Interesting. It's not clear to me why the sediment that eventually fills an abandoned burrow would have a different consistency from the surrounding dirt and thus fossilize differently.
I believe (but don't have a link to confirm) that one way these super-long beards, braids, etc are achieved is not that the hair follicle continues to provide new growth, but that the hairs are interwoven or become matted with body oils and after one hair dies it just stays in the braid/beard supported by the others. Anybody know?
I would suppose the center circle is not a space capable of being occupied by a piece, but rather just a map of pathways to the next "square." Interesting that the pathway for a bishop is a complete circle. And I think the choice of grey for the third color was more artistic than practical for the players involved. But interesting - and way better than the old "3-dimensional chess" fiasco.
I don't understand how the dog inside the fence "dragged" the blanket partway outside the fence. Looks more like the dog ouside the fence grabbed the blanket, and the inside dog sat on it to keep it from being stolen. Maybe I'm too old and cynical.
I thought the Flag Code prohibits wearing the flag.
I'll look for the fulltext printed version instead.