Aries Fun Facts  

--Mr.. Rogers was an ordained minister.

--China has more English speakers than the United States.

--There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats.

--The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald's.

--Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

--*The average US worker toils for two hours and 47 minutes of each working day just to pay income tax. Indeed, the average American pays more in taxes than for food, clothing and shelter put together.

--The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

--One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine.

--Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testical.

--When you eat a hamburger you're eating piece of cow that's been dead for over a year! Think how many chemicals and preservatives it takes to keep a piece of dead animal "safely" edible for over a year. YUMMMM....


Hemp Facts from Cannabis.com  

--Hemp's been given a bad rap as it is constantly tied in with marijuana(which has been given a worse rap) even though it doesn't contain the chemical THC which gets you "high". Hemp is a invaluable plant that could easily replace cotton and trees for many of our everyday uses...hmmm you don't think the big cotton and lumber companies and lobbyists could be trying to keep the hemp industry down...

--On an annual basis, 1 acre of hemp will produce as much fiber as 2 to 3 acres of cotton. Hemp fiber is stronger and softer than cotton, lasts twice as long as cotton, and will not mildew. Many textile products (shirts, jackets, pants, backpacks, etc.) made from 100% hemp are now available.

--Cotton grows only in moderate climates and requires more water than hemp; but hemp is frost tolerant, requires only moderate amounts of water, and grows in all 50 states. Cotton requires large quantities of pesticides and herbicides--50% of the world's pesticides/herbicides are used on cotton. But hemp requires no pesticides, no herbicides, and only moderate amounts of fertilizer.

--On an annual basis, 1 acre of hemp will produce as much paper as 2 to 4 acres of trees. From tissue paper to cardboard, all types of paper products can be produced from hemp. Global demand for paper will double within 25 years. Unless tree-free sources of paper are developed, there is no way to meet future demand without causing massive deforestation and environmental damage. Hemp is the world's most promising source of tree-free paper.

--The quality of hemp paper is superior to tree-based paper. Hemp paper will last hundreds of years without degrading, can be recycled many more times than tree-based paper, and requires less toxic chemicals in the manufacturing process than does paper made from trees.