Category: Thanksgiving

What did immigrants at Ellis Island fear? The disease most feared was trachoma, a highly contagious eye infection that could lead to blindness and death. Once registered, immigrants were free to enter the New World and start their new lives. But if they were sick, they spent days, weeks, months even, in a warren of […]

What do the Polish eat on Christmas Eve? Christmas Eve dinner often starts with barszcz, a beetroot soup sometimes known as red borscht – it’s probably the most popularly served soup on this day. The Christmas version varies from the usual one. Christmas barszcz requires a sour base (zakwas) which needs to be made a […]

What college played the first flag football game? The first College game occurred between Princeton and Rutgers on November 6th, 1869. When was the first game of flag football played? 1930s Which state is considered the birthplace of flag football? Flag Football is believed to have begun in the U.S. military during World War II. […]

How old was Roger Moore when he filmed Moonraker? Roger Moore was 45 when he began playing the character in 1973’s Live and Let Die, 46 when he starred in the next year’s The Man With the Golden Gun, 49 by the time 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me rolled around, and 51 by the […]

Can I buy dip at 18? SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21. The new law, which will take effect June 9, makes California the second state to raise the legal smoking age to […]

How do leeches know where you are? The group set up experiments to test how much leeches rely on each of the two sensory modalities they use to find food: hairs on their bodies that can note disturbances in the water made by prey moving through it and simple eyes that can pick up on […]

What is the best BBQ seasoning? Read on for the spices and rubs that will help you make your best ribs, beer can chicken, or pork shoulder yet. Plowboys Barbecue Yardbird Rub. Traeger Grills Rubs. BBQGuys and Spiceology. Spicewalla. Bad Byron’s Butt Rub. Stonewall Kitchen. Fire & Smoke Society. Fire and Smoke bbq rub. Williams […]

What kind of monkey is Abu? capuchin monkey Who is mirage in Aladdin? Mirage is a recurring antagonist in Disney’s 1994-95 television series Aladdin. She is the Evil Elemental and the ruler of the ethereal realm of Morbia. Is Jafar Jasmine’s brother? As far as Jafar’s family goes, he has a twin sister named Nasira, […]

How do you get stains out of porcelain? Step 1: Generously sprinkle the stain with table salt so that it’s completely covered. Step 2: Cut your lemon in half and squeeze the juice on top of the salt. Make sure that the juice covers the stained area. Step 3: Using a nylon sponge or clean […]

What tissue is the root from? Roots are made up of a variety of different structures: The apical meristem is the growth tissue. The rootcap covers the apical meristem. The epidermis is the ‘skin’ of the root and produces extension called root hairs. What are the main components of roots? Parts of a root include […]