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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It is believed 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.
Superstitions just might work! Scientists believe that people with lucky charms tend to attack a problem for a longer period of time because they feel like they are getting assistance from some other power. When people feel empowered, they usually perform a task at hand better.
About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in red hair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.
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It is believed 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.
Superstitions just might work! Scientists believe that people with lucky charms tend to attack a problem for a longer period of time because they feel like they are getting assistance from some other power. When people feel empowered, they usually perform a task at hand better.
About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in red hair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.
Carrots help you see! A diet of carrots won't give a blind person 20/20 vision. But the vitamins found in the vegetable can help promote overall eye health. Carrots contain beta-carotene, a substance that the body converts to vitamin A, an important nutrient for eye health.
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