In today's House Of Humoronics
Surfer Cat
Do's And Don'ts Of Handwashing
Weird Tattoos
What's With These Men?
Guard That Bench!
Today's Inspiration
Built On Christ
Finding love can be difficult. When you're bemoaning your own love difficulties, spare a thought for the giraffe. Giraffes don't go into heat like cats or dogs, don't have a breeding season, don't make mating calls and don't give visual clues that they're ready to mate. So how do giraffes know when it's the right time for love? Male giraffes will taste a female giraffe's urine to see if she is ready to mate. In the case of an aroused male giraffe, he's hoping that chemicals he can detect in the female's urine — called pheromones, which can trigger a social response — will signal that she's in estrus, or fertile and ready to mate.
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As the weather is starting to change, apples are ripening on trees, and people are starting to spend more time baking in their kitchens. This day brings both of those things together and celebrates the apple dumpling. Apple dumplings are pastries made by coring and peeling apples, filling them with cinnamon, sugar, and butter, and placing them on dough that folds over them. They are then baked until they are tender. Apple dumplings are native to the area around Pennsylvania, and they can be eaten for breakfast, but are mainly a dessert food. They are often eaten with ice cream or with milk.
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