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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If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will rise to the top.
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Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons!
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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An egg will float if placed in water in which sugar has been added.
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
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