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.
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An unlikely friendship was forged between Ireland and the American Choctaw Indian Tribe, when the latter sent the former money during the famine. This was despite the fact that the tribe had just been forced to walk the Trail of Tears. You’ll find a monument of appreciation to the tribe in County Cork.
Good news for the women out there. According to researchers, a mother’s genes determine the intelligence of a child. Scientists say that the cleverness gene is carried by the X chromosome. Smart ladies!
During World War II, the British government used an interesting method to recruit code breakers to help with the deciphering of the German Enigma machine: they published a particularly difficult crossword puzzle in the Telegraph. Those who could solve it were traced down and, after a thorough background check, invited to join the team.
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An unlikely friendship was forged between Ireland and the American Choctaw Indian Tribe, when the latter sent the former money during the famine. This was despite the fact that the tribe had just been forced to walk the Trail of Tears. You’ll find a monument of appreciation to the tribe in County Cork.
Good news for the women out there. According to researchers, a mother’s genes determine the intelligence of a child. Scientists say that the cleverness gene is carried by the X chromosome. Smart ladies!
During World War II, the British government used an interesting method to recruit code breakers to help with the deciphering of the German Enigma machine: they published a particularly difficult crossword puzzle in the Telegraph. Those who could solve it were traced down and, after a thorough background check, invited to join the team.
The sun isn’t merely that far-away ball of gas – it has an atmosphere that extends far beyond Pluto! The northern lights, for example, are the result of the interaction of solar winds with the earth’s magnetic field. In a manner of speaking, we live inside the sun!
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