"about five percent of the entire U.S. potato crop goes to make McDonald’s French fries. " picked by gammerus 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
While orange cauliflower may seem unappealing to some, it has distinct nutritional advantages. Now, Cornell researchers have identified the genetic mutation behind the unusual hue. The finding may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize, potato, rice, sorghum and wheat. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
A remarkable and inspiring story about a 61-year old Australian potato farmer who shocked the world when he won the 5-day 875-km (543.698miles) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. He beat out the professional athletes and did so without training, mostly because he denied himself sleep and ran while the others rested. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share sports |
It's all that... picked by Bornbad 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
In a search for their ancestors, more than 140 people with variations of the last name Kincaid have taken DNA tests and shared their results on the Internet. They have found war heroes, sailors and survivors of the Irish potato famine. They have also stumbled upon b*****ds, liars and two-timers. picked by equinox 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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Police say potato chips were apparently so tasty they were good enough to die for. picked by kakana 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Your baked potato may not be quite as nutritious by the end of the century, a new study suggests. As carbon dioxide levels continue to accumulate in the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels, the increase could cause a decrease in the nutritional value of many key food crops. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
10 unconventional modern religious artifacts. Come forth ye great unwashed masses and worship my potato salad Jesus! 11 comments edit related share plime.comHoly Pictures picked by browntrout 1 year ago |
All in a days work for Philip Blackman. 0 comments edit related share arts(and yes, that IS the Pickle Fairy!) picked by Maven 2 years ago |
Cleveland Browns fan Mike Meredith is a couch potato with a cause. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
Dr. Fredric J. Baur was so proud of having designed the container for Pringles potato crisps that he asked his family to bury him in one. His children honored his request. picked by tigertony 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Have you been searching for a potato that looks like the cartoon character Arthur? Well, have we got a deal for you! picked by glik 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
...plus some anabolic steroids and you, too, could look like this guy. 9 comments edit related share plime.comMonthly pictures of some guy, from the time he was a fat, outta shape couch potato to four years later when he is a tough, buff gym rat. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago |
This winter a 50-foot-wide strip of Roger Middleditch's sugar-beet field fell into the North Sea, his rich East Anglian lands reduced by a large fraction of their acreage. The adjacent potato field, once 23 acres, is now less than 3 — too small to plant at all, he said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
This 113 mile-diameter, potato-shaped moon of Saturn is covered with craters. It shares an orbit with another moon--Epimetheus, and the two moons trade positions every four years. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Lebanese security forces defused a bomb hidden in a potato chip packet and arrested the man who was carrying it. Yea but it's the calories that'll kill ya. picked by sholom22 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Grocery stores for miles around run out of popcorn and potato chips. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An eighth-grader said he found a dead mouse inside a bag of Frito-Lay barbecue potato chips he bought in a school lunch line. picked by Hoosker 3 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Numerous small meals during the day may crank up your food intake, not decrease it. 1 comments edit related share scienceEvidently, you really can't eat just one Lay's potato chip. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago |