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Squeezed right behind the rear axle plate, Those sharp differential bolts sealed its fiery fate.
Gossip
Which frozen drink flavor is superior?
diegoplays An evening stop at a local 7-Eleven convenience store sparked the revolutionary idea to automate the margarita-making process.
diegoplays Martinez purchased a used soft-serve ice cream machine and modified it to freeze liquid cocktail ingredients instead of dairy.
Fun Fact
Margarita history: The original frozen margarita machine was actually a modified soft-serve ice cream maker bought secondhand for just one hundred dollars.
Glossary
margarita (noun)
A cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass. In 1971, Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez modified an ice cream dispenser to serve this tequila cocktail frozen.
A cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass. In 1971, Dallas restaurateur Mariano Martinez modified an ice cream dispenser to serve this tequila cocktail frozen.
Quiz
In what year did Mariano Martinez invent the frozen margarita machine in Dallas?
Achievement
Project completed!
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jbeatsturds Chevrolet Cobalt
Go for miles, go for miles! Thirty-seven on the highway, go for miles!
Gossip
If you ordered a giant bell, where would you test it first?
nic London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the original bell, using a traditional but brittle alloy of copper and tin.
nic The bell cracked during its very first test ring in Philadelphia in 1752, shocking the local authorities.
Fun Fact
Whitechapel Foundry: The London foundry that cast the original Liberty Bell in 1751 remained in business for over 450 years until closing in 2017.
Glossary
bell (noun)
A hollow, cup-shaped metal object that emits a ringing sound when struck. The original commission arrived in Philadelphia from England in August 1752 but cracked during testing.
A hollow, cup-shaped metal object that emits a ringing sound when struck. The original commission arrived in Philadelphia from England in August 1752 but cracked during testing.
Quiz
What type of commercial appliance did Mariano Martinez modify to create his first frozen margarita machine?
Reflection
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Achievement
Project completed!
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diegoplays The Frozen Margarita Machine
Dallas, seventy-one, we took a soft-serve machine, And poured the coldest green tequila that you've ever seen.
franciscopeguero Flavio Josefo ofrece la mención no cristiana más detallada del siglo I.
franciscopeguero Los fragmentos de papiro más antiguos nos acercan a las fuentes originales.
Fun Fact
Manuscritos antiguos: El fragmento más antiguo del Nuevo Testamento, el Papiro P52, cabe en la palma de una mano y contiene versículos del juicio ante Pilato.
Glossary
papiro (sustantivo)
Lámina obtenida de una planta acuática que se usaba en la antigüedad para escribir manuscritos. El fragmento Rylands, datado hacia el año 125 en Egipto, es el manuscrito más antiguo del evangelio.
Lámina obtenida de una planta acuática que se usaba en la antigüedad para escribir manuscritos. El fragmento Rylands, datado hacia el año 125 en Egipto, es el manuscrito más antiguo del evangelio.