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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A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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The 'Big Dipper' is known as 'The Casserole' in France.
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By 3,000 B.C. there were at least six different types of beer in Egypt.
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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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Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.
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