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Ever wondered where the red colouring in your alcopops, toppings, jams and strawberry milshakes come from?

Next time you visit the pantry or go out to eat you may want to consider this little tidbit of information. In some food products, and even shampoos, the reddish colouring is produced by the crushing of the tropical Cochineal beetle. That's right, beetles!

Whenever you eat those lovely strawberry cheesecakes, sweets, toppings, desserts, juices and through a variety of food including some meats, you're actually eating bugs!

So next time have a look out for the ingredient cochineal in whatever you happen to have a craving for!

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Easter At The Whitehouse

March 22nd 2008 01:45

OK, so every year in the US the President, his wife and their cohorts have what's known as the annual Easter Egg Roll on the lawns of the Whitehouse.

But to see one with an added twist, you should check out this one....Easter under the Bush Administration!
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EXPLODING COWS!!!

March 17th 2008 07:00

There is an urban myth that if a cow isn't milked it will explode. If this were true we would have all heard many reports of cows exploding in this way. However the milk load carried by a cow can be quite painful if it is not milked on a regular basis.

Dairy cows make milk for their calves and will keep on supplying milk until the need has run out. As milking on a regular basis makes the cow produce a steady stream of milk, she will keep on doing so until she is allowed to 'dry out' gradually before possibly beginning the calving season again.
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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16

Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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Chicken Hatching - LIVE!

July 16th 2007 00:50

Watching chickens hatch out of their small cramped living space can be a fascinating thing to watch.

While over here visiting the UK and looking at primary schools, I've stumbled across one school in particular who has, along with another school, purchased an incubator and is currently hatching out eggs.
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FISHY Laws

May 29th 2007 03:51

Location: Boise, Idaho
Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
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Explaining Ideology With Moo Cows!

May 25th 2007 00:25

Just a little something I stumbled across while cleaning recently.
Explaining world ideologies with the assistance of cows.

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13 More Interesting Facts

May 14th 2007 00:25

1. In the U.S. the IRS tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.

2. At the same U.S. tax collection office, over 2 million documents are lost every year.
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