Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?!
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It's thought that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.
The very first Thanksgiving was held by the pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower. For Thanksgiving they ate lobster, chestnuts, rabbit and fish among other things. Sadly, for them, there was no mashed potato or pumpkin pie!
If you had to guess, how many languages would you say existed in the world? There are over 7,000 languages! And most of them are dialects. Out of these languages, Cambodian has the longest alphabet with an impressive 74 characters.
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It's thought that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.
The very first Thanksgiving was held by the pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower. For Thanksgiving they ate lobster, chestnuts, rabbit and fish among other things. Sadly, for them, there was no mashed potato or pumpkin pie!
If you had to guess, how many languages would you say existed in the world? There are over 7,000 languages! And most of them are dialects. Out of these languages, Cambodian has the longest alphabet with an impressive 74 characters.
The trees which grow cacao can live for an impressive 200 years! However, the plants only create viable beans for making chocolate for just twenty years of their lifespan. They are indeed a tricky plant to work with for farmers.
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