rodeopete3281
rodeopete3281 t1_j6nqhr0 wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-Table-3774 in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
Which sucks, because they can still be fed up for processing. The meat is amazing.
rodeopete3281 t1_j6nq59z wrote
Reply to TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
It's called a Freemartin. They're great to raise, cornfed for a year or so and then have processed.
rodeopete3281 t1_jcqgjzr wrote
Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables
The last part would be fascinating if it weren't for the fact the "the Raven" was originally about a parrot, and Poe changed it.