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How did the Japanese division of the day into hours differ from the Western one before 1873?

In Japan, the day was traditionally divided not into uniform hours, but according to a special method depending on the time of year. Two large segments were distinguished in the day - from sunrise to sunset and from sunset to sunrise, each of which consisted of six hours. Thus, in summer the daytime hours were much longer than in winter, and the night hours were vice versa. In the 16th century, Japanese watchmakers learned the art of watchmaking from Western traders, and subsequently figured out how to adapt the uniform European dial to the changing Japanese one, although the adjustment was not automatic but manual. Only in 1873, the Japanese government approved the Gregorian calendar in the country, along with a uniform division of the day.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What are nuts?

According to the definition, a nut is "a simple, dry fruit with one (rarely two) seeds, the seed coat of which becomes very hard when ripe."

Real nuts include California gray walnut, walnut, hickory, pecan, chestnuts (not to be confused with the game of the same name), oak acorns, beech nuts, stone fruit, hazel, hazelnuts, hornbeam, alder and birch.

Peanuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, Brazil nuts, coconuts, horse chestnuts, and pine nuts are not nuts. So the legendary warning on a bag of peanuts ("may contain nuts") is not, strictly speaking, true.

Brazil nuts are not nuts, but seeds. In appearance, the fruits look like wooden boxes with a lid (up to twenty-four trihedral seeds each), which grow at the very top of the tree, 45 meters above the ground, and can easily kill if they fall on their heads. In Brazil, such boxes are called ouricos, "hedgehogs".

The almond is the seed of the once fleshy drupe.

The familiar peanut, also known as groundnut or ground pea, is actually a legume that grows underground.

It comes from South America, but nowadays it is cultivated quite widely, especially in the state of Georgia, USA. Some people are so allergic to peanuts that even a tiny amount (or inhaling peanut dust) can be fatal to them; interestingly, those same people may not be allergic to real nuts.

Pistachios are generally deadly. According to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, seemingly harmless pistachios are classified in Class 4.2: "Flammable solids (Substances prone to self-ignition)". Fresh pistachios, if stored in bulk under pressure, can ignite spontaneously and start a fire on a ship.

Pistachios continue to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide even after harvest. This can be a serious problem when transporting them by sea. If ventilation is inadequate, seafarers working in the hold of a cargo ship may die from carbon dioxide poisoning or lack of oxygen.

People have been eating pistachios for at least 9000 years. Muslim legend says that pistachios were one of the fruits that Adam brought with him to Earth when he descended from Heaven.

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