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Recent Examples of night soilThis strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s.—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
The contracts also hold farmers responsible for disposing of the hundreds of tons of manure that a typical poultry farm produces each year, along with the thousands of birds that die before they can be harvested.
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Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
However, the protest did not fully go as planned, as most of the manure remained frozen in the truck bed due to freezing temperatures.
Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth
Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.
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Jack Guy,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
Your poop might vary in shade from off-white to grey.
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