Daily Archives for 12 October 2013


October 12: World Egg Day

October 12 is World Egg Day. The egg has been a valuable foodstuff since prehistory. In Thebes, Egypt, the tomb of Haremhab, built about 1420 BCE, shows a depiction of a man carrying bowls of ostrich eggs and other large eggs. Eggs are an excellent source of protein and choline. Due to the egg having […]