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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Although industrial hemp is continually lumped with marijuana,
making it too costly to produce under the Marijuana Tax Act,
it does serve many beneficial purposes.
For instance, hemp can yield three to eight dry tons of fiber
per acre - four times what an average forest can yield. Paper
made from hemp can be recycled several more times thanks to
its long fibers.
Read more about this useful crop below...
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The greatest service that can be rendered to any
country is to add a useful plant to its culture."
HINT: (1743-1826), third President of the United States
(1801?1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of
Independence (1776).
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RANDOM TIDBITS
For thousands of years, up until 1883, hemp was the world?s
largest agricultural crop, from which the majority of fiber,
fabric, soap, lighting oil, paper, incense, and medicines
were produced.
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Because hemp seeds contain all the essential amino acids
necessary for health, it was a primary source of essential
food oil and protein for humans and animals. The oil from
hemp seeds has the highest percentage of essential fatty
acids and the lowest percentage of saturated fats.
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An acre of hemp produces more paper than an acre of trees.
Paper made from hemp lasts for centuries, compared to 25-80
years for paper made from wood pulp. The US Declaration of
Independence was written on hemp paper.
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VIDEO CLIP
Reefer Madness - The Pot Party
Is this the most effective way to discourage kids from
using marijuana?
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1305
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Although industrial hemp contains less than 1% of THC, the
psychoactive component of marijuana, it was forced from the
market in the late 19th century by a campaign launched by
newspaper magnates who also held controlling shares in the
paper mill and cotton industry.
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In 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act which
effectively halted hemp production in the United States. It
was briefly overridden during the Second World War when
overseas supplies dried up but the campaign, called Hemp For
Victory, was quickly withdrawn after the war.
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In 1941, the Ford motor company produced an experimental
automobile with a plastic body composed of 70% cellulose
fibers from hemp. The car body could absorb blows 10 times
as great as steel without denting. The car was also designed
to run on hemp fuel. Because of the ban on both hemp and
alcohol the car was never mass produced.
(www.didyouknow.org)
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QUOTE: "The greatest service that can be rendered to any
country is to add a useful plant to its culture."
ANSWER: Thomas Jefferson.
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