Minnesota’s capital is Saint Paul
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The name of this state came from the Minnesota River so named by the Dakota Sioux for the river’s “cloudy” or “milky water.” The Dakota word “mnishota” means “cloudy” or “milky water.”
What Is Love?
Tell us, fool,
who knows more of love–
the one who has joys from it or the one who has trials and griefs?
He answered:
There cannot be any knowledge of love without both of them.
(Ramon Lull, The Book of the Lover and the Beloved)*
Twin Doctors Care For the Poor
ABC’s Person of the Week this week is really for two people. They are twin brothers. These adult young men are doctors who have went to Afganistan to care for the poor in need of medical treatment. Of course, their mother must be very proud. Here’s more.
Sore Throat Remedy
I’ve had a hoarse voice lately. I don’t consider it catchy because I’ve been this way for a week and no one else is talking like me. My husband has known a sore throat remedy since his high school years. It was used by a local Gospel singing family who travelled around.
I like it’s taste.
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 cup of boiling hot water
The Southwest: Their Capital And Meaning Of Their Name
By Ginny
Oklahoma’s capital is Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma is a word that was made up by the native American missionary Allen Wright. He combined two Choctaw words, “ukla” meaning person and “humá” meaning red to form the word that first appears in a 1866 Choctaw treaty. Oklahoma means “red person.”
Texas’s capital is Austin.
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Texas comes from the word “teysha” meaning “hello friend” in the language of the Caddo Indian tribes. Spanish explorers and settlers used this word to refer to the friendly tribes throughout Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
GeoBee Quiz
How many answers out of ten can you get on the GeoBee quiz? It can be found @ NationalGeographic.com. Here’s a great research site, the CIA WorldFact Book.
JigZone’s Tutankhamen
One of the last pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty, probably the son of Amenophis IV, Tutankhamen was born around 1345 bc.
The South They’re Capital And Meaning Of They’re Name By Ginny
Florida Capital is Tallahassee
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As mentioned above, Florida was named by Ponce de Leon in 1512. “la Florida,” he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Historians favor the idea that Ponce de Leon named the state because he discovered it on Easter or Palm Sunday. Others don’t discount this theory, but impress upon us that the full flush of spring was on the area and the abundance of flowers in bloom and the “fragrant and delicious odors” certainly played a role.
Georgia’s is Atlanta
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The last of the thirteen original British colonies was named after England’s King George II in 1733. The terms of the charter granted by the king specified that the colony to be founded by James Oglethorpe be named after the king and so it was.
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