Food and Drink Facts

Fact Page: It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
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Fact Page: Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.
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Fact Page: In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
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Fact Page: In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
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Fact Page: If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously.
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Fact Page: Heineken beer is designed to 'foam' for exactly five minutes.
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Fact Page: Goat's milk is used more widely throughout the world than cow's milk.
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Fact Page: Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva.
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Fact Page: Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy!
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Fact Page: Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry!
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Fact Page: Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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Fact Page: Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
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Fact Page: Coffee drinkers have sex more frequently than non-coffee drinkers.
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Fact Page: Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.
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Fact Page: Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.
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Fact Page: Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears.
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Fact Page: Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons!
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Fact Page: By 3,000 B.C. there were at least six different types of beer in Egypt.
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Fact Page: Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is also found in Prozac.
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Fact Page: Bacteria that cause tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy can be cured with cashews.
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