Cats — including lions and tigers — appear to be the only mammals that can’t taste sweetness. That means they don’t get any particular satisfaction from eating sugary things, which is just as well, since their bodies don’t digest sugars efficiently. They’re not the only creatures without a taste for sugar; chickens can’t taste sweetness either.
Mattamuskeet, Walla Walla and Vidalia are sweet varieties of what food crop?
A) Apple
B) Lettuce
C) Onion
D) Potato
Previous answer: Mr. Whipple famously requested, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin.”
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