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Sunday, October 28, 2007

And Now For Something Completely Different

Skimming through _The Book of General Ignorance_, I learned something last night that was so fascinating and unbelievable it made me get out of bed.

Most of you probably know (or think you know) that all mammals have 7 neck vertebrae. While this is apparently true in the general case, there are exceptions. Three of 'em, to be precise.

The manatee and the two-toed sloth both have only 6 neck vertebrae. This is probably due to a fusion of the first two, but that's just a guess on my part.

The three-toed sloth has a whopping NINE.

Weird, huh? Anybody want to go to the bone room at the Smithsonian?

3 Comments:

  • At 28/10/07 20:32 , Blogger Yankee John said...

    yawn
    facinating
    no really

    nice to see that when they did your nose, they left the funny and interesting sections of the brain alone.

     
  • At 29/10/07 05:55 , Blogger Ted said...

    *sigh* You can always tell a St. James boy. You just can't tell him much.

    Jenny, when you're home-schooling, it'll be interesting to see how you deal with Remedial Boy.

     
  • At 29/10/07 15:12 , Blogger KAISER ANDY I said...

    Ted, I don't think I want to accompany you anywhere that is titled "the bone room."

    But seriously- Jenny, keep us apprised of john's progress.

     

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