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Goat Skins as Parchment
The goat skins were used as the sheets to write on during the biblical times.
Quicker Goat Milk Digestion
As the fat molecules in a cow’s milk are five times larger than those of goat’s milk, the former takes an hour to get digested in the stomach while the latter can be broken down in just twenty minutes!
Goat Skin and Etymology of February
The month of February derives its name from the word “februa” which refers to the Roman festival of ritual purification. It was meant to promote fertility in women. On the occasion, the young men wore the skins of goat and hit women with strips of goat skin while running around them.
