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In Falaise, France in 1386, a sow was tried, found guilty and subsequently hung for the murder of a child. To add insult to injury, the poor pig was dressed in men’s clothing before being executed.

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It is, apparently, illegal in France to call a pig Napolean.

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A pig has approximately 15,000 taste buds – more than any other mammal, including humans.

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You can’t ‘sweat like a pig’. Pigs don’t sweat, they have no sweat glands. This is why they roll in mud – to stay cool.

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A litter generally consists of 8 to 10 piglets. However, there is a sow on record that gave birth to a litter of 37.

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The largest pig ever been recorded was a Poland China hog called ‘Big Bill’. He was 5 feet high, 9 feet long and weighed 182 stone.

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The saying ‘a pig in the poke’ comes from the 17th century trick of trying to give a cat in a sack to an unsuspecting buyer instead of a suckling pig. When the duped shopper opened the poke (sack), he stumbled upon another famous phrase, ‘letting the cat out of the bag’.

 

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Pigs are very intelligent animals. They are classed by scientists to be the 4th most intelligent, behind monkeys, dolphins and elephants.

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A pig can be louder than the sound of a jet engine taking-off. Pig’s squeals have been measured at up to 115 decibels while a jet engine only clocks up 113.

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Pigs are the only animals, apart from light haired-horses, that can get sunburn.

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In China, a Belgian tattoo artist is tattooing pigs so that his art can be framed and hung on gallery walls after the pig dies.

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Seafarers used to keep pigs on board ship because they believed, if they were shipwrecked, pigs always swam to the nearest shore.

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The first member of the Texas Animal Hall of Fame was a pig named Priscilla, who swam across a river to save a young boy from drowning. She was also given the prestigious ‘William O.Stillman Award’ by the American Humane Society.

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During WWI, a New york pork packer named Sam Wilson shipped pork to U.S. troops. Each barrel was stamped ‘U.S.’, and it was quickly said that ‘U.S.’ stood for ‘Uncle Sam’ and this is how ‘Uncle Sam’ came to represent the U.S. Government.

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A pig in Japan doesn’t say ‘oink-oink’: rather surprisingly to us westerners, it says ‘moo-moo’

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No man should be allowed to be the president who does not understand hogs.

Harry S. Truman
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Wait a minute. Lisa, honey, are you saying you’re never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon? [Lisa: "No."] Ham?  [Lisa: "No."] Pork chops? [Lisa: "Dad! Those all come from the same animal!"] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

Homer Simpson
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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Sir Winston Churchill
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The New PorK Times
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  • Flying Visits ” The Big Smoke” menu revealed.
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We grow cricket bat willow trees which are harvested every 10 years to make bats.
We have 4 football pitch sized areas of acidic grassland reversion, we can find more than 30 types of butterfly here in summer.
Our latest huts for pregnant pigs to birth in are made of ecoboard, this is recycled supermarket plastics.
As well as many birds we have 200,000 bees, to feed our flying friends we planted 3.5 football pitches in area of wild bird and bumblebee mix plants.
We have muntjac, chineses water deer, deer, otters, badgers and voles, oh and pigs!!!
For dirty water processing we have a reed bed system with an Alder Carr sump and living soakaway.
Common and Lesser Whitethroats, Spotted Flycatcher, Sand and House Martins, Egret and Reed Bunting a few of the 49 recorded birds during the breeding season .
Siskin, Fieldfare, Snipe, Tawny Owl and Kingfishers just a few of the 53 different  birds recorded on farm over winter.
Fifteen kilometres of wildlife corridors established.
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Dingley Dell Pork … I love it!

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Testimonial Byline Tom Kerridge – Hand & Flowers, Marlow – winner of The Great British Menu
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Dingley Dell Pork has been a well-loved regular on our menus for several years, the quality and the flavour is always a big hit with our customers.

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Testimonial Byline Rory Whelan & Robert Mace – Head Chefs, The Swan & The Crown, Southwold
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Mark & Paul, Best wishes, Clare

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Testimonial Byline Clare Smyth – Head Chef, Restaurant Gordon Ramsey
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Dingley Dell, best wishes with love from Delia xxx

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Testimonial Byline Delia Smith
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Dingley Dell is the best.

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Testimonial Byline Jason Atherton, Pollen Street Social Club
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Beautiful pork, best every time.

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Testimonial Byline Andy Cook & All At Savoy Grill
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