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FOOD COLOURING FRIGHT!!!

August 31st 2008 11:30
red color
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!

cochineal beetle
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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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16
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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
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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
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Location: Boise, Idaho
Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
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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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