GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cassava, Horse Length, Seri People
22 Nov 2017
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Major differences between what is suitable to be in a zoo and what is not suitable. Remembered for his willingness to eat just about anything. He was an expert on coprolites: the study of fossil feces (shit) No matter how nasty you think a type of food is, there will be other people who eat that type of food. Rodents that would hibernate throughout the winter. Ambergris (whale vomit: expensive, was a favourite of king charles ii, harvested because it floats, found in some of the most rarest and expensive perfumes. Chon cha worm tea (poo tea: rarest and most bizarre luxury tea, produced from the caterpillars of moths. Alum was in important component of bread making. In britain in the 18th and 19th century, the source of alum was urine. Argon oil: oil that is taken from a nut that is grown on a high bush, which produces fruit.
