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...reserved for giant squid and black holes, which causes them to notice things that regular civilians wouldn't pick up on in a lifetime. For example, Holmes points out that even though humans are covered in hair follicles--we have more of them than chimpanzees do--most of our fur grows in an "extravagant topknot" on our heads. In the context of the wider animal kingdom, this is a bizarre, even perverse evolutionary innovation. We also have more sweat glands than any other animal on earth--we can sweat almost a gallon an hour. We don't think of ourselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Inner Animal | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...longer talking about a generalization of Sunday opening hours," crowed Marc Le Fur, a member of Sarkozy's conservative Union for a Popular Majority (UMP). "France and the French people remain fond of Sunday as a rest day. This text will conserve Sundays as a day of rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sunday Shopping? France Says Non | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

...Disney’s past lovers and their lies. 5. Simba and Nala—Some of the greatest romances come to fruition over a song and a passionate lip-lock. But lions can neither sing nor kiss! Nice try, Disney, but you can’t pull the fur over these eyes, and I felt no love tonight. 4. Bambi and Faline—As Bambi watches over Faline and their fawns at the end of this childhood classic, Disney would have you believe that he’s reflecting on his future as a loving father to many...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Disney Lovers and Their Lies | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...metallic-sheen suit strolls slowly down an aisle with a dark-haired woman in fur on his arm. They stop occasionally to examine one of the many Persian carpets arrayed on a wall the length of a tennis court. Against the black cloth of the exhibition hall's walls, the brightly colored handmade silk carpets - in vibrant blues and greens, luscious reds and purples - almost leap off the backdrop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloom Time for Moscow's Millionaires | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...granted. Kazakov's wife's bravado is shared by many. "Some people are afraid, but I am not," says businessman Alexander (who asked that only his first name be used), as he strolls along the deck of a 58-ft. yacht wearing a shiny leather coat with a fur collar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloom Time for Moscow's Millionaires | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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