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About Crows

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

1. Descended from wasps. While wasps are meat eaters, some of them found an easier way – just drop by

1. Cirrus. Cirrus clouds are located at very high levels, above 18,000 feet; these are thin, wispy and made up

1. Greek kapto, to bite or to swallow. Peppers and chillis are also known as capsicums. Their botanical name came

1. What a bunch of carp! The two favoured denizens of the garden pond are goldfish and koi, and both

1. Promise and practicality, but sharp, too. The maple is the symbol of generosity, balance, promise, and practicality, however, its

1. Strong like… horse. Horseradish got its name not because horses like it – indeed, the plant is poisonous to

Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

1. Like broccoli with fewer calories. Cucumbers are among the world’s healthiest foods, containing health-giving lignans and flavonoids, as do