New Game: What's the Word?

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What's the Word: APOLLONIAN

pronunciation: [ap-ə-LOH-nee-ən]

 

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Greek, 17th century

 

Meaning:

1. Relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature.

 

Examples:

"Adam considered himself to have Apollonian traits."

"His combination of excellent grades and participation in several sports gave him an Apollonian reputation."

About Apollonian

This word hails directly from the Greek god Apollo. The Greek adjective was “Apollonios.”

 

Did you Know?

The ancient Greeks put the god Apollo on a pedestal because he was the god of poetry, music, healing, and more. Twentieth-century German philosophers juxtaposed the sons of Zeus — Apollo (archetype of rationality and calmness) and Dionysus (archetype of passion, emotions, and instinct) — in a long-lasting duality.

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Fact of the Day - GREEN IS ACTUALLY RED

Did you know... If you’ve ever found yourself in the grocery store struggling to decide between red and green bell peppers — or even just wondering what the difference is between them — you may be interested to learn that they could be the very same vegetable. Many (but not all) green bell peppers are just red bell peppers that haven’t ripened yet. This is why red bell peppers are often more expensive: They require more time on the vine, and thus more care and resources.

 

Orange and yellow peppers may be somewhere in between the two stages, though cross-breeding has also produced peppers that ripen to those specific colors. There are also varieties that turn purple, white, or even black. And some bell peppers are bred to stay green.

 

Bell peppers don’t just change color as they ripen — they also become sweeter and drastically increase their beta-carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin C content. And other pepper varieties have superpowers, too. Capsaicin, the active component that makes hot chile peppers spicy (bell peppers lack it), has been used for pain relief and other medicinal purposes for centuries. It also pairs surprisingly well with chocolate, as the cocoa-obsessed Aztec Emperor Montezuma could attest. Not all peppers are as friendly to the average palate, of course. According to the Scoville scale, which measures spiciness, the world’s hottest pepper (currently the Carolina Reaper) is 200 times hotter than your average jalapeño — which is to say, probably not something you’d use to add some kick to a burger. 

 

New Mexico’s state question is about peppers.

In 1996, the Land of Enchantment became the first state to have an official question: “Red or green?” Chiles are hugely important in New Mexico, which produced 62,700 tons of them in 2017, and anyone ordering a dish made with the peppers will be asked to clarify their color preference. (Answering “Christmas” will get you a blend of the two.) The state celebrates peppers in other ways, too — Las Cruces is home to the world’s largest chile pepper (actually a 47-foot-tall concrete statue celebrating the beloved staple), while traveling 40 miles north to Hatch will land you in the self-proclaimed chile capital of the world. Hatch’s namesake chile has become famous both across the country and abroad, earning acclaim for its balance of sweetness and heat.

 

 

Source: Many green bell peppers are just unripe red bell peppers.