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19 Facts About Mother Earth That Will Make Your Head Spin. How Is #3 Even Possible? - OMG Facts - The World's #1 Fact Source. 45 Amazing Facts - 500Views.com. Molly Larson Seely 2 weeks ago It's impossible to completely ensure that no bugs wind up in foods (fresh, prepare, or processed).

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For instance, look at what the FDA considers contamination for apple butter "Insects (AOAC 945.76) Average of 5 or more whole or equivalent insects (not counting mites, aphids, thrips, or scale insects) per 100 grams of apple butter)" – Anything less than that is fine. Then there's the fact that some food dyes (cochineal and carmine most notably) are made FROM insects (and we eat a crap ton of food dye).

FYI, now that you know most red dyes are made from bugs, it'll be impossible for you to *not* knowingly eat bugs unless you avoid every food with red food dye in it for the rest of your life Reply. 10 Extinct or Nearly Extinct Colors. Humans The world we live in is a colorful place (except in our dreams, which are mostly black and white, which is odd when you stop to think about it).

10 Extinct or Nearly Extinct Colors

Though we are surrounded by color and new colors are invented all the time, some colors have completely disappeared from our lives, or are very rare, or are becoming extinct. This list is a sampling of some of those pigments or colors once found in nature, in consumer products, manufactured goods, building construction, etc. Ever drive down the road and notice most of the cars you see are colored in four colors (mostly black, white, silver, or gray)? Part of the reason why is resale value – people who want to resell their car later know they are far more likely to find a buyer if the car is one of these common colors. Anyone who remembers car colors from before the 1990s, and especially car colors from the 1950s-1980s, remember there being a whole range of vibrant, sometimes weird colored cars on the road.

Red (Orange) Fiesta Ware. Random Facts. True Facts. Facts - interesting, provocative, well-seasoned One out of ten children in Europe are conceived on an IKEA bed.

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Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes. An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.

Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses. Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner. They have square watermelons in Japan - they stack better. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. TED: Ideas worth spreading. Videojug - Get Good At Life. The world’s best how to videos plus free expert advice and tutorials.