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Old 03-02-2009, 02:11 AM #31
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Dogs really can see colors, they are just not as vibrant.
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The average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect.

After cacao beans are harvested, they're left on the ground to ferment for around a week. During that time adults, children, rats and other animals walk all over them......some vermin even making their nests amongs the beans.

YUK!
Wait a minute. In the U.S.? Are you saying the states is getting chocolate covered bug bits but the rest of the planet is OK?

Koala, I thought you liked us.
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Too funny Moose!

And back to the important stuff.........

Did you know that the spots on a cow are called Holstein's spots, and they're like a fingerprint or snowflake? No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.
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The average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect.

After cacao beans are harvested, they're left on the ground to ferment for around a week. During that time adults, children, rats and other animals walk all over them......some vermin even making their nests amongs the beans.

YUK!
Actually EATING insects and other odd things is all the rage now.

There are restaurants SERVING them. People are swallowing LIVE octopus, etc. Science News had a story recently about the nutritional value of some insects. High in amino acids and minerals!

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2160.html
http://www.thaibugs.com/edible%20insects.htm
(the large hairy spiders are tempura fried on a stick)

A recent CSI:NY had a story line revolving around a restaurant in NY serving these. The "murder" involved eating an octopus the wrong way--evidently if you do it wrong--they are swallowed alive-- you are sunk.

Here is a video illustrating it if you didn't see the CSI:NY epidsode:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T4c4g3iXv0

I find this subject really revolting! EEEEOOOUUUUWWWW

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from: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/f...roducts/4188/2
octopus:
glycemic LOAD: 2
inflammatory index: 72= mildly anti-inflammatory
good source of protein
good source of Omega-3
good source of minerals
0 carbs
good source of choline

I have eaten cooked octopus..the little ones that are put in salads. But I don't
think I could deal with ALIVE!
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Snapple fact of the day...

No word in the english language rhymes wth month
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Snapple fact - a duck can not walk without bobbing it's head
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No word in the english language rhymes wth month
Oh, my butt! Yesterday was March 1th (oneth)! Ha!!!!
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Oh, my butt! Yesterday was March 1th (oneth)! Ha!!!!
You of all people...lover of the english language ....should be ashamed.

Punishment is no fancy pens for a month....until April oneth
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Oh, my butt! Yesterday was March 1th (oneth)! Ha!!!!
So, today would be the tooth?
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  • Playfulness in a feline is a sign of intelligence, according to a broadcast about felines on PBS.
Absolutely true in my experience Bobbi. The more active cats also get in more trouble. Hence the saying, "A tired kitty is a good kitty."


Here's my googled fact. Just in case you're in the market for some live chickens.

A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs.
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