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● John Tyler, born March 29, 1790, was the 10th president of the United States. He was married twice and had a total of 15 children. These children, collectively, were witness to a surprisingly large swath of American history. The oldest, Mary Tyler Jones, was born in 1815, the year that saw the end of the War of 1812; the youngest, Pearl Tyler Ellis, survived until 1947, two years after the end of World War II. President Tyler even has two grandsons who are still alive today.
(continued): • There are about 400 areas in the oceans of the world where jellyfish are the only life form that can survive. • The lifespan of a jellyfish varies from a few hours to a few days up to less than a year. • Sizes of jellyfish vary greatly, with the smallest about one millimeter. The two largest species are the Lion’s Mane and Nomura’s jellyfish. The Lion’s Mane’s thread-like tentacles can grow up to 120 feet long, with a bell diameter of 39 inches that is shaped like an eightpointed star. This jelly’s tentacles are arranged in eight bunches with more than 100 tentacles in each. The largest Lion’s Mane ever seen washed ashore in Massachusetts Bay in 1870. Its bell diameter was 7 feet, 6 inches, and total body length was longer than the largest known blue whale. Lion’s Mane species favor cold northern waters, including the Arctic Sea and northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. While their sting is moderately painful, it is seldom fatal. • Nomura’s jellyfish is found in the waters off Japan, Korea, and China. Its bell diameter can reach 79 inches and it might weight up to 440 lbs.. • The Stygiomedusa Gigantean jellyfish has only been seen 115 times in the last 110 years. Like the Lion’s Mane, the Stygiomedusa can have a bell diameter of 39 inches wide, but rather than the hundreds of tentacles, it has four thick paddle-like arms about 20 feet long. • Nematocysts are very small stinging cells located in the tentacles that inject toxin into a jellyfish’s prey. Touching a jellyfish can initiate millions of these cells to pierce the victim’s skin. A sting can range from a slight tingling to extreme pain and even to death.
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(continued): • More people are killed each year by jellyfish than by sharks. Yet jellyfish don’t purposely attack humans, with stings occurring when a person accidentally touches the creature. • The most poisonous species of jellyfish, the Irukandji Jellyfish, is also the most venomous animal on Earth, with a toxin 100 times stronger than that of a cobra. Effects of a sting include nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, agonizing pain, and in some cases, death. It’s possible to treat a single sting, but multiple stings usually result in death. • The box jellyfish is one of the Irukandji species, with a sting that can cause death in as little as three minutes. It’s capable of swimming at speeds up to 4 mph (6.4 km/hr), faster than most humans. It is more physically advanced than most other jellyfish, with four brains, and 24 eyes, two of which can see color. With all of these eyes, the box jellyfish has a 360-degree view of its environment. • The 60 tentacles of a single box jellyfish contain enough venom to kill 60 people. Their stingers can release toxin faster than a gun discharges a bullet. • With an abundance of box jellyfish found in the waters surrounding Australia, that continent reports about 10,000 stings every year. Between 20 and 40 people die annually in the Philippines alone from the deadly sting. • Another Irukandji species, the sea wasp, has about half a million darts on each tentacle. In the past 60 years, close to 5,600 deaths have been attributed to this jellyfish. Its bell reaches the size of a basketball, with 60 tentacles, up to 15 feet long (4.6 m) hanging down. Cont'd next page!
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You probably didn’t know there is a special day devoted to honoring the push-button phone. Here are the facts concerning November 18th, National Push-Button Phone Day. • Although Western Electric had experimented with a touch-tone phone as early as 1941, it wasn’t until November 18, 1963 that the first model was introduced to the public. This came after three years of rigorous customer testing. Consumers first had a chance to view the new gadget at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. • Before the push-button’s introduction, folks made calls on a rotary dial phone, a device invented by Almon Strowger in 1891. It used a pulse-dial system, an electromechanical system that used the current pulses generated by the rotary dial to determine the numbers selected. Digits in the phone number were indicated by a series of clicks that corresponded to the digit. The push-button employed dualtone multi-frequency, a method that used audible tones for each of the numbers zero through nine. Specific frequencies are assigned to each column and row of buttons on the keypad, with the columns having higher frequency tones and the rows, lower frequency tones. Combining the row and column results in the signal that is transmitted over the phone line. • The first touch-tone was the Model 1500 produced by Western Electric, with 10 buttons. Engineers had conducted research to determine the best layout for the keypad, whether the numbers should be the same as a cash register with lower numbers at the bottom, or having lower numbers at the top. The “1” at the top was most favorably rated by the study’s participants. • Two Pennsylvania communities were the first customers to receive the new pushbutton system. Carnegie and Greensburg were chosen based on population, average income, and isolation from metropolitan areas. Those who wanted the convenience and faster dialing time of the touchtone paid $1.50 extra per month for the privilege. • When the touch-tone phone was introduced, 25% of Americans’ phones were still connected through a party line. • In 1968, the asterisk and pound keys were added to the keypad layout, expanding it to 12 buttons on Western Electric’s new Model 2500. Although the * and # weren’t put into use immediately, they laid the foundation for the future of data transmission, using the telephone to access computers through telephone lines. From then on, the telephone was no longer just for talking! In the 1970s, automatic redial features, call forwarding, and digital call switching were incorporated into the system. • The smaller, lighter rotary dial Princess phone was introduced in 1959. It was especially desirable because it featured an internal light bulb that served as a bedside night light. The 10-button touchtone Princess made its debut in 1964. • It took many years for the touch-tone to become available in some areas. Even in the late 1970s, the majority of telephone customers still had rotary phones. That reversed in the 1980s when the touch-tone gained the advantage. Today, many areas no longer even support pulse dialing, and if they do, those customers are charged a higher monthly rate.
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Picking the Perfect Cat
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m really excited -my mom has decided we can get a kitten! We’re going to adopt one from the local shelter. Do you have any advice on picking the best cat? -Jaynah and Sherar in Poughkeepsie, New York
... and I live right here in Cedar Rapids, IA
DEAR JAYNAH AND SHERAR: First of all, congratulations! It’s exciting to get your first pet. And I’m glad you’re choosing to adopt from a shelter. While I’ve always liked to say that we don’t pick cats, they pick us, that’s not entirely true. Sometimes it takes a little time to find that perfect fit. With kittens, it’s even harder, because they’re almost universally cute. When you visit the shelter, ask if you’re allowed to play with the kittens before choosing one, or to observe them in a play area outside of their cages. Note how they interact with each other and with humans. Are they confident or aggressive? Standoffish, or anxious and shy? Will they play with a toy or string that is dangled in front of them? Note the kittens’ general health. It’s easy to spot a potential problem if a cat is listless, won’t play, has visible sores, shakes its head frequently or has trouble walking. Most shelters are open about a cat’s known health problems. That way potential owners can decide if they want to take on the costs of bringing an adopted cat back to health. Again, take your time and don’t commit to one kitten immediately. If there are multiple shelters in the area, check them out as well. And of course, once you’ve found your new friend, be sure to schedule a checkup with a veterinarian to give it the healthiest start with your re 3 kinds of people in thisfamily. world….those an count and those who can’t. Send your questions, comments or tips to ask@pawscorner.com. 1. What name was given to the 1959 Cadillac (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc. driven by the Ghostbusters? A dog with three legs walks into a saloon in 2. What three inalienable rights are mentioned in the Old West. He hobbles up to the bar and the U.S. Declaration of Independence? MOMENTS IN TIME announces: 3. Name Columbus’ three vessels that sailed The to the History Channel “I’m looking for the man who shot my paw.” New World in 1492. ● On Nov. 21, 1916, the Britannic, sister ● On Nov. 22, 1718, Edward Teach, also 4. Name the three good fairies in Disney’s 1959 ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean known as Blackbeard, is killed off North film Sleeping Beauty. Sea, killing 30 people. In the wake of Carolina’s Outer during battle 5. WhatBanks are the occupations the ThreeaMen in a the Titanic disaster in 1912, the White with a British navy Tub? force. Believed to be
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