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Children’s Books I read as a child in Cuba. (I think they were Russian)?
Posted by: | CommentsI’m trying to find the title for these three books i read in Cuba as a child (early 90s). One is about a boy who travels with this “magician” of sorts who has a VW beetle for a car (or something like it). The car travels above the clouds, but the boy must never open his eyes–otherwise he will not reach his destination. His destination, of course, is an island where everything is made of candy. Even the people there are made of candy. He stays there for long periods of time and even plays with some boys made of yolk candy. The yolk boy breaks his arm, but it is easily replaced. He, on the other hand, has a severe tummy ache and must go to a farm of tiny (REAL) cows, where he must only drink milk for the time being–he had eaten too much candy.
TWO: this other book is about a mirror that reflects an ancient world behind it. There is this castle beyond. The boy, i think it is a boy, trades positions with his own reflection and ends up being taken to the dungeons of the castle in the reign behind the mirror. Apparently, his own reflection was evil in his world…
THREE: this is my favorite one. I read it so many times. It is a book the author dedicates for his daughter. It actually reads as if he narrates it to his daughter (it may be his son). There is this flying carpet and these two or three kids that travel around their russian town–reads like aladdin’s flying carpet and a series of unfortunate events. The carpet is in the attic, i believe, and eventually, when the boy grows up (the author), he no longer goes back to the carpet in the attic.
They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists
Posted by: | CommentsThey Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists
Ask experts why the bugs disappeared for 40 years, why they came roaring back, even why they don’t spread disease, and you hear one answer: “Good question.”
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What are bed bugs and what harm can they do?
Posted by: | CommentsI just heard about bedbugs. I want to know if they are real. Some info about them. And if they can harm me in bed. Do they bite?
27 Things That Are Not What They Seem!!!?
Posted by: | CommentsIf this is offensive please tell me. I think it is nice to know these things.
1. A firefly is not a fly – it’s a beetle.
2. A prairie dog is not a dog – it’s a rodent.
3. India ink is not from India – it’s from China and Egypt.
4. A horned toad is not a toad – it’s a lizard.
5. A lead pencil contains no lead – it contains graphite.
6. A Douglas fir tree is not a fir – it’s a pine.
7. A silkworm is not a worm – it’s a caterpillar.
8. A peanut is not a nut – it’s a legume.
9. A panda bear is not a bear – it’s a raccoon relative.
10. A cor anglais, or English horn, is not English and not a horn – it’s an alto oboe from France.
11. A guinea pig is not from Guinea and is not a pig – it’s from South America and it’s a rodent.
12. Shortbread is not a bread – it’s a thick biscuit.
13. Dresden china is not made in Dresden – it’s made in Meissen.
14. A shooting star is not a star – it’s a meteor.
15. A funny bone is not a bone – it’s the spot where the ulnar nerve touches the humerus.
16. Chop suey is not a native Chinese dish – it was invented by Chinese immigrants in California.
17. A bald eagle is not bald – it’s got flat white feathers on its head and neck when mature, dark feathers when young.
18. A banana tree is not a tree – it’s a herb.
19. A cucumber is not a vegetable – it’s a fruit.
20. A jackrabbit is not a rabbit – it’s a hare.
21. A piece of catgut is not from a cat – it’s usually made from sheep intestines.
22. A Mexican jumping bean is not a bean – it’s a seed with a larva inside.
23. A Turkish bath is not Turkish – it’s Roman.
24. A koala bear is not a bear – it’s a marsupial.
25. A sweetbread is not bread – it’s from a calf’s or lamb’s pancreas or thymus.
26. Bombay duck is not a duck – it’s a dried fish
27. A prairie oyster is not an oyster – it’s a calf’s testicle
Little dark brown bugs in house, what are they?
Posted by: | Comments(We live in Florida)
So we have these little dark brown bugs in our house, they’re mostly in the kitchen and hide in between the plates of a stack of paper plates, sometimes they get on my leg and crawl and I can feel them there..
They’re not big at all, about the size of a piece of rice, maybe even smaller.
They look like little beetles, and don’t seem to bite, they just crawl on my leg, never bite.
What are they? There’s always a bunch when I see them, like 3 or 4 on a plate at a time.
They’re pretty small so I can’t tell how many legs they have, it looks like 6 though.
Thanks for the help