It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
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Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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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 recent study at Harvard has shown that eating chocolate can actually help you live longer!
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Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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