Plymouth Rock can currently be found on the shore of Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, Mass.  According to the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, the visible portion of the rock weighs about 4 tons, while the bottom portion, hidden under the sand of the shore, weighs about 6 tons.  The rock is estimated to be only about one-third to one-half its original size, after portions were chipped away as souvenirs in the 18th and 19th centuries.  

The Blarney Stone is a chunk of bluestone in the battlements of Blarney Castle, which is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east from Cork, Ireland.  Legend has it that kissing the stone will bring one the gift of eloquence.  The world "blarney" has come to mean "skillful flattery." 

The Rock of Gibraltar is a hulking limestone promontory that looks out over the Strait of Gibraltar, the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea.  The 1-397-foot-high (426 meters) rock is a major landmark of the British territory of Gibraltar, which is a peninsula that connects via an isthmus to Spain.  Gibraltar came into the United Kingdom's possession with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 after the War of the Spanish Succession, fought over two claimants to the leadership of Spain and the possible unification of Spain and France. 

Ayer's Rock is an arresting site, towering over the flat expanse of the Australian Outback.  Also known by its Aboriginal name, Uluru, the rock is what is called an inselberg, or isolated mountain.  Inselbergs are the remnants left after the erosion of an original mountain range. 

The Rosetta Stone is a fragment of an ancient Egyptian stone slab that bears a decree issued by a council of priests on the anniversary of the coronation King Ptolemy V (204181 B.C.) in three scripts: ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic script and ancient Greek.  Originally displayed in a temple, the Rosetta Stone was later used as a building material in a fort in the port town of el-Rashid (or Rosetta).  A French expedition to Egypt found the stone in 1799. 

The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam.  A mosque, the Masjid al-Haram, surrounds the building.  In the eastern corner of the Kaaba is the Black Stone, which according to Islamic lore dates back to the time of Adam and Eve, when it fell from heaven.  The stone is a dark rock that has been polished smooth by the hands of millions of Muslim pilgrims on the hajj to Mecca.  The rock is actually a set of fragments that sits in a silver frame.  https://www.livescience.com/29844-worlds-most-famous-rocks.html   

Cooks use flavorful stock or broth instead of water when making perloo, with the goal of the rice absorbing the liquid as it cooks so that the perloo doesn't turn out soggy or soupy.  To that end, perloo recipes call for some type of long-grain rice so that the cooked grains remain separate and fluffy, as opposed to creamy risotto or clumping sushi rice.  One-pot rice dishes are remarkably adaptable.  https://www.southernliving.com/food/grains/rice/what-is-perloo  

Father and Son:  LeBron and Bronny James Make NBA History as a Duo  A long-awaited pairing made its debut in the Lakers’s season opening win over Minnesota on October 24, 2024. 

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to take the field October 25, 2024 for Game 1 of the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series.  The former neighbors and rivals will face off in the World Series for the first time in 43 years.  The Dodgers are seeking their eighth World Series title and second in five years.  The Yankees are chasing their 28th title, but first since 2009.  The two teams have faced each other in 11 World Series, more than any other teams.  When the Dodgers were Brooklyn-based, the Yankees had a commanding 6-1 edge in World Series matchups.  Since the Dodgers moved to Hollywood in the late 50s, the teams are even at two a piece.  They last met in 1981.  New York is coming off its 41st American League championship, and Los Angeles off its 25th National League pennant.   Game 1 of the 2024 World Series is Friday night October 25 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.  The first pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/2024-world-series-yankees-dodgers-full-schedule/ 

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