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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Almonds are a member of the peach family.
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Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.
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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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Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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The 'Big Dipper' is known as 'The Casserole' in France.
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