Cookies, Milk, and the Festive Gift of Lactose Tolerance
Picture this: it’s Christmas Eve. Stockings hang by the fireplace, the tree sparkles with twinkling lights, and somewhere in the living room sits a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Father Christmas. It’s a beloved tradition so familiar that we rarely stop to think about its origins - or what that glass of milk might reveal about our own evolutionary past.
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A family out walking hear a baby cry in a blackberry bush. Although happily adopted, Anthea searched for many years for her biological origins.A family out walking hear a baby cry in a blackberry bush. Although happily adopted, Anthea searched for many years for her biological origins.
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