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  • Germain’s parents did not at all approve of her sudden fascination with mathematics, which was then thought inappropriate for a woman. When night came, they would deny her warm clothes and a fire for her bedroom to try to keep her from studying, but after they left, she would take out candles, wrap herself in quilts and do mathematics.

    In 1794, when Germain was 18, the École Polytechnique opened. As a woman, Germain was barred from attending, but the new system of education made the “lecture notes available to all who asked”.

    Despite Germain’s intellectual achievements, her death certificate lists her as a “rentière – annuitant” (property holder), not a “mathématicienne”.

    Photograph of Sophie Germain’s death mask, showing intentional deformation of the skull practiced in early modern France.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain


  • Its major predator was said to be the Sasquatch, a mythical creature said to inhabit the same region, as well as bald eagles and cats.

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    from See also of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear

    The drop bear (sometimes dropbear) is a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala. This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in tall tales designed to scare tourists. While koalas are typically docile herbivores (and are not bears), drop bears are described as unusually large and vicious marsupials that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspecting people (or other prey) that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.