Food and Drink Facts

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    Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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    The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
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    Diet Soda Mixed With Alcohol Gets You Drunk Faster
    According to the Northern Kentucky University, mixing diet soda rather than normal soda with alcohol leads to faster intoxication.
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    Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name.
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    Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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    According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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    There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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    It takes twelve years of corn to make a tablespoon of corn oil.
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