The ribbon fish appears to glow when light hits it due to iridophores, which are mirror-like crystalline structures in its cells. Texas has them.
Mel Blanc began to smoke at age 9, survived a car accident at the notorious Dead Man’s Curve resulting in a two-week coma, recorded The Flintstones in a full body cast, and died only a year after recording Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Samuel Beckett used to drive André Roussimoff to school. Roussimoff grew up to be wrestler André the Giant.
Long-duration spaceflight causes mitochondrial damage, which can produce effects similar to accelerated aging.
An all-white cane means the person is completely blind. A white cane with a red bottom means the person has low, but some usable vision. A white and red striped cane means the person is totally blind and/or deaf.
This article appears in November 29 • 2024.