Who discovered that eggs were edible?
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probably early - prehistoric - man/woman saw animals eating them and figured they were ok\nthere is also a theory that we have tried everything at some stage and just remember through instinct whether or not to eat something - like - hey joe died just after eating that berry - better leave that alone
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hes right or something else laid a egg that became a chicken.
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Probably our ancestors saw animals eating other eggs and followed suit.  Once we had established that eggs were tasty, and we had domesticated chickens, we just kept eating eggs.
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They egg did. chickens aren't the only one to lay eggs
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the egg was a mutant that turned into a chicken, so the egg came first
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The discovery of oxygen
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Watson and Crick discovered it while researching "genetic material." For further information, check this site.
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The egg.  Reptiles were around a lot longer than chickens, and reptiles lay eggs.
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The egg because dinosours had been laying eggs for millions of years
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The largest egg ever discovered was laid by the now extinct, flightless elephant bird. This 13- by 9.5-inch (33- by 24.1- centimeter) egg held over 2 gallons (9 liters) of liquid. That's eight times as much as an ostrich egg.\n\nThe ostrich egg is the largest egg in the world today.\n\nThe kiwi bird lays the largest egg in proportion to its body size. It would be as if a human gave birth to a 43-pound (19.5-kilogram) baby. No wonder the female lays the egg, and the male has to sit on it.
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G. W. Carver was a chemist, who also created Peanut Butter.\nHe's also made some improvements and suggested uses for certain common items of the day, like axel grease and adhesives.
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The egg I would say. Actually this simplification doesn't stand up. \nThe answer is neither and both. If you look at fossil records, eggs existed all of the way back and when did a chicken actually become a chicken? \nAsk yourself. Did a chicken become a chicken, when a dinosaur gained feathers or when it lost its teeth and grew a beak? and is that why most amphibians taste like chicken and lay eggs?
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The egg. Dinosaurs were laying eggs waaaay before the chicken came around!
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&*&*&\n\nThe Earl Of Sandwich\nHe is also credited with the invention of the sandwich, the name obviously derived from his title. It was long said that he invented the food to sustain himself while gambling without having to eat a full meal; he would never leave his seat at his gambling table and, when compelled to eat, asked his servants to bring him a piece of meat between two slices of bread. His biographer Rodger, however, points out that the sole source of this rumour was gossip mentioned in a travel book by Grosley, and that at the period in question (1765) the Earl was known to be very busy, and it is just as likely that this was for the purpose of eating at his desk. Sandwiches were likely eaten long before the Earl's life — for example, according to Jewish tradition, sanwiches made of unleavened bread and bitter herbs are eaten on Passover.\n\n    * Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1844 that was later used for tires.\n    * In 1888, John Dunlop invented the air-filled or pneumatic tires, however, his were for bicycles. \n    * In 1895, André Michelin was the first person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, however, not successfully. \n    * In 1911, Philip Strauss invented the first successful tire, which was a combination tire and air filled inner tube. Strauss' company the Hardman Tire & Rubber Company marketed the tires. \n    * In 1903, P.W. Litchfield of the Goodyear Tire Company patented the first tubeless tire, however, it was never commercially exploited until the 1954 Packard. \n    * In 1904, mountable rims were introduced that allowed drivers to fix their own flats. In 1908, Frank Seiberling invented grooved tires with improved road traction. \n    * In 1910, B.F. Goodrich Company invented longer life tires by adding carbon to the rubber. \n    * Goodrich also invented the first synthetic rubber tires in 1937 made of a patented substance called Chemigum.\n\nPneumatic Tyre (Tire)\nJohn Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921) was a Scottish veterinarian and the recognized inventor of the first practical pneumatic or inflatable tyre/tire. His patent was for a bicycle tire, granted in 1888. However, Robert William Thomson (1822 - 1873) invented the actual first vulcanised rubber pneumatic tire. Thomson patented his pneumatic tire in 1845, his invention worked well but was to costly to catch on. Dunlop's tire patented in 1888 did, and so he received the most recognition. William Thomson also patented a fountain pen (1849) and a steam traction engine (1867).\n\nThe Ferris Wheel - George W. Ferris\nThe first ferris wheel was designed by George W. Ferris, a bridge-builder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ferris began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. He understood the growing need for structural steel, Ferris founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders.\n\nHe built the Ferris Wheel for the 1893 World's Fair, which was held in Chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in America. The Chicago Fair's organizers wanted something that would rival the Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel had built the tower for the Paris World's Fair of 1889, which honored the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.\n\nFinding a suitable design proved difficult: Architect Daniel H. Burnham, who was in charge of selecting the project for the Chicago World's Fair, complained at an engineer's banquet in 1891 about having found nothing that "met the expectations of the people". Among the audience was George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., owner of a firm that tested iron and steel. He had an inspiration and scribbled the design for the Ferris Wheel on a napkin during the dinner.\n\nIt was considered an engineering wonder: two 140-foot steel towers supported the wheel; they were connected by a 45-foot axle, the largest single piece of forged steel ever ma
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What came first, the chicken or the egg.
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The Decorated Easter Egg\n\n\nThe egg is nature's perfect package. It has, during the span of history, represented mystery, magic, medicine, food and omen. It is the universal symbol of Easter celebrations throughout the world and has been dyed, painted, adorned and embellished in the celebration of its special symbolism.\n\nBefore the egg became closely entwined with the Christian Easter, it was honored during many rite-of-Spring festivals. The Romans, Gauls, Chinese, Egyptians and Persians all cherished the egg as a symbol of the universe. From ancient times eggs were dyed, exchanged and shown reverence.\n\nIn Pagan times the egg represented the rebirth of the earth. The long, hard winter was over; the earth burst forth and was reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The egg, therefore, was believed to have special powers. It was buried under the foundations of buildings to ward off evil; pregnant young Roman women carried an egg on their persons to foretell the sex of their unborn children; French brides stepped upon an egg before crossing the threshold of their new homes.\n\nWith the advent of Chrisianity the symbolism of the egg changed to represent, not nature's rebirth, but the rebirth of man. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose.\n\nOld Polish legends blended folklore and Christian beliefs and firmly attached the egg to the Easter celebration. One legend concerns the Virgin Mary. It tells of the time Mary gave eggs to the soldiers at the cross. She entreated them to be less cruel and she wept. The tears of Mary fell upon the eggs, spotting them with dots of brilliant color.\n\nAnother Polish legend tells of when Mary Magdalen went to the sepulchre to anoint the body of Jesus. She had with her a basket of eggs to serve as a repast. When she arrived at the sepulchre and uncovered the eggs, lo, the pure white shells had miraculously taken on a rainbow of colors.\n\nDecorating and coloring eggs for Easter was the custom in England during the middle ages. The household accounts of Edward I, for the year 1290, recorded an expenditure of eighteen pence for four hundred and fifty eggs to be gold-leafed and colored for Easter gifts.\n\nThe most famous decorated Easter eggs were those made by the well-known goldsmith, Peter Carl Faberge. In 1883 the Russian Czar, Alexander, commissioned Faberge to make a special Easter gift for his wife, the Empress Marie.\n\nThe first Faberge egg was an egg within an egg. It had an outside shell of platinum and enameled white which opened to reveal a smaller gold egg. The smaller egg, in turn, opened to display a golden chicken and a jeweled replica of the Imperial crown.\n\nThis special Faberge egg so delighted the Czarina that the Czar promptly ordered the Faberge firm to design further eggs to be delivered every Easter. In later years Nicholas II, Alexander's son, continued the custom. Fifty-seven eggs were made in all.\n\nOrnamental egg designers believe in the symbolism of the egg and celebrate the egg by decorating it with superb artistry. Some use flowers and leaves from greeting cards, tiny cherubs, jewels and elegant fabrics, braids and trims, to adorn the eggs. They are separated, delicately hinged and glued with epoxy and transparent cement, then when completed, they are covered with a glossy resin finish. Although the omens and the mystery of the egg have disappeared today, the symbolism remains, and artists continue in the old world tradition of adorning eggs.
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A raw egg has protein and is good for building muscles.