The Komodo dragon is also known as the Komodo monitor or the Komodo Island monitor in scientific literature, although this is not very common. To the natives of Komodo Island, it is referred to as ora, buaya darat (land crocodile), or biawak raksasa (giant monitor).
Jars of dirt and rock from the sinkhole that formed under the National Corvette Museum sell for $10 at the museum gift shop. Photograph: Timothy D Easley/AP Wanda Cohen of Roswell, Georgia had just posted a photo of a wrecked car on her Facebook page.
Only 20 L88 Corvettes were made for the 1967 model year. This one has all its original body panels and has been painted in its original factory color. It was sold at a Dallas auction Tuesday, September 10, 2013, for $3.4 million, the highest price ever paid for a Corvette at auction. NEW YORK â A 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible was sold at a Dallas auction Tuesday for $3.4 million, the highest price ever paid for a Corvette at auction. The car was one of only 20 L88 Corvettes produced that year. The L88 was a special high-performance version of the Corvette.