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.jpg) MonopodsMonopods are mythological dwarf-like creatures with a single leg and a large foot. They are found in many works of fiction dating back to ancient Greece. Monopods are even mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis (c. 77 CE), an encyclopedia of natural history. Twentieth-century writer C.S. Lewis also featured the one-legged creatures in his Chronicles of Narnia allegorical fantasy series. In both accounts, monopods are said to use their oversized feet for what purpose? More...
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Reproduction might be an issue.
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No Pedro, I think only one leg is missing. ;)
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 Ctesias tells of a race of men with one foot called Monocoli (from the Greek, "having one leg.") They are also called Sciapodae (from the Greek, "making a shadow with his foot.") These men would shade themselves from the sun with their feet. This race was reported by Sir John Mandeville, telling about Ethiopia- "There are some that have only foot, and yet they run so fast on that one foot that it is a marvel to see them. That foot is so big that it will cover and shade all the body from the sun." (Moseley, 1983) Contrast these to men to an Indian race, reported by Eudoxus, where the men have feet 18- 20 inches long, and the women have tiny feet (the women are called Struthpodes, which comes from the Greek for sparrow-footed.)
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It is a well-kept secret in the world of International Football, but Monopods are being actively recruited by Real Madrid and sundry Clubs in Brazil. Monopods' feet (or foot), doubling as it does for a parasol, may prove to be a decisive advantage in Equatorial Brazil.
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I have never owned one, so can anybody tell me whether those Ipods are mono or stereo?
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