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StateSongBirdTreeFlowerAlabama“Alabama” (1931)yellowhammer (1927)Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)camellia (1959)Salt water fish: fighting tarpon (1955); Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (…Asian Food Primer: Chinese Food
by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia China JapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…Conversion Calculator
LENGTH/DISTANCE common units: inches, meters, miles, and more metric units: centimeters, meters, kilometers, and…Famous Food Dishes and How they Got Their Names
The origins of Beef Stroganoff and Peach Melba by David Johnson Waldorf Salad Ingredients 2 cups chopped apples 1 1/2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped…Soccer
First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Only three countries in the history of the Summer Games have successfully defended a gold medal. The last time…Brewer's: Raghu
A legendary king of Oude, belonging to the dynasty of the Sun. The poem called the Raghu-vansa, in nineteen cantos, gives the history of these mythic kings. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Robespierre's Weavers
The fish-women and other female rowdies who joined the Parisian Guard, and helped to line the avenues to the National Assembly in 1793, and clamour “Down with the Girondists!” Source:…Brewer's: Robinson Crusoe
Alexander Selkirk was found in the desert island of Juan Fernandez, where he had been left by Captain Stradling. He remained on the island four years and four months, when he was rescued…Brewer's: Round Sum
A good round sum. A large sum of money. Shakespeare says the Justice has a “big round belly, with good capon lined;” and the notion of puffed out or bloated is evidently the idea of…Brewer's: Pinder
One who impounds cattle, or takes care of the cattle impounded; thus George-a-Green was the “Pinder of Wakefield,” and his encounter with Robin Hood, Scarlet, and Little John forms the…Trending
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