elephant trap  noun  (plural elephant traps) (figuratively)  A trap which can easily be avoided by a competent person, and thus proves the incompetence of anybody trapped by it.  (chess)  Elephant Trap:  faulty attempt by White to win a pawn in a popular variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, which is generally only effective against inexperienced players.  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elephant_trap#English 

Macarons and macaroons are two completely different cookies.  Macaroons have an extra O in the name and are coconut cookies.  Macarons are delicate sandwich cookies.  It’s helpful to “age” the egg whites in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours prior to starting this recipe.  Why?  Egg whites that have been separated and set aside in advance have a chance to relax, which improves their elasticity during the whipping process.  Elasticity is certainly beneficial when you’re trying to whip egg whites into a lofty volume.  I recommend taking the 5-10 minutes to separate your egg whites, cover, and refrigerate them 1 day in advance.  Bring them to room temperature before you begin the recipe.  Sally McKenney  Find recipe at https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/french-macarons/ 

Measuring 843 acres, Central Park is larger in land mass than the principality of Monaco which is just under 500 acres.  Despite the large scale of the park in relation to the tiny nation, there are actually parks in New York City that are even bigger including Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens (898 acres) and the Staten Island Greenbelt which comprises a 2,800 acre network of connected parks and trails.  Central Park is on a rectangular plot bounded by Fifth and Eighth Avenues on the west and east, and 59th and 110th streets on the north and south.  The perimeter of the park stretches six miles and contains within it twenty-six baseball fields, seven bodies of water, and fifty-eight miles of pathways.  NICOLE SARANIERO  https://untappedcities.com/2019/04/25/10-fun-facts-about-nycs-central-park/ 

Central Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's greatest landscape architect, and Calvert Vaux in 1858.  (Olmsted and Vaux also designed Morningside Park in Harlem; Riverside Park, flanking the Hudson River; and Brooklyn's Prospect Park.)  Built between 1858 and 1873, the park comprises six percent of Manhattan's land area (843 acres) and is 2.5 miles long and a half-mile wide.  The most frequented urban park in the nation, it attracts over 15 million visitors yearly.  It is the largest work of art in New York City.  Central Park's 26,000 trees and 132 acres of woodlands and meadows are both a haven for people and a natural habitat for wildlife.  Water covers another 150 acres.  There are 58 miles of pedestrian pathways that weave through an interlocking tapestry of meadows, lakes, forests and gardens.  There are 4.7 miles of bridle trail, 21 playgrounds, 30 tennis courts, 26 baseball diamonds, two skating rinks, a swimming pool and a 1.6-mile running track around the reservoir.  The park is open 6 a.m.-1 a.m. daily. Facilities within the park have varying hours.  https://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations/2581/central-park  See also https://www.ny.com/articles/centralpark.html 

Benjamin Franklin was many things in his lifetime:  a printer, a postmaster, an ambassador, an author, a scientist, a Founding Father.  Above all, he was an inventor, creating solutions to common problems, innovating new technology, and even making life a little more musical.  See pictures and descriptions of some of Franklin’s most significant inventions at https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/inventions 

Benjamin Franklin discovered the difference between conductors and insulators of electricity.  He used a device called a Leyden jar to hold and discharge electricity—even using one to kill a turkey for a feast.  Wiring together charged plates, and later jars, he created and named the first electrical battery.  http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2012113_2011976_2011964,00.html 

"Gray" and "grey" are both correct spellings of the word for the neutral or achromatic color—a color “without color" between black and white, like a cloud-covered sky, ashes, or lead.  Used for centuries, both "gray" and "grey" come from the Old English word grǽg and are related to the Dutch word grauw and the German word grau.  The main distinction between the two spellings is simply a matter of geographical custom.  While both spellings are commonly used throughout the English-speaking world, the use of "gray" in the United States versus "grey" in most other nations has remained constant. 

In proper names:  If someone’s last name is “Grey,” it cannot be spelled “Gray.”  For example, the popular Earl Grey tea is named after Charles Grey, the second Earl of Grey and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.

The dog breed:  The dog breed "greyhound" can never be spelled “grayhound.”  The same is true for the Greyhound bus service company, which is named for the dog breed.

As a measure of energy:  Last but certainly not least (especially to physicists) is the scientific measure of energy called the "gray."  One gray is equal to about one joule of energy radiated by the ionization of one kilogram of matter.  The gray replaced the rad as a standard measuring unit of radiation energy in 1975.  One gray is equal to 100 rads, and it can only be spelled with an "a."  Robert Longley  https://www.thoughtco.com/gray-or-grey-4154508 

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