More trivia from Larousse Gastronomique

[chickenfeet]

Apparently the oursin or sea urchin is also known in some places as the "sea hedgehog".

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[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Raccoons are one of the most adaptable of animals so they live in all kinds of places, notably the city. The Olympic Forest comes right down to the beach so it's actually excellent raccoon habitat.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

See, now I've gone off in my head on a little ramble that involves the rings on a raccoon's tail actually forming the Olympic Rings.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

so who do you think invented ski goggles?

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Hee!