That graphic of the lakes and the Caspian sea is pretty cool. I've never seen a representation of the comparative sizes of our Great Lakes juxtaposed with the large lakes elsewhere on our globe. As a kid who grew up on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, I just sort of took them for granted as "normal". But they're not - they're pretty magnificent.
That second one is an interesting comparison of the lakes world wide. Re the Romans, NOT the job I would have wanted... Natural life expectancy wasn't in the cards for them...
That graphic of the lakes and the Caspian sea is pretty cool. I've never seen a representation of the comparative sizes of our Great Lakes juxtaposed with the large lakes elsewhere on our globe. As a kid who grew up on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, I just sort of took them for granted as "normal". But they're not - they're pretty magnificent.
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DeleteFavorite Churchill quote. The guy was an idiot, although he was a GREAT idiot for America, yet he could turn a phrase.
ReplyDeleteThat second one is an interesting comparison of the lakes world wide. Re the Romans, NOT the job I would have wanted... Natural life expectancy wasn't in the cards for them...
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