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On this day in 1637 tulip mania collapsed in the Netherlands by government order. At its peek the insane demand for tulips meant that a contract could change hands for 10 times the wage of a skilled craftsman. Nearly 500 years later and people are still making the same mistakes. Mike Dash’s book on the subject, Tulipomania, comes highly recommended: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tulipomania-Mike-Dash/dp/0753827999/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265144866&sr=8-6
And now, the Fortean zoology news:
NZ Girl Fights Off Shark With Body Board
Bull gores 12-year-old 'torero'
Do Herbie's tree rings hold secrets?
Polish scientists say 3 Neanderthal teeth found
X-ray reveals rubber duck inside terrier 18 months...
Chinese lanterns pose danger to livestock, NFU says
Cat predicts 50 deaths in RI nursing home
Q: Why did the cat get a job in the police?
A: He always wanted to work in ‘claw’ enforcement.
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In November Sahar Dimus, our guide on four CFZ Sumatra expeditions, died of liver failure leaving a widow Lucy and four Children. On the 2nd November, Dezyama D. Sangma, wife of our friend and colleague Dipu Marak, our collaborator on the 2010 Indian expedition died, leaving her grieving husband and two small children.
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