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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS• Inthe1600s,poorpeopleinEnglishtownswouldcar-ry theircupsfromhouse tohouseaskingforwassail,atypeofalcoholicale.Topayfortheirdrinks,theywouldsing carols outside the door.Thus, carollingwas born.Theword“carol”comesfromtheMiddleEnglishwordcarolen,meaningtosingjoyously.ThatwordoriginatedfromtheGreekword‘choraulein’whichwasaringdanceaccompaniedbyflutes.• TheYuleLogwastraditionallybroughtinonChrist-masEveandlitfromtheremainsofthepreviousyear’sYuleLog.SlaveswereallowedtostopworkingaslongastheYuleLogburned,sotheywouldpickoutthebiggest,greenestlogtheycouldfind.• Mistletoecomesfromtheword‘mista’meaningdung,because theplant is spread through seeds inbirddrop-pings.• HollybecameassociatedwithChristmasbecausethepointedleavessymbolizethethornsinChrist’scrownandtheredberriessymbolizedropsofblood.• Frankincenseisanaromaticgumresinthatcomesfrom

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SchoolsWilmot Students Donate to the Children's Miracle NetworkWilmot students grades 7-12 raised an amazing $1,130.70 to donate to the Children's Miracle Network. Great job everyone!

December 21 - 5pm JV BBB vs. MilbankDecember 22 - 2pm Early Dismissal December 23-January 3 - No SchoolDecember 28 - 12:45pm Girls BB Game vs. Fulda @ Marshall, MNDecember 29 - 7pm Boys BB Game vs. ORR @ Brookings Swiftel Center

At Rick's Bar Christmas Eve opening at 1pm for drinks and goodies.December 28th Karaoke w/Unique Entertainment 9-closeDecember 30th Ricks will be opening at Noon - Come on down & watch the Vikes take on the Packers. Appetizers and drinks!!New Years Party December 31st with Unique Entertainment start-ing at 9-close

SchoolDecember 21 - GBB vs. DRSM in White 4:30December 21 - Last day of School for Semester - 2:40 DismissalDecember 22 - JH/HS BBB vs. DRSM in White 3:30December 29 - JVBB at Dell Rapids Tournament 10:00December 31 - HSBB vs. Castlewood at Entringer Class in Brookings 12:45January 2 - JH/HS BBB vs. Deuel in Toronto 2:00January 2 - C Team GB at Flandreau 8:30amJanuary 4 - School Resumes - 2nd Semester BeginsJanuary 4 - JH/HS GBB at Chester 4:00January 5 - HS BBB at Milbank 5:15

treesintheBoswelliafamilythatgrowinEastAfricaandAsia.Anincisionismadeinthetree,thebarkispeeledaway,andafewmonthslateralumpofresiniscollected.Whenburned,ithasabalsam-likeodor.Ithasbeenusedasincensesinceancienttimes.Whensteamispassedthroughfrankincense,ityieldsanoilused inperfumes togive thema long-lasting, spicyfragrance.Myrrh isalsoaresin,secretedbycertainshrubsandsmalltrees.It’sbeenusedasanantisep-ticandastringentaswellasanembalmingagent.Al-thoughfrankincenseandmyrrhwerehighlyesteemedinBiblicaltimes,todaytheyareoflittlevalueontheworldmarket.

CHRISTMAS CARDS• SirHenryColeownedanartshopinLondon.In1843heaskedanartisttodesignacardthathecouldsendtohisfriendsandassociatestowishthemagoodChristmas, because he was too busy to write themletters.Theartistdrewathree-foldcard.Theoutsidepanelsdepictedpeoplegivingclothing to thenakedand feeding the hungry. The center panel showeda family celebrating Christmas by drinking winearoundafeasttable.TheTemperanceMovementwasoutragedbythecards—buttheywereinfactthefirstChristmascards.Of1,000thatwereprinted,12stillexist.• Bythelate1800stheexchangeofChristmascardsintheU.S.hadbecomesowidespreadthattheSuper-intendentofMailscomplainedaboutneedingtohire16extramailmeninWashington,D.C.HepetitionedCongresstolimitthemailingofcardstoavoidbottle-necks in themailsystem.Hispetitionfailed.TodayovertwobillioncardsareexchangedeachyearintheU.S.alone.• DuringWorldWar I, PresidentHooverwas con-stantlyurgingAmericans to cutdownonconsump-tionofnearlyeverything.Inthemidstofthewar,aChristmas card appeared thatwas printed on cheapgraycardboardandtiedwithapieceofstringthatwaslabelled“camouflagedribbon.”Tinyscrapsofgreenwerelabelled“mistletoe”and“holly”andascrawnycreaturewaslabelled“bluebird.”Theinscriptionin-side said, “I’veHooverized on pork and beans and

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butter, cakeandbread/ I’vecutout auto ridingandnow Iwalk instead / I’veHooverized on sugar, oncoal and light and lard, /Andhere’smyChristmasgreetingonaHooverChristmasCard.”• RoyBakerofGuthrie,OklahomareceivedaChrist-mascardinthespringof1974thathadbeenmailedover two years earlier.The card carried a two-centpostageduenoticebecausepostagerateshadgoneupbetweenthetimethecardwasmailedandthetimeitarrived.• WernerErhard, founderof ‘est’meditation, set aworldrecordfornumberofChristmascardssentinasingleyear:62,824mailedin1975.

A CHRISTMAS STORY• Dr.ClementMoorein1822composedalittledittyforhisninechildrenforChristmas.Afriendwhosawthepoemsentittoanewspaper,andfromthereitwaspickedupbyotherpapersandmanymagazines.Dr.MoorewasascholarandworriedthatbeingknownastheauthorofsuchasimpleChristmaspoemwouldruinhis reputation.Therefore,hedidn’t confesshisauthorship until some 15 years had passed, and heneverreceivedapennyforhispoem.Bythen,nearlyeveryoneknewthepoembyheart:“‘TwasthenightbeforeChristmasandallthroughthehousenotacrea-turewasstirring,notevenamouse.”Today,thepoemisrecitedoverhisgraveeachChristmasEve.

CHRISTMAS REGIFTING• AdlaiStevensonwasworkingonanagriculturalactwhenhewroteamarketingagreementforthewalnutindustry.ThatyearforChristmasawalnutcompanysenthimahugesackfullof individualpackagesofwalnuts.HethoughthisChristmasshoppingworrieswereover,andmailedthemout tofriendsandrela-tives.Onlylaterdidhediscoverthatinsideeachpack-agewas a card reading, “MerryChristmas toAdlaifromthewalnutindustry.”

QUIZ: A FAMOUS SONG•IrvingBerlinneededtowriteasongforeachofthemajorholidaysforthemovie“HolidayInn”starring

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BingCrosby.Berlindidn’thavemuchtroublewithmostoftheholidays,butwhenitcametoChristmas,hewasstuck.• Inspiration struck as he sat by a swimming poolinArizona.Hedeclared,“IjustwrotethebestsongI’veeverwritten–hell!Ijustwrotethebestsongthatanybody’severwritten!”•Crosbyperformed thesong in themovie,andre-corded it forDeccaRecords in a single 18-minute

session.Itdidn’tdowellonthechartsatfirst,untilChristmascameandtheArmedForcesNetworkwasfloodedwithrequestsforitbyhomesicksoldiers.Thesongspent11weeksatthetop,onlytoreturntothetoppositionagainduringtheholidayseasonsin1945and1947,becoming theonlysingle inhistorywiththreeseparaterunsatthetop.• Itsoldmorethan50millioncopies.It’snowbeenrecordedbymoreartists thananyothersong in thehistory of the recording industry, and theGuinnessBookofWorldRecordslistsitasthetop-sellingsongofalltime,withover100millioncopiessold,includ-ingover500differentversions.What’sthenameofthesong?(Answer at top of next page)

Noteworthy InventionsJOYCE HALL

• OnAugust29,1861,anevangelistvisitedDavidCity,Nebraska.ThelocalMethodistministerhostedthevisit,andithappenedthattheminister’swifegavebirthtoababyboythatday.Thebabywasnamedinhonoroftheevangelist,whosenamewasMr.Joyce.Inthe1800s,Joycewasacommonnameforaboy.• Joyce Clyde Hall grew up going by his initials,‘J.C.’WhenJ.C.was18,hestartedproducingpicturepostcards,launchingtheNorfolkPostcardCompanyandhawkinghiswarestoshopsinthearea.Business

wasgood,andhis twobrothers joinedhim inbusi-ness.• In1915disasterstruckwhenafireburnedthebusi-nesstotheground.Hedecidedtorebuild,anditwasanopportunetimetomakechanges.First,hechangedthenameofthecompany,incorporatinghislastnameinaplayonwords.Second,hedecided toabandonpicturepostcardsandtomanufacturegreetingcardsinstead. His was the first greeting card companyto display cards on racks so people could browsethroughthem.Previously,storeclerksselectedacardfrombehindthecounterorfromthebackofthestore.Salessoaredbecauseofthissimpleinnovation.• By1923thecompanyhad120employees,thrivingduringtheGreatDepression.BythetimeJ.C.diedin1982attheageof91,hiscompanywasworthover$1.5billion.Today,over14,000designsareprintedeveryyear,designedby450artists.Morethan10mil-lioncardsaresoldannuallyaroundtheworld.What’sthenameofJ.C.’scompany?(Answer at top of next page)

HALLMARK CARDS• In 1928 Hall Brothers became the first greetingcardcompanytoadvertisenationallywhenthecom-panyplacedanadin“Ladies’HomeJournal.”• Hallmarkstartedusingtheirfamoussloganin1944:



EVERY Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 6-9pm, load up the car and take a leisurely drive through the Watertown Winter Wonderland in Stokes-Thomas City Park. Call (605) 881-1348 for more info.

Christmas Nativities from Around the World will be on display at the Benedictine Multicultural Center from 2-4pm until December 22. Call Sister Theresa Ann at 605.878.2021 for more info.

December 26 - 1:30-4:30pm Joy Ranch Sleigh Rides, Call 605.886.4622 for more info.January 1 & 2 - 1:30-4:30pm Joy Ranch Sleigh Rides, Call 605.886.4622 for more info.

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Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel Call 877-250-2121 for more info.December 25-26 - 8pm Sam Kuusisto (Variety) in the LoungeDecember 31 - 5pm-12:30am New Years Eve Cash Drawings in the CasinoDecember 31-January 2 - 8pm Marshall Star (Country) in the Lounge

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Quiz Answer: “White Christmas.”Noteworthy Inventions Answer: Hallmark

“Whenyoucareenoughtosendtheverybest.”• Thecompanynowemploysover10,000fulltimepeople worldwide including over 500 artists whoworkondevelopingproducts.• Morethan30,000retailoutletssellHallmarkprod-ucts.• About10,000newproductsarereleasedannually,andHallmarkhasabout49,000productsavailableatanygiventime.• The word ‘hallmark’ originates from the Gold-smith’s Hall in London which was the site of theassayoffice.Itemsmadeofgoldorsilverwouldbestampedwithamarkthatguaranteedtheirauthentic-ity,andfromtherethewordcametomeanamarkofquality.• About60%ofallseasonalcardssoldareChristmascards.AfterChristmas,themostpopularholidaystosendcardsareValentine’sDay,Mother’sDay,EasterandFather’sDay.• 90%ofAmericansbuyat leastonegreetingcardperyear.• Aboutone-thirdofthecardsatypicalAmericanre-ceivesarebirthdaycards.About60%ofnon-seasonalcardsarebirthdaycards,followedbyanniversary,getwell,friendshipandsympathy.• Themostpopularrecipientsofseasonalcardsareparents.Themostpopularrecipientsofnon-seasonalcardsarefriends.• Americanspurchasenearly7billiongreetingcardseveryyear.

QUIZ: A CHRISTMAS CAROL• In1939thepresidentoftheMontgomeryWardde-partmentstorechainaskedhisadvertisingcopywritertodesignafreegiftthatthehiredSantascouldhandouttothechildrenwhocametositonSanta’slap.Hewanted something thatwould be plasteredwith thedepartmentstorenameandserveasgreatadvertising.Theyhadpreviouslygivenawayacoloringbooktoeverychild,butthisyeartheywantedsomethingdif-ferent.• RobertMaywastheadvertisingexecutivewhogot

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December 21 - 4pm Basketball:Girls Junior High vs. Arlington 7th 4pm & 8th 5pmDecember 21 - 6pm Basketball:Girls vs. ArlingtonDecember 22 - 1:30 Dismissal December 22 - 5pm Basketball:Boys Junior High vs. ArlingtonDecember 22 - 6pm Basketball:Boys vs. ArlingtonDecember 28 - 1:45pm Basketball:Girls Swiftel Classic @ Brookings Swiftel Events CenterDecember 29-30 - TBD Basketball:Boys Swiftel Classic @ Brookings Swiftel Events Center

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Q: I collect Vogue dolls, and I wonder if there is a good reference book so I can establish values for the ones in my collection. -- Stella, Naperville, IllinoisA:Oneofthebetterreferencebooksisthe“Collector’s

Encyclopedia ofVogueDolls,” by Judith Izen andCarolStover,publishedbyCollectorBooks.Theexpanded2ndedi-tionfeatures200additionalphotosforatotalof1,600colorimages,withupdatedinformationandvalues.Thereisevenachapteroncaringforyourdollsandtheirclothes.Besidesthe famousGinnyandhermanyoutfits, therearespecialsectionsdevotedtoJill,Ginnette,Jeff,BabyDear,Toodles,WeeImp,Li’lImpandalltheotherVogueproductscrafted,alongwiththeiroutfitsandaccessories.AlsocheckouttheVogueDollCompanywebsiteatwww.voguedolls.com.

Q: I have a print dated 1892 entitled “Columbus on His Return.” Although it has stains and several small tears, it is in fairly good condition. It was published as a supplement of the Daily News in New York. Does it have any value? -- A Reader in FloridaA:Probablynotverymuch.Eventhoughyourprintismore

thanacenturyoldandinteresting,itremainsapagefromanewspaperthatisoflessthandesirablequality.Iwouldsuspectitmightbeworthabout$50toacollector.

•••Q: I recently bought an oak dresser at a farm auction. I

love the dresser, but I am having trouble with the drawers sticking. What can I do to solve this problem? -- Betty, Des Moines, IowaA:Thesolutionmaybeeasierthanyouimagined.Rub

candlewaxorsoapontherunnersthatseemtobesticking.Thisshouldcorrecttheproblem.

•••Q: My late granddad was a fabric colorist who

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• Monday, December 21st- No GBB game with Aberdeen Christian. 7th and 8th GBB at Webster at 4:00 pm (add on game). • Tuesday, December 22nd- End of 1st semester. Dismiss at 12:30 for Christmas Vacation. BBB NSU Classic, we play Edmunds Central at 8:00 pm (note time change). • Wednesday, December 23rd – Christmas vacation, no school. • Thursday, December 24th- 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at Hope Lutheran. All are welcome to come and celebrate the Lord's Birth! • Sunday, December 27th- 10:30 am Worship at Hope Lutheran. All are welcome. No Sunday school.

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Studies show that the average person gains 1–2 pounds between Thanks-giving and New Year’s, while people who are already overweight pack on 5 pounds or more. But gaining weight over the holidays is not inevitable. Here are 10 practical tips to come out of the holiday season in as good a shape as you went in.

1. Take a good look at the calendar. Holidays are interspersed with regu-lar days. After every holiday, head straight back to your normal eating routine.

2. Try the 80/80 approach. If you shoot for the perfect diet, you are likely to fail. Instead, eat 80 percent of the things that are healthy for you 80 percent of the time.

3. Pick your indulgences. Don’t waste calories on so-so sweets or treats you aren’t wild about or can get any time of year. Enjoy those once-a-

year holiday pleasures.4. Schedule time to stave off stress.

In between all of those holiday activi-ties, be sure to pencil in some down-time, exercise time or whatever time you need for yourself. Get stressed out, and you’ll be too exhausted to make good food choices.

5. Instead of coming in at night and heading straight for the fridge, try a relaxation ritual. Dim the lights, sit down in your cushiest chair and just relax for a few minutes.

6. Learn to say no. You don’t have to attend all of the parties and events on the calendar. You’ll save calories, time and stress. And if someone tries to force food on you despite your pro-testations, try humor. Say something like, “Sorry, I’m allergic to that —every time I eat it I break out in fat.”

7. Stay right where you are. Instead of trying to lose weight for the holi-days, give yourself a big present by just trying to maintain your weight.

8. Sit down — and enjoy. Give every-thing you eat your complete attention. If you eat something distractedly, it doesn’t register.

9. Avoid temptation traps. Toss left-overs and quickly re-gift food presents or pass them along to co-workers, a local shelter or a food bank.

10. Remember that exercise is not a license to eat. Feeling virtuous because you worked out before the party? Good for you. But if you think that exercise gives you permission to eat everything in sight, you’re fooling yourself.


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It’s the week before Christmas in the Whitechapel District of London, 1888. Newspapers have been breathlessly reporting a series of murders attrib-uted to a man calling himself Jack the Ripper. Thus far only women of the night have been his victims, but who knows where he might strike next?

And a young local girl named Carol Poles is missing.

A group gathers to go from house to house in search of her, but people are afraid to open their doors. To ease their fears, the searchers sing tradi-tional Christmas songs.

Despite their efforts, young Carol is never found, but her community doesn’t give up. Each year just before Christ-mas they travel from door to door with their songs... and the tradition contin-ues to this day, sharing the tunes now known as Christmas “Carols.”

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it? Pity there probably isn’t a grain of truth to it, as the custom of Christmas caroling existed decades before little Carol supposedly vanished. But then, how did it start?

Well, the exact history is a bit murky. One account dates to the marriage of Germany’s Prince Albert to Britain’s Princess Victoria in 1840, claiming that after learning the prince thor-oughly enjoyed Christmas carols, peasants serenaded him with them,

beginning a tradition. The custom has also been traced to Methodists and Lutherans who brought a modified version of it to America, as well as the ancient Romans and the pre-Christian Festival of Yule.

But the most likely explanation appears to lie in an ancient English custom called the “waits” — going from house to house and singing in exchange for food, which resurfaced in Victorian England and America and is best described in the carol “Here We Come a-Wassailing.” And if you’ve ever stopped to wonder just what “wassailing” means, it traces back to the Old Norse ves heill, meaning “be well and in good health.”

Interestingly, it is also said that carol singers went from door to door because they were banned from churches during the Middle Ages for taking the word “carol” (to sing and dance in a circle) too literally, thereby disrupting solemn Christmas masses!

These days, however, it seems as if this beloved old practice has largely gone the way of the dinosaur. What happened?

Again, there are several theories, ranging from decreased neighbor interaction to simply being too busy or nervous about singing in public. Another claims that caroling was nev-er really as widespread as we assume. But if you get the chance to participate in a strolling holiday songfest this year, I can think of no better advice than this refrain written by William A. Muhlenberg in 1840:

Carol, brothers, carol,Carol joyfully,

Carol the good tidings,Carol merrily.

And pray a gladsome ChristmasFor all good Christian men;

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Studies show that the average person gains 1–2 pounds between Thanks-giving and New Year’s, while people who are already overweight pack on 5 pounds or more. But gaining weight over the holidays is not inevitable. Here are 10 practical tips to come out of the holiday season in as good a shape as you went in.

1. Take a good look at the calendar. Holidays are interspersed with regu-lar days. After every holiday, head straight back to your normal eating routine.

2. Try the 80/80 approach. If you shoot for the perfect diet, you are likely to fail. Instead, eat 80 percent of the things that are healthy for you 80 percent of the time.

3. Pick your indulgences. Don’t waste calories on so-so sweets or treats you aren’t wild about or can get any time of year. Enjoy those once-a-

year holiday pleasures.4. Schedule time to stave off stress.

In between all of those holiday activi-ties, be sure to pencil in some down-time, exercise time or whatever time you need for yourself. Get stressed out, and you’ll be too exhausted to make good food choices.

5. Instead of coming in at night and heading straight for the fridge, try a relaxation ritual. Dim the lights, sit down in your cushiest chair and just relax for a few minutes.

6. Learn to say no. You don’t have to attend all of the parties and events on the calendar. You’ll save calories, time and stress. And if someone tries to force food on you despite your pro-testations, try humor. Say something like, “Sorry, I’m allergic to that —every time I eat it I break out in fat.”

7. Stay right where you are. Instead of trying to lose weight for the holi-days, give yourself a big present by just trying to maintain your weight.

8. Sit down — and enjoy. Give every-thing you eat your complete attention. If you eat something distractedly, it doesn’t register.

9. Avoid temptation traps. Toss left-overs and quickly re-gift food presents or pass them along to co-workers, a local shelter or a food bank.

10. Remember that exercise is not a license to eat. Feeling virtuous because you worked out before the party? Good for you. But if you think that exercise gives you permission to eat everything in sight, you’re fooling yourself.


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Wassail is a punch consumed throughout Christmastime, but espe-cially on Twelfth Night. 1/2 gallon apple cider or juice 1 lemon, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches each) 12 whole allspice 12 whole cloves 6 lady apples or 1 Golden Delicious apple 1 cup applejack or apple brandy

1. In 5-quart Dutch oven, combine cider, lemon slices, brown sugar, cin-namon sticks and allspice; heat to boil-ing over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.

2. Insert 2 cloves into each lady apple or all cloves into Golden Delicious apple. Add apples and applejack to cider and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Makes about 8 cups, or 16 servings.

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I can't think of a sadder place to be during the holidays than a hospital. But the healthy among us can step up and brighten the day of a hospitalized veteran with very little effort.

Call your local Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs hospital and ask for the nursing-home care unit or Volunteer Services. Nurs-ing-home patients often will never leave the hospi-tal and move back home. A holiday visit and a small present can go a long way toward brightening their day and letting them know they're remembered.

Here are some gift ideas, subject to approval from staff:

• Stationery with pre-stamped enve- lopes and pens

• Tube socks• Watches• Bedside travel-type clocks• Wallets• Photo frames (no glass)• Combs• Small hand-held games• Pocket calendars• Colorful bedside containers for

small miscellaneous items• Canteen Service Coupon Books:

These allow the patients to make pur-

chases at the canteen for small items they want. In many locations these are books of $5 worth of coupons, perfect for putting in a card or small package.

Nursing staff might be able to tell

you if there is a specific small item a patient might like to have, and wheth-er or not a patient can have sweets. Or you could make a group gift to the whole medical unit for the day room. A large-screen television, a ste-reo with CDs or an ice-cream maker would benefit the whole unit, as well as the staff.

I know what you're thinking: Nobody likes hospitals, and you don't want to do this. But hospitalized vets need us, especially during the holi-days.


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DEAR SARAH:Cats’eatingbehaviorshavelongbeenasourceofcuriosityforbothpetownersandthescientificcommunity.Whydotheyturntheirnoseupatcertainfoodsandchowdownonothers?Whydotheysometimesthrowupaftereating?Whydotheygnawongrasswhenthey’remeat-eaters?

Theansweris:It’scomplicated,andnooneisentirelysure.Arecentstudy,forexample,foundthatcatshavesomegenes that aremore commonlypossessedbyherbivores(animalsthateatonlyplants,likecows).Theseparticulargeneshelpthemdetectbitterflavors,alertingthemtopo-tentiallypoisonousplants.

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