August 6: Dracula
“She is steered mighty strangely, for she doesn't mind the hand on the wheel; changes about with every puff of wind. We'll hear more of her before this time tomorrow.”
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Aurora Australis, the southern lights, captured on 35mm film from the Space Shuttle Discovery on August 6, 2005. (via)
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After weeks of joking about Dracula getting stuck at sea because he ate all the crew, we arrive at the part Where Dracula Gets Stuck at Sea Because He Ate All the Crew.
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Animal of the Day!
Flapjack Octopus (Opisthoteuthis californiana)
(Photo from Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Conservation Status- Data deficient (Data inadequate to determine a threat category)
Habitat- Pacific Ocean
Size (Weight/Length)- 20 cm
Diet- Worms; Small fish; Plankton; Small fish
Cool Facts- The flapjack octopus might be a contender for the cutest marine animal. Being a species of umbrella octopus, their parachute shape helps them to swim relatively quickly despite their small size. By funneling water through their arms, the flapjack octopus jet propels itself across the ocean floor up to 1,500 meters deep. Despite the fins on the top of their head looking like ears, the flapjack octopus lacks ears and instead detects sound waves in the water. Female flapjack octopuses lay one clutch of eggs every few years where she lets them fend for themselves with the hope that their numbers will allow a few to survive.
Rating- 13/10 (You made me ink.)
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— August 6, 1917 / Franz Kafka diaries
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𝙰𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝟼, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺-𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟹
[ID: I am more broken down than recovered. END ID]
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me, cheering up a crying person: there, there... don't ye dooal an' greet, my deary
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The Demeter is sighted from land:
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Happy 3rd Birthday to
“Mark and Ethan Share a Drink”
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“An Accurate Map of the United States of America, with Part of the Surrounding Provinces agreeable to the Treaty of Peace of 1783,” published August 6, 1783.
(You can zoom really far in in our catalog!)
Record Group 76: Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations
Series: Maps Related to the Northeastern Boundary of the United States
Image description: A map of the U.S. as of 1783, with states, towns, waterways, and tribal lands labeled. Judging by the shape of Michigan, the map is not entirely accurate.
Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the map centered on Philadelphia, showing parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. All of the little beaches and islands along the eastern shore of New Jersey are labeled.
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— August 6, 1914 / Franz Kafka diaries
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