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Did you know phytoplankton is said to be responsible for more than half of the oxygen in the air? Did you know phytoplankton loves dolphin and whale poop? So, next time you breathe in, you can thank a dolphin for pooping. Holding your breath, are you? Next time you swim in the ocean, remember, that’s also the dolphin toilet… Seriously, how many things poop in the ocean?
Mind you, it’s not my intention to offend, but we are talking about poop in this essay. According to scientists, and authors of children’s books, Everybody Poops. The birds do it, the bees do it, even tiny little flees do it… Wait wait wait… Birds eat the same stuff humans do, but their poop is white. Why?
How come everybody's poop is golden except for human poop? Where do we get fertilizer? Cow and pig poop! Seriously, for as long as life has been on this planet, everybody's poop was fertilizer. Life has done tremendously well without oils, pesticides, and GMOs. To the tune of billions of years!
There was a time when even nomadic, hunters and gathers walked across the plains, and their poop fed the plants on the plain, which fed the deer and the antelope, and everyone played together in sunshine and puppies, and a lot of poop.
