Today I Learned Where Loofahs Come From And I Need To Share This Information

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Erin Chack
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Hey! You know these things? Loofahs?

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The natural kind. Not the plastic pom-poms you get from CVS.

Did you think they came from the ocean? Because ME TOO.

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It's not (y)our fault!!! Every time you see a loofah, it's surrounded by OCEAN PARAPHERNALIA.

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SEE?

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IT'S A CONSISTENT MOTIF.

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Well I've got news for you, pal. THIS is where loofahs come from:

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I know what you're thinking. That is NOT the ocean. I KNOW. But it's true! They come from gourds!

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Sponge gourds and luffa gourds, to be specific! And probably other gourds that I'm gonna hear about in the comment section.

First you dry out the gourd.

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And then you peel off the skin.

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And inside is a freaking LOOFAH!

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So GET LOST, sea stuff!!! Loofahs are LAND THINGS.

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Also, HUMONGOUS thanks to the incomparable Karen Peterson for leaving this tip at the bottom of my asparagus post. I am learning so much this week!

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