The next in our nutrition-fact series is the Hebrew word for calcium - סִידָן.
How did Modern Hebrew scholars come up with this word, a natural element discovered only in the nineteenth century? Well, the word limestone - a white substance, just like calcium - is אֶבֶן סִיד (EH-ven seed). And to whitewash is לְסַיֵּד (le-sah-ee-YED).
So drink your milk, people... or otherwise get lots and lots of סידן. I prefer yogurt.
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