It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
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Honey does not spoil. It has been found in Egyptian pyramids perfectly preserved and still edible.
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The 'Big Dipper' is known as 'The Casserole' in France.
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There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
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In the 1800's, rum was considered excellent for cleaning hair and keeping it healthy. Brandy was believed to strengthen hair roots.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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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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