{"id":849,"date":"2007-11-09T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2007-11-09T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/random-friday-question-6.html"},"modified":"2007-11-09T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2007-11-09T14:34:59","slug":"random-friday-question-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/random-friday-question-6.html","title":{"rendered":"Random Friday question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/random-friday-question-5.html\"><br \/>\nRandom Friday question<\/a>:<br \/>\nTruffles. Ever hear how pigs search for and find them?  Here&#8217;s the question:<br \/>\nHow is it that the pigs find the truffles?<br \/>\nAnswer below<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThey produce a scent that mimics a male pig sex hormone, and for this reason, female pigs have been used historically in Europe to help find truffles. 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