What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0247

12301.  Camel owners will (sometimes) tie their camels’ front feet together so they can’t walk as fast and run away;

12302.  Apparently, some camels will keep walking and won’t come back;

12303.  In Morocco, it costs around 30,000 dirhams (i.e., $8,150.00 USD) for a camel;

12304.  Apparently, camel is a popular meat in southern Morocco;

12305.  The smell of rose water reminds me of an aya(huasca) ceremony;

12306.  Moroccans keep horses for fun and for racing;

12307.  Moroccans don’t eat donkeys.  Islam forbids the eating of (domesticated) donkeys;

12308.  Moroccans don’t eat horses;

12309.  Moroccans don’t eat mules;

12310.  Berber carpet/rugs come from the Amazigh/Berber people of Morocco;

12311.  Moroccans will sell goods, snacks and coffee/tea out of the trunks of their hatchbacks;

12312.  Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States in 1777;

12313.  Apparently, the (feral/wild) cats in Ouarzazate like fried chicken gristle;

12314.  The name of the hotel at Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco, is the “Oscar Hotel;”

12315.  Apparently, you can make drawings/paintings with sugar water, tea and cardamom water( . . . and a flame);

12316.  The beef with prunes and almonds tagine at the Amal Center’s restaurant (AmalNonprofit.org/solutions/the-restaurant) in Marrakech is (really) tasty;

12317.  The chicken tagine at the Amal Center’s restaurant in Marrakech is (really) tasty.  It maybe the best orange chicken I’ve ever had;

12318.  If I’m ever in Marrakech again, I’d go out of my way to get a meal at the Amal Center’s restaurant;

12319.  There is no fast food outside of the (big) cities in Morocco;

12320.  The tallest building in Marrakech is the minaret tower of the Koutoubia Mosque;

12321.  In Morocco, if a woman has henna on her hands and feet, it means she’s married;

12322.  In Morocco, if a woman has henna only on her hands, it means she’s single;

12323.  Apparently, people use snail mucus/mucin for skincare.  Supposedly, it can hydrate, smooth and promote skin healing with benefits like reducing fine lines/wrinkles and dark spots and helping with acne;

12324.  (I can say) I've put snail mucus/mucin on my face;

12325.  Apparently, real saffron is always red.  It smells earthy and bitter.  When water is added to saffron, it turns yellow.  Saffron can last 10 years in a glass jar at room temperature;