I was smoking at 12 in France in 1999, I told tobacconists I was buying them for my mom. Pulled the same thing off in the states when I moved there 2 years later. And I was far from alone. These are far more recent (terrible, obviously) habits than you might think.
That’s actually not true, ‘ground apple’ is a common name for different sorts of tubers in a number of different languages, going back to the latin ‘malum terrae’.
We think that of all morons in positions of power, because it’s difficult to fathom how they got there otherwise. Despite all the proof to the contrary, we continue to think meritocracy is a thing. The prosperity gospel is one of the more overt expressions of that belief: if you’re rich, it’s obviously because you’re just the best, smartest little cookie and you deserve it all. What other reasons could there possibly be?
Why thank you.
I’ve been saying the same thing the entire time
This is hibiscus sabdariffa 
The picture you posted is of the wrong species, which I assume is why you were confused.
The calyx is red (and the petals are yellow/white) on hibiscus sabdariffa, which is the species they use commercially.
Suit yourself I guess, it’s a common misunderstanding.
You can also eat the petals, but the stuff you’ll find commercially are calices. I assume the petals are perhaps too fragile to process ? https://www.tyrantfarms.com/hibiscus-a-tasty-addition-to-your-edible-landscape-or-garden/#edible-parts-hibiscus-sabdariffa
Yup, those are calices, it’s the bottom part of the flower, that holds the petals together.
The inability to use words to say stupid shit does confer a certain air of wisdom, however.
It’s actually made with the calyx rather than the petals, same as with hibiscus tea.
I miss trader Joe’s dried chili mango and candied hibiscus, their entire dried fruit section really.
Someone who goes to casinos would come to the same conclusion, thinking that the surgeon is ‘running hot’.
Right, the problem has nothing to do with the people perpetuating it. Sure.
Came here with the same question
TIL it’s the Latin word for jester
CNews, qui a été la première chaîne d’info de France le mois dernier pour la première fois
Eeeeeeeeh bah…
And then NY and SF are 5th and 6th with 36%… Did AI write this?