In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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Worcestershire Sauce is basically an Anchovy ketchup.
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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous.
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A hardboiled egg will spin. An uncooked or softboiled egg will not.
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