Food and Drink Facts

    Random Food and Drink Facts

    There are 187 Food and Drink Facts!

    Lima beans contain cyanide!
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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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    50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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    Goat's milk is used more widely throughout the world than cow's milk.
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    Heineken beer is designed to 'foam' for exactly five minutes.
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    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    In 1974, canned food from a boat that sank in 1865 was tested by chemists and was found to be still safe to eat.
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    Strawberry Bugs
    Strawberry Bugs
    If you don't wash strawberries before eating them, you may also be eating little white bugs.
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    For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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