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Fossil dire wolf skeleton
The dire wolf (Canis dirus, "fearsome dog") was a prehistoric carnivore of the
Western Hemisphere in the late Pleistocene Epoch (125,00010,000 years ago). The
extinct species probably evolved from Armbruster's wolf (Canis armbrusteri). The
dire wolf was about the same size as the Yukon and Northwestern wolves, the largest
modern gray wolves (Canis lupus). Its skull and dentition matched those of the gray
wolf, but its teeth were larger with greater shearing ability, and its bite force
at the canine tooth was the strongest of any known Canis species. These adaptations
allowed it to hunt, probably in packs, for Late Pleistocene megaherbivores. In
North America it competed with the sabre-toothed cat for prey including horses,
sloths, mastodons, bison, and camels. Dire wolf remains have been found across a
broad range of habitats including the plains, grasslands, and some forested
mountain areas of North America, and in the arid savannah of South America. The
largest collection of dire wolf fossils comes from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los
Angeles; its latest remains date from 9,440 years ago. (Full article...)

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Disneyland Railroad Locomotive No. 3
Disneyland Railroad Locomotive No. 3
... that several freight cars of the Disneyland Railroad (locomotive pictured)
originally had no seats because Walt Disney wanted passengers to feel like cattle
riding in a real cattle train?
... that Melanie Lewy had to sell some of her clothes to pay for her husband's
funeral?
... that Typhoon Betty killed 101 people in the Philippines?
... that the book Time to Get Tough by Donald Trump was written with the assistance
of editors from Breitbart News?
... that the British Government is selling off its embassy in Bangkok in what will
be Thailand's priciest real estate deal ever?
... that the development team of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy purchased a lock
picking set during development?
... that Marjan arec started his career as a comedian, but was later elected Mayor
of Kamnik and recently announced his candidacy for President of Slovenia?
... that during the 1623 papal conclave, the election of Pope Urban VIII was
supposedly foretold by a swarm of bees?
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Prize laureate, dies at the age of 61.
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July 17: Feast day of the Scillitan Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church); Marine Day in
Japan (2017); Constitution Day in South Korea (1948)

RMS Carpathia
RMS Carpathia
1453 The Battle of Castillon, the last conflict of the Hundred Years' War, ended
with the English losing all landholdings in France, except Calais.
1771 Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the
Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about 20
Copper Inuit.
1918 RMS Carpathia (pictured), which had rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic
sinking, was itself sunk by a German U-boat.
1944 Two ships laden with ammunition for World War II exploded at the Port
Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, killing 320 sailors and
civilians, and injuring more than 400 others.
1992 Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Manchester Metrolink, the first
modern street running light rail system in the United Kingdom.
Sverker II of Sweden (d. 1210) Berenice Abbott (b. 1898) Tatiana Nikolaevna (d.
1918)

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The Walt Disney World Railroad
The Walt Disney World Railroad
Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts can be found in every theme park
resort property owned or licensed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The inclusion
of transport by rail in its parks began on July 17, 1955, with the opening of the
original Disneyland (a key component of the Disneyland Resort) in California, and
has since spread to other parts of the world with the opening of Walt Disney World
in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and
Shanghai Disney Resort. Each Disney theme park resort has a rail transport system
serving its general resort area, whether it's a monorail system or a conventional
rail system. Several Disney park resort properties contain theme parks that feature
genuine steam-powered railroads. Additional Disney resort rail systems resemble
steam-powered railroads, but their locomotives are powered by internal combustion
engines. Other rail transport modes found in Disney parks include horse-drawn
streetcar rail lines, as well as replica vintage electric rail lines. The Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts chain of theme parks is the largest on the planet by
annual attendance, and its rail systems play key roles as modes of transportation
and as attractions for its visitors. (Full list...)

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Bellona
Bellona was an Ancient Roman goddess of war, corresponding to the Ancient Greek
Enyo. She was called the sister of Mars, and in some sources, his wife or an
associate of his female cult partner Nerio. This painting of the goddess is
attributed to Rembrandt and was completed in 1633. It is held at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York.

Painting: Rembrandt

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