Decades ago we were checking out an in-home day care. Nice provider, nice home, but there was a hitch: She only accepted little girls. No exceptions. She said everything just ran smoother. She warned us: if you were planning on another child and got it “wrong”, there were no sibling exceptions. The girls were welcome, the boys were not. (not sure how she pulled this off with licensing and such)
My Mom (born in the USA) moved to Italy for a few years and returned in the mid 1930’s. She distinctly remembers the ship listing to one side as everyone onboard wanted to get a look at the statue of liberty.
the US Navy employs a forestry manager who maintains a 50,000 acre hardwood (mostly white oak) forest in Indiana. This is just in case they need to repair the still commissioned, 200+ year old war ship, the USS Constitution.
Hmmm we do some genetic engineering and give them an alternate use? Like the ability to shoot poisonous darts? laser beams?