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Fast facts: Bombyx mori, a silkworm moth, has been cultivated for so long that it can no longer exist without human care. Because it has been domesticated, it has lost the ability to fly. Drosophila, the small fruit fly, has been warmly received by the scientific community, mainly owing to the giant chromosomes possessed by the cells of its salivary glands. These chromosomes, which can stretch to more than a mile long when unraveled, allow scientists to study DNA using only a sheet of white paper and a bright table lamp. A male moth can smell a female moth from 100 yards away. A housefly can transport germs as far as 15 miles away from the original source of contamination. A winkle is an edible sea snail. An adult female ladybug will eat about 300 medium-size aphids before it lays eggs. About three to 10 aphids are eaten for each egg the beetle lays. More than 5,000 aphids may be eaten by a single adult in its lifetime.

 

On this date: In 1861, Louisiana took over the U.S. Mint in New Orleans. In 1874, the Jesse James gang robbed a train at Gads Hill, Mo. In 1928, 3M first marketed Scotch tape. In 1948, the magnetic tape recorder was developed by Wireway. In 1955, RCA demonstrated the first music synthesizer. In 1970, Grateful Dead members were arrested on LSD charges.

 

Quotable... "We would have strongly preferred to avoid litigation in connection with this matter. But given the request by the four Senate committee chairmen and subcommittee chairmen, our rights to this information and the important principal and precedents involved, GAO will take the steps necessary to file suit in United States District Court." - Congress' Comptroller General David Walker about the GAO deciding to sue the White House for documents relating to Enron.