The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of the salmon
family native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and
North America. Those that spend their lives in streams and rivers
average between 1 and 5 lb (0.5 and 2.3 kg); others, called steelhead
trout, live in the ocean or the Great Lakes for two to three years
before returning to fresh water to spawn, and may reach 20 lb
(9.1 kg). Coloration varies widely, but all adult fish are
distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from
gills to the tail, which is most vivid in breeding males. Wild-caught
and hatchery-reared forms of this species have been transplanted and
introduced for food or sport in at least 45 countries. Introductions to
locations in the U.S., Southern Europe, Australia and South America
outside the fish's native range have damaged native fish species when
the trout has preyed on them, out-competed them, transmitted contagious
diseases, or hybridized with closely related species. Some local
populations of specific subspecies, or in the case of steelhead,
distinct population segments, are listed as either threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The steelhead is the
official state fish of Washington.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_trout>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1719:
Emperor Charles VI established Liechtenstein, the only
principality in the Holy Roman Empire still in existence today.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein>
1870:
American Indian Wars: The United States Army massacred a
friendly band of Piegan Blackfeet in Montana Territory, resulting in
about 200 deaths, mostly women, children, and elderly men.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marias_Massacre>
1899:
Pursuant to the adoption of the Malolos Constitution and the
establishment of the First Philippine Republic, Emilio Aguinaldo was
sworn in as the first President of the Philippines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo>
1915:
The Chilembwe uprising, regarded as a seminal moment in the
history of Malawi, began as rebels, led by a minister, attacked local
plantation owners.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilembwe_uprising>
1945:
German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz ordered the beginning of
Operation Hannibal, which became one of the largest emergency
evacuations by sea in history, with over 1 million people transferred
over 15 weeks.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hannibal>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
blueberrying:
The act of gathering blueberries.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blueberrying>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Insofar as thought could be governed at all, it could only be
commanded to follow what reason affirmed anyhow; command it otherwise,
and it would not obey.
--Walter M. Miller, Jr.
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller,_Jr.>