Bananas aren't fruit! They are a type of herb.
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It takes twelve years of corn to make a tablespoon of corn oil.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry!
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Pepsi-Cola was originally called 'Brad's drink'.
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Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.
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Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
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