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[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Bears must know how cute they are.

Why is everything that's hug shaped, also deadly? Bears have no right to be as cute as they are. Those little ears are cuteness weapons of mass destruction!

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The ancients have been asking this. Why not friend. If friendshaped

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 9 points 9 months ago

If not for hugs, why hug shaped and made of fuzzy?

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You ever seen Russian videos of pet bears?

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago

Yep. Incredibly cute. Literal bear hugs, so adorable. Makes me want to cuddle a bear cub even more than I already do.

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[–] astronot@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dandelions are also edible for humans! The leaves of a young plant are very tasty, tender and a little bitter. Best cooked, but you could totally try mixing in a salad. The flowers can be made into wine (which i’ve never had… but i’m sure it’s awful) and the roots can apparently be roasted and made into a kind of coffee, which I’ve always wanted to try because I imagine it’s a bit like chicory.

If you want to try any of it, make sure you know where it came from! People spray it with weed killer, even in empty lots and whatnot.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago

some places make a kind of sarsaparilla out of it too
it's kinda tasty ngl

[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

I wonder if they like them for the taste, or if they evolved to eat them for all the iron.

[–] btbt@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago
[–] kristina@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

I mean yeah they taste good and make a nice addition to a tea

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago