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  • A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations

    09/17/2025 6:13:31 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 57 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | March, 2025 | jackie Appel
    You’ve probably heard of spooky black cats, chaotic orange cats, and distinguished-looking tuxedo cats. If you’re really into cats, you might have even lesser-known color variants like seal point and ticked tabby. But there’s officially a new cat color in town— salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice.’ You can see one here. The pretty black, white, and grey shade—named for a popular snack food in Finland, where this coat color has been making itself known—is thanks to a fur strand that starts off black near the root, but grows whiter and whiter out towards the tip. The coat was first spotted in...
  • Black Licorice: Trick or Treat?

    11/02/2017 1:44:41 PM PDT · by Trillian · 89 replies
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration ^ | October 30, 2017 | U.S. Food & Drug Administration
    As it turns out, you really can overdose on candy—or, more precisely, black licorice. Days before the biggest candy eating holiday of the year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages moderation if you enjoy snacking on the old fashioned favorite. So, if you’re getting your stash ready for Halloween, here’s some advice from FDA: If you’re 40 or older, eating 2 ounces of black licorice a day for at least two weeks could land you in the hospital with an irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia. FDA experts say black licorice contains the compound glycyrrhizin, which is the sweetening compound...