Sale(Town Hall pictured) is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is on the south bank of the River Mersey, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) southwest of Manchester. In 2001, it had a population of 55,000. Evidence of Stone Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon activity has been discovered locally. By the 17th century, Sale had a cottage industry manufacturing garthweb, the woven material from which horses' saddle girths were made. The Bridgewater Canal reached the town in 1765, stimulating Sale's urbanisation. The arrival of the railway in 1849 triggered Sale's growth as a commuter town for Manchester, leading to an influx of middle-class residents; by the end of the 19th century the town's population had more than tripled. Sale's urban growth resulted in a merger with neighbouring Ashton upon Mersey, following the Local Government Act 1929. The increase in population led to the granting of a charter in 1935, giving Sale honorific borough status. Since then, Sale has continued to thrive as a commuter town, supported by its proximity to the M60 motorway and the Manchester Metrolink network. Sale Sharksrugby union and Sale Harriers athletics club were founded in Sale, although both have now relocated elsewhere. (Full article...)
... that it is impossible to identify some crayfish species, such as Procambarus natchitochae, without looking at the male reproductive organs or knowing the collection location?
The discography of Taylor Swift, an American singer-songwriter, includes five studio albums, two live albums, two video albums, two extended plays (EPs), 34 singles, three featured singles, 11 promotional singles, and thirty-four music videos. Swift signed a record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and released her eponymous debut album the following year. In the United States, Taylor Swift peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. Swift released her second studio album, Fearless, in 2008. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 for eleven non-consecutive weeks and became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States. Her fifth studio album, 1989, was released in October 2014. It became her fourth consecutive album to peak at number one on Billboard 200 with sales of 1.287 million copies and her third to sell over 1 million copies. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Swift is the best-selling digital singles artist in the United States. To date, she has sold 27.67 million albums in the United States, making her the seventh-largest selling female artist, in terms of album sales, since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991. (Full list...)
Rekha Raju performing Mohiniyattam, a classical dance form from Kerala, India. Believed to have originated in the 16th century CE, this dance form was popularized in the nineteenth century by Swathi Thirunal, the Maharaja of the state of Travancore, and Vadivelu, one of the Thanjavur Quartet. The dance, which has about 40 different movements, involves the swaying of broad hips and the gentle side-to-side movements.
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