Schrödinger's bat
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Schrödinger's bat
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Biologist. Teacher. Naturalist. Former zookeeper. Poster of trivia, animal facts, oddness, and generally interesting things. Especially bats.
For variety, the Generals sometimes played under different names: "Boston Shamrocks," "New Jersey Reds," "Baltimore Rockets," and "Atlantic City Seagulls." From 1995 to 2007 they played as the New York Nationals.
December 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
To be fair, that team was the Harlem Globetrotters, and the Generals were supposed to lose. Their role was to be the straight men (straight team?) to the Globetrotters' comedic trick plays. They did win a few games – between 3 and 6 per various sources.
December 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
photo credits: geologyscience.com (triangle); ssaft.com (round); interweave.com (group)
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Chunks of the buildup can be cut and polished, revealing random patterns of bright colors resembling a sort of psychedelic agate.

Sadly, Fordite may be a thing of the past, as modern auto painting utilizes an electrostatic process that results in little to no overspray.
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Cheerioats' original mascot/spokescartoon was a young girl in pigtails and an oversized bonnet named Cheeri O'Leary. General Mills claims that she was "the first female mascot in the cereal aisle."
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Photo credits: oceaninfo.com (algae); largest.org (slime mold)
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Although they can grow to cover several square meters, these slime molds start out as hundreds, or even thousands, of individual cells. As they join together, the interior cell walls break down, resulting in a single "cell" with thousands of nuclei.
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The iron stove system was first used for the election of Pope Pius XII in 1939. It has been used seven times since.

Photo credits: vaticannews.va (chimney); cbc.ca (stoves)
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Two cast iron stoves are also installed temporarily inside the chapel. One is used to burn the ballots and the other burns a mix of chemicals to produce the white or black smoke. The two flues connect so that the smoke exits through the single chimney.
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The first verse went: "Scrambled eggs / Oh my baby how I love your legs / Not as much as I love scrambled eggs." (In Barry Miles' biography, McCartney said there were no lyrics beyond that because no one could get past that line without cracking up.)
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
McCartney always said that the complete melody came to him in a dream but there were no lyrics. While working on the melody, McCartney came up with a temporary title and lyrics: "Scrambled Eggs."
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
In front of the vent, the body contains the internal organs. Behind the vent, the tail is solid muscle.
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
But the most obvious difference is their body plan: legless lizards are mostly tail, snakes are mostly body with a short tail. This is defined by the location of the vent (cloaca) – the opening where bodily waste is expelled.
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM