2/17/1981
The great-granddaughter of famed hotelier Conrad Hilton and co-heir to the Hilton fortune, socialite Paris Hilton stridently endeavored to make her own mark in the world – and for the most part, succeeded. Alongside her younger sister, Nicky, Paris Hilton became one of the first media-dubbed "celebutantes” – a term used to describe a growing trend of young, attractive party girl socialites-turned-models/actresses and quasi-celebs. Regardless, whether you loved her or hated her, one could not deny the impact Hilton had on media and pop culture....
While reviewing my news stories, I came across this amazing story about the longest annual bird migration ever recorded: A flock of sooty shearwaters, weighing no more than 2 pounds, that traveled some 46,000 miles. Equally as amazing to me is that these birds could travel nearly 700 miles a day. Absolutely extraordinary! Scientists tagged 33 sooty shearwaters electronically to monitor various data, including air temperatures, their position and how far they dove into the sea for food. Nineteen of the 20 tags were recovered, providing full records of their long-distance journeys, from New Zealand to Antarctica, Japan, Alaska and even South America. Sooty shearwaters are small, but they're certainly tough. When searching for fish, squid and krill for food, the birds dove an average of 46 feet, and some went as deep as 225
