Trivia For You Monday November 17, 2008 |
The eggplant was domesticated in Southeast Asia more than 4,000 years ago. It belongs to the same family as the poisonous deadly nightshade (as do potatoes, tomatoes, and petunias). In the Middle East and then in Europe, doctors blamed it for all sorts of things, from epilepsy to cancer. In the fifth century, Chinese women made a black dye from the eggplant skins to stain and polish their teeth. And some people in medieval Europe considered eggplant an aphrodisiac. |
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The nutritional value of squash and pumpkin seeds improves with age. These seeds are among the few foods that increase in nutritional value as they decompose. |
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Although the United States has just 5 percent of the world's population, it has most of the world's lawyers at 70 percent. The American Bar Association has estimated that by 2000, the U.S. will have one million lawyers. |
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Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth (outside our solar system), but it is too small to be seen without a telescope. |
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In Mexico, Día de la Madre -- Mother's Day -- is celebrated the day before it's observed in the United States. It is a huge gala event, with mariachis starting at noon and family festivities throughout the day. |
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