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Here's why eggs are chipping more when you crack them (boingboing.net)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To save you a click: it's osteoporosis. Farms had to keep older hens around after avian flu killed a bunch of them, and older hens lay more brittle eggs.