Quiz Guy John Chaneski has designed a puzzle inspired by the movie Finding Dory, only this time it’s about two language experts who journey around the ocean looking for le mot juste. For example, what sea creature name literally means “daughter of...
David points out that a turtle tucked away for the winter may not be hibernating in the mammalian sense: reptiles are often said to brumate. The distinction is not universally insisted on, but brumation usually refers to a reptile’s winter dormancy...
If you’re driving an 18-wheeler and want to warn fellow truckers about a piece of blown tire lying in the middle of the road, you’d tell them to watch out for the alligator. Come to think of it, the crocodilian reptile and the rubber remnant do...
