Category: Five Things
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Posted on June 16, 2021
The Top Five Myths about Microwave Cooking
MYTH 1: Microwaves make food radioactive. Fact: Microwaves are a form of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation used to detect speeding cars and to send telephone […]
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Posted on October 1, 2020
Five things everyone should know about . . . The Economic Impacts of COVID-19
1. In a single month, the COVID-19 pandemic erased more than a decade’s-worth of new jobs. During the Great Recession (2007-09), Wisconsin’s employment level […]
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Posted on February 25, 2020
Five Things Everyone Should Know about . . . ‘Plant Blindness’ (and How We Can Cure It)
“Plant blindness” is the inability to recognize or notice the plants in one’s environment. For many people, it’s far easier to discern or recall an […]
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Five things everyone should know about . . . A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than […]
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Posted on June 19, 2019
Five Things Everyone Should Know about … A2 Milk
1. A2 milk comes from cows with a natural genetic variation that gives their milk a slightly different protein ratio than conventional milk. All milk […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Five Things Everyone Should Know about … Mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are small, poisonous molecules, produced by certain species of molds, that can cause disease or death in animals and humans. Mycotoxin-producing fungi can invade […]
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Posted on October 17, 2018
Five Things Everyone Should Know about … Vampire Bats
There are no vampire bats in Transylvania. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula popularized the connection between Eastern European vampires and bats. But Old World vampire […]
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Posted on May 14, 2018
Five things everyone should know about … Fireflies
1. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a type of winged beetle known for producing light. There are more than 2,000 species found throughout the world, […]
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Posted on March 7, 2018
Five things everyone should know about … Switchel
1. Switchel is an apple cider vinegar-based beverage. It also contains water and other ingredients such as ginger or honey. Maple syrup, molasses, and fruit […]
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Posted on October 16, 2017
Five things everyone should know about…Birds, Buildings, and Avian Mortality
1 l Glass is invisible to birds. When birds see clouds or vegetation reflected in glass, they perceive it as open sky or habitat. Also, […]
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Posted on June 20, 2017
Five things everyone should know about . . . The Soils of Wisconsin
1 l Wisconsin’s soils were first mapped more than a century ago. The first soil map of Wisconsin was also the first ever made in […]
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Posted on February 8, 2017
Five things everyone should know about… Sloths
1) A sloth is not a sloth. There are two types of tree sloths that diverged roughly 20 million years ago—two-toed and three-toed sloths, so […]