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minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoThe cooked part is very important.
minus-squaretamal3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoWasn’t there something about not throwing uncooked rice at weddings… as it was causing bird deaths because the rice would expand in their stomachs and kill them? Might be misremembering that.
minus-squareEvent_Horizon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoIt was a rumour from the 80’s that is completely false linky to snopes
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 days agoYes. Rice expands when it absorbs water
Cooked rice? Really? TIL.
The cooked part is very important.
Wasn’t there something about not throwing uncooked rice at weddings… as it was causing bird deaths because the rice would expand in their stomachs and kill them? Might be misremembering that.
It was a rumour from the 80’s that is completely false
linky to snopes
Yes. Rice expands when it absorbs water