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Pigging Out: Baltimore Bar Hosts 'Bacon Happy Hour'

By Monica GarskeDec 14th 2010 – 5:37PM
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(Dec. 14) -- Bacon. It's everywhere: on our plates, in our drinks and constantly on our minds. Now, the popular pork product is even showing up at a dive bar in Baltimore -- at a tiny watering hole called Bad Decisions that's quickly becoming the place to pig-out. Every month, Bad Decisions -- located in the lively...

Golden Seas, Ship Filled With Canola Oil, Adrift Near Alaska

By David KnowlesDec 3rd 2010 – 4:12PM

(Dec. 3) -- This could be a slightly different kind of oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the Golden Seas, a cargo ship carrying canola oil, is adrift in Alaska's Bering Sea and could run aground, the Anchorage Daily News said. Unfortunately, edible canola oil is not the only thing being transported in the...

Background on crab

True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" ( = short, = tail), or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax.

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