SciShow Answers That Most Important Of Questions: Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?

Yes, it is the question that has plagued mankind for generations, probably: why does tasty, tasty swiss cheese come filled with holes? The folks over at SciShow know the answer, and want to put you out of your curiosity-based misery. It’s a fermentation thing. Who knew?

And I made it through that whole paragraph without a single “holy/holey” pun, aren’t you proud?

(via Laughing Squid, image via YouTube)

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Sam Maggs is a writer and televisioner, currently hailing from the Kingdom of the North (Toronto). Her first book, THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY will be out soon from Quirk Books. Sam’s parents saw Star Wars: A New Hope 24 times when it first came out, so none of this is really her fault.

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