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Extra protein! backscatter712 Mar 2012 #1
They've been doing this for - well, centuries. enlightenment Mar 2012 #2
Sliced bread contains fungus farts. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #5
*Shock* enlightenment Mar 2012 #12
YEAST farts. kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #36
Yeast is a fungus. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #45
I don't need a lecture on yeast and fungi, lol. I spent an kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #46
Can I use the same cream on my balls that I use on my feet? n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #47
Follow all label directions and consult your physician (I know, that wasn't the answer you kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #49
Fabric softener? Really? Ian David Apr 2012 #50
Fabric softener impedes water absorption by your terry towels. You DO want to get kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #51
That's why I sit naked in front of the computer for an hour after I shower. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #52
Well that might be why you need that cream. Try drying off. kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #55
I guess it's the cochineal insect, but the article didnt say. Ilsa Mar 2012 #3
Exactly. BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #6
Yep, bat shit is used in mascara. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #10
Whale vomit is used in perfume. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #13
It is called Ambergris. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #21
Everyday one trivia la la la Ian David Mar 2012 #22
Actually, it's the DNA of aborted fetuses jmowreader Mar 2012 #26
It's not the WHOLE insect. Just the SHELL. And lots of things are dyed that way. Ian David Mar 2012 #4
LOL no kidding. laundry_queen Apr 2012 #53
So? Cochineal coloring has been used in foods forever. MineralMan Mar 2012 #7
The top pic is a June Beetle (Coleoptera) Lone_Star_Dem Mar 2012 #25
wow, cochineal farming. i didn't know that. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #40
I used to eat fried termites as a kid Dokkie Mar 2012 #8
They say they're in M and M's too. craigmatic Mar 2012 #9
Once again someone dissesw broccoli. Tanelorn Mar 2012 #11
Broccoli comes right out of the dirt! jberryhill Mar 2012 #16
It's funny.. Texasgal Mar 2012 #14
So? jberryhill Mar 2012 #15
If you eat leafy greens, broccoli Alenne Mar 2012 #17
I read once that peanut butter and grains have the highest percentage of insect fragments... Lone_Star_Dem Mar 2012 #28
It's either that or artificial color Nikia Mar 2012 #18
there are other natural red food colorings Mosby Apr 2012 #54
Mascara is made from guano (bat shit). n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #19
... tammywammy Mar 2012 #31
Historically bugs have been eaten by people in many cultures johnd83 Mar 2012 #20
Send the author to a working industrial farm nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #23
wait until they find out d_r Mar 2012 #24
Good I say! Lone_Star_Dem Mar 2012 #27
"There are two kinds of people, those the KNOWINGLY eat bugs........." slampoet Mar 2012 #29
Invertabrates aren't animals? Huh??? Odin2005 Mar 2012 #33
insects aren't animals. they're insects. hence their own name ;) dionysus Apr 2012 #39
Basic Biology FAIL!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #42
you win. i admit i don't remember HS biology 17 years after the last class i took dionysus Apr 2012 #43
Most of the world's population eat bugs Major Nikon Mar 2012 #30
They used to get purple dye from snails. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #32
It's cochineal, right? ljm2002 Mar 2012 #34
I'm sorry I read this - would emilyg Apr 2012 #35
Willful ignorance never solves anything. n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #56
Same with anything dyed red, including clothing. knitter4democracy Apr 2012 #37
Motor cyclists eat bugs all the time. Unless they ride a ricer. Monk06 Apr 2012 #38
no, my windshield eats thm bart95 Apr 2012 #41
Well windshields are cool on full dressers. Especially old Electraglides. Monk06 Apr 2012 #44
Thanks to all the info in this OP and the replies, I ought to be dropping a few unneeded pounds. lib_wit_it Apr 2012 #48
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