By 3,000 B.C. there were at least six different types of beer in Egypt.
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Pumpkin rule of thumb: the darker the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts.
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There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
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According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
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The most popular Campbell's Soup in Hong Kong is watercress and duck gizzard.
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