Some birds have really silly names. Yeah, yeah, I know that the "white-browed tit-warbler" wasn't named after what it sounds like it was, but that doesn't change the fact that it's funny to modern ears. The fact is that most birds gained their common names long before they meant what they do now. Sometimes, that results in something cheeky and funny, and … [Read more...] about Secretary Birds Have More Luxurious Lashes Than Any Human We Know
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Haunting Photographs Show the Previously Luxurious Interior of an Abandoned Orient Express Train
The Orient Express has a long history of mystery, adventure, and intrigue associated with its moniker, as evidenced by numerous references in literature, cinema, and music. The Orient Express, now linked with Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" and sequences with James Bond in From Russia With Love, began as a long-distance passenger railway service in 1883. The … [Read more...] about Haunting Photographs Show the Previously Luxurious Interior of an Abandoned Orient Express Train