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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Orange juice naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.
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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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Bananas aren't fruit! They are a type of herb.
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Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately 350 slices per second!.
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Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.
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Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.
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