Almonds are a member of the peach family.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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Coca Cola was originally green.
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With two forks and a charge, a pickle will emit light.
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A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
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In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
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15 million gallons of wine were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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