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“ For decades, the United States has regularly dropped hundreds of millions of sterilized insects from planes over Central America to prevent a scourge from migrating north. ”
“ In the 1860s, several nations went to war over bat poop. ”
“ An explanation of the long string of people and processes it takes to produce a cup of coffee. ”
“ A bull from the 1960s was patriarch over a lineage of millions. It carried a faulty gene that wasn’t discovered for 40 years after hundreds of millions of dollars had been lost. ”
“ Breeding chili peppers for hotness has resulted in the hottest food known to man, yet people some people just love to eat them. ”
“ Interesting statistics and trends on the rise of ‘alt-beef’ and how it might challenge and topple real beef in the years to come. The statistics on how many feed calories, water, and land area it takes to generate beef are eye-opening. ”
