The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
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A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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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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If you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, the product contains crushed up bugs.
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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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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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