Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
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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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Bananas aren't fruit! They are a type of herb.
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Skittles and jellybeans contain crushed insect cocoons which are used to coat the candies to give them that special shine.
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Heineken beer is designed to 'foam' for exactly five minutes.
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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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Eating a banana can cheer you up!
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Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears.
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