ATC stands for Air Traffic Controller

1. In rock-climbing, a common acronym used for the belay device is ATC. The acronym stands for Air Traffic Controller and specifically refers to Black Diamond's belay device; although it is not uncommon to refer to other belay devices with that name.

The name lemur, the clad of primates endemic to Madagascar, comes from a latin referring to ghost or spirit of the dead

1. Lemurs are a clade of primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. Named by Carl Linnaeus, the term comes from the Latin term lemures which refers to ghosts or spirits of the dead. Linnaeus named these animals lemurs because of the lemurs' nocturnal habits, reflective eyes, and eerie cries. Furthermore, it is believed among some people inhabitants of Madagascar that the souls of their ancestors live within the lemurs.
2. The Book of Five Rings is about the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military strategy.

Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family

1. Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family and is harvested and used as forage crop in the form of hay. This is because alfalfa has a high yield per hectare planted and relatively high nutritional value. Furthermore, alfalfa regrows after being grazed or harvested because it contains many shoot buds at the top of its root system.
2. This is a video on how to tie a western saddle knot:

Lake Alaotra is the largest lake in Madagascar

1. Lake Alaotra is the largest lake in Madagascar.

Peacock is only the male Peafowl. The female is peahen.

1. A peacock is only the name for the male Peafowl. The female is called a peahen.

Slime is a mixture of PVA and Borax

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Slime is made by mixing Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) with Borax, which is Sodium tetraborate decahydrate Na2B4O7.(10H2O). In water, the Borax forms Borate ions, B(OH)4. The OH groups of the Borate ion (green in the diagram below), readily form weak hydrogen bonds with the alcohol (OH) group of the PVA. These hydrogen bonds can easily be broken and re-made, giving slime its unique characteristics.

The Lovin Spoonful sings "Do You Believe In Magic"

1. The Lovin Spoonful sings "Do You Believe In Magic"

In the story of Cain and Abel, Cain is a crop-farmer while Abel is a shepherd

1. In the story of Cain and Abel (the sons of Adam and Eve), Cain is a crop-farmer while Abel is a shepherd. In the story, Cain kills his younger brother Abel. The murder is sometimes seen as symbolism of the death of nomadic life at the hands of settlement farming.

Lox is a cured salmon fillet

1. President Barack Obama's speech on September 8, 2011 regarding his proposal to create jobs and lower America's 9.1% unemployment rate drew 31.4 million US viewers. On May first when Obama spoke on the death of Osama Bin Laden, 56.5 million viewers tuned in.
2. Lox is a cured salmon fillet.

Make-A-Wish foundation stopped fulfilling hunting dreams of terminally ill patients in 1999

1. In 1999, following pressure from animal activist organizations, the Make-A-Wish foundation stopped fulfilling hunting dreams of terminally ill patients. In response, Hunt of a Lifetime foundation was formed. Hunt of a Lifetime is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling hunting and fishing related wishes of children under 21 with life-threatening illnesses.

Benjamin Harrison was preceded and succeeded by the same president, Grover Cleveland

1. Hawaii was annexed into the United Sates in the summer of 1898. It was not officially a US state until the Hawaii Admission Act was passed under president Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959.
2. Benjamin Harrison was preceded and succeeded by Grover Cleveland, the only re-elected president not to serve his terms on two consecutive presidencies.

Emperor Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by the Seventh Coaltion

1. Tennis scoring follows what at first may seem like an odd order of 15, 30, 40. However, one theory originates the scoring to medieval French where a clock-faced was used on the court to keep scoring. For convenience, the hand was moved a quarter of a turn (15minutes) for point one (15 minutes), two (30 minutes), and could have been moved another 15 minutes (45 minutes) for point three and a final 15 minutes (back the 0) for the fourth and final point of a game.
However, in event of a tie (deuce), a player needs to win by two points. Therefore, after the second point (30 minutes), the hand was only moved 10 minutes to 40 minutes. Now the next points would each move the clock by 10 minutes to 50 and 60. If the opposing player scores when a player is at 50, the hand is moved back to 40 minutes.
2. Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium (then park of UK). Emperor Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by a combined armies of the Seventh Coalition consisting of Austria, Prussia, Russia and the United Kingdom. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French.

Genghis Khan was the emperor of Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death in 1227

1. Genghis Khan was the emperor of Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death in 1227. At its largest point the empire expanded across all of China, much of Middle East, and some of Eastern Europe. There are estimates that the military actions Khan was part of during his tenure cost more than 40million lives.


















2. Piñata is thought to have its origins in China where the shape was of a cow or ox and it broken during the New Year celebration. The Piñata was used as a symbol of good-luck for the upcoming growing season and filled with various seeds.

Avocado is a berry

1. By definition a berry is a fruit in which the entire pericarp is soft and pulpy. Examples of berries include:
-Avocado
-Banana
-Oranges
-Watermelons
-Blueberries

(commonly known "berries" such as raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries are not actually berries. These fruits are rather aggregate fruits-fruits that consist of multiple smaller fruits with their seeds on the outside)