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Sass Muffin said:
I'd have to research that, as the late Queen and others are known for liking toast with marmalade for breakfast 🤔
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Saliha said:
In Britain, the royals don't eat toast. This is due to the belief that a person who offers to the royals food that is angular in shape is intending to usurp the king's power.
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Where'd you get that one Saliha? I can't find anything to back it.

Lee
 
I was reading about the record holder of the longest human life span, the french lady mentioned in daily trivia. Found an interesting thing: She had sold her apartment to a notary, at age 90, on the condition.... Alright, read the Wikipedia entry below 😅

In 1965, aged 90 and with no heirs left, Calment signed a life estate contract on her apartment with civil law notary André-François Raffray, selling the property in exchange for a right of occupancy and a monthly revenue of 2,500 francs (€380) until her death. Raffray died on 25 December 1995, by which time Calment had received more than double the apartment's value from him, and his family had to continue making payments. She commented on the situation by saying, "in life, one sometimes makes bad deals".
 
QSis said:
Where'd you get that one Saliha? I can't find anything to back it.

Lee
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From Finnish newspaper which refers the interview of the former royal chef:

"Kuninkaallisten entinen kokki Graham Newbould kertoo uskomuksesta Secrets of The Royal Kitchen -dokumentissa. Hän paljastaa, että uskomus on peräisin monien sukupolvien takaa."

Translation: "The former chef of royal palace Graham Newbould tells about this belief in "Secrets of The Royal Kitchen" d0cumentary film. He reveals that this belief comes from many generations back."

Source (by Finnish language only):

www.is.fi

Kummallinen sääntö kuninkaallisessa keittiössä – tätä William ja Kate eivät syö

Britannian hovissa on sitkeästi jatkettu ruokaan liittyvää perinnettä, jonka taustalla on taikausko.
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Oops, sorry Saliha.
I didn't realize you were speaking of the younger generation of royals.
I was thinking more of the Queen and toast lol
I've been to London several times.
When you take the palace tour, the guide speaks of such things with a bit of humour, among other things.
You could even stay at a bed and breakfast and have what was known then as The Queen's Breakfast, complete with toast and marmalade.
£5.20p 🤣

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Lombardi’s is a pizzeria located at 32 Spring Street on the corner of Mott Street in the Nolita neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1905, it has been acknowledged by the Pizza Hall of Fame as the first pizzeria in the United States.
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My friend, Barbara, at Lombardi's with a white pizza during our visit to NYC in 2007. It was terrific!

Lee

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Johnny West said:

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The August full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon.

August was named to honour the first Roman emperor (and grandnephew of Julius Caesar), Augustus Caesar.

Lammas Day falls on 1 August and its name comes from the Anglo- Saxon word hlafmaesse, which means ‘loaf mass’. The festival of Lammas marks the beginning of harvest. Farmers used to make loaves of bread from the new wheat crop and give them to their local church to be used as the Communion bread during a special mass that day.
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Wow, I had no idea about the Sturgeon Moon and the history behind August! That bit about Lammas Day and the loaf mass is super cool too. Thanks for sharing these fun facts!
 
In 1915, Effie Hotchkiss bought a new Harley-Davidson and attached a sidecar to carry her mother, Avis, as a passenger. The pair then set out from Brooklyn to see the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco.

Avis had instilled confidence in her daughter, and when asked if she had fears about the arduous cross-country journey, Avis replied, “I do not fear breakdowns, for Effie, being a most careful driver, is a good mechanic and does her own repairing with her own tools.” The pair were the first women to cross America by motorbike, at a time when the roads, where they existed, were simply horrendous. After visiting the Pacific Coast, the pair rode back to Brooklyn, for an epic 9,000-mile journey.

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The Candy Desk has been a tradition of the United States Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The same desk has not always been used; the Candy Desk was moved to its present position on the Republican side of the chamber after over three decades on the Democratic side, where it was used by several senators. The current occupant of the Candy Desk is Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey.
 
Dr. Joseph Warren was not yet 34 years old when at about 10pm on April 18, 1775 he summoned fellow Sons of Liberty members Paul Revere and William Dawes to ride and provide warning to Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the “British” were coming for them. (Actually the “British” were referred to as the “Regulars”...”British” would’ve confused all, because many in Massachusetts and the other colonies still considered themselves British
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Also it did surprise me to learn that Dr. Joseph Warren was only 33... when I heard the history in the past I thought Dr. Warren was a much older gentleman.)
Anyway... both Paul Revere, aged 41, and William Dawes, who had only recently turned 30, both arrived a bit after midnight in time to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock. Dawes then went on to Concord to relay the warning that the Regulars were coming for their ammunition stores. Revere attempted to get to Concord but was stopped by some “Regulars” who held him at gunpoint. Revere was able to get to Lexington on foot, when his horse was taken by a Regular. Dawes didn’t make it to Concord either, but luckily they met up with Samuel Prescott who did!
Dr. Joseph Warren gathered militia men and they were instrumental in chasing the Regulars back to Boston. A musket ball is said to have whizzed through his wig!
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Later when his mom saw him she begged him never to put himself in such danger. His answer...
"Where danger is, dear mother, there must your son be. Now is no time for any of America's children to shrink from any hazard. I will set her free or die."


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Sadly, only months later, on Breed’s Hill during the Battle of Bunker Hill, Joseph Warren once again was in the midst of hazard, but this time his life was taken during the fight for freedom. According to British General Thomas Gage , his death was ‘worth the death of 500 men.’ So passionate was Warren’s dedication to the cause of liberty.
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