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What is Yoga?
Yoga is a profound system of holistic health which originated in India over 5,000 years ago. It was first put into written form as the Yoga Sutras. The author was Patanjali (pronounced pa-tan-ja-li). Since the original work was in Sanskrit, there are many translations and interpretations. Yoga is defined in the sutras as having eight limbs or branches. It is the third limb "Asana" (pronounced a-san-a), which refers to postures or Yoga poses that most people perceive as Yoga.
August 31, 2010
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Good old jalapenos! Great hot pepper! This year, so far we have put up about 8 pints of jalapeno slices from our garden. And still have more to pick! So enjoy this favorite pepper of Mexican cuisine.
Common Name: Jalapeno
Species: Capsicum annuum
Size: 2 to 3 inches long, 1 inch wide
Shape: Conical, cylindrical, pendant, taper to a rounded end
Color: Green or red
Scoville Heat Units: 2,500 to 10,000
Otherwise Known As: Acorchado, bola, candelaria, gorda, jarocho, morita
Grown In: V
August 30, 2010
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The smallest monetary denomination coin ever issued in the U.S. was the half cent, minted from 1793 through 1857.
The Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar was the first coin to feature a portrait of an African-American. It was minted from 1946 to 1951.
Calvin Coolidge was the first and only President to have his portrait appear on a coin minted while he was still alive.
Since gaining independence, the U.S. has minted coins in denominations that today may seem odd. For example,
August 29, 2010
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Heinz Ketchup was invented the same year Alexander Graham Bell made his first phone call.
Alexander Graham Bell thought the phone should be answered with “Hoy, Hoy” instead of “Hello”.
By 1910, New York Telephone had 6,000 women telephone operators.
Mark Twain was one of the first to have a phone in his home.
There was no technology for timing calls in the early days of telephones, so the phone company used to charge a flat monthly rate for service.
In 1910 the train f
August 28, 2010
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More than 14 billion pencils are produced in the world every year - enough to circle the globe 62 times.
One pencil will draw a line 70 miles long.
Pencils don't really contain lead. That gray matter is graphite and clay.
Two billion pencils are made in the United States each year.
The pencil was invented more than 400 years ago, in 1565.
Famous novelists Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck used pencils to write their books.
Pencils didn't have erasers on them until 100 y
August 27, 2010
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