Alexander Graham Bell's (http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hancockd/dol.htm) surname was actually Graham - the Bell part was a nickname given to him by his assistant after he invented the telephone.
Honey roast nuts (http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hancockd/lotd.htm) are produced by leaving them on metal trays next to beehives. Volatile bioflavanoids given off as the sun bakes the nuts cause confusion amongst the returning bees, who deposit their nectar on the nuts instead of in the hive.
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Date: 2003-07-18 01:34 am (UTC)Honey roast nuts (http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hancockd/lotd.htm) are produced by leaving them on metal trays next to beehives. Volatile bioflavanoids given off as the sun bakes the nuts cause confusion amongst the returning bees, who deposit their nectar on the nuts instead of in the hive.