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Red worms or manure worms can grow to about 5-7 centimetres (3 inches) long and will eat their own weight in garbage every 24 hours. When worms are used in composting it is called vermicomposting.


Tomato's prostate effect


Tomato's prostate effect
Scientists have discovered that "lycopene", the stuff that makes tomatoes red, which is most highly concentrated in tomato sauces, quite possibly prevents cancer. In a recent study, "lycopene" helped reduce the size and malignancy of prostate tumors and, in another study, it significantly reduced the risk of prostate cancer (which is a leading cause of death for men in Canada).

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