| Summary: | Facts at Your Fingertips Ninety-eight percent of the Antarctica continent is covered by ice. Antarctica is the world's largest ice mass at 6.1 million cubic miles (25.4 million cubic km). The Antarctic Ice Sheet accounts for about 90 percent of the world's freshwater. FROM: Antarctica and the Arctic Circle: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth's Polar Regions, (2014) Credo Reference database Craft chocolate, or what is also often called “bean-to-bar” chocolate, is made by producers who source their own cacao beans, roasting and grinding the ingredients themselves before making them into bars or other end products…Mast Brothers Chocolate, located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, was among the bean-to-bar chocolate makers who set up shop in the early 2000s… As Mast Brothers Chocolate grew in the following years, it became known for its distinctive packaging, designed after vintage wallpaper found in a shop in Manhattan, as well as dedication to educating consumers about the process of making chocolate and the possibilities of flavor from carefully sourced beans. FROM: Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City (2016) Oxford Reference database The human view that the age of dinosaurs was remote in time is an illusion that results from our short life span. A galactic year, the time it takes our solar system to orbit the center of the galaxy, is 200 million years. Only one galactic year ago the dinosaurs had just appeared on planet Earth. When dinosaurs first appeared, our solar system was already well over 4 billion years old, and 95 percent of the history of our planet had already passed. FROM: The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (2016) Credo Reference database A well-known example of a company with a large discrepancy between cash flow and profit is Amazon.com, which started out in the 1990s as an online bookseller but has since expanded to become one of the world's largest online marketplaces, offering a massive array of products and services. The company usually sees very high cash flows but keeps profits close to zero. FROM: Worldmark Global Business and Economy Issues (2015) Gale Virtual Reference Library database In Britain, an artist who operates under the pseudonym Banksy has since the 1990s made a highly successful career in Graffiti art (or Street art, as it has been rebranded). His real name is uncertain, but he has been identified as Robert or Robin Banks or Robin Gunningham, and is said to have been born in Bristol in 1974. He is best known for spray-painted stenciled images applied clandestinely in public places. His work has been the subject of several books and exhibitions, including a large, very well-attended show at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery in 2009. FROM: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (2016) Oxford Reference database All About Apps MyTSA (Android, iOS): Are you heading to the airport for a vacation or business trip and are concerned with what you can bring on the plane or what ID requirements you may need? MyTSA has all the answers. There is also a list of what clothes to wear during your flight for maximum comfort. AllTrails – Hiking & Running (Android, iOS): Finding the best spot to do some serious outdoor hiking can be tedious, finding the best spot that is both close by and features the natural beauty you expect can take some serious planning. In that case AllTrails is your best bet. It provides photos of obstacles around the trail and where to find the most scenic views. Songkick Concerts (Android, iOS): Live music can be one of the most exciting elements of any interesting urban scene, but finding where to go and what the charge might become can hinder the experience. Just use Songkick, it is your own personal assistant to find the best concerts. It also features a list of recommended acts and performers. Find Chocolate! (Android only): Getting a craving for chocolate can be somewhat all consuming and you need to get your fix. There is a way to find it anywhere with the Find Chocolate! App! The Find Chocolate! App can point you in the direction of 2,800 Chocolate shops all around the world. Additionally, all users get to rate and review all of their chocolate experiences. NASA (iOS only): As our understanding of the universe grows with the new technology that seems to change at a rapid pace, having access to what NASA is up to could be enlightening. On the NASA app you can view videos, mission information, the latest images from interstellar space, news, and even NASA TV. Page 6
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