That's one big girl! A baby born Friday in Germany is the country's largest-ever, at 13.47 pounds and 22.6 inches long. Baby girl Jasleen arrived July 26 at University Hospital in Leipzig. Though babies of her size are often delivered via caesarean section, Jasleen's mother gave birth vaginally.
Sardius (or Sard). A precious stone that is a variety of cornelian, varying in color from pale yellow to reddish orange. According to ancient tradition, it is an antidote to the onyx.
The southern United States has both muscadines, which are black or purple grapes, and scuppernongs, which are a bronze, or lighter color. Scuppernongs are larger than muscadines. Scuppernongs were originally discovered by French explorers in the 1500s to be growing abundantly in the wild in the southern United States.