I have always been the type who gets irritated at the sight of any insect not to talk about eating them: whether roasted,cooked,fried or raw I just cant.But during my university days in the eastern part of Nigeria,when I travelled to my village I saw the way everyone both old and young rushed to catch those winged termites during the rainy season using a bright light which attracts the termites and then using brooms or their hands to get them to fall on the floor or inside a basin of water.In my local dialect (Igbo)it is called "Aku","Akebe" or " Nwakebe" Termites are prepared in various ways for eating. In my village, it is popular to remove the wings,lightly fry the termites in their own fat over a low heat and add a little salt,onion and pepper. Fried termites are tasty after being dried in the sun and they can be consumed for a rather long period of time(it hardly gets spoilt). In some areas, termites are used as gifts for marriage. Raw termites ...
Having twins aren’t exactly something you expect when you’re expecting - but when you give birth and find out your babies are born with an even more rare condition, you’re looking at a miracle. That’s what happened to U.K. couple **Alison Spooner and Dean Durrant when they gave birth to their twin girls seven years ago who happened to be born with two different complexions: one had white skin, and the other had black skin. As if that wasn’t shocking enough (Yeah, that’s right: there’s more!), when the multiracial couple decided to become pregnant again seven years later, they were ecstatic to discover they were expecting another set of twins! During their pregnancy, the two joked with friends and family concerning the odds that they would give birth to another set of mixed twins. Imagine their faces on delivery day when… they totally did! It’s not every day something like this happens - not even close. The odds of ha...