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Besides Dr. Watson, what two doctors are closely related to the character of Sherlock Holmes?

Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired to create Sherlock Holmes by Dr. Joseph Bell, who worked at the Royal Hospital of Edinburgh and was distinguished by his ability to make subtle inferences from the smallest observations. In turn, Sherlock Holmes became one of the basis for creating the character of Gregory House, a brilliant doctor from the television series of the same name. Like Holmes, House likes only difficult cases, is cynical, has a passion for music and is addicted to drugs.

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What is a scallop?

Have you ever eaten a dish of fried scallops? Have you ever looked at the little squares on your plate and wondered why you never saw them in the water? What is this creature that exists in the form of square slices of meat?

In fact, what is sold under the name "scallops" and the scallops that you eat are just large muscles of a certain type of shellfish. These muscles are used to open and close shell valves and are the only edible part. The scallop itself is a curious creature. As you probably already know, most bivalves (mollusks with two shells) find a place to live and stay there.

They can attach themselves to rocks or wood, or litter the ocean floor like oysters do. But scallops are completely different. Scallops prefer to move. They are constantly moving from place to place. They move with the help of water, which is first taken into the shell, and then thrown out with force. This allows them to zigzag and push themselves forward. Did you know that the scallop has become a symbol of travelers because it is in constant motion? In the Middle Ages, pilgrims wore scallop shells on their hats to show that they had come a long way by sea.

Scallops belong to a large family of mollusks, which also includes snails, veners and oysters. There are over two hundred varieties. The common scallop lives in bays close to the coast. In diameter, its size reaches 3 centimeters. The giant scallop is a scallop. It is found further from the coast in deeper waters and reaches a diameter of 15 centimeters.

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