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12 hours ago · Thomas of Cantimpré was born of noble parentage in 1201, [2] at Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (a small town near Brussels), in the Duchy of Brabant. In 1206 his father (returning from Palestine, where he had fought alongside Richard I of England) sent Thomas to Liège, where he began to tackle the difficulties of the trivium and quadrivium, studying from age 5 to age 11; in Liège he also had the chance ...
12 hours ago · Resident. The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent[ a ] (/ ˈviːzənt / or / ˈwiːzənt /), the zubr[ b ] (/ ˈzuːbər /), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, [ c ] is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.
12 hours ago · Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. [ 1 ] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues.
12 hours ago · During the evening of January 8 through January 9, a severe weather outbreak brought damaging winds and numerous tornadoes to the Southeastern and Eastern United States. On January 7, the Storm Prediction Center issued an enhanced risk for severe weather in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, including a 10% ...
