English novelist Arnold Bennet drank a glass of water in a Paris Hotel to prove it was safe. He died two months later of Typhoid!
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If you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, the product contains crushed up bugs.
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Among older men, vanilla is the most erotic smell.
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Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.
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In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
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Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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It takes up to four hours to hard boil an ostrich egg.
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