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sprouted corn

“Inca women in Calca drink Chicha, the Incas’ sprouted-corn beer.”

October 1950

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Down in the Lucky Country, 2023.

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MY ONLY QUESTION IS: ARE THERE ANY JAGUARS LEFT IN BRAZIL?

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the cover photo to "National Geographic" magazine, dated November, 1977. The official photo description reads as:

"Endangered symbol of the Amazon Basin's rich wildlife, a jaguar finds safety behind the bars of a Brazilian zoo. 📸: Loren McIntyre (1917-2003).

Source: https://nationalgeographicbackissues.com/product/national-geographic-november-1977.

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museum rocks

"Not even museum rocks escape ray tests."

October 1954

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bare feet

"Splinter-free floor of Wren's Great Hall is kind to bare feet."

October 1954

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when rock blooms

"When rock blooms yellow and geiger counters rattle -- Uranium!"

October 1954

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hard as steel

"Pitchblende and Uraninite, the most important world sources of Uranium, are heavier than iron and as hard as steel."

October 1954

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square dance

"Riders return to a square dance."

October 1952

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sea-honed

"The sea-honed Outer Hebrides serve Scotland as a 130-mile breakwater against the Atlantic Ocean."

October 1954

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uranium city

"Isolated Uranium City is no place for an inexpensive vacation; these tents cost $415!"

October 1954

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from Spain

"Pátzcuaro's canopylike eaves might have come entire from Spain."

October 1952

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gay but garrulous

"Gay but garrulous girls are clapped together into the public pillory to repent."

October 1954

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inward ports

"Barges bound for inward ports await orders in Antwerp Harbor."

October 1955

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and false teeth

"Before World War II carnotite was sought mainly for its vanaduim and radium; uranium in those days served mainly to color pottery, glassware and false teeth!"

October 1954

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darts under

"A flying prospector darts under Arizona's Navajo Bridge, 467 feet above the Colorado River."

October 1954

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pastel beauty

"Wild pinks and dwarf iris add a pastel beauty to spring's bright display on Roanoke Island."

October 1955

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