They are not scientifically the same, Lens Culinaris (likely “brewer’s” lentils if brown) and Macrotyloma Uniflorum (horse gram or kulthi bean). But nutritionally may be similar or used similarly. They do look pretty close! The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible legume. Is Horsegram and lentil same? Read more…
Horsegram can be cultivated up to an altitude of 1000 m above the sea level. The temperature range of 25-30°C and relative humidity between 50 and 80% is optimum for its growth. Heavy rains during the initial stages of crop growth affect nodule formation owing to poor aeration in the Read more…
It takes an average of one day for a horse-drawn carriage to travel 30 miles. A two-to-four horse carriage can travel between towns for up to 15 miles at a leisurely pace. In the nineteenth century, a stagecoach journey from London to Edinburgh could take up to four days. How Read more…
Donerail. Donerail (1913) The 39th winner of the Kentucky Derby earned his roses. While Donerail had shown promise in the year leading up to the Derby, owner Thomas P. How many horses were in the 1913 Kentucky Derby? eightTwelve horses were expected to compete, but four scratched before the race, Read more…
London was the first city to benefit from an urban service when one William Dockwra set up his Penny Post in 1680. Striking features of the scheme were that letters were prepaid and stamped to indicate place of posting and the time they had been sent out for delivery. Who Read more…
Lucky flowers: Horse Year Zodiac Years Calendar Type of Horse 1978 February 7, 1978 – January 27, 1979 Earth Horse 1990 January 27, 1990 – February 14, 1991 Gold Horse 2002 February 12, 2002 – February 18, 2003 Water Horse 2014 January 31, 2014 – February 18, 2015 Wood Horse Read more…
The main ancient source for the story still extant is the Aeneid of Virgil, a Latin epic poem from the time of Augustus. What two poems are about the Trojan War? The two most famous, for having been preserved complete, are The Iliad and The Odyssey, both attributed to Homer. Read more…
Phrase. horses for courses. (chiefly Britain, idiomatic) Different people are suited for different jobs or situations; what is fitting in one case may not be fitting in another. Where does the saying horses for courses come from? HORSES FOR COURSES – “A mostly British expression urging someone to stick to Read more…
three phalanges. There are three phalanges on the functional manus: proximal (long pastern), middle (short pastern) and distal (coffin). What do phalanges do in a horse? And ‘phalanx’ is short for phalanges, which are the bones in the hands and feet of most primates. The P3 is one of four Read more…
Fracture of the distal phalanx (coffin bone) in horses most often happens after an injury such as being kicked or racing on a hard surface. The distal phalanx is the bottom bone of the foot and is attached to the inner wall of the horse’s hoof. What type of bone Read more…