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July 1, 2012
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ohmytweedysteed:
but-darlings-the-show-must-go-on:
Just...
lostsplendor:
Anthony Fokker, c. 1912.
“Anton Herman Gerard...
Anthony Fokker, c. 1912.
“Anton Herman Gerard “Anthony” Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer. He is most famous for the fighter aircraft he produced in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindeckermonoplanes, the Fokker Triplane the and the Fokker D.VII, but after the collapse of Germany Fokker moved his business to theNetherlands and his company were responsible for a variety of successful aircraft including the Fokker trimotor, a successful passenger aircraft of the inter-war years. (via)”
fuckyeahhistorycrushes:
lostsplendor:
Ernst Freiherr von...
Ernst Freiherr von Althaus, German Pilot c. 1916
He was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with nine confirmed aerial victories, as well as eight unconfirmed ones. He was one of the original Fokker Eindekker pilots who became known collectively as the Fokker Scourge. He was also quite attractive.
June 29, 2012
“An engagement in the oyster war on the...
“An engagement in the oyster war on the Chesapeake.”
Artist: F. Cresson Schell
June 28, 2012
lickystickypickywe:
Today,while watching the BBC life series I...
Today,while watching the BBC life series I was mesmerized by many aspects of nature, but what stuck with me most was that a female octopus lays many many eggs (approximately 100 000) tends to them for six months. Caressing them, and just making sure the eggs are protected. During that time she doesn’t leave her den, Not once, so she doesn’t hunt for food which holds vital energy for her survival. During her pregnancy she thus, slowly starves herself to give the eggs a chance. On her last energy she apparently blows water over them to help them hatch and then she dies.
This sacrifice makes them (to me) one of the most devoted mothers in nature.
Oh and they also have 3 hearts and blue blood.
Absolutely fascinating…
allcreatures:
Nayan, an Asian elephant, stands on his hind...
Nayan, an Asian elephant, stands on his hind legs as he is squirted with water by his keepers to keep cool at Chester Zoo, England, Tuesday May 22, 2012.
Dave Thompson | AP (via Day in Pictures - The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California)
