Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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More than 100 pizza box-related patents have been issued since 1976!
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Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants.
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White wine gets darker as it ages while red wine gets lighter.
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The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle.
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Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids which help reduced the risk of heart disease.
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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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