Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants.
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Wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.
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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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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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Orange juice naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.
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