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  • Dose of HistoryNatural Surroundings
    By Taylor Haynes
    May 13, 2019
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    Palm Trees Aren’t Native to Arizona, So How Did They End Up Here?

    Nothing quite says “desert oasis” like a cluster of slender palm trees. They’re found all over the southwest, lining the highway, parks and found in many of our backyards. The iconic trees are tall and majestic, not even bending with the wind. Though palms are a seeming eternal installation from Phoenix to Los Angeles, the ...
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  • Movie Film Strip
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    By Andrea Aker
    December 25, 2016
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2016

    A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. This has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2017. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year. How to Keep Scorpions Away from Your Home – There are about 35 species ...
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  • Movie Film Strip
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    By Andrea Aker
    December 23, 2015
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2015

    A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2015 has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2016. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year.
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  • Natural SurroundingsValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    November 30, 2015
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    Singh Farms is Oasis Off the 101

    Most of the drivers rushing up and down the 101 are unaware of the desert oasis that’s blooming just northeast of Thomas Road in Scottsdale. A line of unassuming trees block the traffic from a lush and surprisingly quiet farm full of organic fruits and veges.
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  • Movie Film Strip
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    By Andrea Aker
    December 22, 2014
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2014

    A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2014 has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2015. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year. Lots of wildlife and nature lovers out there!
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  • Century Plant
    Natural Surroundings
    By Andrea Aker
    June 4, 2014
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    How Often Does a Century Plant Bloom?

    In the case of the century plant, it’s name is actually misnomer. Contrary to popular belief, a century plant does not bloom every 100 years. Part of the agave family, a century plant typically lives 10 to 30 years, flowering only once at the end of its life. Other interesting facts include:
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  • Food & DiningNatural Surroundings
    By Sam Lowe
    February 19, 2014
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    Drink Like an Arabian Prince in Dateland

    DATELAND -- It turns out that there is a definite connection between royalty and date milk shakes. Milk shake consumers from around the world make that discovery when they visit the Dateland Travel Centers, one of the few stop-offs between Gila Bend and Yuma.
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  • Boojum tree
    Natural Surroundings
    By Sam Lowe
    November 18, 2013
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    The Legacy of Boojum Trees

    People who have nightmares about being chased by giant parsnips should avoid contact with the boojum trees. Fortunately, boojums are quite rare and do not move over the landscape to frighten humans. Despite that, they are weird. They resemble huge parsnips or green carrots sticking upside down out of the earth.
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  • Food & DiningNatural Surroundings
    By Andrea Aker
    November 5, 2013
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    The Making Of Olive Oil Slippery Job

    Q: Being Canadian and never having seen real olive trees, I am delighted to find one on my daughter’s property in Paradise Valley. What do you do with them? I have visions of dancing and crushing them beneath our callused Canadian feet for the first press of a famous new olive oil. A: One day ...
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  • Carob Tree
    Natural Surroundings
    By Andrea Aker
    October 27, 2013
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    Carob Trees Rank Among The Rankest

    Q: Our neighbor has two carob trees. Every November in the late afternoon or evening, just when I go to relax on my patio, the most horrific odor wafts through the neighborhood. It smells like a laundry bin at the Y. Why? You’re living next door to two carob trees? Oh, man you are sooooo ...
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