Food and Drink Facts

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    There are 187 Food and Drink Facts!

    Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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    It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
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    Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.
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    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    1865 Canned Food, Still Safe to Eat
    In 1974, canned food from a boat that sank in 1865 was tested by chemists and was found to be still safe to eat.
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    During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.
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    Strawberry Bugs
    Strawberry Bugs
    If you don't wash strawberries before eating them, you may also be eating little white bugs.
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    On average there are 180 sesame seeds on a bun of a BigMac.
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    Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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