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unusual facts about Food chain


Alternative stable state

In the northeastern United States alternative stable states have been experimentally documented in hardwood forest food webs (Schmitz 2004).


Quagga mussel

While sounding like good news, it is tempered with the knowledge that it introduces contaminants into the food chain, notably Clostridium botulinum.


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Alex Schoenbaum

Under Alex Schoenbaum, the Shoney's organization also developed and operated the Captain D's fast food seafood chain, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken fast-food chain, now part of Mrs. Winner's, and three casual dining chains, The Sailmaker, Pargo's and the Fifth Quarter Steakhouses.

Bess Eaton

With a reported $35 million bid, the fast-food chain Wendy's International Corporation prevailed over the Dunkin' Donuts chain in their competition to purchase the 48 defunct Bess Eaton stores and other assets.

Bluestripe snapper

In the 1950s, investigators from the Hawaii's Division of Fish and Game conducted marine fauna surveys and found the Hawaiian ichthyofauna was dominated by herbivorous fishes, which they concluded were "a useless end in the food chain".

Febo di Poggio

:For the Dutch fast food chain, see FEBO

Harold's Chicken Shack

It was also mentioned in Tucker Max's book 'I hope they serve beer in hell' as the author says it is his favorite fast food chain.

LGBT community

In 1997, when American comedian Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet on her popular sitcom, many sponsors, such as the Wendy's fast food chain, pulled their advertising.

NAIS

National Animal Identification System in the USA to assist tracking of animals in the food chain

Old King Clancy

She met "The Frozen Snowshoe" (a famous Canadian wrestler), who showed her his collection of Harvey's Trays (simple orange plastic trays from a fast-food chain), and offered her an "Old King Clancy" (a "Sacramento Turtleneck" with maple syrup).

Paz Oil Company

Also in 1999, Paz acquired 74 percent of the Israeli fast food chain Burger Ranch.

Regulation of genetic engineering

This proposal is submitted to the Section on GM Food and Feed of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and if accepted it will be adopted by the EC or passed on to the Council of Agricultural Ministers.

Roxburgh Park, Victoria

A number of popular fast food chain outlets are also positioned within the suburb including McDonalds, KFC, Red Rooster, Pizza Hut, Subway & Hungry Jack's.

Sanski Most

Sanski Most is home to many different types of stores, and in the city center Konzum is located, part of a food chain from Croatia.

South Gosforth Metro station

The depot is surrounded by a small industrial estate that mainly houses production facilities for the Greggs food chain.

The Heads Set: The Eraserheads Box Set

The Heads Set: The Eraserheads Box Set is a box set package by the fast food chain Greenwich for the 90's alternative/rock band Eraserheads.

Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...

Though the scene can be interpreted as a parody of the Kentucky Fried Chicken food chain and Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Blue Bird, the two subjects bear little, if any, relation to each other or to the game itself.

Yourself!Fitness

In a 2006 fitness promotional campaign with the popular fast-food chain McDonald's, purchasers of an "Active Meal" (consisting of a salad and bottled water) could receive one of four Yourself!Fitness DVDs, playable in a standard DVD player, which contains a rigid workout regimen also led by Maya.