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Welwitschia Mirabilis (Plant Kingdom)

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Welwitschia Mirabilis Kingdom : Plantae Divisio : Gnetophytha Class : Gnetopsida Order : Welwitschiales Familli : Welwitschiaceae Genus : Welwitschia Hook F Species : W. mirabilis Welwitschia is a monotypic gymnosperm genus, comprising solely the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis , endemic to the Namib Desert within Namibia and Angola. The plant is commonly known simply as welwitschia in English, but the name tree tumbo is also used. It is called kharos or khurub in Nama, tweeblaarkanniedood in Afrikaans, nyanka in Damara, and onyanga in Herero. Welwitschia is the only living genus of the family Welwitschiaceae and order Welwitschiales, in the division Gnetopyhta. Informal sources commonly refer to the plant as a "living fossil". Naming Welwitschia is named after the Austrian botanist and doctor Friedrich Welwitsch, who was the first European to describe the plant, in 1859 in present-day Angola. Welwitsch was so overwhe

Harland David Sanders (Inspirational Person)

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 Harland David Sanders Born : September 9th of 1890, Henryville, Indiana, U.S. Died : December 16th of 1980 (aged 90) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Resting Place : Cave Hill Cemetary, Louisville Nationality : American Occupation : Businessman, restaurater Board Member of : Kentucky Fried Chicken (founder) Children : 3 At present more than one billion fried chicken from the Colonel's recipe is enjoyed every year in the world. Even available in almost 80 countries worldwide. That was the result of Colonel Harland Sanders' hard struggle as Founder of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). It's never too late to start a business even at a very old age. That was proven by Colonel Harland Sanders. Childhood At the age of 6 years, Sanders lost his father who died His mother was forced to assume responsibility early. Existing conditions require Harland Sanders to take care of his two younger siblings and learn to c