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The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. Ostriches cannot fly but they can run as fast as 50 kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour).


Vegetarians and girls


Vegetarians and girls
Researchers in England have found that mothers who don’t eat fish or meat are more likely to give birth to girls. In Britain, boy births usually outnumber girl births by 106 to 100. However, in a Nottingham study, researchers found that vegetarian mothers gave birth at a rate of 100 for girls and only 81.5 for boys.
11 AUGUST 2000
The Globe and Mail
11 AUGUST 2000

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