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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Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.
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Lima beans contain cyanide!
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Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
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Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
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Coffee drinkers have sex more frequently than non-coffee drinkers.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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