Naut's Tidbits & Snippets for Sunday, December 21, 2008

Sunday, December 21, 2008

And just in time for Christmas: Now we know how they get down the Chimney..

Reindeer are genetically programmed to stop growing in cold weather when food is scarce, cutting their caloric needs by 70 per cent. ( Toronto Star, Dec 21, 2008 ) I need to do something about my own genetic programming – no matter what I do, I always seem to grow wider at this time of year... Sign in to see full entry.

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