Fact: Crocodiles Can't Chew



When I was a kid and Crocodile Dundee was popular (I predate Steve Irwin's fame by about a decade, apparently), I was terrified that I'd find myself in some isolated swamp full of crocodiles, and that those crocodiles would, of course, want to eat me. I was maybe too young to watch the movie. Anyway, it turns out my horrible nightmare about crocodiles politely chewing me up was not only improbable but also inaccurate: crocodiles can't even chew.
Yes, it’s true. Despite their fearsome reputation, crocodiles can’t chew. But that’s not to say they won’t kill you—in fact, death by crocodile is probably more agonizing precisely because they’re unable to masticate.

Great!  I feel way better about this. Get the details of crocodiles' etiquette-free eating habits on Mental_floss. Link

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- Crocodile tears: crocodiles can't chew, so they are forced to rip their food into chunks and swallow them whole. As luck would have it, the glands that keep their eyes moist are right near their throats, so their eating habits actually force tears into their eyes.

- The muscles that close the jaw can exert literally tons of pressure, but muscles for opening the jaw are weak, and an alligator’s jaw can be held closed with a thick rubber band. This fact is skillfully exploited during most alligator wrestling shows.
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That's not a "factoid" that's a "fact". A factoid is something consider to be true because it appears in print.

Or maybe that's exactly what you meant.
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Hooray for one of my favorite recurring topics.

If you liked Mushishi, you might like Mononoke. It's apparently a spinoff from another series, but that's as best as I can say. Even so, without watching the original, Mononoke was fantastic.

On the topic of supernatural anime, Re-Kan and Rin-Ne are two humorous supernatural anime that seem pretty good so far, with only two episodes to go by.

There's so many new shows this season I won't list them all. I'm also watching "Is It Wrong..." and "Food Wars". Another new one is "Plastic Memories" but it's still a bit of a mystery where it's going (think Blade Runner meets moe). And I just HAVE to mention "Show By Rock!!". The first episode was a total blast, but it's admittedly probably got limited appeal. Lots of CGI, idols and stuff like that.
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Honestly, I haven't been keeping up with anime since 2005. I've only watched one anime show in the last ten years (Attack on Titan). I looked at the shows you listed and it seems Aldnoah.Zero is a good watch. Kinda reminds me of Gundam Seed.

Speaking of which, reading your description of Food Wars, I am reminded of the anime Yakitate Japan and Cooking Master Boy. In fact, it seems food animes/manga must be over-the-top to get anyone to watch them.
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In fact, it seems food animes/manga must be over-the-top to get anyone to watch them.

I suppose they would have to be over-the-top, or else they would just be cooking shows. Although some people like to watch cooking shows for reasons that escape me.
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I think you should try watching Berserk, most underrated anime I've watch and read (manga). Also take time to watch Nagi no Asakara, visually stunning anime. You could try looking at new animes, but most of them are moe-centered and lacks so much in depth. But I've been recently following Arslan Senki and Owari no Seraph.
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