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I Think I’ll Go Eat Worms

Eat Bug Eat Event Machine Project, Los Angeles, California Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines a worm as “any of numerous relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied animals (as a grub, pinworm, tapeworm, shipworm, or slowworm)”. In my mind, I picture the … Continue reading

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There’s Always Room

Gelatin United States, Great Britain and Asia Oh, poor misunderstood gelatin! Anything resembling gelatin has been given the name “jello” by Americans (“jelly” by the British), although Jell-O is actually a trademark of one brand of commercially available gelatin. Gelatin … Continue reading

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King For A Day

Pismo Beach, California Monarch Day Europe has its crowned heads, and North America has is own monarchs – the Monarch butterfly. Probably the most recognizable butterfly in North America (or at least a close tie with the yellow and black … Continue reading

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Oh, Sandy!

Steele, North Dakota World’s largest sandhill crane (Sandy) In the race to build the superlative beast, it appears that the contest for world’s largest sandhill crane is down to a field of one. The 40-foot tall sheet metal avian (“Sandy”)  … Continue reading

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Cock-a-doodle-doo

Rooster Testicles Mon Land Hot Pot City, San Gabriel, CA Although I’ve never seen a rooster strutting around the barnyard “balls-out”, I was surprised to learn that they actually have testicles. As a food adventurer, it occurred to me that … Continue reading

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