Animal Eyes

Dmitri Mendeleyev presented his periodic table of elements at the Russian Chemical society on March 6, 1869. His table was based on increasing atomic weight. It was not, however, the first attempt at organizing the elements. In 1864, Lothar Meyer published a table with the placement of 28 elements.

In Greek mythology, Autumn began when Persephone was abducted by Hades to be the Queen of the Underworld. Quite upset, Persephone’s mother, Demeter (the goddess of the harvest), caused all the crops on Earth to wither until her daughter was allowed to return, which was miraculously the beginning of spring.

We all know how long it can sometimes take to finish a game of Monopoly. While some people quit half-way through selling their third hotel, others endure. The longest game of Monopoly that was recorded went for 70 days straight!