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Hummingbirds natural diet is flowers, and they are especially attracted to RED flowers. This preference is actually a complex relationship between hummingbirds and the flowers they pollinate, one that has evolved over a very long time.
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Where did the term “Red Tape” come from?
In England in the 1600′s, bureaucrats used red cloth tape to bind bundles of legal paper. By the early 1800′s, “red tape” had come to stand for all the delays…
What do the colors red, white, and blue symbolize in the American flag?
The colors of the American flag symbolize absolutely nothing. The colors red, white, and blue did not have specific meanings when the original Stars and Stripes flag was adopted in…
Why does Santa wear red?
There was once a bishop named Nicholas who lived in Turkey. Not much is known about him, but he was said to be very kind to children in need. After…
Why is a banana a fruit? Where are the seeds?
A fruit is the ripened ovary of a plant, and it holds the plant’s seeds. Fruits grow from a plant’s flowers, and bananas do all of these things! Banana plants…
How can poison ivy make me itch so much?
A clear, sticky oil called urushiol (pronounced yoo-roo-shee-ol) puts the “poison” in poison ivy. This oil oozes from the plant whenever it gets cut or crushed. It also causes an…