http://www.metafilter.com/tags/vanilla Posts tagged with 'vanilla' at MetaFilter. Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:16:03 -0800 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:16:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/44019/Online%2DNatural%2DHistory <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/wayne.htm">Wayne's World (an unfortunate name for a great website)</a> is "An On-line Textbook of Natural History." I went looking for information on <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph26.htm">Vanilla</a>, which I knew is the only commercial food product of an orchid, but which I didn't know is hand-pollinated, and found information on so much more. There are several extensive courses available on basic <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/bio100.htm">biology</a> and <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/bot115.htm">botany</a>, a huge section on <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/chemid1.htm">chemicals in plants and animals</a>, and tons of fun stuff like "<a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmay99.htm">The Truth about Cauliflory</a>" and "<a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/sausage.htm">Bat-Pollinated Flowers Of The Calabash &amp; Sausage Tree</a>." The <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/indxwayn.htm">index</a> is extensive and covers everything from "<a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph23.htm#absinthe">Absinthe: An Herb That May Have Poisoned Vincent van Gogh</a>" to "<a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plsept99.htm#ziricote">Ziricote: Beautiful Caribbean Hardwood In The Borage Family</a>." tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.44019 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:16:03 -0800 biology botany onlinlearning plants vanilla OmieWise http://www.metafilter.com/17160/ <a href="http://www.vanilla.coke.com">Vanilla Coke</a> came out today. Anyone tried it? What's the verdict (besides anti-corporation rants)? <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/70370_coke15.shtml">This person</a> was underwhelmed. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.17160 Wed, 15 May 2002 08:46:50 -0800 cocacola coke vanilla gazingus