Monthly Archives: March 2021

The World’s Largest Producer Of Wild Blueberries

Posted on March 31, 2021 by beaugrand

Did you know that the state of Maine is the world’s largest producer of wild blueberries? The wild blueberry is one of four fruit crops native to North America, and was first cultivated by Native Americans. Today, the blue fruit … Continue reading →

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Posted on March 31, 2021 by beaugrand

The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States It began near St. … Continue reading →

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The Mayan Empire

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

The Most Mesmerizing Facts about the Mayan Empire. The Mayan Empire was one of the largest and most powerful empires in North America. They reigned supreme in the jungles of what’s now known as Southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala from … Continue reading →

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Michel-Ange Du Quesne

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

Michel-Ange Du Quesne de Menneville, Marquis Du Quesne 1700-,1778, age 78. He was a French Governor General of New France. He was born in Toulon France. Du Quesne served from 1752 through 1755 and is best known for his role … Continue reading →

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THE FRANKS

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

THE FRANKS ( brief history)The Franks were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd century the Roman and sources that were associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River in northwestern Germany. … Continue reading →

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The Most Extreme Places on Earth

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

The Most Extreme Places on Earth with a surface area of 196.9 million square miles and a volume of 259.9 billion cubic miles, the planet we call home is full of extremes, whether it comes to temperature, climate, geography, or … Continue reading →

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Henrietta Lacks

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

Henrietta Lacks 1920, Roanoke, VA Died: October 4, 1951, The Johns Hopkins She was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important … Continue reading →

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Meringue

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

Meringue Origin: French, early 18th century. An item of sweet food made by baking a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar until crisp. A light mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp or used … Continue reading →

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China produces the most potatoes in the world

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

Did you know that China produces the most potatoes in the world? Although the humble potato originated in South America, today China grows 99.21 million metric tons of potatoes per year, supplying more than a quarter of the world’s potatoes. … Continue reading →

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Do you know the deepest sea on earth?

Posted on March 29, 2021 by beaugrand

Do you know the deepest sea on earth? Between the Cayman Islands and Jamaica lies the Cayman Trench, which has a maximum depth of 25,216 feet — enough to make the Caribbean the deepest sea on earth. So while the … Continue reading →

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