight, segment-shifted portable typewriter manufactured by Paillard-Bolex. William Kotzwinkle's 1972 novel was named Hermes 3000 after the machine. During his acceptance speech for "Best Screenplay (Brokeback Mountain)" at the 2006 Golden Globes, author Larry McMurtry specifically mentioned his Hermes 3000, stating: "Most heartfelt, I thank my typewriter. My typewriter is a Hermes 3000, surely one of the noblest instruments of European genius. It has kept me for thirty years out of the dry embrace of the computer". Other notable users of the machine are Sam Shepard, Eugène Ionesco and Stephen Fry. Beat writer Jack Kerouac wrote his final novel, Vanity of Duluoz, on the Hermes 3000 in 1966.
The Blue Java is a hardy, cold-tolerant banana cultivar known for its sweet aromatic fruit, which is said to have an ice cream-like consistency and flavor reminiscent of vanilla.
The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a bridge crossing the Laguna Garzón in Uruguay, on the border between the Maldonado and Rocha departments. The bridge is famous for its unusual circular shape and was designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly.
Ming was a tiger that was found living in an apartment in Harlem, New York City, in October 2003, when he was approximately three years old. Ming lived semi-openly with his owner, Antoine Yates, in a room of Yates' five-bedroom apartment on the fifth floor of a large public housing complex in Harlem. Several other normal and exotic pets were found in the apartment, including an alligator named Al in another bedroom.