Idiom of the Day
lay up (a vessel) or lay (a vessel) up
to take a vessel out of active service, to put a boat in a boat dock or a garage
The weather was getting cold so we decided to lay up our boat for the winter.
Body Facts
Pilgrims to the Tirupati temple in India give some of their hair as a sacrifice.The temple employs 600 barbers who work day and night to shave pilgrims, taking 6.5 million gifts of hair a year.The hair is sold to wig-makers and for use as fertilizer.
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