No Whey! Six Surprising Facts About Cheese
Bet you didn’t know these deliciously cheesy facts.
Cheese. It’s so good, we’ve put it on nearly everything. Or rather, it’s so gouda, we’ve put it on nearly everything.
This week, Science Friday is celebrating all things cheese, from delicious mozzarella to cave-aged cheddar. You may know that cheese has a long and storied history, but were you aware of these cheesy facts?
Source: http://www.nature.com/news/art-of-cheese-making-is-7-500-years-old-1.12020
Source: http://www.historychannel.com.au/classroom/day-in-history/414/first-commercial-cheese-factory
Source: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/21/cheese-is-the-most-stolen-food-on-earth/
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8228131.stm
Source: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/schizo.aspx
Source: http://www.nasoya.com/tofu-u/classroom/faqs-how-to-videos
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