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Hace 22 horas · TV doctor Michael Mosley was reported missing while on holiday with his wife on the Greek island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, and many thought he may have been hurt on a hiking trail, but new ...
Hace 22 horas · Early life. Sean John Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.Raised in Mount Vernon, New York, his mother Janice Combs (née Smalls) was a model and teacher's assistant, and his father, Melvin Earl Combs, served in the U.S. Air Force and was an associate of convicted New York drug dealer Frank Lucas. At age 33, Melvin was shot dead while sitting in his ...
Hace 22 horas · Etymology The totality of Africa seen by the Apollo 17 crew. Afri was a Latin name used to refer to the inhabitants of then-known northern Africa to the west of the Nile river, and in its widest sense referred to all lands south of the Mediterranean (Ancient Libya). This name seems to have originally referred to a native Libyan tribe, an ancestor of modern Berbers; see Terence for discussion.
Hace 22 horas · Etymology. The taxonomic term Bivalvia was first used by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 to refer to animals having shells composed of two valves. More recently, the class was known as Pelecypoda, meaning "axe-foot" (based on the shape of the foot of the animal when extended).The name "bivalve" is derived from the Latin bis, meaning "two", and valvae, meaning ...
