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Lewis Carroll: Melancholetta
MelancholettaWith saddest music all day long She soothed her secret sorrow: At night she sighed “I fear ’twas wrong Such cheerful words to borrow. Dearest, a sweeter, sadder song I’ll sing to…Fat and Calorie Content of Fast Food Versus a Home-Cooked Meal
Eating fast food once in a while won’t hurt you, but too much of it can cause serious problems. Most fast food contains too many calories, salt and artery-…Brewer's: Hangmen
and Executioners. (1) BULL is the earliest hangman whose name survives (about 1593). (2) JOCK SUTHERLAND. (3) DERRICK, who cut off the head of Essex in 1601. (4) GREGORY. Father and son,…Food-Borne Diseases: Camphylobacter
CamphylobacterFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Camphylobacter is the most common cause of food-borne illness. The bacterium was…Hot Dog History
In honor of National Hot Dog Month, some answers to those dogging questions During the July 4th weekend, Americans will consume 155 million hot dogs. (Source/National Hot Dog and Sausage Council…Brewer's: Butter
Soft soap, soft solder (pron. saw-der), “wiping down” with winning words. Punch expressively calls it “the milk of human kindness churned into butter.” (Anglo-Saxon, butere or butyre,…2014 Science News: Space Reports
Philae lander touches down on comet, plus laser-guided messaging: the future of communication? Comet says "Cheese!" (photo ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM, via NASA) Related Links 2014 Year…Once in a Blue Moon
by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual Calendar Blue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page "What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015…Brewer's: Blood
Family descent. “And hath made of one blood all nations of men.”- Acts xvii. 26. Blood thicker than water. Relationship has a claim which is generally acknowledged. It is better to seek…The Hunting of the Snark: The Landing
The Bellman's Speech The Landing "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger…Trending
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