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A plaque commemorating the discovery of Rapamycin on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The plaque is written in Portuguese, and reads:

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A plaque commemorating the discovery of Rapamycin on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The plaque is written in Portuguese, and reads:
In this location were obtained, in January 1965, soil samples that allowed for the obtention of rapamycin, a substance that inaugurated a new era for organ transplant patients. An homage from the Brazilian researchers, November 2000.

Rumpus bachelor sukkah of a bowerbird.

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Rumpus bachelor sukkah of a bowerbird.

"These are birds that can build a hut that looks like a doll's house; they can arrange flowers, leaves, and mushrooms in such an artistic manner you'd be forgiven for thinking that Matisse was about to set up his easel; some can sing simultaneously both the male and female parts of another species' duet, and others easily imitate the raucous laugh of a kookaburra or the roar of a chain saw. Plus, they all dance." (National Geographic via 3quarksdaily)