"It may sound unbelievable, but crocodiles really do eat rocks — and it turns out, it’s a brilliant survival tactic. Scientists have discovered that these stones, called gastroliths, serve two key purposes. First, they help crocodiles control their buoyancy. By swallowing rocks, crocs can sink more easily and glide silently underwater, using the added weight to stay submerged like living submarines — no splashing, no bubbles, just stealth. Second, the rocks aid in digestion. Inside their stomachs, these stones work like internal grinders, helping to break down the bones, shells, and tough materials from their prey, much like a natural garbage disposal. Even more fascinating, this behavior is instinctive — crocodiles don’t learn it; they just do it. Some carry as much as 5 kilograms of stones in their bellies at once. And crocodiles aren’t alone: alligators, seals, sea turtles, and even some dinosaurs used the same evolutionary trick. After more than 200 million years, this ancient strategy is still working — and still crushing it."

""Destany “Sky” Pete, a member of the Shoshone and Paiute Tribes from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Idaho and Nevada, discovered that her tribe’s current health issues were linked to a lack of traditional foods, including the forgotten recipe for toishabui, or chokecherry pudding.

Intrigued by the potential health benefits of chokecherry pudding, particularly its purported cancer-fighting properties, Sky decided to conduct a scientific experiment to verify these claims. She enlisted the help of biochemistry professor Dr. Ken Cornell at Boise State University, who specializes in cancer cell research.

Dr. Cornell tested four types of chokecherry specimens on uterine sarcoma cancer cells. Remarkably, only one sample – the traditional chokecherry pudding – successfully inhibited cancer cell growth. Within just 24 hours, the cancer cells began to die. Sky noted that the success of the pudding was due to the inclusion of the crushed chokecherry pits, which were a critical component of the recipe. The community celebrated this breakthrough, as it provided scientific evidence of another herb’s potential in treating cancer. Sky’s experiment earned the First Grand Prize at the 2017 Elko County Science Fair in Nevada, surpassing over 440 other projects. She plans to continue her research by testing other types of cancer cells for a longer period."

You call it weed, I call it medicine

Turns out the way to a man's heart is not via the stomach, it's through the neck.