Article of the Day is a free service of ocarino.com //ocarino.com en-us Farlex, Inc. Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT 360 //ocarino.com //img.tfd.com/modules/thm_aod.png 120 60 Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/Skull+and+Bones //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/Skull+and+Bones#2023 The Order of Skull and Bones is a secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1832 by Phi Beta Kappa pledges William Huntington Russell and Alphonso Taft. Membership has included US Presidents such as George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justices, business leaders, and US Senators such as John Kerry. What fictional Simpsons character is a member? Discuss
]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/jacaranda //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/jacaranda#2023 The Jacaranda is a tropical American tree or shrub that has pinnately compound, opposite leaves and panicles of pale purple flowers with funnel-shaped corollas. Several species are widely grown as ornamental plants throughout the subtropical regions of the world and are valued for their intense flower displays. What city in South Africa is popularly known as the Jacaranda City?
]]> Sat, 20 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/Caviar //encyclopedia.ocarino.com/Caviar#2023 Caviar is the roe, or eggs, of various species of sturgeon processed as a piquant table delicacy. Due to its high price, it is synonymous in Western culture with luxury and wealth. The best-known caviar comes from the countries on the Black and Caspian seas and the rivers that flow into them. In 2006, however, declines in sturgeon species led to a suspension of the international trade in nearly all caviar from wild Caspian sturgeon. Caviar should be served with utensils made from what material?
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