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WTF Fun Fact – Wasteful Cosmetic Food Standards

February 5, 2020

Recent research found that nearly half of all US food produced is discarded (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock, or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic “cosmetic food” standards. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect

November 2, 2019

Some slaughterhouses use a ‘Judas goat’. It’s a trained goat that will calmly lead livestock to their slaughter while its own life is spared. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_goat