California’s fields are stunningly productive. They yield ten times more strawberries, per acre, than strawberry farms in Michigan; twenty times more than farms in the state of New York.
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According to Consumer Reports. This despite 13 being the age limit to sign up.
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“In the study, 1,185 respondents nationwide were asked about what news sources they consumed in the past week and then were asked a variety of questions about current political and economic events in the U.S. and abroad. On average, people were able to answer correctly 1.8 of 4 questions about international news, and 1.6 of 5 questions about domestic affairs…
“…all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly — a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all. On the other hand, if they listened only to NPR, they would be expected to answer 1.51 questions correctly; viewers of Sunday morning talk shows fare similarly well. And people watching only The Daily Show with Jon Stewart could answer about 1.42 questions correctly.”
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Tripling that — running for 90 minutes, 4-5 times per week — improves that number by only 4 percent.
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Of the 10 members speaking at the lowest grade level, all but two are freshmen, and every one is a Republican. South Carolina Republican Mick Mulvaney ranks the very lowest, with a grade level of 7.94.
The average reading level of Americans is between eighth and ninth grade.
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Taco Bell was launched in an L.A. suburb in 1962 by Glen Bell. Prior to that, Bell lived in San Bernardino, where he owned a burger stand, and later a small chain called Taco Tia — Taco Bell’s precursor. Today, the company, based in Irvine, has 6,500 locations in all 50 states and almost a dozen countries.
Taco Bell’s recipe is based on Mitla Cafe, a family diner that has been serving up Mexican food since 1937. Glen Bell’s hamburger stand was across the street.
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Russia is home to a quarter of the trees on Earth.
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