Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Prehistoric ‘killer sperm whale’ that rivalled even the megalodon for prey
dailystar.co.ukmammals.The colossal prehistoric creature even rivalled the famous giant shark megalodon in terms of its sheer scale and ferocity, say scientists.Back in 2008 researchers in Peru found the mysterious bones from livyatan melvillei, which was an ancestor of modern-day sperm whales and lived 9.9–8.9 million years ago.The terrifying beast, named after a biblical creature and the author of classic novel Moby Dick, had sharp teeth measuring 36cm long and would tear chunks off its unfortunate prey with a powerful bite.It was around 17.5 metres long (57 ft) and had a huge skull sized three by two metres wide, roughly the same size as today's sperm whales.This made the livyatan a strong rival for the megalodon, which typically sized up at 18 metres long and pursued similar prey.Scientists even have evidence that suggests the two beasts faced off in scary sea battles, with a skeleton of the whale being found with 'meg' bite marks in North Carolina, USA.
Its primary diet is thought to have consisted of baleen whales.Shortly after its discovery, Dr Oliver Lambert of the Natural History Museum in France commented: "This sperm whale could firmly hold large prey with its interlocking teeth, inflict deep wounds and tear large pieces from the body of the victim. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."With their large size and robust jaws, Leviathan adults were surely free from predation."It was a kind of sea monster.
It’s interesting to note that at the same time in the same waters was another monster, which was a giant shark [Megalodon] about 15 metres long."Reflecting on its theorised encounters with the megalodon, he said it is "possible they may.
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