They’re entertaining, but not factually accurate (hence the pejorative). “How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin,” “How the Leopard Got His Spots,” and “How the Camel Got His Hump” offer moral, rather than scientific, explanations for evolution. The term is a reference to Rudyard Kipling’s collection of children’s fables that playfully use species traits as a framework for teaching kids important life lessons. Calling something a “just-so story” in science is almost universally intended as a criticism. Sometimes, what we think we know about the natural world is based more on story-telling than the scientific method. Girl’s preference for pink. Are these fact, or fiction? Her vehicle was traveling 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to Gilreath.“Just-so stories” are named after Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 book of animal fables. The suspect, Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, was charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm, online court records show. Miller, who was from North Carolina, died of blunt force injuries, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s Office.

The campaign created Sunday for burial and medical costs has received over $183,000 as of Monday. “I was handed Aric’s wedding ring in a plastic bag at the hospital, five hours after Sam placed it on his finger and they read each other their vows,” his mother wrote. Her son suffered several broken bones and a brain injury, and has had at least one reconstructive surgery, she said. The crash tossed the cart more than 100 yards, Annette Hutchison wrote in the GoFundMe post. First responders attempted to revive Miller, but she died at the scene, he said. The golf cart-style vehicle, decorated with cans and a “just married” sign, “was quite mangled, and it was on its side,” Gilreath said. Three other passengers were injured, two seriously - including Miller’s husband, according to Chief Andrew Gilreath, the public safety director for Folly Beach, a beachside community near Charleston. Miller was riding in a golf cart-style vehicle with husband Aric Hutchinson and two others when the driver hit them, causing the cart to roll several times, according to a GoFundMe post written by Hutchinson’s mother and verified by CNN. Portions of this image have been blurred by CNN for privacy. Aric and Samantha 'Sam' Hutchinson celebrate after their wedding.

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