Plant and Animal Soothes the Nerves!
You'd probably heard of food poisoning or carbon monoxide poisoning but this is star fruit poisoning. Symptoms include hiccups, numbness, weakness, feeling confused and agitation. Someone, in fact, had said that more than 10 people in Shenzhen, China had died after consuming star fruits and a 66-year-old Malaysian with a kidney ailment was said to have fallen into a coma after eating them. A Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist purportedly said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin that affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter the neurotoxin out but for people with kidney problems, the toxin cannot be removed and could worsen the person's condition and could even bring about death. You'd probably find stories on such delicious fruits like star fruits a bit too hard to swallow!
I tell no lies!
If you remember, Pinocchio is the wooden puppet carved by Geppetto in the 1883 children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Pinnocchio dreams of becoming a real boy and his wooden nose would grow each time he lies. You'd probably enjoy the 1940 Walt Disney animated version of this delightful tale!
There is something in my ear!
I remember Judy in Daktari. 'Daktari', by the way' is 'doctor' in 'Swahili' and is the name of an American children programme aired by CBS in the 60s. Judy is the chimpanzee in the show. Like a real chimp, it is very smart. The Congo River in Africa is said to form the boundary between the native habitat of two species of chimpanzees.. Even there, the chimpanzees could make tools and use them to acquire foods and for social displays. Talk about smart monkeys!
This's interesting!
Dogs are clever creatures. We may not understand their language but they definitely do understand ours. If you do not believe, just ask one to run or sit or shake your hand using your own language. Most probably, the dog will do your bidding because it understand you!
Eat fruits if it is cancer you are fighting! Researchers reportedly have discovered that enzymes that digest protein play a key role in halting the growth of cancer cells. Papaya has papain or papaya proteinase, an enzyme said to be similar to protein digesting enzymes produced by our pancreas. If however papaya is not your type of fruit, you can always try the pineapple which also has a protein digesting enzyme, bromelain. You may be pleased to know that bromelain is said to be effective in reducing sinuses and swelling too especially that of the nose.
Do some 'Dana'!
One would probably associate dāna to almsgiving. 'Dana' actually means 'generosity'. In Buddhism, the act of doing'dana' is supposed to cultivate generosity which is unattached and unconditional. Now, have how often is it that you give without expecting anything in return?
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I am just a watermelon!Maybe, it would take Don Maclean's song, 'Vincent' to remind you of Vincent Willem van Gogh, the Dutch post-Impressionist painter who gave the world, 'Sunflowers' and 'Irises' and many other artwork which had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. The painter died when he was 37 years old, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In his lifetime, he sold just one painting, 'The Red Vineyard'. You'd think a watermelon'd sell better!
Can you spot Van Gogh among the sunflowers, irises in the red vineyard on a starry night?
I am all ears!
You'd probably have heard of William Shakespeare's: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar... That's an excerpt from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. 'I am all ears' by the way, means, 'I am listening carefully'.
Trapped!
Do you know that there is a number of films with the title 'Trapped'? The first is a 1931 crime drama starring Lina Basquette. The second is a 1949 semi-documentary. There are different television television versions in 1973, 1989, 2001 and 2006 respectively. The one in 1973 stars James Brolin and Susan Clark.
Do not step on the grass!
It is so easily said: To maintain a beautiful lawn, you just need three steps - feed it, control the weeds and the insect and would you add, too - don't step on it!
