Fengjing and Shar Pei

Fengjing and Shar Pei

The most distinguishing characteristic of both the Fengjing swine and Shar Pei dog breeds is the wrinkled skin, especially on the face and shoulders. This seems to be a case of convergent human–engineered evolution.

First Pig to Fly – Lord Brabazon

First Pig to Fly – Lord Brabazon

The first historically recorded flight of a pig took place on British soil, at Leysdown in Kent in 1909. The pig was carried aloft by J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon, later the First Lord Brabazon of Tara, in his personal French-built Voisin aero plane.

Snout Trails

Snout Trails

Back in a simpler time (ca. 1997) and space (Geocities pre-Yahoo!) cursor trails were cool to have on your web page. Now they’re vilified and it is suggested they might even be a trigger for epileptic seizures, brain hemorrhages and Adult Attention Deficit Disorders.