Finally, and probably most significantly, a goose is one fat bird.

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The liver, in the center of the bird's body, stores fat the bird traditionally uses on long migratory flights.

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Now I know she was going for the same dopamine rush you get when the fat black bird explodes right in the middle of a stone fortress.

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The first goose I made was a disaster, a tough bird swimming in fat.

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Ostrich farmers point out that the flesh of their eccentric bird has half as much fat as chicken, lots of iron, and very little cholesterol - as well as being extremely tasty.

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