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Jordan 57p · 874 weeks ago
Here's what I learned from my research: Almost every European (and many other regions) vineyard is grown by grafting European V. vinifera vines onto North American species rootstock. According to Wikipedia, "This is common practice because North American grape species are resistant to phylloxera, a root louse that eventually kills the vine. In the late 19th century, Europe's vineyards were devastated by the bug, leading to massive vine deaths and eventual replanting."
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mb · 874 weeks ago
Right now I'm learning about Charles M. "Sparky" Schulz and his midwestern upbringing. His family life is heavily reflected in his Peanuts cartoons.
My favorite example:
* Lucy cannot get Schroeder's attention. He is always playing on a toy piano and playing art on the scale of Beethoven.
* In real life, Schulz's wife cannot get his attention. He is always distant, drawing children's comics that have produced more profound ideas than any old Mona Lisa ever could.
mb · 874 weeks ago
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Kaitlyn 43p · 874 weeks ago
All four grand slams were held on grass courts. In 1912, the French switched to clay, in 1988 the Australian switched to hard courts, and in 1975 the US Open switched to clay before settling on hard courts in 1978. Before 1922, Wimbledon champions only had to come back and play the finals match in order to defend their title. So, William Renshaw's seven Wimbledon titles in the 1800s is less impressive than Sampras' seven 20th century wins. In 1968, the distinction between amateur and professional tennis was erased--that's the Open Era.
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world (started in 1877) and also has the highest prize money (approx. $1.5mil for the singles winners). The US Open was the first grand slam to offer equal prize money to men and women, thanks to Billie Jean King.
In the Open Era, Martina Navratilova won the most grand slam titles (59), while Todd Woodbridge is the top male player, with 23. Steffi Graf has the most singles grand slam titles in the Open Era (22), while Pete Sampras has of 14. (Federer is closing the gap at 12.)
Tennis was not an Olympic sport between 1928 and 1984, which is why so few tennis greats have the "Career Golden Slam," winning all four grand slams and Olympic gold. The only ones who have done so in singles: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. In doubles, Tood Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde, Daniel Nestor, Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernandez, and the Williams sisters. Remarkably, only Steffi can claim the true slam: she won the Olympic gold and all four majors in a single calendar year: 1988.
Hannah 48p · 874 weeks ago
What I would like to learn more about though is nutrition. An interesting fact I picked up lately (through conversation, not research): Vitamin K's primary function is in the clotting of blood. AND... garlic supposedly benefits our cardiovascular systems.