just learned that the word “ferret” is derived from the Latin word furittus meaning “LITTLE THIEF” and that a group of ferrets is called a BUSINESS and i am absolutely pleased with this new knowledge
An Examination of the mineralized remains of the vegetables and animals of the antediluvian world : generally termed extraneous fossils - James Parkinson - 1811 - via e-rara
Miniature of Maria Antonia of Parma, second daughter and third child of Maria Amalia of Austria and Ferdinand of Parma. Known by the nickname of Tognina, she was named after her father’s aunt, Maria Antonia of Spain, and not after her mother’s famous sister, Marie Antoinette, as is often stated.
