It's been a while since I mentioned how much I love my subscription to DISCOVERY magazine, but I've subscribed for at least 10 years, and I heartily recommend the publication for those creating alien worlds, or time-travel-punk worlds.
Favorite trivia in no particular order:
Foetuses of reptiles, birds, humans all have gill pouches. No need for gillyweed, then!
Transfuse "alien" blood (even A into a B-type person) and it clots.
Excarnation is the (very) ancient art of removing the flesh of the dead from the bones for more efficient burial.
There are colors that human eyes cannot see.
In September 2002, DISCOVERY's cover story was "A New Ice Age" about how North America and Europe could be plunged into frigid winters. Apparently, the painting "George Washington Crossing The Delaware" showed boatmen pushing on ice on a frozen river. American rivers, as alleged in 2002, could soon be freezing over again.
All the best,
Rowena Cherry
SPACE SNARK™ http://www.spacesnark.com/
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