Trivia of the Week: Peanut Brittle

Peanut brittle is a flat candy with peanuts in it. “Brittle” means “hard and easy to break”, and peanut brittle is broken into pieces, rather than cut. Peanut brittle is popular in the U.S. but in other places other nuts are more popular, such as pecans or almonds....

Word of the Week: Fidget

“I want my kids to enjoy music so I took them to a classical concert, but they were bored and fidgeted the whole time.” “At the job interview, the chair was so uncomfortable, it was hard not to fidget. I hope nobody noticed.” To fidget is to move around slightly,...

Picture of the Week: Tangerines

Tangerines are closely related to mandarin oranges and Japanese citrus (mikan). They say you should eat them in winter to get some vitamin C and strengthen your immune system against colds....