Sunday, April 17, 2005

Cute but Cruel

This is just another entry in the section of unnecessary knowledge. However, it's also an entry in the cute but cruel section:

The scientific name of the Chinese Painted Quail is excalfactoria chinensis. Excalfactoria means something that heats. The tiny little bird got this name because the Chinese used to put this quail into their pockets to warm their hands.

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