Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts

Sunday, February 24, 2019

LOLA MONTEZ COTTAGE in GRASS VALLEY CALIFORNIA

SIERRA NEVADA TOURISM - LOLA MONTEZ COTTAGE GRASS VALLEY CALIFORNIA

Sadly, National Geographic allowed a substantial error to occur in this article, because it states that she MARRIED King Ludwig.  She did not. But she did have three marriages.  Never the less, this is one of several links to her home, which is California Historical Landmark No 292.


Thursday, November 20, 2014

PICKY ABOUT YOUR BED? SO ARE CHIMPS!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - CHIMPS CHOOSY ABOUT THEIR BEDS  full article to read!

"What's more, the research bolsters the theory that high-quality sleep may have led to the evolution of modern humans, said study leader David Samson, an anthropologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
 
Chimpanzees build their beds—called nests—in tree canopies using branches that they harvest from specific tree species. They spend about eight to nine hours a night on these platforms..."