Community Magazine June 2014

90 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE has the answers to ALL your questions... Profe sor Noe Ital Topic: Medicinal Plants Note: Healing properties can be found in barks, seeds, fruits, and other parts of the plant. The most widely used painkiller, aspirin, originated from the bark of the willow tree. BOTANY Topic : The Moon Note: Because the moon has no atmosphere, the footprints planted in its surface by astronauts will always remain visible. SPACE Topic: Cartilage Note: Cartilage is a rubbery substance used in various places around the body. You can feel cartilage in your earlobe if you move it back and forth. HUMAN BODY Topic : Elephants Note: Elephants are very intelligent creatures and have the biggest brain of all land animals. When an elephant dies, its companions seem to mourn and cry. ZOOLOGY Today's Subjects Professor Noe Ital [AKA: Know-it-all] If you have a question for the professor, send it to: ATT: Professor Noe Ital 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Ask@CommunityM.com • 718-645-4460