Alaefula Stephanie
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THE UNIVERSE
Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. The dog that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz was credited as Toto but in reality the dog's name was Terry. And when Terry died in 1945 her owner and trainer Carl Spitz buried her on his ranch in Los Angeles. But in 1958 the Ventura Highway was constructed right through Terry's grave. Her remains were disturbed and have never been found. Fifty-three years later a memorial was erected in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in her honor but because she isn't buried there, the memorial is not a grave. It's what's known as a cenotaph, an empty tomb. I was reminded of Toto's cenotaph when I saw the cenotaph of Philopappos, atop the Hill of the Muses in Athens.
By Alaefula Stephanie3 years ago in Earth
The Human Biology
This episode is brought to by a collaboration between the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. We're going on a road trip! We did it! We made it! We're here at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, here in beautiful Denver, Colorado. I mean, this place has got mountains, it's got splash pads, it's got this beautiful bear sculpture, and it's got this amazing museum that has been a fixture of Colorado and Denver for over 117 years. And I've heard that they've got some amazing research and collections work, so we're going to go check it out! I'm also super out of breath because the altitude is really high here. I gotta go!
By Alaefula Stephanie3 years ago in Education
