Day 262: 1-Apr-15 Carl Linnaeus - introduced the bi-nominal system of plant names, gave the epithet 'officinalis' to plants of medicinal importance.
Day 263: 2-Apr-15 Aston Martin cars used to be made in Newport Pagnell until July 2007.
Day 264: 3-Apr-15 Plant African marigold; Calendula officinalis soothes insect stings & sunburn.
Day 265: 4-Apr-15 Twitter started in 2007; today it's a $30 billion public company.
Day 266: 5-Apr-15 LOGGIA = (Italian) is an architectural feature which is a covered exterior gallery or corridor usually on an upper level, or sometimes ground level.
Day 267: 6-Apr-15 Allelopathic - where a plant exudes a chemical that is transmitted through the soil (can suppress other plant growth).
Day 268: 7-Apr-15 Spain introduced cattle into Costa Rica.
Day 269: 8-Apr-15 Plant Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum oderatum, an herbaceous perennial with erect or arching stems bearing glossy, elliptic leaves and pendent, tubular or bell shaped flowers.
Day 270: 9-Apr-15 The Panama Canal construction started in the 1880s and was completed in 1940.
Day 271: 10-Apr-15 Charles Parsons invented the steam turbine in 1880.
Day 272: 11-Apr-15 Plant Corylopsis = winter hazel; flowers in March having primrose yellow flowers with cowslip scent.
Day 273: 12-Apr-15 Semi-mature tree suppliers - Majestic Trees: www.majestictrees.co.uk
Day 274: 13-Apr-15 The new potato variety 'Jersey Royal' was discovered in 1878 by Jersey farmer Hugh de la Haye.
Day 275: 14-Apr-15 Avebury stone circle dates from about 2500-2200 BC.
Day 276: 15-Apr-15 Twitch.tv - a live streaming video platform (owned by Amazon), started in June 2011; primarily focus is to enable viewing of people playing video games.
Day 277: 16-Apr-15 Lloyds insurers in London have a genuine Robert Adams dining room in their building, taken from (purchased) Bowood House.
Day 278: 17-Apr-15 On TV programme 'How it is made', on Quest; amazed at the ingenuity of design & production of things like electric cables & railway wheels to name but 2!
Day 279: 18-Apr-15 Plant Houttuynia cordata; very invasive, rampant ground cover, pungent smell, regenerates from very small pieces of root.
Day 280: 19-Apr-15 Europe's first wrought iron suspension bridge, built over the river Tees (UK) in 1741.
Day 281: 20-Apr-15 The Morris Minor first appeared on the UK's roads in 1952.
Day 282: 21-Apr-15 The Menai bridge over the Menai straights in 1826, was the longest suspension bridge in the world, built by Thomas Telford.
Day 283: 22-Apr-15 Edwin Beard Budding 1796 - 1846, invented the world's first lawnmower in 1830.
Day 284: 23-Apr-15 Horace Jones, City of London architect, designer of Tower Bridge; took 8 years to build, with 500 men.
Day 285: 24-Apr-15 The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, it has 3 tunnels; 2 for trains & a central service tunnel.
Day 286: 25-Apr-15 Henry VIII 1509-1547
Day 287: 26-Apr-15 Joint monarchs William and Mary 1689-1702
Day 288: 27-Apr-15 Queen Anne 1702-1707
Day 289: 28-Apr-15 1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes.
Day 290: 29-Apr-15 Blackpool tower was built in 1894; immittating the Eiffel Tower, it is 518 feet high with a 30 mile visible horizon from the top.
Day 291: 30-Apr-15 First cuckoo of the season heard first thing this morning.
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