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• Although Jules Verne wrote of flying Around the World in Eighty Days, the first nonstop balloon trip around the world took just 19 days, 21 hours, and 55 minutes. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones traveled 25,361 miles in March, 1999, reaching altitudes of up to 38,507 feet and achieving speeds up to 123 knots. In 2002, American businessman Steve Fossett became the first person to fly that balloon journey solo, in his sixth attempt to attain the feat. He did so in a 10-story-high balloon in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes. • The official name for a drone is UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). It’s simply an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. It’s operated by a human ground-based controller or by an onboard computer. Their original use was primarily military, but that has now expanded to scientific purposes, and recreational, agricultural, surveillance, racing, and policing applications.

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• Do you know the terms for the various parts of a hot air balloon? The bag, usually made of ripstop nylon, is called an envelope, with each of its individual sections known as gores. The basket beneath is known as a gondola, or in highaltitude balloons, a capsule. Mounted above the gondola is the burner, a heater fueled by propane that injects a flame into the envelope. The first manned balloon flight took place in Paris in 1783 in a balloon created by the French Montgolfier Brothers. Tethered experimental flights had been conducted in the previous weeks with animals and with the pilot who would later ascend untethered. The following year the French Army was using balloons for military observation.

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• And are yams and sweet potatoes the same thing? Not at all! In fact, they are not even distantly related botanically. Yams are related to lilies and grasses, while sweet potatoes are in the morning glory family. There are more than 600 varieties of yams, with 95% of these grown in Africa. They are drier than sweet potatoes, are sweeter, and grow much larger. However, for their size (which have been known to grow to 130 lbs., they are not as nutritious as the sweet potato.

• Parsnips are related to carrots and parsley, and abound with nutrition, including antioxidants, B vitamins, and potassium, along with a high fiber content. But be careful when preparing them – only the root portion is edible, with the shoots and leaves containing a toxic sap that produces a nasty rash similar to that of poison ivy, producing redness, burning, and blisters. Discoloration of the skin can last for up to two years. The longer a parsnip is left in the ground, the sweeter the flavor of this cream-colored vegetable. Its taste is best after the winter frosts.

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• The flesh of the sweet potato can range from white to yellow, orange, or orange-red. Botanist George Washington Carver developed nearly 120 different products from sweet potatoes, including an adhesive for postage stamps and sizing for cotton fabrics.

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• This celebration coincides with the day the very first Corvette rolled off the assembly line, June 30, 1953, at GM’s Flint, Michigan plant. (The “holiday” is always the closest Friday.) Harley Earl is credited with the design. Earl had been designing custom cars for movie stars for years before being hired by GM. He unveiled his “dream car” in January, 1953, at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel at GM’s Motorama. With production capped at 300 cars, all 1953 Corvettes were Polo White convertibles with red interior and black canvas tops, with the only options a heater and an AM radio. • The following year, 3,640 1954 Corvettes were produced, with exterior color choices increased to include Pennant Blue, Sportsman Red, and Black. By 1956, removable hardtops were offered, and seatbelts were included as an option. • Transmissions were switched up from a 3-speed manual to a 4-speed in 1957. In 1958, the speedometer went up to 160 mph. • The Stingray made its debut in 1963 with its famous split-window fastback, which lasted for just one year. Hidden headlamps were also introduced. The T-Top came along in 1968. • A gold convertible was the 250,000th Corvette and rolled off the assembly line in November, 1969. ...continued

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