For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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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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On average there are 180 sesame seeds on a bun of a BigMac.
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Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.
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Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.
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Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
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