Pretzels were originally invented for Christian Lent.
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A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
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There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.
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Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy!
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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
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Within 2 hours of standing in daylight, milk loses between half and two-thirds of its vitamin B content.
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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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There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
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