Today I learned about New Zealand flax. Not related to flax that linen traditionally comes from (see also flax/linseed oil), but used for textiles of the area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaβ¦
Cows' farts +burps are more damaging towards the environment since Methane gas is 20x more powerful than CO2. Each cow releases 200-400lbs per yr methane through flatulence. French company Valorex SAS is enforcing farmers to feed cows alfalfa and flax seed to result in 25% less methane release. nytimes.com/2009/06/05/usβ¦
Ford once created a vehicle made out of plant materials. "Ford's 1941 biological car β made of soybean, wheat, hemp, flax and ramie fibers in a soy-based phenolic resin β weighed 1,000 pounds less than a steel car" exclusive.multibriefs.comβ¦
The tumbleweed was introduced to America in 1873 by Russian immigrants settling in South Dakota. They brought with them flax seeds that were contaminated with Russian thistle seeds. When Russian thistle plants die, they turn into tumbleweeds mnn.com/earth-matters/wilβ¦
The Fertile Crescent was home to the eight Neolithic founder crops important in early agriculture (wheat, einkorn, barley, flax, chick pea, pea, lentil, bitter vetch), and four of the five most important species of domesticated animalsβcows, goats, sheep, and pigs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferβ¦
'to heckle' is a term used in the textile industry meaning to comb out flax or hemp fibres. In the early 19th century the word 'heckler' came because the workers that heckle would listen to the day's news while working and frequently stop to furiously debate and ridicule. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecβ¦
Tumbleweeds -- "the seemingly historic icon [of the Western U.S.A.] is actually an invasive weed. Contaminated flax seed, brought by Russian immigrants to South Dakota in 1873, is thought to be the source of Russian thistle invasion". usu.edu/weeds/plant_speciβ¦
Tumbleweeds aren't native to American West, or the Americas but are a foreign introduced weed. The so-called "Russian thistle" is said to have arrived in the United States in shipments of flax seeds to South Dakota, perhaps about 1870. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumβ¦
The term heckling originates from the textile industry where workers tasked with smoothing out flax or hemp were the most hostile people in the entire workforce. qi.com/infocloud/heckling
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