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Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Thu May 28, 2015, 11:16 PM May 2015

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Swiss cheese hole mystery solved: It's all down to dirt

Source: BBC

Scientists say they have discovered why Swiss cheese has holes in it: apparently, it is all down to how dirty buckets are when the milk is collected.

Contrary to what cartoons have suggested over the years, the holes are not made by mice eating their way through the cheese.

And nor are they produced by carbon dioxide released by bacteria, as popular scientific belief held.

Instead, a Swiss laboratory says they are created by flecks of hay.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32920200

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Swiss cheese hole mystery solved: It's all down to dirt (Original Post) Little Tich May 2015 OP

interesting! Kali May 2015 #1

Shouldn't holy subjects be on the Religion forum? Lint Head May 2015 #2

It curd go either whey pinboy3niner May 2015 #3

Gouda one! Unknown Beatle May 2015 #5

Don't make me go there... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #4

Did the BBC really need to mention cartoon mice not being involved? Wilms May 2015 #6

Kali

(55,007 posts)

1. interesting!

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 11:29 PM

May 2015

thanks for posting!

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

2. Shouldn't holy subjects be on the Religion forum?

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 01:09 AM

May 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. It curd go either whey

Reply to Lint Head (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2015, 01:19 AM

May 2015

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

5. Gouda one!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2015, 02:13 AM

May 2015

Can't think of a good pun, feeling kind of bleu.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

4. Don't make me go there...

Reply to Lint Head (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2015, 01:35 AM

May 2015

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

6. Did the BBC really need to mention cartoon mice not being involved?

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 02:50 AM

May 2015

Those waste of space comments GRATE me.

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