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3 unusual facts about Dormancy


Artemisia spinescens

It is deciduous, dropping its leaves during the dry summer when it becomes dormant.

Daphnia lumholtzi

lumholtzi deposits eggs in lake sediment that can remain dormant for long periods of time.

Genpet

They looked like small, baldskinned and ugly humanoids, and were intended to be displayed as living, but dormant, bioengineered creatures for purchase as pets.


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Kentucky–Louisville rivalry

In 1994, with former Kentucky player Howard Schnellenberger coaching Louisville, the series was revived after a 70-year dormancy.

Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh

# Thomas Jones, whose descendants reclaimed the Ranelagh Viscountcy after a period of dormancy following the death of Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh.

Stampede Pass

After a period of dormancy in the late 20th century, the Stampede Pass Line and Tunnel were revived in 1997 by BNSF Railway, which utilizes the route as one of two direct Northern Transcon main lines through the Cascades between Spokane and Seattle.

Tindivanam

Oilseeds Research Station was established by the government of Tamil Nadu to evolve groundnut, sesame and castor varieties with desirable attributes viz., short duration, high yield, high oil content, drought tolerance, fresh seed dormancy, resistance to major insect pests and diseases etc.


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