A whirligig can be many things. Some move on a windy day like pinwheels. Some are moving toys, for example a man chopping wood. Many are moving garden pieces such as people chopping wood or waving a ...
The year was 1989. Charlie Gaddy was still anchoring the evening news. I was a young TV reporter trying to make my mark. And Vollis Simpson wasn’t even famous yet. A WRAL viewer called from Wilson and ...
Take a 14-second break and watch these radiated tortoises at the Museum of Life and Science eat some healthy veggies. Check out what creatures you can find when you explore a pond in this video from ...
WILSON, N.C. — You really need to be outdoors and looking up to see the art of Vollis Simpson. And it helps if there’s a breeze. The late folk artist was known for his “outsider” kinetic pieces called ...
What is a whirligig? Some move on a windy day like pinwheels. Some are moving toys, for example a man chopping wood. Many are moving garden pieces such as people chopping wood or waving a flag. The ...
If you don’t know what a whirligig is, head for a unique festival this weekend in Wilson, North Carolina. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a whirligig as “a child’s toy having a whirling motion, ...
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) – Take a drive through historic downtown Wilson and you may notice something a little unusual, a little whimsical, and a whole lot extraordinary. “Whirligig is just sort of a ...
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Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind direction and the weather. Sources disagree on where the first were made; it was probably in China about 400 ...
Some move on a windy day like pinwheels. Some are moving toys — for example, a man chopping wood. Many are moving garden pieces, such as people chopping wood or waving a flag. The experts say there ...
With inspiration from an ancient toy, researchers believe that the simple spinning mechanics of a whirligig could help in the diagnosis of malaria, HIV and other diseases around the world, according ...
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