In the year 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) regarded June 1st as the World Milk Day to publicize activities related to milk and the dairy industry. Milk is a global food and the fact that the world dedicates a particular day to it makes the impact even larger. It focuses attention on farmers who take responsibility for their community, land, and animals. Additionally how dairy industry adds to the economic development as well as livelihood makes the celebration even better.
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Following are some unique & fun facts about MILK:
1. According to an ancient Russian tradition, dumping a live frog or frog skin in the jar or bucket of milk kept it fresher for long. But conventionally, you can just add a pinch of salt.
2. Milk is a benefiting drink when digested properly. It nourishes all the tissues promoting a healthy balance mentally, emotionally and physically.
3. It increases the overall strength, immunity, and contentment along with leaving you satiate.
4. Worldwide, around 75 percent of adults cannot digest milk, but there’s a particular way of drinking it if you aren’t absolutely lactose intolerant (though lactose intolerance too has its way to subdue as it's not a disease).
5. Cows produce 90 percent of milk the world needs.
6. Buffalo milk is considered to have around 25 percent more proteins than the cow’s milk.
7. Both skimmed and full-fat milk are in fact the most hydrating drinks you can have!
8. Most parts of the world consume cow milk, but even other mammals like sheep, camel, goat, donkey, horse, yaks and reindeer have fulfilled the milk demand in some areas.
9. It is the goat milk that becomes a primary ingredient used in cheeses like Feta, Cheddar, Le Chevre Noir and Brunet, etc.
10. Approximately more than 1000 dairy products are produced each year.
11. Milk not only strengthens your teeth and bones but also revitalizes your body, helps reduce stress along with improving your complexion.
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Life Hacks? Consider these five!
1. MILK & CORN
Bring to boil a little milk in water. Add to the boiling water a cob of maize. This makes the corn a little sweeter. All thanks to the milk!
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2. MILK & MAKEUP
Make a paste of powder milk and water to help remove your stubborn makeup. Rinse your face with just warm water and pat dry.
3. ITCHY SKIN & SUNBURN
Take the sting out of sunburn or itchy skin by applying milk with the help of a cotton ball.
4. MASSAGE
Milk has significantly been used when it comes to pampering your skin. Massage you skin with milk or add a cup of whole milk to you bathing water. Due to its hydrating properties, milk can also be used as a facial mask.
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5. SOAK THAT SILVER
Do not worry if your milk pack crosses the expiry date. Let your silverware sit for about half an hour in sour milk to retain their shine wonderfully.
Apart from the above, milk can be used for several other purposes. Adding shine to your leather shoes, removing ink stains from clothes overnight, lifting dirt off your hands, treating insect bites, sealing hairline cracks in fine china and much such astonishing milk hacks not only save your time, efforts, money but the entire life.
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Influential People and Milk
With people turning vegan, milk still boasts of some really serious celebrity manpower both in the past and present. Few of them are:
1. Salman Khan
Renowned Bollywood actor Salman Khan likes including milk in his daily diet when it comes to having a healthy start.
2. Winston Churchill
Bucking up the modern trends of eating healthy and light, Britain's PM Winston Churchill believed in eating a substantial breakfast which included a big jar of cold milk every day.
3. Kelly Osbourne
Daughter of Ozzy Osbourne after a dramatic weight loss revealed her excellent morning meal that included eggs and low-fat milk. Milk definitely helps you lose weight.
4. Marilyn Monroe
The very iconic pop culture personality Marilyn Monroe used to consume raw eggs whipped in milk to start with her healthy breakfast.
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5. Sarah Michelle Prinze
The famous Sex and the City star Debbie being an actress, producer, and entrepreneur likes to start her day with a big glass of milk clubbed with other fruits and veggies.
Milk is a godly food and therefore World Milk Day helps recognize its importance as a universal food along with the opportunity of spreading the word and celebrating all the milk and dairy aspects around the globe.
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