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Best_Call_2267 t1_jddesrw wrote

Reply to comment by simple_mech in Do insects have "meat" like other animals? I know that grubs, mealworms, etc. are eaten in some parts of the world, but if, for instance, beetles were the size of cows, could you butcher one and make beetle steak? by 9RFCat9

In the UK you can buy them in Selfridges food court. There's one in London and Brum.

You can buy scorpion lollies and meal worn snacks too. 😃

You may find some online outside the UK.

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Best_Call_2267 t1_jd0uder wrote

Reply to comment by kieko in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

I've heard stuff about Canadian/American history recently that Canadians were loyalists during the US Revolution. That even loyalist Yanks moved North and the French colonists of Canada were loyal to Britain while the French themselves helped the Yanks. On top of the fact Canada only got full independence relatively late (1860s?)

All quite interesting! Though it feels kind of weird that Canadians (who seem like igloo-Americans) would be loyalist or even Monarchist. Cos Americans seem very, VERY republican.

So I just wondered.

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Best_Call_2267 t1_jd0swbo wrote

Reply to comment by OaksByTheStream in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

I've got a book somewhere with pics of some of my ancestors heraldry. The only one I can find atm is pretty boring.

just a helmet on top of a shield with a pheasant on top. Some swishy stuff around it. Boring. No lions or other animals. :(

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Best_Call_2267 t1_jd0p4rn wrote

Reply to comment by ouyin2000 in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

She's wearing broaches with Canadian symbols. That means she had to wear different ones for every realm!!

I don't believe in the Monarchy but I still miss her. Feels kind of like a 'national mother'.

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Best_Call_2267 t1_jd0o536 wrote

Reply to comment by Rock_man_bears_fan in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

The UK has the same thing: College of Arms.

NB: There's not really such a thing as a "family coat of arms". It's a personal one. So when someone says "this is my coat of arms" what they actually mean is: "this is the coat of arms my great-great-great grandad used and I'm reusing"

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