Absinthe is a high volume alcoholic drink (up to 89.9% in the UK) which contains a hallucinogenic ingredient called Wormwood and is banned in the United States.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.
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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.
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Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.
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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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During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.
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