48 Hours in Philadelphia—Our Visit to Center City
Samantha and Gene share their visit, along with hints and advice for planning a trip of your own
Samantha and Gene share their visit, along with hints and advice for planning a trip of your own
Three glimpses of Dutch transport, including a bus with a joke on its side
George G shares an image of two 20th-century icons at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum
Greece is home to many old monasteries. Today, ProfessorAbe and his wife visit one on Lesvos
Boise has an interesting public art program, converting traffic light boxes into works of art.
Boise has an interesting public art program, converting traffic light boxes into works of art.
A stop at the historic Japanese Covered Bridge in Hoi An.
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!