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Fact or Fiction: Uncooked Rice is Bad for Birds

You may have heard that throwing rice at weddings will hurt wild birds. But we’re here to say that myth isn’t backed up by the science -- and we can prove it with chemistry.

Fact or Fiction: Uncooked Rice is Bad for Birds

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You may have heard that throwing rice at weddings will hurt wild birds. But we’re here to say that myth isn’t backed up by the science -- and we can prove it with chemistry.

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