Healing Properties
This houseplant (a succulent) has thick green flesh and spikes on the edges. You can cut off a piece to put the inner gel on sunburns (or you can buy the gel at a store)
What is Aloe?
The Teenage Mutant Ninja (these reptiles) are typical teens who love pizza and and adventure. They named for four famous Renaissance Artists. Leonardo is the voice of reason, Michelangelo is the funny one, Raphael is brave and serious, Donatello is the smarty pants of the group.
What are turtles?
The two brightest stars in this constellation are named for the mythological twins, Castor and Pollux. If this is your astrological sign: Happy Birthday as we enter your season.
What is Gemini?
I was created by PL Travers and Julie Andrews played me in the film of the same name. I travel by umbrella, have a bag that can hold a lamp and am "practically perfect in every way."
1951
In time the Rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
There's a shade of purple named after this healing flower. You can use the extract or flowers for cooking and the smell of it i is said to have calming properties. It's scent/essential oils are put into many nighttime lotions to encourage a restful sleep.
What is Lavender?
This author's first brush with acclaim came after his short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County was published in 1865. Tom Sawyer wouldn't come along for another 11 years.
Who is Mark Twain?
Tweedledum's twin goes by this name . . . Before they appeared in Through The Looking Glass, they were in a nursery rhyme written by John Byrom.
Who is Tweedledee?
We are siblings who are abandoned by their stepmother, in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a gingerbread house. The witch, who has cannibalistic intentions, intends to fatten us up before eventually eating us.
Who are Hansel and Gretl?
1935
Heaven. I'm in heaven.
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together
You're gonna need an ocean of this pinkish goo if you get too close to poison ivy or poison oak. Don't go too crazy though, the astringent will dry out your skin.
What is Calamine lotion?
For you crossword puzzle fans out there - this is the 3 letter word for Egyptian Cobra, the snake that Cleopatra used to kill herself.
What is the asp?
"The Twin Cities" are the two booming-est metropolises in Minnesota. They are these two cities whose combined population is around 4 million.
What are Minneapolis and St Paul?
By day, I am billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, but at night, I become this fictional character who protects the citizens of Gotham City.
Who is Batman?
1931
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
In addition to its use as a natural sweetener, this bee elixir is used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent. People commonly use it to treat coughs. It also tastes delicious on a peanut butter and banana sandwich.
What is honey?
This S word is something that all modern reptiles have. They are made of keratin and protect the skin from drying out. Fish have them too.
What are scales?
Twins Robin and Maurice Gibb, along with their brother Barry, formed this group that had success and fame starting in the 60s, but became a part of the cultural phenomenon that is Disco in 1977 when the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever was released.
This Narnian lion appears in several other forms, including a lamb
Who is Aslan?
1956
So I ask each weepin' willow and each brook along the way,
And each lass that comes a-sighin' too ra lay
This herb originated in southeast Asia and is a popular addition to Asian foods. It can be candied, pickled, baked into cookies or put into an ale you might drink for your tummy troubles. Its also something you call your red-haired friends.
What is ginger?
This amphibious Muppet lost his original handler, Jim Henson in May, 1990. He was on both the Muppet Show and Sesame Street. He had two hit records in the 1970s, with Being Green and the Rainbow Connection. His girlfriend is a very high-maintenance pig.
Who is Kermit the Frog?
Chang and Eng Bunker were two of the most studied human beings of the 19th century. Because they were from Siam and conjoined, the term Siamese Twins became synonymous with conjoined. Anywho . . . this country is the modern name for Siam.
What is Thailand?
You may know me as a character in a book with Alice and the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat. You may not know that I am, in fact, a little nutty because my profession involved using a lot of mercury in my haberdasherly pursuits.
Who is the Mad Hatter?
1937
Gee I'd like to see you looking swell
My little baby
Diamond bracelets Woolworth's doesn't sell, baby
Till that lucky day you know darn well, baby