Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids which help reduced the risk of heart disease.
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Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
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Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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