If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana.
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It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
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A recent study at Harvard has shown that eating chocolate can actually help you live longer!
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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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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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Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
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The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
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