praying mantis and black widows
A praying mantis will eat a black widow.
What does "al dente" mean?
"Al dente" means "to the tooth" in Italian and describes pasta cooked so it's still slightly firm when you bite it.
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
More facts about food.
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Did Marco Polo bring pasta to Italy?
The story that Marco Polo brought pasta to Italy from China is a myth. Pasta was already being eaten in Italy before his travels.
Fact about the prairie dog language
Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.