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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Words can be downright confusing! In Indonesian, the word 'air' means 'water'! And Hawaiians have over two hundred words (yes, two hundred) for 'rain'! How many words for rain can you think of off the top of your head?
Scrambling letters is just one form of cryptography, the history of which dates back to 1900 BCE. The first evidence of its use was found in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian nobleman. Julius Caesar also used cryptography to send secret messages to his army.
You might throw an apple at someone to make a point in a heated argument about gravity, or when you’re angry and there are no tomatoes available, but in Ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was a declaration of love. Time to revive this handy custom, wouldn’t you agree?
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Words can be downright confusing! In Indonesian, the word 'air' means 'water'! And Hawaiians have over two hundred words (yes, two hundred) for 'rain'! How many words for rain can you think of off the top of your head?
Scrambling letters is just one form of cryptography, the history of which dates back to 1900 BCE. The first evidence of its use was found in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian nobleman. Julius Caesar also used cryptography to send secret messages to his army.
You might throw an apple at someone to make a point in a heated argument about gravity, or when you’re angry and there are no tomatoes available, but in Ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was a declaration of love. Time to revive this handy custom, wouldn’t you agree?
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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