plants | paradoxoff http://paradoxoff.com Just another WordPress site Thu, 30 May 2019 10:05:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 17 Cool facts you didn’t know about flowers http://paradoxoff.com/curiosities/17-cool-facts-you-didnt-know-about-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17-cool-facts-you-didnt-know-about-flowers Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:51:48 +0000 http://paradoxoff.com/index.php/2017/04/26/17-cool-facts-you-didnt-know-about-flowers/ ‘We cry and smile with them. Flowers are lovely things that give life more meaning and color‘. You’ve just read a quote dedicated...

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‘We cry and smile with them. Flowers are lovely things that give life more meaning and color‘. You’ve just read a quote dedicated to these delightful beings that make the world a better place to live in.

You pass by them every day but have you ever stopped and stared for a while at the flowers embellishing your environment? Or felt grateful and thanked nature for creating such perfect plants that symbolize purity – something we rarely see in humans these days?

Although it isn’t their international day (January 19), let’s celebrate flowers today or every day. When you pass by them, smile and observe their pure beauty. You will realize that people should try to be more like flowers – humble, harmless and adorable. In their honor, we’ve prepared these 17 cool facts you probably never even heard of. Scroll down and find out more about flowers. We promise you will be surprised by some of the facts.

1. Ancient civilizations burned aster leaves to ward off evil spirits
2. The lotus was considered a sacred flower by ancient Egyptians and was used in burial rituals. They viewed it as a symbol of resurrection and eternal life
3. The oldest flower was discovered in China, 2002. The flower’s name is Archaefructus sinensis and it bloomed around 125 million years according to scientists
4. Sunflowers move throughout the day in response to the movement of the sun from east to west
5. Moon flowers bloom only at night, closing during the day
6. Blue cohosh was used by Native American women to ensure an easy labor and childbirth
7. When Achilles was born, his mother dipped him head first in a bath of yarrow tea. Yarrow flower is still known for healing and was used during World War I to heal soldiers’ wounds
8. Tulips make great salad ingredients
9. The largest flower called Titan Arum is also the smelliest flower in the world
10. There are over 400,000 types of flowering plants in the world
11. 198 million roses were produced for Valentine’s Day in the US in 2010
12. During the 1600’s, tulips were so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were worth more than gold
13. Dried hibiscus is considered a delicacy in Mexico
14. For centuries, flowers have been used in magic. Crocus were thought to bring about visions, while dandelions were believed to aid healing
15. Scientists assert that there are over 270,000 species of flowers that have been documented and are existing in the 21st century
16. According to Biblical stories, there was a white rose that grew in the Garden of Eden and turned red as it blushed with shame upon Adam and Eve’s fall from grace
17. The world’s oldest living rose bush is thought to be 1000 years old. Today, it continues to bloom on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany

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The post 17 Cool facts you didn’t know about flowers first appeared on paradoxoff.]]> 180 Nature and anatomy are merged in oil paintings http://paradoxoff.com/creativities/nature-and-anatomy-are-merged-in-oil-paintings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-and-anatomy-are-merged-in-oil-paintings Wed, 13 May 2015 10:05:29 +0000 http://paradoxoff.com/index.php/2015/05/13/nature-and-anatomy-are-merged-in-oil-paintings/ Italian artist Nunzio Paci creates beautiful and strange paintings of animals and plants mixed with human anatomy. These amazing masterpieces of art are...

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Italian artist Nunzio Paci creates beautiful and strange paintings of animals and plants mixed with human anatomy.

These amazing masterpieces of art are created with a pencil and oil paintings. “My whole work deals with the relationship between man and Nature, in particular with animals and plants. The focus of my observation is body with its mutations. My intention is to explore the infinite possibilities of life, in search of a balance between reality and imagination”, says the artist about his work.

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