Nyctibatrachus major, the Malabar night frog, is a species in the robust frog family. First described in 1882 by George Albert Boulenger, it is a large Nyctibatrachus frog, with an adult snout–vent length of 31.5–52.0 mm (1.24–2.05 in) for males and 43.7–54.2 mm (1.72–2.13 in) for females. It is mainly brownish to greyish in colour, with a greyish-white underside, light grey sides, and grey or brown markings. Sexes can be told apart by the bulbous glands near the inner thigh in males. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats mountain range of India, in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Adults are nocturnal and inhabit fast-moving forest streams at elevations of up to 900 m (3,000 ft). The diet mainly consists of other frogs and insect larvae. On hatching, tadpoles drop from leaves or rocks into a water source. The species is vulnerable: threats include habitat loss, increased human presence, and possibly nitrate pollution caused by fertiliser overuse.
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1789:
Bishop John Carroll purchased a plot of land that would become the home of the future Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_University
1902:
In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakk%C5%8Dda_Mountains
1957:
American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee" (example pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee
2001:
Five people attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, an act that many later claimed to have been staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_self-immolation_incident
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coincident: 1. Of two or more objects: being in the same location. 2. Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous. 3. Of two or more things: having the same qualities; being in accordance; consonant, matching. 4. (obsolete) Chiefly followed by to: accompanying, concomitant, incident. 5. (obsolete) One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coincident
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