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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50% of U.S. pizzas are sold with pepperoni on them.
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Almost all varieties of breakfast cereals are made of grass.
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The average French citizen eats 500 snails per year.
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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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Avocados are poisonous to birds.
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It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
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