A cheat sheet on meat smoking times and temperatures.
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Smoking Times And Temperatures
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Aug 012016
What ‘Mercury in Retrograde’ Actually Means
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Jul 312016
Perhaps you’ve heard Mercury has entered retrograde…
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So if you’re blaming Mercury for all your problems… Well, you must have a lot of problems.
New York Magazine provides a handy explanation of what the phrase “Mercury in retrograde” actually means compared to how astrology defines it. The somewhat common event is when the planet Mercury appears to change directions in the sky due to its rotation around the Sun.
Dining Etiquette 101
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Jul 292016
Wasp Nests And Bee Hives
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Jul 242016
The differences between Wasps and Bees, and how to identify their nests.
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How can you tell the difference between a yellowjacket and a hornet? And how much cosmic XP do you need to evolve a wasp into a bee? Follow the insect that stung you, and discover the fascinating world of wasp nests and bee hives.
1930’s Pharmacist Map of Herbal Cures
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Jul 212016
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The map depicts different plant species that grew in each state of the United States in the 1930’s. It was printed by the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association, and serves as a fascinating reminder that, in our not-so-distant past, medicine was one hundred percent natural. Different herbs and plants were prescribed for different diseases, and people knew that healing takes time. When the 1938 Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act was passed, however, the landscape of medicine changed, and a federal regulation was put into place to govern the production of new medicines. The pharmaceutical industry completely took over, and our knowledge of herbal medicines was lost and shunned. As a result of these regulatory changes, medicine relying on synthetic chemistry took over, and pharmacists lost the ability to prepare medicine straight from the earth.