• The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed 86 pounds, about the size of an average third-grader. • Eating about 20 tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain. • About 25% of all iceberg lettuce is made into fresh cut salads. • There are over 500 different types of bananas. That means if you ate a different kind of banana everyday, it would take almost a year and a half to eat every one! • Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites! • The peach is a member of the rose family and will have a sweet fragrance when ripe. • Dried chile pepper wreaths are called “Ristras” - a symbol of plenty and hope. • Some examples of items that come from animals are footballs, crayons, cosmetics, soap, perfume, paint and glue! • A rabbitʼs sensitive ears can be turned in any direction to alert them of danger. • The donkeyʼs characteristic “Eee awe” sound is made by an intake of breath followed instantly by exhalation. • Quinophobia is the fear of horses; alektorophobia is the fear of chickens; and taurophobia is the fear of bulls. There is no official term for the fear of cows or pigs. • Because of the way a cowʼs legs bend, they are incapable of walking downstairs. However, they can walk upstairs.
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INTHEFIELD MAGAZINE
MAY 2012
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