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A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest.
A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks.
Thou will have no other gods before me
Thou will not worship false idols
Thou will not take the lord's name in vain
Remember the sabeth day by keeping it holy
Honor thy father and mother
Thou shall not commit murder
Thou shall not commit adultery
Thou shall not steal
Thou shall not give false testimony against a neighbor
Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife
The first Devon Rex, Kirlee, is believed to have been fathered by a curly-coated feral tomcat living near an abandoned tin mine in Devon, England.
Harrison Weir, known as the "father of the cat fancy," organized the first modern cat show at London's Crystal Palace in 1871, and British Shorthairs were among the cats he championed.
Thomas Jefferson fell in love with macaroni in Europe and had pasta shipped to the US, helping make it popular in America.
Ford executive Lee Iacocca is considered the father of the Ford Mustang.
Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov is considered the father of the Chevrolet Corvette.
Walter Camp is considered the father of American football. He introduced key features like the line of scrimmage and downs.
Festivus, the made-up holiday from "Seinfeld," came from the real family tradition of writer Dan O'Keefe's father.
"How I Met Your Father," a spin-off of "How I Met Your Mother," premiered on Hulu in 2022.
W.C. Handy is called the "Father of the Blues."
At age 12, Charles Dickens worked in a factory pasting labels on pots of shoe polish while his father was in debtors' prison.
Edgar Allan Poe is considered the father of the detective story, starting with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in 1841.
Ten-year-old Rayner Unwin was paid a shilling to review "The Hobbit" for his father's publishing company.
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya is often called the "father of modern yoga."
Aristotle described and classified hundreds of animal species and is often called the father of biology.
Ada Lovelace's father was the poet Lord Byron.
Ada Lovelace's mother had her study math to keep her away from her father's poetic temperament.
Ada Lovelace died at 36 and was buried next to her father.