Short Stuff: All About Egg Colors

短篇:关于鸡蛋颜色的那些事儿

Stuff You Should Know

社会与文化

2025-03-19

14 分钟
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Everyone knows brown eggs are more natural than white eggs right? Except that's not true. In reality there is zero difference because it's just a genetic variation. Listen in to learn more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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