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• The ancient Egyptians considered mustard seeds a symbol of good fortune. Seeds were placed in King Tut’s tomb for his next life. • To the Greeks, mustard was considered a medicinal item long before its use with food. The writings of Hippocrates recommended mustard paste as a remedy for muscle aches, toothaches, to help clear sinuses, and increase blood circulation. French monks also used it to treat wounds. • The Bible’s New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all feature the Parable of the Mustard Seed, used by Jesus as a symbol of the Kingdom of God starting from a tiny beginning and growing quickly into something very large. Jesus was referencing the fact that the mustard seed is the smallest seed that his listeners planted in the ground, one which grew to 20 feet in just a few years. He also used the seed in relation to a person’s faith, saying, “…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move." • Every bit of the mustard plant is edible, from the leaves (known as mustard greens) to the stems to the seeds. Just one acre of mustard produces one ton of seed, which in turn produces 1,940 lbs. of mustard flour, which is turned into 10,490 lbs. of wet mustard, which can produce 47,600 jars of mustard. There are about 100,000 seeds in one pound of yellow mustard seeds. • Canada grows more mustard than any other country in the world. The tiny country of Nepal is second, and other growers include Hungary, Great Britain, and India. look to next page for more!

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1. TRUE: The more items you have in your fridge, the more efficient it is. 2. The ideal temperature for a fridge is 40 f. (4.4 C). 3. 90% of refrigerators in America are either white or The Greek word pheta slice meant turi pheta slice and almond. 4. The average life expectancy of a fridge is 14 years. 5. The pocket-size fridge is used for carrying insulin on trips.

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