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...Fright...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Fingers | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

Both heads have sullen, stubborn ultra-turtlish expressions. The right head is bolder than the left. First to emerge from the sheltering shell after a fright is the right head. That head usually makes the first snatch at food. Food always causes a contention between the heads. One tries to pull food from the other. They tug until the fly, cricket, or scrap of meat tears apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Two-Headed Turtle | 9/28/1931 | See Source »

...Mattituck, L. I., William W. William was attacked by hornets, died of fright...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Coney | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

...crew quickly recovered from first fright, looked out the portholes. They saw "steel-like fangs of ice moving stealthily through the water, which changes in color . . . throughout the entire range of blues." They saw prawn-like and cock-roach-shaped creatures, sea fleas, medusa jelly fish. Through compression chambers they took samples of water and bottom sludge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Wilkins Through | 9/14/1931 | See Source »

...Germany . . . by a larger fleet . . . will bring the British to their senses through sheer fright! . . . England! Uncle! A most charming fellow, this King Edward VII! Ineffable cheek! Pharisee! Rot! Twaddle! Bunkum! Hurrah, we've caught the English scoundrels out this time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Unsinkable Veteran | 7/6/1931 | See Source »

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