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This week, Tidbits heads for the cupboards to investigate the origins of some of our favorite household brands.

• The recipe for A-1 steak sauce dates back to 1824, when its inventor Henderson Brand was employed as a chef for the United Kingdom’s King George IV. Brand devised the condiment for fish, wild game, and poultry, and according to legend, the King proclaimed the concoction as “A Number 1,” giving the sauce its name.

Following the King’s death, Brand went into the business of producing the sauce, which was introduced at an international exhibition in 1862, ranking as #1. A-1 was introduced in the United States in 1906, and a manufacturing plant was established in Hartford, Connecticut.

Some of the sauce’s many ingredients include tomato puree, orange puree, raisin paste, vinegar, garlic, and celery seed.

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• The word xenia has a variety of meanings.

To the ancient Greeks, it was the concept of hospitality, generosity, and courtesy shown to those far from home. To the botanist, it’s Pageeffect 2 the of pollen on a seed. And to those in Ohio, it’s the county seat of Greene County, a community about 21 miles (34 km) from Dayton.

• Xystus is an architectural term, referring to a long, covered portico, or main entrance, of ancient Greek gymnasiums. Here, athletes would exercise during inclement weather.

To the Romans, the xystus was the garden walkway in front of the porticoes, where they planted flower beds.

• Physicians are familiar with two unusual “X” words, xyster and xiphisterna. The xyster is a surgical instrument used for scraping bones, while the xiphisterna refers to the cartilage at the lower end of the body’s sternum, that long flat bone located at the center of the chest.

• The Greek word xanthos translates “yellow,” and several of our words use it for a prefix.

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• One of the products now owned by Clorox is the familiar cleaner Formula 409. There are few theories as to how 409 was named, one being that it was for the April 9th birthday of the inventor’s wife (4/09). The more common premise is that it took two young Detroit scientists 408 batches of grease-cutting formulas before they finally hit on the winner on the 409th try.

• Dawn dishwashing liquid is the best-selling dish soap in America, but this product is good for much more than just washing the dishes.

First created by a 26-year-old chemist in 1973, the liquid gained fame for saving the lives of thousands of birds following the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1983 and a 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Procter & Gamble has since donated large quantities of Dawn for environmental cleanup of oil spills. Did you know that it’s a good choice for ridding your cat of fleas and killing insects on plant leaves as well?

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You can verify the vet’s diagnosis in two ways: search online for the recommended healthy weight for his breed. Or, try these at-home techniques: -- Stand over Pedro and look down at him. His body from this angle should look kind of like an hourglass if he’s at a healthy weight. If he looks like a pear, he’s outside the norm for weight.

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• In the 1930s, the Block Drug Company bought out a small dental care products company, and the owner Alexander Block developed Polident denture cleaner. He was the main supplier until 1966 when Efferdent denture tablets were introduced. In addition to removing stains from dentures, these tablets are beneficial for cleaning toilet bowls and removing burned-on food from Pyrex cookware.

• Procter & Gamble has introduced scores of popular products over the years, including the world’s first disposable safety razor, Gillette, in 1901, Tide in 1946, Crest, the first toothpaste to prevent tooth decay, in 1955, and the scouring cleanser Comet in 1956. Downy liquid fabric softener came along in 1960. Pringles potato chips in their distinctive can were added in 1968, and Bounce dryer sheets in 1972.

• In 1894, three gentlemen entered into a partnership in the business of feeding farm animals. After their products were endorsed by a certain Dr. Ralston, the company changed its name to Ralston Purina, with Purina indicating “pure.” They expanded into breakfast cereal, grits, and pancake flour, and their packaging was updated to include a checkerboard on the bags. The company’s fame expanded when their Purina Dog Chow Checkers were chosen to feed the dogs on Admiral Richard Byrd’s Antarctic expedition in 1933, and even further with the introduction of Wheat Chex cereal in 1937. Purina was the first to introduce pet food in distinctive shapes that we now call “kibble.”

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It is roughly twice the size of Earth (earning it the moniker of a “Super Earth) and orbits its star every 42 days, said astronomer Jian Ge, who led the study.

The 40 Eridani star system is comprised of three stars (a trinary system), with “Vulcan” orbiting the primary star and the two others are companion stars, which would gleam brilliantly in the Vulcan sky.

The research paper notes say the super-Earth is orbiting extremely closely to its star. The orbital period is only 42.4 days (its year is only 42 days long), and is sadly way too hot to support life. Still, astronomers are just now forming a model of the system. But, typically, if there’s one confirmed exoplanet around a distant star, there tend to be multiple planets still awaiting discovery.

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“Someone’s been eating my porridge!” roared Papa Bear in the age-old story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” What exactly was the little blonde eating? In honor of World Porridge Day on October 6, Tidbits dishes up all the facts on this bowl of mush.

• Some folks might think that oatmeal and porridge are synonymous terms. Not so! Oatmeal is a type of porridge, but porridge can be made from any grain, cereal, or legume, including oats, maize, corn, rice, sorghum, wheat, barley, and peas. Some is even made from potatoes.

It’s typically boiled in water or milk for breakfast, but some porridge uses animal broth as the liquid.

• Oatmeal is made from ground oat groats with the bran removed, while oat porridge is made from cracked whole oats.

• Porridge differs in name and content around the world. In Finland and Russia, porridge consists of potato starch that is swelled in boiling milk, becoming pearl-like in appearance. The mixture is referred to as “helmipuuro,” translating “pearl porridge.” The Koreans call their porridge “hobakjuk,” a concoction of steamed pumpkin or squash, mixed with rice flour or rice soaked in water. In Mexico, it’s a blend of corn, milk, sugar, and chocolate, and is known as “champurrado.” The Caribbeans’ porridge, called “congatay” uses sun-dried plantains or green bananas.

• The Russians and eastern Europeans make porridge from rye and water and call it “ruispuuro.” They also mix up a buckwheat cereal (“Kasha”) and a barley flour porridge (“Genfo”).

• Some folks refer to porridge as “mush,” which is actually a thick cornmeal pudding that is boiled in water or milk. If allowed to set up into a semi-solid, it is cut into rectangles and panfried, and served with maple syrup.

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