Promoters of Echinacea say that the herb encourages the immune system and reduces many of the symptoms of colds, flu and some other illnesses, infections and conditions. Echinacea is a perennial plant, it lasts for many years.It is approximately from 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) tall when mature.chinacea is a very popular herb and people commonly take it to help combat flu and colds. It is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family-Asteraceae.
AP. DALLAS, Sept. 12â Samuel Bert, the man credited with inventing the snow cone ice machine, died Sunday at Baylor University Medical Center of complications from a fall that broke his hip two weeks ago. He was 88 years old. Mr. Bert worked at the State Fair of Texas for 65 years. His son, Nick, said his father invented a machine to mechanically scrape ice for snow cones in the late 1920's.
Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so they would have some control as she stood on the board and glided downhill.he development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998. Its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since.