Listen to my Morning Edition piece to hear how Charles Darwin and his butler dropped asparagus into a tub and how Darwin and his oldest son studied dead pigeons floating upside down in a bowl to test ideas about evolution.
Groupon didn't test that Super Bowl commercial, according to a person familiar with the matter.
While it stands up to rainfall, spillages and the obligatory throw-the-phone-into-a-bowl-of-water test, the device won't function underwater.
In what is effectively a bowl-off for first Test places in Jamaica next week, Anderson was the only seamer to have any success, removing Kieran Powell in the seventh over.
The close of play also coincided with the news that Fidel Edwards will not be able to bowl in the remainder of the Test because of a hamstring injury that restricted him to 4.5 overs in the South African innings.
In November 2011, three Pakistan players were jailed for accepting money to deliberately bowl "no balls" in a Test match against England.
Butt was jailed for his role as the "orchestrator" of the plot to bowl deliberate no-balls in the Test at the Lord's cricket ground in London last summer.
Butt, Amir and Asif were last month caught by a News of the World sting which alleged they accepted money to deliberately bowl no-balls during the fourth Test against England at Lord's.
Cook's punishment was being made to bowl, for the first time in Test cricket, and his rather rusty off-spinners signalled the point when a uniquely cricketing gentleman's agreement could be made and the match could end.
Such was the dominance of England's swing and seam bowlers, Swann was required to bowl only two overs in the entire first Test.
Taylor, who claimed five wickets to help bowl England out for 51 during the first Test at Sabina Park in February, then removed Stephen Moore and Jonathan Trott.
Australia were dismissed for only 98 on day one of the Boxing Day Test after Andrew Strauss opted to bowl first on a green-top wicket offering assistance for the seamers.
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England drew the first Test with South Africa and lacked the firepower to bowl the tourists out for a second time after building a commanding first innings lead of 346, although they were not helped by a placid pitch.
They're under pressure, the Aussies know they can bowl us out, they're cocky going into the Perth Test.
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Flintoff opted not to bowl at England's first preparation session for the penultimate Ashes Test on Wednesday, but that was to be expected as he continues to manage his injury.
For the Perth Test, which starts on 16 December, England will want a third seamer to bowl into the wind, famously known as the 'Fremantle Doctor'.
Among the bets traded on Betfair during Test matches are the result itself, who will win the toss and whether he will bat or bowl, and in which session the match will finish.
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