The average French citizen eats 500 snails per year.
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For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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Bacteria that cause tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy can be cured with cashews.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
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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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The first breakfast cereal ever produced was Shredded Wheat.
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