The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is an herbaceous annual plant domesticated independently in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes, and now grown worldwide for its edible bean, popular both dry and as a green bean. The leaf is occasionally used as a leaf vegetable, and the straw is used for fodder. Botanically, the common bean is classified as a dicotyledon. Beans, squash and maize comprised the "Three Sisters" that provided the foundation of Native American agriculture. As a legume, beans provided the nitrogen-fixing bacteria which supplied that essential nutrient to the other two crops.

What do Sean Bean, a monk, and the bubonic plague have in common? They’re all part of an apocalyptic medieval world in the upcoming chiller, “Black Death.”

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting (as well they should!) that Sean Bean (LOTR, The Hitcher, Silent Hill), Lena Heady (300, Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Rupert Friend will be starring in Ecosse Films' Black Death!

Lena Headey is set to star against Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings) and Rupert Friend in a supernatural chiller called Black Death directed by Geoff Sax for Ecosse Films...

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First she brought us The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets, and now she’s letting us in on superstar dieting tricks in her new book The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets with co-author Cindy Pearlman. All our favorite celebs are spilling the beans: Oprah, Demi, Gwyneth, even our favorite supermodel Mom, Heidi Klum!