HubPages Newsletter 21

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Did you catch these interesting morsels over the past week? If not, read these excerpts:

HubNugget 1: Dancing for fitness really works

"The muscle groups or areas of the body that dancing targets depends on the dance style. For example, Irish dancing will give you a lot of leg work, African dance will give you a lot of spine work depending on the form of dance, and in ballet you get a total body workout. All dance types work you mentally, because while your body is moving you are working to remember the choreography..." Read more »

HubNugget 2: Born in Antarctica

"Esperanza was established in 1951. In 1977, the Argentine government began sending women and children to Antarctica. One of the women brought in was seven months pregnant. On January 7, 1978, Emilio Marcos de Palma was the first baby born in Antarctica. Today the base is the home to about a dozen children that live with their families at the base year-round. I learned from one of the children (one of the students on my trip was from Chile and translated for us) that most families are stationed at the base for 1 year at a time..." Read more »

HubNugget 3: City of Glasgow Dance Competition

"It was a long day yesterday. My daughter Jennifer and son Bryan had us all out of bed at 6.30 am to get them ready for their big day out. They were both entered into the City of Glasgow Dance Competition. For Jennifer it was her 3rd competition but because she had a brand new dance suit she was very excited and even more so because I was going to watch her dance for the very first time..." Read more »

HubNugget 4: Superheated steam cooking

"Roasted chicken prepared in a Sharp AX-700S Superheated Steam Oven is a crisp, golden, juicy and a delicious experience every time. Grilled salmon comes out wonderful as well, even without the grill. The superheated steam condenses and melts the fat away, almost like a visit to the sauna but without a towel. The Superheated Steam Oven has an answer for every cooking preference under the sun. The thermal setting indicates that the oven can be used without steam if desired with a temperature range of 200 to 450 F..." Read more »

HubNugget 5: Poem: Babylon Must Fall

A wrench to the heart, so viscious to the pawns

In the game that's been woven, perhaps two years past,

A game of repulsion which becomes clear, at last.

Blue and white come together, but the red faded out

Of the Union Flag, which holds the isles together.

Two shades of red, though the same, turned to black

And the fear is no red hue will ever come back.

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Did you know?

1. What country has the highest prevalence of redheads?

a) Scotland

b) Australia

c) Russia

d) Morocco

2. What did wealthy eccentric Howard Hughes store in glass bottles?

a) his dead pets

b) his own urine

c) uneaten sandwich crusts

d) water, in preparation for the Apocalypse

3. Which flower are apples, peaches, cherries and strawberries related to?

a) the orchid

b) the rose

c) the iris

d) the petunia

4. It took how many workers how long to build the Taj Mahal?

a) over 100 / 5 years

b) over 7,000 / 18 years

c) over 20,000 / 22 years

d) over 35,000 / 98 years

5. What's the most common street name in the U.S.?

a) First Street

b) Second Street

c) Broadway

d) Main Street

Answers: 1 a, 2 b, 3 b, 4 c, 5 b