Saturday 18 July 2009

San Diego Menaced by Jumbo Squid

No, it's not like something from a B-movie! Apparently, divers off the coast of San Diego have reported unnerving encounters with Humboldt Squid which grow up to 5 ft long! Is this an El Nino effect, something to do with global warming or just seasonal variation? Who knows, but it's intriguing nonetheless!

Your Saturday questions are: -
  1. Who was born today in 1811 and wrote the novel "Vanity Fair"?

  2. Who married singer Whitney Houston (right) today in 1992?

  3. Which country developed the first jet-powered fighter plane that took its maiden flight today in 1942?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. River Thames; 2. Germany; 3. Juan Antonio Samaranch

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