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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Known as the “Red Snake” for its unique red-colored bricks, the “Great Wall of Gorgon” was a 121-mile wall that extended from the southern coast of the Caspian Sea to the Elburz Mountains in what is now Iran. It was once thought to have been the work of Alexander the Great.
Even if you’re not allergic to peanuts, the tasty legumes can cause you trouble. There’s a medical condition called archibutyrophobia – the oddly specific fear of getting peanut butter stuck to your palate. It’s rather uncommon, though, judging from the fact that US Americans spend $800 million annually on the creamy delight...
The grandfather of modern computers was a mechanical analog computer system which weighed an incredible 27 tons and took up more than 1700 square feet! It was first put to work in 1945 and was capable of being programmed to solve large numerical math problems. Obviously the first research performed on this machine was for military purposes.
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Known as the “Red Snake” for its unique red-colored bricks, the “Great Wall of Gorgon” was a 121-mile wall that extended from the southern coast of the Caspian Sea to the Elburz Mountains in what is now Iran. It was once thought to have been the work of Alexander the Great.
Even if you’re not allergic to peanuts, the tasty legumes can cause you trouble. There’s a medical condition called archibutyrophobia – the oddly specific fear of getting peanut butter stuck to your palate. It’s rather uncommon, though, judging from the fact that US Americans spend $800 million annually on the creamy delight...
The grandfather of modern computers was a mechanical analog computer system which weighed an incredible 27 tons and took up more than 1700 square feet! It was first put to work in 1945 and was capable of being programmed to solve large numerical math problems. Obviously the first research performed on this machine was for military purposes.
Kids can be quite inquisitive. A 2013 study from an online retailer recorded the questions that children ask the adults around them. On average, the adults answered nearly 300 questions per day! The hardest questions adults said they were asked included ‘Why is water wet?’ and ‘What are shadows made of?`
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