Living in strange times
Sunday May 19th 2013

‘lettuce’ Archives

The world’s first vegetarian shark prefers celery sticks and cucumber to meat

The world’s first vegetarian shark prefers celery sticks and cucumber to meat

A shark at the Birmingham National Sea Life Center in England appears to be the world's first vegetarian shark. The six-foot nurse shark named Florence started life as a meat-eater, but following an operation to remove a rusty hook from her jaw, she has completely stopped eating her normal prey.

The vending machine that grows lettuce

This one comes courtesy of Weird Asia News. We all know that the Japanese are cr@zy when it comes to vending machines. They have vending machines for nearly anything – from chocolate bars to used women’s underwear. This is just another in their menagerie of strangeness: We all know about the Japan’s obsession with vending