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5 unusual facts about lime


Rivière-à-la-Lime

In its course, the river flows through the Route 361 of the “rang Rivière à la lime" (row). The “rivière à la lime” empties into the Batiscan River, towards la “Grande pointe” (great point of land), above the village of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.

(See E.-Z. Massicotte, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan).

The pioneers of the current territory of Saint-Narcisse from Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan followed the path of the “Rivière à la Lime” and forest paths to reach their respective lot located northwest up the morraine.

The Rivière à la lime flows in the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

The drained basin of the “rivière à la lime” was the third area of colonization in the Lordship of Batiscan up to the 18th Century, after the colonization of the surroundings of St. Lawrence River and Batiscan river.


Acidophobe

Sometimes a complementary classification is used (calcicole/calcifuge, with calcicoles being "lime-loving" plants).

Acid intolerance of plants may be mitigated by lime addition and by calcium and nitrogen fertilizers.

Amit Thaker

He came second time in lime light for protesting against release of Aamir Khan Hindi movie Fanna in Gujarat.

Anchetil de Greye

Between them, on the river Seulles, at Orival near Creully, lies an ancient quarry where building stone is said to have been dug and lime burned since Gallo-Roman times.

Austria in the Eurovision Dance Contest

Their routine was a fusion of Foxtrot, Jive and Hip Hop, and was performed to a medley of "The Third Man/Harry Lime theme by Anton Karas, "Der Kommissar" by After The Fire/Falco, "The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini and "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, all of which were performed by the Dance For Europe Orchestra.

Brevipalpus phoenicis

In the state of Florida, this mite is known to infest Aphelandra, gardenia, grapefruit, hibiscus, holly, ligustrum, lemon, lime, orange, pecan and viburnum.

Canada Bay

Imprisoned at Longbottom Stockade (which was located at what is now Concord Oval), the convicts broke stone for the construction of Parramatta Road and collected oyster shells for making lime.

Capture of USS Chesapeake

A large cask of un-slaked lime was found open on Chesapeake's forecastle, and another bag of lime was discovered in the fore-top.

Celebratory lighting

Later sets had some transparent purple bulbs (a representation of black, similar to blacklight), a few even have transparent green, or a translucent or semi-opaque lime green (possibly representing slime as in Ghostbusters, or creatures like goblins or space aliens).

Centaurea nigra

Important for Gatekeeper butterfly, Goldfinch, Honey bee, Large skipper, Lime-speck pug moth, Meadow Brown, Painted lady, Peacock, Red admiral, Small copper, Small skipper

Chatelherault Country Park

An avenue of lime trees linked the lodge and the palace, formerly located in Hamilton.

DAC 120 DE

The total number of trucks built was around 15, of which eight went to the Roşia Poieni copper mine, three at the Mahmudia lime quarry, two at the Danube-Black Sea Canal site and five at the Mc Caimy Monster Pilbara iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Duleek

The village’s four crosses and the lime tree on the village green are reminders of Duleek’s links to the struggle between William and James and to wider European unrest at the time of Louis XIV of France.

Erich Ponto

He starred as Professor Crey in the German film classic Die Feuerzangenbowle with Heinz Rühmann and after World War II was featured in the legendary Thriller The Third Man in a supporting role as the physician of Orson Welles' character Harry Lime.

Gmina Konopnica, Lublin Voivodeship

The rich history of the borough is also reflected by places such as the Swedish military cemetery in Motycz Leśny; "Castle Hill" in Motycz or the lime tree under which Napoleon rested during his march on Russia.

Harry Leland

Artist John Byrne based Leland's appearance on actor-director Orson Welles, and the name refers to two characters in Welles' films: Harry Lime from The Third Man, and Jed Leland from Citizen Kane.

Harry Pye

In October Pye helped organise a Black History Month exhibition at the Lime Light Gallery in Lewisham.

Heublein

Heublein also held American import and distribution rights to non-alcoholic beverages such as Perrier mineral water and Rose's Lime Juice.

Highbury Wood

Highbury Wood overlies mostly alkaline soils and contains a range of woodland species such as Ash, Oak and Lime.

Jewish cemetery in Währing

Around 1900 an avenue of lime trees was planted in the middle of the unused cemetery.

Key lime pie

The origin of Key lime pie has been traced back to the late 19th century in the Key West, Florida area.

On 1 July 2006, both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation {HB 453} and {SB 676} selecting "Key lime pie" as the official pie of the state of Florida.

Kuthalur

The entire building was made of Brick, Chunnammu Chanthu ( Lime Mortar), Kadukkai ( Palmira Seed Mortar) and with the mixture of Egg White.

Lime Ridge

There, Lime Ridge is a prominent foothill ridge of Mount Diablo.

Lime Rock, Connecticut

U.S. Senator William Henry Barnum, the chief executive of Barnum and Richardson and longest serving Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, resided in Lime Rock, and was the founder of Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Lime Rock.

LIME Sports Club

The club was established for employees of Barbados External Telecommunications (BET), later Cable & Wireless, and since 2008, LIME.

Lindenbaum

Lindenbaum is a surname, meaning Tilia in German; the nearest British tree name is Lime tree.

Long Sutton, Somerset

The village of Long Sutton has a village green with a lime tree at each corner and a chestnut tree in the centre.

Lucknam Park

They used Lucknam Park's beech and lime tree lined driveway to park their Spitfires and Hurricanes – the huge trees providing camouflage.

Milwaukee Falls Lime Company

The Milwaukee Falls Lime Company is located in Grafton, Wisconsin.

Orcein

If the conversion is carried out in the presence of potassium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, and calcium sulfate (in the form of potash, lime, and gypsum in traditional dye-making methods), the result is litmus, a more complex molecule.

Philip Dakin Wagoner

Philip Dakin Wagoner was born on 24 July 1876 in Somerville, New Jersey, son of Dr. Henry G. Wagoner and Rachel Lime Dakin Wagoner.

Sangrita

Sangrita is used in a drink known as "The Mexican Flag", where three separate double shot glasses are filled with lime juice, tequila and sangrita.

Sengkang Riverside Park

The 16 different fruit trees that can be found in the trail are Mangosteen Tree, Ordeal Tree, Custard Apple, Pomelo, Lime, Weeping Tea Tree, Island Lychee, Mango, Pond Apple Tree, Asam Tree, Java Olive Tree, Elephant Apple, Fish Killer Tree, Starfruit, Pig's Mango and Wine Palm.

Tadcaster

Tadcaster was founded by the Romans, who named it Calcaria from the Latin word for lime, reflecting the importance of the area's limestone geology as a natural resource for quarrying, an industry which continues today and has contributed to many notable buildings including York Minster.

Thakeri

Silver Oak trees which are grown for shade in the coffee estates are sold as timber which fetches the planters good revenue.A lot of citrus fruits are grown like orange,lime,sweetlime and many other varieties of this family.

The Adventures of Harry Lime

A recording of the 1951 "A Ticket to Tangiers" episode of The Lives of Harry Lime series is available on the Criterion Collection DVD edition of The Third Man.

Orson Welles reprised his role of Harry Lime from the celebrated 1949 film The Third Man.

Trailanga Swami

The monk was accustomed to breaking his long fasts with buckets of clabbered milk, so the skeptic brought him a bucket of calcium-lime mixture used for whitewashing walls instead.

Tuart forest

Other attractions in the area include the National Trust heritage property Wonnerup House, walk tracks, possum spotlight trail, bird hide, historic lime pits and picnic areas.

Walenstadt

Lime glacial erratic show that the Seez valley (Seeztal) was 1000 m high covered with ice during the last ice age.

Walter de Frece

He then opened the New Tivoli Theatre of Varieties in Lime Street, Liverpool, in December 1906, but being so close to the Empire Palace of Moss and Stoll, the New Tivoli never made a profit.

Zima

The lemon-lime drink was part of the "clear craze" of the 1990s that produced products such as Crystal Pepsi and Tab Clear.


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