Although a multitude of countries have laid claim to having invented chess, most lean towards it originating in India in the sixth century. If not India then China is the next most likely contender. And, in case you're wondering who is the patron saint of chess, that would be St. Teresa of Avila.
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Here stands the skeleton of the mill that gave Mill Valley, CA it's name. It was built in 1836 by one John Thomas Reed, an Irishman who was the first white guy to settle in Marin. After he cleared the surrounding area of trees, he subdivided it into irregular plots and the town of Mill Valley sprouted. (Photo of the mill from the 1890.)
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PADDLEBOAT FERRY WHEEL (5.16.07) |
Paddlboat ferries carried
passengers around the San Francisco Bay throughout the 1800s and into
the early 1900s until boats with propellers as well as bridges made
paddleboats slow and obsolete. This old wheel sits on Waldo Point along the northern edge of Sausalito.
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DANDELION GOLDMINE (5.15.07) |
Never mind that Dandelion Goldmine would be a great name for a band, millions are spent to eradicate the little yellow taraxacum officinale each year. Yet, as any herbalist worth his or her leaves knows, there's money to be made off those "weeds." To name a few...there's dandelion wine, dandelion tea, and depending on what culture you're from, a multidude of dandelion medicinal uses.
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 The large round hay bales and the equipment to make them were introduced to the American landscape during the 1970s. Kidsfarm.com provides a very simple outline (with pictures!) of how each bale is made. It also says each bale weighs about 800 pounds. However, another websites swears they weigh anywhere from 1000 to 2000 pounds. Ultimately, does it really matter which website is right? They're freaking heavy, period.Be first to comment this article |
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"In the right stage of the weather a pond fires its evening gun with great regularity."
—Henry David Thoreau
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