Fun Facts We Didn't Need To Know

[WhistlingBadger]

Eating red food? You might be consuming tiny crushed bugs (cochineal). Look for carminic acid, carmine, or cochineal extract in the ingredients list.

That's no big deal. Most of us eat "bugs." (Shrimp, lobsters, crawfish, crabs...)

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

That's no big deal. Most of us eat "bugs." (Shrimp, lobsters, crawfish, crabs...)

good point!
But did we really need to know?
*I say this because you've successfully added another fact we didn't need to know* kudos to you

 

[WhistlingBadger]

good point!
But did we really need to know?
*I say this because you've successfully added another fact we didn't need to know* kudos to you

 

[BkkprGal]

Because hummingbirds have such fast metabolisms, they go into a state of hibernation every night so they don't starve to death while they sleep.

 

[BkkprGal]

Wine is not vegan

 

[Oblio]

Wine is not vegan

Yeast?

 

[Rocky998]

Because hummingbirds have such fast metabolisms, they go into a state of hibernation every night so they don't starve to death while they sleep.

That's really cool!

 

[BkkprGal]

Yeast?

No. There are multiple processes for multiple reasons that use animal products - mostly egg whites.

Is Wine Vegetarian, Vegan or Neither?

Some winemaking techniques leave animal byproducts in wine. Learn how to spot vegetarian wine and vegan wine in this article.

www.winemag.com

 

[BkkprGal]

Just saw this:
The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so he can breathe under water for up to 15 minutes!
Video by Dr Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk from @underwater

Absolutely incredible! The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so we can breathe under water for up to 15... | By Jeff Corwin | Facebook

Absolutely incredible! The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so we can breathe under water for up to 15...

fb.watch

 

[Oblio]

No. There are multiple processes for multiple reasons that use animal products - mostly egg whites.

Is Wine Vegetarian, Vegan or Neither?

Some winemaking techniques leave animal byproducts in wine. Learn how to spot vegetarian wine and vegan wine in this article.

www.winemag.com

For some beers and wine (as I just discovered), there is isinglass.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Because hummingbirds have such fast metabolisms, they go into a state of hibernation every night so they don't starve to death while they sleep.

I love hummingbirds. They act exactly the way you'd expect an animal to act that lives on straight sugar.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Just saw this:
The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so he can breathe under water for up to 15 minutes!
Video by Dr Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk from @underwater

Absolutely incredible! The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so we can breathe under water for up to 15... | By Jeff Corwin | Facebook

Absolutely incredible! The water anole lizard actually creates its own source of air, like a scuba tank, so we can breathe under water for up to 15...

fb.watch

Predaceous Diving Beetles also carry a bubble of air under their wing covers that acts as a scuba tank. Nature is so cool.

 

[FishFinatic77]

A kiwi bird is about the size of a chicken. But their eggs are huge. They lay the biggest egg compared to body size of any bird.

 

[Rocky998]

A kiwi bird is about the size of a chicken. But their eggs are huge. They lay the biggest egg compared to body size of any bird.

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That's insane!

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

That's insane!

Women have been doing that since time began but because a bird does it its insane?