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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Great Big Squid Word (for the Week of March 4, 2007)
things with!), and you start to get the picture. "The colossal squid has long been one of the most ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: The Gift of Pbbbbbt! (for the Week of June 17, 2007)
someone a raspberry," or to "blow a raspberry," has nothing to do with fruit. (Raspberries, ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Spreading Better Butter Words (for the Week of Sept. 7, 2008)
September 8, 2008 Q. Dear Twig: Why do they call it butter? Â A. It has to do with cows, it seems. ...
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Chow Line: Weigh fish advisories against fish benefits (for 6/6/04)
back? Eating fish has plenty of health benefits, and dietitians still recommend Americans eat more fish ...
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Chow Line: Waxy or mealy? Choose spuds wisely (for 2/16/03)
A half-cup of homemade mashed potatoes, prepared with whole milk and butter, has about 110 calories. Chow ...
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Chow Line: Weigh all factors to determine fat (for 9/15/02)
September 5, 2002 I've heard that fried chicken has only slightly more fat than roasted ...
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Chow Line: Washing hands can make you feel good (for 1/6/02)
prevent the spread of illness, but even more persuasive evidence has accumulated just recently. According ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Dung Paper Comes Up Smelling Like Roses or At Least Not Like Partly Digested Roses (for the Week of Feb. 10, 2008)
an earthy, prairie-y beauty to it. The piece I have has a cool block stamp of a bison on it. Again, ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Do Skunks Spray Other Skunks? (for the Week of April 8, 2007)
dens." Bill Wood, the skunk-spray chemist who has helped us the past three weeks, says, "I have ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Again with the Recycled Pencils (for the Week of Sept. 28, 2008)
kind). The sharpened-down paper on this one looks white. But also: The white has these wavy red, blue and ...