Depending on the species, catfish can live from eight to 20 years though the Mekong giant catfish lives more than 60 years. Almost 3,000 species of catfish have been catalogued throughout the world, but it is thought that as many as 4,500 exist. Continue Reading
Women played an important role in scouting and finding supplies and food, and some lost their lives on the battlefield trying to obtain goods from wounded or dead soldiers. At Valley Forge, it is estimated that women averaged 1 to every 44 men, adding up to around 500 women, although there are no reliable figures for this number.
Women's suffrage advocate Carrie Chatman Catt compiled many arguments in favor of extending the right to vote to women. She included a pamphlet entitled Women Warriors, written by D.R. Livermore. Livermore listed a number of examples of women serving in Union armies during the Civil War.