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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Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
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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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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings!
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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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The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.
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