| seaweed curiosities
 
 
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          | Did
                you know    that when you eat yoghourts, ice-creams,
    milk shakes,
    instant
    desserts,
    custard tarts, jam or jelly
                  you eat seaweeds? | 
        
          | Did you know   that when you brush your teeth, your tooth paste contains
            seaweed extracts?             | 
        
          | Did you know   that
                Australia hosts the richest marine flora in the world with over
                2000 different species?
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          | Did you know   the
              international trade in seaweed is worth more than 11 billion dollars
              a year? 
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          | Did
                you know   that
                alginates are used  in textile
                printing, in the paste containing
                the dye in order  to maintain the color?  | 
        
          | Did you know   that
              the CEVA needs more than 25kg of seaweeds to manufacture a marine
              textil fibre?        READ
              MORE | 
        
          | Did
                you know   that seawed extracts  are
              used in the emulsion necessary for the photographic industry?           | 
        
          | Did you know   that
              in 17th century, extracts from ashes of algae were used to manufacture
              glass, soaps and dyeings?
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          | Did
                you know  about the seaweed legends?           READ
                MORE | 
        
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