#KentuckyDerby
Mint Julep
buff.ly/16NpNLS (via Make Me A Cocktail)

#DYK - The mint julep originated from a Persian medicinal drink called "gul-ab," or rose water, later adapted with mint in the Mediterranean.

#KentuckyDerby

#dyk (did you know)?
#Türkiye (former Osman empire) was originally pure #christian and #hagiasophia was a Christian cathedral. Only after conquering many #muslim countries and hence the majority of the citizens were Muslims, they turned to Islam as state religion.

P.S. So if #erdogan is eager to reinstate the #osman empire, does that mean they're all becoming Christians again?

🌳At #MCGreenFest on Saturday, our Tree Maintenance Division handed out 600 free tree seedlings to residents of #MontgomeryCountyMD.
🌳#DYK residents can request a tree be planted in the right or way online or by calling #MC311?
🌳▶️ https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/SolutionView.aspx?SolutionId=1-6M6C9D #arborday #trees #mcgreenfest #
Montgomery County, MD 311 - Answering to You

Why Early Blindness Prevents Schizophrenia

The prevention of schizophrenia by congenital blindness is readily explained once you realize that autism is the mentalistic opposite of psychosis.

Psychology Today
Why Early Blindness Prevents Schizophrenia

The prevention of schizophrenia by congenital blindness is readily explained once you realize that autism is the mentalistic opposite of psychosis.

Psychology Today

#DYK: Easter’s date changes every year because it always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox.

Simple, right?

It’s part of the complicated origins of the holiday and its evolution over the centuries 🐣
https://buff.ly/f2XQEgN #Easter #Tradition #History #Religion @histodons #Histodons

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

A scholar explains the rich historical roots of Easter and how it has evolved over the centuries.

The Conversation
#DYK that 80% of #food #crops rely on animal #pollination & that some vitamins can only be found in food that depends in insect pollination? 🐝
#savebees
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Γνωρίζατε ότι το 80% των καλλιεργειών τροφίμων βασίζεται στην επικονίαση ζώων και ότι ορισμένες βιταμίνες μπορούν να βρεθούν μόνο σε τρόφιμα που εξαρτώνται από την επικονίαση των εντόμων; 🐝
#savebees
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eu-cap-network_pollinators-foodproduction-activity-7291080058893402112-frLs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
#pollinators #foodproduction | EU CAP Network

Are you interested in protecting #pollinators? 🐝🌼 Watch a series of videos published by the Slovenian National Institute of Biology 🇸🇮 📽️ https://lnkd.in/e6w2wZ5u #FoodProduction

Did someone say #piday well... its not a #unbirthday but what the hey, hares (The Marsh Hare told me to write a punctual pun!) some delicious and nutritious pi

BTW #DYK know that Lewis Carroll attended Christ Church, a constituent college of the University of Oxford where he excelled in the study of classics and mathematics?