Christmas Calendar December 21: Winter Solstice Posted by natassiarobinson In the Northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs today (December 21). The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and hence the longest night of the year. In Stockholm this means […] 21 December, 2021 0 comments
Christmas Calendar Merry Christmas from Apollo 8 Posted by natassiarobinson On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the moon. The Apollo 8 astronauts, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman […] 8 December, 2021 0 comments
Christmas Calendar Culture The unusual 3pm Swedish Christmas eve tradition Posted by natassiarobinson 3pm on December 24 marks a very important Swedish Christmas custom. At this time, every year since 1960, the Walt Disney Christmas special, “From All of Us to All of […] 3 December, 2021 0 comments
Science Is it time to implement folic acid fortification? Posted by natassiarobinson After a long, ongoing debate, the UK government has made the decision to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid. To date, more than 80 countries worldwide have implemented a mandatory folic acid fortification policy, starting with the US back […] 29 November, 2021 0 comments
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