Many animals showed signs of distress |
Ferrari fetches record $16m, how zoo animals predicted the DC earthquake, and Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 'tweet,' 'bromance'.
• How zoo animals predicted the DC earthquake.
 Moments before a rare, 5.8-magnitude shook Washington, DC, the National Zoo said Wednesday many of its animals showed signs of distress - some letting out cries, others fleeing to higher ground and some huddling together.
 Read » [foxnews.com]
• Ferrari fetches record $16m.
 This 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa prototype has fetched $US16.4 million, making it the most expensive car ever sold at auction. A red 1957 Ferrari has become the most expensive car sold at auction.
Read » [smh.com.au]
• Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 'tweet,' 'bromance'.
 Crowdsourcing tweeters bonding in bromance and tracking cougars earned an official place in the English lexicon on Thursday when Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 150 words.
Read » [reuters.com]
Author: Ruth Lorraine, for AZ10.com ~ 28 Aug 2011
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