Dead Animals Are In Your Dryer Softening Up Your Clothes
Sounds pretty ridiculous, right? The fact is, dead animals may be lurking in your laundry as the secret ingredient in your dryer sheets. As strange as it may sound, many dryer sheets use beef fat (tallow) to make your clothes feel soft and static free. You could be
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How to Make Your Own H1N1 Swine Flu Combat Kit
by Coelacanth6 | in Health & Nutrition > Diseases & Conditions
Since a vaccine to help prevent the Swine Flu will not be available until mid-October, what should you do now while you are feeling fine to minimize your chances of becoming infected? Preparing a Flu Combat Kit is a great idea. Your kit should include the following items and can be put together for around $20.
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You Can Save Water - and you won't have to shower with a friend (unless of course you want to)
by Coelacanth6 | in Home & Garden > DIY
In a typical household, showers use around 12% of the water consumed. By becoming more aware and by changing your habits, you can become more water efficient in the shower. This will save money on both your water bill and your energy bill. you will also be helping to protect the environment and conserving a valuable natural resource for others.
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Refined Sugar May Be Unhealthy To You AND It Is Certainly Unhealthy To Some Animals
by Coelacanth6 | in Food & Drinks > Vegetarian
During the final purification process, cane sugar (but not beet sugar) is filtered through activated carbon (charcoal) which may be of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin. Over half of the cane refineries in the United States use bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) as their activated carbon source.
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Recipe For Disaster - DO NOT USE DUCT TAPE ON DUCTS!
by Coelacanth6 | in Home & Garden > DIY
Duct tape was created by Permacel in 1942 as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes. Apparently, soldiers began referring to the tape as "duck tape" due to its waterproof properties. Another explanation for its early name is the fact that cotton duck fabric was used for the tape's backing layer
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Marshmallows Are Not Vegetarian
by Coelacanth6 | in Food & Drinks > Vegetarian
Marshmallows were originally made with the gelling agent mucilate, produced from the extract of the marsh mallow plant. Today, most commercially manufactured marshmallows use gelatin instead of real marsh mallow extract due to cost and availability. Gelatin (the stuff in your jiggly gelatin desserts) is derived from animal hides and bones.
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Where's The Beef? It's In Your French Fries!!!
by Coelacanth6 | in Food & Drinks > Vegetarian
In 1990, in order to eliminate cholesterol in their french fries and hash browns, McDonald's stopped frying their potato products in beef tallow. In the United States, McDonald's fries are now cooked in pure vegetable oil BUT these fries are still not suitable for vegetarians because they contain beef flavoring.
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How to Purchase Vegetarian and Vegan Wine
by Coelacanth6 | in Food & Drinks > Vegetarian
Wine, by definition, typically contains only grapes, yeast, and a small amount of sulphites. But unbeknownst to most, many wine producers introduce very tiny amounts of substances that are not acceptable to vegetarians and vegans. Common animal-based agents include egg albumen, casein, chitosan, gelatin, isinglass, and even cows blood.
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Bethany1202 on Where's The Beef? It's In Your French Fries!!! on February 23, 2009
I found this out years ago. Many things contain hidden animal-derived ingredients. Whey is very popular and an...
Tusaani on Marshmallows Are Not Vegetarian on February 07, 2009
I never knew this! Thanks for the info....
MrsCrafty on Where's The Beef? It's In Your French Fries!!! on February 01, 2009
Amazing information! I would have never guessed they put meat flavoring in McDonald's French Fries. ...
Bethany1202 on How to Purchase Vegetarian and Vegan Wine on April 14, 2009
I like to shop for vegan organic wine at http://theorganicwinecompany.com. Thanks for another great article. : )...
Bethany1202 on Refined Sugar May Be Unhealthy To You AND It Is Certainly Unhealthy To Some Animals on April 14, 2009
I'm sure many people don't know this, thanks for sharing. I hope lots of people read the truth...
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