Today is Wednesday February 16, 2011
National Almond Day
Almonds are a delicious snack that can be eaten plain, roasted, or mixed with chocolate! In fact, chocolate manufactures use approximately 40% of the world’s almond supply.
Though almonds are native to the Middle East, today the state of California produces 80% of the world’s supply of almonds. They cover over 550,000 acres in the Golden State and require more than 1.2 million beehives to pollinate all of the crops!
Almonds are also quite healthy for you. Studies have shown that a handful of nuts a day can help maintain low cholesterol and will give you 35% of your daily value of vitamin E. Almonds are also used to make to number of other products including marzipan, almond butter, and almond oil (which can be used for aromatherapy).
To celebrate National Almond Day, enjoy a handful (or two) of delicious almonds!
This week is International Flirting Week
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On this day in History:
| 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College. 1862 - During the U.S. Civil War, about 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Fort Donelson, TN. 1923 - Howard Carter unsealed the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922. 1946 - The first commercially designed helicopter was tested in Connecticut. 1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista. 1960 - The U.S.S. Triton began the first circumnavigation of the globe under water. The trip ended on May 10. 1972 - Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles Lakers) reached the 30,000-point mark in his career during a game against the Phoenix Suns. |
Quote of the Day:
"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair -- these bow the heart and turn the spirit to dust. Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human beings heart the love of wonder, the unfailing appetite for what-next, and the joy of the game of living. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as our self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair." --Samuel Ullman
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