The Sally Lightfoot crab (Graspus graspus) is rumored to have been named after a Caribbean dancer, because they are agile and fast. They can only eat during low tide, when seaweed is exposed on the rocks offshor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/08/19/Crabs-Risk-Their-Lives-for-Dinner-Every-Day/At the turn of the 20th century, European monarchs were all related to each other through Queen Victoria's children, if not through earlier international marriages. This big happy family took a blow when Tsar Nicholas II...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/08/19/After-Failing-to-Save-the-Tsar-a-British-Diplomat-Saved-1200-Others/We tend to learn history in segments, often separated geographically. We learn European history separately from Asian history or American history, and end up with a timeline in our heads for each of them. But if you pick...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/08/19/Surprising-Overlaps-in-Historical-Events/
