A song from Kate and Anna Mcgarrigle that I absolutely love
Heartbeats Accelerating-song by Kate and Anne Mcgarrigle.
Heartbeats Accelerating-song by Kate and Anne Mcgarrigle.
The Benefits of Being Alone -song by Rose Cousins.
Rose Cousins is a Canadian folk singer from Nova Scotia.
The word "plastic" comes from the Greek word "plastikos" ,meaning "capable of being shaped or molded."
Woodpeckers usually peck on the wooden siding(cedar and redwood, especially) because it contains insects, usually wood-boring insect larvae such as the leafcutter bee.
The electric eel,which lives in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America can produce an electric shock of 600 watts to kill its prey.It can kill even a crocodile.
The Mona Lisa was stolen from Le Louvre in 1911,attracting more visitors to the Louvre to view the empty space than had previously come to see the painting itself.
In 1983,61 year-old Cliff Young,a farmer from Australia won the Sydney to Melbourne 544-mile endurance,shocking the world.Whilevthe younger, experienced athletes stopped to sleep,he kept moving through the night,leading him to an unexpected victory.
Raking your leaves in autumn can be bad.Raking your leaves destroys ecosystems.Fallen leaves create a natural layer that butterflies,moths,salamanders,chipmunks,box turtles,toads,shrews,worms and other species rely on for food and shelter.
Walking through pine forests makes your lungs feel refreshed because pine trees produce a chemical called pinene.There are two types of pinene.A-pinene has anti-inflammatory properties and is used to treat asthma.
Abduction refers to moving a limb away from the midline of your body.Adduction refers to moving a limb toward the midline of your body.
Garlic is a detoxifier,metabolism booster,an effective diuretic and regulates blood sugar fluctuations.
Onions are diuretic.Eating onions may help regulate blood sugar levels.
Deipnophobia is a form of social anxiety disorder, manifesting as the fear of eating in front of others.
Rice is a water-intensive crop,requiring 4,000 to 5,000 liters of water to produce just one kilogram.This is due to the need for flooded fields during cultivation.
Green dating is the trend of people dating others who prioritize shared values around eco-consciousness with each other.
Dromosexual -when a man or woman is still on the road to defining their sexual orientation;it is used for people that are confused about their sexual urges.
Bruce Campbell,a man from Oregon bought a Boeing 727 for $100,000 in 1999 and is using it as his house.How wonderful!
A giraffe's tongue can be over 20 inches long!It's also dark purple to protect it from the sun.
Canada Post gets its revenue from three sources in 2024:letter mail,ad mail and parcel mail.
English pirate Benjamin Hornigold once raided a merchant ship solely to steal hats,as his crew had previously thrown theirs overboard the previous night.
Dolphins will definitely provoke pufferfish so that they will inflate and then can be used as a ball for their games
On Saturday, November 16,2024,I walked along the entire length of Holt street in Rosemont from Boulevard St.Michel to Lorimier Avenue.There is an old church on Holt street as well as a mini brewery.
Yes, English can be weird.It can be understood through tough thorough thought,though.-David Burge
The idea of the modern has been superseded;the challenge today is to return to the small scale,the handmade to local distribution -becausr today what we call 'modern' is out of date.-Carlo Petrini
The Japanese grow square watermelons for convenient shipping and refrigerator storage.
Barry Marshall was convinced that Heliobacter pylori bacteria caused stomach ulcers,but noone believed him.Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans,he drank the bacteria himself and developed ulcers within days.He treated them with antibiotics and went on to win the Nobel Prize in 2005.
Packed with antioxidants,vitamins and minerals,mushrooms play a vital role in slowing the progression of sight loss conditions such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
The inventor of shopping carts,Sylvan Goldman,had to hire several male and female models to push carts around in his store,demonstrating their utility,and explain their use to other customers,due to not catching on initially.
In 1910,Louis (10) and Temple Abernathy (6) rode horseback alone for 1,300 miles from Oklahoma to New York city to meet President Theodore Roosevelt.
Strangely,big dogs are more well-behaved pets.Studies show bigger dogs usually have better behavior than small dogs,but it's not because they're inherently better animals;it's because of humans.We tend to put less effort into the discipline of little dogs because we assume they can't do as much damage-so large dogs typically end up having better training.
There are holes in crackers because the holes let the steam escape while baking, keeping the crackers flat and crispy instead of puffing up like biscuits.
In some Turkish wedding customs,brides often add salt to the groom's coffee before the ceremony;if he drinks it without complaint,he's considered a keeper.