Known as a “stilt walker,” this unusual fish perches over the substrate in the deep ocean floor most of its life hunting for food. Using three elongated projections from its modified fins, it stands over the seafloor like a tripod, giving it its common name, tripod fish.
Indian Larry was an American motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker. He first became known as Indian Larry in the 1980s when he was riding the streets of New York City on a chopped Indian motorcycle. Respected as an old school chopper builder, Larry sought greater acceptance of choppers being looked upon as an art form. He became interested in hot rods and motorcycles at an early age and was a fan of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, whom he would later meet in California.
Radio Man is an American background actor known from making over 300 cameo appearances in films and TV shows. He is known for wearing a radio around his neck. His first cameo occurred when he was asked to move so that a shot could be filmed at his newsstand. When he refused, he ended up in the scene. At the time, Radio Man was homeless and suffered from alcoholism. He would often heckle actors who passed by his newsstand. He began visiting movie sets in 1989, starting with The Fisher King, in which he met Robin Williams. He was able to locate film sets with the help of Teamsters or by finding "No Parking" signs that indicate an upcoming shoot. In the 1990s when he was drinking he was arrested and had a 6-month evaluation at a psychiatric hospital, but he continued to visit film sets after his release. He gave up alcohol and has not had a drink since. As of 2004, he lived in Brooklyn and earned money from selling autographs as well as from his film appearances.
Dracaena cinnabari, commonly known as the Socotra dragon tree, is a species of tree native to the island of Socotra, part of Yemen. This unique tree is renowned for its distinctive appearance, with an umbrella-shaped canopy of stiff, spiky leaves and a thick, dragon’s blood-like red resin that oozes from the tree’s bark when cut. The resin has been historically valued for its medicinal and dyeing properties.
Chalino Sánchez was a Mexican singer-songwriter. Posthumously called "King of The Corrido", Sánchez is considered one of the most influential Mexican narcocorrido singers of the late 20th century. He also composed and sang romantic and radio-friendly songs. Sánchez grew up in a poor and violent rural area of Sinaloa, the youngest of eight children. His father died when Sanchez was six years old. At age 15, Sánchez shot and killed a man who raped his sister. In 1984, his brother Armando was murdered in a hotel in Tijuana, inspiring him to compose his first corrido. While serving time in prison for petty crimes, Sánchez composed songs for inmates that had stories they wanted to preserve in sentimental ballads. On January 25, 1992, Sánchez was shot while performing in Coachella, California, United States, but survived. He fired back in self-defense and accidentally killed a bystander.[1] Just a few months later, on May 16, Sánchez was shot and killed by unidentified assailants after a performance in Culiacán, in which he was handed a note, possibly a death threat. Though his murder remains unsolved, it is suspected to be linked to a Mexican cartel or revenge.
Pavilion de Lac Martin is an architectural folly and tower in Lousiana. Designed by Robert Smith, the building is surrounded by a moat. It has one large room with four smaller rooms on each of its main floors and is designed as if it was built in the 18th century.
A Zettelkasten consists of small items of information stored on Zettels, paper slips or cards, that may be linked to each other through subject headings or other metadata such as numbers and tags. It has often been used as a system of note-taking and personal knowledge management for research, study, and writing. In the 1980s, the card file began to be used as metaphor in the interface of some hypertextual personal knowledge base software applications such as NoteCards.[4] In the 1990s, such software inspired the invention of wikis.
Queen Mary's Dolls' House is a doll's house built in the early 1920s, completed in 1924, for the British queen Mary of Teck. It was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, with contributions from many notable artists and craftsmen of the period, including a library of miniature books containing original stories written by authors including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and A. A. Milne.
Hugo Bernatzik (1904–1953) was an Austrian ethnographer and photographer, renowned for his work documenting indigenous cultures in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Bernatzik studied anthropology and developed a keen interest in the lifestyles, rituals, and traditions of remote and often isolated communities. He is best known for his photographic work, which captured the everyday lives of indigenous peoples with an emphasis on their cultural practices, costumes, and environments. In the 1930s and 1940s, Bernatzik conducted extensive fieldwork in regions such as Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, and Borneo, where he collaborated with local communities and produced a substantial collection of photographs. His images provided valuable insights into the diversity and richness of these cultures, contributing to the academic understanding of anthropology and ethnography at the time.
Maria Malibran was a renowned Spanish opera singer, considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 19th century. Born in Paris to opera singer Manuel García, she received early training and made her professional debut at 16. Known for her powerful voice, agility, and emotional depth, Malibran quickly became famous across Europe, particularly for roles in operas by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti, such as Norma and Semiramide. Her intense stage presence and dramatic performances earned her a lasting place in operatic history. Despite her tumultuous personal life and health struggles, Malibran's influence on opera was profound. She died at 28 from complications after a horseback riding accident.