Potential renewable energy resources
Energy crops, like switchgrass or fast-growing trees, could provide more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity annually by the year 2010, supporting more than 170,000 jobs and diversifying local farming operations.
Chemicals cause male frogs to grow ovaries
US farms 1 trillion ears of corn a year, using a chemical called Atrazine that in the concentration of 1 part per billion causes male frogs to grow ovaries! Strangely, a higher dosage reduces the risk. Atrazine is the most widely used weed killer in the United States. It has also been linked to cancer in people.
Why are American Shorthairs good hunters?
American Shorthairs were bred as working cats, and their muscular build and powerful jaws made them excellent at catching rodents on farms and ships.
Where did the Scottish Fold originate?
The Scottish Fold traces back to Susie, a white barn cat with folded ears found on a farm in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1961 by shepherd William Ross.
Who rejected "Animal Farm"?
"Animal Farm" was rejected by several publishers, including T.S. Eliot at Faber and Faber.