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4 unusual facts about CURL


Curl-crested Aracari

It is generally rare to uncommon, but regularly seen at several localities, including the Tambopata National Reserve in Peru, the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia, and the Cristalino State Park near Alta Floresta in Brazil.

Near the Amazon River, its range extends east to about the Madeira River, while in the southern half of its range it extends east to the Xingu River.

Curl-crested Jay

Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy & Brown, William L. (1989): The Birds of South America (Vol.1: The oscine passerines).

S-Curl

S-curls were most popular among African-American men during the 1990s, when many popular musicians such as Timbaland and the members of Dru Hill wore the hairstyle.


BOSU

In a scientific experiment conducted at Eastern Illinois University in 2009, 12 men performed various physical exercises (back squat, deadlift, overhead press, and curl lifts) with and without the BOSU ball.

Canadian Forces ranks and insignia

Subsequently, in recognition of the Canadian Naval Centennial, Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, authorized the use of the executive curl for the Canadian Navy on 2 May 2010.

Chris Plys

Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton.

Curl Curl, New South Wales

Freshwater Senior Campus which is part of Northern Beaches Secondary College is for year 11 and 12 students, located on the corner of Harbord Road and Brighton Street, Curl Curl.

Dee Why-class ferry

The Dee Why and Curl Curl, were built for the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company (PJ & MS Co.) by Napier and Miller, the famous Scottish shipbuilders, at Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow, Scotland.

Devil's Gate Pass

Besides the dominant Artemisia tridentata (Big Sage) and Purshia tridentata (Bitterbrush) noteworthy large plants include Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper), Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey Pine), Cercocarpus ledifolius (Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany), and the picturesque Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen).

Down by the Bay

The Barney and the Backyard Gang video "Rock with Barney" featured the verses, "Did you ever see a bee with a sunburnt knee?", "Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose?", "Did you ever see a whale with a polka-dot tail?", "Did you ever see a bear try to curl somebody's hair?", "Did you ever see a guy playing tennis with a fly?", "Did you ever see a green dog jumping on a yellow log?", "Did you ever see a rhino kissing a dino?", and "Did you ever see some friends having fun that never ends?".

Executive curl

After 42 years absent, the executive curl insignia became effective again for service dress uniforms on June 11, 2010 on the occasion of the Pacific Canadian Naval Centennial International Fleet Review parade of nations in Victoria, British Columbia.

Subsequently, in recognition of the Canadian Naval Centennial, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, authorized the use of the executive curl for the Canadian Navy on Battle of Atlantic Sunday, May 2, 2010.

Fred Hemmings

In 2010, he was invited by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company to attend the Rip Curl Pro Search 2010, where he was honored for his 1968 championship.

High plains disease

High plains virus is spread by wheat curl mites, Aceria tosichella, which are small enough to be carried on air currents.

Hot Curl

Hot Curl is a cartoon character created in 1963 by Michael Dormer and Lee Teacher.

Jason Gunnlaugson

In 2009, Gunnlaugson took over the reins of Daley Peters's team when Peters left the team to curl with his father Vic Peters.

Jeremy Curl

Curl worked briefly at the British Museum, London, in the Ancient Egyptology department alongside renown Egyptologist Vivien Davies where he learnt to read Egyptian hieroglyphs and awakened his love for ancient and enigmatic cultures.

Joe Curl

From 2000-2005, Curl's staff included Todd Buchanan who would ultimately serve as head coach of Houston upon his retirement.

Joseph Curl

The website MediaBistro.com has speculated that Curl also works for the Drudge Report, a news aggregation website.

London equations

To obtain the second equation, take the curl of the first London equation and apply Faraday's law,

Robert Curl

Professor Curl's current research interests involve physical chemistry, developing DNA genotyping and sequencing instrumentation, and creating quantum cascade laser-based mid-infrared trace gas monitoring instrumentation.

Suta suta

In Victoria the curl snake occurs only in the north and central regions and in Perth it is restricted to the far north eastern boundaries.

Truevision TGA

In the film Earth Girls Are Easy, the aliens are given a makeover at the "Curl up and Dye" Salon.

Wolfson Research Exchange

A CURL-SCONUL seminar held in June 2006 brought together library professionals and research postgraduates to consider the research community’s requirements of library space.

Yax Nuun Ayiin

Yax Nuun Ayiin I (died 411), aka "Curl Snout" (reigned 379–ca. 410); Early Classic period ruler of Tikal, 16th ruler in succession counted from the founder


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