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Why Do We Not Eat Ostrich Eggs

Why Do We Not Eat Ostrich Eggs? While eating ostrich eggs is perfectly fine, we don’t sell edible ostrich eggs. Not because we don’t think they’re delicious or nutritious, mainly because it would cost too much to get them to […]

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Why Do They Cut Off Pigs Tails

Why Do They Cut Off Pigs Tails? Tail docking is a common industry practice in pork production to reduce tail biting in groups of pigs. Tail biting behaviour involves destructive chewing of the tails of group-mates, which can both compromise […]

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Why Do Marshmallows Not Freeze

Why Do Marshmallows Not Freeze? Answer 2: The marshmallow, like many things, contains water. When the water freezes, all of the water molecules stop moving around and just “hold hands” and vibrate in place. Can you freeze marshmallows? Freezing Marshmallows: […]

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Why Do I Love Pasta so Much

Why Do I Love Pasta So Much? 1. Because it’s so versatile. There are a thousand and one pasta recipes, it goes with meat and fish, it works wonders with any number of sauces, it can be sautéed or baked, […]

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Why Do Deep Fryers Explode

Why Do Deep Fryers Explode? Combine the fast change in density together with the expansion of volume and you get an explosion. The steam expands and rises, blowing the boiling oil out the pot. If that weren’t dangerous enough, as […]

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Why Do Chefs Wear Non Slip Shoes

Why Do Chefs Wear Non Slip Shoes? One of the reasons that so many chefs wear clogs is because of their slip-resistance. They’re specially designed to minimise the chance of tripping or slipping in a kitchen. When looking for your […]

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Why Do a Biopsy of the Duodenum

Why Do A Biopsy Of The Duodenum? Why would gastroenterologist take biopsies of duodenum? Duodenal biopsies are performed either in a random fashion for detection or surveillance of disease, or in a directed manner to correlate with microscopic pathology of […]

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Why Did My Sweet Potatoes Turn Brown When Cooked

Why Did My Sweet Potatoes Turn Brown When Cooked? One of those phenols, called chlorogenic acid, is the culprit that makes sweet potatoes — and sometimes, regular potatoes — darken when they’re cooked. The chlorogenic acid combines with iron ions […]

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Why Did Discover Freeze My Account

Why Did Discover Freeze My Account? This happens when your card becomes exposed to potentially fraudulent activity either in-store or online. To prevent unauthorized purchases, the company may freeze your account. How do I unfreeze my Discover account? ‘Unfreeze’ with […]