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Vulpia myuros, the annual fescue, [1] or rat's-tail fescue, [2] is an annual flowering plant in grass family Poaceae. It was probably originally native to Eurasia, but it can now be found nearly worldwide as a naturalized species. In the United Kingdom it forms dense, even swards of fine, hair-like stems in recently disturbed habitats.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
A close-up of the Olympic Flame during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. The Italian city of Turin hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Olympic Games. South Korean athletes won 10 medals, including 6 gold in the short-track speed skating events.
Animalympics is a 1980 American animated sports comedy television film [1] directed by Steven Lisberger [2] and produced by Lisberger Studios for the NBC network. [3] Originally commissioned as two separate specials, it spoofs the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and features the voices of Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer and Michael Fremer.
Here are some of the best photos from the event. Olympic teams enter Stade de France during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. / Credit: Michael Kappeler/dpa via Getty Images
In honor of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, here are 100-year-old photos of the 1924 Olympics in the City of Light. ... Swimmers dive in during the women's 400-meter freestyle semi-finals.
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (French: XV es Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 (Blackfoot: Mohkínsstsisi 1988; Stoney: Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or Wenchi Ispase 1988; Cree: Otôskwanihk 1988/ ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ 1988; Sarsi: Guts’ists’i 1988; Kutenai: ʔaknuqtapȼik’ 1988; Slave: Klincho-tinay-indihay 1988), were a multi ...
Even though Paris will be in the spotlight for hosting the Olympics, the rats will likely still be part of the fanfare—so long as they remain underground.