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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According to a University of Chicago study, of 1,500 centenarians, babies that are born between September and November are more likely to live to be 100 than babies born at other times of the year. One possible hypothesis for this is that exposure to seasonal infections seems to have a long-lasting effect on health.
French poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote all of his poetry as a teenager. He then decided to give up creative writing altogether aged 19. Despite being so young, he produced some of the best poetry of the 19th century.
The traditional baguette only has 4 ingredients – flour, yeast, salt and water. During the 19th century people ate 3 baguettes a day. Nowadays, diets have changed and people eat more pasta than bread.
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According to a University of Chicago study, of 1,500 centenarians, babies that are born between September and November are more likely to live to be 100 than babies born at other times of the year. One possible hypothesis for this is that exposure to seasonal infections seems to have a long-lasting effect on health.
French poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote all of his poetry as a teenager. He then decided to give up creative writing altogether aged 19. Despite being so young, he produced some of the best poetry of the 19th century.
The traditional baguette only has 4 ingredients – flour, yeast, salt and water. During the 19th century people ate 3 baguettes a day. Nowadays, diets have changed and people eat more pasta than bread.
Washington, D.C. is home to a lot of impressive architecture. The Washington monument is plain and simple, other buildings win you over with intricate details. Just take a close look at the northwest tower of the National Cathedral – one of the many gargoyles you’ll find there is actually Darth Vader!
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