Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
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The Himalayan Goji berry has more iron than steak, more vitamin C than oranges and more beta carotene than carrots.
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Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.
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Wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.
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Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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There is more real lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than in Country Time Lemonade.
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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