What does the Rh in Rh factor stand for?
Rhesus, as in the monkey that was once widely used in medical research. When Dr. Karl Landsteiner discovered some of the esoteric properties of blood in 1940, he decided to honor the rhesus monkeys that, in the process of making this discovery, were deprived of their freedom, blood, and lives. Beware of Gorillas Making Hand Gestures Does Koko the signing gorilla watch television? She does. At some point, she went positively ape over Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Eventually Mr. Rogers came to visit Koko. Her response to seeing him in the flesh was interesting indeed, boys and girls: she wrapped her powerful arms around him, and then — as she had seen him do hundreds of times on TV — she reached down and took off his shoes. Do signing gorillas use slang? Well, maybe. Koko, the most adept signing gorilla ever, started using the sign for “nipple” for “people,” perhaps because of the rhyme. She also started using “stink” for “flower.” Another linguistic oddity she initiated is referring to an
