Humans are both red meat and white meat. It depends on what muscle the meat is coming from. The main determining factor of meat color is its concentration of a protein called myoglobin. Within muscle fibers, myoglobin stores and transfers oxygen from the blood to the cellular machinery.
The “Q” in Q-tips stands for quality, and the “tips” describes the cotton swab at the end of the rod/stick. Q-tip is a product name for the world’s most popular…
Tylenol, Advil, Bayer, Aleve, Motrin, Excedrin, Bufferin, Midol, etc. are company and product names. Acetaminophen (a.k.a paracetamol), ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and aspirin are the active ingredients in these products. The active…
A 12-ounce can of Coke has nearly 10 teaspoons of sugar in it. I got curious about this because I looked at the back of a 12-ounce Coke can ad…
Hand soap can be used as a shampoo, but you may not like the results. Before the invention of shampoo, regular ole’ soap was used for everything from cleaning hair…
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Coke Zero Sugar) is the successor to the now discontinued Coca-Cola Zero (Coke Zero). Its selling point is it’s supposed to taste closer to regular Coca-Cola (Coke)…
The average adult has about 1.2 to 1.5 gallons (4.5 to 5.7 liters) of blood circulating inside their body. To put this into perspective, a milk jug is one gallon,…
There is no therapeutic difference between prescription ibuprofen and over-the-counter (OTC) ibuprofen other than strength. OTC ibuprofen pills are 200 mg while the prescription pills are 800 mg. You should…
Labeling meat as uncured is mainly a regulatory quirk and marketing gimmick created by a consumer demand to eat healthier and consume fewer chemicals in general. Curing is the process…
Angus beef is beef taken from an Angus cow. Angus is a breed of cattle with its own unique characteristics. Angus cattle are known for having genes that make their…
