Died too Young
In 2008, this Dark Knight star died at the age of 28
Heath Ledger
To rid himself of a gift he no longer wanted this king of Phrygia bathed in a river whose sands then became gold
Midas
Rusty metal is not the source of this disease but it's a good place for the clostridium bacteria that cause it to grow
Tetanus
The World War I poem In Flanders Field inspired the use of this flower as a symbol for remembering fallen soldiers
Poppy
In kangaroo rats these organs are very efficient & need little water to remove waste from the blood
Kidneys
At the age of 27 this grunge musician died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Kurt Cobain
This important egyptian god is the lord of the underwold and judge of the dead. He is traditionally depicted as a green skinned deity with a pharaoh's beard
Osiris
In 1665, Robert Hooke used a primitive microscope to observe what he called cells, which he believed were unique to plants, in a thin slice of this material
Cork
This German pilot is considered the ace-of-aces of world war I, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
Manfred von Richthofen
Chipmunks marmots & groundhogs all belong to the family named for this rodent
Squirrel
Murdered in a drive-by shooting in California in 1997, this east coast rapper was only 24
Notorious BIG
His punishment for war against Zeus was being condemned to hold up the heavens
Atlas
Microcephaly is one of the birth defects related to this tropical virus that's becoming more prevalent
Zika
A World War I flying ace with 22 kills he headed Hitler's Luftwaffe
HERMANN GORING
Moles are actually not rodents, instead deriving from the Eulipotyphla order. This order is shared with hedgehogs and this small long nosed mammal.
Shrew
At the Age of 27 in the year 1970, this legendary guitarist aphyxiated on his own vomit
Jimi Hendrix
In Norse myth it's the 7-leter name for where the mere mortals lived
Midgard
Found almost anywhere there is fresh water, this microscopic animal can also survive extreme conditions—even exposure to the cold vacuum of outer space—and their DNA can withstand a battering by X-ray radiation.
Tardigrade
The final land battle of WWII was fought on this island in the Ryukyus in June 1945
Okinawa
When Lewis & Clark encountered this Great Plains rodent they called it a barking squirrel
Prairie dog
This rising star was known for his roles in Star Trek and Green Room before his unfortunate passing in 2016 after his car rolled over him in his driveway
Anton Yelchin
This god of writing and wisdom, could be depicted in the form of a baboon or a sacred ibis or as a man with the head of an ibis. He was believed to have invented language and the hieroglyphic script and to serve as a scribe and adviser for the gods.
Thoth
Beggiatoa is an extremophile bacteria known for a metabolism that involves oxidation of inorganic compounds, it is often found on these aquatic sulfur sources.
hydrothermal vents
Also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, this battle was known for intense battles in mud and rain. It became a symbol of the senseless slaughter of the First World War as the area contributed little to the Allied effort.
Battle of Passchendaele
Pictured here is this nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammal most known for its venomous saliva
Solenodon