Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.
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The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle.
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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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Blueberry juice boosts memory.
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Pumpkin rule of thumb: the darker the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts.
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The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
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