Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest despite his lack of connection to the mountain and against his wishes. He opposed the naming due to the difficulties in writing “Everest” in Hindi and the difficulty in pronunciation for local people. in fact, he never got to see with his own eyes the mountain that […]
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'Feathered dragon' has some of the longest tail feathers ever found on a
fossil bird
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Birds have all kinds of fancy decorations for attracting mates—male
peacocks have a fan of feathers accented with shimmering blue eye-spots,
birds of parad...
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