The word “avocado” comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl (“testicle”, a reference to the shape of the fruit). Historically avocados had a long-standing stigma as a sexual stimulant and were not purchased or consumed by any person wishing to preserve a chaste image.
As a fan of both etymology and of avocados, I found this interesting.
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As someone who did a tour of colleges, but finished at zero of them, I found this article pretty interesting.
Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this proposal:
First, we will set up a [...]
It’s tax-rebate/economic-stimulus package time! Will you be getting some cash from Uncle Sam? If so, will you be using said cash to pump up the economy? Here is a little survey on the topic. Let me know what you think….
Quizzes by Quibblo.com
Coming home from work this past Thursday evening, I was listening to Marketplace on NPR as I so often do, and I had one of those moments….one of those moments where a story, or an idea, or a theory, or some piece of information, makes you really stop and think, and makes you really want [...]