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lizzypopbottle Thu 27-Jan-22 13:52:55

Did you know that collagen and gelatin are the same thing? It's called collagen inside the body and forms connective tissue i.e. skin, tendons, ligaments etc. It's called gelatin when skeletal tissue and other animal waste is rendered down as a by product of meat production. (Vegans and vegetarians take note! This is where collagen comes from whether you swallow it or apply it externally!) A rose by any other name...

Whatever the beauty industry tells us, (and they try hard to convince us), both substances are broken down to exactly the same amino acids in the digestive system and used to repair and build new proteins.

The offer of collagen powder on GN today normally retails at £6.25 per 100g (40% off your first order fetches it down to £2.50/100g. The offer is a 400g tub for £24.99)

Amazon sells a gelatin powder for approx £1.60 per 100g. Some is even cheaper.

paleoleap.com/all-about-gelatin-and-collagen Read right to the end of this one. It's not long winded and won't blind you with science! If it doesn't work as a link, just copy and paste or type it in.

Chewbacca Fri 28-Jan-22 15:30:36

I was taught at school that a tomato is a false fruit yes, I remember being taught that too. And that a fruit with a stone: cherry, plum, peach or apricot is a drupe.

Callistemon21 Fri 28-Jan-22 15:58:13

Sorry JackyB
I learnt that from Martin Clunes last night ?

Callistemon21 Fri 28-Jan-22 16:00:00

Chewbacca

^I was taught at school that a tomato is a false fruit^ yes, I remember being taught that too. And that a fruit with a stone: cherry, plum, peach or apricot is a drupe.

Chewbacca in Australia they'd call them stone fruit- basic but explanatory!

I'd never heard of drupe

Chewbacca Fri 28-Jan-22 16:05:38

You live and learn Callistemon! I didn't know that it was illegal to linger after a burial until today. I'm curious to know why though!

GillT57 Fri 28-Jan-22 16:07:50

You can't lick your own elbow. Mind you, it is advisable to not lick anyone else's elbow without their express permission.

Great thread!

Chewbacca Fri 28-Jan-22 16:12:05

I've just put my shoulder out trying. And you're right!

Shinamae Fri 28-Jan-22 21:41:03

Nothing to add I’m afraid but a fabulous interesting thread, thank you Lizzie ?..

GG65 Fri 28-Jan-22 21:47:20

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the release of the first iPhone than she did to the building of the pyramids at Giza.

MerylStreep Fri 28-Jan-22 21:51:39

Did you know you started your ‘life’ inside your grandmother?

www.tcoyf.com/fun-little-fact-mention-next-time-grandmas-dinner/

Zoejory Fri 28-Jan-22 21:53:16

You can't lick your own elbow. Mind you, it is advisable to not lick anyone else's elbow without their express permission.

My youngest daughter can!

MerylStreep Fri 28-Jan-22 21:54:04

GG65
I love facts like that.

Shinamae Fri 28-Jan-22 21:54:16

Got one… apparently there is a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef…(mix the deceased ashes with concrete I believe)

SueDonim Fri 28-Jan-22 21:55:05

My Dh caught me messing about with a bowl of water and a lemon and a lime today. grin

Did you know bananas are herbs and are related to ginger?

GG65 Fri 28-Jan-22 22:05:19

MerylStreep

GG65
I love facts like that.

Same, Meryl.

Another one I love is that there is more time separating a Stegosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex, than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and us.

Blows my mind!

NotTooOld Fri 28-Jan-22 22:11:15

Did you know that your tonsils can grow back?

Callistemon21 Fri 28-Jan-22 22:37:18

Did you know bananas are herbs Yes, I did but I didn't know they are related to ginger.

Did you know that bananas wear pyjamas?
(Well, bags)

janita Fri 28-Jan-22 22:41:22

sorry but the banana is a herb

How Bananas Are Grown. Banana plants are often mistaken for trees or palms – they are actually herbs. ... Bananas do not grow from a seed but from a bulb or rhizome, and it takes 9 to 12 months from sowing a banana bulb to harvesting the fruit.

janita Fri 28-Jan-22 22:42:22

opppppppsssssssssssssss to late with info :-(

Callistemon21 Fri 28-Jan-22 22:59:21

Did you know you can buy banana flour?

Sue450 Sun 30-Jan-22 10:37:13

I can’t rub my tum and pat my head at the same time ??

Zeddy Sun 30-Jan-22 10:49:38

When a cat gets pregnant each of the kittens can be fathered by different tom cats

GANNET Sun 30-Jan-22 10:49:59

There is no letter A in any of the written numbers up to one hundred

Witzend Sun 30-Jan-22 10:57:43

The term ‘riff-raff’ came from the Anglo-Saxon and originally meant ‘sweepings of rags’.

crazygranny Sun 30-Jan-22 10:58:13

If you put a collection of heart cells in a petrie dish they will begin to beat

Pinkshoes26 Sun 30-Jan-22 11:00:48

Money saving = did you know it is cheaper to cook your dinner in the slow cooker v the oven? Slow cooker all in one meal = 200W v oven 2,000W per hour.