Host Tom Cavanagh (TV's Ed, Scrubs) discovers that author John Steinbeck was also a marine biologist He donated lots of specimens to the Smithsonian's museum of natural history.
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Usually I "don't do" chain mails or memes
but this one .. I thought that it's true
that I often come here and you make me think about one of the subjects I like best:
the sea ...
and especially the deep sea that I probably never will see by myself,
so hope you will accept this nomination for the Thinkingblog Award
:-)
http://tinyurl.com/yrqmk3
The rules set by The THinkingblog
http://tinyurl.com/2o4g2k
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote