Large, and now mainly extinct, animals that lived during the Palaeolithic, such as woolly mammoths and sabre-toothed cats.
Megafauna
Fact of the Day
Before the Normans came along, there was no English word for 'castle'.
Quote of the Day
"Madam, I have whipped his arse; you may kiss it if you please.
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~ Buchanan, the young James VI of Scotland's tutor, after being upbraided for punishing his charge
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.