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Yes, this is poetry. Of the random sort.
Friday, June 25, 2010
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Trains!
Trains are not only an essential transportation system, but they expanded the U.S. and drove the Industrial Revolution. But why are there trains? Whats the deal? And why are there creepy ones with faces that kids look up to for moral guidance?
The train was invented in it's most recognizable form (smoke-stack, round-face) by John Fitch, who is recognized as the first person to design and construct a working locomotive. This does not mean he invented the steam engine, but he invented the train as we know it using the steam engine.
Trains helped to sculpt the modern United States. If anyone's seen a Western movie, there are almost always two trademark contraptions present: the train and the telegraph. And for the most part, the telegraph could not have existed without the train. Almost all long-distance telegraph lines ran close to or along-side the railroad tracks. This made for convenient and swift repair of damaged lines, as well as swift construction. Who wants to ride a horse a thousand miles to the middle of nowhere to get something done? (other than the Pony Express)
Thomas the Tank Engine (picture above) is, to me, kinda creepy. It seems like a twisted mix of human emotion and machine, in a child-safe manner, of course. I also find it rather odd that the trains are mechanical yet show a great deal of emotion while the humans in the show are wooden and very little emotion is actually shown. And those eyes in constant motion........ *shivers*
Special thanks to Wikipedia!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Orange Juice
Orange juice; derived from the juice which is typically squeezed from our friend the orange. It has become a symbol of breakfast and a favorite drink of millions. Every day, Americans rely on their local grocery store to have a constant supply of fresh, relatively processed orange juice. Pulp, non-pulp, and a thousand other varieties keep this promise. Today, it's hard to walk into a store without seeing some type of orange juice on the voyage.
Everybody knows orange juice for its highly beneficial Vitamin C, but orange juice is beneficial in other ways which people overlook. An 8 oz. glass of orange juice contains the following percentage of daily recommendations:
100% Vitamin C (notoriously)
14% Potassium
11% Folic Acid (Folate)
35% Calcium
7% Vitamin B6
18% Thiamin (digestive enzyme)
These high levels of vitamins and minerals as well as a natural taste make orange juice a treasure of the kitchen. And it prevents scurvy! Oh O.J., what would humanity do without you?
Twinsies!
One variety of orange, the Navel Orange (or Riverside, Washington, or Bahia Navel), contains a mutation which also occurs in humans. Navel Oranges mutated on a Brazilian Monastery in 1820, and it was noted that the mutation caused oranges to grow a conjoined twin at the bottom of the fruit. This created a naturally seedless orange, all thanks to the randomisity of DNA. No splicing genes or environmentalists whining about the ethics of genetic modification; just a huge orange without the seeds. To spread the navel orange, a process called grafting was used since the oranges were sterile (unable to produce offspring the normal way). But hey, if you were an orange, wouldn't you give up becoming a tree for a buddy?
Special thanks to Wikipedia and orangejuicefacts.com
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