Why One Should Visit Kailash Mansarovar?
Kailash Mansarovar is a renowned spiritual and powerful destination in Nepal (sponsored content)
Kailash Mansarovar is a renowned spiritual and powerful destination in Nepal (sponsored content)
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A statue of one of Mozart’s characters from The Magic Flute marks the spot where the opera was first performed
The McConnell Mansion is an older home in the Idaho college town of Moscow, with an interesting history.
Judy Barford seeks out unusual bridges in Venice.
Paul Heymont visits his favorite garden, with magnolias and other colorful blooms ready for spring
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DrFumblefinger visits the Japanese Garden in Santiago, Chile. The garden is a peaceful and lovely and offers spectacular views of the city’s downtown skyline.
The McConnell Mansion is an older home in the Idaho college town of Moscow, with an interesting history.
This gets even more interesting! I was drawn down the oil rabbit hole for a moment and found that Canola was coined originally as “CANadian Oil, Low Acid” referring to low levels of erucic acid. That’s the acid that gave it the bad taste.
And there’s two parts to the Canadian science: First came the botanists, who bred new low-acid varieties from naturally-occurring cultivars, and then came the genetecists, who produced a GMO version that apparently accounts for about a quarter of the world’s production these days.
Still, when I see these pictures, I don’t think of food, I think of Windows XP.
Canadian scientists modified the rapeseed gene by removing the bad taste from it. Canola is a light, almost tasteless oil with a great health profile. And it’s inexpensive, so it’s becoming a preferred cooking oil in many countries around the globe.
Looked like rape to me – I have just educated myself: canola is a form of rape. The name apparently is a contraction of ‘Canadian Oil’. Nice shot!